Arcata is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County,California,United States. At the 2020 census,Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first founded in 1850 as Union,was officially established in 1858,and was renamed Arcata in 1860. It is located 280 miles (450 km) north of San Francisco,and is home to California State Polytechnic University,Humboldt. Arcata is also the location of the Arcata Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Land Management,which is responsible for the administration of natural resources,lands and mineral programs,including the Headwaters Forest,on approximately 200,000 acres (810 km2) of public land in Northwestern California.
Howard Lawrence Berman is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the state's 26th congressional district until redistricting and the 28th congressional district—which both encompassed parts of the San Fernando Valley—for a combined 15 terms.
In November 2004,voters in the U.S. state of California passed Proposition 63,the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA),which has been designed to expand and transform California's county mental health service systems. The MHSA is funded by imposing an additional one percent tax on individual,but not corporate,taxable income in excess of one million dollars. In becoming law in January 2005,the MHSA represents the latest in a Californian legislative movement,begun in the 1990s,to provide better coordinated and more comprehensive care to those with serious mental illness,particularly in underserved populations. Its claim of successes thus far,such as with the development of innovative and integrated Full Service Partnerships (FSPs),are not without detractors who highlight many problems but especially a lack of oversight,large amount of unspent funds,poor transparency,lack of engagement in some communities,and a lack of adherence to required reporting as challenges MHSA implementation must overcome to fulfill the law's widely touted potential.
Lori R. Saldaña is an American politician who served as Speaker pro tempore of the California State Assembly from 2008 to 2010. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010,representing the 76th Assembly district.
Jack T. O'Connell is an American politician,educator and formerly the 26th California State Superintendent of Public Instruction,having been elected to the post in November 2002 with 61% of the vote. He was re-elected to his post by receiving a majority (52%) of the vote in the Primary election on June 6,2006,thus avoiding a November run-off. He is a member of the Democratic Party. O'Connell was unable to run for a third term in 2010 due to term limits and was succeeded by former state assemblyman Tom Torlakson.
A landfill tax or levy is a form of tax that is applied in some countries to increase the cost of landfill. The tax is typically levied in units of currency per unit of weight or volume. The tax is in addition to the overall cost of landfill and forms a proportion of the gate fee.
Jared William Huffman is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,Huffman represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012. He chaired the Assembly Water,Parks &Wildlife Committee and the Assembly Environmental Caucus. He was elected to Congress in 2012 with more than 70% of the vote,defeating Republican nominee Dan Roberts. His congressional district covers the North Coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border.
Joel Anderson is an American politician serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. A Republican,he is a former California state senator,assemblyperson,and board member of a municipal water district. During his time in the Legislature,Anderson served on the board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as California state chair.
Darrell Steven Steinberg is an American politician and attorney who is the 56th mayor of Sacramento,California since December 2016. He was elected to be mayor on June 7,2016. Before that,he was California Senate President pro Tempore and the leader of the majority party in the California State Senate from 2008 to 2014.
George C. Runner Jr. is an American politician from California who served on the California State Board of Equalization,the only publicly elected tax commission in the United States. A Republican,he represented the Board's 2nd District from 2011 to 2015 and the renumbered 1st District from 2015 to 2019.
Kansen Chu is a Taiwanese-born American politician. A Democrat,Chu was a member of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2020,for the 25th District,which encompasses parts of the South and East Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 4,2008,to elect the 29 U.S. representatives from the State of New York,one from each of the state's 29 congressional districts. state of New York in the United States House of Representatives. New York has 29 seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election in which Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain by a wide margin.
Kirill Reznik is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 39 from 2007 to 2023,resigning to become the Assistant Secretary for Inter-Departmental Data Integration for the Maryland Department of Human Services.
Steven Jack Rudy is an American politician and agribusiness owner who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2005. He represents Kentucky's 1st House district,which includes Ballard,Carlisle,Fulton,and Hickman counties as well as part of McCracken County.
Jack R. Fenton was an American politician who represented California's 51st State Assembly district and California's 59th State Assembly district 16 years in the California State Assembly. He was part of the Democratic leadership,majority leader in 1972,and helped establish California's occupational health and safety regime.
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is a branch of the California Environmental Protection Agency that oversees the state's waste management,recycling,and waste reduction programs. CalRecycle was established in 2010 to replace the California Integrated Waste Management Board. It is known for administering the California Redemption Value (CRV) program,among other responsibilities.
Valerie K. Brown is an American politician who served as a member of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors from 2002 to 2012. Brown was previously a member of the California State Assembly from 1992 to 1998.
The Arcata Community Recycling Center (ACRC),founded in 1971 as part of the Northcoast Environmental Center,is one of America's oldest non-profit recycling facilities. The center promotes environmental awareness in the North Coast and facilitates diversion of materials from landfills in Arcata and Eureka,California.
Richard S. Gordon is an American Democratic politician from Menlo Park,California. He served in the California State Assembly as a representative for the 24th district. Gordon previously served as Assembly representative for the 21st district,President of the California State Association of Counties,and a member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Gordon has been openly gay for the entirety of his political career. In 1992 he was the first openly gay candidate in San Mateo County history.
Fred Maas is the Founder and CEO of Pacific EcoCompanies LLC,which specializes in investments in and development of sustainable buildings,communities and clean technologies. Also a San Diego resident,Maas works in the San Diego political,business and non-profit communities. Fred Maas graduated from Hobart College in 1979 where he majored in Political Science. Later,he graduated cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law in 1982. For over 30 years,Fred Maas has participated in national,state and local politics,and worked for prominent political figures such as,John McCain,Bob Dole,Jack Kemp,Pete du Pont,Richard Lugar and Mitch Daniels.
