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elect somebody who gets the job done and supports the Eureka Fair Wage Act. I’m voting for Chris Kerrigan. Michael Hansen, Eureka
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yourself, your family, your community to Editor: elect Elan Firpo Humboldt County District Some Kerrigan supporters have critiAttorney. cized Virginia Bass for her previous career Bill Welton, Fortuna of working in, and managing, her family’s restaurant. Editor: Editor: Why do they demean honest, hard For myself and others who I have I support Elan Firpo for D.A. She is the work? Restaurant work is a highly skilled, talked to, the most important issue facing only candidate currently working as deputy demanding profession. If they disbelieve us is human-caused climate change. I want district attorney and is a senior felony prosthat, they should work an eight-hour shift. our board of supervisors to be prepared ecutor. She is endorsed by the Humboldt I value the experience of Virginia Bass in to help our community through the trying Civil Liberties Defense Fund, and, simply this field. It is a great asset to bring to times that are coming as a result of hustated, she’s brilliant and offers the best elected office. manity’s failure to deal with choice for Humboldt County’s future. She Bass managed resources global warming in a timely has extensive experience managing personat her restaurant, created manner. nel and has articulated specific plans for jobs, and issued paychecks On the web Toward that end, we moving the office forward. to hundreds of employhave very clear choices Her primary opponent, Maggie Flemees. That is way beyond ahead. ing, is backed by law enforcement. I do not the scope of Kerrigan’s We can either supwant them to be choosing our next D.A. experience. port the two develop-atSimply put, I believe Fleming would be a What does Kerrigan do any-cost current board return to power for the old guard, which for a living? Is it true he members, who are at the would be most unfortunate for Humboldt lives off a large inheribeck and call of moneyed County’s future. On the other hand, Elan tance, but won’t admit For more election interests in Humboldt Firpo has fresh ideas, grounded in the hard it out of fear he will lose letters visit: County — or we can supwork she’s been doing after Fleming and votes? port the two candidates others quit the office. If you pay income northcoastjournal.com with wider viewpoints, who Richard Salzman, Arcata taxes, Mr. Kerrigan, what will help us plan for and is the source of that transition our community Editor: income? into something that can survive and even When elected, Maggie Fleming will bring The 4th District deserves far better prosper during the coming economic and a wealth of experience as seasoned prosthan someone so evasive that he won’t environmental hard times. ecutor to the office of the district attorney. say how he supports himself. For these reasons, I am supporting and Her successful prosecution record can’t Re-elect Virginia Bass! voting for Sharon Latour for 5th District be matched. Maggie is not only the best Lora Canzoneri, Arcata Supervisor, and supporting Kerrigan in the choice but the only logical choice for dis4th District. Please join me. trict attorney of Humboldt County — and Michael Welch, McKinleyville that is why I enthusiastically support MagEditor: gie Fleming for district attorney. Please join Up front let me say that regardless of Editor: with me and many other law enforcement family, I would not endorse my daughter Disregarding years of work and public professionals in voting for Maggie Fleming Elan Firpo if I didn’t believe she is the best input, the “gang of four” have rewarded for district attorney on June 3. choice for district attorney. Here’s why: the developers that got them elected Mike Downey Elan routinely and voluntarily works a by butchering the GPU and dismantling 60 to 70 hour week (no overtime paid). Editor: environmental protections. Have eleShe’s politically neutral — no pattern I endorse Maggie Fleming for Humboldt ments of our political world, such as the of political indebtedness among her doCounty District Attorney. Maggie will bring governance of our county, our cities and nors, unlike some others. extensive prosecutorial experience, proven our organizations like the Headwaters She was named “outstanding prosecuprofessional managerial skills, toughness, Fund, become extensions of the will of a tor” by MADD. The first ever in Humboldt and the strategic vision necessary to restore handful of locals with an agenda and the County. money to buy what they want? She has experience — Elan’s Politics may be the art of compromise ability to organize and super(which often devolves into managed vise has been demonstrated manipulation), but at some point even locally and internationally. “Seemed an expensive fix, given the CARE program politicians must be held accountable. Folks, historically the “doers Presumptions of honor are not incidental was changed just before the tax was passed. The and shakers” of the world are to politics. Lincoln is not the only one city did not generate $225,000... it lost $375,000. the creatively gifted, not those who said “a person is only as good as their Myself, I would not give PG&E a dime to raise taxes who have stagnated in place. word.” If you want justice rather than This county needs politicians who are on Arcata citizens, much less $600,000.” just the law, if you want quality reflective of the will of the people, and — Marc Delany, commenting on Arcata’s of prosecution rather than just who are consistent with their own camquantity, if you want the truly excessive electricity use tax on the Journal’s website. paign pledges. Vote for Chris Kerrigan and dangerous repeat criminals off Sharon Latour on June 3. the street, then you owe it to Larry Hourany, McKinleyville
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