The Clearlake City Council will take up an appeal of a recently approved subdivision at a special meeting this week. The Koi Nation of Northern California objects to the subdivision plan approved in December for 30 acres on Old Highway 53. LakeCoNews.com reports the tribe is also involved in several other appeals of city decisions. The special meeting is at 4 PM on Thursday. The full agenda and instructions about how to attend virtually are on the City’s website.
The US Department of Transportation is lending more than 31 million dollars to Sierra Northern Railway and Mendocino Railway to expand and rehabilitate rail lines in the Central Valley and Mendocino County. Part of the money will go to rehabilitate Noyo Canyon Tunnel No. 1, 27 bridges, and 40 miles of track. Mendocino Railway President Robert Jason Pinoli says the low-interest loan will pay for a project that improves freight and passenger service, creates jobs, and helps the environment. The work should be done by 2027. The DOT says the loan will cover almost all of it.
The California Chapter of the Chamber of Commerce is suing to block two corporate climate change accountability laws passed last year. The law requires large companies to list their carbon emissions online and file reports on investor risk from climate change. The suits say that bills violate the First Amendment by forcing companies to engage in controversial speech and are outside the state’s jurisdiction. Governor Newsom signed the new rules into law in October. No comment from the California Air Resources Board which is in charge of enforcing the legislation.
If your budget allows you to go to the Super Bowl, you now at least have an easier way to get there. Avelo Airlines is adding two nonstop roundtrip flights between Santa Rosa and Las Vegas for the Feb. 11 event. The airline says the extra non-stop to Vegas on Friday the 9th and a return trip on Monday the 1st will make it easier for fans to get to the big game to–presumably–cheer on the Niners. Meanwhile, Avelo announced today it has added Santa Rosa as a hub, adding 50 employees and basing two more planes there. Avelo says the expulsion is good news for travelers from the entire region.
