>> COMING UP NEXT ON "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT," THE RACE FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER HEATS UP AS ELECTION DAY APPROACHES WITH THE INCUMBENT, STRIDENT IN HER ACCUSATIONS AGAINST OTHER STAFF, AND HER CHALLENGER CHERYL DILLINGHAM JOINING US TONIGHT TO MAKE THE CASE FOR YOUR VOTES.

DON'T LOOK NOW BUT COVID IS DEAD.

LONG LIVE COVID.

AS WE ALL MOVE INTO WHAT LOOKS LIKE A POST COVID FUTURE, THE LITTLE VIRUS THAT COULD CONTINUES TO HARASS HUMANITY, HATCHING A NEW ROUND OF INFECTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND RIGHT HERE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

COMING UP NOW ON "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT."

>> COMING UP NEXT ON "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT," THE RACE FOR HUMBOLDT >> LIVE FROM THE TOP OF HUMBOLDT HILL.

THIS IS "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT".

I'M JAMES FAULK.

IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT WATCHING THE POLITICAL UNFOLDING TRUMP, HILLARY, F.B.I., RUSSIA, KRI, CIA, 2020 ELECTION, THE BIG LIE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

IT MADE ME FEAR FOR THIS COUNTRY AND ITS GOVERNMENT.

WILL OUR SYSTEM PERSEVERE INTO THE FUTURE AS IT HAS SO FAR, CLUNKY, BUT EFFECTIVE OR WILL IT BE A BATTLE FOR FASCISTIC POWER.

I DON'T KNOW AND NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE.

LOCAL POLITICS IS ANOTHER STORY.

INSTEAD OF VOTING FOR PEOPLE WE'LL NEVER KNOW, WE ARE OFTEN PICKING BETWEEN FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES, NEIGHBORS AND CO-WORKERS TO FILL JOBS THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.

AS WE'VE SEEN ONE POSITION IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AUDITOR-CONTROLLER, CAN HAVE AN OUTSIZED IMPACT ON THE MORALE OF THE ENTIRE OPERATION AND CAN DETERMINE THE SYSTEM'S SUCCESS IN IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM FUTURES.

MAYBE THAT CHANNEL TO COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS WARRANTED.

MAYBE NOT.

HOW YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION WILL DICTATE WHETHER YOU VOTE FOR THE INCUMBENT OR THE CHALLENGER.

THESE ARE THE DECISIONS THAT MATTER AND THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY IN YOUR HANDS.

TONIGHT WE INTERVIEW THAT CHALLENGER, CHERYL DILLINGHAM, AS SHE MAKES HER CASE FOR YOUR VOTE.

WE WILL SIT DOWN NEXT WEEK WITH THE INCUMBENT AND LET HER MAKE HER OWN CASE.

IT IS ALL UP TO YOU AS WELL IT SHOULD BE.

I'M HERE WITH CHERYL DILLINGHAM WHO IS CURRENTLY THE FINANCE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF RIO DEL.

SHE HAS WORKED MANY YEARS IN THE CAO'S OFFICE AND THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE, SOMETHING LIKE THREE DECADES AND SHE IS NOW SEEKING THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER SEAT AGAINST THE INCUMBENT CANCER PAZ DOMINGUEZ.

HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE RACE IS GOING?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> IT IS HARD TO KNOW THOSE THINGS UNLESS YOU ARE PAYING FOR A SURVEY OR ANYTHING ELSE.

>> IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PAYING ATTENTION HAVE REALLY STRONG OPINIONS, BUT THE RACE IS PROBABLY DETERMINED BY PEOPLE THAT AREN'T.

>> ABSOLUTELY, OR THEY ARE, BUT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE WRONG THINGS.

>> A NEW TERM I LEARNED IS DOWN BALLOT.

IT IS A DOWN BALLOT RACE WHICH MEANS A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN GO ALL THE WAY TO THAT PARTICULAR -- THEY -- >> THEY ARE VOTING FOR SUPERVISOR OR WHATEVER ELSE.

>> THEY DON'T VOTE FOR AUDITOR-CONTROLLER.

>> I ALWAYS DO.

GENERALLY VOTE FOR THE INCUMBENT.

>> THE INCUMBENT HAS THE FAVOR, THE ADVANTAGE.

>> THAT IS NOT THE CASE RIGHT NOW.

>> EXCEPT AN AMAZING NUMBER OF PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO.

>> THEY ARE PLUGGED INTO THIS RACE THIS YEAR.

>> STILL PEOPLE THAT I HAVE CASUALLY, I ASKED MY NEIGHBOR IF I COULD PUT A SIGN IN HIS YARD AND HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH AUDITOR-CONTROLLER.

>> SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE YOU HAD.

YOU WERE A COUNTY EMPLOYEE FOR THREE DECADES AND SPENT YEARS INSIDE THE OFFICE YOU ARE NOW TRYING TO LEAD.

FIRST LET'S TALK ABOUT GENERAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WORKING FOR THE COUNTY?

OBVIOUSLY, YOU SPENT A LOT OF YEARS THERE.

WHAT DRAWS YOU INTO THAT ENVIRONMENT?

>> I LIKE WORKING FOR THE COUNTY BECAUSE IT GAVE ME A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR THE SAME ORGANIZATION, YET DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON I HAD A 30-YEAR CAREER THERE.

>> BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T ALWAYS DOING THE SAME THING.

>> YEAH.

IT ALLOWED ME -- I STARTED OUT AT AN ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION AT THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE.

I, RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE, DECIDED I LIKE DOING ACCOUNTING.

WENT BACK AND TOOK MORE ACCOUNTING CLASSES, GOT MY MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, WORKED MY WAY UP.

SO NOW I'M GOING STUMBLE.

ARE YOU GOING ASK ME THIS QUESTION LATER ON AND I'M ANSWERING IT NOW?

>> NO, YOU ARE GOOD.

DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.

THOSE ARE GOOD ANSWERS.

SO YOU STARTED OUT IN THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE AND ALSO YOU SPENT TIME IN THE CAO'S OFFICE.

SO STANDING OUTSIDE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT NOW YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE IN TERMS OF FORM AND FUNCTION.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?

YOU KNOW THE JOB, IN OTHER WORDS.

>> I DO KNOW THE JOB.

I HAVE DONE THE OJOB.

I HAVE DONE EVERY SINGLE JOB IN THAT OFFICE IN MY CAREER.

>> YEAH.

>> STARTS OUT ENTRY LEVEL.

ALWAYS WILLING TO STEP IN, OH, SOMEBODY IS GOING GO ON VACATION.

I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN THAT JOB.

PROMOTED MY WAY THROUGH ALL THE POSITIONS IN THE OFFICE.

I HAVE DONE TAXES.

I'VE DONE PAYROLL.

I HAVE DONE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, EVERYTHING IN THERE.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER ACTUALLY DOES.

BEFORE THE SHOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THERE'S THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR AND THERE'S THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE.

THERE'S THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT DO DIFFERENT THINGS AND I DON'T KNOW THE PUBLIC IS NECESSARILY TOTALLY AWARE OF WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE.

CAN YOU SORT OF IDENTIFY WHAT THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S JOB FUNCTION.

YOU MENTIONED THREE AREAS BEFORE.

>> THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE DOES PAYROLL, ALL OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, MAINTAINS THE OFFICIAL FINANCIAL RECORDS IN SEPARATE FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS FOR ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS.

AND ALSO DOES PROPERTY TAXES.

AND THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE DOES THE VALUATION, PUTS THE NUMBERS ON THE TAX ROLL AND DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS TO THE VARIOUS AGENCIES THAT ARE GOING RECEIVE PROPERTY TAX MONEY, SUCH AS DIFFERENT FUNDS WITHIN THE COUNTY, THE CITIES, THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS, LIKE YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOUR SCHOOLS, LIKE CR.

AND THE DIFFERENCE IS THE TREASURE TAX COLLECTOR IS ONE THAT COLLECTS THE MONEY.

>> MM-HMM.

>> SO THE MONEY -- YOU COME IN AND PAY YOUR BILL TO THE TREASURE TAX COLLECTOR AND THAT MONEY GOES INTO ONE, LIKE FUND AND THEN THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TAKES THAT MONEY AND SPREADS IT OUT TO HUNDREDS OF FUNDS FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVE THAT MONEY.

>> AND THEY ARE ALSO, LIKE WE MENTIONED, RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE IT ALL RECTIFIES AT THE END.

>> RECONCILE, RECONCILE, RECONCILE.

THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE WHOLE THING.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> YOU DON'T WANT TO COLLECT A MILLION DOLLARS AND DISPERSE TWO MILLION.

YOU WANT TO GET ALL THE MONEY THE TAXPAYERS PAID OUT TO THE ORGANIZATIONS.

WE CAN GET EVEN MORE DETAILED.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE TEETER PLAN, WHICH IS REAL EXCITING, LIKE PROPERTY TAX STUFF, WHICH IS WHERE YOU -- THE GENERAL FUND MAKES BASICALLY LOANS THE MONEY FOR THE DELINQUENT TAXES.

SO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO COLLECT.

ALL OF THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVE THE MONEY AND THEN WHEN THE DELINQUENT TAXES COME IN WITH THE PENALTIES AND INTEREST, THE GENERAL FUND GETS TO KEEP THAT.

>> AH.

>> SO IT IS KIND OF LIKE LENDING THE MONEY.

>> INTERESTING.

THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLICATED ELEMENTS TO ALL OF IT.

ONE THING ABOUT THESE JOBS, TREASURE TAX COLLECTOR, AUDITOR-CONTROLLER, THEY ARE OPEN FOR ANYBODY.

ANYBODY CAN RUN FOR THEM, BUT NOT POSITIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN UP BY ANYBODY BECAUSE THEY ARE ENORMOUSLY TECHNICAL.

>> THERE ARE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TO BEING THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER.

>> OKAY.

>> ONE IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE WORKED IN A SIMILAR TYPE POSITION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS -- FOR THREE YEARS OUT OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

>> OKAY.

IS THAT SUFFICIENT?

>> WELL, I FOUND IT AMUSING BECAUSE IF I HADN'T BEEN WORKING DOWN IN THE CITY OF RIO DEL AT THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AS A RETIRED PERSON, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED.

>> EVEN THOUGH YOU HAD DONE IT SO LONG IN THE PAST, IT HAS TO BE CURRENT?

>> IT HAS TO BE CURRENT.

>> HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE MAELSTROM OF THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE AND SUPERVISORS ABOUT ADP AND ALL THE OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON.

>> SOMETIMES MORE THAN OTHERS.

THERE IS A LOT OF IT AND SOMETIMES IT'S, YOU KNOW -- BUT, YES, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING IT.

>> SO, I MEAN, YOU ARE IN AN INTERESTING POSITION BECAUSE YOU ARE WELL INFORMED FROM THE TIME YOU SPENT IN THE COUNTY AND YOU WORKED IN THE CAO'S OFFICE, THE TOP STAFFER FOR THE COUNTY AND YOU'VE ALSO BEEN INTERIM AUDITOR-CONTROLLER AND IN FACT YOU WERE THE ONE WHO KAREN PAZ DOMINGUEZ TOOK OVER FOR BECAUSE YOU WERE INTERIM AT THAT POINT, IS THAT RIGHT?

>> YEAH, SO CANCER PAZ DOMINGUEZ WAS MY EMPLOYEE AND WAS ELECTED AND TOOK OVER THE OFFICE AFTER THAT.

>> SO WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THE STUFF YOU HAVE SEEN COME OUT?

DOES THERE SEEM LIKE THERE IS FIRE TO ALL THE SMOKE OR A LOT OF THINGS BEING BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION?

>> WELL, MY FIRST TAKE IS IT IS ALL UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT DOES ANYTHING TO FOSTER TRUST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

>> YEAH.

>> THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF FINGER POINTING BACK AND FORTH.

AND THE DIPLOMATIC PERSON THAT I AM IS GOING SAY THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF TRUTH ON BOTH SIDES.

>> SURE.

>> HOWEVER, THE REASON THAT I'M SITTING HERE IN THIS CHAIR TODAY TALKING TO YOU RUNNING FOR AUDITOR-CONTROLLER IS BECAUSE THE AUDIT IS NOT DONE AND REPORTS ARE DEFINITELY LATE.

AND THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT CONCERNS ME.

>> YEAH.

BECAUSE BASICALLY IF THOSE THINGS DON'T GET FILED YOU LOSE THE MONEY ANYWAY.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT REASON YOU HAVE FOR NOT FILING REPORTS ON TIME, YOU NEED TO FILE REPORTS.

AM I RIGHT?

>> THAT CAN BE AN OUTCOME.

>> YEAH.

>> EACH FUNDING AGENCY TREATS IT DIFFERENTLY.

>> OKAY.

>> DEPENDING ON HOW COMPETITIVE THE FUNDS ARE.

IF YOU ARE IN A COMPETITIVE SITUATION WHERE WE ARE COMPETING WITH ANOTHER COUNTY THAT'S GOT ALL OF THEIR FINANCES IN ORDER AND WE DON'T, THE GRANTING AGENCIES ARE GOING SCORE US LOWER AND WE WON'T BE AS COMPETITIVE AND WE WON'T GET MONEY >> YEAH.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, THE -- I WAS TALKING TO THE TREASURE TAX COLLECTOR ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HE WAS SAYING THAT NOT MATTER WHAT YOU FIND IN TERMS OF ISSUES WITHIN THE BOOKS, YOU ALWAYS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THE REPORTS AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP ON YOUR WATCH.

AND IF -- DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT ASSESSMENT?

>> YEAH, SO, I WORKED WITH THE CURRENT AUDITOR-CONTROLLER AND I KNOW WHAT HER INTENTIONS ARE AND WHAT SHE'S TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

I AGREE WITH WHAT SHE'S TRYING TO DO, I DISAGREE WITH THE WAY SHE IS DOING IT.

>> MM-HMM.

>> AND ONE OF THE THINGS I DISAGREE WITH IS THAT SOME THINGS HAVE -- ARE NOT BEING DONE THAT NEED TO BE DONE.

>> YEAH.

>> IT IS A PRIORIZATION ISSUE.

WAS CHANGE NEEDED?

ABSOLUTELY, BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT CHANGE AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS LIKE GETTING AUDITS AND REPORTS DONE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WAS THE PROPER COURSE TO GO TO THE MEDIA OR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS SAID IF THEY FOUND THINGS SO OBVIOUSLY WRONG, MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THE AG ULTIMATELY.

DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT OR -- >> I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT GO TO THE MEDIA.

>> YEAH.

OKAY.

>> SO AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN THE INTERIM CAO AND AUDITOR-CONTROLLER, HOW DO YOU ASES THE CURRENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THOSE OFFICES AND DO YOU THINK IT IS SOMETHING EASILY REPARABLE OR IS MORALE SO BAD IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF WORK TO BRING PEOPLE BACK TOGETHER?

>> THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO OFFICES IS IMPORTANT.

THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE NEEDS ACCURATE FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO PREPARE THE BUDGET.

>> MM-HMM.

>> SO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OVERSEES THE BUDGET PROCESS.

THEY MAKE DETERMINATIONS ABOUT HOW FUNDING IS ALLOCATED.

BUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW MUCH FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO ALLOCATE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE.

AND HAVING WORKED IN THE COUNTY FOR 30 YEARS, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD RIVALRY BETWEEN THE TWO OFFICES WITH REGARDS TO DISAGREEMENTS ON HOW MUCH MONEY THERE IS.

>> YEAH.

>> AND SO I THINK IT IS A GREAT CHECKS AND BALANCE.

IT IS GREAT FOR THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE TO BE LOOKING AT THE BOOKS AND LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND SAYING THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE AND THEN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES DOING IT.

AND THEY ARE DOING IT FROM A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.

AND YOU PUT THOSE NUMBERS SIDE BY SIDE AND YOU MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION, AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE TWO OFFICES TO COMMUNICATE WELL, BUT IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT THEY DO THEIR JOBS -- >> NO.

YEAH.

I UNDERSTAND.

>> THEY ARE DIFFERENT.

THEY ARE DIFFERENT.

>> IT IS LIKE THEY ARE OPPOSED IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING IN A WAY THAT IS SUPPOSED TO CREATE A BETTER, MORE VIBRANT SYSTEM.

>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW I WOULD SAY OPPOSED.

IT IS LIKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOOKING AT THE SAME THING FROM TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

IT MAY LOOK DIFFERENTLY.

>> YEAH.

DEPENDING ON WHICH WAY YOU ARE COMING FROM.

>> YEAH.

>> EXCELLENT.

NOW, HAVE YOU RUN FOR OFFICE BEFORE?

>> NO.

>> HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT CHALLENGE?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF RUNNING AND WHAT DO YOU LIKE THE LEAST?

>> I'M IS NOT SURE I HAVE A FAVORITE PART.

>> MAYBE IF YOU WIN VICTORY NIGHT OR WHATEVER.

>> WELL, OKAY.

I WILL SAY I HAVEN'T REALLY EVER GOTTEN INVOLVED IN POLITICS.

>> MM-HMM.

>> AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SEE MORE ABOUT HOW POLITICS WORKS AND I THINK IT MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL POLITICS.

NOT AS AN ELECT OR RUNNING FOR OFFICE, BUT BEING MORE INVOLVED IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND SOME OF THOSE PROCESSES.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M MORE AWARE OF IT AND I CAN SEE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT >> YEAH.

>> AND THEN I JUST DON'T LIKE PUBLIC SPEAKING.

>> YEAH.

YOU DON'T LIKE COMING ON SHOWS WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE REALLY BRIGHT AND IT IS HOT AND YOU ARE TRYING YOUR BEST TO -- >> YEAH.

I'M MOST COMFORTABLE WITH SPREADSHEETS AND, YOU KNOW -- I LOVE DOING RECONCILIATIONS.

>> YEAH.

>> SO IT IS LIKE AN EASTER EGG HUNT TO ME.

SO BASICALLY YOU'VE GOT TWO NUMBERS THAT DON'T MATCH AND YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS THAT IS CAUSING THEM NOT TO MATCH.

>> YEAH IT IS LIKE A GAME KIND OF THING.

>> IT IS LIKE A GAME.

>> THAT IS COOL.

I COULDN'T AGREE LESS.

I'M NOT GOOD WITH MY CHECKBOOK, NO OFFENSE.

I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.

WE WERE TALKING A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THE SHOW AND YOU WERE SAYING THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL OFFICES AND MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE COME TO REALIZE RECENTLY, FOR ALL THE STORM AND DRAIN YOU SEE OVER PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS AND GUBERNATORIAL POLITICS, IT IS DIFFERENT.

WE HAVE A MINUTE LEFT.

>> SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE GET OUT AND VOTE FOR THE LOCAL RACES.

YOUR LOCAL RACES AND YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ARE THE WAY YOU CAN MAKE CHANGE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE MORE INVOLVEMENT IN WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

>> IT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

YOUR VOTE MATTERS MORE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY THAN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA >> THIS IS TRUE.

ONE VOTE COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN A RACE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

>> I'VE SEEN IT.

THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

EVERYONE GET OUT AND VOTE ON JUNE 7.

>> EXCELLENT.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS SHORT BREAK.

>> HUMBOLDT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTED THIS WEEK THERE WERE 166 NEW COVID CASES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN DAYS.

THAT IS 137 CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 AS WELL AS 29 NEW PROBABLE CASES FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN TUESDAY APRIL 19 AND TUESDAY APRIL 26.

WHILE THE NUMBERS ARE ALARMING, THE COUNTY POINTED OUT NO NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS OR DEATHS WERE REPORTED AS OF YET.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES DIRECTOR DR. ANTHONY FAUCHY SAID THOUGH THE UNITED STATES HAS ENTERED A TRANSITIONAL PHASE IN THE PICTURE, PANDEMIC, WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS.

PEOPLE SHOULD STAY HOME IF THEY EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS, FEVER, COUGH, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, FATIGUE.

THERE IS A PAIR SOF IMMIGRATION FAIRS THIS WEEK IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY FOR LEGAL HELP AND ADVICE.

>> CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS VERY EXCITED TO OFFER OUR IMMIGRATION FAIR IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

OUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PROVIDING IMMIGRATION SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND WE USED TO DO A LOT OF IMMIGRATION FAIRS UP IN THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY, TRINIDAD AND DEL MARFA COUNTY.

WE BRING THE SERVICES TO THE AREA.

OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO REMOVE AS MANY OBSTACLES AS WE CAN TO THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY AREA AND EVEN UP TO THE OREGONBOARD OREGON BORDE TRANSPORTATION BEING ONE AND BRINGING THESE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO OFF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR UCIS FILING FEES.

SPECIFICALLY NOW WE DO HAVE THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO COVER THE DACA RENEWAL APPLICATION FEE, $495 PER APPLICATION.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TIMES FOR A LOT OF THE DREAMERS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH THE PANDEMIC.

SO FOR US BEING ABLE TO STEP IN AND COVER THE $495 FILING FEE PLUS OFFER OUR LEGAL SERVICES FOR FREE, YOU KNOW, IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND WE'RE REALLY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT TO HELP A LOT OF DREAMERS WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING FINANCIAL NOW BECAUSE OF THAT.

WE KNOW FOR A FACT THERE HAS BEEN SOME DREAMERS WHO HAVE OPTED OUT AND NOT RENEWING BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL OBSTACLE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WHO MADE A DECISION ARE ABLE TO RENEW AND THOSE WHO HAVE A DEADLINE APPROACHING DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION TO WAIT BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO PUT ANYTHING AT RISK WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT, WHICH COULD CAUSE FURTHER FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS FOR THEM.

>> A CLINIC IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW IN FORTUA BETWEEN 9:00 A.M. AND 2:00 P.M.

WALKS IN ARE WELCOME.

A NEW FILM HONORING THE 30th ANNIVERSARY HUMBOLDT COUNTY EARTH CAKE THAT DANIELS FERN DALE HAS BEEN RELEASED.

YOU CAN CLICK ON THE YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION ON THIS SHOW.

WE SAT DOWN WITH THE FILMMAKER FOR THIS CONVERSATION.

>> WITH THE MORE SEISMICALLY ACTIVE ZONE IN CALIFORNIA AND CALIFORNIA IS THE MOST SEISMICALLY ACTIVE ZONE IN THE U.S. ALASKA IS A WHOLE OTHER REALM.

DOWN ON THE TRIPLE JUNCTION HERE, SOME OF THE SURFACES THAT WE OBSERVED WERE SO YOUNG, BUT SO TALL THAT WE KNEW THEY HAD TO BE RISING VERY QUICKLY.

AND WHENEVER YOU SEE A BIG, FLAT SURFACE, YOU KNOW THAT IT'S REFLECTING SOMETHING.

AND THE FIELD THAT STARTED OUT IN WAS TECTONIC GEOMORPHOLOGY, LAND FORMS FORMED BY EARTHQUAKES.

I WORKED WITH A WOMAN NAMED DOROTHY MERIT LOOKING AT THE RIVER TERRACES COMING UP AND THE MARINE TERRACES WERE HER PH.D. THESIS.

WE WERE DOING RESEARCH THAT YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE ON UPLIFT WHEN THE QUAKE HAPPENED.

SO WE WERE STUDYING IN THE LONG TERM, THE MILLION-YEAR TIME FRAME OR QUARTER-MILLION-YEAR TIME FRAME.

WE WERE STUDYING THE PHENOMENON THAT HAPPENED IN JUST A FEW SECONDS.

IT WAS A GREAT FORTUITOUS THING.

THE COINCIDENCE WAS TOO MUCH.

WE WERE ALMOST BLAMED FOR CAUSING THE EARTHQUAKE.

WE HAD HUGE EARTHQUAKES IN 1946 IN ALASKA.

HERE WE ONLY CAME UP THREE, FOUR, FEET IN A MAGNITUDE 7.

IT IS A MUCH SMALLER QUAKE, BUT THE PEOPLE WE ARE WORKING WITH HAD STUDIED AND WORKED IN ALASKA ON THAT EARTHQUAKE AND THERE ARE MANY SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ALASKA WHERE THE QUAKE HAPPENED AND HERE.

OUR MENTOR GARY CARVER WOULD FLY BACK AND FORTH AND NOTICE THE SIMILARITY OF THE LANDSCAPE HERE AND IN KODIAK.

WHAT WERE THE IMPACTS WHEN THE BIG MAGNITUDE 9 HAPPENS.

THE QUAKES IS THREE TO FIVE MINUTES.

YOU LOSE FAITH IN REALITY AT THAT POINT.

>> KEY CONTRIBUTOR RYAN HUDSON GIVES US A SNEAK PEEK OF THE JANE EYRE CHARLOTTE BRONTE CLASSIC NOVEL.

IT IS A NEW REVISED VERSION WITH COLLABORATION WITH BROADWAY OF JOHN CAIRD.

FOR TICKETS VISIT MAINSTAGE, HUM POELT.ORG.

>> EXCITED TO PRESENT THEIR SECOND LIVE PERFORMANCE SINCE THE 2020 COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, MAINSTREAM HUMBOLDT WILL PRESENT THE FABULOUS HELP OF FIVE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTISTS COMPLEMENTING PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL YOUTH IN JANE EYRE, A MUSICAL AND CONCERT, BASED ON THE CLASSIC NOVEL BY CHARLOTTE BRONTE.

JANE EYRE OPENED ON BROADWAY IN THE EARLY 2000S AND NOW HUMBOLDT COUNTY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE POWERFUL STORY PERFORMED MY MAIN STAGE'S LOCAL YOUTH COMPANY.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET A SAMPLE OF WHAT THE KIDS HAD TO OFFER JUST DAYS BEFORE THE BIG EVENT.

♪ WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD ♪ THEY PROTECT US FROM HARM ♪ >> NEITHER OF US DROPPED A TEAR.

♪♪ ♪ BLESS ALL SOULS ♪ ♪ WE MUST NOT HOLD A GRUDGE ♪ >> IT IS WE WHO SUFFER.

♪ AND WE MUST LEARN TO ENDURE ♪ >> I WILL NEVER LEARN.

YOU SHOULD LEARN.

♪ AT LEAST OUR HEARTS WILL BE PURE ♪ ♪ FORGIVENESS ♪ ♪ IS THE MIGHTY SWORD ♪ ♪ FORGIVENESS YOUR BLADE WILL BE YOUR HOTTEST REWARD ♪ ♪ >> WE NAILED IT.

>> COME SEE JANE EYRE, A MUSICAL CONCERT MAY 6-7.

>>ED AND WHERE CAN WE GET TICKETS.

>> AT MAIN STREET HUMBOLDT.

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