Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of Arcata

• Adapted from - "Greg Allen: Making Democracy Better" written by Megan Vogel, published by the Times-Standard

...Allen grew up in the Bay Area, and earned a bachelor's degree in communications and humanities from Stanford University, where he also earned a master's degree in modern European history. After earning his master's degree, he lived in Germany for a year before attending law school at the University of Illinois. For the past six months he has been on the board of the [Northern California Affiliate of the] American Civil Liberties Union, and has served on the ACLU Redwood Chapter [board of directors] for the past year and a half. Allen said he has been practicing law for 26 years."

• Adapted from - "10 choices for three City Council seats" By Kevin L. Hoover, published in the Arcata Eye

As the attorney who co-authored the various civil liberties initiatives now being circulated, he supports them all, especially the three on which he is the original signatory and main proponent - the police review, anti-dance permit and medical marijuana measures."

• Adapted from - "Familiar faces in Arcata Council race" By Charles Douglas, published in the Humboldt Advocate

"The leadership skills I have and the heart I bring to this would be very helpful," he said. The City needs a more solid footing of responsible spending, and more of a focus on attracting new employers, especially in technical fields. To some extent, part of Arcata's future is to be a technology center."

Allen, a Green Party member, has proposed a four-story minimum on new buildings in the downtown core, citywide wireless Internet service and support for a living wage."