Congressman Jared Huffman trying to get a bill passed to protect and restore wilderness areas and have new recreational trails across the North Coast. Most of the land is in Trinity County with a more than 700,000-acre area where he also looks for work to help stop future wildfires. It would also bring nearly 300 miles of trails, something he says is important to the outdoor economy of the North Coast. Huffman’s bill could help attract tourism to Trinity County and help find new lodging to Redwood National Park, which he says could potentially have the same allure as Yellowstone or Yosemite. Huffman says he’s been collecting public comment for years.
A list of the places in Lake County that will be open or closed during Pacific Gas & Electric power shutoff’s has been made public. It’s on the county’s website and was put together by a group of businesses and residents. There are more than 100 businesses with grocery, gas stations, medical, educational, retail, municipal and utilities, banks and hospitals and government entities too. Not many gas stations can function, but many say they’ll do their best, Adventist Health in Clearlake will be open, the Lake County Superior Court in Clearlake will close, many grocery stores will stay open, but banks won’t, that includes teller machines. You can get all the info at lakecountyca.gov.
The Governor has appointed a Humboldt County Supervisor to take a vacant seat on the California Coastal Commission. 3rd District Supervisor Mike Wilson has been appointed and says he’s grateful to Gov. Newsom’s office and will take the position seriously, protecting and promoting coastal resources. He’s got a master’s degree in environmental systems engineering and has had a career in the field. He takes over for former 5th District Supervisor Ryan Sundberg.
Two fires in Clearlake over the weekend are out. Lake Co News reports local and state firefighters on the scene of the fires, one damaged a home, the other was behind a couple businesses, but didn’t damage them. The first was Saturday morning in a three story building, saving about 50 to 75 percent of the home which was uninhabitable after the fire. No cause has been determined yet. A few hours later a fire broke out behind a McDonald’s restaurant so the parking lot had to be closed down along with the Tractor Supply Co. It burned about two acres. Some roads were closed down in the fight on both fires. No injuries were reported on either.
A protest in Lakeport on a hot day. Last Friday, folks protested the conditions at the U.S. Mexico border. Folks in front of historical city hall, carrying signs about Detention Camps. The nonprofit Lights for Liberty says they were protesting at at least 750 events across the county regarding immigrants being held at the border, especially children. The nonprofit says they’re asking politicians and the Trump administration to stop the practice right away. The protest in the heat of the day, only because no permits are needed during the day.
Work could start soon on the makeover at Lampson Field Airport. The Board of Supervisors poised to vote on the work on the runway at their meeting tomorrow after the bidding process ended. A company out of Salt Lake City with the lowest bid, a little more than $1 million. The money made possible thru the federal airport improvement program. Maxwell Asphalt’s had a bid at $1,000 below the project’s estimate by engineers. If they get the greenlight, the work could start by the end of the summer. There would be crack repairs, a slurry seal to preserve pavement on the runway and taxiway, and new pavement stripes and markings.
Several areas of the Mendocino National Forest have reopened after work done on the Ranch Fire scar. There’s still a lot of restoration work ahead, but the Forest Supervisor says they’ve reopened a lot of the fire closure area to summer visitors. Adding there are still signs up warning folks which areas to stay away from and that could continue for several years. The supervisor says the order goes for another year, but they’re constantly evaluating conditions and reducing hazards in the fire area.”
A couple from Lower Lake’s been arrested on multiple drug charges after a traffic stop.
Leighann Painchaud and David Row pulled over in Lower Lake and the deputy recognized the woman and knew she was on probation. A probation search was conducted at the woman’s house after she said she lived nearby with Row. They found about 50 grams of meth, a bag of psilocybin mushrooms, ecstasy, a tab of acid, and paraphernalia. They also found a bunch of weed, a butane honey oil lab and plants in the backyard. The two arrested on multiple charges including manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of controlled substance for sale and cultivation of marijuana and are due back for arraignments in September.
A couple of off duty firefighters from California and a physician’s assistant from Iowa saved someone who appeared to be drowning on Lake Tahoe. The Washoe County, Nevada sheriff says the three “Good Samaritans” and some deputies found the man submerged in the water unconscious. The sheriff says one of them administered CPR to the San Francisco Bay Area man, calling them heroes a week after the incident, saying they happened to be the right people, “with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time.”
A man and woman on the run in Alderpoint after deputies see a suspicious car parked on the Eel River bar. Humboldt County deputies see the man, possibly stripping parts from the vehicle. Deputies went over to investigate and saw another car close by with a woman inside. They approached the man and woman finding the first car had been reported stolen from Fortuna. Suddenly, they say, the man grabbed a glass bottle and the pair ran away into a heavily wooded area and couldn’t be found. Cops found four loaded firearms, two had been reported stolen, plus there was prescription meds, meth, drug paraphernalia and more than 400 rounds of ammunition.
A man police say disappeared while trying to save a child who fell into the Yuba River has been identified. Police say it was Alexander Alvarez of Citrus Heights who was with his daughter near Twin Bridges Saturday and a swift current tossed them both into the water, them swiftly took them downriver. A park ranger with a good Samaritan rescued the girl, but the man kept moving downstream. The Nevada County Sheriff’s & Rescue along with fire personnel and state parks personnel were looking for the man Saturday until dark with no luck. They returned again yesterday, and still were unable to find him.
