Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Arcata’s new mayor is Sofia Pereira, and Brett Watson is vice mayor. The two were elected, both by unanimous votes of the council per the Arcata Municipal Code. Their ascendance represents a generational change of leadership on the council after years of domination by what might be…
Ornelas to steer anti-crime assembly
Paul Mann Mad River Union ARCATA – Mayor Susan Ornelas will lead an anti-crime “Plaza Study Session” soon, in response to what she calls “a looser atmosphere about violence” downtown. “Nobody’s feeling safe these days on the Plaza,” Ornelas said last week, as another in a series of special meetings was about to begin at…