After calls about a domestic disturbance in Ukiah a man is arrested. Deputies reported to a white SUV on Hwy 20. And when the driver saw them he took off. Deputies went after the Jeep which was going up to 110 mph in the Blue Lakes area of Lake County. It passed several other cars in the other lane of traffic so deputies backed off. The Jeep took off, and deputies caught up again, identifying the driver as Adam McBride who they finally caught and arrested. The woman in the car had visible injuries to her face and arms. The pair had a flat tire and were arguing when McBride apparently hit the woman. He also had an active no bail Felony arrest from Utah for credit card fraud so he’s charged with various crimes and held without bail.
It was quick. A new fire in Lake County has destroyed several dozen homes and killed or injured multiple animals in one day. The Cache Fire quickly blew up triggering evacuations southeast of Clearlake, taking an entire mobile home park down. 1,600 people were evacuated yesterday including students at two Lower Lake schools. The Sheriff went live on Facebook calling it a serious event asking for community members to comply with evacuation orders. There was at least one person who lived in the mobile home park injured and flown to an out of area hospital. 40 homes were lost at the Creekside Mobile Home Park where mostly low income or seniors live. The fire’s forward progress stopped about 12 hours after the fire broke out and no cause has been determined.
A fire in El Dorado County has also exploded in size. The Caldor has been growing rapidly since it broke out last weekend and it continues to get too close for comfort to well-populated communities along Highway 50 and other areas. There are many evacuation orders in the area, too many to report here… (Pollock Pines, Cedar Grove and Kyburz; most of Camino; eastern portions of Pleasant Valley and Somerset; a large stretch between Mormon Emigrant Trail and Highway 88; and areas near the Union Valley, Ice House and Loon Lake reservoirs.) The fire plowed through one area of about 1,200 people and two people had to be airlifted to hospitals. Homes burned along with a post office, an elementary school and church in the area of Grizzly Flats. The fire exploded by 1,000% in one day and has burned almost 62,600 acres growing by 10,000 acres in 12 hours yesterday and 30,000 acres the night before. 7,000 residents have reportedly evacuated from El Dorado County. The Governor has declared a state of emergency for the Caldor fire.
At a debate between the three Republican candidates looking to unseat Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, they all agreed, no need for school employees or healthcare workers to have a vaccine mandate. But apparently the three are vaccinated themselves. Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley and Businessman John Cox agreed it should be up too individual institutions, local municipalities and businesses. At the debate Cox was served court papers because he reportedly owes tens of thousands of dollars to a company who helped launch a previous failed Gubernatorial bid. The election is in a month, but ballots have already gone out in the mail. If Newsom loses, the new Governor would be sworn in immediately after the vote is certified. Front runner and former radio talk show host Larry Elder and reality TV personality and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner did not attend.
Lassen Community College in Susanville had to be evacuated due to the Dixie Fire. The fire’s been burning over a month and is already the single largest fire to ever burn in the state. The containment has been slow, only 35%, and it’s now burned nearly 663,000 acres and burned hundreds of homes and buildings. 106 students were evacuated from the college yesterday and taken along with staff members to Humboldt State University. They’re lodging them there in residence halls, away from HSU students. Most of the evacuees were reportedly vaccinated, but were also being tested for COVID out of an abundance of caution. Everyone has to wear masks on campus and do daily wellness self-checks. There are also isolation beds separated for any potentially positive cases.
A man from Covelo’s been arrested for soliciting sex while having a 4 year old child with him. Deputies reported to a motel in Covelo, finding Paulino Calihua with the toddler. They say they were informed the man was trying to pay women to have sex with him and/or to babysit the child for him. Deputies say he seemed pretty drunk when they met him, having trouble standing. They also found he was on active probation for an alcohol related offense, plus there was a bunch of booze containers around the room where the child was. Deputies also found the 4 year old girl had not eaten for around 24 hours so others at the motel were giving her food and water. So Calihua was arrested for willful cruelty to a child and violation of probation and booked on $27,500.00 bail. The child was taken by Child Protective Services and reunited with a family member.
A man from Willits has been arrested for waving a gun around in public. Deputies say they got a call to a man walking with a dog along the railroad tracks in the 2500 block of Highway 20 who was confronted by Michael McCallion who said the other man was trespassing and he needed to leave. The two started to argue, and that’s when the reporting party said McCallion waved a gun at him, then shot it. The other guy ran and called the Sheriff’s office. McCallion was found nearby and arrested. They found a 9mm semi-auto pistol and ammunition inside a tent McCallion was living in. He’s charged with discharging a firearm in a gross negligent manner and booked into jail on $15,000.00 bail.
More cases of COVID have popped up at Mendocino County businesses. The Public Health Dept. reported a new high of cases too, 113, yesterday. Employees of the Broiler Steak House in Redwood Valley, and Club Calpella in Ukiah tested positive. Then two other businesses reported cases too, Cosmo Prof., a beauty supply store and Hector’s Snow Cones. All of the cases were the first two weeks of the month. The Broiler manager said it was a fully vaccinated staff member who tested positive and that they take it very seriously and are closing. There were no statements from the other businesses. The health dept. keeps reminding not to go to work if you feel sick or feel you may have symptoms.
For more information about Covid-19 vaccines, testing and masking, contact the Mendocino County Public Health Covid-19 Call Center at (707) 472-2759 or visit: http://www.mendocinocounty.org/covid19
A man in Redwood Valley has been arrested after a Sheriff’s Deputy on routine patrol saw Jesse Connolly, who he knew from previous contacts. He knew he had a couple of active felony warrants, one for not appearing in court. So he was pulled over and arrested for the warrants and booked into jail on $230,000.00 bail.
A man from Ukiah has been arrested for among other things, threatening a Sheriff’s Deputy. The Deputy on regular patrol and saw a car on the 101 in Redwood Valley get off the highway and violate a traffic code so they were pulled over. There was a woman driving with Maric Arriaga who was found to be on probation so he was searched. The woman was also searched and found with a bunch of counterfeit oxycodone pills. Then backup Deputies arrived. They figured the pills were Arriaga’s. And that he had a bunch of meth on him so they went to arrest and handcuff him. They say he took a fighting stance and began physically resisting. They got control of him and took him to the ground. He wasn’t injured but was arrested for a laundry list of crimes and booked on $50,000.00 bail. The woman was released.
Groups who want high-speed internet in all areas of the country are pressing the U-S House to pass the President’s 1-trillion-dollar infrastructure bill, which already passed the Senate. The proposal includes 65 billion dollars to expand broadband. Stan Santos, a broadband technician and part of the Communication Workers of America’s “broadband brigade” says the state of California is also kicking in 6 billion for high-speed internet for more rural, low-income communities of color over the next three years.
| :10 “The United States is in such a poor position competitively speaking in relation to so many countries in the world in relation to access to high-speed broadband.” |
Tag: The U-S is 27th for access to high- speed internet, according to allconnect.com. And we rank 14th in the world for the speed of our mobile and broadband internet connections, according to speedtest.net.
Second Cut: Santos says he’s watching two cases before the California Public Utilities Commission – one that could force service providers to give data on their networks to the agency for planning purposes, and a second that would force them to stop redlining – and extend service to smaller, less-profitable communities.
| :07 “It has to be regulated, there has to be requirements, and there have to be consequences if they continue to be bad actors, especially with public funds. “ |
Tag: People can check the broadband maps on the C-P-U-C and the F-C-C websites to see which communities are burdened with slow internet and would be prioritized during the build-out.
The Cache Fire in Lake County still has people evacuated, others, not so lucky, they’re out of their homes permanently as the fire burned 40 homes in the Creekside Mobile Home Park. The fire has blackened 80 acres and is 35% contained. There are still 800 people under an evacuation order in Clearlake and Lower Lake. The fire’s forward movement has been stopped, but firefighters are there stomping out possible flareups. It started Wednesday and only burned 2 acres, but blew up in dry, hot, windy conditions. It also burned a few other mobile homes at a park down the street from Creekside, at Cache Creek. At one time 1,600 people were evacuated with a shelter set up at Kelseyville High School Wednesday and the Twin Pines Casino and Hotel in Middletown on Thursday.
Most of the customers who had to deal with intentional power downs have their electricity back on. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. reported turning the power back on for all customers in Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties. 1,400 or so are still without power in Lake County. The Public Safety Power Shutoff started Tuesday night to try to stop the company’s equipment from being whipped down by wind onto brush. The utility’s meteorologists predicted serious wind gusts and low humidity earlier this week, prompting the power downs. The National Weather Service ended up issuing a red flag warning for extreme fire danger. There was no power for 1,800 customers in Sonoma County, 154 in Mendocino County and 6,849 in Napa County. And another 4,760 homes and businesses in Lake County were shut off, but most, except for the 1,400 had their electricity back on.
