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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Lake County Parks & Recreation will host a community meeting to solicit public input for potential improvements and increased recreational opportunities at Mount Konocti County Park.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Kelseyville Elementary School Multi-Use Room at 5065 Konocti Road.
“Mount Konocti is not only one of our county’s most definitive landmarks, it offers extraordinary opportunities for outdoor recreation,” said Lake County Public Services Director Lars Ewing. “Views from Wright Peak Summit have long captured the imagination of local residents and visitors alike. We want to build on what Mount Konocti County Park has to offer, and your input will help inform our next steps.”
Those who attend this in-person meeting are strongly encouraged to take appropriate COVID-19 precautions (social distancing; face coverings; hand washing), to ensure all participants can safely engage in this important community discussion.
All residents and people otherwise connected to Lake County are encouraged to respond to the Mount Konocti County Park survey.
Comments, questions and other input can likewise be directed toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Kelseyville Elementary School Multi-Use Room at 5065 Konocti Road.
“Mount Konocti is not only one of our county’s most definitive landmarks, it offers extraordinary opportunities for outdoor recreation,” said Lake County Public Services Director Lars Ewing. “Views from Wright Peak Summit have long captured the imagination of local residents and visitors alike. We want to build on what Mount Konocti County Park has to offer, and your input will help inform our next steps.”
Those who attend this in-person meeting are strongly encouraged to take appropriate COVID-19 precautions (social distancing; face coverings; hand washing), to ensure all participants can safely engage in this important community discussion.
All residents and people otherwise connected to Lake County are encouraged to respond to the Mount Konocti County Park survey.
Comments, questions and other input can likewise be directed to
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Just as Pacific Gas and Electric Co. finished restoring power to 25,000 customers across portions of the state on Tuesday night because of a public safety power shut-off, the company said it is preparing for another possible shut-off beginning early Thursday.
Just over 4,000 Lake County customers — most of them in the south county — were included in the public safety power shut-off, or PSPS, that began early Monday and was completed by Tuesday night.
PG&E spokeswoman Deanna Contreras told Lake County News on Tuesday night that all Lake County customers impacted by the PSPS had their power restored by that point.
After the all clear was called by company meteorologists on Monday night, and before restoring power, PG&E crews patrolled power transmission equipment to look for damage.
PG&E said preliminary data shows at least four instances of weather-related damage and hazards in the PSPS-affected areas, including vegetation on lines.
The company said that wind-caused damage could have resulted in wildfire ignitions had it not de-energized power lines.
While PG&E has completed this latest PSPS, it’s already looking at another.
The company said Tuesday night that it is continuing to monitor another weather system expected to bring dry offshore winds to Northern and Central California.
As a result, it may need to call a second PSPS this week to reduce wildfire risk.
PG&E said it began sending two-day advance notifications on Tuesday to approximately 29,000 customers in small, targeted portions of 19 counties and four tribes who could be affected by this next PSPS, which could begin early Thursday.
An estimated 1,774 Lake County customers — 116 of them in the Medical Baseline program — are expected to be impacted in the next PSPS, which locally could begin between noon and 2 a.m. Thursday.
Those customers are located north of Clearlake Oaks, south and east of Lower Lake, and in the Cobb and Middletown areas.
Three community resource centers — where impacted residents can get water and snacks, charge medical and electronic equipment, and get updates on the outage — are planned for Lake County should the shut-off come to pass.
They will open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the outage, and will be located at the Live Oaks Senior Center, 12502 Foothill Blvd., Clearlake Oaks; Little Red Schoolhouse, 15780 Bottle Rock Road, Cobb; and Twin Pine Casino and Hotel, 22223 Highway 29, Middletown.
Information about PSPS events can be found here.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Planning Commission will meet this week to discuss several cannabis projects, a billboard permit extension and teleconferencing rules.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The agenda is here.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The webinar ID is 962 4983 4811, the pass code is 138203.
Access the meeting via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,96249834811#,,,,*138203# or dial in at 669-900-6833.
The meeting also can be viewed on the county’s website or Facebook page.
At 9:05 a.m., the commission will consider adoption of the Assembly Bill 361 findings authorizing teleconference meetings during a state of emergency.
At 9:10 a.m., a public hearing will take place to consider the approval of a major use permit sought by Charles Collins and High Caliber Farms.
The project requests three A-Type 3 medium outdoor cultivation licenses and one A-Type 13 self-distribution license for commercial cannabis cultivation and distribution, with 37,466 square feet of canopy on a 78-acre property at 12194 White Rock Canyon Road in Upper Lake.
At 9:15 a.m., the commission will hold a public hearing to consider a request from LaMonica Signs for a five-year extension for a major use permit for an existing billboard at 255 Soda Bay Road in Lakeport.
A public hearing timed for 9:25 a.m. will consider a major use permit sought by Brian D. Pensack and Garrett W. Burdick of Lake Vista Farms LLC for 15 acres of outdoor commercial cannabis canopy area within five fenced cultivation areas, up to 25.8 acres, at 2050 and 2122 Ogulin Canyon Road in Clearlake.
The cultivation accessory items include portable toilets, trash enclosures, vegetative waste storage area, 2,500-gallon water storage tanks at each cultivation area, and Conex shipping containers and/or 8-foot by 8-foot storage sheds or similar for storage of pesticides, fertilizers, and hazardous materials, with an onsite nursery within an existing barn.
The commission also will hold a public hearing, timed for 9:20 a.m., for an amendment to an original use permit for Coast Oak and Carl Tharp at 7560 Highway 29, Kelseyville.
The project proposes to convert 14,080 square feet of mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation to 15,000 square feet of outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation.
Also on Thursday, the commission is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. to consider reimbursement of up to $1,008 for out of county travel to a conference hosted by the California County Planning Commissioners Association in Eureka, which will be held Oct. 15 and 16.
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.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The agenda is here.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The webinar ID is 962 4983 4811, the pass code is 138203.
Access the meeting via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,96249834811#,,,,*138203# or dial in at 669-900-6833.
The meeting also can be viewed on the county’s website or Facebook page.
At 9:05 a.m., the commission will consider adoption of the Assembly Bill 361 findings authorizing teleconference meetings during a state of emergency.
At 9:10 a.m., a public hearing will take place to consider the approval of a major use permit sought by Charles Collins and High Caliber Farms.
The project requests three A-Type 3 medium outdoor cultivation licenses and one A-Type 13 self-distribution license for commercial cannabis cultivation and distribution, with 37,466 square feet of canopy on a 78-acre property at 12194 White Rock Canyon Road in Upper Lake.
At 9:15 a.m., the commission will hold a public hearing to consider a request from LaMonica Signs for a five-year extension for a major use permit for an existing billboard at 255 Soda Bay Road in Lakeport.
A public hearing timed for 9:25 a.m. will consider a major use permit sought by Brian D. Pensack and Garrett W. Burdick of Lake Vista Farms LLC for 15 acres of outdoor commercial cannabis canopy area within five fenced cultivation areas, up to 25.8 acres, at 2050 and 2122 Ogulin Canyon Road in Clearlake.
The cultivation accessory items include portable toilets, trash enclosures, vegetative waste storage area, 2,500-gallon water storage tanks at each cultivation area, and Conex shipping containers and/or 8-foot by 8-foot storage sheds or similar for storage of pesticides, fertilizers, and hazardous materials, with an onsite nursery within an existing barn.
The commission also will hold a public hearing, timed for 9:20 a.m., for an amendment to an original use permit for Coast Oak and Carl Tharp at 7560 Highway 29, Kelseyville.
The project proposes to convert 14,080 square feet of mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation to 15,000 square feet of outdoor commercial cannabis cultivation.
Also on Thursday, the commission is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. to consider reimbursement of up to $1,008 for out of county travel to a conference hosted by the California County Planning Commissioners Association in Eureka, which will be held Oct. 15 and 16.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — The Middletown Area Town Hall’s agenda for this week includes discussing issues about the downtown and upcoming area projects.
MATH will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, via Zoom. The meeting is open to the public.
To join the Zoom meeting click on this link; the meeting ID is 935 1671 5770. Call in at 669-900-6833.
At 7:10 p.m., the group will get an update from Supervisor Moke Simon, followed by a discussion at 7:25 p.m. of the trash problem in downtown Middletown.
Laurel Bard of the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center will give an update on upcoming area projects at 7:40 p.m. and Monica Rosenthal will lead a discussion ahead of a vote on a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. grant for Lake County’s municipal groups at 7:55 p.m.
At 8:10 p.m., there will be public comment for items not on the agenda, followed by an 8:20 p.m. discussion regarding moving back to in-person meetings.
The final item on the agenda, timed for 8:25 p.m., is about agenda items for the Nov. 11 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, Oct. 14, via Zoom. The meeting is open to the public.
To join the Zoom meeting click on this link; the meeting ID is 935 1671 5770. Call in at 669-900-6833.
At 7:10 p.m., the group will get an update from Supervisor Moke Simon, followed by a discussion at 7:25 p.m. of the trash problem in downtown Middletown.
Laurel Bard of the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center will give an update on upcoming area projects at 7:40 p.m. and Monica Rosenthal will lead a discussion ahead of a vote on a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. grant for Lake County’s municipal groups at 7:55 p.m.
At 8:10 p.m., there will be public comment for items not on the agenda, followed by an 8:20 p.m. discussion regarding moving back to in-person meetings.
The final item on the agenda, timed for 8:25 p.m., is about agenda items for the Nov. 11 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
Excessive speed and aggressive driving are a major concern on California freeways. A federally funded grant will continue to help support the California Highway Patrol’s lifesaving grant campaign targeting dangerous driving behaviors.
The goal of the Regulate Aggressive Driving and Reduce Speed, or RADARS, VI grant is to decrease traffic crashes attributed to speed and the number of people killed and injured in these crashes.
In federal fiscal year 2018-2019, speed was a factor in approximately 45 percent of all fatal and injury-causing crashes in California. That year, 36,036 speed-related crashes killed 335 people and injured 53,060 others.
“Reckless driving behaviors are a significant threat to all who use California’s roadways,” said CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray. “The RADARS grant will provide for a focused education and enforcement campaign targeting speeding motorists and aggressive driving behaviors, including street racing and sideshow activities, to help prevent crashes resulting in death or injury.”
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, CHP has noted a significant increase in incidents of unsafe driving behaviors: motorists exceeding 100 miles per hour on state highways, illicit street racing and sideshow activities, and speed-related crashes.
Between April 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021, the CHP issued more than 44,500 citations to motorists traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour.
To address the issue, the CHP used federal grant funding to conduct enhanced speed enforcement operations on state routes with a history of speed-related incidents, collaborated with local law enforcement agencies to create street racing and sideshow task forces, and conducted social media campaigns to educate the public about the dangers of speeding, aggressive driving, and street racing.
The RADARS grant will allow the CHP to conduct a comparable campaign from Oct. l, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The goal of the Regulate Aggressive Driving and Reduce Speed, or RADARS, VI grant is to decrease traffic crashes attributed to speed and the number of people killed and injured in these crashes.
In federal fiscal year 2018-2019, speed was a factor in approximately 45 percent of all fatal and injury-causing crashes in California. That year, 36,036 speed-related crashes killed 335 people and injured 53,060 others.
“Reckless driving behaviors are a significant threat to all who use California’s roadways,” said CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray. “The RADARS grant will provide for a focused education and enforcement campaign targeting speeding motorists and aggressive driving behaviors, including street racing and sideshow activities, to help prevent crashes resulting in death or injury.”
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, CHP has noted a significant increase in incidents of unsafe driving behaviors: motorists exceeding 100 miles per hour on state highways, illicit street racing and sideshow activities, and speed-related crashes.
Between April 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021, the CHP issued more than 44,500 citations to motorists traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour.
To address the issue, the CHP used federal grant funding to conduct enhanced speed enforcement operations on state routes with a history of speed-related incidents, collaborated with local law enforcement agencies to create street racing and sideshow task forces, and conducted social media campaigns to educate the public about the dangers of speeding, aggressive driving, and street racing.
The RADARS grant will allow the CHP to conduct a comparable campaign from Oct. l, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a San Francisco man who has been missing since he went kayaking on Clear Lake on Sunday.
Deputies received a missing person’s report regarding Dylan Rockne Flanagan, 28, on Sunday night, said Lt. Rich Ward.
Flanagan and friends were reported to be staying at a vacation rental this week to celebrate his birthday when he decided to go out kayaking late Sunday afternoon, heading toward Rattlesnake Island, according to information a friend of Flanagan’s shared with Lake County News.
Ward said deputies responded to the report of an overdue kayaker near East State Highway 20 and Olson Road in Clearlake Oaks at 8:20 p.m. Sunday.
He said they spoke to Flanagan’s girlfriend, who said he was last seen at approximately 4:45 p.m. while kayaking on Clear Lake.
Ward said Flanagan was last seen wearing a navy-colored Hawaiian shirt, straw hat and pink shorts. He is reported to be 6 feet, 1 inch tall.
His girlfriend contacted Flanagan on his cellphone at approximately 5:06 p.m. Sunday and he advised he was on the kayak and was OK. But all of the subsequent calls went to his voicemail and no one has seen or heard from Flanagan, Ward said.
Ward said deputies contacted the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Unit and requested their assistance.
Marine Patrol conducted a search of the area as well as a visual search of the shoreline along Highway 20 and the Rattlesnake Island area. Due to weather conditions and high wind, Marine Patrol ceased their search efforts until Monday morning, Ward said.
Ward said Marine Patrol continued a search of Clear Lake for Flanagan on Monday.
At approximately 9:37 a.m. Monday, Marine Patrol units located a dark green kayak in the area of Widgeon Bay, Ward said. Deputies suspected the kayak to be associated with Flanagan and took possession of the kayak for safekeeping.
Marine Patrol continued their search of Clear Lake throughout the day and utilized side-scan sonar to assist in their search efforts, Ward said.
On Tuesday, Ward said Marine Patrol units continued their search efforts and are actively searching Clear Lake for Flanagan.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is actively working with Flanagan’s family and friends in an effort to locate Flanagan, Ward said.
Anyone with information pertaining to Flanagan’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Central Dispatch nonemergency line at 707-263-2690.