Arcata Race Hinges on Personal Preference
Because stuff happens, and you should know
Guest post by Chris Hoff
So it is campaign season in Arcata again, and what a season it is shaping up to be. For the city council race, seven people are running for two open seats. But who are these people? As a journalist and resident of Arcata I have [...]
Wireless Industry Sues SF Over Disclosure Law
Will Arcata Blink in the Face of Corporate Legal-Muscle Flexing?
The wireless industry, up in arms since San Francisco passed a first-of-its-kind ordinance requiring cell phone retailers to disclose radiation levels of each cell phone sold at the point of sale, unsurprisingly filed a lawsuit against the city over the law. CTIA, a non-profit association of [...]
“Cell Phones May Be Harmful to Your Health”
Following in the footsteps of San Francisco, the Arcata City Council voted 4-0 (Mark Wheetly was absent) to have city staff draft up an ordinance that would require cell phone retailers within city limits to disclose the radiation levels of the phones they sell. Despite the a lack of scientific consensus as to whether or [...]
Cellular, Dude!
While the Eureka Planning Commission recently approved regulations on the construction of cell phone towers in residential areas Monday, Arcata could be moving toward mimicking San Francisco when it comes to requiring cell phone retailers to disclose the radiation levels of the phones they sell.
Eureka’s move toward regulating cell phone towers comes after an outburst [...]
HCDCC Make Endorsements, Vid of Presentations
Aside from the lights getting turned off on everyone, the frustration expressed by Arcata City Councilman Shane Brinton when he discovered there would be no debate before endorsements are made, and the mild bickering between committee members over rules and order, the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee meeting yesterday, where members vote whether to endorse [...]
The Will of the People…
From mcpeepants.com
Arcata City Councilman Mark Wheetly hailed the introduction of Ordinance 1399 as the “will of the people,” yet he, along with Mike Winkler and Alex Stillman, could give two-shits about it. They made this clear when they voted to adopt the panhandling ordinance despite not one single person out of the almost twenty speakers [...]
The No-Beg Zone
Choosing the most heavy-handed solution next to outright murder, the Arcata City Council bans panhandling throughout most of the city.
