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The forecast issued for Northern California calls for light to moderate rain across the region beginning on Tuesday, with rainfall estimates for Lake County ranging up to an inch.
The National Weather Service said the heaviest rainfall will be to the north, over the southern Cascade Range.
The weather system passing over the region early this week will be warmer than last week’s storm, which dropped snow around the 2,000-foot elevation mark and, in some places in Lake County, lower.
This week, the snow level will generally be above 5,000 feet. In particular, the forecast calls for 3 to 5 inches of snow above the 5,000-foot mark over Interstate 80.
The National Weather Service’s extended forecast calls for more wet weather returning late Saturday and into Sunday, with more rainfall as well as snow in higher elevations.
Lake County’s specific forecast expects rain on Tuesday, with conditions forecast to clear on Wednesday and Thursday, before chances of rain return on Thursday night and continue through Monday.
Light winds are forecast on Tuesday and Wednesday, and conditions overall are expected to be warmer, with daytime temperatures into the high 50s and nighttime temperatures into the high 40s.
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The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
On Tuesday, Public Works Director Doug Grider will ask the council to adopt a proposed resolution authorizing City Manager Margaret Silveira to sign and submit a grant application to the Division of Boating and Waterways.
The application will seek funds available in the amount of $184,073 to replace the restrooms at the First and Third street boat ramp facilities, according to Grider’s report.
Staff is asking the council to continue to its Feb. 4 meeting a public hearing the Community Development Block Grant program and consideration of giving staff direction to prepare for council consideration a CDBG application requesting up to $3,500,000.
On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the regular council meetings on Dec. 9 and Jan. 7; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the Mendocino Complex fire; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the February 2019 storms; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the October 2019 public safety power shutoff; adoption of Resolution 2741 (2020) approving the revised Administrative Policy – Utilities Billing effective Feb. 1, 2020; and adoption of Resolution 2742 (2020) approving the revised service deposits for new water accounts effective Feb. 1, 2020.
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The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Lower Lake Town Hall, 16195 Main St.
According to a memo to the board from County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson, at the Jan. 7 board meeting the supervisors approved an addition to the 2020 meeting calendar which included this board workshop with department heads on revenue generation and economic development for future sustainability.
Because the meeting is a special workshop, no action will be taken, Huchingson’s memo said.
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – An Air Force serviceman who fled court-martial proceedings last week in Las Vegas was found dead by Mendocino County authorities on Sunday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a vehicle pursuit and a standoff with authorities.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office did not release the name of the 32-year-old airman in its Sunday night report on the incident pending notification of next of kin.
Capt. Gregory Van Patten of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s said that at 7:30 a.m. Sunday deputies were detailed to assist the United States Air Force in the 8000 block of Reeves Canyon Road in Redwood Valley.
Deputies contacted Air Force special agents from the Office of Special Investigations stationed at Beale Air Force Base near Marysville, Van Patten said.
Van Patten said the deputies learned a 32-year-old Air Force serviceman had been the subject of a court-martial on Friday at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas.
Prior to being sentenced, that same day, the airman absconded from the court proceedings. Based upon the desertion, an arrest warrant was issued for the serviceman, Van Patten said.
On Saturday at 4 p.m., Van Patten said an officer from the California Highway Patrol attempted a traffic stop on the wanted serviceman’s 2018 Jeep Wrangler south of Ukiah.
This attempted traffic stop resulted in a vehicular pursuit northbound on Highway 101 until the Jeep Wrangler turned onto Reeves Canyon Road, with the driver subsequently eluding apprehension, Van Patten said.
The Air Force Special agents were notified of the attempted apprehension and responded to Reeves Canyon Road where Van Patten said they conducted overnight surveillance of the roadway at the intersection of Highway 101.
At daylight on Sunday the Air Force Special Agents began a search of Reeves Canyon Road in an attempt to locate the Jeep Wrangler, Van Patten said.
Van Patten said they discovered the Jeep Wrangler parked on a secluded fire trail road in the 8000 block of Reeves Canyon Road, approximately 8 miles from the intersection of Highway 101.
At this point, deputies began to develop a plan to approach the Jeep Wrangler, Van Patten said.
During this planning process, Van Patten said the deputies learned the wanted airman had communicated suicidal statements with a friend after his desertion.
Because of the potentially dangerous circumstances, deputies asked for the assistance of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, which is used in connection with search and rescue operations, Van Patten said.
Van Patten said the UAV was deployed and conducted an aerial viewing of the Jeep Wrangler but the operator was unable to see – with the attached video transmitting camera – inside the vehicle as its windows were foggy. The UAV had to return to the staging area because the UAV's battery was almost exhausted.
A short time later the UAV was redeployed and a further viewing of the Jeep Wrangler was conducted. This time there was an object, similar to a person, noted inside the vehicle, Van Patten said.
Sometime thereafter a single shot from a firearm was heard in the immediate area and the UAV had to return to the staging area because the UAV's battery was almost exhausted, according to Van Patten’s report.
Based upon this new information, Van Patten said the Mendocino County Multi-Agency SWAT Team was requested.
On Sunday at 1:30 p.m. the Multi-Agency SWAT Team used the citizen rescue vehicle to approach the Jeep Wrangler, Van Patten said.
During this time, Van Patten said the airman was located deceased approximately 30 yards away from the vehicle in an elevated position on the hillside adjacent to the vehicle.
Initial scene investigation suggested the airman had killed himself with a high-powered rifle, Van Patten said.
A forensic autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday. Van Patten said there is no official manner or cause of death pending the results of the forensic autopsy.
The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office thanked the Mendocino County Search & Rescue, CalFire, Department of Fish & Wildlife, Ukiah Police Department, Willits Police Department, Fort Bragg Police Department, Medstar Ambulance, Redwood Valley Fire Department and Air Force Office of Special Investigations for their assistance.