The Pickett Fire in Napa County, just over the Lake County Line, is close to containment. Cal Fire puts it at 91 percent contained over its 6,800 acres. Evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted, but no one is allowed inside the fire line other than emergency personnel. Also off limits, the Trail System in Robert Louis Stevenson State Park. You can visit the park’s website for more
PG&E is planning a virtual town hall for customers in the region. The session is tomorrow evening from 5:30 to 6:30. The utility says it will focus on concerns of the North Coast, including Mendocino, Lake, and surrounding counties. Top leaders–including the PG&E North Coast Regional Vice President–to take questions and get feedback from customers. We have the links on the local news page of our website. [The link is https://bit.ly/4nzVg36 or dial in at +1 888-810-3952; the conference ID is 1345040#]
California is joining with Washington State and Oregon in an alliance, the states say will insulate them from the vaccine policies of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Governor Newsom and the other governors say those policies are an assault on Americans’ health and safety. States say the focus of the alliance will be providing recommendations about vaccines, based on science. While they’ll cooperate, the governors say each state will also pursue independent strategies based on state needs.
