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The community meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18.
The town hall will be streamed live on Facebook or on McGuire’s website.
You may also dial in to listen by phone at 1-669-900-6833 and enter the Webinar ID, 975 8621 7852.
Dr. Jose Morales, Kaiser Permanente pediatrician and assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and infectious disease physician Dr. Timothy Brewer of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Geffen School of Medicine will join McGuire to talk about the facts and dispel the myths surrounding this public health crisis.
They’ll also cover the latest surge and what to expect as we head into the fall for adults and kids in school.
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Assemblymember James Ramos, a member of the Serrano/Cahuilla tribe, is the first California Native American lawmaker elected in the state’s 170-year history. He has been working to enact a California Native American Day since 1998.
“I was a San Manuel council member when I started working toward this goal with then-Assemblymember Joe Baca Sr. This is one more step forward in recognizing and building knowledge about the history, culture and contributions of California’s Native Americans,” Ramos said.
Judiciary employee holidays are set in the Code of Civil Procedure and a change requires legislation. Other state employees are covered in the Government Code.
AB 855 would amend the Code of Civil Procedure to recognize California Native American Day as a judicial holiday to provide proper recognition for the state’s First People and celebrate their history.
It would not create an additional paid holiday for court personnel because Columbus Day would be exchanged for another state holiday, California Native American Day which is celebrated on the fourth Friday in September.
Court personnel are currently the only state workers receiving the existing Oct. 12 holiday as a paid day off.
The Judicial Council, a sponsor of the proposal, voted in January to seek authority to ensure California Native American Day is designated as a paid holiday for court employees.
“The Judicial Council is proud to sponsor AB 855, and thanks Assemblymember Ramos for authoring this historic bill,” the council said in a statement. “The judicial branch recognizes that access to justice is served by ensuring all Californians feel seen by the justice system, and this bill recognizes and celebrates the important contributions of Native Americans to this state. The Judicial Council extends its gratitude to the members of the Senate for their support of AB 855.”
“Our state Judicial Council brought the idea for this bill forward, and I thank them for their initiative,” Ramos added. “For more than 20 years, I have worked to help create a day recognizing California’s First People and their history. California has the greatest number of Native Americans residing within its boundaries, and it is fitting that we begin to expand our commemoration of this holiday.”
AB 855 is sponsored by the Judicial Council of California. It is also supported by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation and the California Tribal Business Alliance.
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“With great concern and love for our community, and out of an abundance of caution, we have made the decision to postpone the Blackberry Cobbler Festival,” said the Cobb Area Council, the event’s organizer, in a statement. “We are aiming to protect our community, our guests, and our beloved festival from negative impacts.”
The event had been planned for Aug. 28 at the Whispering Pines Resort in Cobb.
The festival is part of a larger plan created by the Economic Development Committee of the Cobb Area Council to bring more visitors to the Cobb area to help stimulate economic growth by supporting local businesses and artisans, and to celebrate the community’s unique offerings and fun locations.
Despite the postponement, there will still be an opportunity to enjoy some delicious blackberry cobbler.
Contact the Cobb Mountain Lion's Club to find out how you can order your award winning blackberry cobbler (made by last year's grand prize winner Kelly Stuckey).
Follow their Facebook page for updates on their drive-thru event on Aug. 28.
Several Cobb businesses will still offer smaller events and entertainment that can be enjoyed including:
— Live music at Mandala Springs; weekend packages, www.mandala.org, 707-371-5022.
— Live music in the evening at Adams Springs Golf Course, 707-928-9992.
— Swimming and events at Pine Grove Resort, www.pinegrovecobb.com.
— Blackberry menu items all week at Mountain High Coffee & Books, 16295 Highway 175.
— Guided hike with Friends of Boggs Mountain, contact
Visit http://ExploreCobbCA.com for more information and to support the artists and businesses in the Cobb community.
The Cobb Area Council said it’s grateful for the generous donation from Calpine Corp. and their commitment to support the event when it can next happen.
The group also thanked the Strickler family of Whispering Pines Resort, Seigler Springs Community Redevelopment Association, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., California Tendai Buddhists, Pat and Jon Meyer, Adventist Health Clear Lake, Boatique Winery, Kelsey Creek Brewery, Shannon Ridge Winery, Fore Family Winery, Pope Valley Winery and many volunteers who have put in hours of work and donations.
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The National Weather Service had previously issued a fire weather watch, but that has been upgraded.
The red flag warning is in effect in Lake County from 11 p.m. Tuesday to 8 p.m. Wednesday in areas above the 1,500-foot elevation mark.
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly as a result of strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures.
The National Weather Service said northwest to north winds of up to 25 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 35 miles per hour, are possible Tuesday afternoon and evening, and into early Wednesday.
The combination of winds, low humidity and high temperature could result in critical fire conditions, officials said.
That windstorm has caused PG&E to move forward with plans for a potential public safety power shutoff, or PSPS. The company began notifying customers on Sunday night of a possible outage.
As of early Tuesday afternoon, 18 counties, including Lake, are still in the area of the planned outage, but in Lake County the number of customers expected to be impacted has more than doubled since Monday night.
On Tuesday, PG&E said 4,563 customers in Lake County are in the anticipated outage area, with 353 of those in the Medical Baseline program.
The estimated time of shutoff in Lake County is between 7 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, with restoration expected as of 2 p.m. Thursday.
PG&E customers can look up their addresses to find out if their location is being monitored for the potential safety shutoff at www.pge.com/pspsupdates.
Editor’s note: The story has been updated to show restoration may occur in Lake County as late as Thursday afternoon.
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