Actually, much of Willits is completely the opposite.
Obviously, there are some very good people as those who initiated this action and got the by-pass named after him. There are are others who spend all their time trying to obstruct. Activists were able to get the largest employer in Willits, Remco Hydraulics, to shut their doors over alleged environmental harm. There are tree sitters who wasted large resources suing and tree sitting trying to block this by pass.
My general impression of Willits is years ago it was a cowboy/logger town now it is old hippies, environmentalists, and drug growers/manufacturers. If you go there, stay on the main roads.
I’ve been through there a million times, I got the impression that 101 going through town was good for the local economy. I’ve been away for about 15 years, though. Sounds like it’s changed.
I know his aunt and also the uncle they mention in the article. Met his dad at his cousin’s wedding to a good buddy of mine. The aunt I know came from Willits and they have a bunch of family down there. They were there before the change you’re talking about. The ones I know were loggers.
Dittos to that...