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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service said more rain is expected this weekend before a clear and sunny new week arrives.
The series of storms that just passed over Lake County dropped a large amount of rain, according to the National Weather Service.
The agency’s observation stations reported the following 48-hour rainfall totals, through 12:30 a.m. Friday:
– Bartlett Springs: 3.6 inches.
– Boggs Mountain: 7.01 inches.
– Colusa County line: 2.51 inches.
– Hidden Valley Lake: 4.11 inches.
– Indian Valley Reservoir: 1.68 inches.
– Kelseyville: 3.54 inches.
– Lakeport: 2.71 inches.
– Lower Lake: 3.79 inches.
– Lyons Valley: 2.75 inches.
– Soda Creek (near Lake Pillsbury): 3.36 inches.
– Upper Lake: 2.55 inches.
– Whispering Pines: 5.4 inches.
Forecasters said smaller amounts of rain are expected on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday is supposed to be mostly sunny, with warmer conditions also predicted on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Nighttime temperatures will dip into the low 30s while daytime temperatures are forecast to rise into the mid 60s, the National Weather Service reported.
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The series of storms that just passed over Lake County dropped a large amount of rain, according to the National Weather Service.
The agency’s observation stations reported the following 48-hour rainfall totals, through 12:30 a.m. Friday:
– Bartlett Springs: 3.6 inches.
– Boggs Mountain: 7.01 inches.
– Colusa County line: 2.51 inches.
– Hidden Valley Lake: 4.11 inches.
– Indian Valley Reservoir: 1.68 inches.
– Kelseyville: 3.54 inches.
– Lakeport: 2.71 inches.
– Lower Lake: 3.79 inches.
– Lyons Valley: 2.75 inches.
– Soda Creek (near Lake Pillsbury): 3.36 inches.
– Upper Lake: 2.55 inches.
– Whispering Pines: 5.4 inches.
Forecasters said smaller amounts of rain are expected on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday is supposed to be mostly sunny, with warmer conditions also predicted on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Nighttime temperatures will dip into the low 30s while daytime temperatures are forecast to rise into the mid 60s, the National Weather Service reported.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The city of Clearlake has selected its new Public Works director.
Christopher Shaver started work this week at the side of current Public Works Director Doug Herren.
Herren is planning to retire from the city of Clearlake at the end of March and Shaver will be working alongside him for the next few months in order to get up to speed on the numerous projects that are in the planning stages in Clearlake.
Shaver began his career in public service working for the city of Lancaster in Housing and Code Enforcement with the goal of building strong community ties and increasing property values neighborhood by neighborhood.
He also worked for several counties – Lake, Mendocino and Humboldt – where he used his administrative experience to manage projects, budgets and people for the betterment of the counties.
In Lake County, as a deputy county administrative officer, Shaver moved several important projects forward, such as the Clearlake Oaks Senior Center and the rehabilitation of the Lucerne Hotel.
In Mendocino, as a deputy county executive officer, he worked on the reorganization of fleet and facilities, which resulted in improved customer service, fleet standardization and the completion of many backlogged deferred maintenance projects.
In Humboldt, while working in the County Administrative Office, Shaver prepared and managed the county budget, financial forecasts and Americans with Disabilities Act improvements.
Shaver served in the US Army as an enlisted soldier in the 101st Airborne Division and as a commissioned officer in the US Army Reserve.
He has an MBA from the University of La Verne and a BA from UC Berkeley.
“We are very excited about the hiring of Christopher Shaver to become our new Public Works Director,” Clearlake City Manager Greg Folsom said. “He brings a lot of management and project experience that we need to continue the improvements we are making in Clearlake.”
Folsom added, “There are a lot of exciting projects that will be happening with Public Works this year as we move forward in making infrastructure improvements throughout the city. Doug Herren has been a great Director and we will miss him when he is gone, but we are fortunate that Mr. Shaver will be able to work with Mr. Herren for a few months to create a seamless transition.”
NORTH COAST, Calif. – A Clearlake man believed to have been responsible for a December armed robbery in Mendocino County has been arrested on weapons charges.
Brian Craig Cresci, 39, was arrested Thursday morning, according to a report from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, which was assisted in its investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Clearlake Police Department.
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Sgt. Andrew Porter said that late in December the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office was summoned to a reported robbery of approximately 40 pounds of processed marijuana from a resident of Redwood Valley.
During the investigation it was determined that Cresci was responsible for the robbery at gunpoint. This was Mendocino County Sheriff's Office case #2018-37387, Porter said.
Detectives from the Mendocino Marijuana Enforcement Team were able to obtain a search warrant for Cresci's residence, located in the 3900 block of Villa Avenue in Clearlake, Porter said.
Due to the nature of the crime and the fact that Cresci is a convicted felon, Porter said the Lake County Sheriff's Office SWAT team conducted the primary service of the warrant, supported by the Clearlake Police Department and detectives from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
During the service of the search warrant Mendocino County Sheriff’s detectives located ammunition and firearm accessories, including several high capacity magazines, Porter said.
Due to Cresci's status as a convicted felon, he was subsequently arrested by Mendocino County Sheriff’s detectives for the charges of felon in possession of ammunition and possession of high capacity magazines. Porter said Cresci was booked into the Lake County Jail where he was to be held in lieu of $15,000 bail.
The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office thanked the Lake County Sheriff's Office and the Clearlake Police Department for their assistance in this investigation.
Anyone with knowledge of this investigation or the prior robbery investigation are encouraged to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office by calling the Sheriff's Office tip line at 707-234-2100 or the WE-TIP anonymous crime reporting hotline at 800-732-7463.
Brian Craig Cresci, 39, was arrested Thursday morning, according to a report from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, which was assisted in its investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Clearlake Police Department.
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Sgt. Andrew Porter said that late in December the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office was summoned to a reported robbery of approximately 40 pounds of processed marijuana from a resident of Redwood Valley.
During the investigation it was determined that Cresci was responsible for the robbery at gunpoint. This was Mendocino County Sheriff's Office case #2018-37387, Porter said.
Detectives from the Mendocino Marijuana Enforcement Team were able to obtain a search warrant for Cresci's residence, located in the 3900 block of Villa Avenue in Clearlake, Porter said.
Due to the nature of the crime and the fact that Cresci is a convicted felon, Porter said the Lake County Sheriff's Office SWAT team conducted the primary service of the warrant, supported by the Clearlake Police Department and detectives from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
During the service of the search warrant Mendocino County Sheriff’s detectives located ammunition and firearm accessories, including several high capacity magazines, Porter said.
Due to Cresci's status as a convicted felon, he was subsequently arrested by Mendocino County Sheriff’s detectives for the charges of felon in possession of ammunition and possession of high capacity magazines. Porter said Cresci was booked into the Lake County Jail where he was to be held in lieu of $15,000 bail.
The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office thanked the Lake County Sheriff's Office and the Clearlake Police Department for their assistance in this investigation.
Anyone with knowledge of this investigation or the prior robbery investigation are encouraged to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office by calling the Sheriff's Office tip line at 707-234-2100 or the WE-TIP anonymous crime reporting hotline at 800-732-7463.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Wednesday’s brutal winter storm, which combined high winds and heavy rain, resulted in dozens of downed trees, arcing power lines, power outages impacting thousands of residents and flooded streets.
Throughout the day and into the night, authorities responded to trees that fell and blocked roads or went into power lines, and flooding city and county roadways, among the myriad of emergency reports.
As of 2 a.m. Thursday, National Weather Service observation stations reported 24-hour rainfall totals ranging from just over an inch an a half at Indian Valley Reservoir to just below 2 inches in Upper Lake, 2.26 inches in Lakeport, 3 inches in Kelseyville and Hidden Valley Lake, 3.33 inches in Lower Lake and 5.85 inches in the Boggs Mountain State Demonstration Forest.
Those rainfall totals helped the depth of Clear Lake rise by about half a foot to 2.89 feet Rumsey – the special measure for Clear Lake – by 2 a.m. Thursday. A full lake is 7.56 feet Rumsey.
The heavy rain generated a number of dangers throughout the day, one of them being stressed and falling trees.
On Wednesday shortly before 3 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a tree that fell on a home in the area of Pine Summit and Gifford Springs in Cobb. The two residents and their pets were reported to need temporary housing due to the damage to their home, according to radio reports.
With the soils already saturated before Wednesday’s storm, across the south county predominantly, there were numerous reports of downed trees.
On Highway 29 in the area of Manning Flats near Lower Lake on Wednesday night, a tree was reported to have fallen on a vehicle. Firefighters at the scene reported it was a noninjury incident.
The storm’s main impacts were power outages impacting about 4,500 customers in the Clearlake, Clearlake Highlands and Middletown areas, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Some south county residents reported on Wednesday night that their power had come back on, but the PG&E outage maps indicated some outages remained in effect overnight, including one in the Kelseyville area that impacted 335 customers.
The storm conditions were reported to have caused a severe washout on Bottle Rock Road and Highway 175 near Kelseyville. There also were reported to be numerous trees and other debris across the road, based on radio reports.
The California Highway Patrol reported several other road closures on Wednesday night, including Highway 175 from mile marker 17.1 to 17.6, in the area of Adams Springs Road near Loch Lomond, which was closed due to downed power lines, as well as Soda Bay Road at the Lake County Waste Solutions transfer station, where flooding was occuring; at Bell Hill Road and Adobe Creek; and Clark at Gaddy Lane.
On Wednesday night, the city of Lakeport reported that some city streets were flooded and closed, including Martin Street between Forbes and Russell streets, Hartley and 16th Street, and Lakeshore Boulevard from Green to Sayer.
Pictures posted online by residents showed flooded streets in those same areas as well as water extending close to the Lakeport Elementary School.
The National Weather Service’s forecast for Lake County calls for rain to continue through Sunday night, at which point there is expected to be a break in the weather continuing until midweek.
Email Elizabeth Larson atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
Throughout the day and into the night, authorities responded to trees that fell and blocked roads or went into power lines, and flooding city and county roadways, among the myriad of emergency reports.
As of 2 a.m. Thursday, National Weather Service observation stations reported 24-hour rainfall totals ranging from just over an inch an a half at Indian Valley Reservoir to just below 2 inches in Upper Lake, 2.26 inches in Lakeport, 3 inches in Kelseyville and Hidden Valley Lake, 3.33 inches in Lower Lake and 5.85 inches in the Boggs Mountain State Demonstration Forest.
Those rainfall totals helped the depth of Clear Lake rise by about half a foot to 2.89 feet Rumsey – the special measure for Clear Lake – by 2 a.m. Thursday. A full lake is 7.56 feet Rumsey.
The heavy rain generated a number of dangers throughout the day, one of them being stressed and falling trees.
On Wednesday shortly before 3 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a tree that fell on a home in the area of Pine Summit and Gifford Springs in Cobb. The two residents and their pets were reported to need temporary housing due to the damage to their home, according to radio reports.
With the soils already saturated before Wednesday’s storm, across the south county predominantly, there were numerous reports of downed trees.
On Highway 29 in the area of Manning Flats near Lower Lake on Wednesday night, a tree was reported to have fallen on a vehicle. Firefighters at the scene reported it was a noninjury incident.
The storm’s main impacts were power outages impacting about 4,500 customers in the Clearlake, Clearlake Highlands and Middletown areas, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Some south county residents reported on Wednesday night that their power had come back on, but the PG&E outage maps indicated some outages remained in effect overnight, including one in the Kelseyville area that impacted 335 customers.
The storm conditions were reported to have caused a severe washout on Bottle Rock Road and Highway 175 near Kelseyville. There also were reported to be numerous trees and other debris across the road, based on radio reports.
The California Highway Patrol reported several other road closures on Wednesday night, including Highway 175 from mile marker 17.1 to 17.6, in the area of Adams Springs Road near Loch Lomond, which was closed due to downed power lines, as well as Soda Bay Road at the Lake County Waste Solutions transfer station, where flooding was occuring; at Bell Hill Road and Adobe Creek; and Clark at Gaddy Lane.
On Wednesday night, the city of Lakeport reported that some city streets were flooded and closed, including Martin Street between Forbes and Russell streets, Hartley and 16th Street, and Lakeshore Boulevard from Green to Sayer.
Pictures posted online by residents showed flooded streets in those same areas as well as water extending close to the Lakeport Elementary School.
The National Weather Service’s forecast for Lake County calls for rain to continue through Sunday night, at which point there is expected to be a break in the weather continuing until midweek.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A “point-in-time” count of Lake County’s homeless is planned for Tuesday, Jan. 22.
The count will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at numerous locations around Lake County.
The Lake County Continuum of Care for the prevention of homelessness, or CoC, will carry out the county.
The CoC is a partnership of private and public agencies that strive to improve services for individuals and families who are homeless or are at risk of losing their housing.
The CoC’s goal is to decrease incidences of homelessness and the associated impact on the individual, their family and community.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development requires all homeless continuums to conduct a point-in-time count of homeless individuals/families during a specified week each year.
Site teams and mobile teams, composed of community volunteers and agency representatives, will be canvasing the community, and stationed at the following sites:
– Clearlake: La Voz de Esperanza, 14585 Suite B Olympic Drive.
– Clearlake Oaks: Big Oak Peer Support Center, Big Oak Shopping Center, 13300 East Highway 20, Suite O.
– Kelseyville: Lake Family Resource Center, 5350 Main St.
– Lakeport: The Harbor Youth Resource Center, 150 S. Main St.
– Lucerne: Lucerne Community Church, 5870 State Highway 20.
– Middletown: United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 15833 Armstrong St.
These sites will be offering flu shots, coats and cold weather items, and a warm place to escape the cold. Each person who is homeless and completes the survey will be given a bag of socks, hygiene supplies, and other items.
The survey will:
– Establish a count of homeless families/individuals on this day in time that will allow Lake County to be eligible for federal funding through HUD and other agencies for housing-related programs and support services.
– Results will provide a base for planning services to meet the needs of those who are homeless in Lake County.
If you know someone who is homeless, direct them to a member of the survey team at one of the survey sites on Jan. 22. All survey information is confidential and personal information will not be shared.
The count will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at numerous locations around Lake County.
The Lake County Continuum of Care for the prevention of homelessness, or CoC, will carry out the county.
The CoC is a partnership of private and public agencies that strive to improve services for individuals and families who are homeless or are at risk of losing their housing.
The CoC’s goal is to decrease incidences of homelessness and the associated impact on the individual, their family and community.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development requires all homeless continuums to conduct a point-in-time count of homeless individuals/families during a specified week each year.
Site teams and mobile teams, composed of community volunteers and agency representatives, will be canvasing the community, and stationed at the following sites:
– Clearlake: La Voz de Esperanza, 14585 Suite B Olympic Drive.
– Clearlake Oaks: Big Oak Peer Support Center, Big Oak Shopping Center, 13300 East Highway 20, Suite O.
– Kelseyville: Lake Family Resource Center, 5350 Main St.
– Lakeport: The Harbor Youth Resource Center, 150 S. Main St.
– Lucerne: Lucerne Community Church, 5870 State Highway 20.
– Middletown: United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 15833 Armstrong St.
These sites will be offering flu shots, coats and cold weather items, and a warm place to escape the cold. Each person who is homeless and completes the survey will be given a bag of socks, hygiene supplies, and other items.
The survey will:
– Establish a count of homeless families/individuals on this day in time that will allow Lake County to be eligible for federal funding through HUD and other agencies for housing-related programs and support services.
– Results will provide a base for planning services to meet the needs of those who are homeless in Lake County.
If you know someone who is homeless, direct them to a member of the survey team at one of the survey sites on Jan. 22. All survey information is confidential and personal information will not be shared.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department and Lake County Behavioral Health have entered a formal partnership to allow crisis staff to work directly with police officers in the field and at the police station.
Last year, the Lakeport City Council and Lake County Board of Supervisors authorized an agreement between the Lakeport Police Department and Lake County Behavioral Health Services to allow the agencies to work together in crisis response.
Starting this month, Behavioral Health crisis staff will be working out of the police station and with police officers in the field, according to Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.
Rasmussen said this agreement is part of a collaborative spirit between the two agencies and expected to help them provide better service to those in need of Behavioral Health assistance.
“Many of our police calls for service involve persons in need of behavioral health assistance,” Rasmussen said. “Although police officers do have special training in responding to persons in need of behavioral health care, this partnership will be valuable in providing more expertise and faster response to those persons in need.”
Lake County statistics show that approximately 60 percent of behavioral health clients have initial contact with law enforcement prior to being escorted to the hospital emergency departments, Rasmussen said.
With crisis staff housed at the Lakeport Police Department, this will allow them to be available to go out into the community with crisis and welfare checks coming in through police dispatch, Rasmussen explained.
Rasmussen added, “This allows a team of law enforcement personnel and Behavioral Health specialists to respond together, providing an invaluable blend of skills and techniques to use in crisis situations that ensure the utmost quality of services to the client while providing safety for law enforcement and Behavioral Health staff.”
Last year, the Lakeport City Council and Lake County Board of Supervisors authorized an agreement between the Lakeport Police Department and Lake County Behavioral Health Services to allow the agencies to work together in crisis response.
Starting this month, Behavioral Health crisis staff will be working out of the police station and with police officers in the field, according to Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.
Rasmussen said this agreement is part of a collaborative spirit between the two agencies and expected to help them provide better service to those in need of Behavioral Health assistance.
“Many of our police calls for service involve persons in need of behavioral health assistance,” Rasmussen said. “Although police officers do have special training in responding to persons in need of behavioral health care, this partnership will be valuable in providing more expertise and faster response to those persons in need.”
Lake County statistics show that approximately 60 percent of behavioral health clients have initial contact with law enforcement prior to being escorted to the hospital emergency departments, Rasmussen said.
With crisis staff housed at the Lakeport Police Department, this will allow them to be available to go out into the community with crisis and welfare checks coming in through police dispatch, Rasmussen explained.
Rasmussen added, “This allows a team of law enforcement personnel and Behavioral Health specialists to respond together, providing an invaluable blend of skills and techniques to use in crisis situations that ensure the utmost quality of services to the client while providing safety for law enforcement and Behavioral Health staff.”