NIMBY Initiative on the Ballot?

Rob Arkley is back at it again! This time with a new ballot initiative that would block new affordable housing in downtown Eureka and rezone the former Jacobs Middle School site for dense housing. (To be clear: more density is great! But Eureka City Schools, which owns the site, has already turned down an offer from the city to purchase the lot and California Highway Patrol is deep in negotiations to purchase some of the land.)Jen Kalt of Humboldt Baykeeper and Matt Simmons of EPIC join the show to discuss Arkley's previous ballot initiatives—whatever happened to the Marina Center?—and the consequences of the ballot initiative should it pass.More Info:The CHP Would Like to Build New Headquarters on the Property Championed by People Opposing Downtown Housing Development, and There Was a Meeting About it Yesterday - Lost Coast Outpost, July 20, 2023Wiyot Tribe Awarded Affordable Housing Contract in Eureka - Lost Coast Outpost, July 19, 2023EaRTH Center a Go: Eureka Council Approves Ambitious Housing/Transit Development Downtown - Lost Coast Outpost, Feb 10, 2022Support the show