>> COMING UP NEXT ON "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT", FIFTH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR STEVE MADRONE MAKES HIS CASE FOR ANOTHER TERM ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND DESCRIBES WHAT HIS CONSTITUENTS MIGHT EXPECT FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.

SEIU UNIT HIT THE STREETS TO DEMAND $20 AN HOUR FOR SOME AREA HEALTH CARE WORKERS.

COMING UP NOW ON "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT".

LIVE CC BY ABERDEEN CAPTIONING 800-688-6621 WWW.ABERCAP.COM >> LIVE FROM THE TOP OF HUMBOLDT HILL, THIS IS "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT", I'M JAMES FAULK, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

ONE CONSISTENT PATTERN I HAVE NOTICED LOCAL NEWS PIVOTS AROUND THE OWNERSHIP AND SALE OF LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

KIEM, KBBU, I HAVE WORKED AT ALL OUTLETS AND EACH WAS BOUGHT AND SOLD, SUBJECTED TO CHAOTIC TRANSFORMATIONS THAT LEFT THEM BELEAGUERED AND BROKEN.

IT IS A SAD AND RIDICULOUS STORY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE DEMOCRACY THE MEDIA, GETS TREATED MORE LIKE FAST FOOD FRANCHISES THAN INSTRUMENTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.

WE UNWITTINGLY LEAVE IT IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE CONCERNED WITH MAXIMIZE THEIR INVESTMENTS.

IT IS FINE IF THE MARKET IS ROBUST.

THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.

DEMOCRACY NEEDS TO FUNCTION WHETHER THEY MAKE A BUCK OR NOT.

CHANNEL 3 ENTERED THE 21th CENTURY WITH HIGH-DEF TECHNOLOGY WHEN A BIGGER COMPANY TOOK OVER.

IT IS HARD TO STAY PROFITABLE AT ALL WHEN TELEVISION AND NEWSPAPERS ARE LOSING THEIR AUDIENCE SHARE TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER ONLINE SOURCES.

SO IN THE CASE OF KBIQ, THE TIMES STANDARD AND OTHERS, THE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN OUT OF THE AREA CORPORATIONS, ENTITIES WITH LITTLE IF ANY LOCAL INVESTMENT CHOSE TO PAY FOR THEM.

WHEN THOSE SAME OWNERS REALIZED OUR MEDIA OUTLETS ARE NOT GOING MAKE THEM MONEY IN THE LONG TERM THEY SELL THEM OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, INSP.

THEY LIKE COWBOY SHOWS AND A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JIM AND TAMMY FAYE BAKER'S TELEVISION.

TRUTH IS STRANGERS THAN FICTION.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE NEWS OUTLETS TO HAVE ISSUES AND COMPETING POINTS OF VIEWS.

THE MARKET WON'T BEAR THEIR WEIGHT HOW SHOULD WE KEEP THEM SURVIVING?

KEET ESCAPED ALL THESE SHELL GAMES AND TODAY OFFERS COVERAGE BASED ENTIRELY ON WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR VIEWERS AND COMMUNITY NOT OUR BOTTOM LINE.

I BELIEVE THE TIME HAS COME FOR ALL OF US TO UNDERSTAND THE PORNTS OF OUR MEDIA AND FORTIFY THEM AGAINST ECONOMIC PRESSURE AND -- IMPORTANCE OF OUR MEDIA AND FORTIFY THEM.

READ YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, WATCH LOCAL NEWS, STAY ENGAGED.

JOINING US IS 5th DISTRICT SUPERVISOR STEVE MADRONE WHO IS FACING OFF AGAINST LARRY DOSS IN THIS JUNE'S PRIMARY ELECTION.

WELCOME, STEVE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JAMES.

GLAD TO BE HERE.

>> YOU ARE GOING UP FOR A VOTE IN JUNE AGAINST LARRY DOSS.

WHY DO YOU WANT A SECOND TERM?

>> WELL, I WOULD BE HONORED TO SERVE A SECOND TERM FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY'S 5th DISTRICT.

I'M RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION TO CONTINUE WORKING FOR A VIBRANT, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY.

FOR ALL OF US.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HAVE HELPED RAISE SALARIES FOR DEPUTIES AND ALL OF OUR COUNTY STAFF.

THAT WAS A VERY ENGAGED EFFORT.

THEY HAVE BEEN UNDERPAID FOR A LONG TIME AND I'M VERY PROUD WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE.

I BELIEVE THAT IS GOING INCREASE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND MORALE.

I WANT TO STICK AROUND FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.

I'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT IN THIS FIRST FOUR YEARS AND THERE'S A LOT MORE I WOULD LIKE TO DO.

SO, YOU KNOW, MY PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT TERM ARE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BALANCED BUDGET, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND PROTECTING OUR RIVERS, STREAMS AND WATERSHEDS.

I WILL FOLLOW THROUGH WITH EFFORTS TO CREATE A TOWN CENTER IN McKINLEYVILLE.

>> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE SO WE WILL GO THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE.

McKINLEYVILLE IS POINTED OUT AS BEING ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY.

ARE THERE IMPROVEMENTS YOU THINK NEED TO BE MADE THROUGH THE COUNTY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT FUTURE GROWTH?

>> AS YOU KNOW, McKINLEYVILLE IS THE CENTER OF A LOT OF NEW HOUSING IN 20 YEARS.

IT HAS GROWN FROM 7,000 PEOPLE TO 17,000 PLUS PEOPLE.

CITY OF TRINIDAD IS 250.

SO IT HAS OFTEN BEEN THIS QUESTION WHY ISN'T McKINLEYVILLE INCORPORATED.

A LOT OF PEOPLE REALIZE IF YOU ARE INCORPORATED YOU ELECT YOUR OWN CITY COUNCIL, HAVE YOUR OWN MAYOR, PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEY COME FROM YOUR COMMUNITY.

>> YEAH.

>> SO THAT LOCAL CONTROL OR LOCAL REPRESENTATION IS HUGE FOR COMMUNITIES.

SO WHEN I RAN FOR OFFICE LAST TIME, I PROMISED THAT I WOULD GET THE DATA TO HELP THE COMMUNITY BE ABLE TO DECIDE ON THEIR OWN WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO INCORPORATE OR NOT.

WHENEVER THE TOPIC COMES UP, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO BECAUSE OF REVENUE NEUTRALITY OR WE DON'T GET THE VEHICLE LICENSE FEES LIKE OTHER CITIES DO AND OTHER KINDS OF ISSUES.

BUT WHAT I COMMITTED MYSELF TO WAS GATHERING THE DATA WHICH WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF HAVING COMPLETED.

COVID SLOWED US DOWN.

>> LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.

>> WE HAVE THE DATA COMING OUT THAT SHOWS US THE TOTAL REVENUES COLLECTED IN McKINLEYVILLE AND THE TOTAL EXPENSES SO THE COMMUNITY CAN LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE A DECISION.

DOES IT MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE TO DO THIS?

WE KNOW IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE LOCAL CONTROL OVER THEIR DESTINIES, BUT WE NEED THE FINANCIAL DATA.

AS I PROMISED, I'M BRINGING THAT FORWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND WE'LL HAVE A TOWN DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS.

DOES IT MEAN YOUR TAXES GO UP?

NO.

IF THEY WERE TO GO UP, THAT IS THE CITIZENS, THE RESIDENTS OF McKINLEYVILLE WHO WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE THAT.

WILL EXTRA TAXES HELP WITH ROADS, POLICE SERVICES OR OTHER THINGS?

THOSE ARE ALL POINTS OF DISCUSSION DOWN THE ROAD.

>> DO YOU SEE THIS ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN A REFERENDUM?

>> THAT IS THE WAY THE PROCESS WORKS WITH LAFCO.

FIRST WE ARE COMING UP WITH THE DATA WITHOUT SPENDING SIGNIFICANT MONEY JUST WORKING WITH COUNTY STAFF AND THE McKINLEYVILLE COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT, WHICH HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF RUNNING THE SEWER AND WATER, PARKS AND STREET LIGHTS AND OTHER THINGS IN McKINLEYVILLE.

BUT THERE IS ALSO THE MICMAC, THE McKINLEYVILLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY MORE OF A VOICE.

THEY ARE WORKING ON A TOWN CENTER ORDINANCE THAT LANGUISHED FOR 20 YEARS BEFORE I TOOK OFFICE AND BROKE THAT LOOSE FROM THE ICE, SO THE SPEAK.

>> WHERE IS THAT IN THE PROCESS?

HOW DO YOU SEE THAT UNFOLDING?

>> WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO HAVING THE ORDINANCE DRAFT COMPLETED.

THE McKINLEYVILLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THEY CONTINUOUSLY MEET EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THEY ARE CLOSE TO A FINAL DRAFT ON THAT.

'THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE IDEA OF TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES ON CENTRAL AVENUE BECAUSE IT IS A VERY BUSY BOULEVARD.

>> YEAH.

>> THE DATA SUGGESTS TRAFFIC CALMING WOULD WORK BEAUTIFULLY WITH A TOWN CENTER APPROACH.

BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE FOLKS A WHILE TO WRAP THEMSELVES AROUND, WE WILL PROBABLY THIS IS UP TO THE MCMAC AND PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT WE MAY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TOWN CENTER PART, WHICH WE SEEM TO HAVE VERY STRONG SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH BEHIND THE SAFEWAY SHOPPING AVENUE, ALONG HILLER AVENUE.

AND GET BACK TO WORKING ON CENTRAL AVENUE AND WHAT THINGS MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE DONE TO CALM THE TRAFFIC WHILE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GET TO THEIR HOMES.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD DO FOR McKINLEYVILLE AS A COMMUNITY, ITS IDENTITY?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, McKINLEYVILLE IS A MAIN STREET U.S.A. WITH CHAIN STORES AND OTHER THINGS.

THAT IS NOT GOOD OR BAD, BUT THE OWNER OF THE TOWN CENTER AREA, THE BULK OF IT THAT IS UNDEVELOPED IS ANN PIERSON.

THE PIERSON FAMILY HAVE BEEN A BENEVOLENT FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT IS ANN'S DREAM TO HAVE A TOWN CENTER, SOMETHING THAT GIVES IT CHARACTER OTHER THAN MAIN STREET.

>> YEAH.

>> THAT IS WHAT ARCADIA HAS, FORTUNA HAS.

THEIR RODEO AND EUREKA HAS OLD TOWN AND THE GAZEBO.

SO McKINLEYVILLE IS HOPING TO CREATE THAT BECAUSE IT IS WELL KNOWN WHEN YOU CREATE A TOWN CENTER KIND OF PLACE THAT HAS WALKABILITY, EASY TO GET THERE ON BIKES, TRAFFIC IS CALMED, MIXED USE, RETAIL AND APARTMENT SPACE ON THE TOP.

YOU CAN HAVE A VIBRANT ECONOMIC TOOL TO CREATE BENEFITS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH STRUGGLE IN McKINLEYVILLE BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT BUSINESSES OFF A BEDROOM COMMUNITY'S INCOME.

>> YEAH.

>> I HAVE BEEN PUSHING -- PROVIDING INFORMATION AND TRYING TO HELP GET PROJECTS DONE LIKE WHAT IS CALLED THE VISTA POINT PARK.

>> MM-HMM.

>> WHICH IS OUT ON HIGHWAY 101.

RIGHT NOW VISTA POINT YOU CAN'T GET INTO IT UNLESS YOU ARE GOING SOUTH >> YEAH.

>> IF YOU ARE GOING NORTH WITH ALL THE MONEY OUT OF THE BAY AREA AND THE LAST TIME YOU SAW THE OCEAN WAS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AND COME OVER THE BLUFF AT McKINLEYVILLE, TRINIDAD, THE OCEAN, MAGNIFICENT VIEWS, YOU CAN'T PULL IN UNLESS YOU PULL INTO CLAM BEACH AND COME BACK.

WHICH THEY DON'T.

I HAD PLANS FOR 25 YEARS SINCE I WAS WORKING TO SPEARHEAD THE HAMMOND TRAIL.

THERE IS A PARCEL UNDEVELOPED SITTING THERE VACANT.

WE COULD COMBINE THE TWO INTO WHAT IS CALLED VISTA POINT PARK.

CHANGE THE ONRAMP AND OFF RAMP SO YOU GET OFF ON AIRPORT ROAD SO EVERYONE CAN ACCESS.

YOU PULL OFF AND YOU ARE GOING WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT, PLAN A VACATION TO COME BACK THE NEXT YEAR.

THERE IS ONLY ONE MOTEL IN McKINLEYVILLE, THE HOLIDAY INN.

THE OWNER OF THE BUSINESS PARK TOLD ME WHEN VISTA PARK IS COMPLETED HIS AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK WILL FILL OUT IN FIVE YEARS.

THERE WILL BE A DEMAND FOR LODGING, A SMALL TECH THEREWITH CALL POLY HUMBOLDT.

ONCE THEY COME OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH VISTA POINT PARK THEN THEY GO TO THE BUSINESS PARK AND WANT TO GO DOWNTOWN TO SOMETHING NICE WITH THE TOWN CENTER.

>> YEAH.

>> WHEN PEOPLE ARE ON VACATION THEY DON'T SHOP AT CHAIN STORES.

THEY WANT MOM AND POP AND ARTS AND CRAFT AND UNIQUE MUSEUMS.

I BELIEVE THE COMBINATION OF AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK, VISTA POINT PARK AND THE TOWN CENTER WILL CREATE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION FOR THE COMMUNITY OF McKINLEYVILLE THAT WILL LEAD TO JOBS AND SUPPORT IN PARTICULAR FOR SMALL BUSINESS.

>> YEAH.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN, A VISION.

>> IT IS A PLAN AND WE ARE WORKING ON IT AND MOVING FORWARD QUICKLY ON ALL OF THESE PIECES.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CHALLENGES THE SUPERVISOR OF THE 5th DISTRICT IS YOUR DISTRICT IS LARGELY RURAL.

>> MM-HMM.

>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ARE REPRESENTING SUCH A RURAL DISTRICT AND HOW, AS A SUPERVISOR, YOU HAVE TO SORT OF WORK, DO YOUR WORK AND TRAVEL AND WHAT THE CHALLENGE IS TO REPRESENT THEM?

>> WELL, NUMBER ONE, IT IS A REALLY MAGNIFICENT DISTRICT.

>> SURE.

YEAH.

>> IT IS SO RURAL.

BUT McKINLEYVILLE IS NOT SO RURAL ANYMORE.

THAT IS THE BIG POPULATION CENTER IN THE 5th DISTRICT.

FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, THE 5th DISTRICT IS EVERYTHING NORTH AND EAST OF THE RIVER EXCEPT FOR THE TOWN OF BLUE LAKE.

THAT HAPPENED ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO WHEN BLUE LAKE SHIFTED TO THE 3rd DISTRICT BECAUSE McKINLEYVILLE GREW SO FAST.

WE TRY TO BALANCE THE POPULATIONS.

>> YEAH.

>> AND SO THE 5th BEING SO HUGE IS SORT OF A HOLDOVER FROM WHEN McKINLEYVILLE WAS SMALL.

BUT IT'S NOT ANYMORE.

>> YEAH.

>> IT IS A HUGE DISTRICT.

IT STRETCHES ALMOST TO THE KLAMMATH RIVER TO ORLEANS.

IT IS A HUGE DISTRICT.

IT CAN TAKE TWO TO THREE HOURS TO GET FROM ONE END OF THE DISTRICT TO THE OTHER.

I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE DISTRICT.

MY OFFICE IS MY TRUCK.

TODAY I WAS IN WILLOW CREEK DOING OFFICE HOURS.

I REINITIATED THAT.

I STARTED IT BEFORE COVID.

COVID MADE THAT DIFFICULT.

>> OF COURSE.

>> IT IS AN IMPORTANT DISTRICT TO GET OUT AND WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE VALLEY, WITH SNOW ON THE PASS, CAN BE DIFFICULT.

COMING INTO TOWN TO SEE YOUR SUPERVISOR IS A HALF A DAY TRIP SO I TRY TO MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE TRIBES AND ALL THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.

I GO TO MOST ALL OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT MEETINGS ON A MONTHLY BASIS SO I'M AVAILABLE TO THEM IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY.

>> MM-HMM.

>> AS WELL AS THE TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL NOW THE ONLY CITY IN THE 5th DISTRICT.

>> LAST YEAR, I GUESS IT WAS LAST YEAR, THE KNOB FIRE.

>> YES.

>> IT IMPACTED A RURAL PART OF YOUR DISTRICT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH RESIDENTS THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE AND ALSO CLIMATE CHANGE IS WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

IS THE COUNTY DOING ENOUGH?

AND WHAT DOES THE COUNTY NEED TO DO MORE OF TO PREPARE?

>> THE COUNTY DOES AN AMAZING JOB.

THE DEPUTIES, PUBLIC WORKS, RYAN DERBY AT OES DID AN AMAZING JOB JUMPING IN HELPING WITH THIS DISASTER THAT HAD A DECLARATION OF THE KNOB FIRE.

THIS IS ON TOP OF COVID FOR TWO YEARS AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON.

I WANT TO GIVE THEM KUDOS FOR THEIR VERY, VERY QUICK RESPONSE.

WHAT IS DIFFICULT IS WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THE SNOWSTORM IN DECEMBER WHICH WAS ANOTHER EMERGENCY BECAUSE WE CALL IT THE SNOWDOWN.

IT USED TO BE BLOWDOWN.

THE SNOW WAS SO HEAVY AND THE GROUND IS SO WET AND THE TREES SO WEAKENED BY DROUGHT A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF TREES WENT DOWN FROM LOWER ELLIS TO BURNT RANCH.

A THIRD OF THE FOREST IN PLACES DOWN ON THE GROUND.

>> WOW.

>> THAT IS AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF FUEL, RIGHT?

>> YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH.

>> WE HAD THE KNOB FIRE THAT ALMOST CAME INTO WILLOW CREEK.

THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENTS, HOOPA FIRE, CALL FIRE, FOREST SERVICE WE STOPPED IT ON THE HILL OF WILLOW CREEK AND DIDN'T COME INTO TOWN.

THAT LIT A FIRE UNDER THE COMMUNITY TO ORGANIZE THEIR RESPONSE TO PRESCRIBED BURN, THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT, THE TRIBES.

EVERYONE IS ENGAGED IN DISCUSSIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE OUR RESILL -- RESILIENT SI.

WE ARE GOOD AT GETTING THE ROADS OPEN.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT 299, THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB CLEANING UP DEBRIS AND PROVIDING A LOT OF FIREWOOD, FRANKLY.

WHAT WE ARE NOT THAT GOOD AT IS AFTER THAT.

IN THIS CASE AN EMERGENCY CREATED AN EMERGENCY.

>> SURE.

>> WE ARE NOT AS GOOD AT THAT AND NEED TO THINK THROUGH HOW TO DO BETTER.

IT WASN'T DECLARED A FEDERAL EMERGENCY SO THERE WASN'T FEDERAL DOLLARS.

IT WAS A LOCALIZED EVENT.

>> SURE.

>> PEOPLE, SENIORS AND OTHERS HAVE TREES DOWN OVER THEIR ROADS, FIRE TRUCKS CAN'T GET UP THERE.

LUCKILY THE CCC'S HAVE BEEN HELPING AND WE CAN DO A LOT MORE IF WE CAN GET THE COUNTY TO ASK FOR THAT EMERGENCY HELP.

THAT IS A NEW REALM WE ARE ENTERING.

ANOTHER THING YOU GET THE COUNTY BOUNDARY, HUMBOLDT AND TRINITY UP THE SOUTH FORK.

WE HAD EVACUATION NOTICES ON OUR SIDE, BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE THERE WASN'T.

ALTHOUGH FOR THE MONUMENT, WHICH WASN'T FAR AWAY, THERE WAS.

BUT NOT AT THE SOUTH FORK.

HOW TO WORK BETTER OVER COUNTY BOUNDARIES AND MAKE THOSE BOUNDARIES DISAPPEAR.

>> YEAH.

>> AND WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.

WESTERN TRINITY IS PART OF EASTERN HUMBOLDT.

>> THE BOUNDARIES DON'T MATTER.

>> IT IS GEOGRAPHY.

BURNT RANCH GORGE DIVIDES THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE ALREADY ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES LEFT.

I WANT TO GET YOUR REVIEW ON HOW YOU THINK THE COUNTY PERFORMED ON COVID.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE COUNTY'S WHOLE RESPONSE AND ANYTHING YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN DIFFERENTLY?

>> I THINK THE COUNTY DID AMAZING.

OUR HEALTH OFFICERS DID AN AMAZING JOB.

OUR BOARD WORKED WELL TOGETHER.

YOU COULD LOOK AT OTHER COUNTIES AND SEE HOW DIVIDED THEY WERE.

THAT DOESN'T HELP THE COMMUNITY.

WE ALL GOT VACCINATED.

WE ALL SUPPORTED THAT.

I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE'S DIFFERENT FEELINGS ABOUT ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.

BOTTOM LINE, I THINK WE DID REALLY WELL.

COULD WE DO BETTER?

ALWAYS.

THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS WE COULD PROBABLY TRY AND DO BETTER.

YOU BET.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING BE YOUR TOP PRIORITY IF YOU DO GET RE-ELECTED?

>> MY TOP PRIORITY IS TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL THE COMMUNITIES IN THE 5th DISTRICT AND THE WHOLE COUNTY.

OUR JOB IS TO WORK FOR ALL THE REZ ACCIDENTS IN THE COUNTY.

-- RESIDENTS IN THE COUNTY.

REDWOOD CREEK, WE ARE GETTING $15 MILLION TO PULL BACK LEVIES, WORKING WITH THE RANCHERS TO RESTORE THE ESTUARY FUNCTIONS AND SALMON HABITAT.

WE ARE BRINGING IN CREWS TO CLEAN UP DEBRIS.

IN TRINIDAD THEY GOT A THERE 5 MILLION GRANT FOR WATER STORAGE AND WESTHAVEN $4.1 MILLION.

I WAS PART OF THE TECHNICAL PROVIDER, OFFERING ADVICE.

NO MATTER WHAT WE DO WITH OTHER PIPELINES, THOSE THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN.

YOU NEED MORE STORAGE AND MORE RESILIENCE AND THAT INCLUDES EVERY HOUSEHOLD.

5,000 GALLON TANK, RAIN WATER COLLECTION.

GOOD STUFF.

THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO INCLUDING MORE TRAILS, THE GREAT REDWOOD TRAIL.

I'M SITTING ON THE GREAT REDWOOD TRAIL AGENCY AS THE VICE CHAIR.

>> OKAY.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRIBES AND THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK IT IS A BRIGHT FUTURE AND A LOT OF GREAT THINGS TO WORK ON.

>> YOUR DISTRICT IS AT THE INTERFACE WITH THE TRIBES TO A LARGE DEGREE.

THE KLAMATH RIVER SITUATION IS REARING ITS UGLY HEAD.

HOW DO YOU THINK THE TWO AGENCIES, THE COUNTY AND BOTH TRIBES ARE WORKING TOGETHER?

>> I THINK THEY ARE DOING INCREDIBLY WELL.

WE ARE GETTING READY TO FINALIZE SOME AGREEMENTS AND CALL FOR OUR WATER FROM THE TRINITY RIVER, 50,000 ACRE FEET IN THE CONTRACT IN THE 1950s THAT WE NEVER CALLED FOR THAT WATER.

THAT CAN HELP OUR SALMON AND FISHERIES AND COMMUNITIES.

>> EXCELLENT.

THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT: I APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN.

GOOD LUCK.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE BEING HERE.

THANK YOU AUDIENCE OUT THERE.

>> WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS SHORT BREAK.

>> THIS WEEK A LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE SEIU UNION DEMONSTRATED OUTSIDE THE GRANADA CARE HOME TO DEMAND BETTER WAGES.

RYAN HUDSON HAS THE STORY.

>> LOOKING AT FORMALIZING A CONTRACT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH LOCAL SEIU MEMBERS ARE ANXIOUS FOR HEALTH CARE AND A BETTER COMPENSATION RATE FOR THEIR TIME.

THE SLOGAN FOR THE UNION'S CAMPAIGN READS, IT'S TIME FOR 20 BECAUSE MOST IHSS LONG-TERM CARE WORKERS DO NOT MAKE MUCH MORE THAN A FAST FOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEE AT THE HOURLY RATE.

GRANADA STAFF LOBBIED THE COUNTY'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK TO SUPPORT THEIR DEMAND FOR LIVING WAGES, HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AND A UNION NEGOTIATED CONTRACT THAT WOULD IDEALLY PROVIDE SECURITY AND RELIEF TO STAFF AT GRANADA AND A PAY RAISE TO THE COUNTY'S SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WORKFORCE.

>> MY NAME IS MARCUS McRAE.

WE REPRESENT 400,000 LONG-TERM CARE WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTY IS AROUND 1,000.

ALL OF OUR MEMBERS PROVIDE LONG-TERM CARE IN A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY OR IHSS HOME CARE.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE OUT HERE FOR TODAY.

WE JUST CAME FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO TALK TO THE SUPERVISORS ABOUT GIVING IHSS WORKERS A FAIR RAISE.

WE ARE HERE IN GRANADA TRYING TO GET A FAIR CONTRACT FOR OUR WORKERS.

AGAIN, 1,000 WORKERS, ALL LOW-WAGE WORKERS.

THIS IS THE LARGEST LOW-WAGE WORK FORCE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

OUR WORKERS DO NOT MAKE A LIVABLE WAGE, DO NOT HAVE HEALTH CARE.

REALLY STRUGGLING TO GET PTO TO TAKE OF THEMSELVES AND THE PEOPLE THEY TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

OUR MEMBERS TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE.

PEOPLE WHO ARE 70, 80, 90.

THEY GO TO A NURSING HOME, THEY GET THE CARE FOR THE PERSON CARING FOR THEM.

WANTING TO BE SAFE.

IF THE PERSON CARING FOR THEM IS NOT ABLE TO DO THAT, HOW ARE THEY GOING BE SAFE?

HERE AT GRANADA OUR MEMBERS UNIONIZED DURING THE MIDDLE OF AN OUTBREAK.

PART OF IT WAS TO BE SAFE THEMSELVES.

>> YEAH, THE PANDEMIC THROUGH SOME KINKS INTO THE PROCESS OF CARE GIVING.

>> THAT'S RIGHT >> MANY OF THE MEMBERS PROTESTING EXPRESSED LACK OF SUPPORT FROM UPPER MANAGEMENT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A HIGHER TURNOVER RATE AT THE FACILITY.

>> HI.

MY NAME IS ANTOINETTE SKYOS AND THIS IS CAROL SAUCIER.

I WANT TO TELL YOU WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE DESERVE TO BE HERE.

WE DESERVE TO BE HEARD.

WE'RE HEAR, OF COURSE, WE ARE ALL ONBOARD FOR THE FIGHT FOR 20.

IF YOU DON'T SEE MS. CAROL IN HER WALKER, SHE ACTUALLY TAKES CARE OF SOMEBODY.

THAT IS A HARD JOB TO DO, WALKER OR NO WALKER.

AS YOUNG AS SHE STILL LOOKS, YOU KNOW, TIME FLIES.

AND SO WE'RE HERE, WE ARE FIGHTING FOR THE 20 AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE.

I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IS WHAT WE ARE FOR AND GO TO GRANADA AND SUPPORT THEIR HOME AS WELL.

WE ARE ALL IHSS IN THIS COUNTY.

WE BELIEVE A HIGHER WAGE IS MORE THAN DESERVED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME AGO.

FORGET THE INSULATION HERE, WE SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS A LONG TIME AGO.

IT IS UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD TO FIGHT THIS LONG.

WE ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND STRONGEST UNIONS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

>> OKAY.

>> WE ARE NOT GOING STOP UNTIL WE GET WHAT WE DESERVE.

ALL OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY SUPPORTS US BECAUSE WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.

WE ARE NOT GETTING YOUNGER.

THAT IS DEFINITELY EVERYBODY NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING GO?

HOW MUCH DO YOU MAKE?

WHERE ARE YOUR LOVED ONES GOING GO?

>> RIGHT.

>> WHO DO YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THEM?

SOMEONE WHO MAKES A DECENT WAGE AND TAKES CARE OF YOUR LOVED ONES AS BEST THEY COULD.

>> THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> WE LOVE THE PEOPLE WE WORK FOR.

IT IS A WONDERFUL JOB AND I HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS AND I WOULDN'T QUIT UNTIL I'M 100.

>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING IT >> SINCE 1978.

I STARTED IN THE BAY AREA.

IT IS A WONDERFUL JOB AND A NEEDED JOB.

>> YEAH.

>> WHY THEY DON'T RESPECT US, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU KNOW.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

DESPITE THE NEED FOR THOSE STAFF MEMBERS AT GRANADA TO HAVE CERTIFICATIONS AND CONTINUED EDUCATION AS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, THE LOS ANGELES-BASED OWNER ROCKPORT HEALTH CARE SERVICES HAS SO FAR DECLINED TO PROVIDE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION RATES FOR PEOPLE WITH SPIRIT 'S THE OR EXPERIENCE IN THE LINE OF WORK.

FOR "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT", THIS IS RYAN HUDSON.

>> A RHODE ISLAND MAN IS WANTED TO SPEAK FOR HIS APPARENT INVOLVEMENT IN A HOMICIDE AFTER LEADING POLICE IN A CAR CHASE ACROSS ARCADIA AND RUNS OFF ON FOOT TO THE FOREST.

27-YEAR-OLD AUSTIN MICHAEL MADEROS OF RHODE ISLAND IS SOUGHT IN THE SUSPECT OF THE DEATH OF EMILY ROSS MAY LABA.

THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS BEING WITHHELD.

HE IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE ADULT, 5'6", 125 POUNDS WITH LONG BROWN/BLONDE HAIR AND HAZEL EYES.

HE IS KNOWN TO HAVE A FACIAL TATTOO UNDER ONE OF HIS EYES.

POLICE BELIEVE HE MAY BE ON HIS WAY TO MENDICINO COUNTY.

WHEN MADEROS OPENED THE DOOR, HE REFUSED THE CHARACTER WORKER ACCESS AND FLED IN HIS LAB.

CALL 445-7251.

THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU STEVE MADRONE FOR MAKING TIME FOR US.

WE ARE EXTENDING THE INVITATION TO HIS UPCOMING OPPONENT AS WELL AS ALL THE CANDIDATES IN THE 2022 ELECTION CYCLE.

STAY TUNED.

STAY INFORMED.