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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Effective Monday, Nov. 26, at 8 a.m., Cal Fire’s burn permit suspension in the State Responsibility Area in Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Solano, Yolo and Colusa counties will be lifted.
Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Chief Shana Jones is formally cancelling the burn permit suspension and advises that those possessing current and valid agriculture and residential burn permits can now resume burning on permissible burn days.
State Responsibility Areas are generally the unincorporated, rural, grass, brush and timber covered lands.
Any burns larger than 4 foot by 4 foot piles must be inspected by Cal Fire prior to burning until the end of declared fire season. Inspections may be required for burns other than agriculture burns. This can be verified by contacting the Lake County Air Quality Management District at 707-263-3121.
Contact your local Cal Fire station to obtain a burn permit in the State Responsibility Area.
Cooler temperatures, higher humidities and winter weather have helped to begin to diminish the threat of wildfire.
Property owners and residents are asked to use caution while conducting debris or agriculture burns, follow all guidelines provided and maintain control of the fire at all times.
Individuals can be held civilly and/or criminally liable for allowing a fire to escape their control and/or burn onto neighboring property.
Residents wishing to burn must verify it is a permissive burn day prior to burning, which can be confirmed with the Lake County Air Quality Management District.
Pile burning requirements
– Only dry, natural vegetative material such as leaves, pine needles and tree trimmings may be burned.
– The burning of trash, painted wood or other debris is not allowed.
– Do not burn on windy days.
– Piles should be no larger than four feet in diameter and in height. You can add to pile as it burns down.
– Clear a 10 foot line down to bare soil around your piles.
– Have a shovel and a water source nearby.
– An adult is required to be in attendance of the fire at all times.
– Safe residential pile burning of forest residue by landowners is a crucial tool in reducing fire hazards. State, federal and local land management and fire agencies will also be utilizing this same window of opportunity to conduct prescribed burns aimed at improving forest health on private and public lands.
For more information on burning, visit the Cal Fire Web site at www.fire.ca.gov.
Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Chief Shana Jones is formally cancelling the burn permit suspension and advises that those possessing current and valid agriculture and residential burn permits can now resume burning on permissible burn days.
State Responsibility Areas are generally the unincorporated, rural, grass, brush and timber covered lands.
Any burns larger than 4 foot by 4 foot piles must be inspected by Cal Fire prior to burning until the end of declared fire season. Inspections may be required for burns other than agriculture burns. This can be verified by contacting the Lake County Air Quality Management District at 707-263-3121.
Contact your local Cal Fire station to obtain a burn permit in the State Responsibility Area.
Cooler temperatures, higher humidities and winter weather have helped to begin to diminish the threat of wildfire.
Property owners and residents are asked to use caution while conducting debris or agriculture burns, follow all guidelines provided and maintain control of the fire at all times.
Individuals can be held civilly and/or criminally liable for allowing a fire to escape their control and/or burn onto neighboring property.
Residents wishing to burn must verify it is a permissive burn day prior to burning, which can be confirmed with the Lake County Air Quality Management District.
Pile burning requirements
– Only dry, natural vegetative material such as leaves, pine needles and tree trimmings may be burned.
– The burning of trash, painted wood or other debris is not allowed.
– Do not burn on windy days.
– Piles should be no larger than four feet in diameter and in height. You can add to pile as it burns down.
– Clear a 10 foot line down to bare soil around your piles.
– Have a shovel and a water source nearby.
– An adult is required to be in attendance of the fire at all times.
– Safe residential pile burning of forest residue by landowners is a crucial tool in reducing fire hazards. State, federal and local land management and fire agencies will also be utilizing this same window of opportunity to conduct prescribed burns aimed at improving forest health on private and public lands.
For more information on burning, visit the Cal Fire Web site at www.fire.ca.gov.
NASA has chosen Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission after a five year search, during which every available detail of more than 60 candidate locations on the Red Planet was scrutinized and debated by the mission team and the planetary science community.
The rover mission is scheduled to launch in July 2020 as NASA’s next step in exploration of the Red Planet. It will not only seek signs of ancient habitable conditions – and past microbial life – but the rover also will collect rock and soil samples and store them in a cache on the planet's surface.
NASA and the European Space Agency are studying future mission concepts to retrieve the samples and return them to Earth, so this landing site sets the stage for the next decade of Mars exploration.
“The landing site in Jezero Crater offers geologically rich terrain, with landforms reaching as far back as 3.6 billion years old, that could potentially answer important questions in planetary evolution and astrobiology,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. “Getting samples from this unique area will revolutionize how we think about Mars and its ability to harbor life.”
Jezero Crater is located on the western edge of Isidis Planitia, a giant impact basin just north of the Martian equator. Western Isidis presents some of the oldest and most scientifically interesting landscapes Mars has to offer.
Mission scientists believe the 28-mile-wide (45-kilometer) crater, once home to an ancient river delta, could have collected and preserved ancient organic molecules and other potential signs of microbial life from the water and sediments that flowed into the crater billions of years ago.
Jezero Crater’s ancient lake-delta system offers many promising sampling targets of at least five different kinds of rock, including clays and carbonates that have high potential to preserve signatures of past life.
In addition, the material carried into the delta from a large watershed may contain a wide variety of minerals from inside and outside the crater.
The geologic diversity that makes Jezero so appealing to Mars 2020 scientists also makes it a challenge for the team’s entry, descent and landing engineers.
Along with the massive nearby river delta and small crater impacts, the site contains numerous boulders and rocks to the east, cliffs to the west, and depressions filled with aeolian bedforms (wind-derived ripples in sand that could trap a rover) in several locations.
“The Mars community has long coveted the scientific value of sites such as Jezero Crater, and a previous mission contemplated going there, but the challenges with safely landing were considered prohibitive,” said Ken Farley, project scientist for Mars 2020 at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “But what was once out of reach is now conceivable, thanks to the 2020 engineering team and advances in Mars entry, descent and landing technologies.”
When the landing site search began, mission engineers already had refined the landing system such that they were able to reduce the Mars 2020 landing zone to an area 50 percent smaller than that for the landing of NASA’s Curiosity rover at Gale Crater in 2012.
This allowed the science community to consider more challenging landing sites. The sites of greatest scientific interest led NASA to add a new capability called Terrain Relative Navigation, or TRN. TRN will enable the “sky crane” descent stage, the rocket-powered system that carries the rover down to the surface, to avoid hazardous areas.
The site selection is dependent upon extensive analyses and verification testing of the TRN capability. A final report will be presented to an independent review board and NASA Headquarters in the fall of 2019.
“Nothing has been more difficult in robotic planetary exploration than landing on Mars,” said Zurbuchen. “The Mars 2020 engineering team has done a tremendous amount of work to prepare us for this decision. The team will continue their work to truly understand the TRN system and the risks involved, and we will review the findings independently to reassure we have maximized our chances for success.”
Selecting a landing site this early allows the rover drivers and science operations team to optimize their plans for exploring Jezero Crater once the rover is safely on the ground.
Using data from NASA’s fleet of Mars orbiters, they will map the terrain in greater detail and identify regions of interest – places with the most interesting geological features, for example – where Mars 2020 could collect the best science samples.
The Mars 2020 Project at JPL manages rover development for SMD. NASA's Launch Services Program, based at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is responsible for launch management. Mars 2020 will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
For more information on Mars 2020, visit https://www.nasa.gov/mars2020.
More information about NASA's exploration of Mars is available online at https://www.nasa.gov/mars.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – On Monday, Dec. 3, North Bay economist and Sonoma State University professor Dr. Robert Eyler will present a countywide economic development strategy.
The public presentation will begin at 9 a.m. at Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, 5340 Third St.
The economic strategy was initiated in collaboration with the county of Lake, the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, the Workforce Alliance of the North Bay, or WANB, and the Lake County Economic Development Corp., or LCEDC.
The county, the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, and WANB have supported their commitment to economic development by funding the development of this countywide economic development strategy.
Public participation at meetings held throughout Lake County, coordinated by the LCEDC, contributed to creating a strategy that offers an honest look at the realities, possibilities and opportunities for Lake County’s economic health and well-being, focusing on realistic economic sector opportunities.
The LCEDC is a coalition that includes the county of Lake and cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, community business leaders, and experts in the areas of workforce development, real estate, banking, health care and education.
The purpose of the LCEDC is to facilitate the creation, retention, expansion and attraction of businesses in Lake County.
For more information, call the Lake County Economic Development Corp. at 707-279-1540, Extension 101, the County Administrative Office at 707-263-2580, the city of Lakeport at 707-263-5615 or the city of Clearlake at 707-994-8201.
The public presentation will begin at 9 a.m. at Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, 5340 Third St.
The economic strategy was initiated in collaboration with the county of Lake, the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, the Workforce Alliance of the North Bay, or WANB, and the Lake County Economic Development Corp., or LCEDC.
The county, the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, and WANB have supported their commitment to economic development by funding the development of this countywide economic development strategy.
Public participation at meetings held throughout Lake County, coordinated by the LCEDC, contributed to creating a strategy that offers an honest look at the realities, possibilities and opportunities for Lake County’s economic health and well-being, focusing on realistic economic sector opportunities.
The LCEDC is a coalition that includes the county of Lake and cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, community business leaders, and experts in the areas of workforce development, real estate, banking, health care and education.
The purpose of the LCEDC is to facilitate the creation, retention, expansion and attraction of businesses in Lake County.
For more information, call the Lake County Economic Development Corp. at 707-279-1540, Extension 101, the County Administrative Office at 707-263-2580, the city of Lakeport at 707-263-5615 or the city of Clearlake at 707-994-8201.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As part of the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced that he has granted 38 pardons and 70 commutations, with one of those pardons going to a local man.
Individuals who have been convicted of a crime in California may apply to the governor for a pardon.
Those granted pardons all completed their prison sentences years ago and the majority were convicted of drug-related or other nonviolent crimes. Pardons are not granted unless they are earned.
A gubernatorial pardon may be granted to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary behavior and have lived productive and law-abiding lives following their conviction.
The process includes eligible individuals obtaining a Certificate of Rehabilitation, which is an order from a superior court declaring that a person convicted of a crime is now rehabilitated.
Among those granted full and unconditional pardons this Thanksgiving is Adrian Irvin John.
The pardon document for John explains that he was sentenced in July 2001 in Lake County Superior Court for robbery with the use of a weapon.
John served three years, one month in prison, and three years on parole. He was discharged in October 2007 after having completed his sentence.
The Governor’s Office reported that John obtained from the Lake County Superior Court an order dated Aug. 2, 2016, “evidencing that since his release from custody, he has lived an honest and upright life, exhibited good moral character, and conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen.”
The document continues, “Indeed, Mr. John is active in his tribal community and coaches children’s sports teams. By granting the Certificate of Rehabilitation, the court has recommended that he be granted a full pardon.”
When a pardon is granted, the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are notified so that they may update their records on the applicant. The pardon is filed with the Secretary of State and the Legislature, and it is a public record.
Individuals currently serving a sentence for a conviction by the California courts can petition to have their sentence reduced by applying for a commutation.
In the majority of these commutations, the individuals have been granted the opportunity to make their case before the Board of Parole Hearings, which will determine whether they are ready to be paroled.
Copies of the gubernatorial pardons and commutations can be seen below; John’s pardon is on page 26. Additional information on pardons and commutations can be found here.
Individuals who have been convicted of a crime in California may apply to the governor for a pardon.
Those granted pardons all completed their prison sentences years ago and the majority were convicted of drug-related or other nonviolent crimes. Pardons are not granted unless they are earned.
A gubernatorial pardon may be granted to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary behavior and have lived productive and law-abiding lives following their conviction.
The process includes eligible individuals obtaining a Certificate of Rehabilitation, which is an order from a superior court declaring that a person convicted of a crime is now rehabilitated.
Among those granted full and unconditional pardons this Thanksgiving is Adrian Irvin John.
The pardon document for John explains that he was sentenced in July 2001 in Lake County Superior Court for robbery with the use of a weapon.
John served three years, one month in prison, and three years on parole. He was discharged in October 2007 after having completed his sentence.
The Governor’s Office reported that John obtained from the Lake County Superior Court an order dated Aug. 2, 2016, “evidencing that since his release from custody, he has lived an honest and upright life, exhibited good moral character, and conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen.”
The document continues, “Indeed, Mr. John is active in his tribal community and coaches children’s sports teams. By granting the Certificate of Rehabilitation, the court has recommended that he be granted a full pardon.”
When a pardon is granted, the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are notified so that they may update their records on the applicant. The pardon is filed with the Secretary of State and the Legislature, and it is a public record.
Individuals currently serving a sentence for a conviction by the California courts can petition to have their sentence reduced by applying for a commutation.
In the majority of these commutations, the individuals have been granted the opportunity to make their case before the Board of Parole Hearings, which will determine whether they are ready to be paroled.
Copies of the gubernatorial pardons and commutations can be seen below; John’s pardon is on page 26. Additional information on pardons and commutations can be found here.
Pardons and CommutationsNov 21 2018 by LakeCoNews on Scribd
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department has implemented a new web portal for Animal Control.
The new site can be accessed from the “Quick Links” section of the Animal Control page on the city of Clearlake’s Web site at http://clearlake.ca.us/211/Animal-Control .
The portal allows residents to save a trip to City Hall and license their dogs through a completely online process.
The portal also enables residents to search for found and adoptable pets in the shelter.
The new portal is part of a comprehensive software system implemented over the past two months to improve operations at the shelter, increase efficiency of staff, and deliver enhanced quality of service to the community.
Clearlake Animal Control officers have access to the system from new laptops installed in their vehicles. It also supports the tracking of microchips in redeemed and adopted animals released from the shelter.
“We are working hard to improve our operations at this shelter and this is a critical component,” said Chief Andrew White. He continued, “Implementing this type of system has been a goal of our staff for some time and we are excited to unveil it to the public.”
In addition to the new portal, payment for services can now be made on site at the shelter via credit card. This will save residents from making a trip to City Hall for the payment component.
“It’s exciting to see the improvements that we are making with our Animal Control Division,” said City Manager Greg Folsom. “Having the online portal is going to make it much easier for citizens to find their lost pet or to find a new pet to add to their family.”
The portal is available 24 hours a day and is updated in real-time as animals are taken into the shelter and become available for adoption.
The new site can be accessed from the “Quick Links” section of the Animal Control page on the city of Clearlake’s Web site at http://clearlake.ca.us/211/Animal-Control .
The portal allows residents to save a trip to City Hall and license their dogs through a completely online process.
The portal also enables residents to search for found and adoptable pets in the shelter.
The new portal is part of a comprehensive software system implemented over the past two months to improve operations at the shelter, increase efficiency of staff, and deliver enhanced quality of service to the community.
Clearlake Animal Control officers have access to the system from new laptops installed in their vehicles. It also supports the tracking of microchips in redeemed and adopted animals released from the shelter.
“We are working hard to improve our operations at this shelter and this is a critical component,” said Chief Andrew White. He continued, “Implementing this type of system has been a goal of our staff for some time and we are excited to unveil it to the public.”
In addition to the new portal, payment for services can now be made on site at the shelter via credit card. This will save residents from making a trip to City Hall for the payment component.
“It’s exciting to see the improvements that we are making with our Animal Control Division,” said City Manager Greg Folsom. “Having the online portal is going to make it much easier for citizens to find their lost pet or to find a new pet to add to their family.”
The portal is available 24 hours a day and is updated in real-time as animals are taken into the shelter and become available for adoption.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Every year, as the percentage of drivers age 65 and older increases, many look to the California Highway Patrol to help them maintain their ability to drive safely.
The CHP has implemented the Age Well, Drive Smart program to assist senior drivers by providing them tools to remain safe and confident on the road.
The Age Well, Drive Smart curriculum covers current California driving laws, safe driving practices, and the effects of aging on a person’s ability to drive safely.
Many senior drivers are unaware of changes in their physical or mental condition that affect their ability to drive safely.
The Age Well, Drive Smart program includes a self-assessment component to help identify these changes and offer possible corrective options.
“Giving seniors the tools to be safe drivers and recognize changes in their physical and mental condition is key to their safety and independence,” CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley said. “California senior drivers can contribute to roadway safety for everyone by participating in the Age Well, Drive Smart program.”
The two-hour Age Well, Drive Smart class is offered free of charge at CHP Area offices and other venues, such as senior centers, throughout California.
If you or a family member would like to attend an Age Well, Drive Smart class, please contact your local CHP office.
The Clear Lake Area Office is located at 5700 Live Oak Drive in Kelseyville, telephone 707-279-0103.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The CHP has implemented the Age Well, Drive Smart program to assist senior drivers by providing them tools to remain safe and confident on the road.
The Age Well, Drive Smart curriculum covers current California driving laws, safe driving practices, and the effects of aging on a person’s ability to drive safely.
Many senior drivers are unaware of changes in their physical or mental condition that affect their ability to drive safely.
The Age Well, Drive Smart program includes a self-assessment component to help identify these changes and offer possible corrective options.
“Giving seniors the tools to be safe drivers and recognize changes in their physical and mental condition is key to their safety and independence,” CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley said. “California senior drivers can contribute to roadway safety for everyone by participating in the Age Well, Drive Smart program.”
The two-hour Age Well, Drive Smart class is offered free of charge at CHP Area offices and other venues, such as senior centers, throughout California.
If you or a family member would like to attend an Age Well, Drive Smart class, please contact your local CHP office.
The Clear Lake Area Office is located at 5700 Live Oak Drive in Kelseyville, telephone 707-279-0103.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.