Congressman Thompson Visits With Lake County Residents

Yesterday, Congressman Mike Thompson and his staff met with Lake County community members in a listening session that is part of a tour by Thompson designed to take him to parts of the 4th congressional district, which, following the 2020 Census includes all of Lake County.

Community Meeting In Lucerne Tomorrow at 6

A community meeting for the residents of Lucerne will be held tomorrow at 6 pm at Lucerne Elemnetary School. One of the subjects of the meeting will be the delayby the Lake County Board of Supervisors in making appointments to the Lucerne Town Hall. Another topic of discussion will be a a petition to the … Read more

Clearlake City Council Holds Midyear Budget Review Tomorrow

The Clearlake City Council will hold a midyear budget review at their meeting tomorrow at 5 pm. The council will also a resolution approving, authorizing and directing the execution of a joint exercise of powers agreement among the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, and the county of Lake to form the Lake County Recreation Agency, … Read more

Man Arrested in Connection with Fire at Gualala Community Center

A man was arrested early in the week after setting a fire that destroyed the Gualala Community Center. Surveillance footage that “showed a male individual igniting a fire at the location and then fleeing on foot. Deputies located Roland Joseph Eskind Jr. wearing the same clothing as seen in the surveillance video. Eskind is considered … Read more

Clearlake Police On the Lookout for Missing Teen

Clearlake Police are looking for a missing teenage boy. Deshawn Mills, 13, was last seen on Tuesday in the area of Olympic Drive and Emerson Street. He is described as a black male juvenile, 5 feet tall and 128 pounds, brown eyes and black hair that is shaved on the sides and longer on top, … Read more

Point Arena First City In Mendocino County to Run Totally On Renewable Power

Point Arena is the first city in Mendocino County to adopt 100% renewable energy. The Ukiah Daily Journal reports the wastewater treatment plant, City Hall, the Coastal Seniors programs, city street lights, and the hoist at the Point Arena pier all will now operate on clean electricity through a program called EverGreen, through Sonoma Clean … Read more

Lake County NAACP Awards Foods, Etc. With Lifetime Membership

The Lake County Chapter of the NAACP has honored a local business with a lifetime membership in the organization. Board members late last week presented Lamont Kucer and Andrew Pierson of Foods, Etc. in Clearlake with a Silver Life membership plaque for its record of embracing diversity in its hiring and community practices. Foods Inc. … Read more

PG&E Warns About Metallic Balloons for Valentine’s Day

It’s Valentine’s Day and PG&E  reminds you that this time of year, showing your love is great, but if you do that with metallic balloons, please make sure they are attached to a weight and never release them outdoors.  Every year, an uptick in outages is caused by a metallic balloon drifting into powerlines.  Metallic … Read more