Kimberley White
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Arcata
Kimberley White is a Valley West resident and mother who serves as Executive Director of Community United of North Arcata (CUNA), a bilingual organization focused on improving representation for the Valley West/North Arcata area. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology from Cal Poly Humboldt, along with additional certificates in community-change leadership, local government planning, fundraising, and mediation/dispute resolution. Before her current term, she worked as a consultant selling radio and print advertising, served more than three years as an Arcata Planning Commissioner advising on land use and community development, and spent three years as the City Council liaison to the Redwood Region Economic Development Commission. She also worked on staff at Cooperation Humboldt. She helped draft Arcata's 2019-2027 Housing Element and helped lead Humboldt County's first Participatory Budget Process, which let residents directly decide how a pool of public funds was spent. She currently serves as the city's Mayor.
Positions in brief
White's platform centers on affordable housing and homelessness solutions, environmental stewardship, downtown/business revitalization, and more transparent, participatory city government.
White supports continued investment in the Valley West neighborhood and the mixed-use, walkable infill development outlined in the Gateway Area Plan. She lists housing affordability and homelessness solutions among her top priorities alongside climate action, pointing to support for clean and renewable energy, zero-waste initiatives, and protection of local forests and open space. On the economy, she emphasizes attracting local business investment and visitor engagement, particularly downtown. She has pushed for more transparent and responsive government, including introducing participatory budgeting to Arcata using ARPA funds, and says she wants to encourage more public participation in council meetings. She has also voiced support for immigrant communities and keeping Arcata a Sanctuary City, and lists emergency preparedness and disaster-response planning among her priorities.
On the issues
Supports mixed-use, walkable infill development and continued investment in the Valley West neighborhood through the Gateway Area Plan.
Source →Lists solutions for homelessness as a top priority alongside housing affordability.
Source →Advocates for clean and renewable energy, zero-waste initiatives, and protection of forests and open space.
Source →Focuses on supporting local businesses, downtown investment, and visitor-driven economic growth.
Source →Champions participatory budgeting and wants to expand public participation in city council meetings.
Source →Committed to supporting immigrant communities and maintaining Arcata's status as a Sanctuary City.
Source →Prioritizes emergency preparedness and disaster-response planning for the city.
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