No legal cannabis sales or cannabis-themed events in Lakeport. The city council has voted not to change the current rules, which means no approvals for a sales storefront or any event featuring cannabis. The Lake County Record-Bee reports that City manager Kevin Ingram says residents made their opinion about sales clear in 2018 when they expressed concern about what storefronts could mean for the city’s image. The municipal code allows commercial cannabis cultivation and other related commercial activities. Direct retail sales are not permitted.
One man has been arrested after an investigation into illegal firearms in Clearlake. According to Mendofever.com, The Mendocino/Lake Regional SWAT team was called to bring 24-year-old Christopher Ford into custody at a house in the 15000 block of 27th Avenue last Friday afternoon. The report says police seized several illegal guns at the scene and that Ford faces at least three gun-related felony charges.
Lake County has a new team to respond to mental health crises. Lake County Behavioral Health will run a team that will be available 24-7 to go to wherever someone is having a mental health emergency. It will have a therapist available to help stabilize the situation. The County says it will change how responders deal with those issues in the community in real-time.
It looks like tackle football in California is safe. A group of coaches, parents, and lawmakers have outlined their opposition to banning the sport. They say it is up to parents, not the government to decide what’s best for their kids. A bill up for discussion would block tackle in the state because of concern about the risk of concussions and long-term brain damage. Passage of the ban now seems unlikely, given that Governor Newsom says he would veto it and that there doesn’t seem to be any appetite in the legislature to override a rejection. It’s been 40 years since the last gubernatorial veto override.
A new report says California needs to do a better job of supporting literacy education. Specifically, the National Council on Teacher Quality says many literacy teachers require additional training to ensure students are learning to read with the latest approaches. While California ranks higher than some other states, the report says the state has to improve in areas such as ongoing training in what’s known as the science of reading, which emphasizes a process known as phonics, which teaches kids to sound out new words. That could change July 1st when the state will require all teachers to get additional literacy education training.
