Media Release October 17, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2006
CONTACT: Heidi Calton, Eureka Greens Chair,

EUREKA GREENS ANNOUNCE ENDORSEMENTS FOR STATE
INITIATIVES AND CITY
COUNCIL RACES

EUREKA - The Eureka Greens, a local chapter of the
Green Party of Humboldt County, announced their endorsements for
the November election on Tuesday. The group is urging voters to
vote yes on state propositions 84, 87 and 89. "The Green Party is
committed to protecting the environment. Proposition 84 is an
important measures to protect our waterways and parks, and Prop 87 is
crucial to developing alternative energy sources and solutions
to the environmental and social problems caused by global
warming. We need to decrease our dependence on unsustainable
resources like oil, and Prop 87 is a step in that direction," said Heidi
Calton, Chair of the Eureka Greens and one of the Spokespersons
( Xandra Manns and David Giarrizzo being the others ) for the group.

"Proposition 89 is a crucial measure to regain
integrity in the electoral process. The majority of citizens have
lost faith in their own elections, so it is imperative that we take
action to get big money out of politics. Publicly funded elections
have proven successful in Maine and Arizona, and the people of
California deserve the opportunity to vote for candidates not beholden
to big money from private interests. As a society we fund the
infrastructure of our transportation systems, it is time that we invest
public money in the infrastructure of our democracy - elections," she
said.

The group also announced their opposition to
Propositions 85 and 90. "The Green Party supports a woman's right to choose,
the so-called 'parental notification' measure is an attempt to
obstruct a woman's right to an abortion. A nearly identical measure was
already been voted down by the people of California," Calton
said.

Proposition 90 is a controversial measure that many
argue would do away with local government's right to apply zoning
rules in cities and counties. "Prop 90 is a radical measure that
will take away our collective right to local control over our
communities. Local government needs the ability to make zoning laws to
protect the health and well-being of our communities. If 90
passes it will have a devastating effect on communities like Humboldt
County. We stand to lose our right to keep the rural aspects and
small-town feel of our communities, the Green Party is very opposed to this
measure and we hope the voters of California stand up for community
protection by voting no on 90," said Calton.

The chapter has endorsed Mayor Peter LaVallee in his
bid for re- election and threw their support behind Eureka City
Council candidates Larry Glass, Ron Kuhnel and Nancy Abrams.
The group decided not to endorse either candidate for the 4th
District Supervisors seat.

The Eureka Greens regularly meet the third Saturday
of every month at 3:30pm at Has Beans Coffeeshop on I Street in
Eureka. Their next meeting will be November 18. More information about
the Green Party of Humboldt County and the Eureka Greens can be
found at www.HumboldtGreens.org.

Charles Douglas, Come Forth!

Charles Douglas has been an intergral part of the Green Party in years past. He follows the Ten Key Values and when he was part of the Steering Committee he wrote many proposals and resolutions, often not taking credit he was due for his arderous attempts to guide others to a better way of comunicating political thoughts.

Unfortunately, Charles fancies himself a journalist, not a political figure, so he takes his shots from the sideline often at the eleventh hour. I really wish he would come foward and get into the thick of it rather than skirting about and allegedly offering resolutions anynonomously without elaborating on them in only the articulate way he can.

You belong in the ring kid!



P.S. Quite the vid journalist-Charles captured at one of my last Steering sessions. David Cobb sure loves open meetings!

Draft Minutes for July, Submitted for Your Approval

Draft Minutes July
Eureka Greens in Attendance:† Heidi Calton, David Cobb, Jared Wilken, Alice Woodworth, Hannah Clapsadle, Xandra Manns, David Giarrizzo

Guests/Observers: None

I. Announcements
1.Hannah went into Stuff and Things and complained about a shirt she felt was racist in the window, the owner was unreceptive
2.Still need tablers for Organic Planet, contact Shaye Harty from the County Greens. Tabling Committee will meet Thursday, August 24th at 4pm at Heidi’s house: 2804 Williams St. Bring food for potluck.

II. WEBSITE
1.Kaitlin was unable to post the minutes to the website, she tried last weekend.
2.Hannah will add a section for the County website so we can post our agendas and minutes there.

III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES (July 15th)
1. Hannah Clapsadle needs to be included on minutes – she was there.
2. Minutes were approved by unanimous consensus.

IV. REVIEW OF DISTRUST YOUR GOVERNMENT DAY (September 11th)
1.Jared forgot to look into who is organizing this event. He will do this for next time and email everyone who was at this meeting.

V. FINANCES & FUNDRAISING
a. .Kelly O’Brien $137 door, plus $210 silent auction items
b. Xandra and Heidi are working on opening a bank account. They need a Tax ID number and articles of incorporation.
c. Garage Sale: Sat. Sept 2nd, starts at 7am-6pm. Items should be brought to Heidi a few days before the sale. The event is at Heidi’s house 2804 Williams St (off Henderson – across from Crusader Field)

VI. ENDORSEMENTS
1. We’d like to invite candidates to our next meeting.
2.We will give each candidate 5 minutes to let us know why they are running and we will provide time for questions.

3. David Giarrizzo will contact Marshall Spaulding to invite him to our next meeting.
4. Kaitlin will contact Peter LaVallee to invite him to our next meeting.
5 .Hannah will invite Mary Beth Wolford and Larry Glass to our next meeting.
6. Xandra will contact Ron Kuhnel and Jeff Leonard to invite them to our next meeting.
7. Jared will contact Nancy Abrams & Mike Jones.
8. 4th District Supervisor – Bonnie Neely & Nancy Flemming, Heidi will invite them.
9. One question we want to ask them all – Do you support police review – would you vote to create a commission?


VII. LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
1. Wiki is too hard to work with. Xandra would like to go through each issue and take them one at a time. She will pull everything out and rebuild it on paper.

2. Proposal to form a subcommittee of Xandra, David G, Heidi to move the Legislative Agenda forward.

IX. POLICE REVIEW
1. Xandra has petitions – deadline was missed for the Nov. ballot, option is still available for a special election.

2. Hannah suggested perhaps a “Citizen’s Cop Watch” instead of Police Review Commission.

3. Police Review Coalition is still collecting signatures to try for a special election. The deadline is in October. Xandra still has petitions, if people would like to help they should contact her. She will bring them to the next meeting.

4. Perhaps the better option would be to collect the signatures and bring them to the City Council to pressure them to vote for it without having to trigger a special election.

5. One idea – submit videos of police misconduct on cable access (this was David G’s idea).

NEXT MEETING is Wednesday, Sept 13th at 6:30pm at Heidi’s house. 3 story green house. (SCHEDULE CHANGE!)

NEXT MEETING AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Endorsements – candidates will be invited to this meeting
2. Voter Guide
3. Historian
4. Bylaw change to have the Chair and Secretary make the agenda together (Kaitlin will bring this proposal)
5. Finances & Fundraising

EUREKA GREENS RUMMAGE SALE!

YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO THE EUREKA GREENS
RUMMAGE SALE FUNDRAISER!

WHEN: Saturday October 7th, starting at 7:00am

WHERE: 2804 Williams St., Eureka, at the corner of Williams and
Henderson

IF YOU HAVE DONATIONS: Contact Hannah at 442-5109

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP SELL OUR FABULOUS ITEMS
-If you are interested in volunteering, email Heidi at:
vinylvenus@yahoo.com

Media Release September 27, 2006

EUREKA GREENS ENDORSE CANDIDATES FOR EUREKA CITY COUNCIL RACES

EUREKA - At a well attended meeting last night, the Eureka Green Party
Local voted to endorse candidates in the Eureka City Council and Mayor
races. The group unanimously endorsed Peter LaVallee for Mayor and
Larry Glass, Ron Kuhnel and Nan Abrams for City Council in the upcoming
November election.

"These candidates are standing up for the people of Eureka," said Heidi
Calton, Chair of the Eureka Greens. "They have a commitment to the
environment, social justice, open government and citizen participation.
These are some of the values they have in common with the Greens Party,
and we're pleased that they have stepped up to serve the citizens of
this town."

Over the course of the meeting, participants expressed frustration with
the current City Council and their lack of leadership and
accountability. "Eureka is at a crossroads and we need visionary
leaders, Mayor LaVallee has served Eureka well, but we need to see a
change on the Council," said Calton. "Our elected representatives
should welcome public comment and participation."

Topics discussed at the meeting included neighborhood associations,
civil unions for same sex partners, slum landlords, drug use and crime,
instant runoff voting, the Balloon Track, citizen involvement in the
City process and the pulp mill.

All candidates were invited to the meeting. Other candidates in
attendance included Mary Beth Wolford and Tish Wilburn. Wolford had to
leave before she was able to field any questions. The Eureka Greens
will consider the 4th District Supervisor's race at their next meeting.

The group also unanimously voted to elect Jared Wilken to serve as the
Eureka Delegate on the Green Party of Humboldt County Steering
Committee.