Downticket
The local and state initiatives on the Nov. 4 ballot
(Oct. 9, 2008) The North Coast Journal has declared total war against the Nov. 4 election, and with this edition we initiate our massive, three-issue assault on the various issues and personalities therein. We’re going to get out there and wrestle this baby to the ground for you.
We start with the most difficult assignment: Statewide and local propositions, measures and initiatives. California’s long dedication to direct democracy is one of our state’s most distinguishing features, but damned if it isn’t frustrating. The initiative process has long been corrupted and polluted by the very thing it was designed to subvert — the grasp of the “trusts,” or “big money,” on Sacramento. Nowadays you’d better have a million bucks or more if you want to get something on the ballot, and a lot more if you want it to pass.
This requires the citizens of our great state to be eternally vigilant, and to at least make efforts to get through the massive mounds of arguments and analyses associated with each proposition. Hopefully the present guide will help speed you through the process.
Arms and the Child
Measures F and J: Hey recruiters, leave those kids alone
Popping the Question
What is marriage? Prop. 8 seeks to define, or redefine, the institution
Tax Time
A roundup of hard-times revenue-raisers from across the county
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Old Town Arcata
Will Plaza Point put the kibosh on Arcata whippersnapper shenanigans?
Recent on the cover
Feb. 2
Drug Money
Spending records offer rare glimpse into fiscal life of Humboldt’s drug cops
Jan. 26
Burlesque!
Now it’s bustin’ out all over
Jan. 19
New Direction
The fall and rise of John Shelter, homeless advocate turned entrepreneur
Today
Label GMOs Signature Gathering Training
meetings / 4 p.m. Sun Yi's Academy of Tae Kwon Do, 1215 Giuntoli Lane, Arcata. Help gather valid signatures to get the 'California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act' on the 2012 ballot. E-mail northernhumboldtlabelgmos@hotmail.com. 223-0424.
Open Celtic Music Session
music / 3 p.m. Cafe Veritas/Mosgo's, 180 Westwood Center, Arcata. Informal monthly gathering of musicians playing Irish and other Celtic music. Hosted by Seabury Gould. seaburygould.com. 845-8167.
Nonviolence Action Camp
etc. / 10 a.m. Chinmaya Mission near Piercy. Weekend-long direct action orientation features workshops, role playing, seminars, ceremonies and field trips. Bring food, bedding, warm clothes, signs, banners, bikes, drums, acoustic instruments. Pre-register. saverichardsongrove.org. 932-5898.
Audubon Society Field Trip
outdoors / 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet at Refuge Visitor Center off Hookton Road. Leisurely, two- to three-hour trip intended for people wanting to learn birds of Humboldt Bay area. 822-3613.
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