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The letter below was sent to the Eureka City Council on June 4, 2024 in response to an agenda item on the June 4, 2024. In the letter, Citizens for a Better Eureka urged the City Council to postpone the … read more Letter to City Council Regarding EaRTH Center CEQA and Disposition and Development Agreement with Danco

Letter to City Council Reveals Errors in City’s Staff Report on Mixed Neighborhood Overlay Development
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On April 2, 2024, Citizens for a Better Eureka sent the attached letter to Eureka City Council alerting them of two errors in the staff report that appeared on the upcoming City Council meeting agenda. The following are excerpts from … read more Letter to City Council Reveals Errors in City’s Staff Report on Mixed Neighborhood Overlay Development

Citizens for a Better Eureka to Continue with Lawsuits but Drop Current Injunctions
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EUREKA, Calif., Feb. 14, 2024 – Citizens for a Better Eureka announced today they will continue with its lawsuits against the City regarding the development of downtown but will withdraw the current motions for injunctions against the City. The CEQA … read more Citizens for a Better Eureka to Continue with Lawsuits but Drop Current Injunctions

Letter to the Editor of the Lost Coast Outpost
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The following was sent to the editor of the Lost Coast Outpost on February 2, 2024. Dear Editor, I continue to be amazed at your publication’s lack of due diligence and objective reporting. You continue to spread untruths about the … read more Letter to the Editor of the Lost Coast Outpost

Citizens for a Better Eureka Files Injunctions
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The several pending lawsuits and the qualified Housing for All and Downtown Vitality [ballot] Initiative should signal to the Respondents [City of Eureka] that they should pause, reconsider their parking lot redevelopment plan, and allow the City voters to provide … read more Citizens for a Better Eureka Files Injunctions

Eureka City Council Contacts
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Mayor Kim Bergel 707-441-4200 kbergel@eurekaca.gov Leslie Castellano 707-441-4169 lcastellano@eurekaca.gov Kati Moulton 707-441-4168 kmoulton@eurekaca.gov Scott Bauer 707-441-4167 sbauer@eurekaca.gov Mario Fernandez 707-441-4171 gmfernandez@eurekaca.gov Renee Contreras-DeLoach 707-441-4170 rcontreras@eurekaca.gov

Response to Media Inquiry
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The following is a response sent to Lost Coast Outpost on October 9, 2023 in response to a request seeking comment for a story on the most recent lawsuits filed by Citizens for a Better Eureka.   Response to Media … read more Response to Media Inquiry

Citizens for a Better Eureka Files Lawsuits Over Loss of Two Parking Lots in Downtown Eureka
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EUREKA, Calif., October 4, 2023 – The Citizens for a Better Eureka coalition filed two lawsuits against the City of Eureka today to stop the city from taking away two public parking lots at Eighth and G streets and Sixth … read more Citizens for a Better Eureka Files Lawsuits Over Loss of Two Parking Lots in Downtown Eureka

Eureka Citizens to Circulate Petition to Provide a Better Plan for Affordable Housing
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EUREKA, Calif., July 14, 2023 – Two local citizens are spearheading a ballot initiative designed to provide badly needed housing in Eureka. The “Eureka Housing for All and Downtown Vitality” initiative is the focus of A Notice … read more Eureka Citizens to Circulate Petition to Provide a Better Plan for Affordable Housing

Letter to the Eureka City Council
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This letter concerns the Council’s June 20, 2023 Public Hearing agenda item F.6 – Exempt Surplus Property Resolution for Linc Housing Sites. CBE requests that the City postpone any action on this given the considerations outlined below. Download Letter to … read more Letter to the Eureka City Council