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Council Re-Elected, All Arcata Ballot Measures Pass – November 7, 2012
Brinton said Measure I's passage affirmed traditional values of shared sacrifice for common good. "It occurred to me that Arcata is unlike other places in the country, in that they know it's in their self-interest to vote for tax measures that pay for local services," he said. »
Pamela Jones: We’ve Pulled All The Tricks Out Of The Bag – October 31, 2012
At Arcata School District, we have faced all of the above and more. We are currently wrapping up our latest round of pavement pounding and phone calling in the hopes that the passage of Measures E and F, our bond and parcel tax measures appearing on the November ballot, will help pull us out... »
Paul Mann: All The Scented Snake Oil You Could Want – October 31, 2012
It’s courtship time: Josephine’s rather attracted to the rival; not fully persuaded, mind you, but definitely interested—interested despite the 47 percent debacle. Seriously thinking about embracing the guy anyway, hard as that is for Obama supporters to imagine. »
Tim Martin: How Can I Be More Like Mitt? – October 31, 2012
Yes, I’m a dismal failure. I’m one of the lazy 47 percent. »
Dana Silvernale: Jill Stein And The Green New Deal Deserve Your Vote – October 28, 2012
Your vote for Jill Stein is powerful. Do not waste it on the lesser of two evils. Make it count! »
Measures E, F Would Fund ASD Teachers, Repairs – October 28, 2012
Measure E will raise an estimated $1 million over five years by imposing a $49 parcel tax on roughly 5,200 parcels within the district. Measure F will authorize the issuance of a $7 million school bond for the first time since 1998 – when the voters of Arcata voted to authorize a $5.4 million... »
Dave Meserve: Measure H, A Local Issue With Worldly Relevance For Real People – October 2, 2012
This measure is complementary to the efforts of Move to Amend and includes a call for a constitutional amendment stating that corporations are not people and money is not speech. »
Democrats To Honor Thompson, Boyd, Brinton This Saturday, Sept. 22
EUREKA – The Humboldt Democratic Central Committee (HCDCC) is holding its 28th “Democrat of the Year” dinner on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Adorni Center. The honorees this year are Congressman Mike Thompson and Democratic activist Bette Boyd. At the same event, the North Coast Young Democrats will honor Arcata City Councilman Shane Brinton... »
Kevin Hoover: Public Involvement, So Crucial And So Stupidly Disregarded – September 17, 2012
These three supervisors asked everyone for their jobs. They ought to find a way to do them – for everyone. »
Why We Won’t Have City Council Ballot Choices This Fall – August 23, 2012
Winkler said he would use some of the the energy he would have put into his re-election campaign into promoting Measure I, the proposed tax on excessive electricity use aimed at abating illegal cannabis grow houses. Brinton also said he would make a push to get Measure I passed. »