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- Written by: LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS
The county reported that responding to reports of stray and injured animals after normal business hours is not mandated under the law, in most cases, however, Animal Care and Control has attempted to offer “the highest possible level of service” within staffing and resource limitations.
Effective immediately, weekday after-hours calls placed by dialing 707-263-0278 will receive a response the following business day.
An on-call officer will be available during weekend hours through the remainder of October: Friday at 5 p.m. to Monday at 8 a.m., Oct. 14 to 17, 21 to 24, and 28 to 31.
Starting Nov. 1, all after-hours services will be temporarily unavailable, including weekend services.
If stray injured dogs and cats are found after 5 p.m. on weekdays or on weekends, they can still be taken to local veterinarians to receive care.
Lake County Animal Care and Control is in the process of hiring more officers, and on-call services will be reinstated as soon they can be safely provided.
Training of newly-hired officers typically takes five to six months, but the agency’s sincere hope is to accelerate this process, and resume after-hours services within the first quarter of 2023.
Animal Care and Control can be reached at 707-263-0278, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
During this time of transition, Animal Care and Control’s contracted answering service will still be receiving calls after business hours.
Any calls received will be documented and an officer will respond the next available workday.
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The California Highway Patrol will continue to expand lifesaving Spanish-language traffic safety outreach with its second El Protector — Spanish Traffic Education Program, or STEP, grant from the Office of Traffic Safety.
More than a quarter of California’s approximately 15.6 million Hispanic residents speak limited English or solely Spanish.
The El Protector program is designed to help bring traffic safety education directly to the Spanish-speaking population to reduce crashes and save lives.
Spanish-speaking officers will share traffic safety tips on Spanish media outlets and conduct traffic safety presentations with community partners at a variety of venues statewide, such as health fairs, migrant camps, businesses that employ a high number of Spanish-speaking employees and Hispanic/Latino cultural events.
Topics include the importance of seat belts/child safety restraints, the dangers of driving under the influence or being distracted behind the wheel, the primary causes of crashes, defensive driving techniques, teen/parent safe driving, driver’s license requirements, and other educational subjects.
“Making California’s roadways safer is our top priority,” said CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray. “The El Protector program strengthens the CHP’s presence with our partners in California’s Spanish-speaking communities and provides every resident with traffic safety knowledge and resources to reduce crashes and save lives.”
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Lake Family Resource Center will host the sixth annual walk on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 5350 Main St. in Kelseyville.
The event will begin at 9 a.m. and will take place, rain or shine, with participants wearing purple as they walk through town.
Lake Family Resource Center Victim Services Program Director Sheri Young said the purpose of the walk is to honor those who survived, to mourn those who have been lost and to join advocates, partners and community members throughout Lake County through visual awareness.
Those suffering as a result of domestic violence and needing help can call or text the community crisis line around the clock, seven days a week, by calling or texting 888-485-7733.
For more information about the Purple Power Walk, call 707-279-0563 or email
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- Written by: Lake County Association of Realtors
Over the month of September, the total homes sold through the multiple listing service totaled 94, compared to 99 during the same time last year.
The homes sold include traditionally built “stick-built” houses as well as manufactured homes on land.
There were five sales of mobile homes in parks compared to six for the same time last year, and 27 bare land — lots and acreage — sales, compared with 38 for the same time last year.
Total percentage of homes bought for all cash in September was 34%, compared to 23% for the same time last year.
Of those, 36% were financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (“conventional loans”) compared to 55% for the same time last year; 20% were financed by FHA (same as last year this time); and 3% were financed by the VA or CalVet (unchanged from this time last year); 6% had other financing such as private loans or seller financed notes (compared to 9% last year at this time).
There are 416 homes on the market right now. If the rate of sales stays the same at 94 homes sold per month, there are 4.4 months of inventory on the market at the moment compared to 5.2 months of inventory a month ago. That means that if no new homes are brought to the market for sale, in 4.4 months all of these homes would be sold and there would be none available.
Less than six months of inventory is generally considered to be a “sellers’ market” while more than six months of inventory is often called a “buyers’ market.”
The inventory had been growing steadily from March through August, but last month stopped that trend.
Most homes were selling very close to the asking price, at an average of 96% of the asking price.
This is in contrast to other areas, where homes sell for more than the asking price.
The median time on the market last month was 32 days, compared to 20 days for this time last year.
The median sale price of a single family home in Lake County over the last 30 days was $282,500, a drop from last month’s $300,000, and lower than $350,000 during this time period last year.
In the past 30 days, 33% of homes sold had seller concessions for an average of $8,201; a year ago, 24% of homes sold had an average seller concession of $5,991.
A more detailed breakdown by the different areas is below.
