"Fuck you, Fuck the police", feces, trash and screaming in Old Town ; naked man fighting APD at Shell Gas station, drunk and belligerent oblivious to being filmed

Daily occurrence in Old Town, especially on 2nd and Third Streets.

For half an hour, this guy has been going up and down the streets, yelling "Fuck yeah, Fuck you B####h, Fuck the police" and other gibberish.

This is actually early for him. Usually, it  is in the middle of the night or early a.m. If it isn't him, there is a woman with similar language and behavior.

This are just two of half a dozen "regulars" in Old Town.

Before all you bleeding hearts start claiming mental illness, both these are frequent drunks or high on something. They don't respond to verbal commands, they run and bang on random doors.

Then there are others, defecating and pissing and throwing trash in the "Indigenous" garden that Monte, son of Xandra Manns, "Keep Eureka the beautiful" ,will not maintain on Second Street between H and I.  I have written about this three times on my blog.

(Just two of the pictures I sent to City of Eureka)

Area businesses and residents, including me, call the City. Not only does Monte do nothing, he calls the City of Eureka to complain when the city workers do show up to prune overhanging branches that could fall on cars. The City hired a private company to seal the parking lot. It took them a day and a half to weed and sweep and clean first. Stuff, Monte claims he will do but doesn't.

Monte came once, after repeated complaints, swept one area where the transients camp because they can hide in the overgrown foliage and dumped the trash, did not even put it in a garbage bag, in front of a nearby business.

 Monte, you don't own the City of Eureka; the taxpayers and citizens do. You don't get to dictate that this hazard not be cut down. Purchase your own land and grow your own garden. Female employees working in the area and others don't feel safe. EPD has come to patrol, given warnings, these bums come back. Tourists, out of town visitors have come up to me walking in Old Town asking me if this is normal here, because they feel unsafe with these bums hanging out on benches, yelling at them, panhandling. Same with the boardwalk.

Think this does not affect tourism? Or people wanting to move here?

Monte, since you refuse to the let the City do their job, even after at least three documented complaints, if anyone gets robbed, raped or hurt, you should be sued.

Then, I have this video someone sent me last Wednesday. A completely naked guy sitting at the corner of 14th and G at the Shell Gas station in Arcata in broad daylight.

Can't post the video due to Blogger anfd Facebook guidelines because it is 10 minutes long. The guy's butt is exposed and for a few seconds, after people filming him asking him to, he turns around and flashes them. Initally, he appears to be arguing with a fellow transient, yelling at trucks and cars, "this is boring" and blowing smoke.

 You can hear people saying this has been going on for two days, the police don't do anything. That does not seem to be true. Seven minutes and 41 seconds into the video, two APD officers show up and then two more. Takes three of them to restrain him, try and get him to put clothes on. He doesn't. They have to pick up his filthy clothes, bottles and trash strewn on all over the sidewalk and detain him. He apparently peed on the sidewalk before they arrived and this video was filmed.

Law enforcement are not social workers and this is a waste of time when they are needed to respond to crimes.

This is the fault of progressive Eureka City Council members and an ultra liberal Arcata City Council. It has become increasingly worse in Eureka for the last two years.

Do your job for tax paying citizens who do not break the law and who do not cause environmental hazards instead of passing sanctuary city resolutions and, advocating for safe injection sites. Harm Reduction staff can get jobs to fund their cause or collect donations. Humboldt is a magnet for bums, addicts and anyone who can't get a real job but starts a non profit, then wants taxpayers to fund it.

Rescue Mission and Teen Challenge are way more effective and they are self sufficient.