LAKE COUNTY
Highway 20 Northshore Communities Traffic Calming Plan
Please provide your comments on the recommended project to improve conditions for walking, bicycling, and accessing transit along Highway 20 in the communities of Nice, Lucerne, Glenhaven and Clearlake Oaks!
Provide your comments by taking a short survey at the following link by Jan. 15, 2020: https://fs27.formsite.com/6Dqgcx/Highway20/index.html
For more information contact: Cayla McDonell cmcdonell@lcg.org. 916-448-1198 extension 324.
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LOWER LAKE
Lake County Democratic Party to present film at January 8 meeting
The Lake County Democratic Party will present the film “Power to Heal” at the Programs & Recruitment Committee meeting on January 8, at 6 pm in Lower Lake. Power to Heal is an hour-long public television documentary that tells a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is the tale of how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort that desegregated thousands of hospitals across the country practically overnight.
Before Medicare, disparities in access to hospital care were dramatic. Less than half the nation’s hospitals served black and white patients equally, and in the South, one third of hospitals would not admit African-Americans even for emergencies.
Using the carrot of Medicare dollars, the federal government virtually ended the practice of racially segregating patients, doctors, medical staffs, blood supplies and linens. “Power to Heal” illustrates how community leaders and grass-roots volunteers pressed and worked with the federal government to achieve a greater measure of justice and fairness for African-Americans.
Attend this meeting for an opportunity to learn and engage. All are welcome!
The Programs Committee of the Lake County Democratic Party meets every second Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Social Hall of the United Methodist Church, 16255 2nd Street, Lower Lake. All meetings are open to the public. Associate membership in the Lake County Democratic Central Committee is open to registered Democrats and dues are $30 annually. More information can be found at www.lakecountydemocrats.org
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CALIFORNIA
Volunteers needed for statewide home internet study
The Geographical Information Center (GIC) at California State University, Chico, today announced that they are seeking volunteers across the State of California to take part in the CalSPEED Home Internet Study. CalSPEED has been developed in partnership by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC); CSU, Monterey Bay; and CSU, Chico.
This project will use data gathered from CalSPEED Home to provide critical information to state policymakers dealing with broadband issues such as universal service and the digital divide, in addition to providing information to consumers.
If selected, volunteers will be asked to attach a small device to their home Internet router for a two-week period, during which speed and quality tests will be performed. The study will not monitor volunteers’ Internet use in any way, and volunteers will have access to their own testing results.
Interested volunteers can sign up by going to www.calspeed.net and completing a simple survey. Selected participants will be chosen in accordance with the sampling plan to ensure a statistically significant distribution of the devices. Devices will be shipped to eligible volunteers after selection.
Potential volunteers seeking information on participating in CalSPEED Home can email support@calspeed.net. Candidates selected for the study will be entered into a random drawing for one of five, $100 Visa/MC gift cards.
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