LAKEPORT
Nomination papers available for City Council openings
Official nomination papers will be available, starting Monday, July 18, 2022, for candidates who are interested in running for the office of City Council member for the City of Lakeport. There are two seats available, each for a four-year term. Interested candidates must be registered to vote and reside within the City limits of the City of Lakeport.
The deadline to file nomination papers for the above offices will be Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 5 p.m.
Each candidate must be nominated by not less than 20 nor more than 30 registered voters; therefore, it is recommended that you pick up your nomination papers well in advance of the deadline for filing to allow time to gather signatures.
If you are interested in running for Lakeport City Council, please contact Kelly Buendia, City Clerk at (707) 263-5615, extension 101, or Hilary Britton, Deputy City Clerk, at (707) 263-5615, extension 102, for further information and to set up an appointment to pick up and review the nomination packet.
We ask that candidates call ahead for an appointment with the Clerk’s office during the nomination period. Please be aware that regular business hours for City Hall are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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LAKEPORT
Outdoor Dining and Design Options Survey results
We asked and you answered! The City of Lakeport requested input from the community on Outdoor Dining and Design Options.
An overwhelming 638 individuals weighed in with 70.5% being in favor of sidewalk and on-street dining; 20.7% in favor of sidewalk, but not street dining; and 8.8% were opposed.
The survey additionally asked for opinions on some designs, as well as providing opportunity for comments.
To review the complete survey analytics, please click here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JKcTEDtZE_2IqdEfYDwaq9SUPG7D0cufo7t8upwqh9Q/viewanalytics.
The Planning Commission will be reviewing and providing direction to staff on Wednesday, July 13, at 5:30 p.m. in person at City Hall, 225 Park Street, Lakeport. The meeting can be accessed remotely from zoom: https://zoom.us/j/98661665155 Meeting ID: 986 6166 5155.
Your insight is valuable. Thank you again for your incredible participation.
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LAKE COUNTY
Five tips to manage your child’s screen time
The summer brings sunshine, ice cream, days by the pool and more free time for children, but it can also mean more screen time. According to an annual report from the nonprofit Common Sense Media, screen use for children and adolescents ages 8 to 18 jumped 17% between 2019 and 2021—a steeper increase than in the four years prior to the pandemic. The report also shows that screen use rose by nearly 50 minutes per day to five and half hours for ages 8 to 12. For teenagers the increase was 15 more minutes, totaling 8 hours and 39 minutes per day of screen time.
Excessive screen time has been shown to have an impact on a child’s development. The American Academy of Pediatrics doesn’t recommend children under two-years-old use any sort of media and suggests older children only be exposed to two hours of screen time a day.
While every family is different and has unique needs, here are five tips and resources from UScellular to help parents manage screen time for their kids:
- Create a personalized parent-child agreement: Establishing set parameters can help parents and children see eye-to-eye on appropriate device usage. UScellular’s Digital Family Matters website is a resource for parents and children and provides a Parent-Child Agreement to help facilitate discussions with children around cellphone use.
- Keep screen time and mealtime separate: Eating meals in front of the screen can be convenient, but it also leads to increased screen time. Use mealtime to converse or play games as a family around the dinner table. Unless people are actively watching the screen, the Mayo Clinic suggests turning off the television.
- Keep TVs or computers in a shared space: It’s easier to know what a child is doing on the web when a parent can easily see their activities from shared living spaces.
- Let the apps help: There are apps such as Qustodio Parental Control & Screen Time App which allow guardians to schedule specific screen time and block websites.
- Understand rules change: Specific guidelines around screen time can be set as a family but there are instances, such as a long airplane ride, which can cause family rules to be modified for a certain length of time.
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