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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport Police Department said it’s continuing to receive reports of thefts from community members relating to rental properties.
The agency first reported receiving reports of the rental scams in November, as Lake County News has reported.
Police said individuals are posing as landlords at properties in or near the city, telling the victims that they have been approved to rent and that they need to provide an online deposit of security deposits, usually via CashApp.
“Do not let yourself or your loved ones become victims. It is never a good idea to provide someone, under these or similar circumstances, with money online, especially large amounts of money. If you have not been to the rental in person, met the manager/landlord first, or signed any sort of legitimate legal documentation for the rental you should be wary of making these types of online transactions,” the police department said.
If you have been a victim of a similar scam in the city of Lakeport or have any tips that may help them identify and prosecute the suspects in this case please contact Officer Katie Hutchins at 707-263-5491, Extension 118 or emailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
You can also send the department a private message on its Facebook page, @LakeportPolice, or send an anonymous message through Nixle on your cellular telephone by texting the words TIP LAKEPORT followed by your message to 888777.
The agency first reported receiving reports of the rental scams in November, as Lake County News has reported.
Police said individuals are posing as landlords at properties in or near the city, telling the victims that they have been approved to rent and that they need to provide an online deposit of security deposits, usually via CashApp.
“Do not let yourself or your loved ones become victims. It is never a good idea to provide someone, under these or similar circumstances, with money online, especially large amounts of money. If you have not been to the rental in person, met the manager/landlord first, or signed any sort of legitimate legal documentation for the rental you should be wary of making these types of online transactions,” the police department said.
If you have been a victim of a similar scam in the city of Lakeport or have any tips that may help them identify and prosecute the suspects in this case please contact Officer Katie Hutchins at 707-263-5491, Extension 118 or email
You can also send the department a private message on its Facebook page, @LakeportPolice, or send an anonymous message through Nixle on your cellular telephone by texting the words TIP LAKEPORT followed by your message to 888777.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Board of Supervisors is putting out the call to community members interested in serving on a number of boards and commissions that advise the county government.
Service on the following boards and commissions are voluntary and countywide unless noted otherwise.
Applications are available here on the county’s website.
If you have questions regarding a vacancy on one of these advisory boards, contact the clerk of the Board of Supervisors at 707-263-2368.
The following seats are available.
Animal Control Advisory Board: Two vacancies, one for supervisorial districts 4 and 5.
Big Valley Groundwater Management Zone Commission: Three vacancies, one member-at-large, one for the agriculture users category and two in the water district category.
Child Care Planning and Development Council: Three vacancies, one in the consumer category, one for public agency and one discretionary appointee.
Countywide Parks and Recreation Advisory Board: Five vacancies, one representative from each supervisorial district.
East Region 3 Town Hall: One vacancy for a member of the Clearlake Oaks Keys Property Owners Association.
Emergency Medical Care Committee: Eight vacancies, one representing Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital, one for the community college districts, one California Highway Patrol representative, one private ambulance company, three fire departments and one emergency medical technician representative.
First Five Lake County: Two members at large vacancies.
Geothermal Advisory Committee: One Calpine Corp. representative and one for the Northern California Power Agency.
Heritage Commission: Seven vacancies, one from each supervisorial district and two members at large.
In Home Support Services Public Authority Advisory Committee: Eight vacancies. Four for senior consumers, one for a disabled community representatives, one senior community representative and one provider.
Lakeport Fire Protection District: One vacancy to the board of directors; appointees to this board must be a resident of the district, live outside the Lakeport city limits and be registered to vote in Lake County.
Library Advisory Board: Five vacancies, one representative from each supervisorial district.
Lower Lake Cemetery District: One general membership vacancy; the candidate must live within the district boundaries and be registered to vote in Lake County.
North Bay Cooperative Library Advisory Board: One vacancy for a Lake County representative.
Public Defender Oversight Committee: Two public member vacancies.
Scott’s Valley Community Advisory Board: Three public member vacancies.
Section 8 Resident Advisory Board: Nine general membership vacancies.
Solid Waste Task Force: One public representative vacancy.
Upper Lake Cemetery District: One general membership vacancy; candidates must live within the district boundaries and be registered to vote in Lake County.
Service on the following boards and commissions are voluntary and countywide unless noted otherwise.
Applications are available here on the county’s website.
If you have questions regarding a vacancy on one of these advisory boards, contact the clerk of the Board of Supervisors at 707-263-2368.
The following seats are available.
Animal Control Advisory Board: Two vacancies, one for supervisorial districts 4 and 5.
Big Valley Groundwater Management Zone Commission: Three vacancies, one member-at-large, one for the agriculture users category and two in the water district category.
Child Care Planning and Development Council: Three vacancies, one in the consumer category, one for public agency and one discretionary appointee.
Countywide Parks and Recreation Advisory Board: Five vacancies, one representative from each supervisorial district.
East Region 3 Town Hall: One vacancy for a member of the Clearlake Oaks Keys Property Owners Association.
Emergency Medical Care Committee: Eight vacancies, one representing Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital, one for the community college districts, one California Highway Patrol representative, one private ambulance company, three fire departments and one emergency medical technician representative.
First Five Lake County: Two members at large vacancies.
Geothermal Advisory Committee: One Calpine Corp. representative and one for the Northern California Power Agency.
Heritage Commission: Seven vacancies, one from each supervisorial district and two members at large.
In Home Support Services Public Authority Advisory Committee: Eight vacancies. Four for senior consumers, one for a disabled community representatives, one senior community representative and one provider.
Lakeport Fire Protection District: One vacancy to the board of directors; appointees to this board must be a resident of the district, live outside the Lakeport city limits and be registered to vote in Lake County.
Library Advisory Board: Five vacancies, one representative from each supervisorial district.
Lower Lake Cemetery District: One general membership vacancy; the candidate must live within the district boundaries and be registered to vote in Lake County.
North Bay Cooperative Library Advisory Board: One vacancy for a Lake County representative.
Public Defender Oversight Committee: Two public member vacancies.
Scott’s Valley Community Advisory Board: Three public member vacancies.
Section 8 Resident Advisory Board: Nine general membership vacancies.
Solid Waste Task Force: One public representative vacancy.
Upper Lake Cemetery District: One general membership vacancy; candidates must live within the district boundaries and be registered to vote in Lake County.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a proclamation declaring Dec. 7 as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the attack, which killed more than 2,400 people and propelled the United States into World War II.
Lake County for decades had an active group of veterans who belonged to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, who met annually to commemorate the attack at the memorial mast in Library Park in Lakeport.
The last of that group, Bill Slater of Lakeport, died on New Year’s Eve of 2017.
Gov. Newsom issued the proclamation on Monday.
The full text is below.
PROCLAMATION
Eighty years ago today, Imperial Japan launched an unprovoked attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, killing more than 2,400 Americans and destroying much of our nation's Pacific Fleet. This attack led President Roosevelt to call on Congress to declare an act of war the followinday, stating December 7, 1941 would be a “date which will live in infamy.”
As we mourn the lives of those we lost on that fateful day, we remember those who defended Pearl Harbor — and all those who answered the call to serve our country in battlefields across the world. Each year, we are reminded of these immense sacrifices and all that we owe our service members who fight to defend the freedoms we cherish.
On the 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, let us reflect on the meaning of sacrifice and heroism and pay solemn tribute to the American heroes who gave their lives that day.
NOW THEREFORE I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim December 7, 2021 , as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great
Seal of the State of California to be
affixed this 6th day of December 2021.
GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor of California
ATTEST:
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.
Secretary of State
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — The Middletown Area Town Hall will close out 2021 with an agenda that includes board nominations and getting updates from county staff.
MATH will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, via Zoom. The meeting is open to the public.
To join the Zoom meeting click on this link; the meeting ID is 832 1989 2440. Call in at 669-900-6833 or 253-215-8782.
On the agenda is a 7:10 a.m. timed item in which new Lake County Community Development Director Mary Darby will introduce herself to the town hall.
That will be followed at 7:25 p.m. by an update from Marina Deligiannis of Lake County Water Resources and at 7:30 p.m. by Todd Fiora of Callayomi County Water District.
Chair Rosemary Córdova will lead a discussion at 7:50 p.m. regarding increased thefts and break-ins in Middletown.
At 7:55 p.m., Secretary Lisa Kaplan will give a presentation on the Clean California Caltrans grant.
At 8 p.m., District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon will give MATH his monthly update.
At 8:15 p.m., they will take nominations for the MATH Board of Directors. The election will be held at the next meeting on Jan. 13.
Other items up for discussion are the possibility of moving back to in-person meetings, timed for 8:40 p.m., and at 8:45 p.m. they will suggest agenda items for the January meeting.
The MATH Board includes Chair Rosemary Córdova, Vice Chair Monica Rosenthal, Secretary Lisa Kaplan, and Ken Gonzales and Paul Baker.
MATH — established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 — is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (including Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.
For more information emailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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.
MATH will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, via Zoom. The meeting is open to the public.
To join the Zoom meeting click on this link; the meeting ID is 832 1989 2440. Call in at 669-900-6833 or 253-215-8782.
On the agenda is a 7:10 a.m. timed item in which new Lake County Community Development Director Mary Darby will introduce herself to the town hall.
That will be followed at 7:25 p.m. by an update from Marina Deligiannis of Lake County Water Resources and at 7:30 p.m. by Todd Fiora of Callayomi County Water District.
Chair Rosemary Córdova will lead a discussion at 7:50 p.m. regarding increased thefts and break-ins in Middletown.
At 7:55 p.m., Secretary Lisa Kaplan will give a presentation on the Clean California Caltrans grant.
At 8 p.m., District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon will give MATH his monthly update.
At 8:15 p.m., they will take nominations for the MATH Board of Directors. The election will be held at the next meeting on Jan. 13.
Other items up for discussion are the possibility of moving back to in-person meetings, timed for 8:40 p.m., and at 8:45 p.m. they will suggest agenda items for the January meeting.
The MATH Board includes Chair Rosemary Córdova, Vice Chair Monica Rosenthal, Secretary Lisa Kaplan, and Ken Gonzales and Paul Baker.
MATH — established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 — is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (including Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.
For more information email
Email Elizabeth Larson at
State Controller Betty T. Yee has updated her Government Compensation in California website to include self-reported 2020 salary data for K-12 education employers in the state.
The data cover 441,689 positions and nearly $20.47 billion in wages at employers including public school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education.
While cities, counties, and special districts are required to report salary and benefits data to the State Controller, K-12 education employers are voluntary reporters for the purposes of GCC.
The State Controller’s Office requested data from 1,915 education employers, 447 of whom filed compliant reports.
Another 1,333 K-12 education employers did not file salary data reports, while 128 filed reports that were incomplete or did not comply with reporting guidelines.
There were 17 fewer compliant reports filed by the publication date than last year, but the number of non-filers also decreased by 35.
In Lake County, there are nine K-12 employers, of which six did not report.
Lake County school districts that did not report were Konocti Unified, Lakeport Unified, Lucerne Elementary and Middletown Unified, along with California Connections Academy North Bay and Lake County International Charter School, the Controller’s Office reported.
Three Lake County districts did report: Kelseyville Unified, the Lake County Office of Education and Upper Lake Unified.
For those three districts that submitted reports, they gave the following information:
• Kelseyville Unified: Employees, 316; total wages, $11,848,332; total retirement and health contributions: $4,748,433.
• Lake County Office of Education: Employees, 254; total wages, $7,400,278; total retirement and health contributions: $2,451,070.
• Upper Lake Unified: Employees, 140; total wages, $5,630,856; total retirement and health contributions: $2,135,508.
As the chief fiscal officer of California, Controller Yee is responsible for accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources. The controller has independent auditing authority over government agencies that spend state funds.
The data cover 441,689 positions and nearly $20.47 billion in wages at employers including public school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education.
While cities, counties, and special districts are required to report salary and benefits data to the State Controller, K-12 education employers are voluntary reporters for the purposes of GCC.
The State Controller’s Office requested data from 1,915 education employers, 447 of whom filed compliant reports.
Another 1,333 K-12 education employers did not file salary data reports, while 128 filed reports that were incomplete or did not comply with reporting guidelines.
There were 17 fewer compliant reports filed by the publication date than last year, but the number of non-filers also decreased by 35.
In Lake County, there are nine K-12 employers, of which six did not report.
Lake County school districts that did not report were Konocti Unified, Lakeport Unified, Lucerne Elementary and Middletown Unified, along with California Connections Academy North Bay and Lake County International Charter School, the Controller’s Office reported.
Three Lake County districts did report: Kelseyville Unified, the Lake County Office of Education and Upper Lake Unified.
For those three districts that submitted reports, they gave the following information:
• Kelseyville Unified: Employees, 316; total wages, $11,848,332; total retirement and health contributions: $4,748,433.
• Lake County Office of Education: Employees, 254; total wages, $7,400,278; total retirement and health contributions: $2,451,070.
• Upper Lake Unified: Employees, 140; total wages, $5,630,856; total retirement and health contributions: $2,135,508.
As the chief fiscal officer of California, Controller Yee is responsible for accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources. The controller has independent auditing authority over government agencies that spend state funds.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Operation Tango Mike and the Kelseyville Lions will co-host “Hotcakes For Heroes” on Sunday, Dec. 12.
The breakfast will feature hot cakes, along with choices of sausage, eggs, biscuits and gravy. Beverages include juice and coffee. You may also order the deluxe version, by simply requesting “the works.”
Operation Tango Mike volunteers will take orders and serve patrons.
Santa will join us for breakfast, so bring your camera.
The event will run from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Kelseyville Lions Club, 4335 Sylar Lane, with a suggested donation of $8.
Proceeds benefit Operation Tango Mike in the ongoing effort to ship monthly care packages to deployed military personnel.
Operation Tango Mike is approaching 19 years of supporting the troops and having shipped more than 23,000 care packages.
Currently, monthly shipping fees alone average nearly $2000. Coupled with the increasing costs of care package supplies, the all-volunteer nonprofit spends in excess of $4,000 per month to send the much needed and appreciated care packages.
For more information call 707-349-2838 or emailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The breakfast will feature hot cakes, along with choices of sausage, eggs, biscuits and gravy. Beverages include juice and coffee. You may also order the deluxe version, by simply requesting “the works.”
Operation Tango Mike volunteers will take orders and serve patrons.
Santa will join us for breakfast, so bring your camera.
The event will run from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Kelseyville Lions Club, 4335 Sylar Lane, with a suggested donation of $8.
Proceeds benefit Operation Tango Mike in the ongoing effort to ship monthly care packages to deployed military personnel.
Operation Tango Mike is approaching 19 years of supporting the troops and having shipped more than 23,000 care packages.
Currently, monthly shipping fees alone average nearly $2000. Coupled with the increasing costs of care package supplies, the all-volunteer nonprofit spends in excess of $4,000 per month to send the much needed and appreciated care packages.
For more information call 707-349-2838 or email