Humboldt county code enforcement past, present and future on the Monday Morning Magazine show featured on Kmud Community Radio, brought to you by Shakti, with honored guests Peter Childs, Eugene Denson, and Nattalynne Delapp.

Monday Morning Magazine May 10 2021 (Full Show)

Humboldt county lied again, they are in fact coming for resident's unpermitted homes. The Code Enforcement Unit (CEU) plans to bulldoze several homes because they are unpermitted, starting with the almost 40 year old intentional commune in Trinidad, called Yeehaw. Yes, the same community The CEU has tried to eradicate for decades unsuccessfully. Yes, the same community where a mother and child, holding bunny rabbits, were held up at gunpoint by the CEU in 2008, leading to disarmament of the department.

Apparently the county feels it is less of a nuisance to make 7 families homeless than to allow them to live peacefully in affordable housing. But I disagree, I think having a bulldozer show up in your front yard to demolish your home and garden is an actual “nuisance” and “threat to the health, safety and wellness of our community” including the environment. 

For decades the owner, Charlie Garth, has provided affordable housing in the land of absentee property owners, high rents, vacation rentals and air b&bs. YeeHaw is a food forest, with countless maypoles and stunning gathering spaces for reading, music, games, art and education. It features at least 4 organic food gardens, yurts, bunnies, goats, bee-keeping, and also about 10 “ingenious architectural” structures made of upcycled materials, and currently provide housing for several families. The county claims these sustainability created homes are a nuisance because they are unpermitted, all while the county refuses to process Charlie’s owner builder permit, that he applied and paid for 13 years ago. 

I spoke with Charlie extensively this week. I am featuring him on the next Monday Morning Magazine show on kmud Aug 12 from 7-9am (kmud.org), alongside Attorney Eugene Denson, Earth first legend Jack Nounnan and more to dive into the details.

In this sneak-peak, unedited interview I speak with one of Charlie’s “neighbors,” as he calls them, Claire Terra. Claire is the owner of Terra Farms, a small organic family farm in Arcata working to keep our community sustainability fed and healthy. In the interview she speaks about how grateful she is to have affordable housing and discusses what it’s like to live at YeeHaw.

Claire explains, “Its an amazing place to have your child grow up; we walk in the forest, we have a flock of hens, we eat berries every morning and [my daughter] loves to watch the baby apples grow. I just hope and pray she will get to eat the apples again this year...I dont know where we’ll go if [the county] follows through on their bulldozer threat.”

Later Claire mentioned the county’s abatement notice featured five year old images of YeeHaw that were not reflective of current conditions. Claire adds “if you're really going to bulldoze a legacy of affordable, peaceful living--- I mean don't do it, but if you must--- at least cite accurate information.”  

The county is threatening to demolish their homestead and about 12 other structures in late August/Early September. (Yes, the county didn’t give a set date for demolition of their homes because that's how they role at the CEU).

But of course YeeHaw, in standard fashion is creatively standing up to the injustice and holding an ongoing, “Give Them their Permit,” blockade, BBQ and carnival starting in late August. 

If you’ve had enough of the CEU abatement program please join us for the festivities! Property Rights Advocates, human rights advocates, housing advocates, farmers, homesteaders, lovers of peace and freedom, let us come together again to finally put a stop to this inhumanity. I hope to see all at Yeehaw in Trinidad starting late August 2021!

Stay tuned to "The Rights Organization (Defund Code Enforcement)" Facebook page for more information.

Interview from July 28, 2021. Image of Charlie Garth at the "Club house," one of many structures set to be bulldozed

Claire Speaks About HumCo. Code Enforcment's Planned Demolition of Intentional Community "YeeHaw"

A beautiful random unedited conversation I had with my sweet mentor, father figure, co-creator and dearest friend Paul Encimer before he passed away January 23, 2021. This recording was early in 2020 right before he was diagnosed with cancer.

Paul speaks about the back to the lander culture in Humboldt County being conquered by capitalism, neoliberalism and legalization.

"the kind of intellectual I am hasn't gotten us nowhere" Paul advises.

Paul speaks about calling people to action in the right way, the failing of the intellectuals like himself, including Noam Chomsky. 

In the background sweet newborn Emiliano begging for mama.

Paul Encimer Interview On Hippies, Capitalism and Conquest

I attempted to correct the record of "misinformation" after KMUD news ran false information from the County regarding the abatement program March 2020. Kmud news asked me for a report, promised to pay me, and never did. I could care less about that next to the devastation it caused to our community, culture, and industry however.

Abatement Special UNAIRED and Submitted to KMUD News  ( 3.19.20)

How much cannabis can a medical patient produce lawfully in Humboldt County, CA? This Murky Matter around Medical Cannabis Laws are discussed on this months the Rights Organization show hosted by legendary Cannabis Attorney Eugen Denson. This show also features renowned Cannabis Doctor Tallyrand,  who is among many titles, the Founder of Medicann. They are  also joined by investigate muckraker reporter Nichole Norris, who discusses her recent article on the matter of medical cannabis and her various interviews with victims of Humboldt county's abatement program, and county enforcement officials.

article- https://kymkemp.com/2022/07/28/confusion-leading-to-criminalization-the-hazy-dangerous-world-of-cultivating-medical-cannabis-in-humboldt-county/

The Rights Organization Radio Show Hosted By Eugene Denson, feat. Nichole Norris and Dr. Tallyrand

In this The Rights Organizations show featured live on KMUD radio August 25, 2022, I discuss the woes of the recently proposed cannabis initiative with the one and only attorney Eugene Denson and Woods co-founder of HUMMAPS who supports the initiative. 

In the beginning of the show the brilliant award winning documentary human rights filmmaker and producer Michele Mitchell joins us to speak about the exciting film we are working on highlighting the cannabis culture and community mainly from 1968-legalization. 

You definitely don’t want to miss this show and the discussion about this new cannabis initiative which in my personal opinion would be a nail in the coffin of our already struggling community and the end of high quality cannabis and culture as we knew/know it.

The Rights Organization Show on KMUD 8.25.22

This is a speech I wrote for the Oakland International Film Festival last week about the "Disappearing cannabis culture" where I spoke on a panel with Derrick Jenson, Tony Silvagio and Billy Thibodeau. This version of the speech was featured on Eugene Denson's The Rights Organization show on Kmud Sept 2022.

Speech From International Film Festival Featured On Kmud

This reporter makes a public comment in her hometown (far from her homestead)on cannabis policy, ringing a warning bell for things to come if policy makes and enforcement agencies do not "get on the right side of history."

Claire Speaks About HumCo. Code Enforcment's Planned Demolition of Intentional Community "YeeHaw"

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