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HUMBOLDT – Humboldt County’s attorney and law enforcement officials have described opioid addiction as reaching “crisis levels” and the county is joining a lawsuit that seeks damages from pharmaceutical companies. At its March 27 meeting, the Board of Supervisors authorized a contingency fee agreement with the Seattle-based Keller Rohrback L.L.P. law firm. The firm is representing cities and counties across the U.S in a lawsuit against opiate drug manufacturers. The lawsuit argues that pharmaceutical companies have irresponsibly marketed opioid painkillers, resulting in addiction and economic damages to communities. County Counsel Jeffrey Blanck described the national scale of opioid use, saying that in 2016, 289 million prescriptions for opiates were written, which amounts to more than one bottle per person. He said that locally, the prescription rate is also high, with 156,444 prescriptions written. OPIOID
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drive for ballot measure that would overrule council is staff moves forward with planning to uproot Plaza statue out the 112-year-old Plaza fixture. Petition to keep statue filed A petition which would overturn the City Council’s order to remove the statue of President William
EGG QUEST Boy Scout Troop 9 and American Legion Post 274 (which meets this Friday night at the Veterans Hall) hosted their annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Plaza Saturday morning. Young egg detectives waited patiently before bursting onto the lawn at 10 a.m. Above, Owen, Matt and Isaac Ingram with their loot. Photos by Matt Filar | Union
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McKinley from the Plaza has been submitted to the City of Arcata. It is being processed by Arcata’s city attorney, who has 15 calendar days to David LaRue create a title and summary for possible placement on the ballot. Whether the measure shows up on the Nov. 6 ballot depends on whether backers can gain enough petition signatures from registered Arcata voters. Ten percent of Arcata’s 9,611 registered voters must sign the petition for it to qualify.
Read the draft petition to keep the statue and the city’s official statement on next steps for McKinley on page A2 The City Council voted 4–1 on Feb. 21 to remove the 1906-vintage statue. “The City Council made a mistake,” said petition organizer David LaRue, who created a Facebook page now titled, “Let the People Vote on Our McKinley Statue.” “They tried to go over the heads of citizens of Arcata. The statue was a gift to the citizens of Arcata, not the City Council.” The draft petition, submitted by STATUE
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ARCATA – In a visualization of the alternative plan offered by opponents of the proposed “The Village” student housing project, residents stroll among buildings of an agreeably human scale, where the lanes are lush with gardens and greenery, and everyone looks to be young and/or in love. The idyllic mix of attractive housing suggested for the site by Arcata Citizens for Responsible Housing (ACRH) resulted from reverse-engineering and eliminating everything the group’s members don’t like about The Village, augmented with ideas aired at a recent scoping session plus the expertise of Arcata-based project management and design firm Greenway Partners. The alternative plan was unveiled at last week’s Planning Commission meeting and
on the group’s website, arcatacrg.org. At its previous meeting, the Planco had finalized its review of the permits, plans, zoning amendments, development agreement and Draft Environmental Impact Report for The Village. ACRH Boardmember John Bergenske asked the Planco to include his group’s plan in the DEIR as an alternative project.
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Arcata residents LaRue and Stanton Reynolds, includes multiple “whereases” establishing the statue’s origins and legal premise. It then states in essence that moving, altering or harming the statue is prohibited, and that if it is moved before possible passage of the ballot measure, then it has to be put back. Obviously alluding to the council’s Feb. 21 decision, the petition specifically states that “All laws, regulations, resolutions, or ordinances of the City of Arcata to the contrary are hereby repealed.” LaRue said he is willing to abide by a decision by voters, whatever it may be. “We just want to use the tools the republic offers us to fix this mistake,” he said. “At the end of the day, our only desire is to see that the people of Arcata are able to vote on the issue.” He said he has 27 volunteers ready to hit the streets and gather signatures, and is looking at having a booth at the Farmers’ Market. LaRue noted that the removal project’s Environmental Impact Report, estimated to account for $50,000 of the overall $65,000 cost, won’t be necessary if the citizens vote to remove the statue. “They’re [the City Council] willing to spend $50,000 just to avoid a vote of the people,” LaRue said. Statue removal advocates have stated their opposition to a vote on grounds that many indigenous people who are offended by the statue don’t live in Arcata, and won’t be able to vote. Once the ballot title and summary are available, petition backers must publish a legal notice in a legally adjudicated newspaper, then collect at least 961 valid signatures by May 29. If the measure qualifies, the petition applicants will get a refund of their $200 filing fee. Removal plans proceed According to City Manager Karen Diemer, the petition drive and possible ballot initiative won’t affect the city’s continuing to carry out the City Council’s statue re-
moval decision, in terms of both paperwork and physical logistics. The CEQA document and General Plan amendment required for removal will continue to be developed via the Planning Commission. A draft EIR and amendment will be developed, circulated for public comment, then finalized by the Planco and sent on to the council for adoption. There is no strict timeline for the EIR. That could come before the City Council in September or October, possibly a little earlier or later. If any ballot measures have qualified, the council could at that time decide whether to wait and see what the voters want, or simply proceed with their removal decision. There will be another public meeting in April or early May, but it won’t involve the City Council. That will be a scoping meeting with city staff involved with implementing the move. Likely taking place in April or early May, the meeting will study all the known project alternatives and what’s involved with them. These include removal and storage, removal and relocation in Arcata, removal and relocation in the region, removal and relocation to some distant place, the no project alternative – leaving the statue where it is – and any other options that may arise. “We’re just making sure that we consider everything,” Diemer said. Mayor Sofia Pereira defended both the council’s decision and the right of citizens to challenge it. “As a council, I believe we made the right decision,” Pereira said. “Now we need to move towards healing as a community. I don’t believe bringing this issue to the ballot will achieve that goal of forward progress and healing, but everyday citizens have a right to petition for a ballot measure, regardless of the issue at hand. Time will tell what the outcome will be. In the meantime, we as a city are moving forward with the public process we outlined and continuing our work on the many
priorities before us, like the Plaza, housing and cannabis.” City of Arcata press release Arcata, CA, March 30, 2018 – The City of Arcata has initiated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as approved by the City Council for the removal of the McKinley statue. The current scope of the project determined by the Arcata City Council vote on Wednesday, Feb. 21 is to remove and store the statue and amend the City’s General Plan, which identifies the McKinley statue as a part of the Plaza Historic District. At the City Council meeting on Wednesday, March 21, Councilmembers discussed alternatives to determine where the statue would be relocated following removal, which will be taken into consideration during this process. The McKinley statue is identified as a historic feature of the Plaza in the City’s guiding document called the General Plan, and this designation requires the City to complete an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prior to taking further action. The intent of environmental review under CEQA is to describe the potential impacts of removing McKinley to city officials and the public prior to removing the statue. The City of Arcata Community Development Department is currently finalizing a full project summary and will consider the impacts of alternative options for the relocation such as placing the statue in storage, relocating the statue within Arcata, relocating the statue regionally or relocating the statue outside of the region. In addition, Community Development Department staff is compiling a list of verified alternatives for statue placement following removal, and any interested community members are encouraged to come forward with offers and suggestions to be reviewed and considered. The EIR process will be initiated by a public scoping meeting, which is estimated to take place
A PRIL 4, 2018 at the end of April or early May. Following the meeting, the City will complete a Draft EIR and circulate it for 30 days, which is estimated to take place in June or July. The public and other agencies will have the opportunity to comment during this period. Next, the Community Development Department will respond to input on the Draft EIR and prepare its findings. The findings will then be brought to the Planning Commission, who will make a recommendation to the City Council. These actions will be made at public hearings, currently estimated to take place in late summer through October. The current timeline for the EIR process is estimated at six months, which is subject to change based on the number of public hearings the process requires. Additional details will be announced as they become available. Community members with offers and suggestions for the relocation of the McKinley statue are encouraged to call (707) 822-5953 or email citymgr@cityofarcata.org. The petition Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate the petition within the City of Arcata for the purpose of prohibiting the modification and/or destruction of the President William McKinley statue and its base and/or the relocation from its historic place in the center of the Arcata Plaza. We request that a ballot title and summary be prepared for the proposed initiative ordinance. David LaRue Stanton Reynolds Arcata, CA 95521 3/26/18 Initiative to prohibit the modification and/or destruction of the President William McKinley statue and its base and/or the relocation from its historic place in the center of the Arcata Plaza Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate the petition within the City of Arcata and the reasons for the
enactment of the proposed ordinance is as follows: Whereas the statue of President William McKinley was the first major work done by noted Armenian immigrant sculptor, Haig Patigian and Whereas the statue survived the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fires of 1906 and Whereas the statue and its base were a gift to the citizens of Arcata by George Zehndner which he intended as a “gift for all time to come”(Dengler) and Whereas the Arcata General Plan (H-3g) declares “The following principal features of the Plaza which define its historical character shall be preserved: 1. The McKinley Statue at the center of the Plaza.” and Whereas the statue has been a key historic feature of the Arcata Plaza since it was erected on July 4, 1906 ; therefore, Be it enacted by the People of the City of Arcata: Section 1. The following are prohibited; modification, destruction, relocation from the historic place in the center of the Arcata Plaza of the President William McKinley statue and/or its base Section 2. If at any time before or after the enactment of this ordinance, the President William McKinley statue and/or its base has been relocated from the historic place in the center of the Arcata Plaza, the City of Arcata is required to expeditiously restore both to that location Section 3. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity may not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. Section 4. All laws, regulations, resolutions, or ordinances of the City of Arcata to the contrary are hereby repealed. Submitted By: s/David LaRue s/Stanton Reynolds
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Greenway CEO Kirk Cohune said the ACRH “community-based design” proposal is “an alternative way of looking at this opportunity for 10 acres of infill development in Arcata” that is “more in line with what Arcata I think needs to start
doing.” Cohune said the ACRH proposal includes all members of the community is “lots of different housing types.” he said the project is financially viable based on Greenway’s analyses of the official The Village project. He extolled the alterna-
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ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL The alt-Village visualized. Courtesy ACrH tive project as inclusive, cated just west of the project. Bergenske said Arcata well integrated into the surrounding area, walk- has sufficient housing for able, multi-generational, students, especially with de“green,” affordable, and clining Humboldt State enwith “blended density” rollment, and that The Vilviewshed protections for lage is unnecessary. “Yet we are plowing forward with neighbors. The ACRH project in- this project,” he said. “I can cludes a mix of housing only ask why. Why?” He further objected to types and heights, from what he said was minimal single-family residences modification to The Village to town homes and dense project – lowering Westapartments on the east wood-facing buildings from side. It includes 276 total four to three stories – debedrooms in 92 units with spite an abundance of sug160 parking stalls. gestions from the public. The entire site is 32 to 33 He said ACRH’s alterpercent developed, leaving native proposal is feasible, abundant open space. meets the project’s objecAn additional acre tives and enjoys “wide, wide owned by Mad River Lum- support in the community.” ber may be incorporated However, it lacks the into the design later. support of one key player ACRH’s membership in- – The Village project applicludes many Westwood Vil- cants AMCAL, whose own lage residents who object to design is likely headed to traffic, viewshed and other the City Council for final impacts on their homes, lo- consideration. Commissioners were skeptical of including the project in the application, since it wasn’t proposed by the developer and lacks key specifics. Community Development Director David Loya later described the ACRH alternative proposal as “public comment on steroids.” He urged the Planco to hold the matter over so that it could be further assessed in terms of how it relates to the actual project application, and it agreed to do so.
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Opioids | ‘Horrible drug and alcohol addiction problem’ and we don’t have all those forms available in Humboldt County so it’s difficult to put a price on,” he continued. “This is a very real problem in Humboldt County – obviously, the numbers don’t lie and we see it on a regular basis in the criminal justice system,” he said. County Sheriff William Honsal said Humboldt County is “on the front lines” of opioid abuse. Prescription opioids are described as being related to heroin use and Lt. Bryan Quenell of the county’s Drug Task Force said 6.2 pounds of heroin was seized in Humboldt in 2017, up from 2.3 pounds the previous year. He said that over six pounds of heroin has been seized so far in 2018. Deputy County Coroner Ernie Stewart said Humboldt has a “horrible drug and alcohol addiction problem,” with 49 drug overdose deaths in 2017. Although opiate overdoses caused several of the deaths, Stewart said methamphetamine caused more of them. Some overdoses involve the simultaneous use of heroin, meth and prescription opiates, he said. The use of opioid painkillers can be helpful in
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The county’s population is about 135,000. “There’s obviously a really high use of this drug going on,” Blanck continued. Opiates were at first prescribed to those emerging from surgery and in hospice, he said. “But then the drug manufacturers realized, ‘Well, if we do this for chronic pain we can get a lot more people on prescriptions’ – and that’s exactly what they did, not disclosing the highly addictive nature of the drug.” The marketing was “deliberate and misleading,” Blanck continued. He said the contingency agreement ensures that the litigation will not involve costs to the county. Keller Rohrback will get 20 percent of a damage award if it’s less than $20 million and 25 percent if it’s more than $20 million. The cost of opioid addiction treatment services will figure into a damage award if the litigation is successful. Bill Damiano, the county’s chief probation officer, said that the cost is difficult to precisely define but is substantial. “Opiate treatment can be complicated – there are a lot of different forms of it
many cases, however. Supervisor Estelle Fennell said she’d received input from “a well-respected community member who is using opiates for pain.” Fennell said there’s concern that “solving one problem may create another problem,” with restrictions on opiates leading to increased use of heroin. She asked Blanck if the lawsuit can be crafted “so there isn’t that kind of repercussion.” “Some of the evidence coming forward will be that there are other ways to treat chronic pain, it’s not just opioids,” said Blanck. “The litigation will have to touch on that because a possible defense will be, ‘This is the only thing that works’ – but if it works to the extent that you become an addict, I’m not sure that qualifies as ‘working.’” Stewart said that Humboldt has “a lack of addic-
tion rehabilitation services – we don’t have the ability to treat everybody who wants and is seeking treatment,” with wait lists of six months to a year. Blanck said the county and others advancing the lawsuit will seek damage awards in order to fund new treatment programs and refund existing costs.
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PUBLIC SAFETY APD, area law agencies take implicit bias training Kevin L. Hoover Mad RiveR Union
ARCATA – Everyone has biases, and only to know them is to be able to deal with them. Bias serves some useful functions, but can “trip us up,” according to retired Palo Alto Police Lt. Sandra Brown. “It’s a normal human attribute,” Brown said. “We all have it.” Brown was in town last week during a day-long training at Arcata City Hall. Attending were Arcata Police and officers from Eureka, Humboldt State, Fortuna, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, California State Parks and the Bureau of Land Management. She says understanding bias via a scientific approach offers the best hope of countering the ill effects of bias – and for fair and impartial policing. Explicit bias is easy to spot – it’s the open contempt for individuals based not just on what they do, but what they are. Implicit bias is more insidious, but can have just as powerful influence on a police officer’s judg-
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TRAINING SESSION Retired police Lt. Sandra Brown, left, led the multi-agency training session in Council Chamber at City Hall. KLH | Union ment, bring about unfair and improper enforcement decisions. Current thinking holds that most bias afflicting officers isn’t explicit, but of the unconscious, implicit variety. Race and ethnicity are just one flavor of bias. Others may include socioeconomic, or even geographical bias. Through use of scenarios and other tools, officers undergoing the training identify their biases and discuss
what it takes to work through them. The sessions are closed to the press so that participants may speak freely about their issues. “Until you know what your bias is, you can’t control and manage it,” Brown said. “We’re asking officers to really look at themselves and their thought processes,” said APD Chief Tom Chapman. “This is contemporary policing. We have to continue to evolve and get better.”
HUMBOLDT – Former Arcata City Councilmember Mark Wheetley will perform six days of work with the Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program (SWAP ) following a plea over his second drunk driving arrest. Wheetley’s attorney, Patrick Griego, entered a plea of no contest on his behalf last Tuesday to a charge of “wet and reckless” driving, which isn’t a DUI. For this, Wheetley was sentenced to 15 days jail with credit for four days served. The 11 days will be served via six days in SWAP, beginning April 21. Wheetley must also pay a $1,630 fine and undergo a nine-month alcohol deterrence program. Wheetley was first arrested for DUI Mark Jan. 7, 2018 at Old Navy Base Road Wheetley and State Route 255. His second arrest, on July 13 of last year, took place at the same location in the same vehicle. A condition of his probation was that he couldn’t drive a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Wheetley resigned from the council in March, 2016 to become Fortuna’s city manager. He also dropped out of the race for Humboldt County Supervisor.
Arcata’s versatile streetscape put to all kinds of unintended uses • Tuesday, March 14 1:07 p.m. After his innards in the store’s entrance. He was swiping a pint of ice cream from a J Street warned away on pain of trespooping. gas station mini-mart, a woman was in 7:25 a.m. If that guy thought a supermarsuch a hurry to get away with the icy delight ket doorway was a terlet, this one thought a that she almost hit several people zooming bank entrance was a campsite. westbound on Samoa Boulevard. 2:36 p.m. And this sleepy chap thought 3:38 p.m. You were evicted from your the library was a nice place for naptime. cheap motel room, and next occupied the 3:21 p.m. Further demonstrating the verlobby, refusing to leave, so what was your satility of Arcata’s streetscape, five cigarette plan? To set up a homestead there, living out aficionados chugged life-affirming nicotine your days on the threadbare industrial furni- in a night club’s alcove. ture under cruel fluorescent lighting, with a 3:50 p.m. Two panhandlers operated a succession of shift managers yelling at you to sort of panhandly toll booth at the middle go away? That doesn’t sound like any kind of entrance to a Valley West shopping center. life for an obstinate lunatic. 4:19 p.m. The sitabout sar4:38 p.m. An RV with a rath- v ARCATA gassum at the post-apocalyptic er impressive skull depicted on Feuerwerker Building entrance POLICE its front parked on Valley West swelled to 20 sidewalk-blockers. Boulevard featured a man inside • Saturday, March 17 10:07 pointing a gun out the window. a.m. A shirtless man in a tarp And there were children on board. at the marsh got into a contreKevin L. • Wednesday, March 14 9:05 temps with some passing runners Hoover a.m. Someone took a screen off a who didn’t seem to be clear on window and entered an 11th Street residence. the highest and best use of the trails at the They didn’t take anything, but left behind a wildlife sanctuary. jacket and a fanny pack full of needles. 1:30 p.m. A man at the hospital suffered Noon Two hours of “hooting and holler- from several problems: he was generally ing” from a Union Street apartment was unwell, but also uncooperative with the enough for one neighbor, who technically staff. On top of all that, his T-shirt and pahadn’t signed up for a live re-enactment of jama bottoms were of unknown color. the classic TV series Hee Haw. 3:13 p.m. An overachieving crap-dumper 5:41 p.m. A few days after a Valley West and his truck were videoed dropping a load businessperson’s cell phone was stolen, a in Carlson Park. man wearing a camouflage hat emerged 7:12 p.m. Hoody-bedecked hooligans from the hardscrabble hobo netherworld wrought disorder on the populace around ’twixt the shopping center and the hotel. Si- town. First a lady loudie at a Valley West dling up to the theft victim’s wife, the man golden arches yelled at innocent customsaid he had the gray LG Stylo 3 and would ers only trying to wolf down their cardireturn it for $100. The Nugent-headed ex- ac plaque. She refused to leave, but had a tortionaire then slithered back out into the change of heart at the appearance of unitrashy wasteland from whence he came. formed personnel. • Thursday, March 15 12:02 a.m. 7:15 p.m. Then a red-hoodied woman at A street drummer by the hotel 15th and H streets beat up on some guy and Plunged guests into sleeplessness hell his beard. Though lodgers were pained • Sunday, March 18 12:36 a.m. A man Boy drummer remained on H Street took off his clothes and threatTo set off more bongo bombshells ened to kill people, probably in that order. 1:21 p.m. Individuals on Grant Avenue 5:21 a.m. Following an argument, a youth seem to have taken leave of their senses, left home with no shoes on, saying he wanthitting cars, throwing garbage cans and ed to freeze to death and blame a parent. yelling at someone to go home. Police made 9:48 a.m. A tenant claimed that during a a public drunkenness arrest. dispute with his landlady, she spit in his face. 5:30 p.m. A man in a culturally misappro- 12:20 p.m. A boy perhaps six years old priated Mohawk ’do on H Street swung a was seen striding along the Humboldt Bay plastic sword, smiting various items with it. Trail North all alone. The blue-jacketed lad • Friday, March 16 4:59 a.m. After be- was said to be “walking with purpose.” ing told he couldn’t use the bathroom at • Monday, March 19 3:57 a.m. A woma Valley West store, and man threatened an “pushed her way” into an I Street store to go nuclear and unleash the contents of and stole the loot-tri systems diet: a can of
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beans and a bottle of alcohol. 10:45 a.m. That pile of garbage off the Mad River Parkway wasn’t getting any younger. 12:39 p.m. A dog walker at the marsh may have let his pit bull romp ’n’ intimidate off leash, but at least he was uncooperative about it. 4:05 p.m. A drunken fool in a cowboy hat sauntered around near Seventh and I streets, yelling and making sure the knife in his belt was noticed. 6:49 p.m. Something named Oz and its sidekick Paul had already been thrown out of a Valley West store, but were back for more rejection. 6:53 p.m. A woman who’d gotten a restraining order against a guy had moved, but there he was anyway, doing something or other on her former porch. • Tuesday, March 20 8:52 a.m. The overwhelmingly erotic nature of the back of the Community Center got the better of two persons, who had little choice but to unite in sexual congress right there on the spot. They were arrested for indecent exposure. • Wednesday, March 21 11:53 a.m. A man in his fifties with a gray beard came into a Valley West laundromat and stole a bouncy ball machine, whatever that is. 1:54 p.m. Two men on Harpst Street argued about a hat. 2:07 p.m. A man attempted to enter a Dorothy Court home through an unlocked door. When he saw someone there, he took off in a black Toyota Tacoma. 3 p.m. Someone transferred the license plates from someone’s vehicle onto an abandoned vehicle out on Ericson Way. 3:50 p.m. “Call the cops if you don’t like it,” an ex said to the father of her children when he raised concern about her picking up their child from school while she was on pain medication. So he did. 7:55 p.m. A pajama-panted woman on a motorized cart brandished a taser at a Uniontown store employee, then in a further celebration of modern-day electrical engineering, whirred away down an aisle. She was moved along, that is, elsewhere. 10:56 a.m. Feral gents garbed in ripped jeans, inked faces and dreadlocks appeared to be buckling under the effects of their liquid breakfast while panhandling in the street in the northwest Plaza area. 1:02 p.m. A woman out for a walk encountered a man at Ninth and K streets who grabbed at her and exposed himself. He was arrested.
2:12 p.m. A woman at a Plaza store let a man wearing lime green sunglasses use her cell phone, and the trendy bastard walked off with it. 4:39 p.m. A man with long shaggy hair and a “rasta jacket” honed a new hobby at 17th and H streets: walking up to the front door of homes there, staring and then walking away. 9:50 p.m. A man hurled pizza and drinks at a woman during either a food-assisted argument or an exotic feeding ritual outside a Valley West eatery. • Friday, March 23 11:23 a.m. A man with a trailer and a squad of off-leash dogs complicated life at the Chamber of Commerce HQ on Heindon Road. The errant poochmaster was advised of our little old Arcata Municipal Code. 12:31 p.m. But the advice didn’t take, as he, his treller and dogs next threw the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service next door into chaos. Having become a serial scofflaw energy suck, he was arrested on a warrant. 1:18 p.m. Things are dog all over – an aggressive loose dog chased people in and out of traffic along Tavern Row. 9:05 p.m. Previously escorted away from an I Street store where he and his camouflage jacket were less than welcome, a baseball-capped man returned for more unhelpful yelling and spitting. 11 p.m. A woman called in from something referred to as a “pay phone” on H Street. She was crying, and said someone had spit upon her. • Saturday, March 24 All Day Just another succession of low-grade clashes, bizarre acting out, property damage, illegal camping and so on. • Sunday, March 25 8:03 a.m. A man at filling his backpack with food items at a Uniontown supermarket was arrested in mid-ripoff. 8:10 p.m. Up the street at another supermarket, a man attempted to return food items, which you can’t do, and screeched obscenities at the workers. 11:44 p.m. A man who’d been yellling and throwing things inside a Uniontown variety store took his mobile hostility festival out into the parking lot, where he found fault with passersby, and wasn’t shy in letting them know of his displeasure. • Monday, March 26 12:48 a.m. A motorist reported a man lying zonked beside the stop sign and Foster Avenue and Alliance Road, and horn honking did nothing to resuscitate him.
A PRIL 4, 2018 v No matter how frequently we implore you to sign letters to the Union with a real name and include a city of origin, plus a phone number (which won’t be published) for identity verification, we continue to get letters lacking the basic necessities for publication, which results in a bunch of unnecessary phone calls, emails, frustration and delays. Try and keep your letter to 300 words or so, maybe 500 max. If you need more
Melt-morph McK into MLK
My lady-friend and I were talking the other night while watching MLK: Fury & Fire. A singular idea came to mind that I’m positive was not alone in other’s thoughts. P. McKinley was at least a racist in deed, among other tragic exploits. With our own town, small numbers of unfortunates perpetrate racism and ignore the “high crimes” of such. I propose that McKinley’s statue be melted down and recast into a good and right statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King and placed in McKinley’s stead. Right History; Fitting Justice! Thank you! Michael Robert Langdon Homeless in Arcata
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Recommendation Four: Provide Employment Opportunities for Women: 57 percent of the student body is too large to ignore. Follow the lead of the NFL and provide employment and other participatory opportunities to qualified women. Recommendation Five: Ongoing community support to close yearly deficits. The Football program did a great job
our deep longings for the Peace we can have – if only we are willing to openly and publicly investigate, understand, and remove the artificial barriers we have built against it. I wish us well. Maureen Kane Arcata
Madrone puts the public first
One of the strengths of a democracy is that it provides for the periodic turnover of people in positions of authority. Unlike a king or a dictator an elected leader does not stay in office indefinitely. That limits the influence of special interests, acting behind the scenes. Because the official has to appeal to the voters periodically, he or she is well advised to keep the interests of the public first and foremost in their decision-making. The county’s Fifth District Supervisor, Ryan Sundberg, has been in office for two terms, and during that time some troubling issues have emerged in the Fifth District. Three of them involve the Mercer-Fraser company, with whom Mr. Sundberg seems to have developed a close relationship. Mercer-Fraser requested a zoning change of a parcel of land on the floodplain of the Mad River from General Agricultural to Heavy Industrial next to the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District’s intake wells. This could endanger the public water supply, and the public is expressing its revulsion to this plan. Mercer-Fraser also wants to build a hash lab near a school in Willow Creek. And Mercer-Fraser’s Trinidad quarry has been causing distress to nearby residents, and is allegedly contaminating the Trinidad watershed. Clearly, it is time to clean house, and vote in a new Supervisor who will place the interests of the public above those of any one private company. Steve Madrone is running for the Fifth District seat. Steve, who spearheaded the development of the Hammond Trail, will work hard to keep our drinking water clean, our children safe, and our residential neighborhoods peaceful. Vote for Steve Madrone on June 5. Elaine Weinreb Westhaven
v LETTERS Football at H.S.U.
The Mad River Union recently printed a piece expressing concern by former coach Smith at the timing and drawn out nature of the decision to keep H.S.U. football program by University President Lisa Rossbacher. The stress of the decision making process and the timing of the decision into the first part of the recruiting process were well described. However the criticism of the President was excessive. Let me begin by congratulating Coach Rob Smith for an outstanding H.S.U. football program and for the on the field excitement of last season. I wish Coach Smith success wherever he goes. Football at Humboldt State University has major challenges. These start off with the related problems of a limited size university, being siting in a low population area, and having difficult transportation problems in and out of the county. Small colleges the size of Humboldt are dropping football programs across the country, as the costs of a first class football program have grown and generally require a higher student base than Humboldt has. The donor base has changed and has down sized over the years. Ideally, one wants a strong local business donor base to draw from. The original funding base was the numerous lumber mills and owners. These have been reduced by consolidation and the declining economic activity of the timber industry. The development of local shopping malls has attracted many national chains which contribute less to local sport causes. This will challenge existing fund raising programs to compensate. The Student Body has changed from more males than females to females now constituting 57 percent of the students. National statistics show that more males than females follow football. The National Football league has found women bring in sponsors and literally view the future of the game to depend on more female support. The NFL program includes female coaches and referees which are aggressively promoted. Far too often negative comments continue to come from Football Team supporters and staff critical of Title Nine women’s participation for taking away money from Football. H.S.U. women programs are necessary to match the funds for Football under Title 9. Title 9 refers to the Education Amendments Act of 1972 which prohibits any discrimination and requires the number of female sport activities to be equal to those of men. The University is under great financial stress and has dropped the nursing program. Currently, the University is implementing 9 million dollars’ worth of cuts. Under these circumstances it is nothing short of a miracle the Football program and deficits have been supported by the administration. There are some significant changes the Football program needs to make. Recommendation One: All financial and program support must be clear and transparent. There have been numerous blowups exposing the hidden subsidies since the seventies that have served to institutionalized suspicion and opposition within the faculty and study body to the Football program. Given the cuts the University is making If there is another discovery of hidden subsidies your program is in danger of being eliminated. Recommendation Two: Increase Student Support. Some years ago there was a student vote to increase student fees for the Football program. It was defeated overwhelmingly. The then President overrode the student vote and allocated millions of the fees to the Football program. Instead of treating this as a wake up call to the Football program to do whatever it takes to increase student support for the Football program the new funding was taken for granted. The program will not survive without more student support. The students are the major financial supporter of Football through student registration fees. They have the highest student fees in the State University system because of this support. Make the students feel the love. Offer some of those box seats to student leaders. The President needs to hold another student vote no later than three to five years to determine whether the students support their student fees be used to support football. Recommendation Three: Embrace women under Title 9. The bigger the women athletics’ program gets the larger the Football program can grow.
this year of raising the money to close the deficit and needs to keep up the good work every year. Recommendation Six: Establish a permanent Endowment Program. The goal would be to within twenty five years have the income cover the costs of the program. It is critical to the long term future. Recommendation Seven: Treat the chief decision maker with respect. I have never met the new President but this is common sense. This is especially true since she decided to continue the program and went far out on a limb to save the Football program at the expense of other programs. The misfortune of the timing of the decision just requires everyone pick themselves up off the floor and get to work. John Corbett McKinleyville
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Peace on Earth Brothers & Sisters
Maureen here to give voice to the truths I have uncovered at the core of my Being. They are words I said at the March 21 Arcata City Council meeting during the more than three hours of public comment on the removal of the McKinley statue. We were only allowed two minutes and were cut off if we went over. I couldn’t speak fast enough to express my final thoughts. “Good evening everyone. I am sorry that my back is to most of the people I am addressing. Peace. Peace on Earth Brothers and Sisters! Is there anyone in this room (or reading these words ) who does not want Peace on Our Mother Earth?!? If the answer to that question is “No!” we are all in agreement on an elusive, yet life or death matter. Perhaps we can also agree to investigate why we don’t have it? If we were having that investigation right now – and it was my turn to speak – I would, and do, thank First Nation Peoples for never forgetting the truth of human existence. I come from a long line of forgetters. But because you didn’t forget – I am remembering. I am remembering that I am a Spiritual Being having a human experience. A traumatizing human experience. I have remembered that the deepest truth is the fundamental truth of Unity. It is all alive; all connected; all intelligent; all relatives. I am remembering Divine Oneness. If we are to have Peace on Earth, we must openly and publicly acknowledge all wrong doing. Only then can we forgive and be forgiven. Only then can we heal from the centuries of shame, grief, and trauma we have all been dragging along with us in our confusion. Atrocities occurred on our Town Square. Behaviour so obscene, perverted and horrific that I can hardly bear the knowing of it. I have come to understand that without the knowledge of Divine Oneness – people can behave as if they do not have hearts and souls to tend to. I ask for forgiveness on behalf of those who are unable to ask it for themselves. For the rest of us, I ask that we continue remembering
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ARCATA – Spring has finally arrived and the North Coast Growers’ Association is proud to announce its 40th anniversary of connecting the community to local farming right here in Humboldt County. The NCGA is kicking off the season with the first Arcata Plaza farmers’ market on Saturday, April 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community members and visitors alike are invited to join local farmers, ranchers, nurseries and food vendors to celebrate local food and farming in Humboldt County. The Winter farmers’ market on the Arcata Plaza experienced one of its most successful seasons so far with a record number of farmers and customers attending each week. NCGA farmers and staff are ready to start out the season with the same locally grown and raised, GMO-free abundance that shoppers know and love. Mild winter rains mixed with many days of glorious sunshine have set farmers up for an abundant April produce selection includ-
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NEW EXHIBITS Check out the new baseball exhibit, top, at the Blue Lake Museum. That bat was used in the 1985 World Series. Also at the museum, bottom row from left, Bob Spini’s Arcata High letterman sweater, circa 1941, scary electric hair rollers and a popcorn maker that perhaps did double duty as a finger amputater. Right, Lorraine Comfort, a member of the Wha Nika Women’s Club , readies the museum for this weekend’s grand opening. Janine Volkmar | Union
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BLUE LAKE – The Blue Lake Museum has always had something for everyone. Housed in the former Arcata and Mad River railroad depot, the museum is overflowing with logging artifacts, quilts, lumber camp kitchenware, and so much more. It closes every winter so that Curator Cynthia Gourley-Bagwell and her team of volunteers can document and accession lots of cool new (old) artifacts. And this year, when they reopen on Sunday, April 8, baseball fans will have a chance to see the very bat, a Louisville Slugger, that local boy-made-good, Dane Iorg, wielded in the 1985 World Series, when he played for the Padres. Not only that, but he and his brother Garth made big league history as the first brothers to play against each other in the series. Garth played for the Cardinals. The Iorg brothers are part of a Blue Lake family known for baseball. Their father, Charlie, played ball in high school, when he was a Marine, and in the Blue Lake Chicks, part of the Redwood League. A Chicks shirt is part of the new display. Sean Kearns, Sports Editor of the old Union, quoted Charlie on his training methods for his sons. (Union, 7/25/86). "When they were real small, I used to cut a broom handle, then teach them how to throw rocks
up in the air and hit'em," he said. A third brother, Lee, also spent several years in the New York Mets organization, according to Kearns' article. The baseball display has game winning balls and old photos of local teams from 1900 to 1985. It's a treasure trove of sport and family. The baseball case is one of three new displays that the museum has mounted for the annual reopening. The other two will be equally fascinating for local history buffs and collectors alike. A captivating collection of old electric kitchen appliances is laid out on an appropriate blue kitchen tablecloth. Strange looking toasters, a popcorn popper that might cut off your finger, a 1940 Sunbeam egg cooker, and various other implements connected to those fuzzy electrical cords are grouped around the piece de resistance, a wicked looking set of electric hair rollers that attached to your hair might give you more than a little buzz. It's another era from the coffee makers of today with their environmentally frightening plastic one-use containers of coffee grounds. These appliances are heavy metal and built to last. Gourley-Bagwell just laughed when asked if the popcorn popper still worked. "I'd be afraid to plug it in," she said. The third new exhibit features photographs, report cards, yearbooks, diplomas and shoes from such early schools as the Blue Lake School (1890), Glendale School
(1926), Essex School (1910) and, of course, Arcata High, where Blue Lakers went. Ben Spini's letterman sweater from Arcata High (circa 1941) is in perfect condition. Families will search photos for their relatives as unrecognizable students. Speaking of family research, the museum staff and volunteers are glad to assist folks doing genealogy. The museum has extensive files and a full run of the Blue Lake Advocate and many oral histories. "Our microfilm reader is obsolete and toner and parts are hard to find," Gourley-Bagwell said. "We're raising money to digitize the entire run of the Advocate." She envisions a computer terminal set up in the lobby where folks could easily search the old copies of the newspaper. "It's our summer project," she said. The museum will start its summer hours at the opening, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Docents and volunteers are welcome. The opening, Gourley-Bagwell noted, is from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., "following the Mad River Grange monthly breakfast." Not only do those Blue Lakers watch out for each other, they all seem to be active members of every possible organization in Blue Lake. As Gourley-Bagwell gave the tour of the new exhibits, members of the Wha-Nika Women's Club were busy cleaning and tidying the museum for the opening. bluelakemuseum.org
EUREKA – The Redwood Coast Music Festival (RCMF) presents Rhythm and Roots in Old Town featuring all local Americana and roots American music acts on Saturday evening, April 7. The RCMF Board President Mark Jansen recognized an opportunity for the 28th annual festival to return to Old Town Eureka where many acts used to play when it was the Redwood Coast Dixieland Festival. “We wanted to include many local American roots acts and expand the free music presented every Arts Alive,” Jansen said. The RCMF is partnering with the City of Eureka and Eureka Main Street and the Eureka Visitors Center to produce Rhythm and Roots. Jansen said over the past five years the festival has expanded from its Dixieland beginnings to embrace more genres of American music, including Chicago and Texas blues, cajun, rockabilly and New Orleans R&B. “We were looking to add another genre of music that younger people are into, such as Americana and other vintage American music,” Jansen said. “Our goal was to get many of the bands who play at the Humboldt Folklife Festival in Blue Lake to get involved in this event,” Board member Paul DeMark said. “A younger set of musicians and audience members love this music and we thought it would be a good thing to have them be a part of the festival.” In addition to regular Arts Alive groups like Jim Lahman and Kenny Ray and the Mighty Rovers, 10 other Humboldt bands will be performing including Kingfoot, The Vanishing Pints, the Anna Hamilton Trio, The Yokels, The Handshakers, Gatehouse Well, Lapitinas, The Detours, Sunny Brae Jazz featuring Nola Pierce and the Kentucky Warblers. Venues include Siren’s Song, Synapsis Nova, Vance Hotel Lobby, Ramone’s and The Pearl.
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book, Mills of Humboldt County, with a new book, Mills of Humboldt County, 1910–1945. Focusing on these eventful years, they relate day to day mill and woods operations in the midst of technological advances, World War I, the Great Depression, preservation activism, labor strikes and more. The authors will present a PowerPoint show of photographs of mills, millworkers, mill equipment and other aspects of mill and woods operations, as they share realities of
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he Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe located near the City of Trinidad. Learn more about the history of the Trinidad Rancheria on Tuesday, April 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Cabana Room at the Seascape Restaurant in Trinidad. Shirley Laos, a member of the Trinidad Rancheria and Government Affairs Coordinator will give a talk on the history of the Rancheria and their role as one of the partner groups of the Trinidad Gateway California Coastal National Monument. A complimentary sample of clam chowder will be
served. Space is very limited. RSVP is required. Email carol@trinidadcoastallandtrust.org to reserve your space or call (707) 677-2501. Lighthouse open Saturday Visit Trinidad Head Lighthouse on Saturday, April 7 between 10 a.m. and noon. The Bureau of Land Management with Trinidad Museum docents offer this tour of Trinidad’s still important navigational aid. Walking tours only. Park at the bottom of the Trinidad Head trail. Email Patti at baycity@sonic.net.
WORLD DANCE PARTY The Humboldt Folk Dancers invite the public to a live music World Dance Party on Friday, April 6 from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., in the Creamery District in Arcata. The event features easy dances and an evening of world music with international bands. Special guest musicians Barbara Babin and Jim Avera will play traditional Bulgarian music. All ages and dance levels are welcome. (707) 496-6734. humboldtfolkdancers.org JAZZ COMBOS Join the HSU Department of Music and jazz director Dan Aldag for an evening of great music, featuring this semester’s student Jazz Combos, on Saturday, April 7 at 8 p.m. Four different combos with distinct instrumentation and a variety of repertoire, both classic and contemporary, will fill Fulkerson Recital Hall with sweet sounds and infectious enthusiasm. Tickets are $10 General, $5 for seniors and children and free for HSU students with ID. The performance time-slots will be laid out much like the musicians’ day is in the HSU music buildings. The 11:00 Sextet includes Matt Wardynski, clarinet; Sandee Castaneda, steel pan; Mikel Mayorga, guitar; Loren Acosta, bass; Eric Tolfa, drums; Isaac Saltoon, percussion. They’re playing two tunes by Andy Narell, Kalinda and Zig Zag. The 12:00 Quintet is Jaleel Abdul-Ali, trumpet; Danny Ibarra, trombone; Ray Triana, guitar; Maceo Camphuis, bass; Seth Mattingly, drums. They’re playing Mr. Clean by Weldon Irvine, Projections by Joe Pass, and Lazarus by David Bowie. The 1:00 Quartet is Jesse Garate, saxophones; Monk Zhang, guitar; Ryan Call, bass; Forrest Smith, drums. They’re playing the standards Angel Eyes and On Green Dolphin Street, and Tron Song by Thundercat. To round out the evening, The 2:00 Quintet features Andrew Henderson, trumpet; Abraham Loaiza, tenor sax: Max Marlowe, piano; Eric Simpson, bass; and Michael Deason, drums. They’re playing As This Moment Slips Away recorded by The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman, an original by the group’s bassist Eric Simpson called Night On The Town, and Christian Scott’s West of The West.
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HUMBOLDT – Godwit Days invites you to enjoy pre-festival events at two local businesses. On Friday, April 6, Arts & Drafts at 422 First St. in Eureka is holding a “Godwit Sunset Sip n’ Paint Night” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Ten slots are available for $40 each, which includes all the supplies needed to create a painting plus one drink (up to $8). Wildlife artist and Godwit Days Board member Gary Bloomfield will be on hand to assist. Register by calling (707) 798-6329 or visiting artsanddraftseureka.com. On Sunday, April 8, Richard’s Goat Tavern at 401 I St. in Arcata will be showing the 2012 award-nominated documentary, “Birders: The Central Park Effect.” The show starts at 4 p.m. and costs $5. The 1-hour movie features a “diverse group of full-of-attitude New Yorkers, revealing how a hidden world of beautiful wild birds in the middle of Manhattan has upended and magically transformed their lives.” For more information, call (707) 630-5000 or visit richardsgoat.com. QUILTERS GUILD The Redwood Empire Quilters Guild will meet at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris St., in the Home Economics Building at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 5. Diane Steele, a national known quilting lecturer and teacher, will present “Antique Quilts: A trunk show of History” The public is welcome to attend for a guest fee of $5. Yearly membership is $25. Come early at 6:30 for hospitality and fellowship. reqg.com
L EGAL N OTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WILLIAM ANTONE DUTRA CASE NO.: PR180078 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: WILLIAM ANTONE DUTRA. Petition for Probate has been filed by: ALBERT DUTRA in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: ALBERT DUTRA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: MAY 3, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California,
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als, equipment, and incidentals for the demolition and removal, framing, electrical, plumbing, flooring and all finishes and fixtures to complete the reconfiguration of approximately 3,000 square feet of Main level offices, new customer service counter, break room, entrance hallway, corresponding accessibility improvements, and replacement/upgrade to the Heating Ventilation and Cooling (HVAC) system at Arcata City Hall. Estimate for this work is $195,000. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 18, at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will begin at the Arcata City Hall in the City Council Chamber (736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521). Sealed bids will be received by the City Manager’s Office, 736 F Street, Arcata, CA 95521, until 1:30 p.m. on May 3, 2018, at which time they will be transferred to the City Council Chambers where they will be publicly opened and read aloud by the City Engineer or his designated representative. Said bids will be referred to the Arcata City Council for consideration at their next regularly scheduled meeting on or after May 16, 2018. Bids received after the specified opening time will not be considered. The bidder is solely responsible for the timely delivery of his bid. CONTRACTOR shall possess a Class “B” license at the time this contract is bid or a combination of classes required by the categories and type of work included in this contract. PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PROPOSAL forms for bidding this PROJECT will be available on April 5, 2018; • For download from City Website www.cityofarcata.org under “Bid on a Project”. • For purchase at City Manager’s Office, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521. A printing charge of $60.00 shall not be refundable, plus a shipping and handling fee of $35.00 for mailing of PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS. Checks payable to the City of Arcata and shall be mailed or delivered in person to the Property and Special Projects Manager. • For viewing at City Manager’s Office, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521 and at the Humboldt Builder’s Exchange, 1213 5th
Street, Eureka, CA 95501. • This CONTRACT is subject to State contract non-discrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. The City of Arcata hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. The above PROJECT is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Each contractor or subcontractor listed on the bid proposal must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1 (a)]. Pursuant to Section 1733 of the Labor Code, the Director of California Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of wages. Bidders should contact the Department of Industrial Relations at (415) 703-4281 for General Prevailing Wage Rates on specific job classifications. Future effective wage rates, which have been predetermined, are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations. Bidders are advised that if they intend to use a craft or classification not on file in the general wage determinations, they may be required to pay the wage rate of that craft of classification most closely related to it as shown in the general determinations. The above PROJECT is subject to uniform construction cost accounting procedures as set forth in the California Public Contracts Code, Section 22000 et seq., the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act. All bidders shall be licensed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Katie Marsolan, Property and Special Projects Manager 4/4, 4/11
CITY OF ARCATA NOTICE OF ARCATA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING FOR A LAND USE CODE AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Arcata City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, beginning at 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as can be heard) in the City Council Chambers, Arcata City Hall, 736 F St., to consider a Land Use Code text amendment to allow cannabis retail sale and service land use activities. Project Description: The City Council will consider introducing Ordinance No. 1501 to amend the City’s Zoning Ordinance, the Land Use Code (Code), to add permit requirements for cannabis retail and service land uses and activities. The proposed amendments will affect sections: 9.26.030, Table 2-10 Allowable Land Uses; 9.28.130 Cannabis Innovation Zone Combining Zone; 9.42.040 Accessory Uses; and 9.42.105 Medical Cannabis: Cultivation and Dispensing. The Code amendments will require a Use Permit for cannabis retail sale and service land use activities. The City proposes to limit the number of Use Permits for cannabis retail sale and service land use activities. Project Type: Land Use Code Text Amendment Location / Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) / Property Owner: The Code text amendment affects commercial and industrial zoned parcels. Applicant: City of Arcata File Number: 178-047-LUCA Zoning: Commercial Central, Commercial General, Commercial Mixed, Industrial Limited, Industrial Limited 2 – Creamery District, and Industrial General with a Cannabis Innovation Zone Combining Zone. General Plan: Commercial General, Commercial Mixed, Commercial Central, Industrial-Limited, and Industrial-General. Coastal Status: Some Commercial General and Commercial Central properties are located in the Coastal Zone. Environmental: The proposed Code amendments are exempt from environmental review according to California Code of Regulations § 15061(b)3 as there is no possibility the activity will have a significant effect on the environment. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone desiring to present testimony regarding said project may do so prior to or at the public hearing noticed herein. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the information regarding the proposed project and environmental review may be reviewed at the Community Development Department at Arcata City Hall, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Phone 707-822-5955. Contact person: Joe Mateer, Senior Planner. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to state law, “If you challenge City action on a proposed project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the hearing body at, or prior to, the public hearing(s). Publish Date: April 4, 2018, 1/8 page ad MRU
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00155 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ATLAS ENGINEERING 252 G STREET ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT MICHAEL A. TAYLOR 252 G STREET ARCATA, CA 95521 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S/ MICHAEL A. TAYLOR /PRINCIPAL ENGINEER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MARCH 19, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SE DEPUTY CLERK 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00137 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COMMUNITY REALTY – HANNAH WINANS 2355 CENTRAL AVE. STE. D MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT HANNAH L. WINANS 1751 WILD CANARY STREET MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S/ HANNAH WINANS /OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MARCH 12, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SE DEPUTY CLERK 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00145 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EMERALD GENETICS 4751 WEST END ROAD ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT PURE HUMBOLDT EXTRACTIONS, LLC CALIFORNIA 201718810180 4751 WEST END ROAD ARCATA, CA 95521 This business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY S /TIM CROWLEY /OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MARCH 13, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK , 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00141 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JACOBY CREEK FLOWERS 45 FELLOWSHIP WAY BAYSIDE, CA 95524 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT VIRGINIA L. RYDER 1930 BIRD AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S /VIRGINIA L. RYDER /OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MARCH 13, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK , 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11
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18-00109 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SAUNA SURROUND YOU SURROUND YOU SURROUNDU HOME SURROUND YOU CARPENTRY 13013 WEST END ROAD ARCATA, CA 95521 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT JEREMY M. CHAPMAN 13013 WEST END ROAD ARCATA, CA 95521 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S /JEREMY M.CHAPMAN, OWNER This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on FEB.. 26, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SM DEPUTY CLERK 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 18-00134 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: REDWOOD DENTAL LAB 2339 HARRISON AVE. EUREKA, CA 95501 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT DARRELL FURTADO 1304 WEST AVENUE EUREKA, CA 95501 This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL S /DARRELL FURTADO, SOLE PROPRIETOR This statement was filed with the Humboldt County Clerk on MARCH. 8, 2018 KELLY E. SANDERS SC DEPUTY CLERK 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOSE C. SILVEIRA CASE NO.: PR180059 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JOSE C. SILVEIRA. Petition for Probate has been filed by: LUIS VALADAO in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: LUIS VALADAO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: APRIL 19, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 6 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petittion or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for the petitioner: STEPHEN G. WATSON LAW OFFICE OF W.G. WATSON JR. 715 I STREET P.O. BOX 1021 EUREKA, CA 95502 (707) 444-3071 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF EDWARD KEITH GILBERT CASE NO.: PR180062 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: EDWARD KEITH GILBERT. Petition for Probate has been filed by: JACQUELINE SUE GILBERT in the Superior Court of California, County of HUMBOLDT. The Petition for Probate requests that: JACQUELINE SUE GILBERT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition
and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: APRIL 26, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM Dept.: 4 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA, 95501. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petittion or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for the petitioner: LAURENCE S. ROSS OWENS & ROSS 310 THIRD ST. STE. D EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 441-1185 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NGOC THI NGUYEN-BRADY \SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT CASE NO. CV180205 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: NGOC THI NGUYEN-BRADY to Proposed name JADE NGUYEN BRADY 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court, located at 825 5th Street, Eureka, California, at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the application should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Date:MAY 8, 2018 Time: 1:45 p.m. Dept.: 4 3. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mad River Union. Date: 3/13/18 JOYCE D. HINRICHS Judge of the Superior 3/28, 4/4/, 4/11,4/18
Loan No.: Title Order No.: Trustee’s Sale No.: 17-100274 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO NOTICE(S) MAILED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/6/2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 13, 2018, at 10:00 AM, C&H TRUST DEED SERVICE, as duly appointed or substituted Trustee, under the certain Deed of Trust executed by Anton Karamifilov, a married man as his sole and separate property as Trustor, to secure obligations in favor of Tim Lee Clark as Beneficiary, recorded on 1/26/2015, as Instrument No. 2015-001946-10, in Book xxx, Page xxx of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Humboldt County, California. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER for cash, or cashier’s check, (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a state or federal credit union, or a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to business in this state) (TRUSTEE REQUESTS THAT CASHIER’S CHECKS BE MADE PAYABLE TO “C&H TRUST DEED SERVICE” DIRECTLY) AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 825 5TH STREET, EUREKA, CA all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in and to the following described real property situated in the aforesaid County and State, to wit: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address or other common designation of the above-described property is purported to be: THE PROPERTY BEING SOLD IS VACANT LAND CONTAINING NO COMMON DESCRIPTION OR ADDRESS. All that certain real property situated in the County of Humboldt, State of California, described as follows: TRACT A PARCEL ONE The Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12 in Township 3 South of Range 5 East, Humboldt Meridian. PARCEL TWO A non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress for all purposes over a strip of land, 50 feet in width, the center line of which is described as follows: BEGINNING at a point
2089.45 feet North and 591.33 feet East of the corner to Sections 11, 12, 13, and 14, Township 3 South, Range 5 East, Humboldt Base and Meridian, which point falls in the center of a County Road traveling Easterly through said Section 11; and running thence South 75 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds East 109.09 feet; North 67 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 240.03 feet; North 77 degrees 55 minutes 15 seconds East 75.90 feet; South 69 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds East 94.50 feet; South 87 degrees 53 minutes 45 seconds East 78.10 feet; North 46 degrees 06 minutes 45 seconds East 152.34 feet; North 66 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds East 230.47 feet; North 38 degrees 31 minutes 30 seconds East 217.15 feet; North 72 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds East 80.60 feet; South 77 degrees 09 minutes 45 seconds East 124.39 feet; North 76 degrees 32 minutes 45 seconds East 78.06 feet; North 51 degrees 59 minutes 45 seconds East 126.20 feet; North 35 degrees 55 minutes 45 seconds East 137 .47 feet; North 49 degrees 48 minutes 45 seconds East 88.56 feet; North 74 degrees 00 minutes 45 seconds East 242.02 feet; North 89 degrees 46 minutes 00 seconds East 145.50 feet; South 62 degrees 18 minutes 30 seconds East, an undetermined distance to enter the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 12, Township 3 South, Range 5 East, Humboldt Base and Meridian. EXCEPTING THEREFROM that portion thereof lying within the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 12. PARCEL THREE A non-exclusive easement for ingress, egress and utilities over a strip of land, the center line of which is the same as that portion reserved and described under (B) in the Grant Deed from Humboldt Land and Cattle, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, to Tim Lee Clark, a married man as his separate property, recorded June 14, 2013 as Instrument No. 2013-013778-4, Humboldt County Records, together with a non-exclusive easement for ingress egress and utilities over any road constructed pursuant to the rights last reserved in said Grant Deed. TRACT B PARCEL ONE Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Section 7 in Township 3 South of Range 6 East, Humboldt Meridian. PARCEL TWO A non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress for all purposes over a strip of land, 50 feet in width, the center line of which is described as follows: BEGINNING at a point 2089.45 feet North and 591.33 feet East of the corner to Sections 11, 12, 13, and 14, Township 3 South, Range 5 East, Humboldt Base and Meridian, which point falls in the center of a County Road traveling Easterly through said Section 11; and running thence South 75 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds East 109.09 feet; North 67 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 240.03 feet; North 77 degrees 55 minutes 15 seconds East 75.90 feet; South 69 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds East 94.50 feet; South 87 degrees 53 minutes 45 seconds East 78 10 feet; North 46 degrees 06 minutes 45 seconds East 152.34 feet; North 66 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds East 230.47 feet; North 38 degrees 31 minutes 30 seconds East 217.15 feet; North 72 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds East 80.60 feet; South 77 degrees 09 minutes 45 seconds East 124.39 feet; North 76 degrees 32 minutes 45 seconds East 78.06 feet; North 51 degrees 59 minutes 45 seconds East 126.20 feet; North 35 degrees 55 minutes 45 seconds East 137.47 feet; North 49 degrees 48 minutes 45 seconds East 88.56 feet; North 74 degrees 00 minutes 45 seconds East 242.02 feet; North 89 degrees 46 minutes 00 seconds East 145.50 feet; South 62 degrees 18 minutes 30 seconds East, an undetermined distance to enter the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Sectio·n 12, Township 3 South, Range 5 East, Humboldt Base and Meridian. EXCEPTING THEREFROM that portion thereof lying within the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 12. PARCEL THREE Non-exclusive easements 40 feet in width for ingress, egress, and utilities, the center lines of which are more specifically described and shown on the Record of Survey for Humboldt Land and Cattle, LLC, recorded in Book 70 of Surveys, Pages· 85, 86 and 87, Humboldt County Records, as Easement 13, and Easement 14. PARCEL FOUR A non-exclusive easement for ingress, egress and utilities over any road constructed pursuant to the following: (1) Rights reserved in the last paragraph under PARCEL ONE in Grant Deed from Humboldt Land and Cattle, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, to Bairn M, Niemela, a single man, recorded June 14th, 2013 as Instrument No. 2013-13774, Humboldt County Records. (2) Rights reserved in the last paragraph of the description in Grant Deed from Humboldt Land and Cattle, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, to Tim Lee Clark, a married man as his separate property, .recorded June 14, 2013 as Instrument No. 2013-013778-4, Humboldt County Records. TRACT C A non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress, together with the right to construct and maintain a road traversing the north half of the northwest quarter ofthe southeast quarter of said Section 12. SALE IS BEING CONDUCTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE ABOVE DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY(IES) WHO MAY BE CONTACTED THROUGH C&H TRUST DEED SERVICE AT THE ABOVE REFERENCED ADDRESS. DIRECTIONS TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY MAY BE OBTAINED PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN REQUEST SUBMITTED TO C&H TRUST DEED SERVICE WITHIN 10 DAYS FROM THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. APN 216-206-004. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and/or other common designation, if any, shown hereinabove. Said sale will be made, but” without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with
interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to wit: Said property is being sold for the express purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $224,710.74. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned Trustee, or predecessor Trustee, has caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (949) 860-9155 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit www.innovativefieldservices.com for information regarding the trustee’s sale using the file number assigned to this case, which is 17-100274. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT if the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Further, if the foreclosure sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid and shall have no further recourse or remedy against the Mortgagor, Mortgagee, or Trustee herein. If you have previously been discharged in bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this notice is intended to exercise the note holders rights against the real property only. As required by law, you are notified that a negative credit reporting may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligation. FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE DATES, BIDS AND POSTPONEMENT INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (949) 860-9155 OR VISIT www.chtrustdeed.com FOR ANY OTHER INQUIRIES, INCLUDING LITIGATION OR BANKRUPTCY MATTERS, PLEASE CALL (949) 305-8901 OR FAX (949) 3058406 Dated: 03/13/2018 C&H Trust Deed Service, as Successor Trustee By: Coby Halavais, Trustee Sale Officer (IFS# 6290 03/22/18, 03/29/18, 04/05/18) 3/28, 4/4/, 4/11 CITY OF ARCATA NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) OLD ARCATA ROAD I MPROVEMENTS: ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES The City of Arcata’s Engineering Department is seeking a qualified consulting firm to provide engineering services and environmental studies for the Old Arcata Road Improvement Project. Work includes preparing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) supporting documents and completion of final plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E). The Old Arcata Road Improvements project is located between the Buttermilk Lane roundabout and the Jacoby Creek Road intersection in Bayside, California, and will be funded with Local, State and Federal dollars requiring the Consultant to follow all pertinent local, State, and Federal laws and regulations. Total amount payable to the Consultant shall not exceed $200,000.00 with a performance period/contract from the date approved by the Arcata City Council in 2018 through July 2019. The DBE goal for this project is 5 %. Sealed proposals for this work will be received at the City Manager’s Office, 736 F Street, Arcata, California, until 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday April 24, 2018. The proposals submitted in response to this RFP will be used as a basis for selecting the Consultant for this project. The Request for Proposals Package for this work can be obtained on the City’s website, www.cityofarcata. org, on or after Friday, March 24, 2018.
BIRTHS, WEDDINGS AND OBITUARIES The Mad River Union is pleased to publish birth and wedding announcements and obituaries up to 250 words free of charge. Photos are welcome. Announcements longer than 250 words, but less than 500, are $100 per week. 500 to 1000 words are $200 a week. The Mad River Union is printed every Wednesday. E-mail announcements, with photos attached separately, to editor@madriverunion.com by 5 p.m. the Friday before.
3/28, 4/4 CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 Case Name: Carter Roosa Case No. JV180029 1. To Jeffrey M. Roosa, Jr. and Sharon Spiers and anyone claiming to be a parent of Carter Roosa born on 1/19/2018 at Redwood Memorial Hospital, Fortuna, CA. 2. A hearing will be held on July 9, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 7 located at Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA 95501, Juvenile Division, 2nd floor. 3. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer. 4. The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated. 5. You have the right to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford to hire one, the court will appoint an attorney for you. 6. If the court terminates your parental rights, the order may be final. 7. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present. ATTORNEY FOR: CHILD WELFARE SERVICES JEFFREY S. BLANCK, COUNTY COUNSEL #115447 DEBRA AVENMARG, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL #271366 825 FIFTH STREET EUREKA, CA 95501 (707) 445-7236 DATE: MARCH 26, 2018 Clerk, by Kim M. Bartleson, Deputy 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 NOTICE OF VACANCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Due to the pending resignation of Director Linda Sundberg, effective at the conclusion of the May 15, 2018, Board meeting, a vacancy will exist for the position she occupied serving the Board of Directors of the Arcata Fire Protection District in Division 2. As this appointment will occur in the second half of the term of office and more than 130 days prior to the next general district election, the appointment to fill the vacancy will expire on the first Friday in December 2018. Should the appointee desire to continue, he or she must file candidacy for the November 2018 General Election. Prospective candidates must reside and be a registered voter within the boundaries of Division 2 of the Arcata Fire Protection District (Division 2 includes all properties located south of Hiller Road in McKinleyville and the Glendale
areas, north of the Mad River). The Board intends to make its appointment no later than June 29, 2018. Any person interested in being considered for appointment to this seat on the Board of Directors is asked to submit an application of qualifications. Forms are available at any of the District fire stations or through the District website at www.arcatafire.org. Applications can be mailed to the District Office at 2149 Central Avenue, McKinleyville, CA 95519 or dropped off Monday – Friday between 8am and 5pm, closed for lunch. Application deadline is April 30, 2018 at 4 p.m. – postmarks not accepted. Questions concerning this appointment should be directed to the Clerk of the Board, at 8252000. The Board will consider all applicants at the regular scheduled District Board meeting on May 15, 2018 at 5:30 p.m., 631 9th Street, Arcata CA. Dated: March 30, 2018 By: Becky Schuette, Clerk of the Board 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 CITY OF ARCATA ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES DEPT. 736 F STREET ARCATA, CA (707) 825-2167 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FOR REROOF CHLORINE BUILDING The City of Arcata is soliciting bids for reroofing the Chlorine Building with an additive alternate for reroofing a portion of the Drying Bed Structure located at the City’s Corporation Yard, at 600 South G Street, in the City of Arcata, California. The WORK consists of removal and disposal of existing roofing and installing new 24 gage standing seam concealed fastener metal roof and requires furnishing all labor, supervision, incidentals, testing, equipment, materials and performing all work required to make those improvements. The WORK consists of, but is not limited to removal and disposal of existing roof, carpentry work, replacement of skylights, ventilation turbines, and installation of new roof, with all flashing and sealants. Sealed bids will be received until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at which time they will be transferred to the City Council Chambers where they will be publicly opened and read aloud by the City Engineer or his designated representative. Said bids will be referred to the Arcata City Council for consideration at their next regularly scheduled meeting on or after May 2, 2018. Questions regarding the project may be directed to, or a site tour may be arranged, by contacting the Arcata Environmental Services Department at (707) 825-2167. Bids received after the specified opening time will not be considered. The bidder is solely responsible for the timely delivery of his bid.
B3 CONTRACTOR shall possess a “C-39 Roofing Contractor” license at the time this contract is bid or a combination of classes required by the categories and type of work included in this contract. PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PROPOSAL forms for bidding this PROJECT will be available April 4, 2018; • For download from City Website www.cityofarcata.org under “Bid on a Project”. • For purchase at City Manager’s Office, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521. A printing charge of $15.00 shall not be refundable, plus a shipping and handling fee of $15.00 for mailing of PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS. Checks payable to the City of Arcata and shall be mailed or delivered in person to the Property and Special Projects Manager. • For viewing at City Manager’s Office, 736 “F” Street, Arcata, CA 95521 and at the Humboldt Builder’s Exchange, 1213 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501. This CONTRACT is subject to State contract non-discrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. The City of Arcata hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. Pursuant to Section 1733 of the Labor Code, the Director of California Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of wages. Bidders should contact the Department of Industrial Relations at (415) 7034281 for General Prevailing Wage Rates on specific job classifications. Future effective wage rates, which have been predetermined, are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations. Bidders are advised that if they intend to use a craft or classification not on file in the general wage determinations, they may be required to pay the wage rate of that craft of classification most closely related to it as shown in the general determinations. The above project is subject to uniform construction cost accounting procedures as set forth in the California Public Contracts Code, Section 22000 et seq., the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act. All bidders shall be licensed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Katie Marsolan, Property and Special Projects Manager April 2, 2018 4/4, 4/11
T.S. No.: 2017-02915-CA A.P.N.:307-121-054-000 Property Address: 7780 Torgersen Rd, Eureka, CA 95503-9634 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER:
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/25/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Robert Mcguiness, AN UNMARRIED MAN AND Jewel Chomicki- McGuiness an unmarried woman as joint tenants. Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 06/29/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-19532-13 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Humboldt County, California, Date of Sale: 05/04/2018 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE 825 5TH STREET, EUREKA, CA 95501 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 456,657.53 THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 7780 Torgersen Rd, Eureka, CA 955039634 A.P.N.: 307-121-054-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 456,657.53. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/ DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2017-02915-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: March 17, 2018 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/ TrusteeServices.aspx Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 4/4, 4/11, 4/18
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MCKINLEYVILLE GRANTS The McKinleyville Area Fund (MAF) is pleased to award seven mini-grants totaling $19,250 to the following McKinleyville organizations: the Lions Club of McKinleyville; the Adult Day Health Care Center of Mad River; the McKinleyville Family Resource Center; MCSD Parks and Recreation; Trinidad Union School; McKinleyville Skatepark Collective; and the McKinleyville Middle School. The purpose of the MA is to support public needs in the McKinleyville area for civic purposes, recreational and non profit organi ations with special needs. Since its founding in , the MA specifically funds McKinleyville area projects. Accepting the awards on March 28, above, are representatives of those organizations Mike Pinske, Ann Pinske, Cyndi Bainbridge, Bob Wainwright, Lions; Virginia Moyer, Adult Day Health Care of Mad River; Robin Baker, Family Resource Center; Lesley Frisbee, MCSD; Charlie Caldwell, Skatepark; Not pictured are Denise Dolan, Trinidad School and Lizzy Dostal, Middle School. In addition, MAF Board members participating and pictured are Chairman John Kulstad; Jeff and Monica Brock, David and Elaine Cherney, Steve and Sandi Henry, Patricia Thomas, and Mary Burke, MCSD’s liaison to the MAF. Submitted photo
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ooking for a cuddly friend? Look no further than our sweet Cookie. We are told that this dog is 12 years old, but honestly, no one can believe that! Cookie is affectionate and loves to give kisses. She can run around the play yard like a dog half that age and does just fine on her walks. Cookie is one of the dogs that met the group of shelter visitors last week and everyone loved her! Cookie is great in the car and really enjoys the opportunity to go for a ride. She is a little too interested in kitties to have one as a housemate, but a dog friend would be fine. Cookie is housebroken, spayed, vaccinated Cookie and microchipped and just waiting for a loving home for her golden years. Older dogs make great companions as they tend to be well-behaved in the house and far less demanding than a younger dog.
Come meet this ageless wonder today! She is at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter, 980 Lycoming Ave. in Mckinleyville. They are open Monday through Friday and more information is available at (707) 840-9132. And for those of you following the ongoing Pepper saga, our buddy had another fun outing and public appearance last week when he accompanied me to A&L Feed for our radio interview. Not only was he very polite to the employees and radio folks, he was fine around the baby chicks and didn’t touch a single bone or rawhide even when they were right under his nose. I look forward to the column when I can report on his adoption! Between radio interviews, dog-walking, puppy vaccinations and helping to reunite owners with their lost dogs, it has been a busy week for Redwood Pals Rescue. Close to 20 dogs went back to their owners last week and there were several adoptions as well, yet the shelter still remains quite full. We are looking for fosters or adopters for several dogs, including this lovely boy Tucker. Tucker was adopted from a San Diego
Humane Society about a year ago. His adopters moved up to Humboldt but were never able to find housing and get on their feet. Health emergencies to the humans caused Tucker to end up in the shelter and his people were not able to take him back. We have been contacted by the owner’s mother and she said that Tucker was very well behaved while living in a van and that he had a great time playing at the Eureka dog park. She would love to take him if Tucker only her senior housing allowed pets. We have personally observed that he knows sit, come, shake and wait and is easy to walk. This is a nice dog that is just a little confused by the kennel situation at the shelter. We have contacted the Humane Society where he came from, but it certainly would be less upheaval for him to find a nice home right here. Tucker is about two years old, neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and is of mixed breed – border collie, Pit Bull or anyone’s guess. To meet this smart fellow, please contact us at redwoodpalsrescue@ gmail.com or call (707) 839-9692.
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month
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