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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. — On Monday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) gathered with Lake County leaders at the Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District Solar Array Project site to highlight the historic climate action included in the Inflation Reduction Act.
That action is taken from provisions authored by Rep. Thompson in the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now, or GREEN, Act.
“The climate crisis is one of the biggest issues that our community faces, and if we do not combat this crisis and secure our planet for future generations, everything else will be for naught,” said Thompson. “That is why the Inflation Reduction Act is vital. This law represents the most significant climate action signed into law in the history of our country, and these investments are largely pulled from my GREEN Act. Lake County knows well the devastation that climate change can cause on our community, and I was proud to stand with Lake County leaders to discuss this historic law and what it means for Lake, our state, and our nation.”
Rep. Thompson, as chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures introduced the GREEN Act earlier this Congress to use the tax code to combat the threat of climate change by boldly expanding the use of renewable energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
President Biden made the GREEN Act the basis of his climate policy which was ultimately included in the Inflation Reduction Act and signed into law earlier this month.
Rep. Thompson was joined by Lake County Supervisors Eddie Crandell and Moke Simon, Lake County Superintendent Brock Falkenberg, president of Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District Gary Graves, Trane Co. Advance Energy Program Development Lead Michael Day, and Chair of the Redwood Empire Division Sierra Club Victoria Brandon.
Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities are continuing their efforts to find a Middletown woman who was reported missing earlier this month.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Goldie Morse, 38, was reported as a missing person on Aug. 17.
She was last seen near the Black Rock Golf Course on Cobb on Aug. 13, the sheriff’s office reported. At that time it was reported that Morse did not have a cell phone and was not wearing shoes.
The sheriff’s office said it has contacted friends of Morse and they have not reported seeing her or hearing from her since Aug. 13.
“We have had a few possible sightings and are following up on everything that is provided to us,” Sheriff’s spokesperson Lauren Berlinn told Lake County News.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Lake County Central Dispatch at 707-263-2690.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities are working to locate an Upper Lake man who is under investigation for an assault.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance from the community in locating Arturo Pedro Gutierrez, 62.
Gutierrez is a person of interest in an ongoing investigation, authorities said.
Sheriff’s spokesperson Lauren Berlinn said Gutierrez is wanted for an assault on a female that took place late on Aug. 18.
“The Major Crimes unit is working on this case,” Berlinn said.
Gutierrez is a registered sex offender as a result of a 2012 indecent exposure conviction, according to state records.
The Department of Justice has assessed Gutierrez as high risk for reoffense.
Anyone with any information as to his whereabouts is asked to call the Lake County Sheriff’s Central Dispatch at 707-263-2690.
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The fire began on Saturday evening on Anderson Road and Panorama Road, west of Lower Lake.
While it burned near homes and led to some evacuations, no structures were reported to have been damaged or destroyed.
In the last update given on Monday evening, the fire’s size remained at 14 acres, with containment at 100%.
Shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, incident command reported over the air that all of Cal Fire’s units were coming off the incident.
Cal Fire spokesman Tyree Zander told Lake County News that the fire’s cause remains under investigation.
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