On the Covers
Two decades of Humboldt County history through the North Coast Journal’s pages.
(July 15, 2010) “Movers & Shakers,” by Judy Hodgson. July 1990.
It started out innocently enough. A Humboldt State professor, volunteering for a nonprofit, wanted to know who were the most powerful people in the county. This information could be useful in fund-raising, for instance.
Jerald Krause oversaw the research by his students. He first ran a survey in 1984-5 and finished a second one in 1990, the Journal‘s first year of publication.
“We wanted to conduct a community needs assessment. First we identified a group of leaders and then we asked them what they saw as community problems and funding priorities,” Krause said.
To come up with the list of leaders, Krause began with six “knowledgeable informants,” key people in a broad cross section of occupations including public relations and the news media. Those informants were asked questions like “Who are the most influential people in the county in terms of their ability to lead others?” “Name the person who has the most power in the county” and “List 10 people most effective in initiating projects.”
They were also asked who are the 10 people most effective at stopping projects.
This year [1990] the number of “knowledgeable informants” was expanded to 17 who in turn identified approximately 286 leaders.
The results grouped these 286 people into three distinct categories. The A List contained only 26 names and garnered far and above more votes than those on the B and C lists. Some of the 26 were obvious: top politicians and business owners. Others were less well known. Some of the A List-ers have since died, but a few would likely top the list again today.
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