Arcata is where...

...men are men and so are the women
...unsalted french fries are the norm
...the dreadlocked kids on the plaza are way more conservative than the aging boomers with undyed hair
...there are more dreadlocks than anywhere outside of Jamaica...
and if you only count blond dreads, Arcata takes the prize
...hundreds of people will gather in a public park on a rainy afternoon to smoke pot together on April 20th
...you are a capitalist pig if you own property
...everyone is political