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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — On Friday, the Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College held commencement ceremonies virtually.
The following students who have earned certificates of achievement were recognized for their accomplishments.
Accounting
Accounting Certificate of Achievement: Ami Landrum of Clearlake.
Business
Administrative Assistant Certificate of Achievement: Leah Desouza, Juanita Perez, Andrea Rodriquez-Aguilar and Maryann Silsby of Clearlake.
Clerical Assistant Certificate of Training: Donna Fogoros, Juanita Perez, Maryann Silsby and April Snyder of Clearlake.
Small Business Management Certificate of Achievement: Diana Partida Padilla of Clearlake.
Culinary Arts
Baking Certificate of Achievement: Ericka Dyson and Diana Partida Padilla of Clearlake, and Chloe Seal of Clearlake Oaks.
Culinary Arts Certificate of Achievement: Demarco Conklin, Ericka Dyson and Richard Rodriguez of Clearlake; Chloe Seal of Clearlake Oaks; Nia Garcia of Elk Creek; and Juan Borrayo-Cruz of Hidden Valley Lake.
Early Childhood Education
Associate Teacher Certificate of Achievement: Marilyn Stone of Lower Lake and Irma Zazueta of Middletown.
Child Development Teacher Certificate of Achievement: Teresa Lopez of Clearlake.
Infant and Toddler Certificate of Achievement: Teresa Lopez of Clearlake.
School Age Children Certificate of Achievement: Teresa Lopez of Clearlake.
Environmental Technology
Drinking Water and Waste Water Technology Certificate of Achievement: Douglas Aleman and Gerald Bloom of Clearlake; Richard Nutting of Clearlake Oaks; Raul Barajas and Elsa Gonzalez of Kelseyville; Conner Fisher of Lower Lake; Joshua Campbell of Willits; and John Veguilla of New Braunfels, Texas.
Human Services
Chemical Dependency Counselor Certificate of Achievement: Jennifer Lark of Lower Lake, and Lori Mc Allen of Clearlake.
Interdisciplinary Studies
IGETC Certificate of Achievement: Jaden Moug of Hidden Valley Lake.
ASSOCIATE DEGREES
The students graduating with associate degrees are:
Clearlake
Laura Alanis — Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Estela Bravo Delgadillo — Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Beenaben Dalwadi — Associate in Science for Transfer, Business Administration
Leah Desouza — Associate in Science, Administrative Assistant
Heather Jones — Associate in Science, Early Childhood Education; Associate in Science for Transfer, Early Childhood Education; and Associate in Arts for Transfer, Psychology
Crystal Kraft — Associate in Science for Transfer, Early Childhood Education
Ami Landrum — Associate in Science for Transfer, Business Administration
Teresa Lopez — Associate in Science, Early Childhood Education
Maricarmen Macias — Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Domminic Mayer — Associate in Arts, General Education: Arts and Humanities; Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics; and Associate in Arts, General Education: Social and Behavioral Science
Joshua Moss — Associate in Science, Business Administration and Associate in Science for Transfer, Business Administration
Josh Moyer — Associate in Science, Drinking Water and Wastewater Technology
Liliana Nelson — Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Estefania Orozco — Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Diana Partida Padilla — Associate in Arts, Culinary Arts
Juanita Perez — Associate in Science, Administrative Assistant
Alasdair Peters — Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Viviana Ramos — Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics; and Associate in Arts, General Education: Social and Behavioral Science
Vandana Reddy — Associate in Science for Transfer, Biology and Associate in Arts for Transfer, Psychology
Katherine Sheridan — Associate in Science, Early Childhood Education
Alayna Shields — Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Alecia Shope — Associate in Arts, General Education: Social and Behavioral Science
April Snyder — Associate in Science, Administrative Assistant
Danielle Stennet — Associate in Arts for Transfer, Anthropology
Xochiltl Trejo — Associate in Science, General Education: Social and Behavioral Science
Clearlake Oaks
Darren Batzold — Associate in Arts, Arts and Humanities
Justin Farley — Associate in Science, Law Enforcement
Richard Nutting — Associate in Science, Drinking Water and Wastewater Technology
Chloe Seal — Associate in Arts, Culinary Arts
Clearlake Park
Pedro Perez — Associate in Science, Early Childhood Education and Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Marlena Robaugh — Associate in Arts for Transfer, Anthropology and Associate in Arts for Transfer, Psychology
Cobb
David Clark — Associate in Science, Drinking Water and Wastewater Technology
Amaya Luhr Dunshee — Associate in Science, Small Business Management
Elk Creek
Nia Garcia — Associate in Arts, Culinary Arts
Hidden Valley Lake
Joshua Colen — Associate in Science, General Business Management
Kristine McDermand — Associate in Arts, Arts and Humanities
Jaden Moug — Associate in Arts for Transfer, History
Tiffany Sanders — Associate in Arts for Transfer, Psychology
Kelseyville
Elsa Gonzalez — Associate in Science, Drinking Water and Wastewater Technology
Robert Lowrie — Associate in Science, Human Services and Associate in Science, Chemical Dependency Counselor
Ariana Montero Pille — Associate in Arts for Transfer, Economics; Associate in Science for General Business Management; and Associate in Science for Transfer, Business Administration
Scott Sullivan — Associate in Science, Chemical Dependency Counselor
Lakeport
Ian Pickersgill — Associate in Arts, Culinary Arts
Lower Lake
Laura-Jean Bevan — Associate in Science for Accounting; Associate in Science for Business Computer Applications; and Associate in Science for Personnel Management
Rafael Contreras — Associate in Science in Natural Sciences and Associate in Arts in Social and Behavioral Science
Fabiola Cordova — Associate in Arts for Transfer, Sociology
Erin Evans — Associate in Science for Transfer, Business Administration
Conner Fisher — Associate in Science, Drinking Water and Wastewater Technology and Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Jennifer Lark — Associate in Science, Human Services and Associate in Science, Chemical Dependency Counselor
Jamisynn Obryan — Associate in Science, General Business Management and Associate in Arts, Culinary Arts
Jazlynn Scroggins — Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Danna Shaat — Associate in Science, Law Enforcement
Middletown
Deanna Hingst — Associate in Science, Accounting
Tajinder Kaur — Associate in Science, General Education: Natural Science and Mathematics
Ukiah
Ryan Lotten — Associate in Science, Drinking Water and Wastewater Technology
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LUCERNE, Calif. — After consultation between the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol, Lake County Water Resources and Lake County Public Services, the boat ramp at Lucerne Harbor Park was closed on Friday due to unsafe conditions resulting from low water levels.
Alternative free public boat launch facilities in the region include the Clearlake Oaks boat launch facility at 12684 Island Drive in Clearlake Oaks and Library Park at 200 Park St. in Lakeport.
For more information contact the Lake County Public Services Department at 707-262-1618.
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As of Friday, May 28, more than 1,100 properties enrolled in California's statewide Consolidated Debris Removal Program have cleared the entire debris removal process and been returned to county officials for final approval and the beginning of the reconstruction process.
The 1,106 returned properties represent 25.4% of those participating in either the full debris removal program or only the hazard tree element.
In 2020, over 8,000 climate-induced wildfires burned 4.2 million acres of California, destroying more than 5,700 homes.
Property owners incur no direct costs for participation in the state-managed clean up and recovery program, administered by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, or CalRecycle, and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, or Cal OES, in collaboration with 25 participating counties.
To date, the remains of 2020 wildfire survivors’ homes and property — burned metal, concrete, ash, and contaminated soil — have now been cleared from 88.1 percent of the properties enrolled in California’s statewide Consolidated Debris Removal Program.
Most properties still need critical soil testing, erosion control, and hazard tree removal to ensure the lots are safe for families to rebuild.
Wildfire survivors had the option to either use their own contractor or enroll in the state-managed program.
Of the 5,991 properties with damage from the 2020 fires, 3,760 signed up to have the remains of their homes and other structures cleared by the state.
As of May 28, state-managed crews cleared burned metal, concrete, ash and contaminated soil from 3,311, or 88.1 percent, of the properties participating in the full debris removal program.
CalRecycle said there are nine participating properties in Lake County.
Site and asbestos assessments have been completed for all nine, with three requiring asbestos abatement.
All nine properties have been cleared of burned metal, concrete, ash and contaminated soil, and erosion control work has been completed on all nine properties.
State debris officials have conducted final walk-throughs on all nine and submitted final inspection reports to county officials.
Steps left to complete
Before homeowners can begin rebuilding, cleared properties need additional work including:
— Separate contractors collect soil samples for verification at a state certified laboratory that they meet state environmental health and safety standards.
— Contractors next may install erosion control measures.
— Certified arborists or professional foresters assess wildfire-damaged trees in danger of falling on the public or public infrastructure for removal by separate contractors.
— Finally, state officials inspect the property to verify all completed work meets state standards. Debris officials submit a final inspection report to local officials to approve the property for reconstruction.
So far, 1,142 properties have gone through the entire post-debris removal steps of soil testing, erosion control, and removal of fire-damaged trees in danger of falling on public infrastructure before being returned to the county to begin reconstruction. 1,106 properties have cleared the entire process.
Property owners can track the above data on the Debris Operations Dashboard for the 2020 statewide wildfires.
The dashboard is updated every hour and provides users with the ability to search by county or address.
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Retitling publicly traded securities — registered stocks or bonds — is often a necessary part of estate planning and administration.
When a person establishes a living trust, their securities are often transferred into the name of the trustee.
When a person dies owning securities in their name and a probate is required the securities are transferred into the name of the personal representative, who either sells them or later distributes them to the beneficiaries.
How securities are retitled depends on how ownership is held and whether a brokerage account is already being, or will be, used to hold title to the securities.
Securities can be held in certificate form, book-entry form, or in “street name” with a brokerage.
Traditionally, securities were held in paper certificate form bearing the name of the company, number of shares and type (e.g., common or preferred stocks), and a certificate serial number.
Securities are usually held in “street name” in a brokerage account. Securities can also be held in book entry form by the company itself maintaining the shareholder ownership records, such as in the case of a, “dividends reinvestment program” stock account.
If securities are held in paper certificate form the original certificate, along with other documents, must be sent to the issuing corporation for reissuance in the transferee’s name if the goal is to reissue the certificates in the name of the new transferee.
The process of reissuance of paper certificates in the name of new transferee requires that an authorized person endorse the assignment.
Endorsement means either signing the endorsement provision on the back of the paper certificate or signing a separate stock power (assignment).
To be effective, the signature must be certified by a medallion guarantee stamp at a commercial bank or brokerage where the client has an account and which participates in the medallion program.
The original certificate and the signed endorsement, with its medallion guarantee stamp, are mailed to the appropriate transfer agent with a letter of instructions. The corporation itself can identify whom they use as their transfer agent (e.g., computershares.com).
In addition, the submitted documents will, in the case of a transfer to a trust, also include either a notarized certificate of trust (signed by the trustee) or, in the case of a transfer to a personal representative (in a probate), also include either letters testamentary or letters of administration, issued by the court within 60 days of use, as relevant.
These documents show the authority of the trustee or personal representative to transfer the securities.
Furthermore, a death certificate (if the existing owner is deceased) and a so-called, “letter of instruction” — with supplemental information for the transfer agent to process the transfer of title, such as the transferee’s taxpayer identification number and mailing address — are also included.
If the securities are already held in a brokerage account, then the brokerage house must be contacted in order to request their own packet of forms to transfer assets held in an existing brokerage account into either an existing or else a newly established account under the transferee’s identity and taxpayer identification number.
The endorsement (assignment), with its signature medallion guarantee, and the relevant authorization documents — i.e., certificate of trust or court issued probate letters as relevant — and death certificate (if the existing account holder is deceased) must still be provided to the brokerage.
Using a broker and a brokerage account is the common approach to transferring securities. Doing so avoids using multiple transfer agents and facilitates recordkeeping and buy/sells through a single broker.
The foregoing discussion is not legal or financial advice. Anyone confronting these issues should consult an attorney or financial advisor.
Dennis A. Fordham, attorney, is a State Bar-Certified Specialist in estate planning, probate and trust law. His office is at 870 S. Main St., Lakeport, Calif. He can be reached at