Mad River Union ARCATA VETERANS HALL – Arcata City Council Brett Watson launched his 2018 election campaign at the Arcata Veterans Memorial Building Sunday afternoon. Here are scenes from the fete. brettforarcata.com
Wes, Jerry make great leap for winekind
Wes Chesbro Press Release Governor Brown signs Chesbro college wine curriculum bill SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed AB 1989, a bill by Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro (D-Arcata) that allows students 18-20 years old who are enrolled in accredited college enology or brewing science programs to taste, but not drink, wine and beer as a part of…
Chesbro attempts to kill controversial SRA fee
Assemblymember Wes Chesbro has joined other Democrats in introducing a bill amendment that takes aim at the controversial State Responsibility Area (SRA) property tax fee. Chesbro is the main sponsor of a proposed amendment to Assembly Bill 468. The amended version would repeal the SRA fee and create a statewide 4.8 percent surcharge on property…
MCSD: A New Frontier in Government; Town wants community forests; Assemblyman visits Mack Town
What happened last Friday in McKinleyville would be an almost routine event if it occurred in Arcata or Eureka – a state lawmaker came to town, visited with representatives of the local government and learned about a bunch of projects, But for the McKinleyville Community Services District, a visit from Assemblyman Wes Chesbro…
Gov Brown Signs Chesbro Bill To Protect Forest From Druggie Degradation – September 20, 2012
“Another motivation for authoring this measure is to curb the damage to the environment caused by illicit drug production on timberlands,” Chesbro added.
Legislature Approves Chesbro's Forest Protection Bill – August 22, 2012
AB 2284 allows law enforcement to stop and question drivers who are transporting in plain sight irrigation supplies – commonly used in illicit grows – over unpaved or gravel roads that run through specified resource lands. These include public lands and private Timber Preserve Zone forest lands of 50,000 acres or larger. Owners of TPZ lands of 2,500 acres or more can also opt in.
Chesbro's Forest Protection Bill Targets Druggies – April 18, 2012
“This bill is about pollution and illegal diversion of waterways, and the increasing violence that is occurring in our forests.”
The Goat Chronicles – July 5, 2011
Were it not for the intensive use and processing of dairy products, this land would have been converted to residential infill long ago.