Dear Mayor Bergel,In her Feb 9, 2023, NCJ op-ed about Eureka City Schools, (“Eureka needs to stand up to its playground bully”), Eureka’s ex-mayor Susan Seaman says “Demand transparency.” As we are in budget season, could you please provide this transparency regarding the City of Eureka’s finances and bring forth what I call a Pension […]
In her Op-Ed (Times-Standard, Jan 20, 2024, Page A4) former Eureka City Council Member (2015-2022) and current Humboldt County Supervisor Natalie Arroyo asks, “Where does local government need to bravely go?” Let us look at just 2 of her concerns. First concern: “How do we recruit and retain government employees?” Answer: Support them and don’t […]