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Posts published by “Daniel Mintz”

Humboldt Urged to Rush New Pot Ordinance

Marijuana cultivation is among the many issues Humboldt County’s covering in its General Plan Update but the chairman of the Planning Commission has said that impacts of indoor grows are severe enough to warrant quicker…

HumCo Supes To Set-up Police Review Board

Years in the making, the creation of a county advi­sory committee on police issues is moving forward but a Board of Supervisors vote on it was not unanimous. A provision to allow an auditor or…

HumCo Rowdy Over Health Care

Congressman Mike Thompson answered questions, dispelled myths and endured occasional outbursts in a town hall meeting on what is now the nation’s most debated issue — health care reform. In a September 2 event that…

Opposing The Fish Protection Act

The resisters of Marine Protected Areas are facing a challenge — whether to comply with the public process system to achieve their goals or use more assertive means such as litigation. The Humboldt County Harbor,…

Opposition to Marine Plan Expands

Government agencies throughout the North Coast are against a controversial plan to create marine reserves and the county’s Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District will try to unite the region’s opposition forces into one group. Implementation…

Fishermen Urged To Accept MLPA Process

The implementers of the state’s controversial Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) told a suspicious audience at Eureka’s Wharfinger Building that influence can be exerted through participation in a uniquely inclusive public process. That message, delivered…

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