Blue Lake’s All Female City Council Makes the LA Times

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Swearing in of newly appointed Councilmember, Elizabeth Mackay – June 27, 2017 [Photo from the Blue Lake city website]

Today, the LA Times featured tiny Blue Lake’s all woman City Council. The article says that

California has 482 cities. Only 72 of them have a majority of women on their councils, according to California Women Lead, a nonpartisan group dedicated to increasing the number of elected and appointed female public officials. Fifty-six have no councilwomen at all.

It’s not just the all-female city council that makes Blue Lake unusual. Blue Lake’s city manager, Amanda Mager, is a woman. So is the town clerk.

The story also references the scandal which caused Blue Lake to disband its police department. Check the article out here.

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Diesel DRW - Curb Weight 7762 lbs
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Diesel DRW - Curb Weight 7762 lbs
6 years ago

I always have said.”it’s the women that make Humboldt great”

Congratulations, ladies!

DvRoe
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6 years ago

I’d bitch about diversity but I don’t really care ….

Double Standard
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Double Standard
6 years ago

Seems a little sexist to me.

hmm
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hmm
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

But we should desire diversity in any group. At least that is what the regressive sjw’s tell us. Looks like they are all white too. I think that a person income, ethnicity, sex, ect. should never be considered, only their qualifications, so this counsel is ok with me.

Ralph
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Ralph
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

you blur the point with statistics from one liberal state. Not to mention as to exactly what is so “extraordinary” about Blue Lake that you think this council deserves credit for (besides being privilaged white females)?

Ralph
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Ralph
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Well certainly MOST of the city cocucils in CA are pretty lame regardless of their makeup just look at the condition this
State is in. But still, I don’t this bunch are anything special or deserve credit for anything besides managing a bunch of rental properties adjacent to the Rancheria casino and being a gender specific anomaly. Hopefully they can have more than that to prop themselves up with in the future. But thanks for your patience.

G-MAS
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G-MAS
6 years ago

Shouldn’t matter if your a man or woman as long as you can do the job!!!!

@
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@
6 years ago
Reply to  G-MAS

Woman can do the job except for one week out of the month when they’re completely crazy.

Ralph
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Ralph
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

agree’d, that was the low road.

Victor G. Flashman
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Victor G. Flashman
6 years ago
Reply to  @

While you, Mr @, appear to be crazy only 365 days per year…

Taurus Ballzhoff
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Taurus Ballzhoff
6 years ago

@ 366 in leap years!

George Straw
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George Straw
6 years ago

Hopefully the all woman Blue Lake city council does a better job than the disastrous all woman Eureka city council did.

Gypsy Rose
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Gypsy Rose
6 years ago

Give them hell Kym because you are right.

HumDude
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HumDude
6 years ago

Look like a bunch of privileged land owning NIMBY baby boomers that are out of touch with the economic needs of this community including affordable housing and livable wage jobs for the younger generation. But hey, they are women so who cares, right, cause they got theirs?

BLT
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BLT
6 years ago

These ladies all live in this town and just want the best, these ladies, including our female city manager and city clerk are all amazing women. Thank you for taking on the task of city policies…

Jean Lynch
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6 years ago

Please be aware for the next election. My seat on the council was vacant and nobody ran for the position so I stepped up to do it. I have no particular ax to grind on femmininst issues. ( Posted as Jean Lynch, private opinion , not the opinion of the Blue Lake City council in any manner. )

Ralph
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Ralph
6 years ago
Reply to  Jean Lynch

Good for you!