LAKEPORT
Influence the future of your community: Lakeport Planning Commission openings
The City of Lakeport is seeking enthusiastic community members to fill two upcoming vacancies on the Lakeport Planning Commission beginning Jan. 1, 2025. If you’re passionate about local government and community planning, this is your chance to make an impact!
Eligibility:
One seat may be filled by an applicant residing outside of Lakeport city limits but within the Lakeport zip code. The other seat must be filled by an applicant living within the city limits of Lakeport.
About the role:
The Planning Commission comprises five members who serve four-year terms and meet monthly to advise the City Council on planning, zoning, and land use matters. Topics include the General Plan, rezoning, subdivisions, and architectural reviews.
How to apply:
Applications can be accessed on the City’s website under “Now Recruiting: Commission/Committee Openings” at www.cityoflakeport.com (or see Government > Committees & Commissions section).
Deadline:
Submit your application by 5 p.m. on Nov. 12, 2024. For more information, please contact Hilary Britton, Deputy City Clerk, at (707) 263-5615 Ext. 102 or hbritton@cityoflakeport.com
Take this opportunity to contribute to the future of Lakeport
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CLEARLAKE
Annual Community Christmas Dinner in Clearlake on December 14
Rotary Club of Clear Lake is sponsoring the 31st annual Community Christmas Dinner on Saturday, December 14 at Burns Valley Elementary School in Clearlake. Dinner will be served from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dinner is free (yum). Face painting will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be “warm for the winter” clothes available to take home. There will be health screenings and flu shots as well.
And – special guest is SANTA CLAUS!!
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SACRAMENTO
What messages did California voters send?
Politicians and pundits are reading the tea leaves from the sweeping Democratic defeats nationally, as well as the California election results.
To California Republicans, the passage of Proposition 36 — coupled with the recall of Alameda County’s district attorney and the defeat of Los Angeles County’s district attorney — offers clear evidence that voters reject Democratic lawmakers’ approach to crime.
- GOP Senate leader Brian Jones of San Diego, in a social media post: “Prop. 36 passed by a landslide in California, ushering in a new era where crime is illegal and criminals are held accountable. … These overwhelming results should serve as a stark wake up call in dealing with the skyrocketing crime crisis and the needs for stronger, more effective leadership.”
But as CalMatters’ Nigel Duara and Joe Garcia explain, a September poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that an equal number of likely voters supported expanding treatment and rehabilitation as those who favored harsher sentences. And while some Prop. 36 opponents argue it could bring back mass incarceration and the failed “war on drugs” that devastated communities of color, its passage may not be a full rebuke of California’s criminal justice policies.
Democrats and progressives, however, saw a different message in the results.
Jane Kim, leader of the California Working Families Party, which supported Prop. 32 on raising the minimum wage, told CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang that during her canvassing, voters felt “left behind” economically. To address this disillusionment, Democrats must double down on a strong populist message focused on narrowing inequities, she said.
- Kim: “We will have that opportunity because now we’ll have Republicans and (former President Donald) Trump in power. They’re not going to solve inequality and economic woes.”
Election result updates:
- The two bond issues passed: Prop. 2 to let the state borrow $10 billion for K-12 and community college repairs, and Prop. 4 to allow the state to borrow $10 billion for environmental and climate projects. Four of the 10 ballot measures remain up in the air.
- Toss-up congressional districts are still undecided, and because of California’s drawn-out vote count, could decide whether Republicans hit the trifecta, controlling the House, Senate and the presidency.
—Lynn La, CALMatters
