LAKEPORT
Lakeport Police Department wants to bring some “daylight” to a new law this year
Under California Vehicle Code Section 22500(n); better known as California’s Daylighting Law, drivers are now prohibited from parking in a way that obstructs visibility at marked pedestrian crossings. You may no longer park within 20 feet of the approach to a marked crosswalk, or, within 15 feet where a curb extension is present. This law is designed to improve pedestrian safety by ensuring drivers and pedestrians have a clearer view of vehicles and drivers have a clearer view of pedestrians, reducing accidents and near-misses.
LPD will focus enforcement efforts in school zones and the downtown business corridor to help protect our community’s most vulnerable pedestrians. Please do your part to stay safe and obey the law. Together, we can make our streets safer for everyone.
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LAKEPORT
Lakeport Community SDA events for February
The Lakeport Community SDA church is excited to present two events in February.
The first will be a sacred concert of hymns and classical music for the violin and piano by Adrian and Jolene Dumitrescu. Come enjoy God’s gift of music on February 8, 2025at 4 pm. It will take place at the church, 1111 Park Way, Lakeport (at the Park Way/Hill Street exit of Hwy 29.) They have been involved in music ministry for several years.
Second, we will be presenting a health seminar “A Life of Cleansing” How to have a wholistic lifestyle of health and cleansing. You can find healing right now! the three key topics are: How do we live a sustainable lifestyle of cleansing to prevent any disease?
How do we not only prevent but reverse all lifestyle and chronic diseases naturally and How can we avoid the mental, emotional, and physical degradation overwhelming society. It will take place at the Lakeport Community SDA Church, 1111 Park Way, Lakeport Monday, February 10 through Friday February 14, at 6:30 pm.
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WASHINGTON
Pentagon: 1,500 troops will deploy to U.S.-Mexico border
In a significant escalation of immigration enforcement, the Pentagon said today that 1,500 active-duty troops will be deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border.
This follows President Donald Trump’s “Day One” executive orders ostensibly aimed at bolstering border security. The troops’ responsibilities will include operating helicopters, assisting border patrol agents, providing airlift support for deportation flights and aiding in the construction of barriers, according to multiple officials familiar with the orders. The deployment supplements the approximately 2,500 National Guard and Reserve forces already stationed at the border.
The escalation in militarizing the border could further strain relations between the U.S. and Mexico. The Consul General for the U.S. in Tijuana, Christopher Teal, said Wednesday that Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum are scheduled to speak by phone this week.
The Trump administration is also reviewing the Insurrection Act to see if it could allow for the use of military troops for law enforcement, a move that would severely stretch the limits of existing laws preventing military involvement in domestic affairs. Such use of the military would undoubtedly face immediate legal challenges.
Meanwhile, the federal Department of Justice is intensifying its stance by directing prosecutors to investigate state and local officials who “obstruct” federal immigration efforts, potentially leading to criminal charges.
CalMatters previously reported how a conservative organization led by Trump adviser Stephen Miller sent letters to California leaders and former San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas, days before Christmas, warning they could go to prison over sanctuary policies that protect undocumented residents.
A memo from Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove says state and local actors who decline to provide information about residents’ immigration status to federal authorities should be reported to the Justice Department.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta called the memo “a scare tactic, plain and simple.”
Bonta, in an emailed statement: “My team is reviewing the U.S. Department of Justice’s memo, and we’ll be prepared to take legal action if the Trump Administration’s vague threats turn to illegal action.”
—Wendy Fry, CALMatters
