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California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office provides guidance related to undocumented students
SACRAMENTO – The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office on Monday provided a guiding statement of principles to the system’s 113 colleges as they adjust to uncertainty over possible immigration policy changes that have the potential to affect undocumented students.
The guidance comes after incoming Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley joined with leaders of the University of California and the California State University to formally request that President-elect Donald J. Trump preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, which allows children of undocumented immigrants to pursue higher education in the United States.
“It is vital that these students, who were brought to this country as children, have the ability to learn without fear of being deported,” Oakley said. “The California community colleges stand with these students because they represent some of the best qualities that our state and nation have to offer.”
The Chancellor’s Office guidance provided to colleges reaffirms the following principles:
• The California Community Colleges are open to all students who meet the minimum requirements for admission, regardless of immigration status.
• The Chancellor’s Office will not release any personally identifiable student information, including any data related to immigration status, without a judicial warrant, subpoena or court order, unless authorized by the student or required by law.
• The Chancellor’s Office will not cooperate with any federal effort to create a registry of individuals based on any protected characteristics such as religion, national origin, race or sexual orientation.
• The Chancellor’s Office will continue to advocate for educational opportunities for all students in the community college system, regardless of immigration status, at the state and federal level.
While the Chancellor’s Office acknowledges local authority and control in the administration of its community colleges, its encourage local community college districts to consider the system’s values when responding to this situation.
The Chancellor's Office said it finds the following strategies to be consistent with these values and recommend using them as a starting point for local deliberations in these matters:
• District police departments should not detain, question or arrest any individual solely on the basis of (suspected) undocumented immigration status.
• Districts should not cooperate with any federal effort to create a registry of individuals based on any protected characteristics such as religion, national origin, race or sexual orientation.
• No confidential student records should be released without a judicial warrant, subpoena or court order, unless authorized by the student or required by law.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
For more information about the community colleges, visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ .
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – You can help hardworking families receive the tax refunds they deserve by volunteering for the Earn It! Keep It! Save It! program.
Last year, volunteers helped bring almost a million dollars in refunds back to Mendocino and Lake Counties. North Coast Opportunities (NCO) Volunteer Network is once again partnering with MendoLake Credit Union and Mendocino College to provide free income tax preparation services in Lake and Mendocino Counties.
As part of a multi-county coalition headed by the United Way of the Wine Country, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, also known as the Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Program, helps local, low-income community members file their 2016 taxes.
Last year over 700 returns were prepared in Lake and Mendocino counties, bringing over $900,000 back into the community.
The program is in need of volunteers to serve in Ukiah, Lakeport and Clearlake preparing tax returns and greeting clients.
No experience is necessary and training is provided. Volunteers comfortable with tax preparation may complete the online training at home if preferred.
For more information, please contact Kayla Harrison, NCO Volunteer Network, at 707-462-1959.
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing three vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board (FIAB).
The board makes regulatory and enforcement recommendations to the department to help ensure that commercial feed inspections contribute to a clean and wholesome supply of milk and meat.
The FIAB vacancies are for commercial feed industry representatives, and applicants must hold a current California Commercial Feed License.
Vacancies are available for two board members and one public member. The term of office is three years.
Members receive no compensation, but are entitled to payment of necessary traveling expenses in accordance with the rules of the California Department of Personnel Administration.
Individuals interested in serving on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board must submit a short resume along with a completed Prospective Member Appointment Questionnaire (PMAQ) by Feb. 20, 2017.
The PMAQ is available on the CDFA Web site at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/ProspectiveMemberAppointmentQuestionnaire.pdf .
Send the resume and questionnaire via email to
For further information on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board and vacancies, please contact Brittnie Sabalbro at 916-900-5022 or
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has four cats ready and waiting for new homes this week.
The available cats are all adults with tabby or tortie coloring.
If you're looking for a new companion, visit the shelter. There are many great pets there, hoping you'll choose them.
For those looking for a barn cat to keep the rodents at bay, be sure to ask about the barn cat adoption program. Feral barn cats are adopted out for $1 each, which includes altering, ear notching and vaccines.
In addition to the animals featured here, all adoptable animals in Lake County can be seen at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Shelter_Animal_Search.htm .
The following cats at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (other cats pictured on the animal control Web site that are not listed here are still “on hold”).
Orange tabby
This male orange tabby has a short coat and gold eyes.
He's in cat room kennel No. 43, ID No. 6513.
Domestic medium hair cat
This female domestic medium hair cat has a dilute tortie coat and green eyes.
She's in cat room kennel No. 111, ID No. 6459.
Domestic short hair
This young female domestic short hair cat has a gray tabby coat and gold eyes.
She's in cat room kennel No. 112, ID No. 6555.
Domestic short hair
This female domestic short hair has a gray tabby coat and gold eyes.
She's in cat room kennel No. 120, ID No. 6416.
To fill out an adoption application online visit http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Dog___Cat_Adoption_Application.htm .
Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport, next to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm .
For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
SACRAMENTO – Students who earn health credentials, including two-year degrees or certificates, from career technical education programs at California community colleges increase their earnings by an average of 50 percent, according to a report released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
A full copy of the PPIC report can at http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_1216SBR.pdf .
“Having a level playing field to create equity for all Californians is critical to our economy, and this report outlines just how valuable a California community college education can be for students and the state.” said Van Ton-Quinlivan, vice chancellor for Workforce and Economic Development. “Career technical education programs are a viable path to ensure job stability and social mobility within multiple industries.”
As the report details, wage returns do vary by the type of certificate offered. For example, a two-year degree in programs like registered nursing, dental hygiene and radiological technology offer wage returns about twice as high as other long-term certificates and nearly ten times as high as short-term certificates.
To develop more workforce opportunities and lift low-wage workers into living-wage jobs, California took a bold step in 2016 to create one million more middle-skilled workers.
At the recommendation of the California Community College Board of Governors, Gov. Jerry Brown and the state Legislature approved the Strong Workforce Program, adding $200 million to spur career technical education at 113 community colleges.
The goals are to increase the number of students enrolled in programs leading to high-demand, high-wage jobs and improve program quality as evidenced by students completing or transferring programs, getting employed or improving their earnings.
Additionally, regional planning efforts are taking place statewide between education and workforce stakeholders across multiple funding streams mentioned in the PPIC report such as the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, landmark federal legislation signed in 2014 which seeks to improve the nation’s workforce development system and job training programs.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Public Services announced that closures will be in place for its facilities during Christmas week.
The Eastlake Landfill in Clearlake will be closed Saturday, Dec. 24; Sunday, Dec. 25; and Monday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday.
The Lakeport Public Services office will be closed Friday, Dec. 23; Monday, Dec. 26; and Tuesday, Dec. 27.
The landfill will reopen Tuesday, Dec. 27, and the Public Services office will open on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Normal landfill operating hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
The Public Services office normal operating hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Christmas trees can be dropped off at Lake County Waste Solution, 230 Soda Bay Road in Lakeport; at the Southlake Refuse Recycling drop-off, located at the Eastlake Landfill, 16015 Davis St. in Clearlake; and Quackenbush at 16520 Davis St., starting Dec. 28 and continuing through Jan. 9.
South Lake Refuse and Recycling and Quackenbrush buyback/drop-off centers are open from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily.
Lake County Waste Solutions in Lakeport's buyback/drop-off center is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday and accepts many other recyclable materials.
Lake County Waste Solutions and South Lake Refuse & Recycling will be providing free curbside Christmas tree recycling for all their customers.
Cut trees into 3-foot pieces, place your tree into your green waste container on your regular pickup day and make sure the lid will shut. Please remove all ornaments, lights and tinsel for all Christmas tree recycling. No flocked or artificial trees will be accepted.
If you have any questions regarding this subject or any of the solid waste issues in Lake County, please call 707-262-1760.