The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved a policy this week to increase incentives to hire employees for hard-to-fill positions. Department heads will now have the ability to offer a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000. Eligible positions include: attorneys, engineers, licensed medical staff, mid/senior-level managers, planners, public safety staff, senior accounting and finance staff, … Read more
This month Mendocino County Public Health launched a COVID-19 Vaccine Promotion campaign that includes one music video in Spanish and ten Public Service Announcements in English, Spanish,and multiple other languages. The idea for the campaign came from members of the Mendocino Diversity Equity Inclusion Taskforce, an independent task force that seeks to stamp out racism … Read more
The Board of Supervisors this week approved updates to the workplace regulations for Lake County employees. Cal/OSHA’s regulations were updated last week to align with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health. Local protocols that have been updated include sections on facial coverings for vaccinated and … Read more
Cal Fire is holding a community event this weekend to discuss the logging in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. The meeting will be held on Saturday,10AM at Camp 20, the rest stop between Willits and Fort Bragg on SR-20.
The Lakeport Police Department is partnering with Ring, the video doorbell manufacturer and is participating in Ring’s Neighbors app. The app allows users to track criminal activity in their neighborhood in real time through their smart devices, similar to an online neighborhood watch. In partnering with Ring through the Neighbors app, the Lakeport Police Department … Read more
California is currently debating the nation’s largest rent forgiveness program. If approved, the program would fully forgive the unpaid rent of low-income tenants accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program would cost $5.2 billion as part of a larger $100 billion pandemic-recovery package.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Jackson Demonstration State Forest announced that there will be a temporary pause of operations on the Caspar 500 Timber Harvest Plan. A press release said the pause is to further engage with the local community. The logging operation has been stopped several times by protesters. CAL Fire says … Read more
The Clearlake City Council this week approved the city’s new 2021-22 fiscal year budget. City Manager Alan Flora said teh $57 million dollar budget it’s the largest budget in the city’s history, mainly because of capital projects. Some of those projects include more than $7 million for the airport and $4 million for Lakeshore Drive.
Public Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren is advising residents that the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over yet. Coren told the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors this week, that the county has experienced a bump in cases with recent holidays and graduations, and he expects that to continue with the upcoming July 4th holiday and summer travel.
Counterfeit bills have been circulating in the area. Yesterday, the Lakeport Police Department received a report from 2 Farmers’ Market vendors of receipt of counterfeit $100 bills. The suspects were described as: a medium complected Adult Male in his 30s wearing a gray tank top and gray sweatpants, with two lines tattooed under his right … Read more