Unofficial election results are in from yesterday's vote, and both measures appear to have voter support. Measure E - a special tax for the Kenwood Fire
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 7:21 AM click to enlarge Arcata Fire Protection District The fire on Babler Road in McKinleyville. A Mckinleyville home was destroyed in a house fire last night, with the Arcata Fire Protection District reporting that its firefighting efforts were hampered by rotating station closures necessitated by budget cuts after a tax measure failed last year. A fire crew and chief officer dispatched from the McKinleyville station to the 1700 block of Babler Road at 6:45 p.m. and arrived within four minutes to find a single-family home 50 percent engulfed in fire. They quickly confirmed the occupants made it out of the house safely and began a defensive attack on the fire but ran out of
LAAS GM Barnette’s Plan for West Valley Shelter ‘Handled by Vendors’ Faces Legal Questions Details
ANIMAL WATCH-Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette is determined that she will not open the West Valley Animal Shelter for the intake of strays and lost pets this shelter has one of the highest intake rates in the City.
Instead, Barnette is insisting that the City Council allow this vital animal facility to be turned over the private rescuers so they can adopt out animals from other areas of the City.
The following (and there have been prior and will be more articles on this) is primarily a profile of the question of whether Brenda Barnette and her management team should be in charge of a $42,922.34 budget for 2020-21 and whether they are competent to have responsibility for six vital Animal Services shelters to serve the needs of taxpayers and their animals in this city, and particularly in the Valley.