LAKEPORT
California Creative Corps comes to Lake County
County arts agencies across California’s Upstate Region are excited to be working alongside one another on a new workforce development opportunity for artists and cultural practitioners, arts and social service sector organizations.
On Nov. 2, at 6 p.m., the Lake County Arts Council will co-host a California Creative Corps Listening Session at the Soper Reese Theater in Lakeport to present key information and invite a conversation on how artists can help communities tackle issues most critical to them, as part of an Upstate Listening Tour across 19 counties.
The 2021-22 California budget included a $60 million, one-time General Fund allocation for the California Arts Council to implement the California Creative Corps pilot program, a media, outreach, and engagement campaign designed to increase awareness related to issues such as public health, water and energy conservation, climate mitigation, and emergency preparedness, relief, and recovery.
Barbara Clark, Executive Director of the Lake County Arts Council, states, “At the core of the Creative Corps are people – community members who play a vital role in civic engagement and social justice. We invite community members to come together with artists, arts and social service organizations, movement leaders, civic and business leaders, and policy makers for this critical conversation.”
The California Creative Corps Upstate Listening Tour is taking place county by county from now until mid-December.
California Arts Council has selected 14 organizations to administer the California Creative Corps across nine regions with a grant activity period that launched on October 1. Nevada County Arts Council has been chosen to create a re-granting program for Upstate California, putting to work $4,230,216 in workforce development funds for artists, as well as for arts and social service organizations who will employ artists between early 2023 and late 2024. Supporting local outreach with local knowledge, as well as technical assistance for artists, and program development and evaluation, are multiple county arts agencies serving what amounts to the largest, most diverse, geographic area in California, with more counties than any other Creative Corps region.
California Arts Council sees the California Creative Corps program primarily as a job creation and human infrastructure development opportunity. The hope is that, region by region, the program will increase the ways in which artists are engaged in public work, so that they can continue to build upon intersectional public interest goals beyond the program’s pilot funding timeline.
The launch of a statewide Creative Corps pilot program is the result of a recommendation from the Governor’s economic and jobs recovery task force, and is the first of its kind in the nation.
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LAKEPORT
Fall Drought Update
According to weather.gov, the La Nina weather pattern is expected to prevail throughout the remainder of 2022 and drought conditions are likely to persist or worsen through the fall rainy season. The latest data from drought.gov indicates that 99.77% of California is experiencing moderate to exceptional drought conditions. Lake County is no exception, as most of the county is in the severe drought category.
This is a reminder that the City of Lakeport relies on ground water wells in the Scotts Valley area along with treated water from Clear Lake for our City’s potable water needs. Both sources remain vulnerable due to the current and forecasted drought conditions.
The City of Lakeport strongly encourages our customers to conserve water whenever possible—even during the traditional rainy season. Additional water use mandates may be issued in the future and the City would like to remind our customers that the following wasteful water usage practices are currently prohibited per Lakeport City Council Resolution No. 2630 (2017):
- Hosing off sidewalks, driveways and other hardscapes
- Washing automobiles, boats, RVs, etc., with hoses not equipped with a shut-off nozzle
- Using non-recirculated water in a fountain or other decorative water feature
- Watering lawns in a manner that causes runoff, or within 48 hours after measurable precipitation
- Irrigating ornamental turf on public street medians
Customers can help do their part in conserving by voluntarily reducing their water consumption.
Here are some simple water-saving ideas you can use at home:
• Install water-saving showerheads and take shorter showers – five minutes or less
• Turn water off when brushing teeth
• Let lawns go dormant in the summer
• Water plants deeply and less often
• Flush the toilet less
• Check toilets, faucets and pipes for leaks and promptly repair if necessary
For more water conservation tips and resources, please see the City’s website:
www.cityoflakeport.com/public_works/water/water_conservation.php
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