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Announcements & Upcoming Events What You Can Do to Pass Measure T Community ForumPaul Gallegos, Humboldt County District Attorney (6 mins) Kaitlin-Sopoci-Belknap, Campaign Co-Manager for Measure T (19 mins) John Bonifaz, Attorney and Founder of the National Voting Rights Institute (17 mins) Television AdsKate Christensen, owner of The Garden Gate in Arcata, supports Measure T! (30 secs) Ray Raphael, Humboldt County Historian, supports Measure T! (30 secs) |
News Articles ArchiveNovember 2008Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Cave to Corporate Pressure: Agreement
to Settle Filed in Federal Court September 2008Judge Refuses to Suspend Measure T for November Elections in First Lawsuit
Hearing Pacific Legal Foundation Sues Humboldt
County Over Measure T Measure T Protects Our Rights August 2008Right Wing Legal Firm Takes on Humboldt County, California Over Local
Democracy Law Measure T Heading to Court Measure T Facing Legal Challenge Campaign Contribution Ordinance Challenged June 2007Humboldt County, CA Celebrates One Year Anniversary of Passing Measure
T May 2007Measure T Trumps Big Business December 2006Democracy Unlimited October 2006A Blow Against the Corporate Empire July 2006Corporations and Democracy Show: Measure T (audio
file - approx. 1 hour) Humboldt County, CA Stands
Up for Local Control and Community
Rights as "Measure T" Goes Into Effect June 2006Shushing Big Money Humboldt County's
Measure T: Corporate Cash & Local
Politics (audio file - 1 hour) Measure T's Corporate Ban Succeeds Northern California Voters Reject Corporate Personhood Citizens 1, Corporations 0 Measure T Passes With 55 Percent Majority Measure T Triumpfs Measure Would Bar Out-of-Town Money in Humboldt County
Races Hashing It Out: Measure
T the topic of Times-Standard Webcast Debate May 2006It's Time for T -- and Local Control of Our Elections Measure T Money Battle Shaping Up Eureka Chamber Sides Against Measure T 'T' Time: Backers, Detractors Weigh in on Anti-Corporation
Initiative Eureka Chamber Opposes T With 28% of Membership Voting Measure T: Flawed, Feeble and Full Justified Measure T Debate to
Be Hosted By Times-Standard Alone, Measure T Would Increase Dirty Campaigning Voters in California County May Ban Corporate Spending
on Ballot Initiatives Measure T Backers Target
Corporate Power April 2006Measure T Party Speakers Gather to Voice Support For Measure T Ordinance Measure T Debate Heads South Over Campaign Interview Crawford Attacks Measure T While Calling for Unity Measure T Foes Sharpen Attacks Measure T Groups Duke It Out Arkley Opposes Measure T 'No on Measure T' Campaign Begins No on Measure T Committee Launches Effort to Defeat June Ballot Measure Gallegos Poll Accusations Way Off Base Green Secretary Speaks Out About Article The Progressives Political Machine The Case Against the Current DA Measure T Backers' Fundraiser Set for Sunday March 2006Measure T Will Ensure Local Control Fair Elections or First Amendment Attack? February 2006Debate on Ballot Measure Could Go National Destruction of Democracy In the County Measure T is Bad Busines, Pure and Simple Measure T Backers Seek to Curb Corporate Election Contributions Organizers: Corporate Donation Ban Legal Legal Experts Support Local Control Effort Is Our Voting System Fair? Arcata Greens Issue Retraction, Apology North Coast Needs to Change with the Changing Times Corporate Initiative Set for June Ballot Supes Approve Out-of-County Corporate Contribution Measure for June Ballot January 2006Signatures Verified - Local Control Goes Before Supes Group in Humboldt
County, CA Takes Campaign Finance Reform to a New Level Local Group Seeks Fair Elections Elected Greens Support Local Control Campaign The Weekly Wrap: Overachievers Local Ordinance Unfair Local-Only Initiative Moves Ahead Signatures for election reform initiative delivered to county Humboldt Coalition Sets New Signature Gathering Record for Local Initiatives For Local Democracy, We Need Local Control of Elections December 2005Fair Elections and Local Democracy Say Yes to Local Control of Humboldt Elections November 2005Beyond the Battles, Winning Back Our Electoral Process October 2005Eureka Mayor, DA Back Ban on Non-Local Corporate Donations Plan to Limit Contributions in Local Campaigns May Land on June Ballot Nine Questions for [the Humboldt Coalition for Community Rights] Humboldt Democratic Party and Elected Officials Endorse Local Ballot Initiative Democrats Talk Elections, Initiative Some Unions Back Limits on Non-Local Corporate Funds Fair Elections and Local Democracy Campaign Receives Organized Labor's Endorsement and Support September 2005Group Kicks Off Campaign to Limit Contributions Rights Group Seeks to Limit Corporate Influence in Humboldt County Elections Local Group Launches County Campaign to Prohibit Non-Local Corporate Involvement in Elections August 2005Democracy Yes, Corporations No July 2005Fair Elections Newly Formed Group Seeking to Ban Campaign Contributions From Out of Area Keeping Corporate Hands Off Local Group to Run County Petition That Would Ban Non-Local Corporate Involvement in Elections |
Humboldt County Leaders Endorse Measure T!Democratic Party of Humboldt County Green Party of Humboldt County Central Labor Council of Humboldt and Del Norte Counties American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local #1684 Building and Construction Trades of Humboldt and Del Norte Counties Carpenters Union Local #751 Operating Engineers Union Local #3 AFL-CIO Paul Gallegos, Humboldt County District Attorney Peter LaVallee, Eureka Mayor Chris Kerrigan, Eureka City Council Dave Meserve, Arcata City Council Harmony Groves, Arcata City Council Paul Pitino, Arcata City Council Bob Ornelas, Former Arcata Mayor Connie Stewart, Former Arcata Mayor Elizabeth Conner, Former Arcata City Council Julie Fulkerson, Former Humboldt County Board of Supervisors ... and hundreds of other individuals and local businesses! Join us today! View the full list of public endorsements!
Learn More!Learn more about Measure T in a Pros and Cons Video, produced by Eileen McGee (51 mins)
Radio AdsChris Kerrigan, Eureka City Counsel, and Kate Christensen, owner of The Garden Gate, support Measure T! (1 min) Paul Gallegos, Humboldt County District Attorney, and Nezzie Wade, community member, support Measure T! (1 min) Larry Glass, owner of The Works, and Dennis Rael, owner of Los Bagles, support Measure T! (1 min) |
Humboldt Coalition for Community Rights |