Keith Taylor responds to Allan Dollison

This response is published under the original post where Allan addressed Keith Taylor withdrawing his endorsement. Thank you Keith for responding.

This is the email Keith sent:

his is in response to Allan Dollison statement in John Chiv words worth-from a "real" Keith Taylor !!! Specifically I am the Keith Taylor that said it was ok to use my name for support of "him" for District Attorney and I am the same that called "him" and told "him" to withdraw my name of support for"him" for District Attorney.
My email, for anyone who would like to contact me by email is: centerforindianlaw@gmail.com and my telephone number is 707-840-0651 for anyone who might be willing to investigate this Keith Taylor and confirm that I am the one that wrote the Blog Response in John Chiv words and in So Hum Parlance.
I now see how far"he" will go in his campaign for DA. If "he" is such a friend he has my home number and never bothered to call me to confirm or deny my blog response."He" obviously is unable to conduct a simple investigation to determine if someone else wrote the blog response, using my alleged name, which "he" infers that someone else wrote the blog.
"His" ethics is in question when "he" continues to use my name, when I personally called him Saturday  night around 9:30 PM and told "him" to withdraw my name of support."He" knows it was me that called "him" and told "him" to withdraw my name for "his" support.
It is an attempt to smear someone else, suggests "he" will go to whatever length to get a vote.
If there is anyone concerned and wants to know if "Keith Taylor" wrote the retraction, please call or email me and I will be glad to validate who I am and that I donot support "him" for District Attorney.
"He" lacks honor and integrity by continuing to use my name, for District Attorney. "He" was clearly told to withdraw my name for "his" support of him for the Office of District Attorney.
The District Attorney must have honor and integrity, without moral turpitude.
If there is any doubt that this Keith Taylor wrote this response please give me a call at 707-840-0651 or if you wish produce some ID to prove who I am. There are other Keith Taylor's in this community, but I am the one that has withdrawn my support of "him" for the Office of District Attorney and have written the responses in SO HUM PARLANCE and John Chiv Words
Keith Taylor 

Yurok tribe endorses Elan Firpo; Firpo at dedication for new Hoopa Police station right now

Elan Firpo has received the endorsement of the Yurok Tribe. Right now she is in Hoopa for the dedication of the new police station. Elan also plans to return to Hoopa tomorrow for a community meeting to discuss Public Safety Issues which is being hosted at the Tsewenaldin Inn by the Firpo campaign. She will also be in Southern Humboldt tomorrow and then Orick on Monday.

Weott motorist missing, was on her way to Fortuna for a medical appointment

 On 04-11-2014, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the husband of Shannon Paige Sundberg who reported her as a missing person- overdue motorist.  Her husband told the investigating deputy that Shannon Sundberg left their Weott home on 04-10-2014,  at approximately 6:30 p.m., for a medical appointment in the Fortuna area. He said his wife has had medical issues for several months and he was concerned when she failed to come home or contact him. He tried to call her cell phone and it rings directly to her voice mail. He told the deputy her failure to contact him or come home is completely out of character.

           

 Shannon Sundberg is described as follows: White female, 5’ 7” tall, 120 lbs, brownish red shoulder length hair and green eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and knee high leather boots with heels. She is driving a silver 2003 Saturn Ion, California plate 5CVV666.

Man visiting Humboldt from Tulare rescued alive but succumbs to injuries

On 03-10-2014, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a 21 year old man who went swimming in the Ocean off Samoa Beach and disappeared into the surf.  The man had gone swimming with a friend in the ocean. The friend was able to return to shore safely, but saw the 21 year old man did not.  A witness with a cell phone who happened to be walking in the area saw what was happening and called 911.

            Deputies were immediately dispatched to the area arriving within two minutes.   The Samoa Fire Department and the United States Coast Guard (U.S.C.G.), including a U.S.C.G. Helicopter and a U.S.C.G. boat also responded. The U.S.C.G. helicopter located the missing man approximately 30 yards off shore at approximately 4:50 p.m., but was unable to attempt a rescue. Three Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies and a Samoa Fireman were directed to the drowning man’s location by the U.S.C.G., helicopter where they waded several feet deep into the surf and pulled the man to shore. After they pulled the man to shore, City Ambulance and Samoa Fire started CPR. The man was loaded into the back of a Sheriff’s Office Jeep and driven to the roadway. He was then loaded into the ambulance and transported to the hospital.  The man had a pulse at the time he was transported to the hospital. Deputies learned from the friend who was swimming with the man that he was visiting the area from Tulare, California. The man succumbed to his injuries despite efforts to save him.

            The Coroner’s Office has notified next of kin and has identified the decedent as Matthew Bryant Garcia, 21 years old from Tulare.                                                                                                     

Man rescued from water behind Sammy's BBQ restaurant has severe hypothermia

On 04-10-2014, at approximately 3:50 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a King Salmon resident who resides near Buhne Drive and King Salmon Drive. The resident said he was hearing a man calling, “Help”. The resident was unsure where the sound was coming from. Deputies were dispatched to the King Salmon area to search for the source of the man calling for
 help.  When they arrived in the area the deputies could hear the call, “Help”, coming from behind Sammy’s BBQ restaurant. The deputies climbed over a chain link fence and then onto a dock near a boat called “Lola”.  There they saw a man in the water between the boat and the dock, hanging onto a buoy rope.  The man was barely able to hold onto the rope and keep his head above water. Deputies were able to locate a rope on the dock and wrap the rope around the man’ s chest and elevate him above the water line while waiting for Humboldt Bay Fire to respond, along with an ambulance. Once fire personnel were on scene, they were able to pull the man from the water. The man identified himself as 71 year old Ted Cooper from King Salmon.  Cooper told the deputies he had been in the water for approximately 45 minutes. Cooper had several cuts and scrapes on his arms and legs. Cooper was transported to the hospital where he was treated and admitted.

The EMS personnel told the deputies Cooper had severe hypothermia and would not have lasted much longer in the water.   It is unknown how Cooper ended up in the water.

Man lost was found minutes after press release sent on search and rescue

On 04-10-2014, at approximately 7:45 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a man who identified himself as Arthur Barrett, 66 years old, from Arcata.  He reported he was lost in the woods, near Jacoby Creek Road and Upper Creek Road, Arcata.  Sheriff’s Office Dispatchers were able to obtain a latitude/longitude from the man’s cell phone and deputies are currently on scene and searching for him in the drainage. The man said his cell phone battery was low on power.

            The Sheriff’s Office would like to remind hikers to tell family and friends where they are hiking, when they expect to return and to bring appropriate equipment and clothing. This time of year the weather conditions can change rapidly. Wet and cold weather can cause hypothermia. A cell phone, map or GPS is also very helpful. Keep in mind not all rural areas have cell phone coverage and cell phone batteries need to be fully charged.

Updates will be released after the man is located. 

Update:

Arthur Barrett was located at 10:05 a.m., 04-10-2014, by deputies and is in good health. He was located off a trail off Jacoby Creek Road, Arcata.

4th District no endorsement; Sharon La Tour and Kelly Sanders endorsed by HCDCC

HCDCC endorsements on:

4th District Supervisor - no endorsement
5th District Supervisor - Sharon Latour
County Clerk, Recorder, Registrar - Kelly Sanders

Kerrigan 10 votes
Bass 9 votes
No endorsement 5

60% of the 24 voting members in attendance were required or 15 yes votes for one candidate.

Sharon is the only Democratic candidate running for 5th District and Kelly has no opponent.

Maggie Fleming does not get HCDCC endorsement

Maggie got 11 votes, Allan 6 and 7 did not chose to endorse any one so there was no endorsement in the DA's race.

Missing teenager found in Willow Creek area

EPD thanks the public and press for their assistance.

Updated information on Silverio Sanchez aka PAL

The  Humboldt County Superior Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Silverio Parro Snider Sanchez also known as “PAL “, 23 years old. The warrant was issued on 04-08-14, for the crimes of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, felony evasion of a police officer and felony hit and run, with a bail amount of $750,000.00.  The total bail on Sanchez’s outstanding arrest warrants is

$1,170,000.00.  Anyone with information on his location is requested to call Detective Sam Williams at 707-268-3645 or the US Marshals Service at 707-442-5047.

You can also go to website : https://northerncaliforniamostwanted.org to submit a tip or information

Sanchez is described as follows: White, male, 23 years old, brown hair, brown eyes, 5’5” tall, 130 lbs.

He is known to have family and friends in Eureka, Fortuna, Ruth Lake and Rio Dell. If you see him call 911.

Anyone found to be harboring Sanchez could be charged with Violation of California Penal Code 32 ,
a felony.

There is reward money available for information leading to Sanchez’s arrest.

Allan Dollison's response to the alleged Keith Taylor endorsement withdrawl

I have known Keith Taylor for almost my entire time in Humboldt County. I have socialized with him. I gave his family a dog, and we have had lunch and dinner together. His extended family has been over to my house on numerous occasions.

About 4 days after agreeing to endorse me, I received a call late at night at about 9:30 pm. I did not recognize the number. I have Keith's numbers recorded in my telephone. The caller sounded like Keith, but the call was short. He said that he had been contacted by David Prendergast. I also consider David a friend to include helping my efforts with veteran's causes, and I was responsible for getting him appointed to a non-profit board to help veterans. He served for a short period of time, and then stepped down due to personal reasons. I have never done anything to Mr. Prendergast, but he seems to have made it his mission to conduct a vendetta against me in this campaign. He has repeatedly contacted people in opposition to me.

The caller said they wanted to withdraw their endorsement. I did see Keith Taylor several days later but was unable to speak with him.

I saw the e-mail address that had been identified by Fred Mangels with some sleuth work, and I have never seen that E-Mail before and it is definitely not Keith's E-Mail, that I have known.

As I have said before, I am not proud of a very sad chapter in my life, from 17 years ago. Mr. Prendergast goes out of his way to smear me with every detail possible, but always fails to mention that this happened 17 years ago. I have risen above this, accepted responsibility, and have tried to practice law the best way I know how. I do believe in redemption and forgiveness, as christian ideals that I aspire to. This election is about the future of Humboldt County, and whether or not we can feel safe in our communities again, and what type of justice system we will have. I am proud to have that discussion about the future. Some just want to have a discussion about the past. In the past negative personal attack campaigns have been the staple in Humboldt County. I will not conduct such a campaign.

Judge Feeney denies defense motion in Warren case for Counts 2 and 3

They had also asked for Count 4 to be dismissed. There is a hearing this afternoon on another motion so I will update this post later.

I miss Fr. Eric. The aftermath: finally I begin to grieve

Holy Week is the week preceding Easter and the final week of Lent. It will begin this year with Palm Sunday, April 13th and end on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday, April 20th.

During Holy Week, as Christians we commemorate the Passion of Christ, who died on Good Friday in reparation for the sins of mankind, and rose on Easter Sunday to give new life to those who believe in Him. The solemn sorrow of Lent and Holy week culminate in the joy of Easter with the recognition of God's goodness and the hope of salvation.

It has only been in the last week that I have begun to grieve Fr. Eric. More importantly, to acknowledge that even though I still don’t have the peace and time to mourn him, I need to deal with these emotions.

The anguish is at its peak now because Fr. Eric looked forward to Holy week, the Easter Vigil when we welcome new Catholics formally into the Church. First Communion will follow. He used to tell this story of St. Christopher so uniquely and it was one of the first compliments I gave him.

He knew that was special.  I was still trying not to like him because I did not want Fr. Loren to leave. Now Fr. Loren has been here but he is leaving and we will have a new priest. Initially, I was determined to resist getting to know Fr Tom because he isn’t Fr. Eric or Fr. Loren. But, it was my grief. Fr. Eric’s death taught me that we need to appreciate the gift of each person in our lives; we don’t always get to say goodbye. So I honor and thank each priest every day. Each priest brings their own gift.

As much as I try and be stoic, I can no longer hold back the tears that just flow in the middle of mass, as I prepare the altar and see the vestments Fr. Eric wore or walk the path I always do to go to church. Sadness overwhelms quiet moments. Sometimes I look up at the door Fr. Eric always walked through before mass, expecting him to be there, giving me that silent nod of approval as he looked at the prepared altar. Every day I counted on that unspoken gesture and every time it felt it was the first time.

I miss Fr. Eric. The ache is so devastating and it takes all my effort to get up and face certain days. Some people know yet some people have forgotten. There are times I want to yell at people saying I don’t want to be patient and understanding with you; can’t you see I am in pain?

There are things coming together in my life that I spoke to him about; I wish I could walk up to him and tell him. I still can, just not in the same way.

Yet it is not grief that rules my day but faith that shines through. The love of God; the knowledge that Fr. Eric is with Him; and the hope that one day we will meet again, in eternal life. The life and the belief that Fr. Eric gave his whole life to and that lives on in each soul he brought to Christ.

Jury selection in Bodhi Tree case to start tomorrow, expected to take at least two weeks

On day 2, Judge Reinholtsen went over the 18 defense motions from yesterday and then the motions in limine presented by the People were discussed today. The jury selection process will start tomorrow, with some individual jurors being questioned, either those that counsel wish to question further or those that have indicated that they wish to speak to the Judge and attorneys confidentially.

Then the jury selection process for jurors and alternates will begin. There really is not much to report on until the jury is selected and opening statements are given. I will be there in court each day just to observe the process and report if anything develops.

There was some discussion today about certain motions being discussed confidentially and what individual jurors will be questioned privately. For certain motions which were discussed today, the courtroom was closed so that the evidentiary issues being discussed would not be reported and affect the potential jury pool.

Judge Reinholtsen said that individual jurors who had requested confidentiality will have a closed courtroom. For the rest, it will be an open courtroom.

Today was the first day, a family member was present. One of the motions that was discussed was that while people could wear buttons that were made in support of a victim, the jury would be admonished by the Judge that this is not evidence of guilt or innocence.

Virginia Bass fundraiser at the Sea Grill on April 13

4^th District Supervisor and life-long Eureka resident Virginia Bass is hosting a re-election fundraiser at the Sea Grill, this Sunday, April 13^th. There will be OH’s style prime rib, onion rings, baked potato, and the famous appetizer platter all for only $99 per person – tax and tip included. Please call the Sea Grill at 443-7487 for reservations

Possible wood pellet mill and other green jobs in Humboldt's future?

Harbor Commissioner Chair, Richard Marks, who represents the 4^th Division, said the Humboldt Grand Jury took a tour of the Samoa Pulp Mill site today. They wanted an update on the cleanup which is being done by Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard strike Force.

The Grand Jury heard about the possibilities of future jobs. "After the environmental clean up is approved,  there is a possiblity of a wood pellet mill located in existing footprint” said Marks. Currently, Taylor Mariculture is a tenant and is growing oyster spats. The possible wood pellet mill could be supplying wood pellets to a coal burning plant overseas. The overseas plant is retrofitting to burn wood pellets instead of coal.

“It is an exciting time to be on the Harbor Commission and seeing creation of green jobs,” said Marks. “Our area needs job creation and living wages for a blue collar workforce that has been displaced due to closing of the Pulp Mill in 2008.”

City of Eureka Press Release on SB 833

On Friday, April 4, 2014 Eureka City Council Member Melinda Ciarabellini led a team
of city officials to Ontario, California to attend the League of California Cities' Public
Safety Policy Committee* meeting. They were present to push for the committee's
support of Senate Bill 833 - Jail Releases (D-Liu). This bill will enhance public safety by
providing county jails with an alternative to late night jail releases. The bill would
authorize the Sheriff to offer a voluntary program to prisoners to stay in jail on the day of
their release, up to 16 hours or until normal daytime business hours. After discussion and
presentations by Council Member Ciarabellini and Eureka Police Chief Andrew Mills,
the committee voted unanimously to support SB 833 if amended to include additional
liability language recommended by the California State Sheriff's Association.

Council Member Ciarabellini spoke at the conference explaining to other elected officials
the need to support this bill. "While in my opinion it does not go far enough, it is a solid
step in the right direction. We need to provide a mechanism for safely releasing people
from the jails, while at the same time provide some legal protection to the Sheriff. I'll be
bringing this back to the City Council for discussion and with my recommendation to
write a letter of support on behalf of the City," Ciarabellini said.

Eureka Police Chief Andrew Mills, also present, told the group that discharging people at
nighttime is not an effective procedure. "It is vital to crime prevention that the committee
think about when to release prisoners. Daylight hours bring a higher level of 'natural
surveillance.' That is, people make rational choices to commit or avoid crime based on
personal risk. Criminals are more inclined to think twice about committing a crime when
there are more people who can prevent, report or suppress the criminal act. Releasing
people during daylight provides a higher level of natural surveillance. This bill is a good
first step in this process."

City Attorney Cyndy Day-Wilson was present to lobby for the jail release bill and also
attended the Legal Advocacy Committee meeting as the city attorney representative for
the Redwood Empire Region.

* The Public Safety Policy Committee reviews both federal and state legislation and
issues and makes recommendations to the League of California Cities' Board of
Directors related to law enforcement and other public safety issues.


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Allan Dollison Meet and Greet at Azalea Hall on April 16

District Attorney Candidate Allan L. Dollison will be holding a Meet the Candidate event on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 from 5:00 p.m.  to 7:00 p.m. at the Azalea Hall located at 1620 Picket Road in McKinleyville.