Judge Rules Arcata Can't Put Earth Flag on Top
By
Kimberly Wear
on
April 5, 2024 at 8:10AM
“The court finds and declares that the measure approved by a majority of voters in the city, which requires the city to fly the Earth flag above the national flag on city-owned flag poles on city property, directly conflicts with mandatory state law, and is therefore not enforceable.” Measure M is believed to be the only initiative of its kind in the United States, not only in usurping established protocol but by enacting a local law as a symbolic gesture, in this case expressing the opinion that the well-being of the Earth needs to be prioritized.