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California seeks to revolutionize youth sports with 25x25 Coaches Challenge
Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom announced Monday that the California Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-being is teaming up with the Susan Crown Exchange’s Million Coaches Challenge, or MCC, to launch 25x25: The California Coaches Challenge.This initiative aims to train 25,000 coaches in positive youth coaching across California by the end of 2025.
Through the Council’s Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind campaign, MCC partners Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) and the Center for Healing and Justice through Sport will spearhead a statewide effort to instill the principles of positive youth development, social-emotional learning, healing-centered practices, and culturally responsive coaching in youth coaches. Coaches will learn a range of youth-centered strategies, including creating safe spaces for all young people, fostering a sense of belonging, and coaching with empathy. The American Institutes for Research, or AIR, which leads the multiyear implementation study of the MCC, will provide research support for the 25x25 California Coaches Challenge.
“Sports are a hugely important tool for helping kids develop teamwork, confidence, and physical and mental health, while also meeting strong role models in their coaches. As leaders, we have an obligation to make sure those coaches have the tools to meet that high bar. Working with the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-being and Million Coaches Challenge, I’m confident that we can build a new generation of coaches that are ready to meet every challenge our young athletes throw at them,” said Gov. Newsom.
“A positive and empowering youth sports culture is critical to the mental health and overall well-being of our children. When coaches are trained to prioritize character development, teamwork, grit, and emotional resilience, young people are more likely to stay engaged in sports and build essential life skills. The partnership between the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-being and Million Coaches Challenge will ensure that our youth not only experience the physical benefits of sports but also gain the social and emotional support they need to thrive on and off the field,” said First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
Physical activity and sports participation rates are declining nationally, and California is no exception. Today many children in California are not meeting daily physical activity recommendations, and only half of California’s youth participate in sports. With around 70% of children discontinuing organized sports before reaching high school, the 25x25 California Coaches Challenge aims to create a more positive and inclusive sports and fitness culture that keeps youth engaged in sport and helps them develop the skills needed to thrive.
Through existing relationships with parks and recreation systems, schools, community-based organizations, and club teams, Positive Coaching Alliance and Center for Healing and Justice through Sports, or CHJS, will provide training to at least 25,000 coaches across California by December 2025.
The Governor’s Advisory Council will promote the initiative statewide, reaching communities with significant need and underrepresentation in youth sports.
CHJS has existing coach training partnerships across the state. Notable examples include the Dodgers Foundation, the Los Angeles Clippers, the YMCA of Greater Los Angeles, and, together with Nike, the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department. PCA, with its robust state-wide infrastructure, also has planned trainings this fall with the LA Jr. Clippers, USTA Southern California, Boys and Girls Club of Burbank, Irvine Ice Foundation, Santa Maria Swim Club, and numerous high schools across the state.
“California is setting a powerful example for the country. This initiative will help ensure that hundreds of thousands of young athletes experience sports in ways that promote physical, emotional, and mental well-being,” said Kevin Connors, managing director of the Susan Crown Exchange, funder of the Million Coaches Challenge.
The California Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-being
Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind is a California campaign launched in 2023 by the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being, with a goal to provide guidance and resources on physical activity and mental well-being for Californians of all ages; increase awareness among all age groups about the benefits of movement, sport, nutrition, and overall mental wellness; encourage intergenerational physical fitness activities; promote equitable access to outdoor and physical activities for underserved communities; and facilitate collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies, education, business and industry, the private sector, and others in the promotion of movement and mental wellness.
The campaign provides easy ways for Californians to get active and to take steps to increase mental well-being. Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind provides resources for both individuals and organizations.
The Million Coaches Challenge
The Million Coaches Challenge partners have embarked on a journey to grow a generation of coaches trained in youth development. Coach training is essential to creating quality sports experiences and we envision a world in which all young athletes, regardless of their family’s income, their gender, their race, or their ability status, have access to coaches who are well-versed in youth development and skill-building techniques that help kids succeed on and off the field.
The first step: train one million coaches in youth development practices by 2025. The Million Coaches Challenge is funded by the Susan Crown Exchange.
Cal Fire arrests Clearlake man on arson charges for two fires
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Cal Fire said it has arrested a Clearlake man on suspicion of arson in connection to two recent fires in Lake County.The agency said its law enforcement officers arrested 41-year-old Donald Shawn Anderson at noon on Friday.
Anderson was taken into custody in Clearlake and booked into the Lake County Jail on four felony charges of arson in relation to two fires, Cal Fire said.
Specifically, Cal Fire said Anderson was arrested on two felony counts of arson of a structure or forest land and two counts of arson during a state of emergency in relation to fires set on Sept. 22 off Seigler Canyon Road west of Lower Lake, and on Oct. 2 off New Long Valley Road in Clearlake Oaks.
The fire in Seigler Canyon burned 0.98 acres and the one off New Long Valley Road burned 0.01 acres, Cal Fire reported.
Authorities said Anderson has been previously arrested on arson charges by Cal Fire.
In January 2004, he received a 212-month sentence after being convicted of arson charges, Cal Fire said.
On Monday, Anderson remained in custody, with bail set at $50,000.
Cal Fire urgest community members to stay alert and report suspicious behavior to help keep the community safe.
To report emergencies like fires or suspicious activity, call Cal Fire’s secure arson hotline at 1-800-468-4408.
Glenhaven fire containment continues to rise
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters continued to make progress on the Glenhaven fire on Sunday.Cal Fire said the fire remained at 417 acres by Sunday night, with containment up to 43%.
The fire began on Friday morning in the area of Highway 20 and Glenhaven Drive near Clearlake Oaks.
Cal Fire said ongoing damage assessment has revealed two residential structures have been destroyed and one additional single-family residence was damaged.
Assigned resources include 285 personnel, 24 engines, nine water tenders, two dozers and 10 hand crews, Cal Fire reported.
All evacuation orders have been downgraded at this point. Evacuation warnings remain in place for the following zones: GLE-E072, GLE-E094-A, GLE-E094-B, CLO-E073, CLO-E082, CLO-E098, CLO-E099, CLO-E102 and CLO-E106.
Information on evacuation zones can be found here.
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Board of Supervisors to consider tax sale list
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors is set to consider a list of properties to put up for tax sale and will present several proclamations this week and discuss the grand jury report.The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8, online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and on the county’s Facebook page. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 865 3354 4962, pass code 726865. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16694449171,,86533544962#,,,,*726865#. The meeting can also be accessed via phone at 669 900 6833.
In an untimed item, the board will consider a presentation from the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office regarding a preliminary proposal for a tax defaulted sale.
Treasurer-Tax Collector Patrick Sullivan said the list consists of 3,323 parcels. “Should your Board approve this preliminary proposal, the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s office will continue preparation of this sale and return with a resolution to finalize the offering,” Sullivan wrote.
In another untimed item, the board will consider responses to the 2023-24 Lake County Grand Jury report.
Also on Tuesday, the board will present several proclamations, including to honor Indigenous Peoples' Day, Code Enforcement Appreciation Week, Ageism Awareness Day, Head Start Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation declaring the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day in Lake County.
5.2: Adopt proclamation designating the month of October 2024 as Head Start Awareness Month in Lake County.
5.3: Adopt proclamation designating October 9, 2024, as Ageism Awareness Day in Lake County.
5.4: Adopt proclamation designating the month of October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Lake County.
5.5: Adopt proclamation designating the week of Oct. 6 to 12, 2024, as Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week in Lake County.
5.6: Adopt resolution approving Agreement No. 24-0132-016-SF with the State of California Department of Food and Agriculture for insect trapping for FY 2024-25 for $36,547.
5.7: Approve long-distance travel for Health Services Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Dean Eichelmann to attend the National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference in Orlando, Florida, from Dec. 9 to 13, 2024.
5.8: Approve long-distance travel for Deputy Public Health Director Kim Tangermann to perform an on-site final inspection of the Public Health Mobile Medical Unit in Wakarusa, Indiana, from October 14-16, 2024.
5.9: Approve long-distance travel for Chief Probation Officer Wendy Mondfrans to attend the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Conference in Washington, D.C., in November 2024.
5.10: Approve Amendment One to the agreement with GSM Landscape Architects Inc. for professional design services for the Hammond Park Improvements Project, an increase of $35,641 and a revised total amount not to exceed $210,341, and authorize the chair to sign the agreement.
5.11: Approve the plans and specifications for the Hill Road Correctional Facility Perimeter Fencing Project, and authorize the public services director to advertise for bids.
TIMED ITEMS
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:04 a.m.: New and noteworthy at the library.
6.4, 9:05 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation declaring the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day in Lake County.
6.5, 9:06 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the week of Oct. 6 to 12, 2024, as Code Enforcement Appreciation Week in Lake County.
6.6, 9:07 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating Oct. 9, 2024, as Ageism Awareness Day in Lake County.
6.7, 9:08 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of October 2024 as Head Start Awareness Month in Lake County.
6.8, 9:09 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Lake County.
6.9, 9:30 a.m.: Public hearing, discussion and consideration of the community and economic development allocations of the California Community Development Block Program.
6.10, 10:15 a.m.: Public hearing, receive public comments regarding the application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development FY24 Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) Grant.
6.11, 1 p.m.: Consideration of proposed findings of fact and decision in the appeal of Michael Wegner (AB 23-04).
6.12, 1:05 p.m.: Consideration of proposed findings of fact and decision in the appeal of Roberto Estrada (AB 23-02).
6.13, 1:10 p.m. – Consideration of proposed findings of fact and decision in the appeals of Legendary Farms LLC, United Investment Ventures LLC, Melissa Smith, and Justin Smith.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of response to the 2023-24 Lake County Civil Grand Jury Final Report.
7.3: Consideration of agreement between county of Lake and Hilltop Recovery Services for ASAM Levels 1.0, 2.1, 3.2, and 3.5 services in the amount of $697,500 for FY 2024-25.
7.4: Consideration of appointments to various Local Area Plan Advisory Committees, or LAPACs.
7.5: Appoint Plans Examiner II Jack Smalley to serve as interim chief building official at Advance Step 2, effective Oct. 11, 2024.
7.6: Consideration of patch payment on a public guardian conservatee “BB” from general funds in an amount not to exceed $30,000 at $5,000 per month.
7.7: Consideration of proposed Chapter 7 tax-defaulted land sale.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1, 11 a.m.: Public employee evaluation: Public Health director.
8.2, 2 p.m.: Public employee evaluation: Public Health officer.
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