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Posted By Linda Stansberry@lcstansberry on Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 1:00 PM click to enlarge A marathon special meeting of the Eureka City Council, stretching from 7 until 11:30 p.m., resulted in the council voting 3 to 2 in favor of a resolution temporarily prohibiting all syringe exchange services within city limits, with councilmembers Natalie Arroyo and Leslie Castellano dissenting. The wording of the resolution is tangled, stating that the city “supports” syringe exchange programs but nevertheless, “the City of Eureka needs to temporarily prohibit SEPs starting on December 16, 2020, until an ordinance is established, subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act.” “I feel sick to my stomach,” said councilmember Austin Allison as the matter came to a vote. “I feel awful that we’ve come to this place. Harm reduction saves lives …but, yeah