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The following is a rundown of planned events taking place through Sunday around Lake County.
THURSDAY, JULY 1
CLEARLAKE
Midway of Fun carnival
The Midway of Fun carnival will take place at Austin Park, 14077 Lakeshore Drive.
Hours on Thursday, July 1, will be 4 to 10 p.m.
Presale tickets are available at Tatonka Land Mini Golf. For ticket information call 707-994-1661 or 707-972-8502.
Tickets also are available online through Friday, July 2, at https://brassring.magicmoneyllc.com/MagicMoney_Web/ETicket/EventDetails/31.
FRIDAY, JULY 2
CLEARLAKE
Midway of Fun carnival
The Midway of Fun carnival will take place at Austin Park, 14077 Lakeshore Drive.
Hours on Friday, July 2, will be 4 to 10 p.m.
Presale tickets are available at Tatonka Land Mini Golf. For ticket information call 707-994-1661 or 707-972-8502.
Tickets also are available online through Friday, July 2, at https://brassring.magicmoneyllc.com/MagicMoney_Web/ETicket/EventDetails/31.
SATURDAY, JULY 3
CLEARLAKE
Redbud Parade and Festival
The 64th Redbud Parade and Festival will include a parade, carnival, festival, worm races and fireworks.
The parade, the theme of which is “Stars and Stripes,” begins at 11 a.m. at Redbud Park and travels Lakeshore Drive to Austin Park.
Arts, crafts and food vendors, games and entertainment will be offered during the festival at Austin Park.
This year, the International Worm Races will return.
A concert in the new band shell at Austin Park, hosted by the city of Clearlake, will begin at 5 p.m.
The fireworks display over Clear Lake will begin at dusk, at around 9:15 p.m.
Midway of Fun carnival
The Midway of Fun carnival will take place at Austin Park, 14077 Lakeshore Drive.
Hours on Saturday, July 3, will be noon to midnight.
Presale tickets are available at Tatonka Land Mini Golf. For ticket information call 707-994-1661 or 707-972-8502.
LAKEPORT
Lakeport Speedway racing and fireworks
Lakeport Speedway will have its firework show along with racing on July 3.
July 3 will feature the Vintage Midgets, Bombers, Limited Modifieds, Jammers, Bandoleros and Pro 4 Modifieds. Racing will begin at 5 p.m.
Tickets are $14 for adults, $11 for children ages 6 to 11, and family passes — for two adults and up to three children — are $34.
Tickets are on sale online here and at the gate. People are encouraged to purchase tickets online to help speed up the lines at the racetrack.
The Lakeport Speedway is located at 401 Martin St.
SUNDAY, JULY 4
CLEARLAKE
Midway of Fun carnival
The Midway of Fun carnival will take place at Austin Park, 14077 Lakeshore Drive.
Hours on Sunday, July 4, will be noon to 8 p.m.
Presale tickets are available at Tatonka Land Mini Golf. For ticket information call 707-994-1661 or 707-972-8502.
LAKEPORT
City of Lakeport Independence Day celebration
Fireworks will thunder and boom over Lakeport's Library Park again this July 4.
The annual Independence Day display that was snuffed out last year due to the pandemic returns this year with a bang.
A street fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The professional fireworks display over Clear Lake will begin at approximately 9:30 p.m.
While alcohol is prohibited in the parklands this year, the footprint has broadened to include the new Lakefront Park area located at 810 N. Main St., giving more upfront seating than ever.
Please leave your alcohol at home and bring your friends and your chair to enjoy the celebration.
“Safe and sane” fireworks are permitted in Lakeport July 1 to 4. These fireworks are illegal in all other parts of Lake County. Be aware of fire danger, use safely and follow all the laws related to fireworks.
An expanded discharge area for safe and sane fireworks will be featured on Fourth Street at Library Park.
For event information and alerts, please text FIREWORKS to 888777.
Konocti Vista fireworks display
Konocti Vista Casino will hold its annual fireworks display again this year on July 4.
It will take place from 6 to 10 p.m.
Konocti Vista Casino is located at 2755 Mission Rancheria Road, Lakeport.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Two dozen volunteers joined local agencies and braved the heat on the morning of June 19 to take part in the Clear Lake Shoreline Clean-Up.
The Lake County Water Resources Department’s AmeriCorps CivicSpark Fellows organized the four-hour event.
The fellows partnered with Lake County Special Districts, the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, C&S Waste Solutions and Lake County Public Services in carrying out the cleanup.
Cleanup sites were located at Library Park in Lakeport, Redbud Park in Clearlake and Lucerne Harbor Park.
Lake County Water Resources reported that the cleanup resulted in four trailers and 32 bags of trash collected, totaling more than 1,300 pounds of waste.
Over 1,000 pounds were collected at Library Park in Lakeport, 120 pounds were collected at Redbud Park in Clearlake and 224 pounds were collected at Lucerne Harbor Park in Lucerne, according to a report from CivicSpark Fellow Nikol Damato.
Damato said the cleanup was a success, exceeding the goal of having between 15 and 20 volunteers.
In total, 24 community members volunteered, Damato said, with 11 in Lakeport, eight in Clearlake and five in Lucerne.
City Manager Kevin Ingram said in a report on the event that the city of Lakeport was grateful for the volunteers of all ages who worked to clean up the trash and debris from Lakeport’s shoreline.
“Some volunteers focused on the area between Library Park and the site of the new Lakefront Park on North Main Street,” said Ingram.
He added, “Another group led by City Councilmember Michael Froio tackled the shoreline along Lakeshore Boulevard.”
Damato said volunteers served for an average of 1.5 hours each for a total of approximately 36 hours served for the event.
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The California Employment Development Department, or EDD, said Lake County’s preliminary May jobless rate was 6.9%, down from 7.5% in April.
The May 2020 unemployment rate for Lake County, when the impacts of the pandemic peaked in the jobless rate, was 14.2%, based on EDD data.
Last month, California’s statewide unemployment rate was 7.9%, down from 8% in April. The state’s jobless rate was 15.6% in May 2020, the EDD reported.
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics said May’s nationwide unemployment rate was 5.8%, down from 6.1% in April and 13.3% in May 2020.
In Lake County in May, the “total farm” jobs category had a 27.8% increase over April, and was 0.9% down in a year-over comparison to May 2020, the only job category to be down when compared to this time last year.
Other sectors that showed double-digit growth over April were wholesale trade, 22.2%, and federal government jobs, 17.6%.
FInancial activities increased by 9.4%, state government by 5.3%, and leisure and hospitality, 4.6%.
Only one job sector in Lake County showed a decline in May: Business and professional services was down by 1.4%.
Lake County’s May jobless rate ranked it No. 32 out of California’s counties. Marin had the lowest unemployment at 4.3% while Imperial County had the highest jobless rate, 15.9%.
Lake’s neighboring counties had the following jobless rates and ranks for May: Colusa, 11.2%, No. 57; Glenn, 6.3%, No. 24; Mendocino, 5.9%, No. 20; Napa, 5.5%, No. 13; Sonoma, 5.3%, No. 8; and Yolo, 5.6%, No. 15.
The EDD said California’s employers gained 104,500 non-farm payroll jobs in May, with payroll jobs statewide totaling 16,352,900, compared to the 15,132,700 reported in May 2020.
Of the 2,714,800 jobs lost in March and April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EDD said California has now regained 1,406,800 — or 51.8% — with a third of those jobs (468,000) coming from the hard-hit leisure and hospitality industry.
The number of Californians employed in May was 17,418,000, an increase of 39,500 jobs from April’s total of 17,378,500 and up 1,888,700 from the employment total in May of last year, the EDD reported.
The EDD said the number of unemployed Californians was 1,489,600 in May, a decrease of 27,100 over the month and down 1,373,600 in comparison to May of last year.
In related data that figures into the state’s unemployment rate, the EDD said there were 569,512 people certifying for Unemployment Insurance benefits during the May 2021 sample week. That compares to 579,498 people in April and 2,154,692 people in May 2020.
Concurrently, the EDD said 71,259 initial claims were processed in the May 2021 sample week, which was a month-over decrease of 7,381 claims from April and a year-over decrease of 132,329 claims from May 2020.
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The meeting will take place between noon and 8 p.m.
It can be watched live here. For information, visit the commission’s website.
The Thursday meeting will focus on Lake, Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma and Trinity counties.
When the commissioners begin drawing maps using census data, they will need to follow this set of criteria, in this order, as outlined in the California Constitution:
1. Districts must be of nearly equal population to comply with the U.S. Constitution.
2. Districts must comply with the Voting Rights Act to ensure that minorities have a fair opportunity to elect representatives of their choice.
3. Districts must be drawn contiguously, so that all parts of the district are connected to each other.
4. Districts must minimize the division of counties, cities, neighborhoods and communities of interest to the extent possible.
5. Districts should be geographically compact such that nearby areas of population are not bypassed for more distant populations.
6. Where practicable, each Senate District should consist of two complete and adjacent Assembly Districts, and Board of Equalization districts should consist of 10 complete and adjacent State Senate Districts. This is known as nesting.
The commission can obtain the city and county information from those jurisdictions, but it needs the neighborhood and communities of interest information from Californians directly.
During these input meetings, participants will be asked to describe their community and will be encouraged to consider highlighting the following:
— Begin with your county or city.
— Mention the street names and significant locations in your neighborhood to help us identify the parameters of your community.
— What are your shared interests?
— What brings you together?
— What is important to your community?
— Are there nearby areas you want to be in a district with?
— Nearby areas you don't want to be in a district with? Why or why not?
— Has your community come together to advocate for important services, better schools, roads, or health centers in your neighborhood?
Registration is not required to participate in these public input meetings. The call-in number for public input on the day of each event will be 877-853-5247.
To view a full list of upcoming meetings, please visit https://www.wedrawthelinesca.org/meetings.
Additionally, Californians can skip the line and provide their input online by visiting https://drawmycacommunity.org/. The online COI tool is available in 14 languages and includes tutorials.
Every 10 years, after the federal government publishes updated census information, California must redraw the boundaries of its electoral districts so that the state’s population is evenly allocated among the new districts.
In 2008, California voters passed the Voters First Act, authorizing the creation of the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw new State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization district lines.
In 2010, the Voters First Act for Congress gave the Commission the responsibility of drawing new Congressional districts following every census.
For more information, visit www.WeDrawTheLinesCA.org.