Daisy Mae Opal Leen, age 29 of Eureka, has been booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility in relation to this morning’s stabbing investigation. Leen was booked into the facility on charges of attempted murder (PC 664/187(a)), assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm (PC 245(a)(1)) and inflicting injury upon a child (PC 273d(a)), in addition to a warrant on unrelated charges of PRCS Revocation (PC 3455(A)), evading a peace officer (VC 2800.2) and driving under the influence (VC 23152(F)).
The two juvenile victims are reportedly in stable condition and are expected to survive. One juvenile has been airlifted to an out-of-area hospital due to the extent of his injuries. Due to the relationship of the juveniles and the suspect, the victims will be placed in safe custody.
Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
Lake Mendocino was largely dried up due to drought conditions in January. Photo by Bobby Cochran Photography courtesy of Russian River Flood Control, & Water Conservation Improvement District
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom today declared a drought emergency for parched water systems along the Russian River watershed that serve hundreds of thousands of Californians in two counties.
The emergency declaration will give state agencies the power to relax some water quality requirements, allowing more water to be stored in reservoirs serving Mendocino and Sonoma counties.
Most of the state is suffering severe drought conditions due to low rainfall and snowpack, but state water officials said that the other regions aren’t hit hard enough yet to declare a statewide emergency.
Standing on the edge of Lake Mendocino, a rain-fed reservoir rimmed with a cracked crust of mud, Newsom said he is preparing statewide by issuing a separate order calling for a range of actions, including improved monitoring of groundwater pumping and identifying vulnerable rural water systems with tenuous water supplies.
“We’ve barely been out of those drought conditions (in recent years) and here we are, entering back into those drought conditions,” Newsom said.
California’s last drought began in 2012 and spanned five years.
Newsom’s new drought emergency declaration focuses specifically on the Russian River watershed, which spans Sonoma and Mendocino countiesandhas been hardest hit by the drought desiccating California. The region relies on rainfall, and is isolated from state and federal aqueducts.
It is also home to the endangered Coho salmon and the threatened Chinook salmon and Steelhead trout, which will be at risk if too much water is diverted from the river for farms and taps.
The emergency order will allow state officials, if necessary, to restrict the amount diverted and speed up contracts for certain services, such as relocating fish stranded in drying puddles.
“It’s a fairly isolated watershed, and as a result, in the second dry year, is experiencing acute dry conditions that threaten not only the ability to provide water for communities for domestic use, but then also certain imperiled fish populations,” Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot said in an interview with CalMatters.
The drought emergency focuses specifically on the Russian River watershed, which spans Sonoma and Mendocino counties and has been hardest hit by the drought desiccating California.
Sonoma Water, a major provider in the region that serves 600,000 Sonoma and Marin County residents, has seen water levels in the region’s two major reservoirs reach historic lows. Lake Sonoma and Lake Mendocino have hit 62% and 43% capacity, respectively — lower than during the peak of the last drought when dry mud cracked around the puddle of Lake Mendocino’s remaining water.
Rainfall in the city of Ukiah has reached only 39% of average so far this year, beating dryness records set during the severe 1976-1977 drought. In Santa Rosa, precipitation has dipped to 38% of average.
Already, Sonoma Water has reduced flows out of the Coyote Valley Dam on Lake Mendocino to the lowest they can go, said Brad Sherwood, a Sonoma Water spokesperson.
“If we get no additional rainfall, and we can’t reduce diversions off the river, then there’s a true possibility that that reservoir will essentially dry up,” Sherwood said. “We project it will get to a level where we don’t even know if we’ll be able to get water out of it.”
“We don’t anticipate this upcoming storm to be a typhoon deluge like it’s being reported,” Sherwood said. “It would take seven to 10 inches of rain to even make a mark, a dent in our water supply needs.”
Already, water providers in the Russian River watershed and others relying on its water have been sounding the alarm.
Mendocino County’s Board of Supervisors voted to declare a drought emergency on Tuesday. And the Redwood Valley County Water District that serves 1,200 residential and 200 agricultural customers just north of Ukiah has asked residents to use no more than 50 gallons per day per person, according to Ken Todd, vice president of the Redwood Valley County Water District’s board.
The district has also completely eliminated water for agricultural users, including Todd, a grapegrower. Once he taps out the reservoirs on his vineyards, he said, he’ll be out of water. “We won’t have enough water for irrigation this summer. So it’s definitely going to impact our crop,” he said.
Marin Water, which serves more than 191,000 people in Marin County, also receives about 25% of its water from reservoirs on the Russian River. On Tuesday, its board of directors voted to restrict certain uses of drinking water, including washing vehicles at home, power washing structures, and street cleaning. Golf courses will also be allowed to only water trees and greens starting on May 20th.
“We really want to make sure that we do everything that we can to preserve our water supply, because we’ll need it heading into the warmer months until we hit the rainy season,” said Jeanne Mariani-Belding, a spokesperson for Marin Water. “Hopefully, what will be a rainy season.”
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On Friday, April 16, a coalition of three Klamath Basin Tribes joined with groups that represent conservationists and commercial fishermen to urge the Biden administration to grant significant financial relief to all Klamath Basin communities in response to what is predicted to be the driest year on record for the region.
In this joint letter to President Biden, the groups urgently called for federal help to blunt the immediate disastrous economic consequences from impacts of the drought for farmers and ranchers as well as commercial and subsistence fishermen and Tribes. The letter requested investment in short-term measures to assist native species, including fish and birds, as well as longer-term infrastructure improvements designed to prevent similar disasters in future low-water years. In all, the groups have requested more than $250 million in funding to address immediate economic losses and for helping to restore water balance to, and improve ecological conditions in, the drought-prone Klamath Basin.
The Klamath Basin straddles the Oregon-California border, encompassing an area roughly the size of Maryland. Historically it was home to the third largest salmon runs in the continental US, and still is a major stop on the “Pacific Flyway” supporting millions of migratory birds. The upper basin also includes about 220,000 acres of croplands served by the federal Klamath Irrigation Project, supporting hundreds of small farms whose families have lived and grown food there for several generations.
The Karuk Tribe, the Klamath Tribes of Oregon, the Yurok Tribe, American Rivers, California Waterfowl, California Trout, Fly Fishers International Northern California Council, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA), Sustainable Northwest, and Trout Unlimited sent the letter jointly. See below for quotes from representatives of these organizations. For more information, or to arrange an interview with a spokesperson who can speak to the details of the specific requests in the letter, contact Nina Erlich-Williams at nina@publicgoodpr.com.
“The Klamath Basin is in crisis,” said Russell “Buster” Attebery, Chairman of the Karuk Tribe. “This drought has the potential to irrevocably damage the already anguished ecosystems and economic viability of the area. Salmon are the lifeblood of the Karuk people and play an integral role in our culture, ceremonies, and nourishment. We have watched our fisheries decline for decades and have done everything in our power to save them, but we have arrived at an impasse; there is nothing we can do to make the rain come. The Karuk Tribe is committed to working collaboratively to find solutions to this crisis and stands with fellow tribes, commercial fishermen, and conservationists in the call for disaster relief for all affected parties in the Klamath Basin.”
“All Klamath Basin communities will be hard hit this year by extreme drought, and need help to survive. Farmers are out of water, fisheries are closed, even Tribal basic subsistence fisheries are being curtailed,” said Glen Spain, Northwest Regional Director of PCFFA, which represents commercial family-owned salmon fishing operations on the west coast. “These communities are working together for their common cause. The Federal government could – and should – help them survive.”
“As the Klamath and much of the West faces unprecedented drought conditions, it’s critical to join together to adopt both temporary and permanent measures to ensure our communities can thrive without sacrificing a healthy environment,” said Greg Block, President of Sustainable Northwest.
“This year’s worst-case water crisis has the potential to cause enduring damage to the ecology of the Klamath River, the lifeline of the Yurok people. The severe drought also poses a serious threat our lifeway and livelihoods. In a few months, the Tribe will be cancelling our commercial salmon fishery for the fifth time to protect another record-low fish run, which will make it difficult to impossible for many of our families to pay basic bills and put food on the table,” [said] Frankie Myers, the Yurok Tribe’s Vice Chairman. “Fish are the foundation of our traditional culture and the glue that holds our community together. We need to solve the Klamath’s water challenges before it is too late for the salmon. We are prepared to work with our neighboring tribes, ocean fishers and conservation partners on building a more resilient ecology and economy in the Klamath Basin.”
On April 21, 2021, at about 8:50 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 1800 block of Buhne Drive in King Salmon for the report of a possible stabbing with two injured juvenile victims.
While responding to the incident, deputies received information that a 29-year-old female was currently at a gas station on the 4100 block of Broadway Street in Eureka brandishing a knife. Officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the gas station and detained the female. Upon further investigation, law enforcement learned that the female had been provided transportation by a motorist to the location from King Salmon. Based upon information obtained, the female was determined to be the suspect of the incident in King Salmon.
Meanwhile, at the residence in King Salmon, Sheriff’s deputies located two juvenile males, ages 11 and 7, with significant laceration injuries. The juveniles were transported to a local hospital for emergency treatment and are in unknown condition at this time. The juveniles have been confirmed to be related to the suspect.
This incident is still under active investigation and more information will be released when available.
Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
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UPDATE, 10:05 a.m.: The suspect — a 29-year-old woman — has been officially taken in custody, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges.
Animal control has come to retrieve a dog associated with the trailer where the incident took place.
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UPDATE/CORRECTION, 9:33 a.m.: Samantha Karges of the Sheriff’s Office tells the Outpost that the injured juvenile was injured in King Salmon, rather than at the Patriot Gas Station. We’ve updated our headline accordingly.
Karges says that there were two juvenile victims at the King Salmon location, which is inside the community’s RV park. Both have been transported to the hospital, Karges says, and there is no additional information about their condition at this time.
The Outpost’s Andrew Goff is in King Salmon. A neighbor tells him that she heard screams early this morning, looked out the door and saw two children receiving care. One was heavily bandaged around the head, and another had wounds to their back.
A kid washes blood off the sidewalk.
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Photos: Andrew Goff.
Police are swarming the Patriot Gas Station across from Pierson’s on Broadway after a juvenile was attacked with a knife, sustaining lacerations to their face and neck, according to scanner traffic.
A suspect has been detained. A second person — a woman — was reported injured at the same location, but it’s not clear whether that person was the suspect or an additional victim.
EPD spokesperson Brittany Powell says that the department received an additional call, at around the same time, from a person who gave a woman a ride to town from King Salmon. The caller told dispatchers that the woman brandished a knife while inside the car, and had bloody hands.
The Sheriff’s Office is responding to a location in King Salmon, according to scanner traffic, and initial reports indicate that there are victims at a location there.
No, they were not all talking at the same time. Screenshots from Tuesday’s meeting (clockwise from top left): First District Supervisor Rex Bohn, Second District Supervisor Michelle Bushnell, Fourth District Supervisor Virginia Bass, Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson, Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Ian Hoffman and Fifth District Supervisor Steve Madrone.
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The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday had some major money-management decisions to make, including how best to spend the latest influx of Measure Z revenues, and also which strategies are needed to address exploding pension liabilities.
And, of course, there was more talk about the pandemic.
Dr. Ian Hoffman, Humboldt County’s health officer, struck a tone of cautious optimism — with emphasis on the caution — during his latest update on local conditions surrounding COVID-19.
Reading from prepared remarks, Hoffman said that while there’s “a lot to rejoice for in this wonderful season of spring and rebirth,” local case counts have begun to rise again, more than doubling from a rate of just two per 100,000 residents last week to four-and-a-half per 100,000 this week.
Most of the new cases are popping up in young people, and Hoffman theorized that precautionary measures that have been established in schools and on playing fields aren’t necessarily being followed once kids are on their own.
He also spent a good deal of time encouraging people to get vaccinated.
“Vaccine opens up opportunity,” Hoffman said, though he reminded people that you’re not considered fully vaccinated until two weeks after the last dose in your series (meaning the second dose of either Pfizer or Moderna or the one-and-only shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine).
Fully vaccinated people should continue to wear facial coverings and social distance in public, but they’re free to travel without getting tested or quarantining afterwards, he said. And fully vaccinated people can safely visit among themselves indoors, no masks or distancing required.
However, Hoffman added, “even if you’re vaccinated, you should avoid medium- to large-size gatherings, and you should continue to mask and distance in public and at work.”
Regarding last week’s announcement that 10 local residents have tested positive despite being fully vaccinated, Hoffman noted that this was fully expected, and they represent a tiny fraction — just 0.03 percent — of the 30,000-plus local residents who’ve been fully vaccinated. All 10 were either asymptomatic or “extremely mild” cases, he added.
Hoffman took a few moments to paint a picture of the joyous experiences awaiting the fully vaccinated:
So imagine: crisp Humboldt evening, Crabs Stadium on the night that all those in attendance show proof of vaccination. You could be at full capacity within that vaccinated section, cheering alongside your friends and neighbors without having to sit six feet apart.
A fully vaccinated section of Van Duzer Auditorium in Arcata or [the] Fortuna High School gymnasium could increase the capacity to 50 percent in the orange tier and 75 percent in the yellow tier — again, allowing you to sit in close proximity with your neighbors and friends who’ve been distanced from for the past year.
This means seeing your favorite bands, theater, comedy, high school drama, middle school bands, youth sports with your family, friends and neighbors sitting alongside.
It’s all possible with the vaccine.
How does one reach this utopia? Well, if you’re not already vaccinated, you should be keeping your eye on two websites, Hoffman said. One is MyTurn, a state-run website that Humboldt County Public Health recently started using to book its mass-vaccination clinics. Those clinics have administered more than 6,300 vaccine doses. “That’s more than 5 percent of the eligible population of the county vaccinated at our mass vaccine site in the past two weeks alone,” Huffman said.
The other website to use is the federal government’s VaccineFinder, which connects patients to local pharmacies and clinics receiving their vaccine supply through federal COVID programs.
Hoffman noted that some people have experienced glitches with the MyTurn site, and he encouraged folks to list their location as simply “Humboldt County,” rather that entering a specific zip code, to get a full list of available clinics.
“Humboldt County Public Health is starting up a mobilization unit to get out to our homebound or hard-to-reach rural areas,” Hoffman said. “Open Door and United Indian Health Services have also been doing mobile outreach to the homebound, homeless and hard-to-reach populations over the past few weeks and will continue to expand in the coming weeks … .”
Meanwhile, society continues to reopen, with more and more businesses resuming or expanding operations and local residents planning weddings, conferences, sporting events, graduations and more with increasingly detailed guidance from the state.
“In the meantime, we must remember that COVID-19 is still out there,” Hoffman warned. “Variants of concern are spreading, and most of our population is still not protected with the vaccine.” Case counts could continue to climb if people don’t follow safety precautions, and such trends could jeopardize the statewide goal of removing the “Blueprint” framework of tiered restrictions come June 15.
“Wear a mask, distance in public and get vaccinated as soon as you can get an appointment,” Hoffman urged. “If you are vaccinated, encourage [your] family, friends, neighbors and coworkers to do the same thing — so you can join together.”
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Next, the Board looked at the latest set of funding recommendations from the Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Measure Z Expenditures. Measure Z, as you no doubt recall, is the half-percent countywide sales tax measure passed by voters in 2014 as a means of boosting funding for public safety and other essential services.
Generally speaking, there has been less money available to be doled out each year as more and more of the revenue is absorbed by ongoing expenditures — mostly staff costs tied to previously approved projects. For the upcoming 2021-22 fiscal year there was a bit more than $12.5 million in revenue available for allocation, though $8 million of that is already spoken for, as explained above.
That left about $4.5 million to be disbursed — not nearly enough to cover the $7,308,985 in requests that came via 30 applications from various county departments and outside agencies. And so, over the course of five public meetings, the Citizens’ Advisory Committee developed a ranked list of funding recommendations, which it delivered to the board via a letter, which you can read by clicking here.
Glenn Ziemer, the chair of the committee, said public interaction was way lower this year than in the past, a phenomenon he blamed on meetings being held via Zoom thanks to COVID. Nicholas Kohl, the Fourth District representative on the committee, echoed that sentiment, saying,“I was very concerned that [the public is] starting to miss part of the process … and we’re not getting a full view of what our citizens want to prioritize.”
But the committee still managed to come up with its ranked list, with the top-ranked suggestion being nearly $2 million to the Humboldt County Fire Chief’s
Association and Southern Trinity Volunteer
Fire Department to cover equipment, dispatch
services, insurance costs and more.
Second on the list was $440,565.91 to the K’ima:w Medical Center for rural ambulance and emergency services, followed by $390,000 to the Eureka Police Department for various public safety and homeless service initiatives.
Other agencies slated to receive Measure Z funds next fiscal year include the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, the police departments from Arcata, Fortuna and Rio Dell, the county’s public works department and the Eureka Broadcasting Company. (Read the letter linked above for details.)
After some discussion, including the observation that Measure Z funds are insufficient to even put a dent in the county’s road-maintenance needs, Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson made a motion to direct staff to take the recommendations of the Measure Z Citizens’ Advisory Committee forward in the budgeting process. First District Supervisor Rex Bohn seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.
The county’s 2021-22 budget will be finalized at a future meeting, though these approved expenditures will likely remain in place.
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Lastly, in the snooze-inducing conclusion to the morning session, the board received a lengthy presentation on pension funding policy. While the topic may be boring as you delve into the details, Deputy County Administrative Officer Sean Quincey explained at the outset how big the stakes are.
“Over the last 20 years, the county’s annual contributions towards pension costs have grown exponentially, and without a strategy going forward these costs will threaten the county’s ability to provide many vital local services,” Quincey said.
Indeed, the county currently has more than $330 million in unfunded pension liability. Over the past 11 years, the county’s required pension expenditures have ballooned from 18 percent of total payroll costs to nearly a third of payroll costs.
Quincey noted that the board has taken various steps in recent years to curb this exponential growth, and today the board was asked to approve a policy allowing employee salary deductions to be
placed in a pension account. The board was also asked whether the county should pursue a short- or long-term funding strategy for a federally authorized post-retirement account called the Section 115 Pension Trust.
A trio of public investment professionals delivered presentations explaining how this public sector debt has grown in recent years — think the dot-com crash at the turn of the century, the Great Recession, increased life expectancy and lower-than-expected investment returns. They also delved into what the county is doing about it while looking toward the future.
Dan Matusiewicz, from a consulting firm called Government Resource Group, said there has been a shortfall due to underperforming investments, and the discussion of the year, in the government realm, is whether or not to take on more risk.
After Matusiewicz’s presentation, First District Supervisor Rex Bohn commented, “We’re not in great shape, but we’re not in bad shape. Would that be a good way to Cliff Note it?”
Matusiewicz allowed that Bohn’s summary was apt.
The board members all agreed that adopting a long-term funding strategy is the right move, and in a unanimous vote they directed staff to adopt the pension funding policy in question.
A Utah court hearing for triple-murder suspect Mauricio Sanchez-Johnson was canceled today because he was being too unruly to be brought to court.
Sanchez-Johnson, who has been in the Tooele County Jail for more than two months, is fighting extradition to California on charges that he murdered three people Feb. 10 on Bear River Rancheria. Today a hearing was scheduled on the status of the extradition process, but a bailiff informed the judge that Sanchez-Johnson was causing a disturbance.
Sanchez-Johnson booking photo.
“Your Honor, we don’t have Sanchez-Johnson in the (jail) courtroom,” the bailiff said. “He was being disruptive so we took him back to the jail.”
Sanchez-Johnson, 19, can’t be returned to Humboldt County unless Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an extradition warrant. District Attorney Maggie Fleming requested the warrant, which defense attorney Andrea Sullivan is opposing.
Because Sanchez-Johnson is charged with the special allegation of multiple victims — he allegedly shot three people in the head — the punishment if convicted could be either the death penalty or life in prison without possibility of parole.
Sullivan, in an e-mail, said she sent Newsom’s office a detailed letter outlining serious issues with the extradition.
“Specifically,” she said, “the fact that the Humboldt County district attorney filed capital murder charges against an 18-year-old Native American teenager less than 24 hours after the homicides were discovered. This means that the DA took less than one day to decide seek the death penalty and/or life without possibility of parole.”
Her letter to the governor will be included in the packet of information the Department of Justice prepares for Newsom’s consideration. Sullivan has urged Newsom to refuse to sign the warrant unless the special circumstance of multiple victims is removed. Sullivan already asked Fleming to drop that charge.
Sanchez-Johnson fled Humboldt County after the killings and was arrested the next day by the Utah Highway Patrol.
Fleming, also in an e-mail, defended the quick filing of charges and also the validity of the special allegation. She let the governor’s office know that Sanchez-Johnson’s “is a very serious case that occurred on tribal land and destroyed the lives of family and tribal members.”
Sanchez-Johnson allegedly shot Margarett Lee Moon and her fiance Nikki Dion Metcalf, both 40, and Margarett Moon’s 16-year-old daughter Shelly Moon, after he was caught in bed with the girl. He told one person he shot Shelly because he didn’t want any witnesses.
Two younger children were home at the time and were not harmed.
“Because this individual murdered three people in a home where other children were present and then fled the state,” Fleming said, “it was necessary to file criminal charges as soon as possible due to the very serious risk he posed while out of custody.”
Fleming and district attorney’s investigators participated in the initial investigation, she said, so there was no need to wait for written reports.
As to Sullivan asking to have the special circumstance charge dropped in exchange for Sanchez-Johnson agreeing to be returned to California, “I concluded that the additional criminal activity of fleeing a triple homicide should not be used as a bargaining tool for the defendant.”
Fleming pointed out her office has never asked for the death penalty and will not do so in this case. As for the possibility of life without parole, “whether or not the case results in that penalty will be determined much farther down the road, after Sanchez-Johnson has been returned to Humboldt County and either pled to the charges or proceeded to trial.”
Fleming said she has discussed possible sentences with tribal members and the victims’ family members and will continue to do so.
Sanchez-Johnson’s next court hearing in Utah is set for May 4. He is represented there by a public defender.
He was 18 at the time of the killings but turned 19 in early March.
Guard your eyeballs, Eureka. The fourth edition of the Eureka Street Art Festival is gearing up to force even more different colors into your brain. This year’s event will focus on the drab Highway 101 corridor around downtown Eureka, and will include the big mural on the Humboldt County Courthouse we’ve discussed here on LoCO previously.
Wrap your mind around the map above and then scroll down for a release containing more details from festival organizers:
The fourth annual Eureka Street Art Festival will be spreading color throughout Downtown Eureka from Aug. 7 to 14, 2021. This year, we are focusing on the 101 corridor, and will be painting a number of wayfinding and welcoming murals. We currently have eight murals in the works being painted by nine artists, almost all of them locals.
This year we are working on bringing fewer, larger murals to Eureka: over 8,500 square feet of public art! This includes the massive mural being painted on the County Courthouse on I Street by Blake Reagan and Lucas Thornton; a big map of Eureka being painted on the corner of E and 5th Streets by Jenna Catsos (of Pen+Pine); a mural featuring a local endangered specie sponsored by the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC); a piece being coordinated by HAPI (Humboldt Asian and Pacific Islanders) in honor of Eureka’s historic China Town; and a repainting of a current piece of public art, by Kati Texas.
Big murals mean big money, and if you want to support this year’s pieces of public art, you can contribute to the Go Fund Me: gf.me/u/zqcq9f
Due to the unknown nature of the virus, we are not currently planning a Block Party, and are instead focusing our energy on bringing some HUGE murals to town.
The Eureka Street Art Festival’s mission is to create intentional, accessible art that enlivens public spaces, stimulates community revitalization, and attracts visitors to Eureka. Our long term aim is to recreate this event annually and continuously introduce new public art in Eureka. Excess funds raised by the Festival will go towards the maintenance of existing public art throughout the city. ESAF is a DreamMaker project of the Ink People Center for the Arts.
