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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – At its meeting on Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Michalyn DelValle interim Community Development director for the county of Lake.
DelValle has a bachelor’s degree in management and has worked in Community Development at the county of Lake for more than 10 years. Since 2016 she has served as principal planner for Community Development’s planning division.
A nearly life-long Lake County resident, DelValle comes from an extended family that has a history of public service. Following their lead, she chose a career in local government to give back to her community.
Her father worked as a local real estate broker when she was a child, and his discussions of land-use inspired her interest in this area. This prompted her decision to pursue a career in Community Development.
DelValle readily acknowledges challenges in Community Development and sees the opportunities that they present.
“For example,” DelValle said, “we have opportunities to revise our land use plans and our zoning ordinances to create a more business friendly environment.”
She is ready to take on this and other challenges in her new role.
DelValle appreciates the board’s confidence in her ability to fill this interim role and looks forward to serving in this assignment.
DelValle’s appointment is effective on Friday, April 20.
DelValle has a bachelor’s degree in management and has worked in Community Development at the county of Lake for more than 10 years. Since 2016 she has served as principal planner for Community Development’s planning division.
A nearly life-long Lake County resident, DelValle comes from an extended family that has a history of public service. Following their lead, she chose a career in local government to give back to her community.
Her father worked as a local real estate broker when she was a child, and his discussions of land-use inspired her interest in this area. This prompted her decision to pursue a career in Community Development.
DelValle readily acknowledges challenges in Community Development and sees the opportunities that they present.
“For example,” DelValle said, “we have opportunities to revise our land use plans and our zoning ordinances to create a more business friendly environment.”
She is ready to take on this and other challenges in her new role.
DelValle appreciates the board’s confidence in her ability to fill this interim role and looks forward to serving in this assignment.
DelValle’s appointment is effective on Friday, April 20.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Businesses in Clearlake have a new benefit thanks to a decision made by the federal government.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service last week designated opportunity zones in 18 states, including California.
The federal tax bill signed in December 2017 created opportunity zones to spur investment in distressed communities throughout the country.
New investments in opportunity zones are eligible to receive preferential tax treatment and qualified opportunity zones retain the designation for 10 years.
“The opportunity zone designation should provide a nice incentive for investments in Clearlake,” said City Manager Greg Folsom. “We worked with the California Department of Finance to make sure all our major business areas were included in the zone and we plan to use this designation as an economic development tool to help spur business investment and job creation in Clearlake.”
The IRS is currently working on guidance for investments within qualified opportunity zones.
For more information regarding the opportunity zones, please see the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Web site at https://www.cdfifund.gov/Pages/Opportunity-Zones.aspx .
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service last week designated opportunity zones in 18 states, including California.
The federal tax bill signed in December 2017 created opportunity zones to spur investment in distressed communities throughout the country.
New investments in opportunity zones are eligible to receive preferential tax treatment and qualified opportunity zones retain the designation for 10 years.
“The opportunity zone designation should provide a nice incentive for investments in Clearlake,” said City Manager Greg Folsom. “We worked with the California Department of Finance to make sure all our major business areas were included in the zone and we plan to use this designation as an economic development tool to help spur business investment and job creation in Clearlake.”
The IRS is currently working on guidance for investments within qualified opportunity zones.
For more information regarding the opportunity zones, please see the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Web site at https://www.cdfifund.gov/Pages/Opportunity-Zones.aspx .
Following through on his commitment to fight transnational crime, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Wednesday announced that the state will mobilize up to 400 California National Guard personnel to combat criminal gangs, human traffickers and illegal firearm and drug smugglers – within the state, along the coast and at the U.S.-Mexico border – after securing the federal government's commitment this week to fund the mission.
The personnel will supplement the staffing of the Guard’s ongoing program, which includes 250 members statewide – 55 of whom are currently supporting counterdrug work at the U.S.-Mexico border in California.
Consistent with the terms spelled out in Gov. Brown’s letter last week, the governor’s order, issued today, specifies that the California National Guard will not enforce immigration laws or participate in the construction of any new border barrier.
The location of guard personnel – and number specifically working in support of operations within the state, along the coast and at the U.S.-Mexico border – will continue to be dictated by the needs on the ground.
Some guard personnel are expected to deploy before the end of the month and the mission will continue until at least Sept. 30 – the end of the federal fiscal year.
Wednesday’s announcement reflects two weeks of productive discussions between the Brown administration – including the California National Guard and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services – and its federal counterparts and follows similar targeted Guard assistance provided by the state in 2006 under President Bush and in 2010 under President Obama.
The text of the order issued by Governor Brown in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the California National Guard is below:
April 18, 2018
GOVERNOR’S GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 2018-01
In response to the request from the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security, and consistent with my April 11, 2018 letter to Secretary Nielsen and Secretary Mattis, I issue the following General Order under sections 146 and 365 of the California Military and Veterans Code and in accordance with article V, section 7 of the California Constitution as the Commander-in-Chief of the California National Guard.
You shall call into active service up to 400 service members of the active militia, under section 502(f) of Title 32 of the United States Code, as needed to:
– Combat the non-linear threat of transnational crime that extends to areas of California beyond the U.S.-Mexico border;
– Disrupt transnational criminal gangs and human traffickers and illegal firearm and drug smugglers;
– Interdict illegal firearm and drug shipments crossing both directions of the U.S.-Mexico border and through coastal and offshore routes;
– Execute counterdrug and counter-narcoterrorism operations crossing both directions of the border and through coastal and offshore routes;
– Coordinate with federal officials to deploy personnel and equipment where needed to fulfill this mission;
– Coordinate with the Adjutant General of any other state as needed to fulfill this mission;
– Arm military personnel with issued military weapons during this mission only when you or your designee determine there is a mission requirement for doing so; and
– Ensure all California National Guard forces participating in this mission comply with the California National Guard’s Rules for the Use of Force.
California National Guard service members shall not engage in any direct law enforcement role nor enforce immigration laws, arrest people for immigration law violations, guard people taken into custody for alleged immigration violations, or support immigration law enforcement activities. California National Guard service members shall not participate in the construction of any new border barrier.
You shall decline missions that would compromise the state’s ability to respond to state emergencies, missions that would exceed the mission scope and limitations outlined above, or missions that do not meet a valid state and/or national security interest.
This order will remain in effect until September 30, 2018 unless further modified or rescinded in writing by me.
Edmund G. Brown Jr.
The personnel will supplement the staffing of the Guard’s ongoing program, which includes 250 members statewide – 55 of whom are currently supporting counterdrug work at the U.S.-Mexico border in California.
Consistent with the terms spelled out in Gov. Brown’s letter last week, the governor’s order, issued today, specifies that the California National Guard will not enforce immigration laws or participate in the construction of any new border barrier.
The location of guard personnel – and number specifically working in support of operations within the state, along the coast and at the U.S.-Mexico border – will continue to be dictated by the needs on the ground.
Some guard personnel are expected to deploy before the end of the month and the mission will continue until at least Sept. 30 – the end of the federal fiscal year.
Wednesday’s announcement reflects two weeks of productive discussions between the Brown administration – including the California National Guard and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services – and its federal counterparts and follows similar targeted Guard assistance provided by the state in 2006 under President Bush and in 2010 under President Obama.
The text of the order issued by Governor Brown in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the California National Guard is below:
April 18, 2018
GOVERNOR’S GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 2018-01
In response to the request from the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security, and consistent with my April 11, 2018 letter to Secretary Nielsen and Secretary Mattis, I issue the following General Order under sections 146 and 365 of the California Military and Veterans Code and in accordance with article V, section 7 of the California Constitution as the Commander-in-Chief of the California National Guard.
You shall call into active service up to 400 service members of the active militia, under section 502(f) of Title 32 of the United States Code, as needed to:
– Combat the non-linear threat of transnational crime that extends to areas of California beyond the U.S.-Mexico border;
– Disrupt transnational criminal gangs and human traffickers and illegal firearm and drug smugglers;
– Interdict illegal firearm and drug shipments crossing both directions of the U.S.-Mexico border and through coastal and offshore routes;
– Execute counterdrug and counter-narcoterrorism operations crossing both directions of the border and through coastal and offshore routes;
– Coordinate with federal officials to deploy personnel and equipment where needed to fulfill this mission;
– Coordinate with the Adjutant General of any other state as needed to fulfill this mission;
– Arm military personnel with issued military weapons during this mission only when you or your designee determine there is a mission requirement for doing so; and
– Ensure all California National Guard forces participating in this mission comply with the California National Guard’s Rules for the Use of Force.
California National Guard service members shall not engage in any direct law enforcement role nor enforce immigration laws, arrest people for immigration law violations, guard people taken into custody for alleged immigration violations, or support immigration law enforcement activities. California National Guard service members shall not participate in the construction of any new border barrier.
You shall decline missions that would compromise the state’s ability to respond to state emergencies, missions that would exceed the mission scope and limitations outlined above, or missions that do not meet a valid state and/or national security interest.
This order will remain in effect until September 30, 2018 unless further modified or rescinded in writing by me.
Edmund G. Brown Jr.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County is once again ranked among the best areas in the nation for its air quality.
The American Lung Association has released its annual State of the Air 2018 Report, which grades state and local area air quality on an A through F scale by comparing local ozone and small-particulate concentrations with the federal air quality standards.
Although many areas, especially within California, were given failing grades, Lake County passed with top marks.
Lake County received an “A” grade for Ozone, a “B” grade for short term particulate pollution and is ranked the fourth-cleanest county in the nation for annual particulate average concentrations.
“The fourth-cleanest county in the nation for particulate matter is a significant indicator of the hard work and dedication this community has to maintaining a healthful environment. Even with the drought and wildfires of recent years, we can still enjoy clean air,” said Douglas Gearhart, air pollution control officer of the Lake County Air Quality Management District.
Lake County did not change significantly from its previous annual averages even though the period of time covered by this report includes the Valley fire, Rocky fire, Jerusalem fire and Clayton fire.
Out of California’s 58 counties, Lake County is one of only 11 counties in California that did not have any days of ozone exceeds from 2014 through 2016. Local officials said this impressive record has been documented by continuous air quality monitoring.
The report presents data showing what the residents of Lake County actually are breathing on a daily basis. It does not exclude wildfire impacts or other natural events that are excluded when determining our attainment status.
The “B” grade for short term particulate pollution is the result of impacts from the 2015 wildfires. This shows that despite the Valley, Rocky, Jerusalem, Clayton and other fires, the residents of Lake County still enjoy some of the cleanest air in the nation.
The American Lung Association grades are the latest recognition of a long history of air quality accomplishments in Lake County.
Strong local support for clean air measures has enabled the county to comply in full with not only the Federal Clean Air Standards, but also with the more rigorous California Standards for ozone and other air pollutants for the past 28 consecutive years. No other air district in California can match that record.
Gearhart attributes the success of the program to strong community support for maintaining clean, healthful air, cooperation of local government, including the county of Lake, cities of Lakeport and Clearlake, the local fire protection districts, Cal Fire, the agricultural community, industry, the district board of directors and to the dedication and hard work of Air Quality Management District staff.
The State of the Air Report can be found at www.lung.org/sotc.
The American Lung Association has released its annual State of the Air 2018 Report, which grades state and local area air quality on an A through F scale by comparing local ozone and small-particulate concentrations with the federal air quality standards.
Although many areas, especially within California, were given failing grades, Lake County passed with top marks.
Lake County received an “A” grade for Ozone, a “B” grade for short term particulate pollution and is ranked the fourth-cleanest county in the nation for annual particulate average concentrations.
“The fourth-cleanest county in the nation for particulate matter is a significant indicator of the hard work and dedication this community has to maintaining a healthful environment. Even with the drought and wildfires of recent years, we can still enjoy clean air,” said Douglas Gearhart, air pollution control officer of the Lake County Air Quality Management District.
Lake County did not change significantly from its previous annual averages even though the period of time covered by this report includes the Valley fire, Rocky fire, Jerusalem fire and Clayton fire.
Out of California’s 58 counties, Lake County is one of only 11 counties in California that did not have any days of ozone exceeds from 2014 through 2016. Local officials said this impressive record has been documented by continuous air quality monitoring.
The report presents data showing what the residents of Lake County actually are breathing on a daily basis. It does not exclude wildfire impacts or other natural events that are excluded when determining our attainment status.
The “B” grade for short term particulate pollution is the result of impacts from the 2015 wildfires. This shows that despite the Valley, Rocky, Jerusalem, Clayton and other fires, the residents of Lake County still enjoy some of the cleanest air in the nation.
The American Lung Association grades are the latest recognition of a long history of air quality accomplishments in Lake County.
Strong local support for clean air measures has enabled the county to comply in full with not only the Federal Clean Air Standards, but also with the more rigorous California Standards for ozone and other air pollutants for the past 28 consecutive years. No other air district in California can match that record.
Gearhart attributes the success of the program to strong community support for maintaining clean, healthful air, cooperation of local government, including the county of Lake, cities of Lakeport and Clearlake, the local fire protection districts, Cal Fire, the agricultural community, industry, the district board of directors and to the dedication and hard work of Air Quality Management District staff.
The State of the Air Report can be found at www.lung.org/sotc.
COBB, Calif. – The construction of Habitat for Humanity Lake County’s first Cobb Mountain home is under way and the group is looking for volunteers help with the building process.
Volunteering can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience, and gets you custom-designed shirt for your efforts, as well as the camaraderie with other volunteers and the satisfaction of knowing you have helped build a home for a Valley fire survivor family.
If you have construction experience or are interested in gaining some, and are interested in helping, please contact Habitat for Humanity at 707-994-1100, Extension 103, to find out how you can help.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The recently installed “Sunburst and Saw Blades” is the newest quilt block on the Lake County Quilt Trail.
This uniquely designed and framed 2-foot by 6-foot quilt block is located at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, located at 3825 Main St. in Kelseyville, where it joins many other quilt blocks on Main Street.
This building was originally a private home to Rees and Margaret White, according to granddaughter, Margie (Norton) Mitten.
When Grandmother Margaret passed, it then belonged to Rees and wife, Florence. When Rees passed, Florence sold the private home.
This building was then used as an actual saw shop hardware store until Marie Beery purchased it for an art gallery in 1999.
Beery remodeled it to be a restaurant, which has been the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, a favorite of locals and visitors, since 2001.
The 2-foot by 6-foot quilt block was drawn and painted by the Lake County Quilt Trail team.
The Lake County Quilt Trail is an agricultural and tourism project designed to promote community pride. It’s composed of a group of dedicated volunteer quilters, graphic artists, painters, writers,
carpenters and a videographer.
For more information about the Lake County Quilt Trail visit http://lakecountyquilttrail.com or go to Facebook.