Bart Silvers News Today

Thursday, Bart Silvers was sworn into his position as Arcata Police Chief. Silvers, who grew up in Fortuna and has been with APD since he started his career as a police officer in 2001, will lead the force of now 26 officers. He follows Brian Ahearn who began the position in 2018.

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With his final day on Oct. 18 – though he will take intermittent vacation time to work on moving – Ahearn said he feels confident leaving now that staffing is on the upswing and a project installing updated radio equipment has begun. Ahearn began work in Nov. 2018 after former chief Tom Chapman’s resignation following significant criticism of the department over the investigation into the death of Josiah Lawson, a Black Humboldt State University student who was fatally stabbed on April 15,...

Docomomo US has announced the winners of its annual Modernism in America Awards recognizing important restoration projects throughout the country that represent best practices for architects and engineers, and grassroots activists working in the field of advocacy and preservation. The winning...