CALIFORNIA
Calling all California teens for a career and jobs summit
Parents: What is your teen doing tomorrow Friday, June 25?
If you have a teenager aged 13-19, please encourage them to sign up for ILG’s upcoming Youth Voices Career and Jobs Summit.
In this virtual discussion and focus group, we’ll hear from teens about what they are experiencing when they look for job and volunteer activities. We’ll also explore their approach to deciding on a future career. All backgrounds and experience levels are welcome and encouraged.
We’re also excited to raffle off five $50 gift cards as a thank you to our teen participants. The gift cards will be texted to the five winners who will each get to select between Amazon, Walmart, Target or Starbucks.
Please share this event information with any teens or parents of teens that you know.
This project is funded by a grant from the California Endowment as part of our Workforce & Civics Education program work.
For more information, please email rstephens@ca-ilg.org.
To register, visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qdOqgrz4iGdB_jGmPMI-jnp6fICVHWvS5
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LAKEPORT
The dangers of fats, oils, and grease (FOG)
When fats, oils and grease (FOG) are put down your drain at home or at work, they can cause many problems further down the sewer pipe. Liquefied grease and fat from animal products can solidify and clog pipes, and liquid oils can coat pipes and contribute to blockages. Blockages may cause a sewer backup into your home, resulting in expensive cleanup costs and repairs to your sewer pipes, home and belongings. Blockages may also trigger an overflow or backup of sewage into streets, parks or waterways, creating a public health risk and threatening the environment.
Simple ways to prevent sewer backups include:
- DO NOT pour fats, oils and grease from cooking down the drain. Instead, collect FOG in a container and dispose of it in the garbage.
- DO NOT use the sewer to dispose of food scraps; instead, place them in a compost bin, food waste bin or garbage.
- DO NOT use the toilet as a wastebasket for garbage and chemicals.
- DO NOT put “flushable wipe” products down the drain.
- DO NOT flush feminine hygiene products. Instead, place a wastebasket in the bathroom.
For more information and resources about FOG, please see the FOG page on the City of Lakeport website:
https://www.cityoflakeport.com/public_works/sewer/fats_oils_and_grease_fog_program.php
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SACRAMENTO
Clock ticking for millions of Californians
Hurry up, and wait.
That’s all millions of Californians can do as Gov. Gavin Newsom and top Democratic lawmakers negotiate — largely behind closed doors — the terms of an extended eviction moratorium and the details of a whopping $267 billion budget. The impact of their decisions could reverberate for generations, affecting everything from who stays in their homes to who qualifies for health care to who receives college financial aid.
Tuesday came and went without Newsom and legislative leaders reaching an agreement on an eviction moratorium extension. That means lawmakers likely won’t vote on a deal until Monday — two days before current protections are set to expire on June 30, CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias reports. Tenant advocates want to keep the eviction ban in place for as long as possible. Landlord groups want the opposite — and they seem to be putting their money where their mouth is, dumping at least $125,000 into the campaign opposing Newsom’s recall, a CalMatters tracker of campaign contributions shows.
Meanwhile, Newsom’s office and key lawmakers are also haggling over a budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The deal they’re expected to unveil later this week will have to reconcile at least four significant points of disagreement, including an expansion of Medi-Cal, the state’s health insurance program for low-income residents. Newsom has proposed extending Medi-Cal to undocumented Californians 60 and older; lawmakers want eligibility to start at age 50.
The Legislature has also proposed eliminating a Medi-Cal requirement that says enrollees can’t have more than $2,000 in certain types of assets, CalMatters’ Ana Ibarra reports. Newsom hasn’t publicly commented on the issue. But Kming Rosenthal, 72, who almost lost her Medi-Cal coverage after inheriting $5,000, says it’s time for the requirement to go.
- Rosenthal: “This state, of all states, needn’t look very far to see how many people are living in the streets. One misstep with my benefits and that could be me — and with my health conditions, that truly would be a death sentence.”]
One of California’s main challenges is figuring out how to spend oodles of money from a historic budget surplus and federal COVID relief funds. But that difficulty could be replaced by another one: A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants to repurpose California’s unspent federal dollars to help fund a national infrastructure plan — a move vehemently opposed by State Treasurer Fiona Ma.
—Hoeven, CALMatters
LAKE COUNTY
Eastlake Landfill facilities 4th of July holiday closure
The Lake County Public Services Department announced today that the Public Services Office and the Eastlake Landfill will be closed Monday July 5, 2021 in observance of the Fourth of July Holiday.
The Public Services Office and the Eastlake Landfill will re-open on Tuesday July 6, 2021.
Normal operating hours at the landfill are 7:30 am to 3 pm Monday through Saturday. The Public Services office is open Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm.
If you have any questions regarding this subject or any other solid waste issues in Lake County, please call (707) 262-1618.
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—Compiled by Ariel Carmona Jr.
