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Andrew Fowler Lord
- Occupation: Environmental Consultant
- M.A. Sociology on Economic Development (HSU)
- B.A. Sociology,Minor: Global Peace and Security (UCSB)
- Worked with HSU on improving community health and education
- Coastal Policy Center Researcher/Analyst (UCSB)
- California Public Interest Group Researcher/State Lobbyist
- Oil Analysis INC, Environmental Analyst
Priorities:
- Making the Arcata Plaza a place for everyone to enjoy
- Better roads and infrastructure
- After school activities for youth
Michael Louis Winkler
- Occupation: Energy Research Engineer
- Schatz Energy Research Center 1997-Present
- B.S. Environmental Resources Engineering, HSU, Phi Beta Kappa, 2002
- Member, City of Arcata Planning Commission, 2000-Present
- Member, City of Arcata Energy Committee, 1998-2000
- HSU Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) Steering Committee, 2000-Present
- Founder and Leader of HSU Energy Independence Fund Initiative
Priorities:
- Local Economic Development
- Affordable Housing
- Smart Growth, Renewable Energy and Sustainability
Mary L. Scoggin
- Occupation: Parent, Professor
- Age 42, married mother of two.
- PhD, Anthropology University of Chicago, 1997
- Joined faculty at HSU in 1998.
- Fieldwork in politics, healthcare, housing reform in China.
- Helped establish new International Studies major at HSU
- Appointed CSU Director for programs in China, 2002-2004
Priorities:
- Safe, vibrant downtown
- Fortify town-HSU relations
- Advocate Citizen Advisory Board for Community Policing
Nicholas Bravo
- Occupation: Environmentalist
Gregory P. Allen
- Occupation: Attorney
- Bar-certified litigator working in the areas of civil liberties, business planning, family law and criminal defense, with appeals cited in treatises.
- Stanford, Bachelor and Master of Arts; University of Illinois, Juris Doctor; Studied in Germany; Has lived in Canada as well.
- Author of Arcata's Police Review Act, Free Music and Entertainment Act and Patient Protection Act.
- Board Director, Redwood Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union (Arcata); Board Director, Northern California ACLU (San Francisco).
- Introduced California's first municipal ban on growing Genetically Modified Organisms, adopted by Council and now in effect in Arcata.
- Counsel and Chair of Steering and Legal Committees, Green Party of Humboldt County.
Priorities:
- Arcata needs careful government spending and stronger fiscal management - Public money must be invested & spent with social & enviro. responsibility.
- Support and nurture local businesses to build a sustainable economy consistent with our desire for environmentally benign industries and green values.
- Designate higher density zones centered around downtown (taller structures) w/50% residential space - to save our open space & woods from development.
Mark Edward Wheetley
- Occupation: Natural Resource Planner
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Official Information
- Arcata City Council Web Pages
Events
- Thurs., Feb. 17, 2005 7 - 9 PM
Live broadcast candidates' debate
The debate will be simulcast on HCTV (Cox Cable Channel 12) and KHSU radio (90.5 FM).
Location: the Senior Room of the Arcata Community Center (the "new" Community Center across from HealthSport)
Questions will come from members of the audience, on-air phone-in questions asked by the caller, and from journalists .
The phone-in number will be displayed at the beginning of the debate and repeated throughout the two hours. It will not be announced before the debate begins.
News and Analysis
The Arcata Eye
The Lumberjack
Times-Standard
Humboldt Public Forum
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