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Published September 30Board of Supervisors to continue budget hearing later this week, risking missing state deadline
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — As a state deadline looms, the Board of Supervisors held over its approval of the county’s final budget for a Thursday special meeting after receiving a budget on Tuesday with massive changes and not enough time to fully review it. Read More …
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Published September 30Clearlake City Council to discuss Vector Control Board appointments
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council will receive presentations this week and consider a new approach to its Lake County Vector Control Board appointments. Read More …
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Published September 30Rural California community college students want bachelor’s degrees, but have few options, report says
By Michael Burke This story was originally published by EdSource . Sign up for their daily newsletter . Top Takeaways Students at rural community colleges are just as ambitious as their peers at nonrural colleges, but they often lack the same resources and access to four-year…
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Published September 30New laws make incremental tweaks to California’s mental health court, while bigger changes nixed
By Marisa Kendall , CalMatters People walk by the San Diego Superior Court in San Diego on Nov. 17, 2025. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills Sunday designed to…
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Published September 29New Lakeport courthouse opens
The main entry to the new courthouse in Lakeport, California. Photo by Elizabeth Larson/Lake County News. LAKEPORT, Calif. — After two years of construction, Lakeport’s new courthouse has opened its doors for business. Read More …
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Published September 29Sentencing for man convicted of Library Park killing rescheduled
LAKEPORT, Calif. — The sentencing for the man convicted of a fatal January 2025 shooting in Library Park has been rescheduled for late October. Read More …
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Published September 29Applicants sought for Public Defender Oversight Committee
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Public Defender Oversight Committee for one member of the general public. Read More …
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Published September 29Newsom signs new gun control laws, including one requiring owners to take a 4-hour class
By Mikhail Zinshteyn , CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. Have a gun? You're going to need to take another safety class after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Saturday that are a boon to gun control advocates…
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Published September 28BlueCycle Technologies harvests algae at Redbud Park
The intake pipe is fitted with a cage filter designed to keep out fish and large rocks. A pipe with clear water blasts the surface of the cage, preventing gunk from accumulating on the filter. CLEARLAKE, Calif. — A Florida company is carrying out an algae harvesting project at…
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Published September 28Special Tuesday meeting planned to consider county budget, school district borrowing capacity request
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting this week for the purpose of giving final approval to the 2026-27 fiscal year budget, as well as to hear a school district’s request to establish more than $2 million in borrowing capacity from the…
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Published September 28Clearlake Planning Commission to hold public hearings on transit project, auto shop, safe parking program
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission this week will hold public hearings on projects involving a transit hub, automotive business and a safe parking program. Read More …
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Published September 28Purrfect Pals: Kittens for adoption
This 2-month-old female kitten is in cat room kennel room C, ID No. LCAC-A-13410. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has several kittens ready to be adopted this week. Read More …