Special Session Eureka City Council March 23rd
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Arcata to look at projects for potential state grant funding
The Arcata City Council on Wednesday will consider potential projects to submit for state grant funding. The city plans to apply for funding through the state Community Development Block Grant program.
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Council to consider ways to reduce light and noise pollution
Light and noise pollution, $3 million of redevelopment money, customer service hours and Google are on the Ukiah City Council’s Wednesday meeting agenda.
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Eureka City Council considers assessment to help ailing fire department
After fire response fees recently failed to gain political support, the city of Eureka is now exploring the possibility of forming a fire assessment district to help its ailing fire department.
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Sewer plant goes out for bid
The Willits City Council authorized sending the new sewer plant project out for bid Wednesday, marking a significant project milestone. The construction package to build the new plant is expected to cost $15 million.
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Blackout Backtrack: PG&E Fine-Tunes Outage Plans
Arcata Eye – Responding to concerns about economic and public safety impacts expressed by Arcata business and government, PG&E has modified its plans for this weekend’s planned power outage. Tuesday morning, City officials and PG&E personnel gathered at City Hall to exchange details on areas affected, the outage’s expected duration and to coordinate response.
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Arcata Panhandling Ordinance OK’d (Updated, With Correction)
Arcata Eye – In the four-to-one vote on Wednesday the City Council approved the ordinance, which prohibits any form of panhandling in specific areas, with a distance of 20 feet considered a buffer that would create a sort of comfort zone for citizens.
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Arcata wraps up goal setting sessions; council will vote on final draft at later meeting
The Arcata City Council built the framework for plans in 2010 as they wrapped up their goal- and priority-setting sessions for the city Tuesday night. Over the course of three study sessions that began last week, City staff, committee members and
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Trinidad City Council Seeks Grant To Fix Dangerous Road
The City of Trinidad is seeking a grant to get consulting on how to fix a dangerous section of roadway after receiving several residential complaints.
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City Council urges Supes to ban billboards in the Ukiah valley area
The Ukiah City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to call on the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors to ban new billboards along the Highway 101 corridor that runs through the county and past the city.
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Arcata council to review city’s priority projects
The Arcata City Council will have the second of three goal-setting meetings today at 8:30 a.m. The council will meet in the City Council Chambers at 736 F St.
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Salami Nuggets’ Siren Song Seduces Bravo
Nicholas Bravo, a former City Council candidate known for bizarre public behavior and caustic oratory, was arrested Thursday, March 4 at Wildberries Marketplace on suspicion of shoplifting, then booked and lodged in the Humboldt County Correction Facility.
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Welcome home, Vietnam vets
[Guest post by Carl Young]
It’s finally official. Thirty-five years after the war ended in Vietnam, a welcoming home for the Veterans of the Vietnam war has been established.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill last September, AB 717, which calls for an annual “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” on March 30. The Board of Supervisors, and local cities will be doing resolutions supporting it. Sadly, local veterans are deeply split on the issue of even having a day for Vietnam veterans.
Our country was deeply divided during the Vietnam war, and at times some people were hostile to the returning veterans. Those memories still haunt some Vietnam veterans. The damage done to our fellow Vietnam veterans, and their families, is incalculable. Many will never see their “Welcome Home,” because they prematurely died due to aliments associated with their military service.
I support the establishment of this long overdue day of remembrance, in which 58,000 U.S. troops died and more than 300,000 were wounded. These statistics don’t include the number of suicides, mental health, destroyed families and the illnesses directed associated with our service.
Additionally there is the possibility that many other birth defects and aliments suffered by our children are because of their parents exposure to Agent Orange. The Department of Veterans Affairs only recognizes a few birth defects like Spina bifida.
I think Daniel L. Lawrence, President, of the Humboldt Memorial Chapter 781, Vietnam Veterans of America summed it up well, “We are the only defenders of freedom in this country to be vilified, berated and shunned by our own people. If this resolution brings peace to many Vietnam vets then I am all for it. It’s said that time heals all wounds. I guess not enough time has passed for me to heal my wounds. I am pleased that our country has chosen to not place the blame for this current war on those who doing the fighting. instead placing the blame where it belongs on our so called leadership. For all the problems these new veterans will face, being shunned by their own people will not be one of them.”
Maybe, California’s enactment of a special day to recognize Vietnam veterans will encourage other states to follow, someday making it a national holiday. I also support the idea of establishing a similar day for the forgotten veterans of the Korean War. It’s the very least we can do for those who served so faithfully.
I encourage everyone to attend the reading of the Resolutions with the following government agencies: Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, on March 23, at 9:00 a.m; the Fortuna City Council meeting on March 15 at 6:00 p.m.; Ferndale (already presented March 4th); Rio Dell March 16th at 6:30Pm and the City of Arcata March 17, at 6:00 p.m. As far as I know, there aren’t any other plans locally to recognize this special day for Vietnam veterans on March 30.
Lastly, I would like to thank the folks at the Eureka VA and Mental Health Clinics and our local Vet Center for the excellent care they provide. I’m hopeful the VA can further support local medical and mental health providers and our veterans through the “fee basis” program, and the establishment of local VA speciality clinics. The professionalism of the staff has been remarkable, as well as the coordination of care with local providers.
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Orchard Ave. bridge named for fallen Ukiah soldier
The Ukiah City Council voted 4-1 Wednesday night to name the new Orchard Avenue bridge after Sgt. Jason Buzzard, who died overseas in June 2006 during Operations Iraqi Freedom.
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Quote of the day [Humboldt Herald]
One thing I really always liked about Bonnie, and that always resonated with me, is she knows when there’s a bully, and she knows when to stand up to bullies, and she knows when to face public scorn to stand up for the rest of us. – Former Eureka City Councilman Chris Kerrigan introducing 4th District Supervisor Bonnie Neely at today’s re-election campaign kick-off.
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