As long as Humboldt’s affordable housing crisis exists, short-term solutions need to be implemented. Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives (AHHA) and other local advocates recommend safe parking programs, sanctioned camping areas, and tiny home villages.
Letters to the Editor, November 27, 2019
Thanks to all for patience during this trying time The members of the Slack Family LLC wish to express their sincere gratitude to the many Humboldt County fire departments, and especially the Arcata Fire District, who responded to the fire in our Plaza building on Oct. 27. Their hard work and diligence not only saved…
Letters to the Editor, November 20, 2019
A heartfelt blurt In a recent meeting of the Arcata Planning Commission (Sept. 10, 2019) the plight of mobilehome dwellers was being discussed. One City official remarked that if residents of a mobilehome park were displaced by a projected park closure, such people could find another place to live. A woman in the audience blurted…
Letters to the Editor, November 13, 2019
Plight of the Arcata mobilehome owners We read with interest the petition (Derksen, et. al.) calling for the restoration of the three key relocation benefits published in the Nov. 6, 2019 edition of your paper. The petition understates the plight of the homeowners. The situation is worse than reported. We have been residents in the…
Letters to the Editor, November 6, 2019
McK’s Town Center an opportunity to redefine Right now McKinleyville is at the cusp of some profound changes and opportunities. Seventeen years ago when the McKinleyville Community Plan was adopted it called for the creation of a Town Center Ordinance to help clarify the goals for establishing a Town Center in the area surrounding Safeway.…
Letters to the Editor October 16, 2019
Renewable solution The power blackout of October 9 was a wake up call for Humboldt County. People scrambling to get basic supplies, waiting in gas lines for hours and those with medical conditions requiring power to run their oxygen machines or refrigeration to keep their medicines cold, panicking. And we got off easy. Early predictions…
Letters to the Editor, October 9, 2019
What do you love about Glendale and Blue Lake? If you live (or work) in Glendale or its neighboring locales, such as Blue Lake, Fieldbrook, Liscom Hill, Korbel, or Hatchery Road, you are invited to give input to help develop our Community Plan. The County Board of Supervisors has given Glendale and Blue Lake the…
Letters to the Editor, October 2, 2019
Drainage painage Can you explain how the drainage works as water flows down Mary to Steenblock Avenue in McKinleyville? County Public Worls says it’s supposed to drain into the U.S. Highway 101 ditch. Steenblock is a dead end st with a small green belt. You can see in the picture there is no way to…
Letters to the Editor, Sept.11, 2019
ABC Board of Appeals was too lenient with drug-dealing bars As a citizen of Arcata I am outraged by the California ABC appeals court’s finding and request for leniency! I believe an ABC license is granted with the understanding that said business will safeguard the public from clear hazards such as serving under aged customers,…
Letters to the Editor September 4, 2019: Pardon the slashing rhetoric
To my tire slasher An open letter to the person(s) who slashed a tire on my truck recently while it was parked on Western Avenue in Arcata: Yes, it’s true. My truck has bumper stickers on it. I can see how you might have been driven to a violent rage by the one that says:…