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NORTH COAST, Calif. – An Upper Lake man sustained major injuries on Thursday morning when his car was hit by three different vehicles during a crash on Highway 101.
Edgar Moso, 26, was injured in the wreck that occurred just after 8 a.m. Thursday on Highway 101 north of Old River Road near Hopland, the California Highway Patrol’s Ukiah Area office reported.
Also injured in the crash were drivers Michelle Galindo, 22, of Arcata, who sustained moderate injuries, and Jonathan Balderas, 28, of Pittsburg, who had minor injuries, the CHP said.
The CHP said that David Tankersley, 35, of Santa Rosa was driving a 2005 Ford F-150 pickup northbound on Highway 101 near the Green Bridge at approximately 55 to 60 miles per hour when, for an unknown reason, he let the Ford veer to the left and cross over the solid-double yellow lines and partially enter the highway’s southbound traffic lane.
Moso was driving his 2019 Volkswagen Jetta at an unknown speed southbound and was struck head-on by Tankersley’s pickup, the CHP said.
After being hit, Moso’s Volkswagen went out of control and entered the northbound lane where it was struck head-on again, this time by a 2016 Freightliner tow truck driven by Balderas, the CHP said.
The CHP reported that Moso’s vehicle was hit a third time by Galindo’s 2020 Ford Fusion, who was driving southbound.
Moso and Galindo were both transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of their injuries. Tankersley and Balderas were treated and released at the scene; the CHP said Tankersley was uninjured and Balderas had minor injuries and sought his own medical care.
All four drivers were wearing their seat belts, the CHP reported.
The CHP had issued alerts on Thursday morning about the crash. The roadway was under one-way controlled traffic for about three hours.
None of the vehicles could be driven after the crash and had to be towed from the scene, the CHP said.
After the collision, there was a minor fuel spill that the CHP said was handled by Caltrans and Mendocino County Environmental Health.
Other agencies the CHP said also responded to the scene included the Hopland Fire District, Cloverdale Fire District, Ukiah Valley Fire District, Medstar Ambulance, Cloverdale Ambulance and REACH helicopter.
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Voters approved the $4 million Measure A bond to improve Lucerne Elementary facilities in November 2016.
On Dec. 3, 2019, the district issued a bond sale, series A 2019, in the amount of $2,920,000, leaving approximately $1.1 million for future sales under the measure A authorization.
The district is presently accepting applications from interested persons, on a voluntary basis, to serve on the committee, which will oversee the bond expenditures.
The committee will consist of seven members which meet and review reports prepared by district staff relating to bond fund expenditures to ensure money is used on voter-approved projects.
In addition to two members of the community at large, there must be at least one member from each of the following groups:
• One member who is active in a business organization representing the business community located within the school district;
• One member who is active in a senior citizen's organization;
• One member who is the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the school district;
• One member who is the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the school district and is active in a parent-teacher organization;
• One member who is active in a bona-fide taxpayer's organization.
Maintaining a committee to review expenditures is required by law and was promised to district voters as part of the transparency and accountability provisions in the bond measures.
Interested persons may obtain an application from the superintendent’s office, located at 3351 Country Club Drive, Lucerne, or download the application from the district’s website at www.lucerne.k12.ca.us.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2020, at the office of the superintendent.
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The horses were taken in from the Lower Lake area in early November and were later cleared for adoption.
The following horses are being offered to new homes. Call the shelter for more information.
Adult female quarter horse
This quarter horse mare has a short bay coat and black mane, with white markings.
She is in corral No. 2, ID No. 13222.
Quarter horse colt
This quarter horse colt has a short red coat, blond mane and white markings.
He is in corral No. 2b, ID No. 13223.
Quarter horse filly
This quarter horse filly has a bay and black coat, a black mane and white markings.
She is in corral No. 3, ID No. 13211.
Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport, next to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm.
For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
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On Tuesday, Lisa M. Proffitt-O'Brien, a felony prosecutor with the Lake County District Attorney’s Office, officially joined the race.
She submitted the necessary paperwork and signatures to run as a write-in candidate in the March 3 primary, according to interim Lake County Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley.
Proffitt-O'Brien joins incumbent Judge J. David Markham, who is running to retain his seat, also as a write-in candidate.
Markham, who was appointed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown and took office in February 2018, missed the December filing deadline that was months earlier due to the presidential primary taking place in March, rather than June, as Lake County News has reported.
The deadline to sign up to be a qualified write-in candidate was 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Proffitt-O’Brien said she submitted the needed signatures on Tuesday while on her lunch break that day.
Fridley said that Proffitt-O’Brien submitted more than the necessary number of signatures but elections staff – busy on Tuesday with the last name of voter registration for the primary – didn’t have time to verify them that day.
On Wednesday, Fridley told Lake County News that elections staff had completed the process to verify the signatures, which confirms Proffitt-O’Brien as a qualified write-in candidate.
In addition to the other necessary paperwork, Fridley said Proffitt-O'Brien submitted a bar certificate proving she’s worked as a lawyer for at least 10 years, a requirement to run for judge in California.
No other candidates have filed paperwork to be write-in candidates, Fridley said.
District Attorney Susan Krones told Lake County News that Proffitt-O'Brien has worked for her office since about the spring of last year. Proffitt-O'Brien previously worked as a contract public defender for the county.
The State Bar of California’s records show that Proffitt-O’Brien studied law at the Empire College School of Law in Santa Rosa.
While write-in candidates can join the race far later than other candidates, their names will not appear on the printed ballots, as Lake County News has reported.
Fridley said write-in candidates must educate voters about the need to write in the candidate’s name in the blank box next to the office of Lake County Superior Court judge on the ballot and then check the box next to the name.
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