Editor:
Re: Protecting the Night (Oct. 16), I’m thankful that our county now has a lighting ordinance, and am as puzzled as Supervisor Arroyo, who said, “… I’m frankly surprised that anyone voted against it.”
As an early morning boardwalk stroller, my particular concern is for Humboldt Bay adjacent to Old Town Eureka. I see where some businesses have taken pains to shield their outside lights, while others haven’t. The worst offender is Cato Fisheries at the foot of I Street. I can only imagine at how disruptive these lights must be to the diurnal rhythms of shorebirds and seals living in the adjacent bay.
I’d love to see the city follow the lead of the county in controlling such literal eyesores.
Barry Evans, Eureka
This article appears in No Kings II.
