>> COMING UP TO THE NEXT ON HEADLINE HUMBOLDT.

WE SIT DOWN WITH THE RICHARD BERKSTRESSER TO TALK ABOUT THE COUNTY'S TO A RECENT POINT THAT MASSIVE PROBLEMS IN THE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

ALSO THE COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT COULD SOON LEGALIZE AND REGULATE VACATION RENTALS IN UNIN CORPSED AREAS.

FROM THE TOP OF THE HUMBOLDT HILL THIS IS JAF THIS IS A HEADLINE HUMBOLDT.

THE VICTIMIZATION OF EVERYTHING FROM AUDITION AND LACK OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND POOR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.

ONE OF THE COMBATTING SUCH VICTIMIZATION IS THE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

BUT HUMBOLDT COUNTY A LACK OF SUFFICIENT STAFFING AND OTHER ISSUES HAVE PLAGUED THE SYSTEM AND HAVE RESULT TO IN COUNTY WORKERS SUFFERING ADDITIONAL TRAUMA.

AND NOW AS WE PROMISED WE RETURN FOR AN UPDATE NOW THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS ISSUED ITS RESPONSE.

THE GRAND JURY RICHARD BERKSTRESSER JOINS US.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WE ARE JOINED BY FOREMAN RICHARD BERKSTRESSER FROM THE GRAND JURY.

THIS IS A VERY DETAILED CONVERSATION.

THERE'S A LOTS OF INS AND OUTS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

FIRST WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A QUOTE FROM THE MEETING TO GIVE US A FRAMING FOR THE CONVERSATION.

>> SO THE FOCUS OF FINDING THAT CWS IS AN ESSENTIALLY SERVICE FOR CHILDREN IN NEED OF PROTECTION.

AND CWS THE FOCUS OF THE GRAND JURY'S FINDINGS REFERENCED CHALLENGES AND INEFFICIENCIES IN CWS OPERATIONS SURROUNDING STAFFING, HIGH CASE LOADS, COURT FILINGS AND PROCESSES.

REGARDING THE GRAND JURY'S FINDING, THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT CWS EMPLOYEES DEMONSTRATE A GENUINE PASSION FOR THE WORK THEY DO.

THE GRAND JURY FOUND THAT MAY EXPERIENCED BURNOUT BUT THIS CANNOT BE SUBSTANTIATED THERE IS NO DATA TO HUMBOLDT COUNTY CWS HAS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THESE CHALLENGES THAN ANY OTHER CWS DEPARTMENT STATEWIDE.

ADDITIONALLY THERE IS NO DATA CUNFULING THAT THE STRESS DUE TO UNDER STAFFING AND ALLEGED OVERWORKING HAS LED TO A RISE IN ABSENTEEISM IN CWS.

TRACKING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE INDIVIDUAL'S UNIT WITHIN CWS OR IF LEAVE WAS ROOELTED TO STRESS.

THE NUMBER OF VACANT POSITIONS INCREASED BY 5% FROM JANUARY OF 2022 TO JANUARY OF 2023.

RECORDS INDICATE DURING THAT THE TIME FRAME THAT THE CWS RANGED FROM 5 TO 10.PHI%.

THE FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT.

THE CALIFORNIA RIGHTS ACT.

THE PREGNANCY LEAVE OR THE MOU OF THEIR BARGAINING UNIT THAT THE COUNTY HAS RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES IN NEED OF EXTRA SUPPORT THROUGH ITS EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

>> THE FOLKS THAT WORK IN CWS ARE AMAZING.

I CAN'T IMAGINE DOING THIS KIND OF WORK AND GOING HOME AT NIGHT, AND NOT TAKING IT WITH YOU.

I MEAN, I THINK WE ALL HAVE THAT AT SOME LEVEL.

I KNOW US AS BOARD MEMBERS NOT THE LEVEL THAT THESE FOLKS ARE DEALING WITH ISSUES.

I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR INCREDIBLY HARD WORK IN THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT ARENA OF SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO THANK THE GRAND JURY.

TOO.

I'M ALSO IMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF DETAIL.

SOMETIMES WHEN WE DISAGREE IT WILL SOMETHING SIMPLY WASN'T KNOWN BY THE GRAND JURY.

BUT THESE ARE FOLKS THAT WORK FOR FREE.

AND DO AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF WORK TO TRY AND HELP US AS A COMMUNITY IMPROVE WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I WANT TO THANK THEM AS WELL.

>> SO RICHARD THANKS FOR JOINING US.

WE'VE HAD JOAN HECKLE ON THE SHOW WHEN THIS FIRST GOT DELIVERED TO THE BOARD.

LET'S ESTABLISH TWO THINGS.

CAN YOU GIVE US A DESCRIPTION WHAT THE GRAND JURY IS.

IT'S NOT LIKE A CRIMINAL GRAND JURY.

IT'S SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY.

>> EXACTLY.

A LOT OF THE PEOPLE GET THAT CONFUSED.

AIVELY GRAND JURY DOESN'T EXIST.

WE ARE ENSHRINED IN THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION.

BY LAW THERE MUST BE ONE IN EACH OF THE 58 COUNTIES.

IT'S SET TO FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT.

SO PEOPLE REFER TO US AS A WATCHDOG, AND WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM ANYWHERE ANY WALK OF LIFE TO COME IN.

WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF ISSUES FROM SOUTH COUNTY OR UP TOWARDS HUE PAW.

THE MORE WE CAN DO TO ENCOURAGE THE MORE WE DO.

THE GRAND JURY HAS HAD A HISTORY WITH THIS ISSUE IN PARTICULAR.

>> FIVE YEARS AGO IT FIRST CAME BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.

AND WHAT HAPPENED THERE AND CWS HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF THE OTHER DHSS HAVE BEEN PART OF GRAND JURY'S INVESTIGATIONS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

THE MOST RECENT ONE AND MOST PROMINENT OF THE 2015-2016 DISCUSSED CERTAIN ISSUES WITHIN THE CWS THAT GOT A LOT OF TRACTION AND ULTIMATELY LED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA FILING A SUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY AND THAT LED TO A STIPULATED JUDGMENT FOR CWS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN HOW THEY OPERATE.

>> THAT WAS AS A RESULT OF THE GRAND JURY.

>> WE CERTAINLY PLAYED A ROLE.

>> YOU DELIVERED NOT CRITICAL OF THE EMPLOYEES.

WE UNDERSTAND THEY WORK HARD AND THEY ARE WELL-INTENTIONED AND IT'S JUST THEY'RE UNDER STACHED AND THIS HAS LED TO SEVERAL UNFORTUNATE OUTCOMES FOR THE CLIENTELE.

>> IT SHOULD BE THE REALLY THE BASE OF THIS REPORT IS COURT FILINGS, AND EXTENDED COURT SITUATIONS THAT KEEP FAMILIES FROM BEING REUNITED.

KEEP THEM FROM HAVING THE SERVICES THEY MAY NEED.

EVERYTHING ELSE A PART OF THE STAFFING REALLY GREW FROM THAT.

>> LET'S JUST START WITH THE OVERALL PICTURE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE COUNTY OF SUPERVISORS REPORT.

>> IT'S DISAPPOINTING.

THEY RESPONDED TO A LOT OF THINGS LEGALLY EASE BUT DIDN'T RESPOND TO THE COURT ISSUES THAT WE BROUGHT UP WHICH IS DISAPPOINTING.

THEY DID WHAT THE MINIMUM IS IN RESPONSE.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE SEEN A LITTLE LESS LAWYER SPEAK AND LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM IN OUR REPORT.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN I READ THROUGH IT AND I READ IT ALL, THEY'RE JUST DOING A DANCE.

THEY TAKE THE RECOMMENDATION PORE THE FINDING AND THEY EITHER AGREE WITH IT OR NOT.

THEY DON'T AGREE WITH OUGHT.

THE COUNTY AGREED WITH FOUR FINDINGS AND DISAGREED WITH 12.

A LOT OF TIMES THEY DISAGREE IT'S SEMANTICS HOW THEY INTERPRET THE QUESTION.

>> WHEN AN OFFICIAL HERE'S SOME PROBLEMS THERE MIGHT BE A SENTIMENT WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARE PROBLEMS AND LET'S COLLECTIVELY WORK TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS.

IT SEEMS LOSE A LOT OF DODGING OF RESPONSIBILITY HERE.

AND THERE'S NO SPIRIT OF PROBLEM SOLVING.

BUT WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT.

>> THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY THE WAY IT COMES OFF TO ME AT LEAST.

I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE GRAND JURY.

IT'S 19 MEMBERS.

YEAH IT DOES SEEM LIKE THEY'RE DODGING THINGS.

FRANKLY THEY HAVE A LARGE STAFF PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.

LEGAL COUNSEL THE COA'S OFFICE.

WE ARE 19 CITIZENS WHO RECEIVE A LITTLE BIT OF HELP FROM THE COUNTY COUNCIL.

I'M NOT GOING TO CLAIM THAT WE HAVE THE MOST LEGALLY SOUND ARGUMENTS.

WE DIDN'T.

BUT THE ESSENCE WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WHO'S RESPONDING TO THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE REPORT, AND WHAT DID YOU HAVE ABOUT THAT.

>> I THINK IT'S SOMEWHAT TELLING THAT THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER IS DOING THE RESPONSE.

IT'S NOT SOMEONE FROM THE DHSS AND FOR COA.

>> ONE OF THE THAT THE REPORT BRINGS UP AND THEY TRY TO ADDRESS IS THE FACT THAT IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO HIRE PEOPLE AND GET THEM TRAINED.

AND THE COUNTY'S RESPONSE SEEMS TO FOCUS THAT THE STATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIRING A LARGE PORTION OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.

THAT LIMITS THE TURN AROUND TIME AND SO THE COUNTY ANNOUNCED BASICALLY AT THIS MEETING NEITHER YOU AND I HAD HEARD THEY WERE A COUNTY THAT COULD DO ON THEIR OWN.

>> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD OF?

>> I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE COUNTY DECIDED TO BE THE ITS MERIT SERVICES COUNTY.

BUT A LOT OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE CWS ARE FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THERE'S A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY ARE HIRED WHAT'S A MERIT SYSTEMS MERIT SERVICES SYSTEM.

>> IT'S A WEB PORTAL.

>> IT IS A CERTAIN PROCESS THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

WE ARE NOT A MERIT SERVICE COUNTY.

SOME ARE.

SO WE GO THROUGH CAL HR WHICH IS A STATE AGENCY.

WE'RE AT THE MERCY OF THEM.

HOWEVER A LOT OF BLAME WAS LAID ON THEM.

I'M NOT HERE TO SAY THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ISSUE.

HOWEVER, WE CAN BE MAKING SURE THAT THE CAL HR STOCK OF POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES IS MORE FULL -- THERE'S NOTHING THAT PREVENTS US YOU FROM RECRUITING AS A COUNTY.

SO WE CAN'T LAY IT ON CAL HR.

WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB.

>> AS YOU MENTIONED THE LAWYER ASPECT OF THIS.

REAL QUICK.

CAN YOU RUN QUICK THROUGH WITH A CLIENT WITH A LAWYER.

>> WELL AGAIN IT GETS INTO THE DEEP IN THE WEEDS.

EVERY PARENT AND EVERY CHILD WILL HAVE A ATTORNEY.

SOMETIMES APPOINTED TO ME THAT THEY HIRE THEMSELVES, AND THE COUNTY IS REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEYS THAT ARE CURRENTLY TWO CWS ATTORNEYS.

THEY'RE HIRING A THIRD.

>> THERE'S ONLY TWO ON STAFF RIGHT NOW.

AND THIRD WHO IS COMING ON BOARD.

THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE ALLOTTED.

AND THE RESPONSE SAID THEY'RE DOING FINE.

>> WELL THERE WAS A JUDICIAL COUNCIL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE BACK IN 2018 THAT SAID THE BEST PRACTICES IS 77 CASES PER ATTORNEY.

AND THAT REALLY THE BASELEVEL THE HIGHEST IS 141.

>> CURRENTLY THEY'RE RUNNING 200 CASES PER ATTORNEY.

EVEN AT THAT THIRD THEY'D BE AT 133.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNTY HAS NO MONEY RIGHT NOW.

BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THAT THAT IS NOT A WAY TO ADEQUATELY REPRESENT THE COUNTY'S INTERESTS IN THESE PROCEEDINGS.

>> YEAH.

I'M LOOKING FOR -- THERE WAS ONE WHERE THEY TOOK ON THIS ISSUE, AND I THOUGHT THE RESPONSE WAS PARTICULARLY FLIPPANT.

TO GIVE YOU A SENSE HOW THEY RESPONDED LIKE THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FUND TWO ADDITIONAL SUPERVISORS ASSIGNED TO WORK WITH THE CHILD WE WILL FAIR SERVICES.

THREE TO 5.

FOR FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS SEE THE WORLD RECOMMENDATION NUMBER 4.

THE COUNTY WELL THIS RECOMMENDATION HAS MERIT.

THE COUNTY'S BUDGET CAN'T ACCOMMODATE IT.

IT SEEMS TO BE IN THE SPIRIT OF TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK.

MAYBE THIS DOESN'T REFLECT THAT DUE DELL JUNS.

I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THE PROCESS IN ORDER TO HAVE FAITH THIS STUFF IS BEING LOOKED AT.

>> LET'S LOOKED AT ACES AND CWS.

>> THESE TWO ATTORNEYS ARE ADEQUATELY REPRESENTING THEIR CASES.

I'M NOT A LAWYER.

BUT JUST WITH THOSE STATS THEY ARE.

EITHER THEY'RE RUSHING THROUGH SOME THINGS AND/OR THEY CAN'T DO AS WELL AS THEY COULD.

>> WHAT HAPPENS.

>> WHAT HAPPENS THEY MUST ASK FORTIN WUNSS.

CONTINUANCE THAT'S ASKING THE JUDGE TO POSTPONE THE HEARING.

THE JUDGE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO GRANT THAT.

BECAUSE IF THE REPORTS AREN'T READY.

WE'VE ATTORNEYS OVERWORKED.

WE CANNOT PRODUCE REPORTS IN A TIMELY FASHION.

>> BUT IN THE MEANTIME KIDS CAN'T GO HOME.

TRAUMA IS OCCURRING, AND IF IT'S BECAUSE OF A SHORT STAFFING ISSUE THAT SEEMS LIKE A SHAME.

>> WELL IT IS.

PART OF OUR RECOMMENDATION FULLY STAFF THE COURT UNIT.

THE PEOPLE WHO PREPARE THE REPORTS TO GO TO COURT.

IT WAS OUR DETERMINATION THIS IS THE MOST CRITICAL PART OF CWS.

WHEN YOU GO TO COURT IT'S OBVIOUSLY A VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ALL INVOLVED.

SO MAKE THAT UNIT WHOLE.

GET THE COURT PROCESS GOING FASTER.

IF YOU YOU MAKE THAT UNIT WHOLE THEY MAY FEEL MORE WHOLE IN THEIR JOBS.

BUT REALLY WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE IS THOSE ABSURD REALLY TIMELINES SHORTENED DOWN SO KIDS CAN BE REUNITED OR PLACED IN FOSTER CARE.

>> IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE COUNTY HAD A CONDESCENDING TONE TOWARD THE GRAND JURY.

OH LOOK WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WORK.

WE'RE GIVING THEM FLIPPANT RESPONSES TO OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

CAN YOU OUTLINE FOR US SORT OF THE PROCESS BY WHICH YOU GUYS COME TO THESE CONCLUSIONS.

THIS IS NOT THINGS YOU THINK OVER A BEER ON A FRIDAY NIGHT.

WE SPEND A YEAR AND CAN BY LAW IT'S SECRET.

WE CANNOT TELL YOU WHO WE TALK TO, WHAT OUR INVESTIGATORY PROCESS WAS BUT I CAN SAY WE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WE LOOKED AT A LOT OF RECORDS BOTH PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND ONES PROVIDED BY CWS WHICH ANYBODY CAN REQUEST AND RECEIVE.

SO WE TOOK A PRETTY DEEP DIVE INTO THIS.

OUR DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS BECAUSE WE FELT THAT READER NEEDED TO HAVE THAT IS PRETTY CLEAR.

THAT WAS THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS I'VE READ.

AND NOT PATTING OURSELVES ON THE BACK.

>> YOU HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING HOW IT WORKS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY FULL BUT A DEEP ONE.

>> THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY REFLECTED IN SOME OF THE RESPONSES I READ.

I FEEL THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.

AS HUMBOLDT COUNTY LEADS THE STATE OR IS NEAR THE TOP OF THE STATE FOR ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES WHICH IS TRAUMA AND DEPENDING HOW THE PERSON REACT TO THE TRAUMATIC EVENT.

THAT CAN LEAD TO DRUG ADDICTION AND MEBLT ISSUES, CRIME.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND WE'RE SORT OF LEADERS IN ALL OF THOSE CATEGORIES.

THIS SEEMS THIS IS AT THE ROOT OF A LOT OF OUR ISSUES IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

AND I HOPE THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR REPORTS AND THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING AND THEY FIGURE OUT REAL SOLUTIONS.

IT'S A TERRIBLE PROBLEM.

I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE INVOLVED WANT TO DO BETTER BUT IT'S COMPLICATED.

IT IS COMPLICATED.

THERE IS A LOT OF STATISTICAL EVIDENCE PEER REVIEWED CHILDHOOD TRAUMA LEADS TO ADULT BEHAVIOR THAT IS BAD FOR SOCIETY AND BAD FOR THE PERSON THAT IN TURN WHEN THOSE FOLKS HAVE KIDS ARE FAR MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ABUSE.

>> WE HAVE TWO MINUTES LEFT.

SO IT ALWAYS FLY-BY.

IF PEOPLE HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A PARTICULAR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OR SOMETHING THEY WANT TO BRING TO THE GRAND JURY.

>> THE CIVIL GRAND JURY HAS A WEB PAGE.

THERE'S A COMPLAINT FORM AS WELL AS A LINK TO EVERY REPORT FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 10 YEARS, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO READ ALL OF THAT.

I URGE THEM TO TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THEM.

READ IT AND >> WHY DO YOU SERVE.

I SERVE BECAUSE I'M FORTUNATE HAVING TO WORK FULL-TIME.

HUMBOLDT COUNTY HAS TREE ISSUES.

IF WE CAN ADDRESS ONE% OF THEM THEN WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB.

>> SO THE JURY SERVICE WHAT ARE YOU IN THAT TERM.

>> THE TERM THAT ISSUED JUST ENDED AND NEXT THURSDAY WE'LL BE EMPANELING THE NEXT GRAND JURY.

19 MEMBERS PLUS FOUR ALTERNATES AND WE'LL GET THEM TRAINED UP AND GET TO WORK IN THREE WEEKS OR SO.

>> THEY CAN WAIT.

THEY COULD PUT IN AN APPLICATION AND PERHAPS BE AN ALTERNATE.

CIRCUMSTANCES ALWAYS DICTATE PEOPLE HAVE TO DROP IT OUT.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU RICHARD COMING IN AND EXPLAINING THIS.

I APPRECIATE COMING IN.

>> WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

LIMITATIONS ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE A REACTION TO NEIGHBORS ABUSING THEIR NEIGHBORS.

THAT'S WHEN WE GET COMPLAINTS.

WE RECENTLY GOT ONE BUSES OF PEOPLE GOING INTO THE PLACE.

THIS IS CRAZY.

>> THE COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT IS PREPARING TO LEGALIZE AND REGULATE SHORT TERM RENATLS CURRENTLY VACATION RENTALS IN HOMES ALSO CALLED AiIRBnBs ARE ILLEGAL IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OUTSIDE OF CITIES EXCEPT IN SHELTER COVE THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFIT TO THE ECONOMY TO ECONOMY TO GIVE THEM THE LEVEL OF BENEFIT.

THERE IS ALSO A NEED TO PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOUSING STOCK.

THE RURAL NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF NEEDS THAN THE URBANIZED AREAS.

>> I'VE ARE RENOVATED AND TURNED INTO VACATION RENTALS.

I'M HEARING THERE'S RENTALS AVAILABLE IN THE RURAL IN SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT.

THERE IS HOUSING AVAILABLE.

WHERE THE CANNABIS HAS BEEN STRUGGLING THERE ARE A LOT OF UNITS AVAILABLE.

BUT I CAN SAY IN THE BEST URBAN AREA AND THAT ONE OF THE BIG IMPACTS A LACK OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS.

LACK OF VOLUNTEERS TO BE A CITY COUNCIL OR A PLANNING COMMISSION.

THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE SHORT-TERM REINE ACTUALS SHORTER OF 30-DAY RENTAL.

SD Rs WOULD BE ELIGIBLE ANYWHERE A HOUSE IS LOCATED.

THERE ARE OTHER JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT HAVE DONE SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT HUMBOLDT COUNTY DID WITH CANNABIS ORDINANCE AND IDENTIFIED THAT THE USES THAT WERE PROCEED EXISTING AT THE TIME OF THE PRIOR TO A CERTAIN DATE.

THOSE WOULD BE ABLING KNOWLEDGED AND WOULD HAVE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO BE PERMITTED.

>> SOME OF THE FEARS FOR MY CONSTITUENTS AND THIS IS NO DIG ON ANYBODY BUT IT IS THE CANNABIS PROCESS THAT HASN'T WORKED OUT VERY WELL.

>> SHORT-TERM RENTALS WILL NOT BE NOT BE THE SAME KIND OF PERMITTING AS CANNABIS.

PEOPLE COME IN AND COMPLY WITH THE PROSCRIPTIVE.

>> THIS WEEK JUNE 6TH 2023 AS A CUT-OFF SHORT-TERM RENTALS STATUS.

TO HELP CRAFT THE ORDINANCE PUBLIC ATTENDED AUGUST 9th.

AUGUST 16th IN EUREKA.

COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE EXPECTED TO REGULATE THE INDUSTRY BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

AS A PART OF THE PIP OF WITH WTETA OF ICONIC AMERICA.

>> JULIE CLERK GIVES US A HEAD WATERS FOREST RESERVE.

>> IF I WAS TO ENCAPSULATE THE STORY OF HEAD WATERS FOREST PRESERVE.

THAT WOULD BE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A COMMUNITY OF BIOLOGICAL THREATENING AND ENDANGERED SPECIES.

AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL.

AND THEN YOU HAVE THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVED HERE THE LOGGING COMMUNITY OF FACTUAL FROM 1834 TO 1887.

AND MAKING IT PUBLIC LAND FOR NEW COMMUNITY THAT ENJOY THE HEAD WATERS FOREST THAT HIKE THE ELK RIVER AND RECREATING OUT YOU THERE.

THIS AREA OUR DOUGLAS FIR WERE PLANTED SHORTLY AFTER 1979 BY A RIGGS JOHNSTON.

WHEN IT WAS ALL PRIVATE TIMBERLAND.

AND HE WAS ABLE TO GET BOY SCOUTS AND REPLANT MUCH OF THE AREA WHEN WE'RE WALKING ALONG THE ELK RIVER TRAIL.

THIS WAS LOGGED IN 1884 WHEN IT WAS OAK RIVER AND THAT BUMPY TISSUE IS BURL TISSUE WHERE IT'S CLONING ITSELF.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SPROUTS COMING OFF THE STUMP SEQUOIA EVER LIVING IN LATIN IS ITS NAME.

IT SURELY LIVES UP TO ITS NAME IN HEAD WATERS.

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