Run for local office, attend your City Council and Board of Supervisors' meetings. Volunteer, donate, call your Congressman, send a letter to the editor, and above all, participate! Here are some links to help you get started! (Note: clicking links will take you to the site, clicking the email link should open an e-mail for you, depending on your browser.)
★ CITY & COUNTY MEETINGS & AGENDAS: ★
◼ HUMBOLDT COUNTY Board of Supervisors
◼ Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Agendas
◼ Humboldt County Planning Commission Agendas & Minutes
◼ -- Arcata City Council Agendas
◼ -- Blue Lake City Council Agendas
◼ City Of Eureka CALENDAR
◼ -- Eureka City Council Agendas
◼ 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
★ Email addresses for LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ★
Arcata Eye: editor@arcataeye.com
Times-Standard: editor@times-standard.com
Ferndale Enterprise: editor@ferndaleenterprise.us
Garberville Independent: indie@wavecable.com
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
◼ How to get published in the Arcata Eye (and other papers) GOOD ADVICE!
★ CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS: ★
★ FEDERAL: ★
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
Mike Thompson
Cannon House Office Building
Room 415
Washington D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3311
317 3rd St., Suite 1
Eureka, CA 95501
Eureka phone: 269-9595 Fax: 269-9598
http://mikethompson.house.gov/ (contact via webform)
◼ congress.org/
◼ Communicating with Congress
◼ Congressional Directory Find Congressional Phone Numbers
★ STATE: ★
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)
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)
◼ The Gateway to California's Legislative websites
◼ California State Senate
◼ California State Assembly
★ Humboldt County Board of Supervisors ★
◼ 1st District: Jimmy Smith Phone: 476-2391
Email: jrsmith@co.humboldt.ca.us
◼ 2nd District: Clif Clendenen Phone: 476-2392
Email: cclendenen@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
◼ Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Agendas
◼ Humboldt County Planning Commission Agendas & Minutes
★ Del Norte County Board of Supervisors ★
◼ 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
★ NORTH COAST CITY COUNCILS ★
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
◼ -- Arcata City Council Agendas
◼ 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
◼ -- Eureka City Council Agendas
Ferndale
◼ Jeff Farley, mayor;
◼ Stuart Titus, vice mayor;
Councilmembers:Niels Lorenzen, Ken Mierzwa, Jon 'Max' Maxwell,
◼ -- Ferndale City Council Packet
Fortuna
◼ Doug Strehl, Mayor;
◼ Ken Zanzi, mayor pro tem;
Councilmembers: Mike Losey, Sue Long, Dean Glasser,
◼ -- Fortuna City Council Agendas
Rio Dell
◼ Judy Woodall, mayor;
Councilmembers: Richard 'Bud' Leonard, Marc Barsanti, Melissa Marks, Jack Thompson,
◼ -- Rio Dell City Council Agendas
Trinidad
◼ Kathy Bhardwaj, mayor;
Councilmembers: Tom Davies, Dwight Miller, Julie Fulkerson, Mike Morgan,
◼ -- 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
Board of Directors
◼ Ron Barlow, President
◼ Kristina Combs, Vice-President
Directors: Robert Secor, Bryan Frick, Nancy Koke
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
Commissioners: Ronnie Pellegrini, Roy L. Curless, Mike Wilson, Richard Marks, Patrick Higgins
★ LOCAL GROUPS ★
◼ Humboldt Tea Party Patriots
◼ Del Norte Tea Party Patriots
◼ Ukiah Valley Patriots
◼ Humboldt Tea Party Patriots
◼ Humboldt Coalition for Property Rights (HumCPR)
◼ Congressional Republicans announce YouCut – a first-of-its-kind project - is designed to defeat the permissive culture of runaway spending in Congress. It allows you to vote, both online and on your cell phone, on spending cuts that you want to see the House enact. Each week, we will take the winning item and offer it to the full House for an up-or-down vote, so that you can see where your representative stands on your priorities. Vote on this page today for your priorities and together we can begin to change Washington's culture of spending into a culture of savings. Eric Cantor explains at the link - Weigh in!
Have something to add to this list? Drop us an email.
◼ 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
◼ 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
Arcata Eye: editor@arcataeye.com
Times-Standard: editor@times-standard.com
Ferndale Enterprise: editor@ferndaleenterprise.us
Garberville Independent: indie@wavecable.com
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
◼ How to get published in the Arcata Eye (and other papers) GOOD ADVICE!
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
Mike Thompson
Cannon House Office Building
Room 415
Washington D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3311
317 3rd St., Suite 1
Eureka, CA 95501
Eureka phone: 269-9595 Fax: 269-9598
http://mikethompson.house.gov/ (contact via webform)
◼ congress.org/
◼ Communicating with Congress
◼ Congressional Directory Find Congressional Phone Numbers
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)
◼ The Gateway to California's Legislative websites
◼ California State Senate
◼ California State Assembly
◼ 1st District: Jimmy Smith Phone: 476-2391
Email: jrsmith@co.humboldt.ca.us
◼ 2nd District: Clif Clendenen Phone: 476-2392
Email: cclendenen@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
◼ 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:Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District
101 Swan Road
Orick, CA 95555
(707) 488-5741
Email: orickcsd@gmail.comWebsite: http://orickcsd.blogspot.com/
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 Tea Party Patriots
◼ Del Norte Tea Party Patriots
◼ Ukiah Valley Patriots
◼ Humboldt Tea Party Patriots
◼ Humboldt Coalition for Property Rights (HumCPR)
◼ Congressional Republicans announce YouCut – a first-of-its-kind project - is designed to defeat the permissive culture of runaway spending in Congress. It allows you to vote, both online and on your cell phone, on spending cuts that you want to see the House enact. Each week, we will take the winning item and offer it to the full House for an up-or-down vote, so that you can see where your representative stands on your priorities. Vote on this page today for your priorities and together we can begin to change Washington's culture of spending into a culture of savings. Eric Cantor explains at the link - Weigh in!
Have something to add to this list? Drop us an email.
