LOWER LAKE
Eligibility Dept. serving customers during pandemic
Our Eligibility department, located at 15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake, CA 95457, administers the Medi-Cal, CalFresh, General Relief, and CalWORKs programs. We remain open to serve the public Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, excluding holidays. To ensure public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person services are limited. All services remain available remotely online, by phone, fax, mail or drop-box.
We strongly encourage the public to use non-in-person services to conduct their business with us. Applications for emergency services do not need to be filed in-person, and can be made by any of the methods listed below.
Workers are available by telephone Monday – Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM at (800) 628-5288 toll free, or (707) 995-4200 locally.
The public can apply for services, and manage their case, anytime online at:
- www.c4yourself.com or the mobile app for all programs
- www.coveredca.com for medical programs
- www.getcalfresh.org for the CalFresh program
Application packets and a variety of forms in English and Spanish are available for pick up from a kiosk to the left of our main entrance without the need to enter the lobby. Documents and applications can be returned by:
- Drop boxes located by the main doors and front gate
- Fax to (707) 995-4204
- Mail to P.O. Box 9000, Lower Lake, CA 95457
Current customers can check their CalWORKs or CalFresh balance, report a lost or stolen Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, or request a replacement EBT card, by calling (877) 328-9677 or going online at www.ebt.ca.gov. Many additional services are available at the website.
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WILLOWS
Forest lifts August Complex and Ranch fire area closure
Acting forest supervisor Lauren Johnson has issued Forest Order No. 08-20-15 for the August Complex and Ranch fires which opens the burned areas except for some campgrounds and trails. The new order is effective Dec. 1, 2020 until Nov. 1, 2021.
The road system and trails in the August Complex/Ranch fire areas have been evaluated, many hazards have been removed and a considerable amount of fire suppression damage has been repaired. While many hazards have been removed, there is no way to make the fire area entirely safe from all hazards. Some hazards that visitors may encounter when traveling in the fire area are: fire weakened trees falling, limbs dropping, burned-out “stump holes” giving way under you, during wet weather, water or mud building up quickly and large rocks dislodging and rolling without warning.
Johnson says, “It is important to reopen access to public lands where we can. However, we need to keep some trails and campgrounds closed as they sustained damage that will take some time to repair. We want visitors to be careful and aware of their surroundings while traveling in the burned area.”
Forest Order 08-20-15, including the order, map and list of closed trails and facilities is posted on the forest website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd859571.pdf.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Electric Vehicle Drivers: Apply for $800 Clean Fuel Rebate Before End of Year
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) reminds residential customers who have purchased or leased an electric vehicle (EV) to apply for the company’s $800 Clean Fuel Rebate online at https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/solar-and-vehicles/options/clean-vehicles/electric/clean-fuel-rebate-for-electric-vehicles.page?WT.mc_id=Vanity_evcleanfuelrebate before it concludes at the end of 2020.
PG&E has set a commitment to further electrify its vehicle fleet by 2030, including 100% of its light-duty fleet, 10% of its medium-duty fleet and 5% of its heavy-duty fleet.
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