Enter the Backlash
Wise voters will cover their heads for the next few months, because the mud is going to be flying in from all directions. The idea will be to obscure the technicalities of the thing itself, and to replace them with seething anger, conspiracy and innuendo at the personalities behind the project, or behind the opposition to the project. Political people know that’s what gets out the vote, but care little about the fact that it leaves us all stupider.
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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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FOUR Comments
Comment / By Bob / Feb. 11, 11:51 a.m.
This election is all about the general plan. Hank mentions who gave $10K to Bonnie, but look at who gave $50k to Bass. The developers, who want to clear cut, subdivide, build and move on.
Arkley does not live here any more, he’s moved to Louisiana.
God help us if the restaurant hostess wins the Supervisors seat.
Comment / By BillyJoeBob Baphomet / Feb. 11, 3:33 p.m.
Agreed, have you seen the outragously massive subdivision these developers are now trying to put in across from College Cove??!!
So the greedy developers are moving from HomeDepot to pushing for hundreds of new homes of no less than an acre in Trinidad… Keep on your toes people, they are all around us. Probably from out of town.
When will the madness end?
Comment / By Fred Mangels / Feb. 12, 7:12 a.m.
Bob wrote, “Arkley does not live here any more…”.
I don’t know about that. I see him drive by my house fairly often. His official residence may be out of state but he still spends time here.
Comment / By a1 / Feb. 16, 11:18 a.m.
Perhaps we should make get a ballot initiative demanding a master use plan on the balloon tract before the city can issue any further permits to develop the site. This is the last piece of public use land in the city right? No reason to give up turning it into something everyone in eureka can benefit from with out a fight..