At an elementary school in Scotia, children were counting down the days. The fifth graders aren’t waiting for Christmas but Dec. 20, the day two years in a row earthquakes shook the area.
When Measure A’s proponents collected signatures for their petition to place it on the ballot, they failed to disclose the initiative’s impacts, according to Nicholas Sanders, the attorney representing several cannabis cultivators and the Humboldt County Growers Alliance trade group. However, Measure A’s proponents did not have to outline every possible implication of the initiative and provided fully accurate information to their signatories, said Kevin Bundy, the attorney representing Measure A’s creators Mark Thurmond and Elizabeth Watson.
Healdsburg Mayor Ariel Kelley announced she will run and Humboldt County-based Margarita Fedorova has taken out the paperwork but has not submitted it.
"I am positive that an event like this teaches students to articulate their concerns, propose solutions, and, most importantly, grasp the significance of active participation in local governance," CR president Keith Flamer said of a recent field trip.