How to deal with poverty in Arcata

Well not feeding people didn't make them go away... maybe a panhandling ordinance will do the trick.

clipped from www.arcata-alive.com It’s a hot topic in city council right now, is begging free speech? Should an ordinance be passed to deal with the problem? Rumor has it after all that Micheal Winkler has been panhandled at a bus stop before. (Imagine not being able to ride the bus without having to confront poverty in the community.)

Down with Hoover

Ok, I understand some of Jason Robo's complaints, but I don't think this is the right path. When someone says something you disagree with, the proper response isn't to tell them to shut-up. That is what this whole thing amounts to.

clipped from www.arcata-alive.com In what may have been a misguided attempt to rid the community of Arcata of what some view as a pest, local activist Jason Robo has taken on The Arcata Eye.