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LAKE COUNTY, Calif – The AgVenture Steering Committee has announced the cancellation of AgVenture 2020 due to COVID-19.
The support over the years from speakers, donors, venues, caterers and transportation has been integral to the success of this ag education program, the committee said.
Since 2010, AgVenture has graduated nearly 120 professionals, elected officials and community leaders. Class members have used the knowledge gained in AgVenture to make informed decisions on ag-related policies.
The Steering Committee sincerely thanks all participants in this decade-long program.
Farming and food production are essential to our daily lives. The COVID crisis has illustrated the importance of our domestic food supply. Farmers, ranchers, farmworkers, haulers, processors, suppliers and all others associated with the Ag industry are essential workers. Our grocery stores rely on them.
Lake County’s agricultural community continues its efforts for a successful harvest and needs all the local support it can get during this critical time.
Over the past 10 years, AgVenture has educated non-farming community leaders about the vital role that agriculture plays in Lake County’s economy.
AgVenture sessions cover topics such as labor, history, marketing, water and land use, regulations, pest management and sustainability.
Community support grows from education and understanding. The AgVenture program has worked hard to this end and plans to continue that effort in years to come.
Rest assured that the AgVenture Steering Committee is already working to make 2021 their best year yet.
The AgVenture Steering Committee are all members of the Lake County Chapter of the California Women for Agriculture. These members are Diane Henderson, Annette Hopkins, Terry Dereniuk, Toni Scully and Brenna Sullivan.
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“As an open access institution, it is critical for the college to be equitable and accessible to the students we serve, especially our low-income and students of color who may struggle to gain access to technology and necessary navigational capital to succeed,” said College President Dr. Art Pimentel.
Part of this ongoing assessment and collaboration with our county health officers included the decision to transition all courses during the summer semester to a distance education modality at the Woodland and Lake campuses.
There are three courses at the Colusa County Campus that will be offered face-to-face.
College administration is working with all instructors to make necessary adjustments to the course format to offer the best educational experience to students based on the transition to distance education.
Last week, the college surveyed students from all three campuses in Yolo, Lake and Colusa counties regarding student services. The result showed an overwhelming amount of students preferred in-person student services.
The college is now offering on-site, essential enrollment services with minimal staffing,
Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include Admissions and Records, Financial Aid, Counseling, Department of Supportive Programs and Services, Library, Food Pantry and Veteran’s Services.
Additional student programs like CalWORKs, EOPS and TRIO are also available to
assist students on-site.
The Lake County and Colusa County campuses are also open during the same hours of operation.
Face coverings are required on all campuses and floor markings along with social distancing guidelines must be followed per county and district health guidelines. Staff will continue to serve students online and via phone should they prefer to stay home.
For more details regarding the services and health protocols, visit the college website.
This plan will require ongoing assessment from college and district leadership as the college works to implement safety mitigation measures to protect the college community and reduce the transmission of COVID-19 at all three WCC campuses.
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The Commission on Judicial Performance reported Tuesday that it has issued a decision and order removing Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson of the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One, from office.
The commission’s determination becomes final in 30 days, subject to discretionary review by the California Supreme Court.
The commission ordered Justice Johnson removed from office for 18 acts of prejudicial misconduct, comprised of more than 40 proven allegations.
The commission found that Justice Johnson engaged in the unwanted touching of four women, engaged in conduct that would reasonably be perceived as sexual harassment of seven women
at his court, and misused the prestige of his position and demeaned his judicial office by attempting to develop personal relationships with three other women.
He also is alleged to have further demeaned his office by his offensive conduct toward a fourth woman, as well as by multiple incidents of undignified conduct – including conduct at the courthouse for the Court of Appeal – while intoxicated, and displayed poor demeanor to coworkers and made a disparaging remark about judicial colleagues.
Justice Johnson’s misconduct was aggravated by his lack of candor throughout the commission proceedings, according to the commission’s report on its action.
The commission found that Justice Johnson “testified untruthfully in many instances.”
As a result of his misconduct and his lack of candor during the course of the proceedings, the commission concluded that Justice Johnson “cannot meet the fundamental expectations of his position as a judge.”
The decision and order are available on the commission’s website.
Johnson has served as an associate justice of the Court of Appeal since Aug. 3, 2009.
He is represented by Paul S. Meyer of Costa Mesa and Reginald A. Vitek of San Diego.
The commission is composed of six public members, three judges and two lawyers. The chairperson is Hon. Michael B. Harper.
Commission members Sarah Kruer Jager and Hon. Lisa B. Lench are recused in this matter.
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Dr. Gary Pace said that the test results for the four new cases came in late Monday.
Pace said the latest testing results bring Lake County’s total caseload to 30. Two additional cases previously included in Lake County's total have since been transferred to their home counties.
Of Lake County’s 30 current cases, 11 are active, one is hospitalized and one is housed in the Lake County Jail and in stable condition. The remaining nine are stable and under home isolation, Pace said.
The Lake County Public Health COVID-19 dashboard shows that approximately 2,151 individuals in Lake County have been tested, with the results of 133 of those tests still pending.
“Even with these latest identified cases, we are seeing some clusters of infections, but no widespread community transmission,” Pace said. “Because of the robust contact tracing that occurs with each new positive test, it is common that secondary infections are identified.”
Pace said COVID-19 is highly contagious and therefore easily spread, particularly in the period before the individual knows they are infected.
“We have a significant number of active COVID-19 infections in Lake County right now, and investigations remain ongoing. It is possible further positive cases will be identified as that process progresses,” Pace said.
In his report on the latest cases, Pace said “increased social movement generally brings increased risk of COVID-19 infection, as the virus is pervasive in our region.”
He added, “While we have yet to have documented cases tightly related to reopening of a particular category of business activity, reasonable precautions should be exercised, and only increasingly so as sectors reopen.”
Pace urged community members who think they may have been exposed to get testing right away. “It may make a significant difference for people close to you.”
Information on testing is available here.
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