Watch for wind in parts of Lake County today. The National Weather Service says the winds will gust up to 40 mph in certain areas, especially over higher ridges and elevations in communities like Cobb and Middletown. The wind will continue through Wednesday. As windy as it is here, it’s nothing compared to what they’re facing today in Southern California. The forecasts call for destructive winds of up to 80 mph that will increase the risk of wildfires near LA. CalFire’s Lake-Sonoma-Napa unit says it is sending crews down to help out.
Expect a quiet start to the year for the Lakeport city council. They’ll have their first meeting of the year this evening and everything on the agenda seems to be routine with proclamations, resolutions, and presentations. The city council meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. at the council chambers. The city’s web page has the agenda and how to look in on Zoom and social media.
The Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee will also meet for the first time this week. Among their agenda items – a review of last year’s business walk that took members into the community to hear concerns. They’ll share the results and go over recommendations. The council will also review and discuss 2025 goals. The LEDAC meets several times a year to discuss issues affecting the area’s economy and the local business community. They’ll next meet on March 12. Tomorrow’s meeting is from 7:30 am to 9:00 am in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall.
The numbers are in from CHP’s increased highway patrols over New Yeras.. CHP says they arrested almost 500 people and wrote nearly 10,000 tickets statewide from New Year’s Eve through New Year’s Day. 481 drivers were arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and 9,951 citations went out for traffic infractions, like speeding and failing to wear a seat belt. CHP says while the holidays are over, officers will focus on traffic violations–especially DUI–year-round with no let-up
The judge in the case of Mendocino County auditor Chamise Cubbison says she will likely wait until a preliminary hearing next month before she rules a defense motion to toss the case out. Several witnesses testified on Monday about the County’s email archive system and discussed conversations with Cubbision and co-defendant Paula June Kennedy. Cubbisonwas indicted 15 months ago on charges that she conspired to pay Kennedy more than she was owed. Superior Court judge and Mormon says She needs to reflect on what she’s heard so far in the case
Cal Fire’s Sonoma Lake Napa unit is looking back on 2024. They say crews were called to 382 wildfires in the three-county area last year. that is around 10 percent more than they handled in 2023. Those fires burned 25,501 acres, also up over 2023. There was a decrease in the number of medical calls and structure fires but they did make more public service runs. .Overall the unit says its total incident response was 24,819,which is up 165 from the year before.
Lots of new laws went into effect in California on January 1st, and several will affect what your kids do at school. One of the changes will require all high school students to learn about fentanyl, as part of their already mandatory health ed classes. School districts have a year to implement the new lessons. The State School Board Association says knowledge about fentanyl is the key to fighting it.. There’s also a new homework law. School districts are being encouraged to follow suggested homework guidelines before the state comes up with some formal guidelines next year. Also required in the classroom — Native American history to include perspectives on how Native Americans were mistreated in the past. Kids will start learning that somewhere around 4th grade.
A new contract between faculty and the Yuba Community College District could become official this week. The District board will meet Thursday afternoon in private to talk about the negotiations that resulted in a tentative contract late last year. If the board goes along, union members will get a raise. It covers teachers at Yuba Community College Lake County Campus as well.
Police in Fort Bragg say they are making progress as they investigate a video circulating on social media that appears to show people throwing fireworks at a member of the homeless community inside a tent. It was apparently shot last summer. The video is graphic – in it you can hear the sound of someone in the tent screaming as the fireworks go off. According to a new release, police say they have already found where the video was filmed, who the victim is, and identified a potential suspect. Detectives have spoken to both the elderly victim and potential suspect and served a warrant on a social media account and residence as they gather additional evidence. Chief Neil Cervenka calls the video deplorable and that it shows an assault with a dangerous explosive device–not a joke or a prank. He says the county intends to prosecute as soon as they have enough evidence. Chief Cerveka hopes. Anyone with information about the case will share it with investigators.
Fort Bragg is looking for people interested in volunteering with the city’s Emergency Management program Officials call it an important role to help develop and maintain the Emergency Management program Volunteers will work with the city emergency manager, doing things like reviewing documents, researching the best practices, and organizing meetings with members of the community. They say it would be an ideal job for somebody passionate about disaster preparedness and serving their Those volunteers would report directly to Emergency Management bosses however, they’re not responsible for any decision-making making, Volunteers get several benefits including tuition to all California Specialized Training Institute and other training sessions as well. to find out more you can contact the city of Fort Bragg Emergency Management office.
Authorities are urging people who live in hilly areas to learn about potential Landslide risks they say landlines are a significant risk, especially after heavy rainfall, and the landslides can occur suddenly and be significantly damaging they say you Should know the signs of potential slide activity including cracks or bulges in the ground and pavement or sidewalk and soil moving away from foundations they also say you should remember that the area around a landslide is very unstable even though it may look safe. they say you should contact authorities immediately if you spot any signs of a slide..
Another day another warning about people who are trying to rip you off the state agency for tolls is warning of more reports of fake text claiming that the recipient owes unpaid tolls asking for immediate online payments the department says they don’t request payment by text and they say you should not click on any of those suspicious links and call if you want to confirm whether you have unpaid tolls they also say you should use your phone’s report junk option to report those unwanted texting your messaging app or forward them to 7726 that spells the word spam.
