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“These bills curb predatory and abusive practices used to target vulnerable Californians, and empower consumers to make informed decisions with their hard-earned money,” said Gov. Newsom. “With the nation's strongest state consumer financial protection watchdog and these new measures, California continues to have the backs of working families recovering from the pandemic.”
Gov. Newsom last year signed legislation establishing the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, significantly expanding the state’s capacity to protect consumers by bringing on additional investigators and attorneys to supervise financial institutions and crack down on financial predators.
Modeled on the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the department’s creation was a key idea in the governor’s January 2020-2021 budget proposal.
The governor on Monday signed AB 1405 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), which protects Californians from predatory debt settlement practices, ensuring providers disclose important information about the process to consumers. Under the legislation, customers who enroll in a debt settlement plan will have a three-day window to review the disclosures before the contract takes effect.
SB 531 by Sen. Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) allows consumers to request verification that collectors have the authority to collect a debt and prohibits a creditor from selling a consumer debt unless notice has been provided to the debtor at least 30 days before selling the debt.
AB 390 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) strengthens protections under California's Auto Renewal Law by ensuring that consumers can cancel automatic renewal and continuous service subscriptions online. The legislation also requires businesses to notify consumers before the expiration of a free trial or promotional price included as part of a subscription offer.
AB 1221 by Assemblymember Heath Flora (R-Ripon) clarifies that the terms of extended warranties which continue until they are canceled must be made clear to the buyer.
AB 1320 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) requires licensed companies offering money transfer services to prominently provide a live customer service toll-free telephone number, ensuring consumers can readily seek assistance.
A full list of the bills signed by the governor to protect consumers and expand access to financial services is below:
AB 390 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Advertising: automatic renewal and continuous service offers: notice and online termination.
AB 1177 by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) – California Public Banking Option Act.
AB 1221 by Assemblymember Heath Flora (R-Ripon) – Consumer warranties: service contracts: cancellation: disclosures.
AB 1320 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) – Money transmission: customer service.
AB 1405 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) – Debt settlement practices.
SB 531 by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) – Consumer debt.
For full text of the bills, visit http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
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Beginning Oct. 1, this grant enables officers to conduct enhanced enforcement patrols and public awareness campaigns throughout the state.
“It is important for motorists to scan each intersection for foot and bicycle traffic before entering, and it is especially important during hours of darkness,” CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray said. “Pedestrian and bicycle fatalities account for nearly one-third of all traffic-related deaths annually in California with the vast majority occurring at night.”
In 2019 and 2020 combined, 7,594 people were killed in crashes throughout California, with pedestrians and bicyclists accounting for 2,354 of those deaths.
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and on National Walk to School Day, Oct. 6, the CHP will focus its education and enforcement efforts in locations with high numbers of pedestrian and bicyclist crashes.
Officers in plain clothes will work with uniformed officers to monitor crosswalks and areas surrounding schools for motorists who fail to yield the right-of-way or who drive unsafe and illegally.
The educational component of the grant funds traffic safety skills and training courses and informative presentations related to safe traffic behavior for high-risk populations, including older community members and youth.
The grant also supports the distribution of safety equipment such as bicycle helmets and reflective gear.
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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The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8, online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and on the county’s Facebook page. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 939 8784 0732, pass code 846973. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16699006833,,93987840732#,,,,*846973#.
All interested members of the public that do not have internet access or a Mediacom cable subscription are encouraged to call 669-900-6833, and enter the Zoom meeting ID and pass code information above.
To submit a written comment on any agenda item visit https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and click on the eComment feature linked to the meeting date. If a comment is submitted after the meeting begins, it may not be read during the meeting but will become a part of the record.
At 10:40 a.m., the board will consider an urgency ordinance amending the water hauler ordinance prohibiting water hauling to commercial agricultural operations including cannabis cultivation sites.
In his report to his fellow supervisors, Board Chair Bruno Sabatier explained that on Aug. 24 the board approved an urgency ordinance prohibiting water hauling to unpermitted cannabis sites.
“After reviewing the changes that were made on the day it was approved, it became apparent that the changes made to the originally submitted ordinance prohibited the enforcement as it is not apparent as to what is a legal grow and what is an illegal grow for cannabis cultivation for water haulers,” Sabatier wrote.
“Upon further conversations about traditional agriculture, it was decided that since traditional agriculture does not rely on water trucks for crop cultivation that I would bring back an amendment to the ordinance to include all commercial agricultural operations including cannabis cultivation therefore helping to make this ordinance enforceable,” he said.
Sabatier said there are exceptions to this ordinance such as grazing animals, the raising of small animals and poultry, domestic livestock farming, dairying and animal husbandry.
He said it’s meant for commercial crop activity only and provides guidance that the ordinance shall not apply to hauling for the purpose of construction use nor for residential use.
“I am also requesting to reimplement a clarification for part of the cannabis ordinance that allows for water delivery during an emergency. I am again offering that a declared drought, one that is constant and known prior to harvesting this year is not an emergency that would allow for water delivery. Cannabis permits are provided based on land use reviews, providing water from unknown outside sources has not been reviewed and could be detrimental to other areas outside of the scope of the project if allowed to continue,” Sabatier wrote.
In other business on Tuesday, at 9:06 a.m., the board will get an update on the COVID-19 situation in Lake County and at 9:30 a.m. will present a proclamation designating October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month in Lake County.
At 9:40 a.m., Northshore Fire will give the board a presentation on its fire fuels crew project and the board will consider the Lake County Community Risk Reduction Authority report at 10:30 a.m.
In untimed items, the board will consider forming a county comprehensive drought planning work group and hear a presentation on the Big Valley Groundwater Basin Sustainable Groundwater Management Act progress and Groundwater Sustainability Plan engagement activities.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation designating the month of October 2021 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month in Lake County.
5.2: Approve Budget transfer for purchase of fixed asset for Behavioral Health.
5.3: Approve the agreement between the county of Lake and the Lake County Office of Education for the Mental Health Student Services Act Program for Fiscal Year 2021-26 in the amount of $2,112,250 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.4: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for meetings on Aug. 24 and Sept. 21, 2021.
5.5: Approve Agreement No. 2 for planning services for Lake County Community Development for a maximum of $25,000 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.7: Approve Agreement No. 2 with Aram Bronston for professional services for a maximum of $40,000 and authorize the chair to sign.
5.8: Approve the continuation of a local health emergency related to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) as proclaimed by the Lake County Public Health officer.
5.9: Approve the continuation of a local health emergency and order prohibiting the endangerment of the community through the unsafe removal, transport and disposal of fire debris for the LNU Complex wildfire.
5.10: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Mendocino Complex Fire incident (River and Ranch fires).
5.11: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to COVID-19.
5.12: Approve the continuation of an emergency declaration for drought conditions.
5.13: Approve the continuation of a local emergency in Lake County in response to the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire event.
5.14: Approve the continuation of a local emergency due to the Pawnee fire incident.
5.15: Approve continuation of a local health emergency by the Lake County Public Health officer for the Cache fire.
5.16: Approve continuation of a local emergency by the Lake County sheriff/OES director for the Cache fire.
5.17: Approve a budget transfer in Budget Unit 1671, Facilities Maintenance, for $177,519 for two trailer-mounted generators.
5.18: Approve long distance travel for Sgt. John Drewrey to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to attend the ninth Police Recruitment and Retention Summit from Jan. 23 to 26, 2022, for an amount not to exceed $4,000.
5.19: (a) Approve purchase of civil software and (b) authorize the sheriff to enter into a contract with Teleosoft Inc.
5.20: Approve contract between the county of Lake and Lake Transit Authority for local public transportation services in the amount of $45,600, from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:06 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 9:30 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of October 2021 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month in Lake County.
6.4, 9:40 a.m.: Presentation by Northshore Fire regarding its fire fuels crew project.
6.5, 10:30 a.m.: Consideration of report from the Lake County Community Risk Reduction Authority.
6.6, 10:40 a.m.: Consideration of urgency ordinance amending water hauler ordinance prohibiting water hauling to commercial agricultural operations including cannabis cultivation sites.
6.7, 11 a.m.: Consideration of Local Jurisdiction Assistance Grant Program.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of forming a county comprehensive drought planning work group.
7.3: (a) Consideration of agreement for training services “Leading for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in County Government,” and (b) direction to appointed management employees and encouragement to elected department heads to attend this training .
7.4: Consideration to approve staff recommendation to apply for grant funding from the National Association of County and City Health Officials.
7.5: Presentation of Big Valley Groundwater Basin Sustainable Groundwater Management Act progress and Groundwater Sustainability Plan engagement activities.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation: Community Development director.
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The council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The agenda can be found here.
The council chambers will be open to the public for the meeting. In accordance with updated guidelines from the state of California and revised Cal OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards, persons who are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 are required to wear a face covering at this meeting.
If you cannot attend in person, and would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the Zoom meeting remotely at this link or join by phone by calling toll-free 669-900-9128 or 346-248-7799.
The webinar ID is 973 6820 1787, access code is 477973; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in “listen mode” only and will not be able to participate or comment.
Comments can be submitted by email to
Indicate in the email subject line "for public comment" and list the item number of the agenda item that is the topic of the comment. Comments that are read to the council will be subject to the three minute time limitation (approximately 350 words). Written comments that are only to be provided to the council and not read at the meeting will be distributed to the council before the meeting.
During presentations, the council will meet new Lakeport Police Officer Nicholas Steward and will receive an update on the Westside Community Park Committee’s work on the park.
Under council business, Assistant City Manager and Finance Director Nick Walker will present the city’s fourth quarter financial statement and ask for approval of recommended amendments to the fiscal year 2021-22 budget.
The council also will consider directing staff to conduct public outreach on coronavirus state and local Fiscal Recovery Funds spending options and report back their findings.
On the consent agenda — items usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; the Sept. 27 warrant register; minutes of the regular council meeting on Sept. 21; approval of a resolution rescinding Resolution 2808 (2021) and revising the master pay schedule in conformance with California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5; and adoption of a resolution authorizing remote teleconference meetings of the Lakeport City Council and its legislative bodies pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e).
The council also has scheduled a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with unrepresented management employees.
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