>> COMING UP NEXT ON HEADLINE HUMBOLDT," ACTIVISTS ACROSS THE STATE AND NATION WILL USE VALENTINE'S DAY TO DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW VITAL IMMIGRANTS ARE TO AMERICAN SOCIETY AND ECONOMICS.

AND THEY'LL DO SO BY SIMPLY NOT TAKING PART.

HUMBOLDT COUNTY GROWERS GET HELP FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO VOTED THIS WEEK TO PARTIALLY SUSPEND MEASURE S THOUGH THAT REDUCTION MIGHT SQUEEZE COUNTY BUDGETS IN THE MEANTIME.

COMING UP NOW, ON "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT".

LIFE FROM THE TOP OF HUMBOLDT HILL.

THIS IS "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT".

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

IN TIMES OF STRIFE AND DIVISION, PEOPLE START TO FOCUS MORE ON DIFFERENCES THAN WHAT THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON.

THEY HUNKER INTO SMALLER IN GROUPS AND DISPARATE TRIBES AN LOOK FOR PEOPLE TO BLAME.

THIS IS A TRUISM FOR HUMANITY AND ONE WE HAVE SEEN PLAY OUT ON ALL SIX SETTLED CONTINENTS IN EVERY ERA WE CAN REMEMBER.

RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN AN EXPLOSION OF CRISES ACROSS THE WORLD EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCREASINGLY LOPSIDED ECONOMIC SYSTEM THAT CONCENTRATES WEALTH AMONGST A SELECT FEW.

RATHER THAN DIRECT OUR IRE AGAINST THE ELITE, WE FOSTERED A SYSTEM THAT MAKES HEROES OUT OF MILLIONAIRES AND BLAMES POTHOLES AND PETTY CRIME ON THE POOREST, IMMIGRANTS.

IMMIGRANTS HAVE BUILT AND SHAPED THIS COUNTRY FROM THE BEGINNING, SETTLING VAST PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND RISKING THEIR LIVES TO BUILD THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD AND PROPPING UP INDUSTRIES WITH HARD WORK.

FRESH BELIEVERS IN THE AMERICAN DREAM WHO WANT TO WORK, WANT TO STUCK SEED AND BECOME A PART OF THIS RICH TAPESTRY NATION.

THEY ACTUALLY REPRESENT THE SAME SPIRIT AND TRADITION THAT MADE THIS COUNTRY GREAT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THE IDEA THAT EVERYONE DESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE A QUALITY OF LIFE, SECURITY AND SATISFACTION.

THEY PROVIDE MUCH OF THE TORQUE THAT MAKES OUR ECONOMY POSSIBLE, THEY PAY TAXES AND SPEND THEIR MONEY WITHIN THIS ECONOMY.

ON MONDAY, VALENTINE'S DAY, ACTIVISTS AND IMMIGRANTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL ATTEMPT TO MAKE A IT OBVIOUS BY OPTING OUT.

NOT SHOWING UP TO WORK AND NOT SPENDING MONEY.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRENDA PEREZ AND COMMUNITY LEADER JULIA NAJERA FROM CENTRAL DELL PUEBLO TALK ABOUT THAT EFFORT AND THE MARCHES SCHEDULED ACROSS AMERICA TO UNDERLINE THE POINT.

THANK YOU, JULIA AND BRENDA.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU, JAMES, FOR THE INVITATION.

>> NO PROBLEM.

BRENDA, CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE EVENT IS GOING LOOK LIKE AND WHAT IT IS YOU ARE GOING ACHIEVE?

>> THE EVENT IS GOING LOOK LIKE AN HISTORIC EVENT, WHEN DOLOROS AND CESAR CHAVEZ HELPED US.

THIS IS A WINDOW OPENED TO HAVE A DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS.

IS A RALLY PRECEDED BY A MARCH.

WE ARE GOING HAVE PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES WITH MASKS BECAUSE REMEMBER WE ARE IN A PANDEMIC AND WE NEED TO STILL TAKE CARE OF THOSE ASPECTS.

AND WE'RE GOING HAVE THESE ON VALENTINE'S DAY.

JUST TO SHOW OUR PRESENCE AND TO SHOW OUR IMPORTANCE IN THIS ECONOMY.

>> IS THERE ANY RELEVANCE TO THE CHOICE OF VALENTINE'S DAY?

IS THERE A STATEMENT BEING MADE THERE OR A CONVENIENT DATE?

>> IT IS A STATEMENT, A NATIONAL STATEMENT.

SO WE ARE FOLLOWING THE SPEED OF THIS NATIONAL MOVEMENT.

THERE IS ALSO THIS FACTOR THAT IS A DAY WHERE PEOPLE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY AND WE ARE GOING SHOW HOW IS THAT THE IMMIGRANTS ARE CONTRIBUTING BY SAVING SOME AND BY NOT GOING WORK AND NOT GOING SCHOOL.

>> JULIA, WE ARE WORKING THROUGH A TRANSLATOR HERE.

I WILL SPEAK SLOWLY SO WE CAN MAKE SURE SHE CAN TRANSLATE WELL ENOUGH.

DO YOU FEEL THE SITUATION WITH IMMIGRANTS HAS IMPROVED IN THIS COUNTRY SINCE PRESIDENT BIDEN TOOK OFFICE?

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> KAREN, CAN YOU TRANSLATE THAT FOR US >> TRANSLATOR: OF COURSE.

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT STARTED CHOOSING BIDEN AS A PRESIDENT, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A WHILE, ALL THE IMMIGRANTS ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE AND FEEL SUPPORTED.

SO WE SUPPORTED HIM AS WELL AS HE SUPPORTED US.

WE ARE WAITING FOR REFORM, FOR AMNESTY.

ONCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED A LOT OF THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ARE BEING PUT INTO THE PANDEMIC.

NOW THAT THE VACCINE IS HERE AND WE ARE STARTING TO SETTLE DOWN, WE ARE HOPING WE CAN NOW START GETTING WHAT WE REQUESTED WHICH IS AMNESTY OR REFORM, IMMIGRATION REFORM.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

BRENDA, I THINK PART OF WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT OR SOMETHING SHE MAY BE REFERENCING IS THE PROMISE THAT WAS IN THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT THAT WOULD SAY FOR IMMIGRANTS HERE PRIOR TO 2011 THERE WOULD BE AN AMNESTY OFFERED IF BUILD BACK BETTER GOT PAST, BUT THAT HAS BEEN HUNG UP RECENTLY.

WHAT MESSAGE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEND TO THE U.S. SENATE OR TO PRESIDENT BIDEN ABOUT BUILD BACK BETTER SO THEY CAN MAYBE MOVE FORWARD WITH MOMENTUM?

>> WE ARE SO READY TO HAVE THESE WORK PERMITS, THIS PROTECTION, THIS ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.

WE ARE READY TO BE INTEGRAL PART WITH FORMAL PERMISSIONS.

WE ARE SO EAGER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN OUR IMPORTANCE.

WE ARE SO AFFECTED BY A PANDEMIC THAT WE ARE JUST TRYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE ARE SERVING THE FOOD THIS COUNTRY CONSUMES.

TO ALL THE POLITICIANS, TO EVERYBODY THAT HAS THIS IN HIS HANDS, WE ARE READY TO BE RECOGNIZED, ACKNOWLEDGED, AND TO HAVE A HUMAN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM WITH A SERVICE.

>> EXCELLENT.

JULIA, I MEAN, THIS IS SORT OF A STRANGE QUESTION, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MISINFORMATION AND A LOT OF RHETORIC AROUND IMMIGRANTS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE FOR US HOW IT FEELS TO SORT OF HEAR THOSE, YOU KNOW, THE INNUENDO AND NEGATIVITY SURROUNDING IMMIGRANTS, HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE CHANGE?

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> WOW.

>> TRANSLATOR: SORRY.

RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS SOME OF US WERE DEEPLY AFFECTED.

IN GENERAL, WE WERE ATTACKED, WE WERE OUT OF JOBS, WE WERE OUT OF OUR COUNTRIES.

AND WE STILL HAD TO PAY OUR BILLS, OUR RENT.

IF WE DON'T EAT, WE DON'T GET TO PAY RENT.

SO WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT WE ASK THE PRESIDENCY AND ASK PEOPLE TO SUPPORT US AS WE WORK AS THOUGH WE WORK, WE ARE IMMIGRANTS, BUT WE WORK REALLY HARD TO GET WHAT WE HAVE.

AND WE DON'T WORK WITHOUT -- WE DON'T WORK, IF WE DON'T WORK, WE DON'T GET TO EAT.

WE DON'T GET TO PAY RENT.

SOMETIMES WE DON'T EAT SO WE CAN PAY RENT.

WE WANT JUSTICE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR PARENTS.

A LOT OF KIDS HAVE LOST THEIR PARENTS.

THEY HAVE LOST THEIR PARENTS FOR BEING DEPORTED AND THEY ARE HERE BY THEMSELVES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DOCUMENTED.

AND WE STILL PAY FOR TAXES, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE PAPERS, WE PAY FOR OUR TAXES.

WE PAY FOR EVERYTHING WE GET HERE.

WE PAY FOR SERVICES WHEN WE GET OUR PAYCHECK, UNEMPLOYMENT, SUCH AS THINGS WE DON'T GET.

IF WE ARE HERE, WE ARE WORKING, IF WE DON'T WORK, WE DON'T GET FOOD.

WE DON'T GET ACCESS TO RESOURCES OTHER PEOPLE DO.

WE NEED TO HELP EACH OTHER AND HELP EACH OTHER IN A WAY WE HELP YOU.

WE GO IN AND WE DO A LOT OF AGRICULTURE.

WE PROVIDE FOR THIS COUNTRY AND WE'RE THE ONES WHO GET OUR HANDS DIRTY.

WE ARE THE ONES WHO CLIMB REALLY BIG LADDERS IN ORDER TO GET THINGS SUCH AS OLIVES.

WE ARE THE ONES THAT GET THE CALLOUSS ON OUR HANDS.

AND WE WORK REALLY HARD TO GET THESE THINGS AND YET WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO PLAIN RIGHTS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE GETS.

>> THE EMOTION WHEN SHE WAS TALKING WAS PALPABLE.

BRENDA, IS THERE ANY RESPONSE YOU WANT TO ADD TO WHAT SHE SAID?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE JUST HAVE A PRESIDENCY THAT PUT US IN THIS SPOT.

WE LIVE UNDER FEAR, LIVE UNDER ATTACK, I.C.E.

IS AROUND ALL THE TIME, AT THE HOSPITALS, AT THE SCHOOLS.

THIS FEELING OF COMING IN ANOTHER ADMINISTRATION WITH BIDEN GIVES US SOME SORT OF RELIEF.

THE FEELING OF RECEIVING ALL OF THESE ATTACKS IS STILL A TRAUMA THAT IS GENERATED.

WE ARE STILL HEALING FROM THAT WHEN THE PANDEMIC CAME.

MY SISTER JUST SAID WITH HER FAIR WORDS IS WE NEED A HUMAN SYSTEM.

WE NEED TO BE HUMANIZED AGAIN.

BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN HUMANIZED BEFORE AND RIGHT NOW IT IS TIME TO CORRECT THAT.

IT IS TIME TO BE STRONGER TOGETHER.

IT IS TIME TO HAVE THIS ACT PASS.

AND WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT FOR IS.

>> AMEN.

BRENDA, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED AT THE ONSET IS THAT COVID IS A FACTOR IN EVERYTHING THESE DAYS.

I KNOW THAT THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT HAS ALSO IMPACTED YOUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT IT MEANS NOW THAT WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THE VARIOUS STAGES AND THE VACCINES WITH HERE.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING ENOUGH TO REACH OUT TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE YOUR PEOPLE CAN STAY HEALTHY.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

WHAT WE SEE EVERY DAY IS THE BALANCE IS SO POLARIZED.

THERE IS NONE.

THERE IS A COMPLETE EXTREME BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY UNDOCUMENTED AND THE COMMUNITY THAT RECEIVE EVERY STIMULUS, EVERY SUPPORT, EVERY ATTENTION.

WE DON'T RECEIVE ANYTHING YET.

WE PAY THE TAXES.

WE FEEL WE ARE SUPPORTING THE SYSTEM.

WE FEEL WE ARE SUPPORTING ALL THE VACCINES AND WE DON'T RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF HELP.

SO, YOU KNOW, BEING AFFECTED BY THIS PANDEMIC IS ALSO BEING IN THE PRESENCE OF A LOT OF RELATIVES THAT ARE DYING.

HERE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY WE CAN TELL HOW MANY PEOPLE, HOW MANY FAMILIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS RACISM AT THE HOSPITALS.

RACISM BECAUSE WE COUGH IN THE SUPERMARKET.

SO THERE IS MENTAL THING HAPPENING BECAUSE OF ALL THE RACISM AND THERE IS ALSO THE ECONOMY IS STILL STRUGGLING AND THEN THERE IS THE IMBALANCE.

I THINK WE NEED THIS ACT JUST TO BRINGS THINGS TO A BETTER LEVEL.

WE WANT TO BE THE SAME LEVEL.

WE ARE EQUAL HUMAN BEINGS.

>> YEAH.

AND THE ACT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IS, OF COURSE, THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY STALLED, BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL ACTIVELY FIGHTING FOR IT.

I THINK YOUR EVENT ON MONDAY IS MEANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THAT BATTLE.

I DON'T WANT TO GET -- THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING FAMILIES.

HAVING KIDS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH YOUR MOVEMENT AND I WONDER WHAT'S THE MESSAGE THAT YOU GIVE TO CHILDREN, CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE SEEN THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE SEEN RECENTLY.

IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THERE WAS A SEPARATION AT THEBOARDER AND AT TIMES, THE BORDER AND OTHER PLACES.

WE WILL START WITH YOU BRENDA.

>> YEAH.

I HAVE SEEN THE KIDS WITH THIS TRAUMA AND I WANT TO TELL THEM, THIS IS AN EPISODE.

THIS IS A CHAPTER IN THIS COUNTRY.

THIS COUNTRY IS BIGGER.

WE ARE SO MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT DARK MOMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

WE ARE GOING RECOVER, NOT ONLY FROM THE RACISM, BUT FROM THE PANDEMIC AND WE ARE GOING KEEP FIGHTING FOR OUR RIGHTS.

IT IS GREAT INSPIRATION TO SEE HOW IN THE 80s WE HAD THE AMNESTY AND GREAT TO FEEL WE CAN DO IT FOR US AND FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

SOME OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I UNDERSTAND, SAYS, IT IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY.

BUT TODAY IS FOR THOSE AND TOMORROW WE'LL SEE.

WE NEED TO FIGHT FOR EVERY PERSON AND FOR THE CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED I'M GOING TELL THERE IS HEALING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SONGS.

WE ARE GOING BE STRONG AND WE ARE GOING BE FIGHTING FOR THIS.

AND THE CHILDREN ARE THE HOPE THAT WE ARE HOLDING IN OUR HANDS.

>> EXCELLENT.

JULIA, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A STAB AT THAT?

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> WE ARE OUT OF TIME.

I WANT TO GET A CHANCE TO HEAR THE TRANSLATION OF WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY.

I'M SURE THAT WAS PROFOUND.

REAL QUICK, KAREN, CAN YOU GIVE US A SENSE OF WHAT SHE WAS SAYING?

>> TRANSLATOR: YEAH.

SHE SAYS THAT DURING THIS PANDEMIC THAT WE HAVE BEEN THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN ATTACKED.

WE HAVE LOST A LOT OF PEOPLE.

THIS PANDEMIC HAS ATTACKED US AND WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING TO DO AS BEST AS WE CAN TO SURVIVE.

THE RENT DOESN'T STOP.

WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY IT AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAYS TO PAY THE RENT.

MANY FAMILIES HAVE BEEN WAITING AND WAITING DAYS AND DAYS AND YEARS AND YEARS TRYING TO OBTAIN THEIR RESIDENCY AND DURING THIS PANDEMIC MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED WALKING.

I SPENT 15 DAYS WALKING, EATING VERY LITTLE, CLOSE TO NOTHING, SIPLE ON A BOTTLE OF WATER AND NEVER STOPPED SUFFERING.

EVERY TIME SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE, I CAN SEE BACK AND I WANT TO GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY AND I WANT PEOPLE TO GO BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES, TOO.

MANY OF US HAVE NOT MADE IT PAST THE BORDER OR MAKE IT HERE OR BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES.

MANY OF US IN THE PANDEMIC HAVE WAITED AND WAITED TO STAY HERE AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO REST IN OUR COUNTRY.

WE DID NOT MAKE IT BACK.

IT IS JUST UNTIL NOW ALL WE ASK IS FOR RESIDECY BECAUSE WE DESERVED IT.

WE WALKED REALLY HARD.

WE SUFFERED REALLY HARD.

I WORKED WITH THE STRAWBERRIES AND OLIVES, THEY PAY YOU ONE DOLLAR FOR EACH BASKET.

I CLIMB 15 FEET TRYING TO GET THE OLIVES, SACRIFICING MY LIFE AND MY PHYSICAL HEALTH IN ORDER TO GET ONE DOLLAR FOR A BASKET.

>> WE ARE OUT OF TIME.

WE ARE OVER TIME, BUT I AM SO THANKFUL THAT YOU GUYS CAME ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.

JUST TO REMIND FOLKS, MONDAY, VALENTINE'S DAY, THERE IS A MARCH AND CONFERENCE THAT STARTS AT THE OLD TOWN GAZEBO TO THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

I'M SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF.

THANKS, BRENDA, THANK YOU, JULIA, AND THANK YOU, KAREN FOR TRANSLATING.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE COUNTY HAS PLANNED.

>> AS THE OM KRON SURGE TAPERS OFF IAN HOFFMANN DISCUSSES THE CHANGING TO CALIFORNIA'S MASKING ORDER AND WHY PUBLIC HEALTH IS SO CONFIDENT.

>> ALL THE SIGNS ARE POINTING TO THE FACT THAT WE ARE PAST THE SURGE.

STILL MANAGING LARGE NUMBERS OF PATIENTS, BUT, YOU KNOW, SEEMS TO HAVE LESS ACUITY THIS TIME IN TEMPLES OF THE PATIENTS THERE, LESS ICU STAYS, SHORTER STAYS AND LESS SEVERE PATIENTS IN GENERAL.

THAT -- ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WITH THE DECISIONS TO TO REMOVE OUR LOCAL MASK ORDER AND ALLOW THE STATE'S MASK ORDER TO PREVAIL.

SO CASE COUNT WISE THIS WAS THE WORTH MONTH WE HAD.

THIS WAS THE HIGHEST CASES WE'VE SEEN, BUT FOR HOSPITALIZATIONS IT WAS NOT AND CERTAINLY NOT FOR THE SEVERITY OF THE HOSPITALIZATIONS OR THE DEATH FROM THIS SURGE.

WE SAW WITH OMICRON A DIFFERENT SCENARIO.

HOW MUCH OF THAT IS VACCINATION RATE AND WHEN WE PUT IN THE MASK ORDER AND NOVEMBER WHEN WE REVISED IT TO ADD THOSE METRICS.

SO ALL THESE FACTOR INTO WHY WE'VE REMOVED THE MASK MANDATE AND DECIDED TO ALLOW CTH AND CDC RECOMMENDATIONS AND MASKING REQUIREMENTS GOING FORWARD.

A LARGE RESEARCH STUDY FROM CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK SHOWED THAT THE RISK OF -- ONCE YOU'RE INFECTED, YOUR RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION WITH A REINFECTION IS MUCH LOWER.

WE WEREN'T CERTAIN OF THAT BEFORE.

WE HAD STUDIES THAT SHOWED THAT PEOPLE'S IMMUNE RESPONSE WAS NOT AS -- WAS MORE VARIABLE AFTER INFECTION THAN WITH VACCINATION.

AND SO THAT WAS ONE BIG PIECE OF THE PUZZLE WE WERE WORKING ON WAS, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS THOUGH TO PEOPLE AFTER THEY GET REINFECTED?

ARE THEY JUST AS LIKELY TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AS THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY?

NOW KNOWING THAT GIVES US ANOTHER LAYER OF UNDERSTANDING TO THAT PIECE OF COMMUNITY IMMUNITY, RIGHT?

SO WE KNOW PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED THE RISK OF BEING HOSPITALIZED ON A REINFECTION IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER.

ALL THESE PIECES HAVE COME TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, DATA THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW BACK IN AUGUST AND EVEN IN NOVEMBER.

>> THE MASKING ORDER TAKES PLACE ON FEBRUARY 16th.

FOR "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT", THIS IS RYAN HUTSON.

>> RESPONDING TO A VOCAL APPEAL FROM HUMBOLDT COUNTY CANNABIS CULTIVATORS AND OTHERS IN THE INDUSTRY, THE COUNTY CUT MEASURE 22 BILLS.

THE GROWERS CLAIM MAKING THE TAX PAYMENTS THIS YEAR COULD WELL BREAK THEIR BANK.

THE RELIEF WILL COME AT A COST.

THE COUNTY WILL LOSE REVENUE THAT COULD LEAD TO HIRING FREEZE AND STAFF CUTS.

THE VOTE TOOK PLACE ON MONDAY IN A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, A CONTINUATION OF A MEETING THAT STARTED LAST WEEK.

SUPERVISOR MICHELLE BUSHNELL WHO OWNS A CANNABIS FARM RECUSED HERSELF FROM THE VOTE.

I WANT TO THANK BRENDA AND JULIA FOR HER POWERFUL TESTIMONY AND WE'LL TALK TO YOU AGAIN.

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