From CLMP:
Tune in to KMUD, Wednesday night, April 28th, at 8:30pm for a special Civil Liberties Hour program with the three Humboldt County Assessor candidates, Jon Brooks, Mari Wilson and Johanna Rodoni. Tune in and learn more about the candidates and the responsibilities of County Assessor. This will be a call-in program and listener participation is encouraged, so tune in on the 28th at 8:30pm and join in and be informed.
Outline of Civil Liberties Hour election related programs and upcoming live broadcast on KMUD, Redwood Community Radio.
>(Tues) April 27th from 7-8:30pm: live broadcast of Humboldt County District Attorney Candidates Night at the Veterans Hall in Garberville with Paul Gallegos, Kathleen Bryson,
Paul Hagen and Allison Jackson.
> (Wed) April 28th @ 8:30pm: Humboldt County Assessor candidates: Jon Brooks, Johanna Rodoni and Mari Wilson.
> (Wed) May 5th @ 7pm: Humboldt County District Attorney candidate Kathleen Bryson
> (Wed) May 12th @ 8:30pm: Humboldt County District Attorney candidate Allison Jackson.
Humboldt County DISTRICT ATTORNEY CANDIDATES NIGHT at Garberville Veterans Hall.
The four candidates running for the office of Humboldt County District Attorney, will be at the Veterans Hall on Conger Street in Garberville on TUESDAY evening, April 27, 2010 , for a candidates night organized by the Civil Liberties Monitoring Project, moderated by the League of Women Voters and co-sponsored by the Garberville Veterans Association.
Voters are encouraged to take the opportunity to meet each of the candidates and hear their answers to your questions. If you can’t make it to the Vets Hall you can listen to the live radio broadcast on KMUD . Be informed and remember that your vote counts.
Doors open at 6:30pm – debate starts at 7pm.
For more information call CLMP at 707-923-4646.
And from KHUM:
KHUM and the North Coast Journal present a round-table discussion with the candidates for Humboldt County sheriff, Mike Downey and Mike Hislop on April 29th, between 6 and 7 p.m.
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April 24, 2010 at 8:53 am
Anonymous
Has KHUM ever done this before? Or are they imitating KMUD
April 24, 2010 at 11:20 am
moviedad
Tricky issue. Reporting on the movements of law enforcement is undoubtedly counter-intelligence. And that is illegal. But then again, the argument that the reports are for the safety of the public, is very strong.
I am totally in support of the reports. People have a right to know whats coming their way. I believe the reports will be stopped. Once the case is made that the reports amount to counter-intelligence, it’s all over.
As far as CLMP claiming that the reports actually promote the safety of officers, there is no way law enforcement is going to allow the judgment of average citizens to impact their activities.
All the talk about the “Mexican Mafia/Cartels” ready to gun down police, which justifies the cops coming onto people’s property pumped up, fully armed with machine guns and ready to kill them all, is just plain bullshit. They have found a Mexican or two, but they have not proved that this danger is real. There is no evidence except the massive grows themselves. Could just as easily be white bankers hiring Mexicans to do the work.
The cowardice of holding automatic weapons pointed at five year old children is way beyond the pale, yet it happens all the time. The excuse is always the same: “Our officers safety is our first concern.” This is understandable, and correct. But who exactly is determining level of danger, and the degree of response?
April 24, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Eric Kirk
moviedad – are you referring to the CLMP reports of law enforcement activity? It is most certainly not illegal to report on any information which is obtained legally.
April 24, 2010 at 7:26 pm
moviedad
I’m not going to argue legality with a lawyer. But I know that monitoring police is considered “Counter Intelligence” So what’s the deal? If you’re following cops and reporting their position, you tell me how they will react. Is it ok to do surveillance on police? What about the Patriot Act? Isn’t there something in there about taking pictures of government buildings and other activities that are considered to be intelligence gathering?
April 24, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Eric Kirk
Well, I’m not aware of a crime of “counter intelligence.” If you’re a lookout as part of a conspiracy to commit a crime, but unless you’re physically interfering you have the right to follow, photograph, film, record, and otherwise report on any police activity. Even if it helps suspects to elude arrest, I believe you would have to be a part of a specific conspiracy to get into trouble for it. Otherwise, I think KMUD’s reports would have been shut down a long time ago. The former Sheriff whined about KMUD in their application for CAMP fund renewal application some years back. The police aren’t quite in the same position as the KGB. At least not in theory.
April 24, 2010 at 7:58 pm
Eric Kirk
Also forgot to note, Healthy Humboldt is sponsoring a 5th District Supervisor debate on Monday.
5th District Supervisors Race
Where: Azalea Hall, McKinleyville
When: April 26th 7-8:30 PM
Candidates: Patrick Cleary, Patrick Higgins, Jeffrey Lytle and Ryan Sundberg
April 24, 2010 at 9:15 pm
mresquan
“Could just as easily be white bankers hiring Mexicans to do the work.”
Or white people leaving notes written in Spanish and leaving litter trails of food wrappers and beverages generally consumed by Mexicans.
April 25, 2010 at 6:39 am
moviedad
A couple of Mexicans in the forest; does not a cartel make.
Thanks for the information Erik. I am glad to hear that. I still think that the Patriot Act makes all that illegal. But then again, not all aspects of the Act are being enforced.
As to the Mexican Mafia. Well, I don’t doubt that there is an organization. But I still say the leaders don’t necessarily have to be Mexican citizens. The SFbay Hell’s Angels owned the speed market forever, but we didn’t get the same talk about ‘Mafia’s” and “Drug Cartels” they were just criminals.
Anyway, I didn’t mean to take anything off topic. I think it’s great the way you promote KMUD on your blog. If I pay attention to the schedule, I find that almost all of the issues showcased by the station, affect me personally. It really is unique. There are plenty of “community Radio Stations” but most of them are tied into the Propaganda Radio International (PRI) I heard that the morning programming and the evening programming together cost $30,000 (a quarter? A month?) I donate to HSU fm only in a bare-minimum way, I appreciate “The Show” and “Democracy Now” but other than that, they are taking huge amounts of donated money and spending it on government/corporation talking points. In fact, the content is almost identical to corporate news sources. I think about how far that money would go for local news, local opinion. Why do they think we want to hear the opinions of Cookie Roberts or some other Elite propagandist. I would rather they paid Jake Pickering for an opinion piece, or any of the other informed, intelligent writers we have here.
Good luck with the show, keep up the good works.
April 25, 2010 at 8:51 am
Eric Kirk
Why do they think we want to hear the opinions of Cookie Roberts or some other Elite propagandist.
Because according to Arbitron, the Nielsen of sorts for radio, those shows get good ratings. And because of listener feedback.
I enjoy All Things Considered (my satyrical radio show title notwithstanding) and the morning news. I enjoy Democracy Now and Free Speech radio as well, but the scope of issues covered is much narrower on Pacifica affiliated programming than NPR, even if NPR is more mainstream.
April 25, 2010 at 8:07 pm
moviedad
“Arbitron” sounds like an evil robot.