LUCERNE, Calif. — A chase involving law enforcement on Friday afternoon ended in Lucerne with a man wading into the lake to evade capture.
Traffic throughout Lucerne was backed up for some time at around 3 p.m., as the incident was taking place.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it was only assisting with the situation and deferred statement on the matter to the CHP.
The CHP could only confirm to Lake County News on Friday afternoon that a foot pursuit was taking place and a subject was being sought. At that point, no further information was available, since the incident was ongoing, said Officer Efrain Cortez.
The subject waded into waist deep water offshore of Lucerne near the intersection of Country Club Drive and Hwy 20. The water there appeared too shallow for the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol, which waited further offshore.
Approximately one dozen law enforcement from various agencies including the California Highway Patrol, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Lake County Probation held positions along the beach.
There was an ongoing conversation between law enforcement and the subject, who walked around in the shallow water.
As he moved around just out of reach he was heard repeating, “Am I under arrest?” He also said, “If I come to shore right now, I'm going to jail,” and “I'm not going to jail.”
As the conversation continued on, several law enforcement personnel appeared to be preparing to be in the sun on the beach for some time by positioning themselves in the shade of a nearby pier.
Another stood with a long gun, blocking the subject's path to the east.
It was unknown at press time if the subject was eventually taken into custody.
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In a world first, NASA has crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to push the rocky traveler off its trajectory. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test – or DART – is meant to test one potential approach that could prevent an asteroid from colliding with Earth. David Barnhart is a professor of astronautics at the University of Southern California and director of the Space Engineering Research Center there. He watched NASA’s live stream of the successful mission and explains what is known so far.
1. What do the images show?
The first images, taken by a camera aboard DART, show the double asteroid system of Didymos – about 2,500 feet (780 meters) in diameter – being orbited by the smaller asteroid Dimorphos that is about 525 feet (160 meters) long.
As the targeting algorithm on DART locked onto Dimorphos, the craft adjusted its flight and began heading towards the smaller of the two asteroids. The image taken at 11 seconds before impact and 42 miles (68 kilometers) from Dimorphos shows the asteroid centered in the camera’s field of view. This meant that the targeting algorithm was fairly accurate and the craft would collide right at the center of Dimorphos.
The second-to-last image, taken two seconds before impact shows the rocky surface of Dimorphos, including small shadows. These shadows are interesting because they suggest that the camera aboard the DART spacecraft was seeing Dimorphos directly on but the Sun was at an angle relative to the camera. They imply the DART spacecraft was centered on its trajectory to impact Dimorphos at the moment, but it’s also possible the asteroid was slowly rotating relative to the camera.
The final photo, taken one second before impact, only shows the top slice of an image but this is incredibly exciting. The fact that NASA received only a part of the image implies that the shutter took the picture but DART, traveling at around 14,000 miles per hour (22,500 kilometers per hour) was unable to transmit the complete image before impact.
2. What was supposed to happen?
The point of the DART mission was to test whether it is possible to deflect an asteroid with a kinetic impact – by crashing something into it. NASA used the analogy of a golf cart hitting the side of an Egyptian pyramid to convey the relative difference in size between tiny DART and Dimorphos, the smaller of the two asteroids. Prior to the test, Dimorphos orbited Didymos in roughly 16 hours. NASA expects the impact to shorten Dimorphos’ orbit by about 1%, or roughly 10 minutes. Though small, if done far enough away from Earth, a nudge like this could potentially deflect a future asteroid headed towards Earth just enough to prevent an impact.
3. What do we know already?
The last bits of data that came from the DART spacecraft right before impact show that it was on course. The fact that the images stopped transmitting after the target point was reached can only mean that the impact was a success.
While there is likely a lot of information to be learned from the images taken by DART, the world will have to wait to learn whether the deflection was also a success. Fifteen days before the impact, DART released a small satellite with a camera that was designed to document the entire impact. The small satellite’s sensors should have taken images and collected information, but given that it doesn’t have a large antenna onboard, the images will be transmitted slowly back to Earth, one by one, over the coming weeks.
4. What does the test mean for planetary defense?
I believe this test was a great proof-of-concept for many technologies that the U.S. government has invested in over the years. And importantly, it proves that it is possible to send a craft to intercept with a minuscule target millions of miles away from Earth. From that standpoint DART has been a great success.
Over the course of the next months and years, researchers will learn just how much deflection the impact caused – and most importantly, whether this type of kinetic impact can actually move a celestial object ever so slightly at a great enough distance to prevent a future asteroid from threatening Earth.
NORTH COAST, Calif. — Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Law enforcement officers have arrested two Healdsburg residents for 21 felony counts of arson for their role in setting a series of fires last September.
Upon completion of an extensive multi-year investigation, Estevan Miranda-Silva, 23, and Gabriel Gonzalez-Flores, 19, were arrested in relation to a series of fires in and around the Healdsburg area, including fires ignited during the night of Sept. 6, 2021.
The original reports on the incident, called the #13Fire, said there were 15 separate fires that burned six acres.
The men have been booked on 21 felony counts each for arson, possession of an incendiary device, arson in an area where a state of emergency has been declared and conspiracy.
In addition, a “ghost gun” was recovered from the vehicle Miranda-Silva was driving at the time of his arrest and Cal Fire officers will be seeking additional firearm related charges.
Both Miranda-Silva and Gonzalez-Flores were booked into the Sonoma County Jail and bail has been set at $1 million apiece.
Michelle Martin is the Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services in the Information School at the University of Washington. She primarily teaches students who will be youth services librarians who work with children and young adults in libraries or other information science spaces. Below are highlights from an interview with The Conversation U.S. Answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.
How did you get to where you are today?
I have a doctorate in English, specializing in children’s and young adult literature. I spent the first half of my 25-year career in English departments, teaching education and English majors. And then I shifted to social science when I joined the University of South Carolina’s library school in 2011. Since 2016, I have taught future librarians at University of Washington in the Information School (which began as the Library School).
What would surprise someone about the work you do if they don’t know about what you study?
Some of my publications have more to do with children in books than with real children who read books. Those who study children’s literature from an English studies perspective look at children’s books as literary and artistic artifacts and attend to aspects like the art, character development and applying different theoretical readings to texts for young people rather than focusing on what children and young adults do with books. But I care deeply about children and how they interact with books, which is often more of a focus of those who teach children’s literature in library science and education departments. My teaching, research and service cross all three disciplines.
A lot of the work that I do now really helps adults understand the importance of exposing children to diverse perspectives in books and for children to be able to see their own experiences in the books that they read. The books that you grew up on might not necessarily be good for or the most entertaining to children you’re working with now.
I need to really do my homework and read widely to be able to teach and recommend books that represent kids’ life experiences and families who come from different backgrounds.
How has the role of libraries shifted as a result of the pandemic?
Libraries have been under a lot of the same stresses that everyone else has. But even though many libraries closed physically, they continued to serve their communities. Libraries have worked hard to to meet their communities where they are, especially those that have been hardest hit by the pandemic – from providing virtual storytimes to career assistance. For instance, many libraries extended their Wi-Fi into the parking lot so that parents could drive their kids to the library, download their homework and go home and do it. Even though many students had a laptop provided by the school, if they lived in rural areas where there’s no internet, they did not have what they needed to succeed in school. Libraries helped to support many of these families.
I’ve heard so many stories of ways libraries met the needs of the community during the pandemic, such as providing clothing or food or enhancing information access by offering no-contact, curbside pickup, or turning personal vehicles into a bookmobiles to deliver books to those who could not get to the library.
Some readers might think of libraries as institutions that don’t change. And maybe the pandemic has proved that libraries can adapt and change with the times as we need them to.
I’m working on a research project right now called Project VOICE that seeks to help libraries plan outreach with, not for, their communities with a social justice lens and with participatory design. We recommend that librarians work closely with the community and community partner organizations to discern what the community’s assets and values are and take a strengths-based approach to creating outreach programs rather than the deficit model that focuses on weaknesses and needs.
We’re encouraging libraries to depart from the approach that says, “Hey, we’re the library, here’s what we do well. Can you use it?” and instead ask, “As members of this community, you know best what the community’s values and assets are. How can we, as the library, partner with you to support your goals and aspirations?”
Because communities across the country are more diverse than ever, and becoming more so, it’s really important for librarians to spend time and effort building relationships with those in the community. This will ensure that libraries continue to understand the nuances of how to best serve their community, especially as the face of that community changes rapidly.
LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild presents Carrie Fondi as the featured artist at the guild’s 20th annual Falling Leaves Quilt Show.
The show will take place Saturday, Oct. 1, and Sunday, Oct. 2, in Fritch Hall and Little Theatre at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., Lakeport.
Show hours are Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Carrie Ann Fondi, who has been quilting since 1992, is accomplished in the unique art form of Hawaiian Quilting, which evolved in the islands in the early 1800’s. She has studied from many master Hawaiian quilters.
As Hawaiian quilting became a full-time passion, she created Aloha Quilt Designs in 2010 to sell her Hawaiian quilt patterns and to promote the art of Hawaiian quilting. Her designs are inspired by the beauty of nature, and from her love of the Hawaiian Islands.
Carrie teaches on a regular basis; many forms of appliqué in quilt shops, guilds and shows throughout the United States. Prior and present schedule includes classes at Road to California Quilters Conference, AQS, QSC Expos, and quilting cruises.
Fondi will be present Saturday and Sunday to talk with guests, present demonstrations at her booth and have products, patterns and fabric available to sell.
The show includes a judged quilt display, VIP award-winning quilts, the Country Store boutique, a vendor mall, quilting demonstrations, a silent auction, themed gift baskets, and an opportunity quilt.
The Country Store contains beautiful fabrics and fabric panels, homemade items, notions, thread racks, quilting books and magazines all at bargain prices.
Vendors this year include lovely fabrics and notions, homemade items, and the Cutting edge Sharpening Service. So don’t forget to bring scissors and knives that need sharpening.
Door prizes to be announced throughout the show will include a range of gifts from the vendors, guild members and the main prize: a sewing machine from Village Sewing.
They have six wonderful theme baskets for our raffle this year. The themes include Quilting for All, Birds, Turkey Dinner, Movie Night, Knitting Fun and Gardening. Buy your tickets at the Theme Basket table in front of the stage in the Little Theater.
The system for buying tickets will require only one signature, no matter how many tickets you purchase.
The silent auction will have a variety of items to tempt you including several sewing machines, a variety of quilt kits, collector plates, fabric, and much more.
The auction ends on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Winners can claim their items at 3 p.m. on Sunday. You do not need to be present to win but must claim the item within seven days.
The 2022 Opportunity Quilt is “Black Magic.” It was made from a single jelly roll and black yardage.
“I used the jelly roll because the colors were already ‘associated' (‘played well together‘),” said maker Jane Alameda, LLQG’s president.
Marj Sweeney of Lower Lake quilted the quilt.
The quilt will be on display in the Little Theater throughout the Falling Leaves Quilt Show and tickets will be available at the show until midafternoon on Sunday when the winning ticket will be drawn. It could be yours, so be sure and get your tickets.
There will be demonstrations throughout the show in Fritch Hall at the Featured Artist’s booth by the front door and at the demonstration area near the large roll-up doors.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday:
11 a.m. : Learn to make crazy quilt yo-yos with Jane Alameda 12 p.m.: What’s a kitchen towel boa? with Kerry Hansing 1 p.m.: How to recycle/reuse denim with Linda Morrison 2 p.m.: Denim recycle projects with Kerry Hansing
Sunday:
11 a.m.: Ideas for making a crazy quilt with Barbara Haddon 12 p.m.: Make a magic pillowcase with Renee Shultz-Hein 1 p.m.: What’s a kitchen towel boa? with Kerry Hansing
More detailed information on the demonstrations and the show can be found on the guild’s website at http://www.LLQG.org/quilt-show.html. There’s a $ 1 off coupon there as well.
Editor’s Note: Suzanne Lee is vice president for the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Upper Lake’s levees, the community’s concerns about their condition and the county’s ongoing work to find the best solution to fix them was the focus of a Wednesday evening workshop.
The Western Region Town Hall, or WRTH, held the workshop at the Habematolel community center on Main Street in Upper Lake.
The workshop, in the planning for months, drew more than 40 community members, primarily Upper Lake area residents, for an hour-and-a-half-long discussion and question and answer session with county officials and Lake County Water Resources’ consulting company, Peterson Brustad Inc.
There also were some attendees via Zoom, including a representative from Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry’s office.
District 3 Supervisor EJ Crandell Crandell said the workshop was offering the chance for a “deeper dive” on the levee situation, which has been a topic of discussion for WRTH since late last year.
Peterson Brustad is in the process of completing the Middle Creek Flood Control Feasibility Study, which covers the Middle Creek and Clover Creek diversion levees, the diversion structure and Old Clover Creek closure structure in Flood Zone 8.
Lake County Public Works and Water Resources Director Scott De Leon said the United States Army Corps of Engineers built the levees in the 1950s, later giving up management of them. The state of California took over management until the 1990s. The county of Lake created Flood Zone 8 to manage them in the years since.
In the 2022-23 final recommended budget, which the Board of Supervisors approved last week, it shows that $266,920 in revenue from taxes, assessments and penalties are budgeted, with $350,164 in expenditures, including more than $259,000 in professional and specialized services.
De Leon said Wednesday night that the flood zone’s income hasn’t kept up with the costs to maintain the levees.
Since then, WRTH members have been discussing the levees regularly at monthly meetings, attending Board of Supervisors’ meetings to ask for county action and planning the workshop.
Crandell on Wednesday night credited Julia Carrera, a former WRTH Board member, for her work to set up the workshop. Carrera did not attend the Wednesday workshop, but most of the current WRTH Board members were on hand, including Chair Tim Chiara.
Chiara said he believed the levee situation is the most important issue WRTH has dealt with, and he encouraged people to speak up.
“You’re part of the solution, and we appreciate you all coming here,” he said.
Finding the best alternative
Along with De Leon, Deputy Water Resources Director Marina Deligiannis and Sergio Jimenez of Peterson Brustad, an engineering and consulting firm based in Folsom, were on hand for the meeting.
The December feasibility study video focused on three specific alternatives: Raising and strengthening in place 2.7 miles of levees on Middle Creek and the Clover Creek Diversion, including installing a shallow cutoff wall; sediment management and vegetation clearing in the channel to convey 100-year flow; and raising structures to be above the 100-year floodplain level, along with evacuation enhancements.
On Wednesday, Jimenez explained that, since that video was released, eight more alternatives had been added, for a total of 11 that were considered.
That original array of three alternatives didn’t capture multi-benefit opportunities — including recreation and habitat, in addition to safety and maintenance needs — which the state looks for when assessing such projects, Jimenez told Lake County News.
Another concern was cost. Jimenez said a cutoff wall can be very expensive. While he declined to give a specific estimate for Upper Lake’s situation, as the study is not yet at the stage where a final calculation has been made, he said a similar project is estimated at $25 million-plus. So one of the goals was to find an alternative that’s more efficient.
De Leon said later during the meeting that he’s aware of projects of similar scope to Upper Lake’s levees going as high as $50 million, which would be a very large project for Lake County.
The 11 alternatives have now narrowed down to three new alternatives, which are slightly different from the original three. Jimenez said all three of those new alternatives revolve around sediment management — specifically, the large amount of gravel that has built up in the creeks and levees.
However, he noted that sediment management alone will not get the community to a levee certification level approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, because of the levees’ seepage issues.
Jimenez said he thinks Peterson Brustad will have modeling of those alternatives completed by the end of October, with a final version of the study to come out by year’s end.
State rules limit sediment and vegetation removal
In response to community members’ questions about removing sediment and vegetation, De Leon explained the multilayered bureaucratic maze that has to be navigated in order to get such a project accomplished.
“Even if I had the money, I can’t just go in there and tear it all out,” he said of the gravel and trees community members have said are clogging the levee channels and making them vulnerable to overtopping and breaches.
Challenges involve changes in state law that prevent gravel extraction in creeks and levee channels as it used to be done, he said. Removing gravel requires state permits that can require a lengthy and expensive process. In the meantime, excessive gravel buildup has occurred.
De Leon said the state’s listing in 2014 of the Clear Lake hitch — a large freshwater minnow native to the Clear Lake watershed and an important food staple in Pomo culture — as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act has led to it being extremely difficult to do work in local creeks.
There are options for meeting the state’s requirements and finding ways to pay for the project.
De Leon said Caltrans is looking for an off-site mitigation project and is considering a project in a portion of Clover Creek that would remove gravel and vegetation, and conduct habitat restoration.
Also at the meeting were two former county supervisors, Gary Lewis, who represented District 3, and Rob Brown, who represented District 5. Both men acknowledged how they have seen changes in state law impact the situation.
Lewis, who emphasized that the county has to follow the state’s permitting process, recalled how gravel extraction at one point had gotten out of hand and didn’t get fixed until a group of citizens sued the county in the 1970s.
He recalled how the creek used to meander down the canyon, with islands in the middle and oak trees. The extractors had dug too deep from White Rock Canyon all the way down to Middle Creek Road, “and it became a flood channel,” and brought gravel down and pushed it into town.
Lewis said he didn’t think gravel removal would really solve the problem, and he also doubted a gravel removal project could even get done because of cost, legal action and state requirements, adding he believes the levees are now a detriment to the community.
“It’s almost beyond comprehension how we could get this done,” he said.
For his part, Brown said during the meeting that he believes the state law is actually hurting the hitch, as it’s not allowing for the removal of vegetation that WRTH Board member Melinda Wright said is so thick that it’s preventing the hitch from spawning in the channel.
Another important part of the process is tribal consultation.
Johnathan Costillas, a tribal monitor for the Habematolel Pomo, said cultural resources could be in the sediment and erosion. However, he said as long as mitigation measures are in place, they are good to go. He said the tribes need to be at the table.
When a community member asked if the tribe was concerned about flooding of a local cemetery, Costillas said yes.
“We’re on your side,” he said.
Next steps
De Leon said that on Tuesday he will take to the Board of Supervisors a contract with Peterson Brustad for the development of a preliminary restoration plan along the entire channel, including Alley Creek, Clover Creek and the Clover Creek bypass, which De Leon said he thinks should include restoration of the levee channel to original configuration.
That plan is needed to take to the state for the purpose of getting permits and for pursuing funding, De Leon said.
Once there is a plan prepared, De Leon said that the community will need to put pressure on state and federal officials for help in completing and funding the project.
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Building on the Administration’s Roadmap with California Community Colleges and Compacts with the University of California and California State University, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the signing of legislation to boost graduation and transfer rates and offer debt cancellation at community colleges.
“California is increasing resources, adding services, and advancing equity to boost graduation and transfer rates throughout our higher education systems,” said Newsom. “Thanks to the Legislature’s leadership, we’re building on my administration’s efforts to ensure all of our students are well-equipped to succeed and prepared for California’s future.”
“Today is a groundbreaking moment in the future of higher education as we finally turn the page on antiquated placement tests that pressure students into classes that do not count toward their graduation requirements,” said Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) said Friday. “Since the implementation of my bill AB 705 in 2018, there have been significant improvements towards closing racial equity gaps, especially for Black and Latino students who historically have been overrepresented in remedial courses, but systemic barriers remain. The signing of AB 1705 & AB 1187 coupled with the $64 million investment in tutoring students to earn college credits, will ensure that students and faculty receive the resources they need to make students successful. My sincere thanks to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, Chancellor Gonzales, and advocates for steadfast commitment to these reforms.”
The bills signed Friday will:
Ensure that students attending California Community Colleges enroll directly into transfer-level math and English courses, if their program requires it or they are seeking to transfer.
Expand supervised tutoring offered for foundational skills and transfer-level courses.
Offer debt cancellation to encourage students to re-enroll and enroll at community colleges, building on budget appropriations.
“The California Community Colleges are grateful to the leadership of Governor Newsom for signing transformative legislation that will advance student success and further the goals of the Roadmap for the Future,” said California Community Colleges Interim Chancellor Dr. Daisy Gonzales, Ph.D. “Reforming remedial education and expanding access to tutoring will help millions of Californians complete their education faster, and many more will continue their dreams because of new opportunities possible when we eliminate the burden of prior debts owed. We thank the many student and campus leaders who advocated for these changes, and stand ready to continue to lead an equitable recovery in higher education.”
“Along with the historic compacts with our public colleges and universities, addressing placement practices at our colleges is good news for students,” said Michele Siqueiros, President, Campaign for College Opportunity. “We are thankful to Governor Newsom for signing AB 1705 into law today, and for his genuine student-centered leadership on higher education in California. Community college students will no longer be deprived of the opportunity to take the transfer-level courses they need. Along with significant investments in funding enrollment, expanding financial aid, and improving transfer pathways – under this Governor our college students have a greater chance to succeed, earn a degree, and contribute to a brighter future for our golden state.”
A full list of the bills signed can be found here:
AB 288 by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier) – California Ban on Scholarship Displacement Act of 2021.
AB 1705 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) – Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012: matriculation: assessment.
AB 1187 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) – Community colleges: tutoring.
AB 1712 by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) – Public postsecondary education: campus safety: online survey tool.
AB 1958 by Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra) – The Community College Student Access, Retention, and Debt Cancellation Program.
AB 1942 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) – Community colleges: funding: instructional service agreements with public safety agencies.
AB 1997 by Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson) – California State University: emergency response programs: report.
AB 2315 by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) – Community colleges: records: affirmed name and gender identification.
AB 2482 by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier) – Public postsecondary education: student health: pilot program: wellness vending machines.
AB 2810 by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) – Student nutrition: CalFresh: student eligibility: Federal Application for Student Aid data.
AB 2881 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children.
SB 684 by Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) – California State University: doctoral programs in public health.
SB 893 by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) – Community colleges: San Mateo County Community College District: California College Promise.
LAKEPORT, Calif. — The city of Lakeport has opportunities for the general public to become involved in local government by serving on local commissions and committees.
If you have an interest in serving your community, applying for a position on a city commission or committee is a great place to start.
The city invites applications for the following committees and commissions:
• Lakeport Planning Commission; • Measure Z Advisory Committee, or MZAC; • Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee, or LEDAC.
These appointments would be effective as of Jan. 1, 2023.
The city also is recruiting for one appointee to the Lakeport Fire Protection District, also effective Jan. 1, 2023.
Membership on these commissions and committees is voluntary.
If you are interested in serving on a committee, applications are available on the city’s website under the Community News Topic, “Now Recruiting: Commission/Committee Openings,” or under the “Government” tab (Committees & Commissions).
For additional information regarding the mission and meeting dates of each commission, please see the Committees & Commissions page at the link.
For additional information, please contact Deputy City Clerk Hilary Britton at 707-263‑5615, Ext. 102, or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Clearlake Animal Control has 17 dogs needing homes.
The City of Clearlake Animal Association also is seeking fosters for the animals waiting to be adopted.
Call the Clearlake Animal Control shelter at 707-273-9440, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to inquire about adoptions and schedule a visit to the shelter.
Visit Clearlake Animal Control on Facebook or on the city’s website.
The following dogs are available for adoption. New additions are at the top.
‘Babs’
“Babs” is a female Labrador retriever mix with a short black coat.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 49505856.
‘Andy’
“Andy” is a male American pit bull mix with a short gray and white coat.
He is dog No. 48995415.
‘Bear’
“Bear” is a male Labrador retriever-American pit bull mix with a short charcoal and fawn coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 48443153.
‘Big Phil’
“Big Phil” is a 13-year-old male American pit bull terrier mix with a blue coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 49951647.
‘Buster’
“Buster” is a male pit bull mix with a short tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50762164.
‘Foxie’
“Foxie” is a female German shepherd with a red, black and white coat.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 49702845.
‘Hakuna’
“Hakuna” is a male shepherd mix with a tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50176912.
‘Hondo’
“Hondo” is a male Alaskan husky mix with a buff coat.
He has been neutered.
He’s dog No. 50227693.
‘Keilani’
“Keilani” is a 3-year-old female German shepherd mix with a black and tan coat.
She has been spayed and she is house trained.
She is dog No. 50427566.
‘Luciano’
“Luciano” is a male Siberian husky mix with a short black and white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50596272.
‘Mamba’
“Mamba” is a male Siberian husky mix with a gray and cream-colored coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 49520569.
‘Matata’
“Matata” is male shepherd mix with a tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50176912.
‘Mikey’
“Mikey” is a male German shepherd mix with a short brown and tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 51012855.
‘Sadie’
“Sadie” is a female German shepherd mix with a black and tan coat.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 49802563.
‘Snowball’
“Snowball is a 1 and a half year old male American Staffordshire terrier mix with a short white coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 49159168.
‘Teddy’
“Teddy” is a male retriever mix with a cream-colored coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 49583194.
‘Terry’
“Terry” is a handsome male shepherd mix with a short brindle coat.
He gets along with other dogs, including small ones, and enjoys toys. He also likes water, playing fetch and keep away.
Staff said he is now getting some training to help him build confidence.
He is dog No. 48443693.
‘Willie’
“Willie” is a male German shepherd mix with a black and tan coat.
He has been neutered.
He is dog No. 50596003.
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Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire’s bill, SB 884, that will safeguard communities and save lives by expediting the undergrounding of electric utility lines in California’s highest fire risk zones, was signed into law on Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“Accountability is here — and it’s about time,” McGuire said. “For far too long, America’s largest utility — PG&E — has failed its customers and made California unsafe. The utility has underfunded modernization, line hardening and wildfire safety efforts for decades, which has had devastating impacts in communities throughout the utility’s territory.”
McGuire added, “One of the most critical paths forward is to move power lines underground in the most high fire risk regions. Now, it’s the law. SB 884 will save lives and ratepayers money by expediting the undergrounding of 10,000 miles of the highest fire risk electric lines. We’re grateful for the overwhelming and bipartisan support from the legislature and Gov. Newsom.”
Undergrounding electric lines reduces the likelihood of fires starting by 99% and will vastly reduce carbon emissions by stopping mega-fires before they start.
SB 884 will expedite the undergrounding of 10,000 miles of utility lines, while saving ratepayers money by using federal infrastructure funds.
Currently, PG&E only undergrounds approximately 100 miles of their electrical lines annually. To enforce the measure, an independent monitor will be appointed to oversee the utility on the undergrounding projects’ budgets, scope, and timelines.
“Year after year, these utility-caused wildfires have become our reality. This law will help stop this insanity for the health and safety of all Californians,” said McGuire.
LAKEPORT, Calif. — The city of Lakeport is launching a program to connect with city businesses.
The Business Walk program in Lakeport is designed to familiarize the business community with city and other resources available to them.
City staff and members of the Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee, or LEDAC, contact local owners and managers, providing them with the opportunity to speak with representatives about issues of concern.
The goal is to help local businesses thrive and grow.
Sixteen teams of staff and volunteers, totaling 29 individuals, will cover the city and begin conducting their visits in early October, with completion anticipated by late in the month.
Findings from the visit will be compiled by LEDAC and presented to the Lakeport City Council in December.
The city’s economic development strategic plan identified annual in-person visits as an important element in the support and retention of existing local businesses.
The walks were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic and are being resumed now to engage with and hear from the business community.
The Guide to Doing Business in Lakeport has been updated and will be made available during the visits.
The publication includes information and contacts for services aimed at assisting new businesses, along with business loan programs offered by the city of Lakeport and other agencies.
The guide will be available on the City’s website, www.cityoflakeport.com, at City Hall, and through the Lakeport Main Street Association and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
LEDAC is an advocate for a strong and positive Lakeport business community, and serves as a conduit between the city and the community for communicating the goals, activities and progress of Lakeport’s economic and business programs.
The committee meets bi-monthly on the second Wednesday from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
The next meeting is on Nov. 9; all meetings are open to the public.