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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – As part of its effort to keep children safe from prescription drugs and assist in the fight against accidental misuse and childhood poisonings, the Clearlake Police Department has introduced the Kidcents Safe Medication Disposal Program.
Available immediately is a security cabinet prescription drug drop box located at the Clearlake Police Department at 14050 Olympic Drive.
The preferable drop-off time is Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The drop box is for citizens and law enforcement. It will be used for safe and secure collection of any medications that have expired or are no longer needed.
The police department thanks the Rite Aid Corp. and the American Security Cabinet Co. for their generous contribution of the box and their interest in curbing misuse of drugs in general.
If further instructions are necessary, please contact the department at 707-994-8251, Extension 308, and speak to Nicki Burrell.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Following an intense earthquake that occurred in the Gulf of Alaska, which prompted tsunami watches, advisories and warnings across many state coastlines, FEMA continues to highlight safety tips for those who live in or visit coastal communities.
While Tuesday’s immediate threat has passed, the situation serves as a reminder to all that there are steps that can be taken now, to prepare for future events.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tsunamis are one of the most powerful and destructive natural forces, delivering a series of extremely long waves which can cause dangerous coastal flooding and powerful currents that can last for several hours or days.
Caused by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or meteorite, tsunamis radiate outward in all directions from the point of origin and can move across entire ocean basins.
If a major earthquake or landslide occurs close to shore, areas are at greater risk if they are less than 25 feet above sea level and within a mile of the shoreline. The first wave in a series could reach the beach in a few minutes, even before a warning is issued.
FEMA encourages citizens to protect themselves and their families by taking the following steps to ensure they are ready in the event of a tsunami:
– Create and practice an evacuation plan with your family. If you live in a tsunami evacuation zone you will find signs in your community. Familiarity may save your life. Be able to follow your escape route at night and during inclement weather.
– Create a family communications plan to know how you’ll contact each other and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find.
– Build an emergency kit to ensure you and your family are prepared to be on your own for at least 72 hours.
– If you are a tourist, familiarize yourself with local tsunami evacuation protocols.
Familiarize yourself with tsunami notification information.
Tsunami watch
– A tsunami watch is issued to alert emergency management officials and the public of an event which may later impact the watch area.
– Prepare to take action and stay alert for further information.
Tsunami advisory
– A tsunami advisory is issued when a tsunami with the potential to generate strong currents or waves dangerous to those in or very near the water is imminent or expected. The threat may continue for several hours after initial arrival, but significant inundation is not expected for areas under an advisory.
Tsunami warning
– A tsunami warning is issued when a tsunami with the potential to generate widespread inundation is imminent or expected.
– Warnings alert the public that dangerous coastal flooding accompanied by powerful currents is possible and may continue for several hours after initial arrival.
– Move inland, out of the water, off the beach, and away from harbors, marinas, breakwaters, bays and inlets.
– Be alert to and follow instructions from your local emergency officials because they may have more detailed or specific information for your location.
– If you feel a strong earthquake or extended ground rolling take immediate protective actions such as moving inland and/or uphill preferably by foot.
– If told to evacuate, evacuate immediately, taking your animals with you. If you are in a high-rise building and instructed to shelter in place, stay on floors just above flood water. Stay in hallways or interior rooms.
– Do not return to the coast until local emergency officials indicate it is safe to do so.
The FEMA App (available in English & Spanish) provides National Weather Service alerts, safety tips for what to do before/during/after more than 25 natural & man-made emergencies, emergency kit and family communication plan checklists, and more: www.fema.gov/mobile-app.
For more information about tsunamis and how to prepare visit www.ready.gov/tsunamis.
While Tuesday’s immediate threat has passed, the situation serves as a reminder to all that there are steps that can be taken now, to prepare for future events.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tsunamis are one of the most powerful and destructive natural forces, delivering a series of extremely long waves which can cause dangerous coastal flooding and powerful currents that can last for several hours or days.
Caused by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or meteorite, tsunamis radiate outward in all directions from the point of origin and can move across entire ocean basins.
If a major earthquake or landslide occurs close to shore, areas are at greater risk if they are less than 25 feet above sea level and within a mile of the shoreline. The first wave in a series could reach the beach in a few minutes, even before a warning is issued.
FEMA encourages citizens to protect themselves and their families by taking the following steps to ensure they are ready in the event of a tsunami:
– Create and practice an evacuation plan with your family. If you live in a tsunami evacuation zone you will find signs in your community. Familiarity may save your life. Be able to follow your escape route at night and during inclement weather.
– Create a family communications plan to know how you’ll contact each other and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find.
– Build an emergency kit to ensure you and your family are prepared to be on your own for at least 72 hours.
– If you are a tourist, familiarize yourself with local tsunami evacuation protocols.
Familiarize yourself with tsunami notification information.
Tsunami watch
– A tsunami watch is issued to alert emergency management officials and the public of an event which may later impact the watch area.
– Prepare to take action and stay alert for further information.
Tsunami advisory
– A tsunami advisory is issued when a tsunami with the potential to generate strong currents or waves dangerous to those in or very near the water is imminent or expected. The threat may continue for several hours after initial arrival, but significant inundation is not expected for areas under an advisory.
Tsunami warning
– A tsunami warning is issued when a tsunami with the potential to generate widespread inundation is imminent or expected.
– Warnings alert the public that dangerous coastal flooding accompanied by powerful currents is possible and may continue for several hours after initial arrival.
– Move inland, out of the water, off the beach, and away from harbors, marinas, breakwaters, bays and inlets.
– Be alert to and follow instructions from your local emergency officials because they may have more detailed or specific information for your location.
– If you feel a strong earthquake or extended ground rolling take immediate protective actions such as moving inland and/or uphill preferably by foot.
– If told to evacuate, evacuate immediately, taking your animals with you. If you are in a high-rise building and instructed to shelter in place, stay on floors just above flood water. Stay in hallways or interior rooms.
– Do not return to the coast until local emergency officials indicate it is safe to do so.
The FEMA App (available in English & Spanish) provides National Weather Service alerts, safety tips for what to do before/during/after more than 25 natural & man-made emergencies, emergency kit and family communication plan checklists, and more: www.fema.gov/mobile-app.
For more information about tsunamis and how to prepare visit www.ready.gov/tsunamis.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A tsunami watch issued early Tuesday for the West Coast in response to a large Alaskan earthquake has been canceled.
The US Tsunami Warning System canceled the West Coast tsunami watch shortly before 4:30 a.m.
The watch had been issued a few hour earlier for the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington following a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska, as Lake County News has reported.
Also canceled was a tsunami watch for Hawaii and a warning for coastal parts of Alaska and British Columbia.
However, officials said a tsunami had been confirmed and some impacts were expected, with a tsunami advisory in effect for south Alaska and the Alaskan Peninsula, specifically, the Pacific coasts from Hinchinbrook Entrance to Chignik Bay, Alaska.
Since the 7.9-magnitude quake occurred just after 1:30 a.m., until the tsunami watch was canceled three hours later, the US Geological Survey reported 20 smaller quakes ranging in size from 2.5 to 5.6 magnitude, most of them centered in the Gulf of Alaska.
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The US Tsunami Warning System canceled the West Coast tsunami watch shortly before 4:30 a.m.
The watch had been issued a few hour earlier for the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington following a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska, as Lake County News has reported.
Also canceled was a tsunami watch for Hawaii and a warning for coastal parts of Alaska and British Columbia.
However, officials said a tsunami had been confirmed and some impacts were expected, with a tsunami advisory in effect for south Alaska and the Alaskan Peninsula, specifically, the Pacific coasts from Hinchinbrook Entrance to Chignik Bay, Alaska.
Since the 7.9-magnitude quake occurred just after 1:30 a.m., until the tsunami watch was canceled three hours later, the US Geological Survey reported 20 smaller quakes ranging in size from 2.5 to 5.6 magnitude, most of them centered in the Gulf of Alaska.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The addition of two national retailers to the local business community was the cause for a celebration in Clearlake on Monday.
The city of Clearlake and the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce held a combination ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking Monday morning to officially welcome Tractor Supply Co. and Big 5 to the former Ray’s Food Place building on Dam Road.
“It’s really a big day for us,” said City Manager Greg Folsom.
Tractor Supply Co.’s lease has been finalized for a few weeks, but Big 5’s lease became final last week, Folsom said.
Folsom said they’re the first big national retailers to come to Clearlake in quite some time. “I think they’re really a great fit for this community.”
C&K Market, which had owned the supermarket since 1995, closed it at the end of 2016. The Carrington Co., based on Eureka, purchased the building last year and set about looking for national retailers to fill the space, as Lake County News has reported.
Greg Cutler, The Carrington Co.’s regional director of acquisitions, confirmed to Lake County News last week that both Tractor Supply Co. and Big 5 would be located in the renovated building.
Contracting staff at the site on Monday explained that the building is about 42,000 square feet. Of that total, about 22,000 will go to Tractor Supply Co., with Big 5 to fill about 15,000 square feet.
Cutler said The Carrington Co. is still working to finalize who the tenant will be for the third and final space. Estimates for the size of the third space have ranged between 6,500 and 7,000 square feet.
Folsom said the city had worked with The Carrington Co. over the last nine months on a number of site issues in the lead up to signing the two new leases.
On Monday, Folsom said, “We weren’t really sure whether to call this a ribbon cutting or a groundbreaking, so we’re doing both.”
Demolition started about a month ago in order to clear it out, according to the contractor on scene. The contracting crew is anticipating working at the site for six months.
The exterior work began on Monday, with Folsom explaining that the new facade will look entirely different. He said all of the plans have been submitted and approved.
The investment in the project so far is estimated at about $5 million for property purchase and renovation, not counting what the new retailers themselves will bring, according to the contractor staff. Thanks to upgrades, power consumption is expected to be about one-third of what it was for Ray’s.
City council members, planning commissioners, staff and county officials were on hand for the celebration.
District 2 Supervisor Jeff Smith said the stores will generate sales tax to benefit the roads and police, and he credited the Clearlake City Council and city staff for their work to bring new business to the city.
“This is huge for the city of Clearlake,” said Smith. “I think it’s just the start we’ve been waiting for.”
Folsom said the city is excited about the retailers’ investment in the community.
He noted it was a sad day when Ray’s left, but he thanked The Carrington Co. for its work to come to Clearlake and bring two quality new retailers that are perfect for the community, and which will bring jobs and help generate sales tax dollars to benefit city services.
Mayor Bruno Sabatier said of the project, “The excitement is very high.”
He said that the city council had worked hard to find Folsom, who they selected for the city manager’s job in part because of his development background and his ability to bring in businesses.
“We’ve been talking for a long time that we’re turning a corner here in Clearlake. To get national businesses to pay attention to us and want to come here, we’ve turned that corner. We’re making things happen and this is the beginning,” Sabatier said.
Clear Lake Chamber officials also greeted the new members of the business community.
“I can’t believe I’m this excited about new stores in Clearlake. It’s going to be great to see the impact this has on the entire county,” said Clear Lake Chamber President Denise Loustalot.
“When one door closes another one opens, and this is a fantastic new door for the city of Clearlake and the county of Lake,” said Clear Lake Chamber Vice President John Jensen, who also is co-founder and co-publisher of Lake County News.
Folsom said the developer is supposed to have the space ready for the tenant businesses to make their improvements in the spring, with the new stores expected to be open this summer.
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This story has been updated with information about new quakes and magnitude changes.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Federal officials issued a tsunami watch for California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii following an early morning earthquake off the coast of Alaska that measured 7.9 magnitude on the Richter Scale.
The quake occurred at 1:31 a.m. California time, according to the US Geological Survey.
It was centered 161 miles southeast of Chiniak, Alaska, and 357 miles south of Anchorage, at a depth of about 6 miles, south of the Aleutian trench, the survey said.
Originally the quake was reported as an 8.2-magnitude quake, but downgraded to 7.9 magnitude less than an hour after it occurred.
That main quake was followed within an hour by several smaller by still significant quakes measuring 4.6-magnitude, 3.8, 4.7, 5.0 and 4.6, most of them centered southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, according to the US Geological Survey.
Within minutes of the 7.9-magnitude quake, the US Tsunami Warning System began to issue alerts about the possibility that a tsunami had been generated by the quake.
Those alerts were followed minutes later by the issuance of a tsunami warning for areas in British Columbia, Southeast Alaska, southern Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands.
At the same time, a tsunami watch was issued for the entire coast of California, including San Francisco Bay, along with the coasts of Oregon and Washington, and for the state of Hawaii, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
If a tsunami is generated, the agencies said it could reach Crescent City by 5:20 a.m., Fort Bragg by 5:25 a.m., Monterey by 5:55 a.m., San Francisco by 6:20 a.m., Santa Barbara by 6:35 a.m., Los Angeles by 6:50 a.m. and Oceanside by 7:05 a.m.
By 2:45 a.m., more than 1,400 shake reports had been submitted to the US Geological Survey. Reports came primarily from Alaska but also from Washington, British Columbia and the Yukon.
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.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Federal officials issued a tsunami watch for California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii following an early morning earthquake off the coast of Alaska that measured 7.9 magnitude on the Richter Scale.
The quake occurred at 1:31 a.m. California time, according to the US Geological Survey.
It was centered 161 miles southeast of Chiniak, Alaska, and 357 miles south of Anchorage, at a depth of about 6 miles, south of the Aleutian trench, the survey said.
Originally the quake was reported as an 8.2-magnitude quake, but downgraded to 7.9 magnitude less than an hour after it occurred.
That main quake was followed within an hour by several smaller by still significant quakes measuring 4.6-magnitude, 3.8, 4.7, 5.0 and 4.6, most of them centered southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, according to the US Geological Survey.
Within minutes of the 7.9-magnitude quake, the US Tsunami Warning System began to issue alerts about the possibility that a tsunami had been generated by the quake.
Those alerts were followed minutes later by the issuance of a tsunami warning for areas in British Columbia, Southeast Alaska, southern Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands.
At the same time, a tsunami watch was issued for the entire coast of California, including San Francisco Bay, along with the coasts of Oregon and Washington, and for the state of Hawaii, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
If a tsunami is generated, the agencies said it could reach Crescent City by 5:20 a.m., Fort Bragg by 5:25 a.m., Monterey by 5:55 a.m., San Francisco by 6:20 a.m., Santa Barbara by 6:35 a.m., Los Angeles by 6:50 a.m. and Oceanside by 7:05 a.m.
By 2:45 a.m., more than 1,400 shake reports had been submitted to the US Geological Survey. Reports came primarily from Alaska but also from Washington, British Columbia and the Yukon.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – In the month of January, the county of Lake has been hosting community visioning forums throughout the county.
The final forum is at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at Twin Pine Event Center, 22223 Highway 29 in Middletown.
All Lake County residents are welcome.
“South County residents are an insightful group. We have some incredible business people, big thinkers, creative strategists. I’m looking forward to participating, and hoping we’ll have a great turnout,” said District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon.
Participants in previous forums have learned a lot about the depth and complexities of the county’s current budget crisis. They have responded by sharing ideas to move the county forward.
“It has been wonderful to hear from so many residents, to hear your great ideas and see how passionate you are about Lake County,” said County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson.
Videos of several of the forums are online:
– Kelseyville: https://youtu.be/TB0c5i_2VTE .
– Clearlake: https://youtu.be/4FfedjRy7us .
– Nice: https://youtu.be/uXypvEmLdjI .
The Lakeport forum’s video will be posted soon.
If you were unable to attend a forum in person, the county still wants to hear from you.
Please take a few minutes to review the materials posted at http://www.lakecountyca.gov/vision/, complete our survey, and email your thoughts.
What are your priorities for county services? What are your ideas to build a brighter tomorrow?
“Please send your ideas now,” said Huchingson. “On Feb. 6, at 9:30 a.m., the Board of Supervisors will receive an update on public input shared at the forums and through our webpage. We want your ideas to be represented, and we need to hear from you soon.”
The final forum is at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at Twin Pine Event Center, 22223 Highway 29 in Middletown.
All Lake County residents are welcome.
“South County residents are an insightful group. We have some incredible business people, big thinkers, creative strategists. I’m looking forward to participating, and hoping we’ll have a great turnout,” said District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon.
Participants in previous forums have learned a lot about the depth and complexities of the county’s current budget crisis. They have responded by sharing ideas to move the county forward.
“It has been wonderful to hear from so many residents, to hear your great ideas and see how passionate you are about Lake County,” said County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson.
Videos of several of the forums are online:
– Kelseyville: https://youtu.be/TB0c5i_2VTE .
– Clearlake: https://youtu.be/4FfedjRy7us .
– Nice: https://youtu.be/uXypvEmLdjI .
The Lakeport forum’s video will be posted soon.
If you were unable to attend a forum in person, the county still wants to hear from you.
Please take a few minutes to review the materials posted at http://www.lakecountyca.gov/vision/, complete our survey, and email your thoughts.
What are your priorities for county services? What are your ideas to build a brighter tomorrow?
“Please send your ideas now,” said Huchingson. “On Feb. 6, at 9:30 a.m., the Board of Supervisors will receive an update on public input shared at the forums and through our webpage. We want your ideas to be represented, and we need to hear from you soon.”