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Published October 01Adventist Health Clear Lake chalks the walk for Suicide Prevention Month
Workers at Adventist Health Clear Lake write a message for suicide prevention at the front entrance of Adventist Health Clear Lake in Clearlake, California, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. Photo by Albert Chern/Lake County News. CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Adventist Health Clear Lake…
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Published October 01Upper Lake Unified requests loan from county treasury; officials cite ‘outrageous’ executive pay among district’s fiscal problems
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Faced with a mounting fiscal crisis exacerbated by high personnel costs — which county officials have termed “gross over-compensation” — the Upper Lake Unified School District has asked the county of Lake for a $2.5 million loan in order to maintain its…
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Published October 01Oct. 14 town hall to consider possible El Niño impact on Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Community Risk Reduction Authority Joint Powers Authority will host a town hall to discuss possible impacts of the impending El Niño on Lake County this winter. Read More …
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Published October 01Newsom signs first-in-the-nation law to bolster struggling local news organizations
By Nadia Lathan , CalMatters Microphones from various news outlets at a press conference in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 2023. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. California’s shrinking news…
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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…