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March 13, 1941
Sophie Attlebury
Graduate Masseuse
Specializing in Mineral Water Colonic Treatments for Men and Women
Howard Hot Springs
Notice of intention to engage in the sale of alcoholic beverages, March 15, 1941
March 13, 1941
To Whom It May Concern:
Notices is hereby given that fifteen days after the above date, the undersigned proposes to sell alcoholic beverages at these premises described as follows:
One fourth mile south of P. O. Lakeshore Road, Clearlake Highlands, Lake County
Pursuant to such intention, the undersigned is applying to the State Board of Equalization for issuance of an alcoholic beverage license (or licenses) for these premises as follows:
On Sale Distilled Spirits
Retail Package, Off Sale Distilled Spirits
On sale Beer and Wine
Anyone desiring to protest the issuance of such license (a) may file a verified protest with the State Board of Equalization at Sacramento, California stating grounds for denial as provided by law.
Ralph Washburn
No. 2676
Dr. Cook explains Clear Lake algae problem
March 10, 1966
Clearlake Highlands >> Dr. Sherbourne “Jerry” Cook, chief biologist for the Lake County Mosquito Abatement District, presented a frank and lucid discussion of the algae problem in Clear Lake before member of the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce Thursday night.
Dr. Cook opened his remarks nothing that the Abatement district has been working with the algae problem the past five years and has collected a great deal of information concerning it.
The district has gained enough information to give the general background of the problem Lake county faces, Dr. Cook said.
Three Species
There are three species of algae common to Clear Lake, all the blue greens, closely related. The plants colonize in little bundles. Two of the species bloom in late summer, the third in late winter.
During an algae bloom the plants multiply and the bundles have the same density as water. The bundles suspend in the water and begin to float to the surface in calm weather. When they reach the surface, they decompose as the sun hits them.
Rich in Nutrients
Conditions on Clear Lake are, unfortunately, very conducive to algae growth, Dr. Cook pointed out. The lake water is rich in nutrients washed down during the winter form the watershed. Tons of organic material wash into the lake and settle on the bottom every year.
Sunlight, which Clear Lake has in abundance, promotes algae growth as well, Dr. Cook declared.
Lake Shallow
Clear Lake is shallow in size and does not stratify into layers of warm and cold water as most lakes do, he explained. Winds are constantly mixing nutrients into the water and thus wind is another important boost to algae growth here.
Dr. Cook was not too encouraging when it came to control of algae under present conditions.
“We cannot control the sunlight,” he stated. As for chemical control, the smallest dosage of copper sulfate to control algae in Clear Lake would cost one million dollars, and this application would have to be repeated every two or three weeks. This is, of course, prohibitive, he noted.
Experimental compounds have been tested but none has proven toxic enough to algae. He said there is always the hope, as research continues, that a breakthrough may be realized.
“Copper sulfate can be used in canals and lagoons, any place where there is restricted water. But care must be taken not to harm the fish life,” Dr. Cook said.
Biological Control
“The district is working on a biological control for gnats and possibly algae. Our research the past five years has been toward finding a combination of fishes to shift the ecological balance of the lake to make it unreceptive to gnats and algae,” he declared.
The district is working to improve the water quality and to enhance the Clear Lake fisheries, Dr. Cook told his audience.
“We must move slowly so as not to create worse problems. We have a few species under study which might have a good chance,” Dr. Cook stated. One is the White Bass.
“If we can do nothing else, we can improve the sport fishery here.”
“Clear Lake now has only shoreline fishing. The district hopes to introduce the White Bass that may be caught in the main body of the lake, thus utilizing the entire lake for this popular sport.”
Planners consider street abandonment
March 8, 1991
Clearlake >> Monday night’s Planning Commission meeting was long, sparsely attended, and public input on several occasions was offered by the same three people who stayed for the entire meeting.
Commissioners heard discussion on several proposals, each time voting to go with staff’s recommendations.
The Planning Commission in the first hour on Monday night voted 5-0 to recommend to the city council that Fair Oaks Road be vacated and be split proportionally between property owners.
Commissioners were unsure how to handle the motion and were considering not taking public input.
But City Administrator Dan Obermeyer encouraged the commissioners to hear public comments and said, “especially since people may have traveled several miles to come to the meeting and speak.”
He was referring to the two representatives form California Cities water company who traveled from the Sonoma area.
Jim Carson, project engineer from the Sonoma Water Plant, explained that his company owns the adjacent land along with another property owner (Wynacht).
“We’ve sent letters and made several attempts to contact Mr. Wynacht by phone and we are still trying,” Carson said after he told the commissioners how the cease and desist of Fair Oaks Road would work.
According to City Engineer Howard Bashford there are no other general plan policies which relate to Fair Oaks Road, which he said is a “paper street.”
Staff recommended to the planning commission to report to the city council that vacating Fair Oaks Road between Golf Club Road and Fresno Street will have no effect upon the general plan if all parcels fronting on that portion of Fair Oaks Road are merged.
The commission acted on staff’s recommendations and voted 5-0 to pass the motion.
In other business, the commission revoked Pestoni Refuse Company’s use permit by a vote of 5-0 after Bob Pestoni, owner, spoke of closing the refuse business in the early part of April.
This issue was continued from the last meeting and since that time Pestoni has still not been able to make the changes necessary to allow the use permit.
Staff recommended to the commission to revoke the use permit on the grounds that the site plan submitted by Pestoni presents incorrect site boundaries.
The site shown on the approved plan contains property which is not owned by the applicant and which is not identified as such on the plans, and as a result, Pestoni has established the use on property owned by others according to staff.
Also, Pestoni failed to comply with the 1980 condition of approval requiring the screening of the use from view along State Highway 53.
According to Senior Planner Sandra Bonner, Pestoni failed to complete this requirement by Dec. 23, 1988, the initial compliance deadline date, or by May 15, 1989, the final compliance extension date granted by the city.
Pestoni was at the commission meeting and in his statements seemed to be apologetic and agreed with staff’s findings.
“Everything Sandra Bonner has said is true,” Pestoni said. “Sandra has worked very hard to help us comply.” And Pestoni then announced that he and his brothers would be closing the business.
“Letters will go out to our customers that we will close in April,” he said.
In other actions the commissioners also voted 5-0 to require an applicant, B. Siri, to redesign the map for his sub-division of 1.54 acres for Lakeside Manor’s housing project.
Staff recommended that the applicant redesign the map based upon the Clearlake General Plan, because the project does not adequately provide for the retention of oak trees, also lot size and the proposed development, according to staff, is not low density in appearance and the proposed street improvements will not provide access and drainage.
After about an hour-long discussion and some limited public input about saving oak trees the commission voted 5-0 to require the applicant to resubmit the subdivision map and suggested that the applicant work within Bonner’s findings.
