LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport City Council will discuss calling an election regarding the South Lakeport annexation and consider approving a private financing plan for water system improvements.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The council chambers will be open to the public for the meeting. Masks are highly encouraged where 6-foot distancing cannot be maintained.
If you cannot attend in person, and would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the Zoom meeting remotely at this link or join by phone by calling toll-free 669-900-9128 or 346-248-7799.
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Comments can be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To give the city clerk adequate time to print out comments for consideration at the meeting, please submit written comments before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7.
On Tuesday, the council will consider a resolution calling for a special municipal election to be held on the proposed South Lakeport Annexation Area on Nov. 8 for the purpose of seeking confirmation from the voters in the annexation area.
Due to receiving protests on the proposed annexation last month, state law requires an election to be called.
In other business, council members will discuss approval of a resolution authorizing the financing through a bank of water system improvements totaling $5.845 million.
The council voted last month to approve the proposal for the financing, necessary to complete the water system improvements identified in an August 2021 rate study.
In other business, the council will hold a budget workshop to review the fiscal year 2022-23 budget, and consider authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement for administrative services and direct the finance director to transfer an initial deposit of $600,000 to the city’s pension trust accounts.
Council members also will consider a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign the statement of assurances and submit an application for the State Community Development Block Grant, receive a report from the police chief on 2021 crime statistics, approve the acceptance of a surplus ambulance from the Lakeport Fire Protection District, award a construction contract to Pavement Coatings Company for the 2022 Microsurface Project, meet new employees Bethany Moss and Nanette Mariani, and the Lakeport Police Department will present a citizen commendation to Larry Richardson.
On the consent agenda — items usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the regular council meeting on May 17; adoption of a resolution authorizing continued remote teleconference meetings of the Lakeport City Council and its legislative bodies pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e); adoption of the ordinance amending Chapter 8.16 of the Lakeport Municipal Code to establish edible food recovery regulations and revise existing solid waste regulations; adoption of the proposed resolution approving the city of Lakeport SB 1 Project List for fiscal year 2022-23 and direct staff to submit to the California Transportation Commission; authorization to cancel the regular meeting on July 5.
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Tammy Chang, University of Michigan and Jonathan Todres, Georgia State University
Kids say they have felt ignored amid policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic that seemed more focused on the fates of restaurants, bars and entertainment venues than keeping schools open and safe. kali9/E+ via Getty Images
As the COVID-19 pandemic extends into a third year, experts have gained a much better understanding of its consequences for the health and development of children and adolescents.
We are a law professor who focuses on children’s rights and well-being and a practicing family physician who researches adolescent health. We and other researchers have found that over the past two years, governments have missed opportunities to better understand and address what young people have been going through as they navigate the pandemic.
A better understanding of the pandemic’s effects on young people is essential to developing policy responses that can address the breadth of harms children and adolescents are experiencing.
The pandemic’s impacts on children
Research has found that, on average, K-12 students fell behind by about five months in mathematics and four months in reading during the 2020-2021 school year compared with students before the pandemic. Many students lost the equivalent of half a year or more of learning, with students in low-income and majority-Black schools being hit hardest. This learning loss puts many students at risk of not finishing high school, and it jeopardizes their chances of attending college, all of which has adverse consequences for lifetime earning potential.
The pandemic has also adversely affected children’s mental health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 37% of high schoolers reported poor mental health and 44% reported that they “persistently felt sad or hopeless” during the pandemic. Other research, including a recent surgeon general’s advisory on young people’s mental health, has found higher rates of depression, anxiety, loneliness and other social-emotional issues among children since the pandemic.
Basic needs including food and housing have also been put at risk by the pandemic. Job losses, disruptions in school-based meal programs and other adverse impacts on families led to an increase in the number of families experiencing food insecurity, putting children at risk of being unable to get adequate nutrition for healthy development.
In addition, millions of children and their families have experienced housing insecurity. The Eviction Lab, which tracks evictions in six states and 31 U.S. cities, reports that more than 939,000 evictions have occurred since March 2020. Even when families can stave off eviction, housing insecurity adversely affects children’s educational progress and well-being.
Policymakers frequently dismiss young people as too immature to participate in the “serious business” of policymaking. This attitude has persisted during the pandemic: Young people have seldom been consulted on public health policy changes that affect them directly, from schools to transportation to public parks.
For example, most decisions regarding moves to virtual schooling and back to in-person learning were made without input from children – the very population most affected by these decisions.
This failure to engage young people stems largely from the conventional view that children and adolescents are “becomings,” not “beings” – that is, because they are developing, they lack maturity to make important decisions and thus should be “seen and not heard.”
However, we have learned through our own research and engagement with young people – as well as through other youth participation projects and reports – that this mindset is outdated and fails to recognize the knowledge young people’s lived experience offers. In our research and partnering with youths, we have found consistently that involving young people at all stages – from identifying issues to designing and implementing projects to developing policy recommendations – improves outcomes.
The effects of school shutdowns on children’s learning is still being researched.Paras Griffin/Contributor via Getty Images North America
Research has found that listening to and engaging young people helps adults better understand the challenges children face. Giving young people meaningful opportunities to participate in decisions that affect their lives can lead to important insights about whether particular options will be effective and can help identify more promising solutions.
In addition, experience shows that involving youths in the development of policies and programs increases the likelihood of better buy-in from young people on the final decisions. In turn, buy-in helps improve outcomes.
For example, while children may not be experts on education theory, they are the only ones alive today who have ever navigated school during a global pandemic. Their lived experience offers expertise that can help inform and improve policies and outcomes.
Moreover, involving young people now will help them develop the skills they need to prepare for adulthood.
Listen, involve and create pathways
Our work suggests that there are various ways adults can partner with children on creating policies and programs during this pandemic, as well as in future public health crises. A few of these include:
– Parents, teachers, school administrators and community leaders can simply listen more often to children. This may best be done by “meeting them where they are,” which can include paying attention to what youths express on social media to connecting with them through text messages or asking them more often how they are doing. Adults can ask them what they’re concerned about or what they want to see happen, or create supportive in-person and virtual groups.
– Adults can actively involve young people in what is happening in their communities and engage them in responses to the pandemic in age-appropriate ways. There are good examples of children having an impact during the pandemic. With ideas originating from youths themselves, young people have taken on leadership roles in their communities, leveraging their skills to do everything from producing mask extenders for health care workers to starting a food delivery business to aid elderly community members.
– Schools, communities and policymakers can create permanent pathways for young people to participate in developing and implementing policies – and don’t have to wait for a pandemic to do it. In Colorado, the Growing Up Boulder initiative has successfully engaged young people on a breadth of policy issues including transportation, urban planning, housing and parks-related projects. Other cities, such as Minneapolis and San Francisco, have established youth commissions and congresses that provide ongoing ways for young people to have a say in their communities.
All three examples – from regular, informal check-ins with youths to official youth commissions – can enable policymakers, parents, teachers and other adults to learn from young people and partner with them to develop more effective responses to the pandemic or any other issue.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Superior Court said that due to low COVID-19 transmission rates it plans to transition back to jury selection at the courthouse and in-person appearances in criminal cases.
Nearly one year ago Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health removed all physical distancing limits.
For the last several months the cases rates and hospitalizations locally have remained relatively low and stable.
Accordingly, effective June 29, the Lake County Superior Court said jury selection will return to the Lakeport Courthouse at 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport.
Jury selection has been taking place for some time at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Lakeport.
In cooperation with the county of Lake, when possible the jury check-in and orientation process will occur in the Board of Supervisors chambers, court officials said.
Other changes include the end of remote proceedings in criminal cases.
Effective July 1, court officials said the remaining statewide emergency rules will be rescinded.
As a result, all criminal calendars except daily in-custody arraignments will return to in-person appearances.
The court continues to allow remote appearances in many family law and civil proceedings.
Additional information can be found on the court’s website.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — The Lake County Vet Connect will host a mobile veterans stand down on Thursday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kelseyville Presbyterian Church.
This free event brings together representatives of organizations in one location to offer valuable services and resources to the unique needs of military veterans.
In the military, “stand down” afforded battle-weary soldiers the opportunity to renew their spirit, enjoy warm meals, receive medical care and enjoy the comradery of friends in a safe environment.
Today “stand down” refers to a grassroots community-based event serving at-risk veterans.
The Lake County Vet Connect brings together representatives of organizations in one location to offer valuable services and resources to the unique needs of military veterans.
Services will include housing and homeless assistance, employment services, veterans benefits, medical insurance counseling, behavioral health support, education opportunities, emergency preparedness and supplies.
For more information contact Chris Taliaferro at 707-262-3111 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or Nikki Derr at 707-234-9950 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Animal Care and Control has a group of new adult dogs waiting for homes this week.
Dogs available for adoption this week include mixes of mountain cur, German shepherd, husky, pit bull, Rottweiler, shepherd and terrier.
Dogs that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are either neutered or spayed, microchipped and, if old enough, given a rabies shot and county license before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.
The following dogs at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption.
Call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278 or visit the shelter online for information on visiting or adopting.
“Rooster” is a 5-year-old male mountain cur in kennel No. 4, ID No. LCAC-A-3384. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Rooster’
“Rooster” is a 5-year-old male mountain cur with a brown brindle coat.
He is in kennel No. 4, ID No. LCAC-A-3384.
This 2-year-old male Rottweiler is in kennel No. 6, ID No. LCAC-A-3471. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Male Rottweiler
This 2-year-old male Rottweiler has a short black and tan coat.
He is in kennel No. 6, ID No. LCAC-A-3471.
This 2-year-old male shepherd mix is in kennel No. 7, ID No. LCAC-A-3466. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Male shepherd
This 2-year-old male shepherd mix has a short black and white coat.
He is in kennel No. 7, ID No. LCAC-A-3466.
This 1-year-old female shepherd mix is in kennel No. 19, LCAC-A-3342. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female shepherd mix
This 1-year-old female shepherd mix has a short gray brindle coat.
She is in kennel No. 19, LCAC-A-3342.
“Willie” is a 1-year-old male pit bull terrier in kennel No. 20, ID No. LCAC-A-3301. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Willie’
“Willie” is a 1-year-old male pit bull terrier with a short brown and white coat.
He is in kennel No. 20, ID No. LCAC-A-3301.
This young female shepherd mix is in kennel No. 23, ID No. LCAC-A-3472. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female shepherd mix
This young female shepherd mix has a white coat.
She is in kennel No. 23, ID No. LCAC-A-3472.
“Topo” is a 1-year-old male Rottweiler in kennel No. 25, ID No. LCAC-A-3469. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. ‘Topo’
“Topo” is a 1-year-old male Rottweiler with a short black and tan coat.
He is in kennel No. 25, ID No. LCAC-A-3469.
This 1-year-old female terrier mix is in kennel No. 26, ID No. LCAC-A-3439. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female terrier mix
This 1-year-old female terrier mix has a short black and tan coat.
She is in kennel No. 26, ID No. LCAC-A-3439.
This 2-year-old female German shepherd mix is in kennel No. 32, ID No. LCAC-A-3491. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Female German shepherd mix
This 2-year-old female German shepherd mix has a short tan coat.
She is in kennel No. 32, ID No. LCAC-A-3491.
This 2-year-old male husky is in kennel No. 33, ID No. LCAC-A-3484. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Male husky
This 2-year-old male husky has a gray and white coat.
He is in kennel No. 33, ID No. LCAC-A-3484.
This young female pit bull terrier is in kennel No. 34, ID No. LCAC-A-3353. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Pit bull terrier
This young female pit bull terrier has a short black and white coat.
She is in kennel No. 34, ID No. LCAC-A-3353.
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — A Caltrans worker died Friday after being struck by a driver while working along Interstate 80 in Solano County.
The California Department of Transportation said it is mourning the death of Quandra McGadney, 51, of Vallejo, a landscape maintenance worker for the department.
McGadney was killed while working near Lagoon Valley Road on Interstate 80.
Just after 10 a.m. Friday, McGadney was struck by a hit-and-run driver on westbound I-80 near Vacaville. She succumbed to her injuries on-scene. The California Highway Patrol has arrested a suspect.
“Jennifer and I were saddened to learn of the death of Caltrans Maintenance Worker Quanda McGadney, a dedicated public servant to the state for more than 18 years. We extend our deepest sympathies to her family, friends and Caltrans colleagues for their loss,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a Friday evening statement.
McGadney had served the people of California for more than 18 years and joined Caltrans in 2018.
She is survived by her 9-year-old daughter, Nairobi, and her two sisters, Priscilla Stevenson and Candice McGadney.
“The loss of one of our own public servants in this tragic incident is being felt heavily within the Caltrans family today. Our thoughts and heartfelt support are focused on her family, friends and colleagues at this time,” said Caltrans Acting Director Steven Keck.
McGadney is the first Caltrans District 4 (Bay Area) employee to die on the job since 2017. She is the 37th in the history of District 4 and the 190th Caltrans worker to lose their life on the job since 1921.
“This tragedy is particularly painful, coming so close to our workers memorial service just a little over a month ago, and drives home how dangerous our work on California’s roadways can be,” said Keck. “Our focus on safety and the ‘Move Over’ law, and asking the public to increase their awareness of the people working on the highways on their behalf are part of our continued effort to eliminate these tragic incidents.”
To help Quanda’s family at this difficult time, a memorial fund is being established through the California Transportation Foundation.
In honor of McGadney, Capitol, and Capitol swing space, flags will be flown at half-staff.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The latest report from the Lake County Association of Realtors shows the number of sales over the last month down slightly while inventory is rising.
For the period of April 23 to May 23, the total number of homes sold through the multiple listing service was 101, compared to 117 the previous month and 68 sales the month before that.
These include traditionally built “stick-built” houses as well as manufactured homes on land.
There were eight sales of mobile homes in parks, compared to seven the previous month, and 32 bare land (lots and acreage) sales, compared with 31 the month before.
Total percentage of homes bought for all cash was 23%, compared to 36% the previous month, while 43% were financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (“conventional loans”) compared to 32% last month. Another 15% were financed by FHA, compared to 20% the previous month.
There are 325 stick-built and manufactured homes on land currently on the market, compared to 281 the previous month and 197 the month before that. Inventory is rising.
If the rate of sales stays the same at 101 homes sold per month, there are currently 3.1 months of inventory on the market at the moment. That means that if no new homes are brought to the market for sale, in 3.1 months all of these homes would be sold and there would be none available.
Less than 6 months of inventory is generally considered to be a “sellers’ market” while more than 6 months of inventory is often called a “buyers’ market.”
The month previous there were 2.4 months of inventory, so the number of homes on the market is definitely increasing, the association reported.
The median time on the market last month was 23 days, up from 14 days the previous month. The median price of a single family home in Lake County over the last 30 days was $359,000.
Twenty five percent of homes sold with a seller concession to the buyer for closing costs; the average amount of seller credit to buyer was $8,219.
What's up for June? A planetary breakup, prime viewing for a well-known star cluster, and the constellation Lyra.
The gathering of four naked-eye planets we've been enjoying in the morning sky for the past few months — including several close conjunctions, is beginning to break up.
Over the next few months, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter and Venus will appear increasingly spread out across the morning sky — so much so that Venus and Saturn will make their exits as morning objects for most observers by September.
Look for this increasingly spaced out planetary precession in June, and note that the crescent moon jumps into the lineup on the morning of the 23rd.
Planets continue to make a show in the morning before sunrise in June, with the Moon joining the lineup on the 23rd. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. June is an excellent time to observe one of the best-known globular star clusters — M13, also known as the Hercules Cluster. Globular clusters are spherical collections of stars, tightly packed together in their centers. M13 itself contains several hundred thousand stars.
Globular clusters are also extremely old. The stars in M13 are thought to be around 12 billion years old, which is approaching the age of the universe itself. Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is known to have about 150 globular clusters. They orbit outside the galaxy's disk, traveling tens of thousands of light-years above and below its spiral arms and most of its stars.
Now, the Hercules Cluster is best observed with a telescope, and larger telescopes will allow you to see more of the cluster's stars. But you can also find it with a pair of binoculars, where it'll look like a hazy little spot.
Find M13 in the constellation Hercules, which is high in the east in the first couple of hours after dark in June.
First look for the bright stars Vega and Arcturus.
Then find the four stars that comprise "the Keystone," which is the pattern making up the central part of Hercules.
You'll find M13 about a third of the way between the two stars on the western, or leading, side of the Keystone.
So check out the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, M13, in June, and find yourself staring at an ancient gathering of stars that soars high above the Milky Way.
Finally in June, a quick introduction to one of the smaller constellations that's home to one of the brightest stars.
That's the constellation Lyra. It represents a lyre, or harp, played by the musician Orpheus in Greek mythology.
Find M13 in Hercules by first locating the stars that form the Keystone, about a third of the way between bright stars Vega and Arcturus. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. In Arab cultures, as well as ancient Egypt and India, Lyra was seen as an eagle. And the Inca of South America saw it as a llama.
Find Lyra by looking for Vega, which is the westernmost of the three bright stars in the Summer Triangle.
In the Northern Hemisphere, you'll find it halfway up the eastern sky in the first couple of hours after dark in June.
Vega is by far the brightest star in Lyra. It's the fifth brightest star in the sky and the second brightest in the Northern Hemisphere, after Sirius.
A pair of binoculars will help you see the others stars in Lyra, which form a sort of parallelogram hanging beneath it.
It's sometimes described as looking a bit like a diamond ring, with Vega as the diamond.
And that's not the only ring in Lyra. It's also home to the famous Ring Nebula, where a star has blown off most of its outer layers, leaving behind a remnant star known as a white dwarf.
So let the bright star Vega lead you to Lyra, the harp constellation, in the June sky. And if you see it as an eagle, or a diamond ring, or a llama, well that's perfectly OK too ...
Preston Dyches works for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Lyra is easy to locate in the sky, thanks to the brightness of Vega, which is part of the Summer Triangle asterism. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a new campaign to make California schools and communities safer through a community-based outreach campaign to promote Gun Violence Restraining Orders also known as “red flag” laws.
“Gun violence is an epidemic — too many Americans are forced to live in fear because of inaction,” said Gov. Newsom. “In California, we are taking action with common sense gun safety measures that get guns out of our communities and keep people safe.”
Red flag laws allow for the temporary removal of guns and ammunition from individuals who are at risk of harming themselves or others. They empower loved ones, or law enforcement, to intervene and temporarily prevent someone in crisis from accessing firearms.
California issued 3,007 gun violence restraining orders from 2016 to 2020. In 2020, the state issued 1,284 restraining orders, 15-times greater than the 85 issued in 2016.
This new $11 million,18-month campaign, administered through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, will focus on outreach and education about California’s red flag laws to communities most at risk for gun violence.
The campaign includes:
$5 million in grants to local community-based domestic violence groups for community outreach.
$5 million for statewide outreach to communities most at risk of gun violence including education efforts, research and multilingual outreach.
$1 million for education and training for district attorneys and law enforcement groups.
The Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis Health last year released a study highlighting support for Gun Violence Restraining Orders and the need to raise public awareness around the issue.
Red flag laws are proven to be effective in reducing violence and death by guns. These laws can help de-escalate emergency situations. California is one of several states around the country that is increasingly emphasizing red flag laws as a common-sense way to help reduce gun violence.
“California has nation-leading gun safety laws,” said Mark Ghilarducci, director of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. “Education and outreach about how to utilize red flag laws are critical to their success. This campaign will focus on educating families and law enforcement on the tools they have at their disposal to prevent gun violence.”
Enacted in 2014 following the Isla Vista Shooting, California’s red flag law authorizes law enforcement officers and others to file petitions for a civil court order called a Gun Violence Restraining Order to temporarily suspend a person’s access to firearms when they are found to pose a significant risk to themselves or others by having legal access to firearms or ammunition.
Gov. Newsom on Thursday released a fact sheet detailing California’s nation-leading record on gun safety. The governor also thanked President Joe Biden for his leadership on gun safety and joined him in calling on Congress to pass gun safety legislation.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office has released the latest round of campaign financial reporting documents for candidates in county races in the June primary.
The documents for the races for assessor-recorder, district attorney, treasurer-tax collector and Middletown Unified School District Board can be found here, and are searchable by the candidates’ names.
The latest reporting covers the period of April 24 through May 21, and includes year-to-date totals.
Based on the latest reporting, six of the eight candidates in those four races have raised a total of $105,744.91 for the calendar year through May 21.
Two candidates — Paul Flores, who is running against Patrick Sullivan for treasurer-tax collector, and Bryan Pullman, who is running against Charise Reynolds for a seat on the Middletown Unified School Board — submitted no documents and so reported no fundraising.
Of that total amount of funding raised, $44,750, or 42%, was in the form of personal loans the candidates made to their own campaigns.
The candidate with the largest amount of total contributions is district attorney candidate Anthony Farrington. He also has the largest amount of loans given to himself, totaling $25,000.
Outside of loans, his top five monetary contributors for the reporting period were Christopher Shaul, Hayward, $500; George Monaco, Lakeport, $500; Debra Watson Heckert, Lakeport, $250; Chris Modrzejewski, Los Angeles, $250; and James R. Kemp, Kelseyville, $250.
Incumbent District Attorney Susan Krones, who Farrington is seeking to unseat, has raised $23,267, lending herself $6,000.
Her top six monetary contributors for the reporting period were Maryann Schmid, Kelseyville, $2,500; Julianne Carter, Hidden Valley Lake, $1,500; Lake County Democratic Central Committee, $1,000; Angela Carter, Hidden Valley Lake, $500; and Mike McGuire for State Senate 2022, Santa Rosa, $500.
Incumbent Assessor-Recorder Richard Ford has funded his campaign entirely with loans, totaling $3,500. No other contributions were reported.
His challenger, Hannah Faith Lee, has raised $13,178.30, of which she lent herself $5,000.
Outside of the loans, she had two contributors of funds for the campaign period: Maryann Schmid, Kelseyville, $1,000; and Eryck Lee, Clearlake, $776.20.
In the treasurer-tax collector’s race, Sullivan has raised $16,876.95 so far this year, lending himself $4,500.
His top five monetary contributors for the reporting period were the California Real Estate PAC, Los Angeles, $500; Sissa Nelson Harris, Clearlake, $100; Loy Linebarger, San Francisco, $100; Terrence McHugh, San Francisco, $100; and Michael Murphy, San Bruno, $100.
For the Middletown Unified School Board, Reynolds has raised $4,272.66 for the year to date, including $750 in loans to herself.
Her three monetary contributors for the reporting period were the Lake County Democratic Central Committee, $500; Nara Dahlbacka, Oakland, $250; and Katherine Welch, Boston, Massachusetts, $250.
For all of the candidates, campaign flyers and mailings — including postage and printing — and advertising accounted for their largest expenses.
Snapshots of the candidates’ contributions and expenses year to date are published below.
ASSESSOR-RECORDER’S RACE
Richard Ford
Total contributions received, year to date: $3,500 Monetary contributions, year to date: $0 Loans (from self): $3,500 Nonmonetary contributions: $0 Total expenditures: $3,101.30
Hannah Faith Lee
Total contributions received, year to date: $13,178.30 Monetary contributions, year to date: $6,525.72 Loans (from self): $5,000 Nonmonetary contributions: $1,652.58 Total expenditures: $10,661.85
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S RACE
Anthony Farrington
Total contributions received, year to date: $44,650 Monetary contributions, year to date: $16,900 Loans (from self): $25,000 Nonmonetary contributions: $2,750 Total expenditures: $39,134.87
Susan Krones
Total contributions received, year to date: $23,267 Monetary contributions, year to date: $17,267 Loans (from self): $6,000 Nonmonetary contributions: $0 Total expenditures: $15,846
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR’S RACE
Paul Flores
No documents filed.
Patrick Sullivan
Total contributions received, year to date: $16,876.95 Monetary contributions, year to date: $12,047 Loans (from self): $4,500 Nonmonetary contributions: $329.95 Total expenditures: $11,463.25
MIDDLETOWN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD
Bryan Pullman
No documents filed.
Charise Reynolds
Total contributions received, year to date: $4,272.66 Monetary contributions, year to date: $2,748.01 Loans (from self): $750 Nonmonetary contributions: $774.65 Total expenditures: $3,573.45
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The Summer Reading Display at the Lakeport Branch of the Lake County Library. Courtesy photo. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Library's annual Summer Reading Challenge begins Saturday, June 4. This year the theme is to “Read beyond the Beaten Path.”
By signing up for summer reading with the library, children, teens and adults can win various prizes, including stickers, small toys, a Kindle Fire tablet or local business gift cards.
Participating in the library program is a great way for everyone to challenge themselves to read more.
For students, reading over summer break can prevent learning loss and help them start the next school year out on the right page. Reading for fun is a great way to build vocabulary and literacy skills.
The library has programs for pre-K, kids, teens, and adults. Children who can't quite read on their own can still sign up and parents can record the books that they read together.
Starting on June 4 residents can register on the Library's summer reading website. Registration is open at any time until summer reading ends on Aug. 6.
Anyone who wants to sign up can head to the library website at http://library.lakecountyca.gov and click “Summer Reading.”
Residents can also sign up in person by visiting their local branch. On the first day of Summer Reading, Saturday, June 4, at 10 a.m., each library is hosting a Super Sign Up event with crafts and fun games.
Once registered, participants can start reading books and get points by logging their reading, either online or by visiting the library. All reading counts as long as it’s from the library, including eBooks, print books, audiobooks, magazines and comics.
The library offers prizes to make summer reading more fun. For adults and teens there will be a prize drawing at the end of the program. The more points participants earn the greater chance they have to win. The Friends of the Lake County Library, a community nonprofit membership organization, provides all the prizes.
Once participants read enough to earn 1,000 points the Friends of the Lake County Library will donate a book to the library in their name. The book will have their name inside commemorating their reading achievement and they will be the first person to check it out.
The ninth annual California Invasive Species Action Week, or CISAW, runs from Saturday, June 4, through Sunday, June 12.
Sponsored by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, or CDFW, this week provides an opportunity for Californians to learn about the hundreds of harmful non-native plants and animals that threaten our state’s natural resources, ecology and economy.
Historically, agencies, nonprofits and volunteer organizations across the state have teamed up to host events for CISAW.
As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, the format now includes both in-person and virtual events such as webinars and videos.
Volunteer opportunities can be found in all parts of the state, such as:
• Attend a habitat restoration event at Trinidad State Beach near Humboldt where volunteers will pitch in to pull up ivy and other invasive non-native species. • Join Friends of Five Creeks in Berkeley in their efforts to eradicate invasive foxtails from near Codornices Creek. • Protect the American River Parkway in Sacramento by removing broom with the American River Parkway Foundation. • Help protect and restore coastal dune and bluff scrub habitats at Half Moon Bay State Beach by assisting with the removal of invasive cape ivy, mustard, thistles and hemlock from coastal scrub areas. • Be a “Weed Warrior” at Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, by assisting with efforts to remove non-native grasses and other invasive plants from the landscape.
Get details for these events and find many more by visiting the CISAW schedule on CDFW’s website.
You can also watch webinars and learn about how you can stop the spread of invasive species by taking small, everyday actions, such as landscaping with native plants, not releasing unwanted pets into the wild, reporting invasive species findings, and cleaning, draining and drying gear when recreating in bodies of water.
The CISAW website lists simple actions Californians can take all year long while visiting natural areas, boating or fishing, or at home. Join our Digital Scavenger Hunt and track invasive species in your local neighborhood or park.
On Friday, June 10, CDFW will announce the winners of the annual California Invasive Species Youth Art Contest on social media. This year’s theme was “Unite to Fight Invasive Species!”
The mission of CDFW’s Invasive Species Program is to reduce the impacts of invasive species on the wildlands and waterways of California.
The program is involved in efforts to prevent the introduction of these species into the state, detect and respond to introductions when they occur and prevent the spread of those species that have established.
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