LAKEPORT
‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ screens March 24 at the Soper Reese Theatre
The 1968 bank heist film, “The Thomas Crown Affair,” starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, screens at the Soper Reese Theatre on Tuesday, March 24, at 1 and 6 p.m. Entry to the film is by donation.
McQueen settles into his role of gentleman thief with ease and aplomb, and Dunaway moves with the sleek style she made famous as an international model. They dance around each other in a seductive game of cat and mouse, engaging in the sexiest game of chess ever played on the silver screen. The film won an Academy Award for its score by Michel Legrand, including the hit song, “The Windmills of Your Mind.”
The movie is sponsored by Lake County Silver Foundation. Rated R for some sexuality and language. Run time is 1 hour and 42 minutes. The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-0577, soperreesetheatre.com.
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COBB
Habitat Welcomes Three Valley Fire families home in time for the holidays
Thanks to Habitat for Humanity Lake County three more families who lost their homes due the Valley Fire were welcomed into their new homes in time for the 2019 holiday season. All three homes are in the affected burn area on Cobb.
After months of living in his travel trailer and rooming in a local church-owned facility, Roland was grateful to have his home restored on his property. “It’s been a long time. Sometimes it felt like it would never happen. I’m happy to be back,” he said when Habitat staff welcomed him into his new home.
A short distance away, Will, his wife Barbara and their 3 children, who have extended family in the Cobb area, are equally elated. “This feels like a dream. This is the first time any place has felt like home since the Valley Fire.”
Jessica and her children were the third family to get into their home this past holiday season. “I still cannot believe we are living in our very own home. For a while, I was afraid I would have nowhere to go. I have an immense amount of gratitude for all Habitat has done to help me make this happen.”
If you are a low-income family with a housing need and are willing to partner with Habitat for Humanity Lake County towards the goal of owning your own home, please contact the Habitat office at 707-994-1100 x 108 or come by the office at 14321 Lakeshore Dr. in Clearlake between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office staff will be happy to provide you with information about the program and provide you with a pre-application to see if you might qualify.
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WASHINGTON
Chairman Thompson marks one year since house passage of H.R. 8
Today Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-D) marked one year since the House passed H.R. 8, his Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. This legislation would expand background checks and is widely agreed to be the quickest and most effective legislation to help prevent gun violence. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has not given the bill a vote in the Senate, despite widespread and bipartisan support. A statement from Thompson is below.
“One year ago, the House took bipartisan action to help prevent gun violence. This was the action that the vast majority of Americans demanded, and our new majority answered that call. This bill expanded background checks to keep guns out of the hands of those who would do harm to themselves and others. It’s effective and it passed with votes from Republicans and Democrats.
“After 365. After tens of thousands of deaths. After millions of lives forever changed. One man standing in the way of change – Leader McConnell. There is blood on his hands and history will not remember him kindly. But we will prevail, we will pass this bill, and we will keep our communities safe from gun violence.”
You can go here: https://mikethompson.house.gov/issues/gun-violence-prevention to read more about H.R. 8.
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SACRAMENTO
Prescriptions of housing?
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was bemused by the conservative reaction to one of the more provocative lines in his State of the State Speech last week:
“Doctors should be able to write prescriptions for housing the same way they do for insulin or antibiotics.”
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, tweeted
“This is the Leftist mind: write a slip of paper & a house will magically appear.” And Cruz added a clown emoji.
A San Diego talk radio host, appearing on Fox & Friends, called the notion “so off the charts that you don’t even know where to begin.”
The Daily Wire opened its story about the line with this clause: “Far-left California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.”
The Daily Mail of the United Kingdom took Newsom literally:
- “Doctors in California may soon be given the power to prescribe housing for sick patients.”
On Wednesday, Newsom spoke to the Chief Probation Officers of California about the need to provide more treatment and supervision of people on probation.
Afterward, reporters asked him about the reaction:
- “I thought it was kind of fun reading some of the blogs.”
The point, he noted, is serious:
- “I wanted to make a provocative point. … Health and housing are connected. Homelessness is not just a housing issue.
- “It is a health issue, and unless you deal with brain and physical health and stability together, you’re not going to get under the hood and really address this issue in a systematic way.”
—CALMatters
