The Lake County Board of Supervisors is holding a special meeting tomorrow and while the meeting is open to the public, this special board meeting and training workshop will not be recorded, televised or live-streamed. Lake County News says department heads and administrative staff are set to discuss a proposal for a major change in the county administration’s leadership model. The meeting runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Officials in Lake County say they have major issues regarding the new fire hazard map released by Cal Fire. Last month, Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity zone map for “Local Responsibility Areas,” or LRAs, which added 14,000 acres of Lake County property to the ‘very high’ fire hazard severity zone. Lake County news says state law defines LRAs as “Areas of the state where the financial responsibility of preventing and suppressing fires is the primary responsibility of a city, county, or district.” In plain language, that means it could cost the county thousands of additional dollars in relation to fire insurance. The new map is now in a 90-day public comment period that began last month and ends May 13. It’s the first time since 2011 the LRA map has been updated. Lake County News says local governments are required to adopt the map by ordinance in 120 days; and the deadline is July 1.
A California Assemblyman is introducing a bill to eliminate ultra processed foods or UPF’s from schools. Democrat Jesse Gabriel says Assembly Bill 1264 would direct state scientists to identify what the legislation calls “particularly harmful” UPF’s. The bill proposes removing foods with those ingredients from public schools starting in 2028, an for them to be completely removed by 2032. UPF’s are made with low quality ingredients that give foods long shelf lives, like soda, chips, candy and instant noodles and health advocates say they’re engineered to be addictive and that companies also add flavors that "maximize craveability."
California officials are reporting that the National Guard snagged more than 1,000 pounds and more than 650,000 pills containing fentanyl, with a street value of nearly $7 million this past January and February. It’s part of their laser-like focus on getting this dangerous drug off the streets. Cal Guard Task Force members have been strategically deployed statewide, including at ports of entry, in order to gain the upper hand on transnational criminal organizations who are trafficking illegal narcotics like fentanyl, in support of federal, state, and local law enforcement partners. Lake County News says they’re also targeting kids with education, as Cal Guard service members continue to push the dangers of drugs in elementary, middle, and high schools statewide through the Task Force’s Drug Demand Reduction Outreach program.
