>> COMING UP ON "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT," WE INTERVIEW DR. VERONICA YANK FROM THE RURAL DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS PROJECT TO DISCUSS HOW RURAL RESIDENTS FACE ENORMOUS CHALLENGES WHEN TAKING CARE OF THEIR ILL FAMILY MEMBERS.

WE'LL FIND OUT HOW THEY CAN GET HELP.

ALSO KEET CONTRIBUTOR ERIC BLACK BRINGS US AN UPDATE SURROUNDING EMBATTLED ARCATA COUNCILMAN BRETT WATSON AS IT RELATES TO THE UPCOMING CITY ELECTION.

COMING UP NOW ON "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT".

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IF YOU ARE STILL ON THE FENCE ABOUT WHICH LOCAL CANDIDATES YOU WANT TO SUPPORT, WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK.

OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS WE HOSTED TWO LEAGUE OF WOMEN'S VOTERS CANDIDATE FORUMS IN THE RACE FOR CLERK RECORDER AND REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AND EUREKA CITY COUNCIL.

THOSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN POSTED TO YOUTUBE AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS TO PERUSE AT THEIR LEASH YOUR.

ON MONDAY AT 7:00 P.M. WE HOST CANDIDATES IN THE RACE FOR ARCATA CITY COUNCIL STARTING AT 7:00, THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY AT 7:00, WE SEEK CANDIDATES SEEKING TO JOIN FORTUNA CITY COUNCIL.

SEEING THEM LIVE ON STAGE WRESTLING WITH QUESTIONS PUT TO THEM BY THEIR OWN CONSTITUENTS.

THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ARE -- EACH TIME IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE SAYING OUR WAY OF LIFE IS ON THE BALLOT.

GIVEN THE STAKES OF SEEMING SUCH HYPERBOLE, IT IS THE TRUTH.

FORCES AT PLAY IN AMERICAN POLITICS COULD SECURE FOR THEIR POLITICAL PARTY.

THE ONLY SECURITY SEPARATING OUR NATION FROM THE CHAOS OF UNRELENTING AND DIVISION AND MANIPULATION ARE THE VOTERS.

TAKE THE TIME TO GET INFORMED, THINK CRITICALLY, ANALYZE NOT ONLY WHAT THE CANDIDATES SAY, BUT WHAT THEY DO.

IF WE TREAT THE ACT OF VOTING AS A SACRED OBLIGATION AND INVESTMENT IN OUR COUNTRY, I HAVE FAITH THAT THE COLLECTIVE WISDOM OF ORDINARY AMERICANS WILL SEE US THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES TIMES NO MATTER WHAT PARTY OR CANDIDATE YOU VOTE FOR.

TONIGHT'S INTERVIEW WITH DR. VERONICA YANK WITH THE RURAL DEMENTIA CAREGIVER PROJECT, PEOPLE WHO CARE FROM LOVED ONES WHO SUFFER FROM ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA.

AS DR.

YANK WILL EXPLAIN PROVIDING SUCH CARE CAN BE TAXING.

THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A WORKSHOP TO HELP CAREGIVERS FIND SUPPORT TO CARE FOR THEIR PATIENTS AND THEMSELVES.

I'M HERE WITH DR. VERONICA YANK WITH THE RURAL DEMENTIA CAREGIVER PROJECT.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE PROGRAM IS AND WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS?

>> YEAH.

WELL, WE KNOW THAT RURAL COMMUNITIES IN GENERAL AND CERTAINLY RURAL CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA ARE TYPICALLY UNABLE TO ACCESS AS MANY RESOURCES OR ACCESS AS EASILY RESOURCES AS FOLKS LIVING IN URBAN AREAS.

AND SO OUR PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO HELP SUPPORT RURAL CAREGIVERS OF LOVED ONES LIVING WITH DEMENTIA IN CALIFORNIA AND OTHER RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

WE DESIGNED A WORKSHOP THAT BOTH EDUCATES THESE FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS ABOUT DEMENTIA.

AND THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO THEIR LOVED ONE'S BRAIN AND THINGS THEY MIGHT WANT TO LEARN ABOUT HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT THAT PERSON OR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

AND THEN THE WORKSHOP ALSO HELPS TEACH THE CAREGIVERS HOW TO BETTER, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT THEMSELVES, CARE FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH, MANAGE THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO TO STAY HEALTHY IN ORDER TO, YOU KNOW, FULFILL THEIR LIFE AND ALL THE ROLES THEY MAY PLAY IN THEIR LIFE AS WELL AS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CARE TO THEIR PERSON WHO IS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA.

>> COULD YOU DESCRIBE FOR US WHAT ARE SOME OF THE EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES CAREGIVERS FACE WHEN THEY ARE OFTEN THE ONLY EMOTIONAL AND REAL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS?

WHAT KINDS OF CHALLENGES DO THEY COME UP AGAINST?

>> YEAH.

EXACTLY, JAMES.

THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION.

WHAT WE KNOW FROM THE EVIDENCE AND JUST THE STORIES FROM THESE CAREGIVERS IS THEY ARE OFTEN HIGHLY STRESSED OUT.

IN SOME CASES BECOME CLINICALLY DEPRESSED EVEN, CAN ALSO BE SLEEP DEPRIVED AMONG OTHER THINGS.

WE KNOW ON THE FLIP SIDE THAT MANY CAREGIVERS EXPERIENCE MORE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF CARE GIVING.

SOME TAKE PRIDE IN BEING ABLE TO HELP THEIR FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND.

BUT IT IS REALLY THE MORE CHALLENGING EMOTIONS AND OTHER CHALLENGES THEY FACE THAT WE WANTED TO HELP TARGET WITH THIS WORKSHOP THAT WE ARE OFFERING FOR FREE TO RURAL CAREGIVERS.

>> YEAH.

IS THERE, I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES UP A LOT HERE IS THERE IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY BEHIND TAKING CARE OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU ARE A HOME HEALTH CARE WORKER OR IF YOU CAN CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY FOR THAT.

DO YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL PRESSURES AT ALL AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO AMELIORATE THAT?

>> WE DO.

AND THERE ARE SOME CONTENT AREAS WITHIN THE WORKSHOP AND PUT TOGETHER WITH THE RESOURCES SECTIONS WITH LINK OUTS AND READINGS.

YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT.

IT CAN BREAK THE BANK TO BE A CAREGIVER, WHETHER FOR FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND OR AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE PAID CAREGIVERS.

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION ARE WOEFULLY UNDERPAID.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

MINIMUM WAGE A LOT OF THE TIME AROUND HERE.

>> YEAH.

ABSOLUTELY.

LET ALONE ALL OF THE FREE HOURS OF SUPPORT THAT THE FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS SUPPLY TO THEIR PERSON.

IN DIFFERENT AREAS IN MY WORK I CERTAINLY ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES IN THAT AND HOPEFULLY AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS THOSE CHANGES WILL COME INTO PLACE.

BUT IT IS PART OF THE REASON WE ARE DOING THE PROJECT AND STUDY.

BECAUSE IF WE CAN SHOW THAT THIS WORKSHOP DOES HELP CAREGIVERS IN THE WAYS IT APPEARS TO, FROM THE PARTICIPANTS SO FAR, THERE ARE GRANT OPTIONS FOR LOCAL AREA AGENCIES ON AGING TO GET GRANTS TO PAY FOR DELIVERY OF THIS WORKSHOP TO FOLKS.

SO COMING BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL QUESTION, THOUGH, YEAH, TRYING TO FIND -- I MEAN, WE HAVE STORIES OF PEOPLE SPEND DOWN SAVINGS SO THEIR PERSON QUALIFIES FOR A CERTAIN -- WHETHER IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES OR OUT-OF-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES, THAT KIND OF THING >> YEAH.

>> FOR YOUR LISTENERS WHO MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR WORKSHOP, TRYING TO WORK WITH FOLKS AT THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING, THERE IS ALSO AN ELDER CARE LOCATER ONLINE THAT LINKS UP TO SOME GOVERNMENTAL INFORMATION THAT MAY SAY WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN LOCAL AREAS, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT RURAL AREAS OFTEN ARE WOEFULLY UNDERSUPPORTED EVEN IN THOSE SORTS OF WAYS.

>> YEAH.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I REMEMBER HEARING YEARS AGO, AND I ASSUME IT IS STILL THE CASE IF NOT WORSE, MAYBE WE HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF THE BUBBLE.

THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT IT IS AN AGING POPULATION WE HAVE AND THE DEMANDS WE ARE FACING TAKING CARE OF THE ELDERLY ARE ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.

ARE WE STILL FACING THAT CRUNCH AND HOW MUCH IS DEMENTIA CARE A PART OF THAT?

>> YEAH.

NO.

YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT.

THE CURRENT ESTIMATES IS THERE ARE 6 MILLION ADULTS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA IN THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW.

AND BECAUSE OF THE AGING BABY BOOMERS, THAT'S ONLY GOING TO INCREASE.

AND SO THE PRESSURE ON, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTRY AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE ALL LIVE IN IS GOING BE TO DEVELOP DIFFERENT MODES OF SUPPORT BECAUSE IT IS JUST NOT SUSTAINABLE RIGHT NOW.

SO YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY, SO, OUT OF THE CURRENT 6 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, APPROXIMATELY 200,000 OF THOSE ARE YOUNGER.

SO YOUNGER THAN 65.

I FIND THAT PEOPLE SOMETIMES DON'T KNOW THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEMENTIA.

A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S, THE OLDER ALZHEIMER'S TYPE WHICH OFTEN COMES UP WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR 70s OR 80s, BUT THERE DEFINITELY FOLKS WHO GET DEMENTIA EARLIER THIS IS MORE CHALLENGING FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES BECAUSE IT IS UNEXPECTED.

>> I KNOW FOR A LOT OF FOLKS TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, IT CAN BE AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER.

THERE COMES A POINT WHERE IT IS NO LONGER HEALTHY FOR THE CAREGIVER TO ENGAGE.

AT THAT POINT PEOPLE START THINKING ABOUT A HOME.

HOW, I MEAN, IT IS SORT OF A WEIRD QUESTION, HOW DO YOU ADVISE FOLKS TO APPROACH THAT?

I MEAN, KEEPING SOMEONE HOME ALLOWS THEM TO CONNECT WITH THEIR PAST AND KEEP THEIR DIGNITY, BUT YOU HAVE TO BALANCE YOUR OWN WELL BEING.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?

>> YEAH.

I ABSOLUTELY AGREE.

PART OF THE WAY I THINK ABOUT IT IS DEMENTIA AND DEMENTIA CARE GIVING AS A JOURNEY.

PART OF THAT JOURNEY IS GETTING INFORMED ABOUT WHAT MIGHT LIE AHEAD AND TRYING TO PREPARE FOR IT.

AND FOR MANY PEOPLE, THAT CAN MEAN OUT OF HOME CARE AND SO -- BUT I FIND CAREGIVERS ARE SO BUSY JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE IN THE HERE AND NOW, AS YOU SAY, WITH ALL OF THESE PRESSURES AND OTHER THINGS, THEY SOMETIMES HAVE A REALLY CHALLENGING TIME PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

SO ALONG THAT WHOLE ARC, SOMETIMES PEOPLE START OUT AND THEY DON'T NEED THEIR CARE PARTNER OR PERSON LIVING WITH DEMENTIA MIGHT NOT NEED THAT MUCH HELP IN THE HOME.

IT IS A PROGRESSIVE DISEASE.

THEY MIGHT BE LOOKING AT GETTING IN-HOME CARE HELP, MAYBE EQUIPMENT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE IN THE HOME.

# CHANGING THE ENVIRONMENT.

MAYBE RESPITE CARE.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE A SENIOR CENTER OR ANOTHER PLACE WHERE PERSONNEL ARE TRAINED MAYBE TO, YOU KNOW, HELP THEIR PERSON, THEIR WIFE, THEIR HUSBAND, THEIR MOM, THEIR BROTHER, YOU KNOW, HAVE A FEW AREAS WHERE THEY ARE OCCUPIED AND DOING THINGS THAT ARE STIMULATING WHILE THE CAREGIVER CAN GO OFF AND DO THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO.

SO THAT IS RESPITE CARE.

BUT THE PERSON WITH DEMENTIA THEN RETURNS TO THE HOME AFTER THOSE SEVERAL HOURS OR WHAT NOT.

THERE IS ASSISTED LIVING.

SOMETIMES ASSISTED LIVING, IT IS NOT THEY DON'T HAVE NURSING CARE SERVICES IN ASSISTED LIVING, BUT MAYBE IF IT IS A SPOUSE COUPLE, MAYBE THEY WOULD DECIDE TO MOVE TO ASSISTED LIVING TOGETHER OR MAYBE IT WOULD JUST BE THE INDIVIDUAL WITH DEMENTIA, BUT IT IS EARLY ENOUGH THEY ONLY NEED MODEST ASSISTANCE AND THEN, OF COURSE, THERE IS THE MORE -- WHAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO MAYBE MORE KIND OF NURSING HOME LEVEL OF CARE.

>> SURE.

>> WHEN FOLKS BECOME MORE BED BOUND OR, YOU KNOW, NEED REALLY INTENSIVE SUPPORT.

>> THE OPTIONS THAT YOU JUST LISTED ARE, I THINK, COMPLEX.

IT SHOWS YOU THERE IS A CONTINUUM OF CHOICES.

IT IS NOT ARE THEY IN A HOME OR NOT.

THERE IS VARIOUS DEGREES OF HELP AND FULL-TIME TAKEOVER OF CARE.

>> EXACTLY.

>> CAN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THE WORKSHOP ENTAILS AND WHY IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR SOMEONE WHO IS A RURAL CAREGIVER TO ATTEND.

>> YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO IT IS A SIX-WEEK ONLINE WORKSHOP.

AND I'LL SAY ABOUT THE ONLINE ACCESS THAT IT CAN BE DONE ON ANY SORT OF DEVICE, COMPUTER, TABLET OR SMART PHONE.

YOU DO NEED TO HAVE INTERNET ACCESS, BUT IT DOESN'T REQUIRE BROADBAND BECAUSE IT DOESN'T USE FOR EXAMPLE ZOOM OR STREAMING.

SO AND WE KNOW THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR RURAL FOLKS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE BROADBAND.

SIX WEEKS ONLINE.

CAREGIVERS PARTICIPATE WITH ABOUT 25 CAREGIVERS.

IT COULD BE FROM THE LOCAL HUMBOLDT AREA, BUT IT IS OPEN TO RURAL CAREGIVERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.

AND PEOPLE INTERACT SO THEY DO LESSONS OF THE WEEK EACH WEEK, EACH OF THE SIX WEEKS.

THERE ARE GENERALLY PAIRED LESSONS, ONE ON A SELF-CARE SKILL.

SO IT MIGHT BE MANAGING THOSE DIFFICULT EMOTIONS, ANGER, RESENTMENT, SADNESS RELATED TO CARE GIVING OR HEALTHY EXERCISE MAKING YOUR OWN DOCTORS APPOINTMENT.

SELF-CARE LESSON OF THE WEEK AND A CARE GIVING SKILL LESSON OF THE WEEK.

LEARNING ABOUT THE BRAIN OF SOMEONE WITH ALZHEIMER'S.

HOW DO YOU SET UP YOUR HOME FOR SAFETY?

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

ADVANCE PLANNING, LEGAL PLANNING, FINANCIAL PLANNING.

SO THOSE ROLL OUT AND YOU CAN DO LESSONS IN YOUR OWN PRIVATE LEARNING CENTER.

THERE'S READING, SOMETIMES THERE ARE VIDEOS OR EXERCISES TO LISTEN TO.

YOU GET A WORKBOOK IN THE MAIL THAT YOU CAN KEEP.

AND IF YOU ARE NOT ONLINE, YOU CAN READ ABOUT YOUR LESSONS.

EVEN WITHOUT BEING ON THE COMPUTER OR SMART PHONE.

AND THEN PAIRED WITH ALL OF THAT ARE THESE SPACES WHERE THE CAREGIVERS SUPPORT EACH OTHER, INTERACT AND ASK QUESTIONS.

WHAT WE CALL DISCUSSION BOARDS.

IF -- I GUESS THE CLOSEST TO IT IS KIND OF LIKE FACEBOOK, BUT NOT REALLY.

YOU CAN HAVE DISCUSSION THREADS.

SO YOU CAN POST -- CAREGIVERS POST THEIR QUESTIONS FOR OTHER CAREGIVERS.

LIKE, I'M REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME WITH SHOWER OR BATH TIME.

MY PERSON, YOU KNOW, REFUSES TO SHOWER.

WHAT TIPS DO YOU HAVE FOR ME ON THAT?

AND THEY OFFER EACH OTHER ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

>> YEAH.

>> BUT IT HAPPENS WHAT WE CAL ASYNCHRONOUS.

MAYBE SOMEONE IN HUMBOLDT LOGS ON AT 10:00 AT NIGHT WHEN THEIR PERSON GOES TO BED AND PUT A QUESTION UP LIKE THAT.

AND SOMEBODY IN TEXAS OR FLORIDA WAKES UP THREE HOURS AHEAD, TWO HOURS AHEAD AND THEY READ THE POST AND APPLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FOR THE HUMBOLDT PERSON.

THEY CONVERSE BACK AND FORTH AND OFFER EACH OTHER SUPPORT.

THAT IS THE OTHER THING WE KNOW ABOUT CAREGIVERS, THEY ARE OFTEN VERY LONELY.

>> SURE.

>> AND FEEL ISOLATED AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE ARE GOING THROUGH.

SOME OF THE MOST POSITIVE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ABOUT THAT ASPECT OF IT AS THE WORKSHOP AS WELL >> ABSOLUTELY.

NOW IF SOMEONE WANTS TO GET INVOLVED, HOW WOULD THEY GO ABOUT DOING THAT?

>> YEAH.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS.

WE HAVE A WEBSITE AND IT HAS LOTS OF PAGES AND LOTS OF INFORMATION AND LINKS OUT TO, YOU KNOW, THIS LITTLE SCREENING SURVEY THAT JUST CONFIRMED THEY ARE A CAREGIVER AND IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND THAT ADDRESS ONLINE IS CAREGIVERPROJECT.UCSF.EDU.

>> OKAY.

>> AND THEN THERE IS A TOLL FREE CALL NUMBER THAT ACTUALLY GOES TO A HUMAN.

ELIZABETH.

IF SHE DOESN'T PICK UP, SHE WILL CALL YOU BACK.

THE ELIZABETH NUMBER IS 833-634-0603.

AND THEN WE EVEN HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS.

WHICH IS CAREGIVERPROJECT@UCSF.EDU.

>> OKAY.

>> CALL US.

ASK US QUESTIONS.

E-MAIL US.

THE PAGES ONLINE HAVE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

BUT SOME PEOPLE PREFER TO TALK TO AN ACTUAL HUMAN.

>> SO JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS BEFORE WE ROUND IT OUT.

THERE'S RESEARCH BEING DONE AS PART OF THIS, RIGHT?

SO WHAT IS UCSF HOPING TO GET OUT OF IT AS AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION?

>> YEAH.

WELL, SO, WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO, ONE, LEARN ABOUT WHETHER THE WORKSHOP HELPS CAREGIVERS.

TWO, HOW WE CAN MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.

SO HOW -- WHAT IS MISSING FROM IT SO IN THE VERSION 2.0 WE CAN ADD THE THINGS PEOPLE FEEL ARE MISSING.

AND THREE, THEN USING ALL THAT INFORMATION DISSEMINATE IT, MAKE IT AVAILABLE EVEN BEYOND THE CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY PART OF THE PROJECT.

AND SO PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT WE DO ASK THEM TO COMPLETE JUST ONLINE SURVEYS.

THE INFORMATION IS KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND IT IS REALLY ABOUT THOSE QUESTIONS OR THOSE GOALS I SAID.

IS IT HELPING THEM?

>> SURE.

>> AND THEY GET PAID FOR THE SURVEY PART.

THEY DO GET PAID $20 FOR EACH SURVEY THEY COMPLETE BECAUSE WE KNOW THEIR TIME IS VALUABLE.

>> YEAH.

>> SO, YEAH.

>> I WOULD ASK THE SAME QUESTION OF YOU.

YOU ARE A DOCTOR, OBVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED.

WHY THIS PARTICULAR FIELD?

WHY HAS THIS DRAWN YOUR INTEREST?

>> YOU KNOW, IT IS BOTH FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REASONS.

I'LL START WITH THE PERSONAL.

YOU KNOW, IN MY EXTENDED FAMILY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED AND THEN PASSED AWAY FROM DEMENTIA.

BEING A PART OF THAT AND WATCHING MY PARENTS CARE FOR, YOU KNOW -- AND ALSO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY GRANDFATHER.

WHEN I BECAME A DOCTOR AND SORT OF LOOKED BACK ON THAT EXPERIENCE IT WAS MORE CLEAR TO ME WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THAT WE COMPLETELY COULD HAVE USED HELP AND SUPPORT.

AND THEN AS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, AS A PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR, JUST SEEING WHAT I SEE, AS A PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR I OFTEN CARE FOR THE PERSON WITH DEMENTIA AND MAYBE THEIR SPOUSE OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBER.

AND SO I SEE WHAT BOTH PARTIES ARE GOING THROUGH AND PART OF WHAT I SAW WAS JUST THE NEED FOR CAREGIVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT, HONSALLY.

AND THAT THE PEOPLE WHO LACKED THAT WERE JUST AT THEIR WITT'S END IN SOME CASES AND THEIR HEALTH WAS SUFFERING.

I SAID I NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

>> YEAH.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU THINK I FORGOT YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT I DIDN'T ASK ABOUT?

>> OH, WOW.

JUST THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO RUN WORKSHOPS.

ONCE WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE, WE LAUNCH A NEW WORKSHOP.

PLEASE COME.

WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE HUMBOLDT AREA AND OTHER RURAL AREAS IN CALIFORNIA.

SO COME ON DOWN.

>> YEAH.

>> WE HOPE IT WILL WORK FOR YOU.

>> IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY, WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE UCSF AND THE RURAL DEMENTIA CAREGIVER PROJECT ARE, IN FACT, KEET SPONSORS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS SHORT BREAK.

>> AS ELECTION BALLOTS BEGIN ARRIVING IN THE MAIL LAST WEEKEND SOME ARCATA VOTERS ARE WEIGHING ONE CANDIDATE'S PERSONAL BEHAVIOR VERSUS HIS POLITICS.

"HEADLINE HUMBOLDT" ERIC BLACK REPORTS.

>> IN 2016, SOME VOTERS WHO DISLIKED DONALD TRUMP'S BEHAVIOR VOTED FOR HIM ANYWAY BECAUSE TRUMP PLANNED TO APPOINT JUDGES WHO OPPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL ABORTION RIGHTS.

IN JUNE THOSE VOTERS FELT VINDICATED.

ARCATA VOTER DANIEL BIXLER DISLIKES BRETT WATSON'S BEHAVIOR.

AN INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDED THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SEXUALLY HARASSED A CITY EMPLOYEE.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE ASKED COUNCILMAN BRETT WATSON TO RESIGN.

I'M ASKING YOU TO PASS A RULING THAT ALLOWS FOR IMPEACHMENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND BEGIN TESTING FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS IF YOU ARE ELECTED CITY COUNCIL PERSON.

>> THREE MONTHS AFTER DEMANDING WATSON'S RESIGNATION, BIXLER ENDORSED HIS RE-ELECTION.

WRITING AS MUCH AS I DON'T WANT BRETT TO SERVE ON CITY COUNCIL I IS MORE IMPORTANT TO KEEP CURRY ARCATA VALUES THAN TO NOT HAVE SOMEONE I REALLY DON'T LIKE SERVE ME IN OFFICE.

BIXLER'S CATCH PHRASES REFER TO POPULOUS OBJECTIONS TO ALLOW FIVE TO EIGHT STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN THE SO-CALLED GATEWAY ON THE WEST SIDE.

IN AUGUST, WATSON SPLIT WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS SUPPORTING A HIGH RISE CITIZENS TASK FORCE.

>> I'M NEVER GOING ASSUME BECAUSE I WAS ELECTED AND I'M SITTING UP HERE I KNOW BETTER THAN A BUNCH OF EDUCATED, HARD WORKING, INVOLVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE PUT TOGETHER.

THE MAJORITY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE TERRIFIED THAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING RUIN THE CITY THEY LOVE SO MUCH.

>> EARLIER THIS MONTH WATT SOB'S PERSONALLY HIRED INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDED THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROVE WATSON ABUSED HIS POWER SO WATSON CONTINUES CAMPAIGNING, ONE OF ONLY TWO CANDIDATES FOR THE TWO OPEN COUNCIL SEAT WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THE GATEWAY PLAN AND COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE CURRENT FOUR-STORY CAP.

THAT MEANS ARCATA'S HIGH-RISE OPPONENTS MAY VOTE FOR WATSON THAT IS IF POLICIES TRUMP BEHAVIOR.

ERIC BLACK, "HEADLINE HUMBOLDT", ARCATA.

>> THAT WAS PUNY.

ALL SIX ARCATA COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL DEBATE MONDAY NIGHT ON KEET.

TUNE IN.

THAT 90-MINUTE FORUM WILL BEGIN AT 7:00.

THANKS, ERIC.

THE ONGOING DOCUMENTARY PROJECT HOMELESS IN HUMBOLDT WILL OFFER A FREE PREMIER ON OCTOBER 26 AT THE MINER THEATER IN ARCATA.

HOMELESS IN HUMBOLDT IS THE CULMINATION OF HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF FIELD WORK FROM THE DOCUMENTARY TEAM WHO BEGAN PRODUCTION IN SEPTEMBER 2020.

CAL POLY PROJECT MAKE UP THE TEAM AND HAVE BEEN ON THIS VERY PROGRAM.

THE MULTIEPISODE DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWS THE LIVES OF HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE HUMBOLDT AREA.

THE FIRST THREE EPISODES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT HOMELESSINHUMBOLDT.WORDPRESS.COM THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION WITH THE FILM MAKERS AND THEY WILL SHARE PROGRESS ON THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT OF THE SERIES WHICH WILL LOOK AT SOLUTIONS.

CALIFORNIA, BELIEVE THIS OR NOT, IS SENDING MONEY DIRECTLY TO MILLIONS OF RESIDENTS TO HELP WITH RISING COSTS AND HIGH GAS PRICES.

THE PAYMENTS STARTING GOING OUT OCTOBER 7 RANGE FROM $200 TO $1,050.

18 MILLION PAYMENTS WILL BENEFIT 23 MILLION CALIFORNIANS.

THE CASH PAYOUTS ARE PART OF A JUNE BUDGET DEAL.

TO BEL ELIGIBLE YOU NEED TO HAVE FILED A 2020 CALIFORNIA TAX RETURN BY OCTOBER 15th OF LAST YEAR, 2021.

PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T FILE TAXES FOR 2020 INCLUDING SOME SENIORS AND DISABLED PEOPLE WILL BE LEFT OUT.

PEOPLE THAT CAN BE CLAIMED AS DEPENDENTS WON'T GET THEIR OWN PAYMENTS.

THE PAYMENTS WON'T GO TO MARRIED OR DOMESTIC PARTNERS WHO HAVE ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF $1 MILLION AND $250,000.

YOU HAD TO BE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT FOR SIX MONTHS IN 2020 AND BE A RESIDENT WHEN THE PAYMENT IS ULTIMATELY ISSUED.

THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK.

I QUICKLY WANT TO REMIND FOLKS YOU CAN GO TO ANY PODCAST PROVIDER, GOOGLE OR APPLE POD CAST, ANY OF THOSE AND LOOK FOR OUR TWO POD CASTS, ONE IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH HUMBOLDT AND HOW CAN WE FIX IT.

AND THAT IS WITH ME AND LINDA STANCEBURY, A LOCAL AREA REPORTER WHERE WE LOOK AT THE ISSUES FACING HUMBOLDT COUNTY FOR THE DAY.

AND CROSSING THE BAR WHERE I EXAMINE LOCAL HISTORY AND STATE OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ECONOMICS AND SORT OF FOLKLORE.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.

STAY TUNED.

STAY INFORMED.

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