After nearly 50 years on the local and international stage, Dell’Arte International is facing closure.
Dell’Arte has “suffered terrible financial hardship” in recent years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and “subsequent loss of support,” according to an Oct. 6 news release. “Critical cash flow issues” have forced the organization to “lay off nearly all staff,” prompting a campaign to save Blue Lake’s world-renowned theater company and school.
“Live theatre is fast becoming an endangered species, and it’s my heartfelt wish to play some part in its
recovery,” Board Chair Libby Maynard said in a prepared statement. “My health does not currently permit me to play an active role in that
recovery, but I am able to put money towards it. So this is my challenge to the community – help us
raise at least $125,000 by the end of the year to keep the lights on and the doors open as the
organization builds towards a more sustainable future.”
We’ll update this post when we know more.
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Press release from Dell’Arte International:
Blue Lake, October 6, 2023 – Dell’Arte has been a source of laughter, inspiration, community and
commerce in Blue Lake since 1974. We’d love to celebrate that in our upcoming 50th year, but we may
not have a choice. The organization is currently unable to overcome critical cash flow issues and must
lay off nearly all staff, while a small group working at greatly reduced hours continues to offer classes
and workshops to the local community. The always-popular Holiday Show is also slated for cancellation
unless much needed funds are donated to sponsor a production.
Like almost every theatre company in the world, Dell’Arte has suffered terrible financial hardship as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent loss of support, major national and state-wide
changes in philanthropy and funding and significantly reduced audiences.
Libby Maynard, outgoing Chair of the Board of Directors of Dell’Arte International and co-founder and
executive director emerita of The Ink People Center for the Arts, has seeded the Save Dell’Arte
campaign with $5000.
“Live theatre is fast becoming an endangered species, and it’s my heartfelt wish to play some part in its
recovery,” says Maynard. “My health does not currently permit me to play an active role in that
recovery, but I am able to put money towards it. So this is my challenge to the community – help us
raise at least $125,000 by the end of the year to keep the lights on and the doors open as the
organization builds towards a more sustainable future.”
Dell’Arte is turning to its community in Humboldt and throughout the diaspora of Dell’Arte alumni
around the world. We seek your help to survive and thrive into our 50th year and beyond. A new
generation is preparing to meet the audiences of today. Dell’Arte’s Leadership Council (Alyssa Hughlett,
Tony Fuemmeler, and Julie Douglas) are eager to bring entertaining and sharp-toothed new theatrical
work to our stages and summer festivals, begin a new line of training programs for the actor-creator,
and celebrate its artistic legacy and 50th Anniversary.
Head of Training Tony Fuemmeler adds “Dell’Arte is not a fixed entity with a timestamp in renaissance
Italy (or 1970s California). Dell’Arte has been evolving from the beginning. It is meant to evolve. We
must be awake. Over the coming decade, humanity (and Humboldt County) will be navigating
unforeseen evolutions in the ways humans strive, encounter conflicts, and ultimately find meaning in
our participation in the world. Humans need a story in which to locate themselves in, and tools for
finding its expression. The need for Dell’Arte as a dynamic, ongoing destination for research, training
and performance through the undeniable lens of the body in space remains as potent and vibrant as
ever.”
Donations can be made online at www.dellarte.com/support-us, or by mail to PO Box 816, Blue Lake, CA
95525. Donations can also be made by calling 707-668-5663, but please note there are limited office
hours.
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About – Dell’Arte International
Dell’Arte International is the North American center for theatre training, research and performance of
the actor-creator. We are a committed community of artists who, for almost 50 years, have modeled
and shared in a sustained, ensemble artistic practice. One of our deepest values is engendering the
relationship between art and place, artist and community, expressed through training and performance
at the highest levels and in partnership with local communities. Dell’Arte alumni can be found
performing throughout the world, from Cirque du Soleil to Shakespeare and everything in between.
The Eureka Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Christine Anne
Randolph (aka “Clover”). Randolph is a Eureka resident and had last contact with friends and
family on October 8, 2023.
Randolph is described as being a white female adult, 53 years old, with grey hair and brown
eyes. She is approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall weighing 135 pounds. Anyone with information
regarding the whereabouts of Randolph is asked to contact Sergeant Crnich with the Eureka
Police Department Investigations Unit at 707-441-4318.
The River Lodge will host a Democratic party Oct. 21
Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee release:
Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee (HCDCC) is thrilled to host its 2023 Democrat of the Year event on Saturday, October 21, as we honor Debra Garnes and Nick Bown-Crawford for their commitment to our community and Democratic values. We are also excited to introduce the inaugural recipients of the “Service Award” to Pam and Bob Service in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the Democratic community.
About Debra Garnes: Debra Garnes is a native of Detroit, Michigan, who attended Northern Michigan University and later enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving four years aboard the Pearl Harbor-based USS Jason. Upon being honorably discharged, she moved to Sacramento, where she worked for Sacramento Municipal Utility District as a Hazardous Waste Technician until her retirement in 2001. Garnes moved to Rio Dell in August 2003 after living a year off the grid in Zenia, CA. She was elected to the Rio Dell City Council in 2014 and is now serving her second term. Garnes has shown strong, hopeful leadership in the aftermath of the destructive earthquakes and ongoing recovery, and she is dedicated to progressing projects and improvements that will elevate the City of Rio Dell.
About Nick Bown-Crawford: Nick Bown-Crawford was born and raised in Humboldt County, and after extensive time abroad overseas and in the US, he recently returned to the Redwood Coast where he now resides in Bayside, CA. Nick is currently the Executive Director of Humboldt Made, a local non-profit that focuses on creative projects and support services to positively impact economic development in the region. Nick stepped up to assist in the leadership and formation of Humboldt’s newly formed COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster), contributing his systems knowledge and experience to developing emergency food access plans tailored to our rural area.
About Pam Service: Pam Service is a distinguished political scientist and accomplished author, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s degree in History and Archaeology from the University of London. Pam’s leadership and involvement within the HCDCC and as a delegate to the California Democratic Convention speaks volumes about her commitment to Democratic ideals. Beyond her political pursuits, Pam is an esteemed member of the Humboldt County Historical Society, is very involved with Humboldt community theater, and has previously served as a city council member in Bloomington, Indiana.
About Bob Service: Bob Service–a university professor, former HCDCC president, and past Democrat of the Year–has dedicated his life to advancing Democratic principles. With a wealth of experience as a congressional staff member and legislative aide, Bob’s contributions have helped shape the Democratic agenda on a state and local level. Bob has also served as a delegate to the California Democratic Convention and is regularly involved in Humboldt community theater.
We’ll host this year’s event at the River Lodge in Fortuna with a lavish Roaring ‘20s gala perfect for a costume-inspired date night out on October 21st. Buy tickets by October 16th to be guaranteed a seat.
2023 Democrat of the Year Gala
Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
Time: Doors open 5:30 PM
Venue: River Lodge Conference Center, 1800 Riverwalk Dr, Fortuna
About Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee: The Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee (HCDCC) is dedicated to promoting Democratic values, supporting Democratic candidates, and engaging the community in meaningful political discourse. With a focus on inclusivity, integrity, and progress, HCDCC strives to create a vibrant Democratic community in Humboldt County.
As you can see in the link above, last year the Outpost reported that a developer was planning on turning Broadway-front property that once contained the decrepit old Pine Motel into a Subway sandwich store and a Starbucks.
However, that has changed. Come word today that the new plan is to turn it into a Wingstop and a Starbucks, and they’re shooting to have it up and running by the spring of next year!
Wingstop, if you didn’t know, is a chicken wing thing with lots of sauces.
Press release from LR&E Companies:
LRE
& Companies, a full spectrum real estate development, asset
manager, construction, and hotel management company, has partnered
with Wingstop on a project that will bring the popular restaurant to
the highly anticipated project located at 2411 Broadway. This will be
the first Wingstop location in Humboldt County.
“Wingstop
is a brand that is well-known and attracts many customers—but it
has yet to come to this area,” says Akki Patel, CEO of LRE &
Companies. “I am thrilled that local residents and visitors will be
able to enjoy the food and service that has made Wingstop such a hit
through this project.”
2411
Broadway Street, just off of US 101, is the gateway to Eureka’s
community. Once the site of an abandoned, aging motel, this prominent
space will soon be welcoming other exciting businesses, including
Starbucks, to this new retail hub that will be completed by Spring
2024.
“Wingstop
has chosen Eureka as an ideal market to locate a new store,” reads
a statement from Wingstop. “We
are enthusiastic to co-tenant with the Starbucks drive-thru in this
great location and bring our exceptional chicken wings and sandwiches
to Eureka.”
Wingstop
quickly became a fan favorite when it first opened its doors in 1994.
In 1997, the company began offering franchises. Today it is one of
the fastest-growing concepts in the country, with more than 2,000
Wingstop restaurants open across the globe. Eureka will soon be among
their newest locations.
“We
are excited to create a place for residents to gather, have a meal,
and enjoy some coffee in this convenient and central location in
Eureka,” said Patel. “And we look forward to bringing more brands
to this great community.”
With
more than two decades of experience and fostering strong partnerships
with cities and companies, LRE & Companies specializes in
identifying opportunities in smaller markets by understanding the
unique gaps in growing communities, and bringing in the right brands
to fill those gaps.
The
project at 2411 Broadway is one of two current projects that LRE &
Companies is currently working on in Eureka. Eureka Gateway project,
located at 1905 5th Street, will feature an exciting new tenant that
will occupy the 2,400-square-foot space with a drive-thru next door
to Starbucks. Eureka Gateway is located off Highway 101, with access
and visibility from 4th and 5th streets, and T and U streets.
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Recently Saturday Night Live goofed on a fictional chain similar to Wingstop in that it serves wings.
Gov. Gavin Newsom during a press conference where he signed new gun legislation into law at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on Sept. 26, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that he has signed the first of a series of bills that aim to transform California’s mental health system. Depending on who you ask, this transformation represents a long overdue humanitarian response — or a worrisome step backward on civil liberties.
The signature loosens long-standing rules about who is eligible for involuntary treatment under the half century-old Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, the landmark mental health law that regulates involuntary civil commitment in the state. Advocates and county leaders expect the new legislation to lead to more people being placed in treatment facilities against their will.
“California is undertaking a major overhaul of our mental health system,” Newsom said in a written statement. “The mental health crisis affects us all, and people who need the most help have been too often overlooked. We are working to ensure no one falls through the cracks, and that people get the help they need and the respect they deserve.”
Newsom also is expected to sign legislation sending two key ballot measures to voters next March: a $6.4 billion bond to pay for 10,000new treatment beds and supportive housing, and an overhaul of California’s 20-year-old law that funds mental health services with a tax on millionaires. A majority of voters would need to approve those measures.
All of this comes just as CARE Court, Newsom’s signature mental health legislation from last year, begins rolling out in an initial cohort of seven counties. Glenn, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne counties opened their Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Courts on Oct. 2; Los Angeles County will open its court on Dec. 1. The rest of the state will follow next year.
Addressing serious mental illness among the state’s growing unhoused population is a major focus of all of these initiatives. That population has burgeoned to more than 170,000 people, less than a quarter of whom have severe mental illness, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
CARE Court allows family, close friends, first responders and behavioral health workers to petition a court to compel a person with untreated schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders into a court-ordered treatment plan. The ballot initiative that would redesign the Mental Health Services Act would require that 30% of tax dollars brought in under the plan go toward housing programs, half of it to serve people who are chronically homeless or living in encampments.
Taken along with the signature of the involuntary confinement law, Senate Bill 43, the moment marks a significant departure from the decades in which the civil liberty protections for Californians with mental illness seemed virtually untouchable because of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act.
The authors of that law — Assemblyman Frank Lanterman and Democratic Sens. Nicholas Petris and Alan Short — sought to end the inappropriate and often indefinite institutionalization of people with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities. At the time, it had been relatively easy for family members to force people into mental health treatment, often locking them away for long stretches in state hospitals where conditions were abhorrent.
New standard for involuntary treatment
The law, which then-Gov. Ronald Reagan signed in 1967, established strict criteria to determine who was eligible for involuntary treatment as well as specific timeframes that limited involuntary holds. This included the 72-hour hold known as a 5150. But concomitant promises to build up community-based support programs did not materialize.
Susan Talamantes Eggman, a social worker turned Democratic state senator from Stockton who has become one of the legislature’s main authors of mental health policies, is among those who feel California went too far back then.
“For fear of doing something wrong we did something even worse,” she said.
Eggman authored the law, carried the legislation to redesign the Mental Health Services Act and also co-authored last year’s CARE Act.
She told CalMatters she has tried five times in recent years to introduce legislation amending the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act. Stiff resistance from disability rights groups and some legislators impeded those changes, she said.
This year’s attempt sailed through the Legislature without opposition. It expands the legal definition by which someone can be deemed “gravely disabled” and treated against their will. The new, expanded definition allows for consideration of whether a person fails to provide for their own medical care or personal safety. It includes not just mental illness, but also severe substance use disorder and chronic alcoholism.
She called the current constellation of policy changes “the most significant thing we’ve done in the mental health, behavioral health workspace easily within the last 50 years.”
Why some families want involuntary treatment
Many families of seriously mentally ill individuals say they are thrilled with Eggman’s bill and with the other policy shifts, having long felt sidelined in their efforts to press for treatment when loved ones refused it.
“I think personally that the tide is finally turning, that we are on our way to really doing something to help these very sick people get the treatment that they need,” said
Linda Mimms, vice chair of the national Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance.
She lauded Newsom’s interview with 60 Minutes last month, in which he called out critics of the changes, saying: “Change has its enemies. I get it. But one thing you cannot argue for — with all due respect to all the critics out there — is the status quo. You can’t. And in the absence of alternatives, what the hell are we going to do to address this crisis?”
But those critics say they aren’t defending the status quo at all. Rather, they point to other parts of the system — including affordable housing and an array of voluntary treatment services — that have suffered after decades of underinvestment.
“We’re never having the right conversation,” said Kelechi Ubozoh, a mental health advocate and author of We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health. “It is a conversation around poverty. We’re still saying ‘let’s blame it on mental health and the mental health system.’”
Many who live with mental illness have had traumatic experiences with involuntary treatment, Ubozoh said, and are “really scared” by the current direction the state is headed.
“For no one to oppose this huge erosion of civil rights is just a really concerning change in the state legislature,” said Samuel Jain, senior attorney with Disability Rights California. He believes state leaders feel pressure to address the homelessness crisis, and as a result are conflating homelessness and mental illness.
“We don’t feel that this is going to change anything on the streets,” he said. “This strategy seems to be to take people with mental health disabilities and put them into institutions.”
In the meantime, he said, the organization’s clients often find themselves stuck in emergency departments and locked psychiatric settings because there are no community-based beds for them.
Worry about California’s mental health tax
Some mental health advocates also are wary of Newsom’s ballot initiative to reallocate money from the millionaire’s tax, which raises several billion dollars every year for programs.They say the redesign of the Mental Health Services Act will inevitably redistribute some funds away from current programs.
That worries Tiffany McCarter, executive director of the African-American Family & Cultural Center in Oroville, which provides children with food, after-school care, and other services, such as anger management.
“I was pushing and pulling within my own self,” she said. “I want to help the homeless on a mass level for sure.” But she worries: “When it came to this measure, if they do this, what about our kids?”
That’s because her organization depends almost entirely on money from the Mental Health Services Act. She’s trying to rush to apply for grants but worries that she doesn’t have enough time. She says other organizations that serve people of color in her community — and around the state — are in the same position.
“It’s a lose, lose, lose all the way around,” she said.
Counties, which are charged with implementing many of the mental health policy programs coming down from the state, including CARE Court, caution that change will take time.
“It is a very positive thing that there are higher expectations around behavioral health in our communities,” said Graham Knaus, CEO of the California State Association of Counties.
But after decades of underfunding, he says, resources are still finite. The state continues to face significant shortages of appropriate housing placements, public guardians and mental health workers.
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Joseph Marcus Williams passed
on Sept.
10, 2023, at the age of 80. Joe was born on Jan. 1, 1943, to Frank
and Fern Williams in Columbus, Ohio. Joe was the first baby born in
Columbus in 1943, and among other gifts, he received a free ride home
from the hospital in an ambulance with his mother. Each New Year’s
celebration was accompanied with “Happy Birthday Joe!”
The
Williams family moved to Eureka immediately after WWII, when Joe was
two years old. Joe was very much a homebody, and rarely ventured from
Eureka or Kneeland since his arrival in 1945. He often said
everything he needed was in Humboldt County.
Joe
attended local Eureka schools while pursuing his passion for
horsemanship and roping, becoming a ranked team roper in the early
1960s. Joe met the love of his life, Linda Marie Jackson, as part of
the horse community when she was a member of the Pegasus Patrol, and
they were married in 1961.
Joe
worked for Precision Lumber Company from 1960 until 1970 when the
company closed. He then worked briefly for Twin Parks Lumber Company
before beginning work for Schmidbauer Lumber Company in 1972, where
he stayed until 2017. Joe was a model employee and quickly rose from
the green-chain to debarker while at Precision Lumber Company. A
great story about Joe concerns a meeting with George Schmidbauer, the
owner of the fledgling Schmidbauer Lumber Company, who visited Joe in
the hospital after an injury at Twin Parks Lumber Company to recruit
him for work at his new sawmill. Joe’s reputation for quality hard
work and reliability had become well known.
Joe
and Linda dreamed of living a bucolic life on the Williams’
Kneeland family ranch, and they made their dream come true in 1971.
Along with their three boys, Joe and Linda raised cattle, swine,
goats, and chickens while supporting community events at Kneeland
Elementary School. Joe also was on the Kneeland Volunteer Fire
department board.
Much
to the chagrin of Joe’s three boys, Schmidbauer Lumber Company had
a 3.5-day work schedule (3x11, 1x6), which allowed 3.5 days per week
to work on the ranch fixing fences, digging ditches, constructing
buildings without electricity, and animal husbandry. Joe’s
reputation for hard work definitely included working on the ranch.
Joe
had a very close relationship with his parents, and therefore despite
rising each workday at 4:30 a.m.
to work a 11-hour shift
at the mill, he would stop to visit his parents in Eureka each
evening before making the 45-minute drive home to Kneeland.
Joe
and Linda met at the age of 15 and were married at the age of 18. To
say their relationship and marriage was the very definition of
commitment and partnership would not be sufficient to describe the
oneness they were and are.
Joe
lived his life exactly the way he wanted to live it. He’ll be
greatly missed by his family and friends, and everyone who ever had
the pleasure of meeting him.
Joe
was preceded in death by his parents, and his sister Veralee
Biancani.
Joe
is survived by his loving wife Linda, his brothers Cliff Williams and
Bob Williams, his children Wayne Williams, Ed Williams (Lisa), and
Patrick Williams (Stephanie), his grandchildren Danielle March (Jim),
Brittany Brown (Rob), Joey Williams, Bill Williams, Bryan Williams,
and Brye Williams, and his great grandchildren Lyra Brown, Jaxon
Brown, Bennett March, and Margaret March.
No
formal services will be held.
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The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Joe Williams’ loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See guidelines here.
Conceptual designs for proposed Linc Housing developments at Eighth and G streets (top) and Sixth and M streets (bottom). | File images courtesy City of Eureka.
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UPDATE, TUESDAY MORNING: Gail Rymer, public relations spokesperson for both Citizens for a Better of Eureka and other Arkley-related initiatives, received and responded to the email we sent to Arkley seeking comment. She wrote that Arkley would not be the proper person to respond, as he is not a member of Citizens for a Better Eureka, nor, she said, is he a majority owner of Security National.
Whatever the case with that, Security National is a financial backer of Citizens for a Better Eureka, according to the group’s website, and though Rymer said she wasn’t sure whether this was still the case, Arkley is still listed as the president of the company with which he has been associated most closely for two decades or more.
Here’s the statement Rymer sent on behalf of Citizens for a Better Eureka:
On
behalf of the Citizens for a Better Eureka, let me set the record
straight regarding the organization’s efforts. The number one focus
is not about stopping housing but on the economic vitality of
downtown. Downtown businesses will suffer significantly if parking is
taken away. They rely on visitors coming into Eureka and employees
from around the area being able to drive to work to keep their doors
open. Restaurants will not be able to survive if close-by parking is
lost – people
do not feel safe walking downtown at night.
The
Citizens for a Better Eureka members know that Eureka needs housing
and favors housing developments. Still, there are more sensible
options that won’t destroy downtown businesses. They are not trying
to stop development; they are simply trying to save their
businesses. Mr. Slattery wants to eliminate more than 600
downtown parking spaces. That will kill the economy of Eureka.
As
shown in maps distributed by an anti-driving/parking organization,
the city has many other potential lots to build housing that would
not disrupt and economically impact downtown businesses. For years,
many downtown businesses have tried to work with the city on its
plans to build housing without compromising parking. It’s
documented in your publication from
City Council meetings going back to 2020, if not further. The
Citizens for a Better Eureka was left with no choice. Bringing these
lawsuits was the only avenue to force the city to reconsider its
housing plan. It did not need to come to this if the city had worked
with local business owners.
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ORIGINAL POST:
Rob Arkley’s fight to preserve parking lots in downtown Eureka continues.
With a third and fourth lawsuit filed against the City of Eureka last week by the Arkley-affiliated group Citizens for a Better Eureka, the Security National CEO and sometimes-resident continues to follow through on threats he made to sue the city over plans to develop affordable housing on vacant, city-owned parking lots.
Arkley has called parking lots “the lifeblood” of a thriving downtown, and in response to the city’s plans he has feuded with city officials, threatened to move his business’s headquarters outside city limits, helped launch a ballot initiative that would block the projects and, through this group, filed four lawsuits, counting the two filed last week.
As in the earlier suits, filed in April and May, these latest ones claim that the City of Eureka failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
This time, the suits pertain to affordable housing developments planned in two locations — one at the corner of Eighth and G streets, the other at the corner of Sixth and M.
The city has awarded the bid for these planned developments — plus a third complex at Myrtle and Sunny Avenues — to Long Beach-based Linc Housing, and just last month the California Strategic Growth Council awarded Linc and the city a grant of $30.1 million to support the project, which would include a total of 90 units across the three locations.
In its new lawsuits, which you can download via the links below, Citizens for a Better Eureka argues that the city improperly approved the housing developments by failing to simultaneously declare the land “surplus” in the manner required by state law.
The city says the housing developments are exempt from CEQA review because they represent infill projects on surplus land, but Arkley and his allies say the developments will have potentially
significant impacts on traffic, air quality and public safety. The suits demand that the city analyze those potential impacts thoroughly before proceeding.
City Manager Miles Slattery said the group’s true motives have nothing to do with environmental impacts.
“It’s pretty clear that this group is doing everything in their power to stop any [housing] development in the city,” he said. “And as developers, some of the people who are part of this [group] should realize that parking is one of the biggest deterrents to development. Anything pro-parking is anti-development.”
Environmental advocates are also skeptical about the motives behind these lawsuits.
“This is yet another example of Rob Arkley’s abuse of our environmental laws,” said Colin Fiske, executive director of the nonprofit Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities (CRTP).
“The removal of some public parking spaces does not count as an environmental impact, no matter how much those parking spaces are beloved by Mr. Arkley,” Fiske continued. “We hope the courts will quickly dismiss these frivolous lawsuits. If they are allowed to proceed, they could delay or even stop the construction of the affordable, climate-friendly housing Eureka so desperately needs. Furthermore, there are nearly $70 million in state investments in Eureka’s downtown that are potentially at risk due to Arkley’s recent lawsuits and his cynical, misleading ballot initiative. These latest suits are more evidence of his reckless disregard for downtown businesses, residents and the environment.”
An email to Arkley seeking comments and additional information was not immediately returned.
Click the links below to download pdf copies of each lawsuit, which are identical to each other save references to the project locations.
