North Coast Journal Staff

Editor: Measure O will increase the County sales tax by 1 percent. Eureka has a 9.25 percent sales tax. Arcata and Fortuna are proposing to follow. If approved, our sales tax in the largest commercial areas in the county would be 10.25 percent, which is among the highest in the entire U.S. The sales tax […]

Editor: I appreciated Susan Lefever’s asking Amy Gustin to supply specifics regarding her allegation that the Biden/Harris admin is censoring free speech (Mailbox, Oct. 3). I hope Amy responds; I, too, wanted to respond. I have accumulated a lot of data about this; here are just two examples: 1) In answering to a House Subcommittee on the […]

Editor: California Gov. Newsom “loaned” PG&E $1.4 billion for five or six years of nuclear power (“Conflicted RCEA Board Passes on Nuclear Power,” Oct. 3)? I have many questions about taxpayer money being used for this purpose. What is the interest rate and how long is the loan for and where did the funds come […]

Editor: With the preponderance of click bait gotcha, shockya headlines, we news consumers have become somewhat unshockable. The experience Anna Nusslock endured at St. Joe’s hospital broke through that wall (“State Sues St. Joseph Hospital,” Oct. 3).  As stated in the press release about the lawsuit against St. Joe’s hospital, ( Thank you Attorney General Bonta), […]

Editor: In 1985 Columbia University students blockaded Hamilton Hall for 21 days to demand divestment from apartheid South Africa. The University acceded six months later and the following year the U.S. Congress passed the Comprehensive Antiapartheid Act. Protests are occasionally successful in changing policy. The moral issue protested at Cal-Poly (“The Shit Show,” Oct. 3) […]

Editor: Thanks to the editor for giving us a forum to talk to people we might not otherwise know and appreciate. I will respond to “Characters of Integrity” (Mailbox, Oct. 3) by referring to the recent NY Times editorial board editorial listing over 90 quotes from department heads and support staff who worked for Trump […]

Editor: It is disappointing to see people abandon the principle of free speech. Their certainty that the government and corporate media are always correct is also perplexing (Mailbox, Oct. 3). Unfortunately, the Democrats’ betrayal of their principles also includes their transformation into warmongers. Harris is clearly the war machine’s preferred candidate. She has steadfastly demonstrated her […]

Editor: As the former owner and operator of a popular family restaurant in Old Town, Eureka, we urge voters to reject “Measure F” Nov. 5. Voting “No on F” removes an obstacle to Eureka’s plans for replacing some parking with affordable housing, benefiting current and future businesses with a larger hiring pool and increased sales from hundreds of […]

Editor: I am voting Republican, since within Trump’s team will be characters of integrity. Tulsi Gabbard is one, and R.F.K., Jr. another. Kennedy said he worries that Kamala Harris would not be able to stand up to the military industrial complex, nor answer unscripted questions from the press. Linda Koenig, Eureka

Editor: Rob Arkley got angry when he found out that Eureka was planning to build affordable homes on a public parking lot his employees use. He dubbed parking the “lifeblood” of downtown, and proceeded to pump over $1 million into a ballot measure to defend that parking and prevent the city from building homes for […]