How to resolve AdBlock issue? This Veterans Day, the director of California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) encourages all employers to honor the men and women who have served and sacrificed to preserve the freedoms we enjoy – by hiring them.
Speaking at an “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” job and resource fair on Thursday in Woodland Hills, EDD Director Patrick W. Henning, Jr. praised all of the employers participating in the event and valuing the skills and attributes veterans bring to a job.
He called on other California employers to follow their lead, and to visit EDD’s new Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet web page for a special Veterans Day collection of new data and information, employer success stories, and veteran services designed to help connect employers in need of good workers with qualified veterans. EDD also held an Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet event in San Diego Thursday.
“Veterans have served our country with honor, now it’s our turn to honor them and the valuable skills they bring back from their military career – skills that can greatly benefit California employers,” EDD Director Henning said at the job fair. “It is a privilege to hold these events and to assist veterans throughout the year in finding new career opportunities.”
“Every year, 25,000 veterans come home to California and reintegrate into civilian life,” said Dr. Vito Imbasciani, Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), who was also at the Woodland Hills job fair. “Events such as this ease the transition from combat to community by connecting veterans with employers that recognize the value of military experience.”
California is home to 1.8 million veterans, more than any other state, and the EDD has a long history of success in helping veterans of all ages find jobs and training.
However, young veterans, many who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are in significant need, said EDD’s Henning.
The unemployment rate for veterans under age 35 in California is 10.3 percent – far higher than the 6.8 percent jobless rate for non-veterans in their age group.
According to the most recent data, 856,000 veterans are employed in California. Business sectors where veterans have found employment applying their valued military skills and experience include professional and business services, educational and health services, public administration, wholesale and retail trade, transportation and utilities, manufacturing, and construction.
EDD’s new Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet Web page lists the attributes veterans bring to a job including:
· Self-directed discipline, working under high pressure conditions, collaborating within a team environment, and developing strategic plans to complete assigned tasks. The U.S. Department of Labor has found that the skills acquired by veterans typically meet or exceed the requirements of the civilian workforce.
· Experience in meeting deadlines, giving and following directions, and providing leadership. In fact, the top civilian jobs currently held by veterans in California are management occupations with a mean average wage of $129,884.
· Extensive education. Roughly one out of every three veterans in California have a bachelor’s degree or higher – 4.4 percent more than the share for non-veterans.
· Specialized advanced training in information technology, logistics, medical, mechanical and security fields. Veterans have experience developing computer networks, analyzing transportation routes for goods, and drawing blueprints and operating heavy machinery in construction-related jobs.
In addition, the feature web page highlights services available for both employers and veterans including:
· “CalJOBSSM” – California’s online resource to help job seekers and employers navigate the state’s workforce services, with directions on how employers can access a specialized CalJOBSSM link making the résumés of 160,000 veterans available to employers within seconds.
· “Heroes at Work” – presents success stories of employers who have hired qualified veterans and recognized the benefits veterans bring to the workplace.
· “Veteran’s Day 2016: Heroes at Work” – a special report with veteran employment data.
· “California Veteran” – A Smart Hire that lists veterans’ enhanced training, education, and skills that include teamwork and leadership.
· A list of services for both employers and employees available at America’s Job Center of CaliforniaSM locations throughout the state. Veteran representatives at these offices help veterans find jobs and training, and assist employers in finding and preparing veterans for jobs.
The Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet job and resource fairs are sponsored under the Governor’s multi-agency veterans’ initiative that integrates veterans services through EDD, CalVet, California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Apprenticeship Standards, and California Community Colleges.
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Veterans Day 2016 marks the first anniversary since the State of California started offering veterans the opportunity to place a printed “Veteran” designation on a California driver license or identification card.
So far, 38,000 California veterans began the process of adding the distinguished marking to a driver license or ID card, which can be used as a simple and official way to confirm military service.
During the first year of this successful program, more than 38,000 veterans visited a county veteran service office, or CVSO, where they obtained the veteran status verification form needed to apply for the special designation.
Veterans then visit a Department of Motor Vehicles field office with the form to add the “Veteran” designation to obtain a license or ID.
The DMV processed and issued more than 31,000 licenses and ID cards to Veterans, as Veterans usually wait until renewal time before adding the new designation.
The driver license and ID program partners include the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), CVSOs and DMV.
The program honors the military service of veterans. As part of the program, more than 7,400 veterans who visited a CVSO also learned about and filed new benefit claims. Additionally, a veteran designation often means a business can easily confirm veteran status when offering discounts on holidays such as Veterans Day.
To obtain the veteran designation, follow these three easy steps:
• Step 1: Find your military discharge certificate (DD214). If you need assistance obtaining your military records, then contact a CVSO. To find a local CVSO, call 844-737-8838 or visit www.calvet.ca.gov .
• Step 2: Take your DD214 and government identification to a CVSO and obtain your completed and stamped Veteran Status Verification Form.
• Step 3: Visit www.dmv.ca.gov or call DMV at 800-777-0133 for an appointment. Then bring your Veteran Status Verification Form to a DMV field office. Complete your application, pay any fees including the $5 fee to add the veteran designation.
For more details and to download our informational poster, please visit CalVet’s Web site.
- Elizabeth Larson
County registrar continues general election count; final results expected by start of December
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Election day is past, but there is still a lot of work ahead for the Registrar of Voters Office in order to finalize ballot counts and certify the election.
Each election day usually ends with a preliminary count and thousands of vote-by-mail – or absentee – and provisional ballots that still need to be processed and counted.
That's the case again this year.
Early Wednesday morning, Lake County Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley and her staff were working on absentee ballot processing, which had begun in late October with absentee ballots that were returned early.
Fridley's preliminary ballot count issued early Wednesday included 6,587 absentees and 6,897 precinct ballots, but those numbers don't accurately reflect the total turnout, the initial estimate of which is 38.9 percent.
In the weeks ahead, the turnout should change significantly, as presidential election turnouts in Lake County have been much higher – 73.6 percent in 2008, 67.8 percent in 2012, according to Registrar's records.
After the initial preliminary count of precincts and absentees, Fridley tallied another 6,937 absentee ballots that had been turned in to her office but remained to be processed and counted.
In addition to those absentees, there were still thousands more that at that point hadn't yet been counted. They were contained in dozens of cases that were in two large stacks at the back of the room where Fridley's staff was working on the count.
Also in those stacks were cases of provisional ballots that hadn't yet been counted, Fridley said.
The majority of Lake County's registered voters have over the last several years gravitated toward voting by mail.
While some voters have been moved to vote-by-mail because they no longer have a physical precinct, Fridley believes the overall shift is largely an issue of convenience.
On election night, Fridley told Lake County News that she believed her office had issued the most vote-by-mail ballots that it has in its history in this election, and as a result received the largest-ever return of absentees.
The California Secretary of State's Office said voting by mail also has increased significantly statewide.
State records showed that in the 2000 presidential primary, 23.38 percent of Californians voted absentee, while the June presidential primary saw 58.92 percent voting by mail.
Absentee ballots must either be turned in at the polls or to Fridley's office, or mailed on or before election day, meaning that ballots can still be arriving up to three days later, the Secretary of State's Office reported.
To process vote-by-mail ballots, Fridley's staff has to go through a number of steps, including confirming the voter's registrations status and verifying their signature on the ballot envelope, and making sure that the person didn't vote elsewhere.
There also are the specific issues that can arise with vote-by-mail ballots, such as those encountered by Fridley and her staff Tuesday night when working to issue the first count of the evening, which was the initial tally of absentees.
Fridley said they had problems with ballots that were creased, torn, folded or otherwise damaged that made them difficult to process through the vote tabulation machine.
The Registrar of Voters Office now has a month to finish processing the uncounted absentee and provisional ballots as part of the official canvass and the work to certify the election.
Until that work is done, the results of the local races won't be final.
That's important to remember in close races such as those for seats on the city councils for Clearlake and Lakeport, where in some cases only a few dozen ballots separate the finishers; in the close race between Jose “Moke” Simon III and Monica Rosenthal for the District 1 supervisorial seat, in which Simon leads by approximately 113 votes; and the final results of Measure V, Clearlake's specific road sales tax, which requires a two-thirds supermajority and so far has cleared that requirement by a slim margin of six-tenths of a percentage point.
The Secretary of State's Office reported that elections officials have 28 days to report the final results for presidential races and 30 days to report the final results of all other contests. This year, those dates fall on Dec. 6 and Dec. 9, respectively.
The Secretary of State Office reported that it will certify the results for presidential electors to the governor by Dec. 10, with all other state contests to be certified by Dec. 16.
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Westgate Petroleum issues statement about drinking water
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Westgate Petroleum Company Failed to Complete Follow up Testing for Bacteria
Our water system failed to test our water for bacteria in September 2016, as required by the California Code of Regulations. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we did to correct the situation. Please share this information with other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly. You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or giving out copies by hand or mail.
What should I do?
You do not need to take any corrective actions at this time. This is not an emergency. If you have health concerns, you may wish to consult your doctor. General guidelines on regulated contaminants in drinking water are available from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.
What happened?
We are required by state regulations to monitor our drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of this routine monitoring are an indicator of whether or not the drinking water meets health standards. During September 2016, a water sample tested positive for total Coliform Bacteria. We did not complete all required follow up testing for bacteria after we received a positive result. Therefore we could not be sure of the bacteriological quality of the drinking water between September 13 and October 13. After all required water quality tests were performed during the October monthly tests NO total Coliform Bacteria were present indicating we are sure of the bacteriological quality of the drinking water now.
What does this mean?
Coliforms are bacteria that are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that other, potentially harmful, bacteria may be present. Coliform bacteria indicate the possibility of potential contamination and may originate from human, animal, or soil sources. If the coliform standards are met, the water served can be considered safe from bacteria. If they are not met, drinking the water may not necessarily result in illness, but that possibility exists. Routine and follow up sampling are important to periodically verify the safety of the water. OUR failure to Conduct all required follow up testing for bacteria September 2016 was a violation of Section 64424, Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR).
What corrective actions have been taken by the Westgate Petroleum Company to prevent this violation from occurring in the future?
Water Samples will be taken during the first week of the month, the chain of Custody document will be recorded and linked to the sample results report making sure the results are received before the middle of the month. If a positive result is issued we will follow the procedure in the Bacteriological Sample plan.
This notification of the public is being done in compliance with Sections 64463.4 and 64465.
Title 22 of the CCR as a means of keeping the public informed.
Persons wishing more information should contact: Duane Phelps, 9453 Diamond Dust Trail, Kelseyville, CA 95451 408-497-2487
Upland game hunters statewide are gearing up for the opportunity to bag their Thanksgiving dinner, as California’s 2016 general fall wild turkey hunting season opens statewide on Saturday, Nov. 12.
The season extends through Sunday, Dec. 11, with a bag limit of one turkey (either sex) per day and no more than two per season.
“Turkey populations are doing very well in many areas of the state despite recent drought years,” said Scott Gardner, manager of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Upland Game Program. “Not only are they plentiful, but they’re also a very healthy alternative to store-bought turkey. Wild turkey meat is low in fat and has no additives. You can’t get much healthier than that.”
Wild turkeys are found in most counties in California, with the top five for fall harvest being Placer, El Dorado, Shasta, Sonoma and Tehama. Both a hunting license and upland game bird stamp are required to hunt turkeys, although an upland stamp is not required for hunters with junior licenses.
Rio Grande turkeys are the most widespread wild turkey subspecies in California, occupying much of the mixed oak and pine woodlands of the coast ranges, Central Valley, Sierra Nevada and Cascade foothills. Merriam’s turkeys can be found in habitats dominated by pines in northeastern California.
The eastern subspecies can be found in isolated pockets along the northern coast and eastern/Rio Grande hybrids from the Midwest inhabit areas along the south coast.
Today, California’s wild turkey population is estimated at about 250,000 birds. CDFW estimates that about 10,000 turkeys are harvested by about 20,000 hunters in the fall.
As of July 1, 2016, nonlead shot is required for wild turkeys statewide, unless taken on the grounds of a licensed game bird club. For more information, please see the CDFW nonlead ammunition page.
Many populations range on private land, but turkeys can be found on public lands administered by CDFW, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. A list of state wildlife areas and ecological reserves can be found on the CDFW Web site.
For places to hunt turkeys and additional tips and information, hunters should refer to the “Guide to Hunting Wild Turkeys in California” on CDFW’s upland game hunting Web page.
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Lake County’s annual Veterans Day celebration takes place Nov. 11
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The community is invited to join local veterans in Lake County's annual Veterans Day celebration on Friday, Nov. 11.
The commemoration takes place beginning at 11 a.m. at Konocti Vista Casino, 2755 Mission Rancheria Road, in Lakeport.
The annual event features guest speakers, and the presentation of awards to local veterans and those who support them.
Also featured is the Military Funeral Honors Team, which provides a rifle volley and the playing of “Taps.” The dedicated group has carried out the solemnities at hundreds of veterans' funerals.
Beginning at noon, after the ceremony, the casino will serve complimentary lunch and beverages while supplies last, and provide entertainment and awards.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Walt Campbell will be the featured speaker at the Lake County Historical Society Thanksgiving dinner meeting on Saturday, Nov. 20, and the public is invited to attend.
The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. at the Lakeport Senior Center and the turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be served at 2 p.m. The senior center is located at 527 Konocti Ave. in Lakeport.
Campbell retired as principal at Coyote Valley Elementary School after serving 11 years there and then moved to Six Sigma Ranch &Winery.
He was the first speaker in the Gibson Museum and Cultural Center’s Fireside Chat series earlier this year. Campbell’s reputation as an entertaining speaker precedes him.
Dinner tickets for Lake County Historical Society members are $15 and for guests are $18; tickets for children 12 and under are $5.
Reservations are encouraged, but tickets will also be sold at the door. The deadline for reservations is Nov. 11.
For more information about the dinner contact Bonnie Skee at 707-262-1432 or Jackie Ridgel at 707-279-4062.
For more information about the meeting or the Lake County Historical Society contact Voris Brumfield at 707-295-7174.
The group's Web site is www.lakecountyhistory.org displays details about the society’s programs and projects around Lake County.
To reach the Lakeport Senior Center, take Highway 29 to the Lakeport Boulevard-Todd Road exit. Turn east on Lakeport Boulevard, heading toward the lake. Turn left on either Larrecou Lane or South Forbes Street, then turn onto Konocti Avenue. The senior center is between South Forbes Street and Larrecou Lane.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Ten community leaders attended the final session of the AgVenture 2016 program on Nov. 4.
This session marked the close of the seventh year of the AgVenture program.
Created by the Lake County Chapter of the California Women for Agriculture, AgVenture is an agricultural educational program devised for non-farming community leaders who aspire to understand the vital role that agriculture plays in Lake County.
Session four showcased Lake County olives production and farm labor issues.
Class members learned about olive oil production from Emilio dela Cruz and toured the Chacewater Olive Mill and olive orchards.
Cecilia Chi-Ham, PhD of HM Clause gave a presentation of the role of science and technology in agricultural production.
Class members heard about labor issues framed in policy and practical perspectives from Bryan Little from the Farm Employers Labor Service and David Weiss of Bella Vista Farming Co.
The session culminated in a farm labor panel consisting of local farm workers facilitated by local pear farmer Diane Henderson. The panelists were Octavio Jimenez and Jesus Flores of Scully Packing Co. and Jesus Martinez from Bella Vista Farming Co.
“This program has shown that Lake County has an impact on the country and the world and we have to start thinking like that,” Bob Massarelli, Lake County Community Development director and 2016 class member remarked upon graduating from the AgVenture program.
“This program demonstrates that today’s farmers not only have to be competent businesspeople to navigate producing and marketing products in an ever-changing global market and regulatory climate, but they must also appreciate and utilize science, technology and a bit of good luck in order to be successful,” said Brenna Sullivan, executive director of the Lake County Farm Bureau and 2016’s AgVenture coordinator.
Graduates of the 2016 class included: Robert Massarelli, Lake County Community Development director; Katherine “Kat” McDowell, real estate broker, Real Estate Alliance and Lease; Andy Lucas, business representative, Community Development; Will Evans, deputy Water Resources director, county of Lake; Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, property management, community mitigation and consulting; Roberta Lyons, conservation chair, Redbud Audubon Society; Morgen Wells, public relations and philanthropy, Sutter Lakeside Hospital; Brian Martin, sheriff, county of Lake; Mark Melendez, agricultural biologist, county of Lake; Courtney Van Leuven, adjunct agricultural instructor, Lake County Campus of Woodland College; and Victoria Brandon of the Lake County Sierra Club.
Class members are selected yearly through an application process. Selection into the program is based on the applicant’s interest in the program, their professional position in the community and their ability to help maintain a viable agricultural industry in Lake County. Program acceptance is competitive.
Generous sponsors for the 2016 series of seminars included: Lake County Winegrape Commission, Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Umpqua Bank, Beckstoffer Vineyards, Scully Packing, American AgCredit, Lake County Farm Bureau, Bella Vista Farming, Weed Tech, Rainbow Ag, Wilda Shock, Monica Rosenthal, Kenny Parlet, Lisa Wilson, Mary O’Meara and Lois Suchan, Gregory Graham Winery, Lake County Winery Association, Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon Restaurant, Chacewater Wine & Olive Oil Co. and Boatique Winery.
The AgVenture program Steering Committee, all CWA members, are Annette Hopkins, Paula Bryant, Toni Scully, Diane Henderson, Terry Dereniuk, Debra Sommerfield, Sharron Zoller and Brenna Sullivan.
- Elizabeth Larson
Highway 20 crash kills woman, leads to arrest
CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A Siskiyou County woman died on Tuesday afternoon in a head-on collision on Highway 20 that resulted in the arrest of the other driver for driving under the influence.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash occurred at approximately 12:17 p.m. on Highway 20, east of Clearlake Oaks and near New Long Valley Road.
The CHP said the fatal crash victim was a 45-year-old Weed woman whose name was not released pending notification of next of kin.
The other driver, Raymondo Meza, 55, of Chico, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, CHP Officer Joe Wind said.
The woman who died in the wreck was driving a 2016 Honda Civic westbound on Highway 20 at an unknown speed, while Meza was driving eastbound at a high rate of speed in a 1990 Chevrolet pickup with an unidentified female.
The CHP said that Meza, for reasons not yet determined, allowed his pickup to cross over the highway's double-yellow lines, directly into the path of the Honda.
The Honda's driver could not avoid the crash, with the two vehicles colliding head-on and the woman sustaining fatal injuries, the CHP said.
Meza and his passenger both suffered major injuries and were transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment, according to the CHP.
Wind said Meza is believed to have been under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs at the time of the crash, based on the investigation so far.
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ELECTION 2016: Lake County voters approve bond measures, Clearlake's Measure V gets strong returns
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County voters gave their support to school bond measures, a cannabis cultivation tax and a general sales tax in Lakeport, and preliminary results show that a road tax in Clearlake may be headed for victory.
Lake County Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley issued the preliminary tally of precincts and some early absentees early Wednesday morning.
The results won't become final for another month while Fridley and her staff work to count thousands of absentee and provisional ballots in order to certify the election, so there are expected to be some changes in voting percentages.
The preliminary results showed that Measure V, the city of Clearlake's latest – and most road-focused – attempt to pass a dedicated sales tax, had received strong voter support, with 1,736 yes votes, or 67.3 percent of the vote, as opposed to 842 no votes, or 32.7 percent of the vote.
Measure V is a one-cent specific tax expected to annually generate $1.6 million that would be used for road improvements. In order for a specific tax to pass, it needs a supermajority of at least 66.7 percent.
Because of the measure's slim margin in the preliminary returns, a conclusion about its passage will have to wait for Fridley's final election certification.
However, most of the rest of the measures that went before county voters in the general election appear to be assured of victory thanks to large voter approval margins.
The school bond measures must pass by 55 percent, with the remaining measures needing a simple majority to win.
Measure A, Lucerne Elementary's $4 million school bond measure, received 488 yes votes, or 68.9 percent, compared to 220 no votes, totaling 31.1 percent.
Measure B, which doesn't raise taxes but only increases the South Lake County Fire Protection District's appropriations limit, received 1,518 yes votes, or 70.9 percent, versus 623 no votes, totaling 29.1 percent.
Measure C, which would institute a cultivation tax on cannabis growing in the unincorporated county – but exempts growing for personal medical use – received 7,905 yes votes, or 62.2 percent, and 4,811 no votes, or 37.8 percent.
Measure Q, the Yuba Community College bond measure, reauthorizes $33.5 million in bonds approved by voters in November 2006 as Measure J. It received 3,500 yes votes, or 59.9 percent, versus 2,342 no votes, or 40.1 percent.
Measure Y, Konocti Unified's $29.6 million school bond measure, received 2,624 yes votes, or 66.8 percent, in the preliminary count, versus 1,304 no votes, or 33.2 percent of the vote.
The city of Lakeport's one-cent sales tax, Measure Z – expected to raise $1.5 million annually for roads and public services – received 825 votes, or 61.8 percent of the vote, while no votes totaled 510, or 38.2 percent of the vote.
Clearlake voters also had two other measures to consider, W and X, which proposed changing the city clerk and city treasurer posts, respectively, from elected to appointed positions. In the case of the city treasurer post, it's been almost a decade since anyone ran for the position, and its duties have since been rolled into the city manager's job.
Preliminary results showed that voters supported making the city clerk spot appointed, with Measure W receiving yes votes totaling 1,234, or 50.3 percent of the vote, while no votes totaled 1,218, or 49.7 percent.
However, there was an opposite result when it came to the city treasurer spot, with yes votes totaling 1,203, or 48.8 percent of the vote, versus 1,263 no votes, or 51.2 percent of the vote.
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- Elizabeth Larson
ELECTION 2016: Aguiar-Curry wins Assembly seat; Thompson, Garamendi reelected in congressional races
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – On Tuesday, in the races for state and congressional seats representing Lake County, voters elected to send the mayor of a small valley city to the State Assembly and reelected two incumbents to the House of Representatives.
The Secretary of State's Office reported preliminary results for federal and state races early Wednesday that showed that Cecilia Aguiar-Curry was elected to the District 4 State Assembly seat, while John Garamendi and Mike Thompson – Democrats representing Congressional districts 3 and 5, respectively – easily won reelection to the House of Representatives against their Republican opponents.
In the race to succeed Bill Dodd in the Assembly 4 seat, with 100 percent of the district's 486 precincts reporting, Aguiar-Curry, a Democrat and the mayor of Winters, topped Esparto resident Charlie Schaupp, a Republican and retired lieutenant colonel in the Marines.
The race results showed that Aguiar-Curry received 71,862 votes, or 63.6 percent of the vote districtwide, while Schaupp received 41,172 votes, or 36.4 percent, according to the Secretary of State's Office.
The District 4 Assembly race was closer in Lake County, based on preliminary numbers released by the Registrar of Voters Office.
The county returns showed that Aguiar-Curry received 6,673 votes, or 53.8 percent, to Schaupp's 5,737 votes, or 46.2 percent.
Turning to the congressional races, the Secretary of State's Office reported that with all 569 precincts reporting in the District 3 race, Garamendi received 102,237 votes, or 59.5 percent, while his opponent, Dr. Eugene Cleek, had 69,563, or 40.5 percent.
Lake County's voting results mirrored those in the rest of District 3, with 3,888 ballots cast, or 59.2 percent, for Garamendi, while Cleek received 2,678 votes, or 40.8 percent.
In the District 5 race, Thompson had an even more decisive win over challenger Carlos Santamaria.
The Secretary of State's Office results showed that, with 100-percent of the district's 573 precincts reporting, Thompson received 147,902 votes, or 77 percent, compared to the 44,223 votes, or 23 percent of the vote, cast for Santamaria.
In Lake County alone, preliminary results showed that Thompson received 4,034 votes, or 67 percent, to Santamaria's 1,988 votes, or 22 percent.
On Tuesday night, Thompson thanked the district's voters for “the tremendous show of support.”
“With the campaign behind us I look forward to continuing our work together, not as Democrats and Republicans, but united as Americans behind our shared goal of building a brighter future for our kids and grandkids. A future in which every hard-working American has a fair shot at earning a college degree, getting a well-paying job and enjoying financial security in retirement. A future in which everyone has access to quality, affordable health care and every veteran and military family gets the benefits they’ve earned. A future in which we honor our heritage as a nation of immigrants and celebrate the diversity that makes our country strong. A future in which climate change no longer threatens to destroy our planet and no child goes to school fearing for his or her safety,” he said in a written statement.
He concluded, “I’m ready to get to work on behalf of everyone in our Congressional District to turn our vision for a better, safer and more prosperous America into a reality for all.”
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Vehicle crash into pole closes Soda Bay Road
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Tuesday night vehicle crash knocked a power pole and power lines down across Soda Bay Road, resulting in an extended, overnight closure.
The crash was first reported shortly before 8 p.m. in the 8700 block of Soda Bay Road, near Konocti Harbor Inn, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said first responders arrived to find one person on scene who had gotten out of the vehicle. Additional details about possible injuries and the cause of the crash were not immediately available.
The vehicle couldn't be removed immediately because it was in the lines, the CHP said.
Pacific Gas and Electric responded to the scene to make repairs. The company did not report any power outages in effect late Tuesday.
The Lake County Public Works Department told Lake County News that the downed power pole and lines resulting from the crash closed Soda Bay Road between Riviera West Drive and Konocti Harbor.
Officials said there was no estimate as to when the road would reopen, with the road expected to be closed all night and into Wednesday.
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