Sour Notes
This led the apparently enraged Kirn to pen one of the most extraordinary staff reports that this connoisseur of the form has ever had the privilege to read. It offers the standard palette of options that staff always presents to elected officials. In this case, Kirn said, the city could order the developer to completely rearrange his project at massive cost, or it could divert the proposed pathway out into streets at not-quite-so-massive cost, or it could drop the project altogether.
But then there was another option, and Kirn phrased it like this. “Make life difficult for NCRA/NWP by starting a grass roots/local agency effort calling for the elimination of all funding for NCRA activities,” he wrote. In other words, let’s wrestle the bastards to the floor and slit their throats with a straight razor.
And, ho! Such was the path that the city chose to pursue, along with one last-ditch effort to make nice with the phantom railroad. As the saying goes: Healdsburg, you’re killing our children! Something like that …
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44th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship Race
STAFF PICK / events, art, outdoors, sports, for kids, free / 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A 3-day, 42-mile kinetic sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water! LeMans start at the Noon Whistle on the Arcata Plaza. Follow the race through Manila, Eureka and into Ferndale on Memorial Day for the Glorious Finish. kineticgrandchampionship.com. 889-3024.
Flow 2012 Fashion Show
STAFF PICK / events / 8 p.m. Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St. Student designed and produced clothing. Fundraiser for Arcata Arts Institute. $35/$25 students. artsinstitute.net. 822-1220.
Woodside Preschool's Rummage/Bake Sale
events / 8 a.m.-noon. Woodside Preschool, 900 Hodgson St, Eureka. www.woodsidepreschool.com. 445-9132.
Lanphere Dunes Restoration
STAFF PICK / outdoors / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet at Pacific Union School. Help remove non-native invasives at the Lanphere Dunes Unit of the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Tools and gloves provided, wear work clothes and bring water. Carpool to the protected site. 444-1397.
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