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The Journal: letters@northcoastjournal.com
McKinleyville Press: news@mckinleyvillepress.com
Savage Henry: editor@savagehenrymagazine.com
Redwood Times: manderson@redwoodtimes.com
Rio Dell Times: steve@riodelltimes.com
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President Barack H. Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414 Fax: (202) 456-2461
Email: president@whitehouse.gov
U.S. Senate:
Dianne Feinstein (D)
Hart Senate Office Building
Room 331
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3841 Fax: (202) 228-3954
San Francisco: (415) 393-0707
http://feinstein.senate.gov/ (contact via webform)
Barbara Boxer (D)
Hart Senate Office Building
Room 112
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3553
San Francisco: (415) 403-0100 Fax: (415) 956-6701
http://boxer.senate.gov/ (contact via webform)
U.S. Representative
Jared Huffman (D)
1630 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Ph: (202) 225-5161
Hours: M-F 9-6:00pm
Eureka Office:
317 3rd St., Suite 1
Eureka, CA 95501
Eureka phone: 407-3585
Fort Bragg Office:
430 North Franklin St.
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
999 Fifth Ave.
Suite 290
San Rafael, CA 94901
Ph: (415) 258-9657
http://huffman.house.gov/contact (contact via webform)
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Governor
Jerry Brown
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Faxes: (916) 445-4633 Fax: (916) 558-3160
Website: http://gov.ca.gov/
Email: governor@governor.ca.gov
State Senate (Del Norte)
Doug LaMalfa
Capitol Office
State Capitol, Room 3070
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-4004
Fax: (916) 445-7750
Website: http://cssrc.us/web/4/default.aspx
Email contact via website
State Assembly (Humboldt)
Wes Chesbro (D)
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0001
Phone: (916) 319-2001
Fax: (916) 319-2101
Eureka phone: 445-7014 Fax: 445-6607
Email: assemblymember.chesbro@assembly.ca.gov
Website: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a01/
http://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD01& (contact via webform)
Humboldt: (Also represents Del Norte and Trinity Counties.)State Senate (Humboldt)
710 E Street, Suite 150
Eureka, CA 95501
Tel: (707) 445-7014 Fax: (707) 445-6607
Mendocino & Lake:
311 N. State Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
Tel: (707) 463-5770 Fax: (707) 463-5773
Sonoma:
50 "D" Street, Suite 450
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Tel: (707) 576-2526 Fax: (707) 576-2297
Noreen Evans
State Capitol Building
Room 4081
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-4002
710 E St.
Eureka, CA 95501
Eureka phone: 445-6508 Fax: 445-6511
Website: http://sd02.senate.ca.gov/
Email: senator.evans@sen.ca.gov
http://sd02.senate.ca.gov/contact (contact via webform)
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◼ HUMBOLDT COUNTY Board of Supervisors
◼ Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Agendas
◼ Humboldt County Planning Commission Agendas & Minutes
Meetings are Live Streamed (click here) as well as archived, and Broadcast LIVE and rebroadcast by AccessHumboldt on Channel 10 Go to AccessHumboldt.net for schedule information and archived video◼ City of Arcata
◼ -- Arcata City Council Agendas
Note: LIVE Video Streaming or On Demand Video (click here) of City Council, Planning Commission, Historic & Design Review Commission meetings, and City events and award ceremonies are available online. When a meeting/event is streaming LIVE, “In Progress” will appear in the Upcoming Events box.◼ City of Blue Lake
◼ -- Blue Lake City Council Agendas
◼ City Of Eureka CALENDAR
◼ -- Eureka City Council Agendas Meetings start at 6:00 P.M
◼ City of Ferndale CALENDAR
◼ -- Ferndale City Council Packet
◼ City of Fortuna CALENDAR
◼ -- Fortuna City Council Agendas
◼ McKinleyville Community Services District
◼ City of Rio Dell CALENDAR
◼ -- Rio Dell City Council Agendas
◼ City of Trinidad CALENDAR
◼ -- Trinidad City Council Page
◼ 1st District: Rex Bohn Phone: 476-2391
Email: rbohn@co.humboldt.ca.us
◼ 2nd District: Estelle Fennell Phone: 476-2392
Email: efennell@co.humboldt.ca.us
◼ 3rd District: Mark Lovelace Phone: 476-2393
Email: mlovelace@co.humboldt.ca.us
◼ 4th District: Virginia Bass Phone: 476-2394
Email: vbass@co.humboldt.ca.us
◼ 5th District: Ryan Sundberg Phone: 476-2395
Email: rsundberg@co.humboldt.ca.us
Mailing address:◼ HUMBOLDT COUNTY Board of Supervisors
Humboldt County Courthouse (Humboldt)
825 Fifth St., Room 111
Eureka, CA 95501
Other Contact Information:
Kathy Hayes
Administrative Support Manager to the Board of Supervisors / Clerk of the Board
Phone: 707 476-2396
Nikki Turner
Deputy Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
Phone: 707 476-2384
Tracy D’Amico
Administrative Assistant to the Board of Supervisors
Phone: 707 476-2390
Fax: 707 445-7299
◼ Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Agendas
◼ Humboldt County Planning Commission Agendas & Minutes
Meetings are Live Streamed (click here) as well as archived, and Broadcast LIVE and rebroadcast by AccessHumboldt on Channel 10 Go to AccessHumboldt.net for schedule information and archived video
◼ 1st District: Leslie McNamer Email: llmcnamer@co.del-norte.ca.us
◼ 2nd District: Martha McClure Email: mmcclure@co.del-norte.ca.us
◼ 3rd District: Michael Sullivan Email: msullivan@co.del-norte.ca.us
◼ 4th District: Gerry Hemmingsen Email: ghemmingsen@co.del-norte.ca.us
◼ 5th District: Dave Finigan Email: dfinigan@co.del-norte.ca.us
Mailing addresss:Board of Supervisors (Del Norte)
981 H St., Suite 200
Crescent City, CA 95531
Phone: 464-7204
Website: http://www.co.del-norte.ca.us/
Arcata
◼ Susan Ornelas, Mayor Cell Phone: (707) 601-6488
Email: sornelas@cityofarcata.org
◼ Michael Winkler, Vice Mayor Voice Mail: (707) 822-1857
Email: mwinkler@cityofarcata.org
◼ Alex Stillman Voice Mail: (707) 845-3900
Email: astillman@cityofarcata.org
◼ Shane Brinton Voice Mail: (707) 845-9372
Email: sbrinton@cityofarcata.org
◼ Mark Wheetley Phone: (707) 822-5953
Email: mwheetley@cityofarcata.org
Mailing address:◼ City of Arcata
City Hall, 736 F St.
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone: 822-5953 Fax: 822-8018
◼ -- Arcata City Council Agendas
Note: LIVE Video Streaming or On Demand Video (click here) of City Council, Planning Commission, Historic & Design Review Commission meetings, and City events and award ceremonies are available online. When a meeting/event is streaming LIVE, “In Progress” will appear in the Upcoming Events box.
Blue Lake
◼ Sherman Schapiro, mayor;
◼ Karen Barnes, mayor pro-tem;
Councilmembers: Lana Manzanita, Kevin Benjamin, Michelle McCallWallace,
Mailing address:City Hall, P.O. Box 458Blue Lake, CA 95525Phone: 668-5655 Fax: 668-5916
Crescent City
◼ Charles Slert, mayor;
◼ Kathryn Murray, mayor pro-term
Councilmembers: Kelly Schellong, Donna Westfall, Rich Enea,
EurekaMailing address:City Hall, 377 J St.Crescent City, CA 95531Phone: 464-7483 (ask for city clerk) Fax: 465-4405
◼ Mayor: Frank Jager Phone: 441-4200
Email: fjager@ci.eureka.ca.gov
◼ 1st Ward: Marian Brady Phone: 441-4169
Email: mbrady@ci.eureka.ca.gov
◼ 2nd Ward: Linda Atkins Phone: 441-4168
Email: latkins@ci.eureka.ca.gov
◼ 3rd Ward: Mike Newman Phone: 441-4170
Email: mnewman@ci.eureka.ca.gov
◼ 4th Ward: Melinda Ciarabellini Phone: 441-4167
Email: mciarabellini@ci.eureka.ca.gov
◼ 5th Ward: Lance Madsen Phone: 441-4171
Email: lmadsen@ci.eureka.ca.gov
Mailing address:◼ City Of Eureka CALENDAR
City Hall, 531 K St.
Eureka, CA 95501-1165
Phone: 441-4172 Fax: 441-4138
◼ -- Eureka City Council Agendas
Ferndale
◼ Jeff Farley, mayor;
◼ Stuart Titus, vice mayor;
Councilmembers:Niels Lorenzen, Ken Mierzwa, Jon 'Max' Maxwell,
Mailing address:◼ City of Ferndale CALENDAR
City Hall, P.O. Box 1095
Ferndale, CA 95536
Phone: 786-4224 Fax: 786-9314
◼ -- Ferndale City Council Packet
Fortuna
◼ Doug Strehl, Mayor;
◼ Ken Zanzi, mayor pro tem;
Councilmembers: Mike Losey, Sue Long, Dean Glasser,
Mailing address:◼ City of Fortuna CALENDAR
City Hall, 621 11th St.
Fortuna, CA 95540
Phone: 725-7600 Fax: 725-7610
◼ -- Fortuna City Council Agendas
Rio Dell
◼ Judy Woodall, mayor;
Councilmembers: Richard 'Bud' Leonard, Marc Barsanti, Melissa Marks, Jack Thompson,
Mailing address:◼ City of Rio Dell CALENDAR
City Hall, 675 Wildwood Ave.
Rio Dell, CA 95562
Phone: 764-3532 Fax: 764-5480
◼ -- Rio Dell City Council Agendas
Trinidad
◼ Kathy Bhardwaj, mayor;
Councilmembers: Tom Davies, Dwight Miller, Julie Fulkerson, Mike Morgan,
Mailing address:◼ City of Trinidad CALENDAR
City Hall, 409 Trinity
Trinidad, CA 95570
Phone: 677-0223 Fax: 677-3759
◼ -- Trinidad City Council Page
MCSD McKinleyville Community Services District
Board of Directors:
◼ Helen Edwards, President
◼ Dennis Mayo, Vice President
◼ John Corbett, Director
◼ David Couch, Director
◼ Bill Wennerholm, Director
Mailing Address:Orick Community Services District
1656 Sutter Rd.; McKinleyville, CA 95519
P.O. Box 2037; McKinleyville, CA 95519
MCSD Main Office:
Phone: (707) 839-3251 Fax: (707) 839-8456 Emergency Pager: (707) 268-4778
Parks & Recreation Office:
Phone: (707) 839-9003 Fax: (707) 839-5964
Email: mcsd@mckinleyvillecsd.comWebsite: http://mckinleyvillecsd.com/
Board of Directors
◼ Ron Barlow, President
◼ Kristina Combs, Vice-President
Directors: Robert Secor, Bryan Frick, Nancy Koke
Mailing Address:Scotia Community Services District
101 Swan Road
Orick, CA 95555
(707) 488-5741
Email: orickcsd@gmail.comWebsite: http://orickcsd.blogspot.com/
Board of Directors
◼ Jim Barnes
◼ John Broadstock
◼ Kevin Laloli
◼ Gayle McKnight
◼ Rick Walsh
120 Main Street Scotia CA 95565
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 245 Scotia CA 95565
Main Office:
Phone: 707.764.4114
Fax: 707.764.4150
◼ http://scotiacsd.com/
◼ Meeting Agendas
Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District
Board of Directors
Division 1 Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap 707-362-0626
Email: sopoci-belknap@hbmwd.com
Division 2 Sheri Woo
Email: woo@hbmwd.com
Division 3 Barbara Hecathorn
Email: hecathorn@hbmwd.com
Division 4 J. Bruce Rupp
Email: rupp@hbmwd.com
Division 5 Aldaron Laird 707-825-8770
Email: laird@hbmwd.com
Mailing address:Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation & Conservation District
828 Seventh Street/P.O. Box 95
Eureka, CA 95502
Phone: (707) 443-5018 Fax: (707) 443-5731
http://www.hbmwd.com/contact_us contact via webform
Commissioners: Ronnie Pellegrini, Roy L. Curless, Mike Wilson, Richard Marks, Patrick Higgins
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1030, Eureka CA 95502-1030
601 Startare Drive, Eureka, CA 95502
Tel: (707) 443-0801 Fax: (707) 443-0800
http://www.humboldtbay.org Contact via webform
Emergency Information: The Marina is always tuned to VHF Channel 14.
◼ Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG)
.....Meets 4th Thursday at 7:00 PM in Eureka
◼ Humboldt County Convention & Visitors Bureau
.....Meets Quarterly for lunch (various locations)
◼ Humboldt County Waste Management Authority (HCWMA)
.....Meets 3rd Thursday @ 6:30 PM in Eureka
◼ Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA)
.....Meets 3rd Wednesday at 9:00 AM at HTA
◼ League of California Cities (Redwood Empire Division) (LOCC)
.....Meets Quarterly (various locations)
◼ Redwood Region Economic Development Commission (RREDC)
.....Meets 4th Monday at 6:30 PM in Eureka
◼ Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
◼ Redwood Coast Energy Authority
.....Meets 3rd Monday at 3:00 PM in Eureka
◼ Humboldt/Del Norte Hazardous Response Authority
.....Meets Quarterly at 4:30 PM in Eureka
Arcata Elementary School District
Board Members:
Stacy Atkins-Salazar atkins-salazar@sbcglobal.net
Lee A. Lazon llazon@humboldt.k12.ca.us
Katherine Salinas ksalinaslcsw@gmail.com
Jeffrey Schwartz Trustee jschwartz@humboldt.k12.ca.us
Rob Seltzner rseltzner@humboldt.k12.ca.us
District Office: 707-822-0351Bridgeville School District
1435 Buttermilk Lane
Arcata, CA 95521
Arcata Elementary School: 822-4858
2400 Baldwin Street
Arcata, CA 95521
Principal: Margaret Flenner
Sunny Brae Middle School: 707-822-5988
1430 Buttermilk Lane
Arcata, CA 95521
Principal: Lynda Yeoman
Board Members: Traci O'Brien, Curtis Cross, Robert Bruce, Joyce Church and Bobbi Good.
Big Lagoon Union School District
Board Members:
Diane Berry. Londa Berry, Dana Margolis, Robi Sclafani, Brandi Shipman
269 Big Lagoon Park Road◼ http://www.humboldt.k12.ca.us/blagoon_sd/index.html
Trinidad, CA 95570
Phone: 707-677-3688
Blue Lake Union School District
Bridgeville Elementary School District
Cuddeback Union School District
Board Members: Todd Calvo, Harry Dibble, Randy MacMillan, Jeanna Mc Clendon and Jacob Morss.
Cutten Elementary School District
Eureka City Schools, a Unified District
Alice Birney School K-5
Eureka High School 9-12
Grant School K-6
Lafayette School K-6
Washington School K-6
Winzler Children’s Center Child Care
Zane Middle School 7-8
Zoe Barnum High School Alt.
Ferndale Unified School District
Fieldbrook Elementary School District
Board Members:
4070 Fieldbrook Road, Fieldbrook, Ca. 95519◼ http://teacherweb.com/CA/FieldbrookSchool/DistrictHomepage/sdhp1.aspx
Phone: 707-839-3201
Fortuna Elementary School District
Board Members: Ken Steele, President ,Rich Barsanti, Vice President , Don Brown , Janice Olkin and Marilyn Strehl.
Fortuna Union High School District
Board Members: Ronan Collver Chair, Charles Giannini Vice-Chair, Eldon Whitehead Clerk, Tom Chapman and Anita Gage
Garfield School District
Green Point School District
Hydesville Elementary School
Board Members: Sharon Colburn, Maile Feuerman, Nicole Foley, George Gredassoff, and Lisa Jager.
Jacoby Creek Charter School District
Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District
Maple Creek Elementary School District
Mattole Unified School District
Cutten Elementary School District
Cutten Elementary School District
McKinleyville Union School District
Board Members:
Brian Mitchell - President of the Board
Tim Hooven - Clerk of the Board
Justin Zabel- Board Member
Sara Alto - Board Representative
Don Rosebrook - BoardMember
2275 Central Avenue McKinleyville, CA 95519-3611Northern Humboldt Union High School District
Phone: 707-839-1549 Fax: 707-839-1540
◼ Contact information for all district employees
Dow's Prairie Elementary School
3940 Dow's Prairie Road, McKinleyville, CA 95519
Phone (707)839-1558 Fax (707)839-5652
McKinleyville Middle School
2285 Central Ave, McKinleyville, CA, 95519
Phone: 707-839-1508 Fax: 707-839-2548
Morris Elementary School - Language Immersion School
2395 McKinleyville Ave., McKinleyville, CA 95519
Phone: (707) 839-1529 Fax: (707) 839-4754
Board Members: Dan Collen, Mike Pigg, Dana Silvernale, Dan Johnson, Colleen Toste
Arcata High School 9-12
McKinleyville High School 9-12
Pacific Coast High School Alt.
Tsurai High School Alt.
2755 McKinleyville Avenue, McKinleyville, CA 95519-3400CHRIS HARTLEY, District Superintendent
Telephone: (707) 839-6470 Fax: (707) 839-6477
DAVE LONN, Executive Director
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 6:pm.
January through June meetings are held at the Arcata High School mpr and August – December they are held at the McKinleyville High School mpr.
Orick Elementary School District
Pacific Union School District
Board Members:
Matt Babich, President
Verne Skjonsby, Jr., Clerk
David Kinzer
Chris Emmons
Ted Weller
Karla Darnall, Superintendent/Principal
Paul Souza, Associate Principal
3001 Janes Road, Arcata, CaliforniaRio Dell Elementary School District
Phone: 707.822.4619
◼ http://www.humboldt.k12.ca.us/pacificun_sd/
Board Members: Jim Rich, Board President, Marion Thom, Board Clerk, Valerie Barrote, Brett Barsanti and Martha Eggel
Peninsula Union School District
Rio Dell School District
Monument Middle School 6-8
Eagle Prairie Elementary School K-5
Scotia Union School
Board Members: Neil Bartlett, Ed Lewis, Sarah Ireland
South Bay Union School District
Pine Hill School K-3
South Bay School 4-6
Southern Humboldt Unified School District
Agnes Johnson Elementary School K-7
Casterlin Elementary School K-8
Osprey Learning Center Alt
Redway Elementary School K-7
South Fork High School 8-12
Whitethorn Elementary School K-7
Trinidad School District
◼ Humboldt Tea Party Patriots
◼ Del Norte Tea Party Patriots
◼ Ukiah Valley Patriots
◼ Humboldt Tea Party Patriots
◼ Humboldt Coalition for Property Rights (HumCPR)
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