LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – On Sunday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced that Voris Brumfield Reed was chosen as the 2026 Lake County Woman of the Year. 

By Ana B. Ibarra and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, CalMatters

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In southwest Santa Rosa teenagers skip sports practices to avoid getting burned by the hot turf. Some will end up at the air conditioned mall. In southeast Los Angeles County people wait at unshaded bus stops, covering their faces with umbrellas and bags. 

SACRAMENTO — This week, students, borrower advocates and academic experts will provide testimony before the Little Hoover Commission’s hearing entitled, “Student Institutional Debt in California.” 

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – This week, the Board of Supervisors will review how federal funding cuts in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” are affecting local social services and health programs, and consider a five-year proposal from Special Districts to raise sewer fees, including in the area affected by the recent multimillion-gallon sewer spill.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Community members are invited to a town hall to learn about the next step in restoring Clear Lake.

Women’s History Month honors the successes and sacrifices of U.S. women. It dates to March 8, 1857, when hundreds of women from New York City garment and textile factories rallied to protest harsh working conditions.