LAKE COUNTY
Konocti Lioness Club brings holiday joy to local families
The Konocti Lioness Club partnered with the philanthropic organization Dream of a New World bringing holiday cheer to numerous Lake County Lake County families and women and children staying at the Lake Family Resource Center’s domestic violence shelter.
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CLEARLAKE
Christmas Day burglary suspect arrested after fighting officer
On Friday, 43-year-old Clearlake resident Luis Avina was arrested on probable cause for felony resisting and commercial burglary after he was located burglarizing Tractor Supply in Clearlake.
At approximately 7:09 am, officers from the Clearlake Police Department responded to an alarm call at Tractor Supply with a report of a subject inside by an employee.
Officer Shores and Officer Barreto arrived on scene and took positions around the building. Officer Shores located Avina at the rear of the store, near the loading docks with numerous items from inside of the store.
Officer Shores approached Avina who immediately became aggressive with her, claiming he owned the store.
Officer Shores attempted to detain Avina in handcuffs and he fought with Officer Shores. Sergeant Peterson and Officer Barreto arrived at her location and Avina was taken into custody.
An in-field line up was conducted with the employee who identified Avina as the person she observed inside the closed business. Avina was later booked into the Lake County Jail and the stolen property was returned to Tractor Supply.
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SACRAMENTO
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the following appointments this week:
Jennifer Osborn, 52, of Sacramento, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director at the California Department of General Services. Osborn has been Director of the Division of Administrative Services at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since 2018. She was Deputy Secretary of Fiscal Policy and Administration at the California Government Operations Agency from 2013 to 2018, Deputy Secretary of Fiscal Operations at the California State and Consumer Services Agency from 2012 to 2013 and Principal Program Budget Analyst at the California Department of Finance from 1998 to 2011. She earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Nevada, Reno. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $186,384. Osborn is a Democrat.
Haig Baghdassarian, 52, of San Francisco, has been appointed Deputy Secretary and Chief Counsel at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Baghdassarian has been Principal for the Law Office of Haig Baghdassarian since 2009. He was Chief Legislative Consultant for the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region from 2013 to 2018, Contract Attorney for Meyers Nave LLP in 2008 and Legislative Coordinator for the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission in 2007. Baghdassarian served as a Deputy City Attorney in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office from 2004 to 2006 and a San Francisco Human Rights Commissioner from 2001 to 2004. Baghdassarian earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $167,004. Baghdassarian is a Democrat.
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