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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A vehicle crash at the Upper Lake roundabout resulted in minor injuries on Monday night.
The crash occurred just before 10 p.m. at the roundabout, located at the junction of Highway 20 and Highway 29, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Lake County News contributor Tyler Elsa, who was in the area at the time of the wreck, said he heard tires screeching and then a boom when the vehicle hit the roundabout, and another boom when the car landed.
The vehicle was overturned in the roundabout, the CHP reported.
The initial reports said three people were involved, with minor injuries and all denying medical treatment at the scene.
Elsa captured the video above that shows a tow truck pulling the car upright.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Saturday, June 16, will mark the 17th annual Lake County Home Wine and Beer Makers’ Festival, taking place from noon to 5 p.m. at Lakeport’s Library Park.
The event is sponsored by the Lake County Symphony Association and is a major fundraiser that supports the symphony and youth music programs in Lake County.
The “Winefest” – as it has come to be called – was originated by a group of symphony association members who were also amateur wine makers, anxious to put their skills to work on behalf of the Lake County Symphony.
As has happened for the past two years the Lakeport chapter of the Norcal Aircooled Group of auto enthusiasts will share the day and the venue with the Winefest, with some four dozen members on hand to show off their collectible car beauties.
Numerous arts and crafts vendors and food vendors will also participate, as well as many of Lake County’s leading commercial wineries and brewers.
Home winemakers and brewers not only pour samples for attendees but also are eligible to enter their products for professional judging, with gold, silver and bronze ribbons awarded for a wide range of varietals, as well as a chance at the popular “People's’ Choice” awards voted by attendees.
Commercial wineries who are participating this Saturday include Don Angel Cellars, Fore Family Vineyards, KAZ Winery, Langtry Estate, Laujor Estate, Olof Cellars, Rosa D’Oro Vineyards, Smiling Dogs Ranch and Thorn Hill Vineyards.
Wine tasters will not go hungry, as there will be a good variety of foods, including tamales, beans, rice and tacos from Gabriel Martinez Foods, Hawaiian and Filipino food from Lumpia Hut and a Winefest favorite, Villa’s Snow Cones, offering snow cones, water, sodas, mangoneadas, wagon wheels and duros. Running Creek Casino will be there too, providing tasty offerings to pair with red and white wines.
Music will come from a variety of sources, including the ever-popular David Neft Duo, featuring David Neft on keyboard and Steve Dubois on drums.
For more information, go to www.homewinemakersfestival.com. Admission to The Winefest is $25 per person with advance purchase or $30 at the gate. Each ticket includes a commemorative wine glass.
For advance tickets, several outlets are listed on the webpage as well as the link to Eventbrite.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The search is under way for a new District 4 representative on the Lake County Planning Commission.
District 4 Supervisor Tina Scott will be conducting interviews to appoint a new planning commissioner for her district.
The planning commission is the general advisory body to the Board of Supervisors with regard to land use decisions, and acts on those matters delegated to it by the Board of Supervisors and state law.
The commission consists of five members appointed by the Board of Supervisors for a two-year term. It usually meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.
The meetings are held in the Board Chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse at 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport.
Occasionally, for special purposes, the commission will schedule other meetings at different times.
The planning commission meetings are open to the public and agendas are posted the week prior to the meetings.
If you are interested in an interview, please contact Supervisor Scott atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
District 4 Supervisor Tina Scott will be conducting interviews to appoint a new planning commissioner for her district.
The planning commission is the general advisory body to the Board of Supervisors with regard to land use decisions, and acts on those matters delegated to it by the Board of Supervisors and state law.
The commission consists of five members appointed by the Board of Supervisors for a two-year term. It usually meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.
The meetings are held in the Board Chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse at 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport.
Occasionally, for special purposes, the commission will schedule other meetings at different times.
The planning commission meetings are open to the public and agendas are posted the week prior to the meetings.
If you are interested in an interview, please contact Supervisor Scott at
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Authorities have arrested a Lakeport man who they say was responsible for a shooting on Saturday night.
Leonso Paul Rangel, 46, was arrested in the case, according to Lt. Corey Paulich of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Paulich said that at 11:40 p.m. Saturday Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1300 block of Soda Bay Road in Lakeport for a report of male who had been shot. Officers from the Lakeport Police Department and California Highway Patrol also responded to assist.
The victim told authorities he had been shot in the back while walking on the sidewalk on Mission Rancheria Road and ran to his aunt’s house for help, Paulich said.
The victim was transported to an out-of-county hospital by air ambulance for medical treatment. Paulich said the man’s injury is not life-threatening.
Deputies received information that the shooting suspect was Rangel. Paulich said the deputies were able to locate the scene of the shooting and collect evidence.
Paulich said law enforcement contacted the victim the following morning at the out-of-county hospital.
The victim identified Rangel as the person who had shot him. The man told authorities that he thought Rangel shot him because Rangel believed the victim was attempting to have a relationship with Rangel’s girlfriend.
At noon on Sunday deputies contacted Rangel at his residence and placed him under arrest, Paulich said.
Paulich said detectives from the Sheriff’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit interviewed Rangel, who provided a statement admitting he had shot the victim. Rangel told detectives he was only trying to scare the victim and did not mean to hit him.
The weapon used by Rangel also was located, Paulich said.
Rangel was booked at the Lake County Jail on charges of attempted murder, assault with a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, and violation of probation, according to Paulich.
On Monday Rangel remained in custody with a no-bail probation hold. Jail records indicate he is scheduled for arraignment in Lake County Superior Court on Tuesday.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Sunday afternoon fire burned a hay field but didn’t damage any structures in Kelseyville.
The fire in the area of Soda Bay Road and Clark Drive was first reported just after 3 p.m. Sunday, according to ardio reports.
Firefighters who arrived at the scene minutes later found the fire to be about a tenth of an acre, with no immediate threat to structures.
Agencies responding included Kelseyville and Lakeport Fire districts, and Cal Fire, which sent a helicopter as well as engines.
Forward progress was stopped at about 3:30 p.m., according to incident command, with units on scene for a short time afterward for mop up.
The fire’s final size was estimated at 5 acres, based on GPS measurements, according to reports from the scene.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors this week is scheduled to consider the recommended budget for the new fiscal year, which begins next month.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8 and online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
In an untimed item, the board will consider the recommended 2018-19 budget.
As part of that item, the board will consider the proposed resolution establishing new classifications and amending the position allocation table for the new fiscal year to conform to the recommended budget, and also will discuss authorizing affected department heads to proceed with purchasing selected capital assets prior to the adoption of the final budget in September.
County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson’s report for the meeting explained that the fiscal year 2018-19 recommended budget’s appropriations total $229,576,348, which is decrease of $819,411 from the prior year adopted budget.
Notable project allocations include roads, $18,988,494; Anderson Springs Sewer project, $10,002,112; reclamation area property purchases, $5,000,000; Clearlake Oaks sidewalk project, $5,319,853; South Main Street water project, $2,427,602; and Lampson Airport pavement rehabilitation, $720,500.
Huchingson said that while the budget has sufficient revenue to support recommended appropriations, it’s not structurally balanced, “meaning that it reflects the use of one-time funds such as unreserved fund balance carryover to support on-going operational costs in the General Fund.”
She added, “Consistent with your Board’s commitment to incrementally reduce reliance on such one-time funds, the amount of unreserved fund balance carryover used to balance the FY 2018-19 budget is less than the amount required to balance the FY 2017-18 budget.”
Huchingson said that achieving a reduction in the use of one-time funding “has been particularly challenging in light of flat revenue projections, the extraordinary increase in the cost of State-mandated retirement contributions and additional costs of law enforcement labor agreements implemented in FY 2016/17 that were necessary to address the staffing crisis.”
She said that, in order to offset these increases while also reducing reliance on one-time funding, “the FY 2018-19 Recommended Budget reflects continuation of reductions in discretionarily funded staffing as well as strict limitations on appropriations for services, supplies and fixed assets. Additional reductions were achieved by recognizing significant amounts of salary savings from anticipated vacancies. In fact, many departments that are reliant on General Fund discretionary revenues will have lower appropriations FY 2018-19 than in prior year.”
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held March 27, April 3, May 1 and May 22.
7.2: Approve Amendment No. 3 to the agreement between the county of Lake and Restpadd Inc. for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient hospitalizations for fiscal year 2017-18 in the amount of $240,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the amendment.
7.3: Adopt resolution for order approving final parcel map and the signing of the final parcel map (Strekfus PM 15-06).
7.4: Approve long distance travel for DSS Accounting Supervisor Tracy Keener to attend the Lindsey Software Systems training in Hot Springs, Arkansas, July 16 to 19.
7.5: Approve the contract Between the county of Lake and North Coast Opportunities in the Amount of $57,755 from Jan. 1 to June 30 for the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program, and authorize the chair to sign.
7.6: (a) Waive the normal sealed bid process under Ordinance No. 2406, Section 38.2 as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of the goods; and (b) approve the Special Districts administrator acting as the assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order in the amount of $111,200 to Xylem Water Solutions USA Inc. for the purchase of 2 GSO 50 Ozone Generator units.
TIMED ITEMS
8.2, 9:30 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, LCAQMD FY 18/19 Draft Budget Hearing, Budget Units #8799 & #8798.
UNTIMED ITEMS
9.2: a) Consideration of the FY 2018-19 Recommended Budget; b) consideration of the proposed resolution establishing new classifications and amending the position allocation table for FY 2018-19 to conform to the recommended budget; c) consideration of authorization for affected department heads to proceed with purchasing selected capital assets prior to the adoption of the FY 2018-19 Final Recommended Budget (if necessary, this item may carry over to June 13, 2018 at 9 a.m.).
CLOSED SESSION
10.1: Conference with legal counsel: Decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case.
10.2: Conference with legal counsel: Decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(4): PG&E.
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The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8 and online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
In an untimed item, the board will consider the recommended 2018-19 budget.
As part of that item, the board will consider the proposed resolution establishing new classifications and amending the position allocation table for the new fiscal year to conform to the recommended budget, and also will discuss authorizing affected department heads to proceed with purchasing selected capital assets prior to the adoption of the final budget in September.
County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson’s report for the meeting explained that the fiscal year 2018-19 recommended budget’s appropriations total $229,576,348, which is decrease of $819,411 from the prior year adopted budget.
Notable project allocations include roads, $18,988,494; Anderson Springs Sewer project, $10,002,112; reclamation area property purchases, $5,000,000; Clearlake Oaks sidewalk project, $5,319,853; South Main Street water project, $2,427,602; and Lampson Airport pavement rehabilitation, $720,500.
Huchingson said that while the budget has sufficient revenue to support recommended appropriations, it’s not structurally balanced, “meaning that it reflects the use of one-time funds such as unreserved fund balance carryover to support on-going operational costs in the General Fund.”
She added, “Consistent with your Board’s commitment to incrementally reduce reliance on such one-time funds, the amount of unreserved fund balance carryover used to balance the FY 2018-19 budget is less than the amount required to balance the FY 2017-18 budget.”
Huchingson said that achieving a reduction in the use of one-time funding “has been particularly challenging in light of flat revenue projections, the extraordinary increase in the cost of State-mandated retirement contributions and additional costs of law enforcement labor agreements implemented in FY 2016/17 that were necessary to address the staffing crisis.”
She said that, in order to offset these increases while also reducing reliance on one-time funding, “the FY 2018-19 Recommended Budget reflects continuation of reductions in discretionarily funded staffing as well as strict limitations on appropriations for services, supplies and fixed assets. Additional reductions were achieved by recognizing significant amounts of salary savings from anticipated vacancies. In fact, many departments that are reliant on General Fund discretionary revenues will have lower appropriations FY 2018-19 than in prior year.”
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
7.1: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meetings held March 27, April 3, May 1 and May 22.
7.2: Approve Amendment No. 3 to the agreement between the county of Lake and Restpadd Inc. for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services and professional services associated with acute inpatient hospitalizations for fiscal year 2017-18 in the amount of $240,000 and authorize the board chair to sign the amendment.
7.3: Adopt resolution for order approving final parcel map and the signing of the final parcel map (Strekfus PM 15-06).
7.4: Approve long distance travel for DSS Accounting Supervisor Tracy Keener to attend the Lindsey Software Systems training in Hot Springs, Arkansas, July 16 to 19.
7.5: Approve the contract Between the county of Lake and North Coast Opportunities in the Amount of $57,755 from Jan. 1 to June 30 for the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program, and authorize the chair to sign.
7.6: (a) Waive the normal sealed bid process under Ordinance No. 2406, Section 38.2 as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of the goods; and (b) approve the Special Districts administrator acting as the assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order in the amount of $111,200 to Xylem Water Solutions USA Inc. for the purchase of 2 GSO 50 Ozone Generator units.
TIMED ITEMS
8.2, 9:30 a.m.: Sitting as the Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, LCAQMD FY 18/19 Draft Budget Hearing, Budget Units #8799 & #8798.
UNTIMED ITEMS
9.2: a) Consideration of the FY 2018-19 Recommended Budget; b) consideration of the proposed resolution establishing new classifications and amending the position allocation table for FY 2018-19 to conform to the recommended budget; c) consideration of authorization for affected department heads to proceed with purchasing selected capital assets prior to the adoption of the FY 2018-19 Final Recommended Budget (if necessary, this item may carry over to June 13, 2018 at 9 a.m.).
CLOSED SESSION
10.1: Conference with legal counsel: Decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(4): One potential case.
10.2: Conference with legal counsel: Decision whether to initiate litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(4): PG&E.
Email Elizabeth Larson at