Exqueeze me? Large parts of Arcata are already a 15-minute city. Downtown is extremely walkable, despite the car infestation, with a variety of destinations; bookstores, bike shops, clothing, groceries, restaurants, …

I do Amazon quite a bit, but if you need something now (like when your heater dies, it’s 53 in your house and you need a space heater and electric …

When we moved here twenty years ago, there was a K-Mart in McK. Nothing great about them, but if you needed an iron, some underwear, a tennis racket or a …

What about making it easy to build ADUs? Friesian Homes even builds them, so homeowners really just need to (buy and) install them. The city could simplify permitting and lower …

The more the local people realize how international conflicts harm us here at home in Humboldt, the more it will demonstrate how it is the power of the people of …

I guess you make a choice about prioritifes when you decide where to live. Never heard of Fred Meyer, though.

While I agree that the lack of many doctors AND a larger variety of jobs is problematic, the other hand is that as things keep getting hotter elsewhere (please see …

I don’t recall the other locations giving away public parcels to developers for free as part of their last housing element round. Those other communities probably still have more of …

Right, and setting really high targets for Eureka puts them at risk of not being able to successfully identify tools to encourage new development, which in turn can impact their …

That’s mostly correct, but “plan” means they have to take concrete actions. Zoning changes won’t cut it, which is why they had to give away the parking lots to entice …

Not seeing the purple myself.

A lot of people live rurally which, obviously, is not where low income housing should be built. I don’t think the 30% is very far from being the correct number, …

Amazon?

They are NOT required to build it, just plan for it. Every other location is going to have the same issues.

This isn’t about how it will be built, but where. Those issues occur everywhere.

irrelevant to this discussion, but important

Yes, it is Hammond Park. But in 2007 the playground portion was upgraded in a collaboration of the city and volunteer groups. The city and a KaBoom grant provided funding. …

We do not have enough doctors to handle our current population.

The question is just what tools does the City have to increase the housing stock? It’s not that they are trying to block new housing, it’s that they are running …

Proper progress would be to generate enough electricity that is low cost so that people can afford to run expensive cooling systems.

I agree on Trader Joes, but we do need a general merchandise type store in McK. I live near Big Lagoon and it’s a long haul down to Eureka when …

I admit that I know relatively little about this, but it seems to me low income housing should be built close to jobs, schools, etc. Low income folks should not …

30 stops for 1 arrest and 1 citation?! 🤨😒 The “probable cause” wasn’t probable enough 28/30 times.

Seems that there are promising developments in a sodium based battery which will work better in cold and not be as toxic

“if you found one guy from Punxsutawney who’s birth certificate got coffee spilled on it as soon as it hit the recorder’s desk, someone else can probably show you an …

I am all for it. Our housing stock in Eureka is abysmal. The landlords who profited off the drug war didn’t do appropriate repairs. It is funny to see people …

i commuted for about 10+ years, car, bus, train, ride share, but when i got my new forever job 14 years ago, one of my criteria was being able to …

They aren’t wiped clean but are sealed. Closed to the public but can be accessed by law enforcement or the courts.

My ex DIL was convicted of a felony and didn’t serve time for it.

I thought crimes that someone committed as a minor were wiped clean once you turn 18, though?Maybe there are exceptions…