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Published: 27 April 2012

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police and Public Works Departments would like to advise motorists to use extra caution when traveling in the area of the 300 to 600 blocks of South Main St. in Lakeport from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 28.

Hillside Honda & Yamaha-Marine is holding a 50th Anniversary event and customer appreciation day at their location, 460 S. Main St. and directly across South Main Street on D Street.

To facilitate the event D Street from South Main Street to South Forbes Street will be closed and traffic advisories and controls including a center turn lane closure and a crossing guard will be in place in front of Hillside Honda & Yamaha-Marine.

An estimated 1,000 or more people are expected to attend the event and there will be a continuing flow of heavy foot traffic crossing South Main Street to D Street throughout the day. Police and Public Works staff will be patrolling the area.

Please stay alert and use extra caution when traveling in this area.

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Published: 27 April 2012

SACRAMENTO – An omnibus bill by Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro (D-North Coast) to address a number of fisheries issues enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support this week as it was approved 12-1 by the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee.

 “AB 2363 is a result of the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture addressing the needs of the fishing community in multiple ways,” said Chesbro, who chairs the Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee. “We affectionately call it the ‘bouillabaisse bill’ because it addresses a variety of needs relating to fisheries. Every single item in this bill is something that was suggested and discussed at the 39th Annual Fisheries Forum held in February. We have heard the fishing community and we are doing something about it.”

Provisions of AB 2363 still include:

• Allows any licensed fisherman to retrieve lost or abandoned crab traps at the end of the crab season, not just the owner of trap. This will result in less derelict fishing gear in the water to ensnare wildlife or to interfere with other fishing operations.
• For commercial crabbers, a key provision tightens up emergency permit transfers to prevent large out-of-state vessels from abusing this provision of California’s Dungeness crab limited entry program.
• Permits the transfer of commercial permits to the family of a permit holder who has died, regardless of the cause of death. Currently, permits are only transferrable to the family if the permit holder dies accidentally. This is intended to eliminate further hardships on an estate trying to sell a vessel, and transfer the permits on that vessel, removing added burden of negotiating with the Department of Fish and Game over the cause of death.

“This is an important bill to the fishing community,” said Zeke Grader, executive director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, who spoke in support of AB 2363 at the Committee hearing. “If it passes, it will give us the ability to conduct clean-ups after the season to protect fish and wildlife. It is also fairer to a surviving family if a permit holder dies. It simply makes no sense the way it is now.”

AB 2363 next goes to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for consideration.

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Published: 27 April 2012

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The first Lakeport installation of a local artist’s work in a vacant store recently became a reality thanks to the cooperation of the newly formed Lake County Artists group; the building’s owner, Ross Kauper; and the Lakeport Main Street Association (LMSA).  

The photography of Chelsea Collett can now be seen in the window of 165 No. Main St.

“Our goal is to see every vacant store in downtown Lakeport displaying an area artist’s work,” said Barbara Breunig, president of the LMSA Board of Directors. “Sometimes it’s not easy convincing a property owner to cooperate, but Ross is 100 percent behind the idea which helped us get the display installed quickly.”

The project represents another step in fulfilling the passionate dream of Sherry Harris and Linda Kelly, two artists who want to see vacant store fronts throughout the county filled with the work of local artists.  

The two approached the LMSA Design Committee earlier this year and received an enthusiastic response from the group.

It was then a matter of finding a property owner willing to allow an artist access to the property.

The program is designed to give exposure to Lake County artists while protecting the rights of the property owners.  

Each artist enters into an agreement that stipulates a display will be removed with 48 hours of an owner’s request.  

The artist also signs a hold harmless agreement that protects the property owner from liability should there be any damage to the artwork.  

More than 25 artists are now available through the program and more are being added.  

The Lake County Artists’ first installation was in Kelseyville.  

Lakeport has now joined in and another installation is planned in Clearlake.

For more information about the artists group, contact Linda Kelly at 707-274-2346 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; or Sherry Harris at 707-350-2116 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .