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Lakeport Police logs: Saturday, Jan. 10
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026
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Firefighters hold lines on Lake fire; resources to remain on scene this week
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters continued to hold and strengthen the lines around a fire that broke out in Clearlake on Sunday, leading to short-term evacuations.
The Lake fire began at around 2:20 p.m. Sunday at Nacimiento Lake Drive and Oak Street, south of Borax Lake in Clearlake.
By Sunday evening, it was 340 acres and 25% contained, figures that held throughout Sunday night and early Monday morning, according to Cal fire.
The Sunday evening report from Cal Fire said the fire had exhibited “moderate to erratic fire behavior with short-range spotting,” but crews made progress.
The fire threatened multiple structures and fire engines were assigned to structure protection, officials said.
Cal Fire said air tankers concentrated at the head of the fire and put down a fire retardant line that tied into the dozer and hand lines established on the left flank and left shoulder near Pond Road. The right — or eastern most — flank of the fire was looking good Sunday evening.
The fast-moving fire prompted authorities to call for mandatory evacuations in four evacuation zones and advisory evacuations in two others.
The four evacuation orders covered areas that included 3,386 residents, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said forward progress on the fire was stopped at 6:15 p.m. and all evacuation warnings were lifted by 6:55 p.m.
Crews are to remain on site for the next couple of days, working on fortifying control lines and mopping up the interior of the fire, Cal Fire said.
In the meantime, officials said the assessment into any structures destroyed or damaged during the Lake fire is ongoing.
Resources assigned to the incident include 225 personnel, two helicopters, 25 engines, six dozers, three water tenders and six crews, according to the Sunday evening Cal Fire report.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Cal Fire said.
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Supervisors to consider cannabis permit pause, $19M in behavioral health contracts
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will discuss a proposal to pause commercial cannabis permitting while zoning rules are developed, and review Behavioral Health contracts totaling more than $19 million.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 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.
At 9:30 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing on Northshore Fire Protection District’s request to raise fire mitigation fees with annual inflation adjustments.
At 10:30 a.m., the board will consider Supervisor Helen Owen’s proposal to place a moratorium — a temporary pause — on issuing permits for commercial cultivation of cannabis within the county’s unincorporated area. The item was held over from the July 15 meeting.
The staff memo noted that in March, the board disbanded a task force working on the county’s zoning ordinance that comprises the “Cannabis Ordinance.” Now, the Community Development Department staff is drafting a new article of the zoning ordinance.
Owen is proposing a temporary halt to permit issuance while the new regulations are developed.
“I have significant concern moving forward with additional permitting of Cannabis operations in the absence of appropriate regulation is not in the interest of our county and the residents we were elected to serve,” said Owen in the staff memo. “Pausing permit issuance and taking reasonable time to amend and adopt zoning regulations, as needed, make good sense.”
At least four votes from the five supervisors are required to adopt this interim urgency ordinance, according to the staff memo.
In the untimed items, the board will consider multiple county agreements on Behavioral Health services totaling $19,392,301.47.
Also under review is a three-year contract with Redwood Community Services for services to foster children and their families, in the amount of $485,000 per fiscal year, starting July 1, 2025.
The board will also be asked to officially accept the responsibility for the water and sewer systems in the Westlake Homes subdivision, after 32 years of not doing maintenance for the area, due to a “technicality.”
"Over the years Special District has not performed general maintenance inside the subdivision due to a technicality related to the actual acceptance of the water and wastewater lines and the piping materials that were installed may not have met County specifications," the staff memo noted.
In the closed session, the board will evaluate the Water Resources director and conduct interviews for the Public Works director position. The board will also discuss existing litigation regarding the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt proclamation designating the month of August 2025 as Breastfeeding Awareness Month in Lake County.
5.2: Adopt proclamation designating the month of August 2025 as Child Support Awareness Month.
5.3: Adopt the final Lake County Housing Action and Implementation Plan (HAIP), as amended.
5.4: Approve agreement between County of Lake—Lake County Behavioral Health Services as Lead Agency for the Lake County Continuum of Care and Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital, Inc. in the amount of $184,000 for the period June 1, 2025, through October 31, 2026, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.5: Approve the second amendment to the agreement between the County of Lake and June Wilson-Clarkin, LMFT for Fiscal Year 2024–2025 to (1) authorize the contractor to initiate 5150 psychiatric holds upon designation and completion of required training, and (2) increase the contract maximum by $25,000 for a revised total of $110,000, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.6: Approve the updated bylaws of the Middletown Area Town Hall (MATH).
5.7: Approve Board of Supervisors meeting minutes June 3, 2025, June 17, 2025, July 8, 2025, and July 15, 2025.
5.8: Approve Fiscal Year 2025/2026 renewal of Veterans Subvention Certificate of Compliance and Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance Program Certificate of Compliance and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.9: Adopt resolution approving right of way certification for the Willow Tree Monitoring and Reporting Project for 14C-0048 N. Fork Cache Creek Bridge (Chalk Mountain Rd) Replacement Project, Federal Project No. BRLO-5914(135).
5.10: a) Adopt resolution approving right of way certification for Kelseyville Sidewalk Project, Federal Project No. HIPL-5914(133); and b) approve the plans and specifications for the Kelseyville Sidewalk Project and authorize the Public Works Director to advertise for bids.
5.11: (Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors) Authorize Special Districts Administrator/Assistant Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order not to exceed $220,000 to Sealing Systems, Inc. for the purchase of HDPE manhole inserts.
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:02 a.m.: Public input.
6.2, 9:03 a.m.: Pet of the Week.
6.3, 9:04 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation designating the month of August 2025 as Child Support Awareness Month.
6.4, 9:06 a.m.: a) Presentation of proclamation designating the month of August 2025 as Breastfeeding Awareness Month in Lake County; and b) consideration of presentation by Mother-Wise.
6.5, 9:10 a.m.: Consideration of presentation of Community Development – CalRecycle Illegal Disposal Grant activities and results.
6.6, 9:30 a.m.: Public hearing – Consideration of resolution approving Resolution No. 2025-5 submitted by Northshore Fire Protection District and making findings and requesting the County of Lake to implement fire mitigation fees with the automatic inflation pursuant to the Lake County Fire Mitigation Fee Ordinance FY 2025/2026.
6.7, 10:00 a.m.: Consideration of presentation on the UC Cooperative Extension Diversified Agriculture Program.
6.8, 10:30 a.m.: (Continued from July 15, 2025 meeting) Consideration of an interim urgency ordinance placing a moratorium on the issuance of use permits for commercial cultivation of cannabis within the unincorporated area of the County of Lake (recommendation to continue to a future date/time).
6.9, 11:00 a.m.: Consideration of an update on County Economic Development and Housing Initiatives.
6.10, 11:30 a.m.: Presentation of Community Development Department – Code Enforcement on Body Worn Camera Policies.
NON-TIMED ITEMS
7.1: Supervisors’ weekly calendar, travel and reports.
7.2: Consideration of Amendment No.1 to the agreement between the County of Lake and Vista Pacifica Enterprises, Inc. for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services in the amount of $745,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
7.3: Consideration of the agreement between County of Lake and California Psychiatric Transitions, Inc. for inpatient psychiatric rehabilitation services, inpatient competency restoration services, and professional services associated with inpatient psychiatric rehabilitation in the amount of $350,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
7.4: Consideration for approval of Amendment No.1 to the agreement between County of Lake and Lake County Office of Education-Safe Schools Healthy Students Program for school-based specialty mental health services in the amount of $825,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
7.5: Consideration of the agreement between the County of Lake and Hilltop Recovery Services for ASAM Residential Level 3.1 & 3.5 and Intensive and Outpatient Levels of Care 1.0 & 2.1 in the amount of $2,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
7.6: Consideration of agreement between County of Lake and New Life Health Authority DBA New Life, LLC for substance use disorder outpatient drug free services, intensive outpatient treatment services, and narcotic treatment program services in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
7.7: Consideration of agreement between County of Lake and Willow Glen Care Center for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
7.8: Consideration of agreement between County of Lake and Women’s Recovery Services ASAM Level 3.1 residential treatment services to continue vital SUD treatment services for Lake County residents in the not-to-exceed amount of $300,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
7.9: Consideration of the agreement between County of Lake and Archway Recovery Services, Inc. for ASAM Levels 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, and Withdrawal Management Levels 1 and 2 in the amount of $500,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
7.10: Consideration of the agreement between County of Lake and Redwood Quality Management Company, Inc. in the amount of $1,212,019.90 for Fiscal Years 2025-2029.
7.11: Consideration of the agreement between County of Lake and Sierra Pathways, a licensed social worker corporation, in the amount of $960,281.57 for Fiscal Years 2025-2027.
7.12: Consideration of update regarding Public Guardian Conservatee “BB”.
7.13: Consideration of contract between County of Lake and Redwood Community Services, Inc. for Wrap Around Services, in the amount of $485,000 per fiscal year from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028, and authorize the chair to sign.
7.14: Consideration to a) accept the water distribution system (previously known as the Western Mutual Water Company) inside the Westlake Homes subdivision; and b) accept the wastewater collection system inside the Westlake Homes subdivision.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1, 2 p.m.: Public employee evaluation: Water Resources director.
8.2, 4 p.m.: Public employee appointment pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957(b)(1): Interviews for Public Works director and appointment of Public Works director.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9 (d)(1) – FERC Proceeding No. P-77, Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project.
8.4: Employee grievance complaint pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54957.
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Lakeport City Council to consider Silveira Community Center update, surplus land declaration, delinquent utility account list
LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport City Council this week will hold a public hearing to confirm a list of delinquent utility accounts, discuss letting the Lake County Arts Council operate the Silveira Community Center, and consider declaring a former transfer station site on Bevins Street as surplus property — a move to open the door to a future sale.
The council will meet Tuesday, August 5, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The agenda can be found here.
If you cannot attend in person, and would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the Zoom meeting remotely at this link or join by phone by calling toll-free 669-900-9128 or 346-248-7799.
The webinar ID is 973 6820 1787, access code is 477973; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in “listen mode” only and will not be able to participate or comment.
Comments can be submitted by email to
The city council will hold a public hearing to confirm and approve the utility billing delinquency list of accounts owing utility fees from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025.
Once approved, the list will be submitted to the County Auditor-Controller for inclusion on the property tax roll.
Under council business, the council will consider declaring city-owned property at 910, 912, and 916 Bevins Street — totaling 2.09 acres — as “surplus property” and directing staff to issue a Notice of Availability under the state’s Surplus Land Act.
This step would allow the city to begin discussion about potentially selling the property.
The property used to be utilized by Lakeport Disposal as a transfer station until 15 years ago when the Waste Connections facilities were constructed on Soda Bay Road.
The staff report noted increasing interest in the site recently, “likely spurred by nearby development activities including Lake County Tribal Health’s expansion and the future courthouse project.”
“This action does not obligate the city to sell the property, but it is a necessary first step to preserve that option and respond appropriately to future opportunities,” the staff report said.
Following that, the council will consider sending a letter to State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant, voicing concerns about the adoption process for the new Fire Hazard Severity Zone map for local responsibility areas, which the city approved in June.
The council will also receive a six-month update on the Silveira Community Center interim operations and is asked to approve continuation of the temporary use plan
The city has been awarded a $1.27 million Community Development Block Grant to fund critical plumbing and ADA compliance upgrades, with construction targeted for completion in spring 2027.
As of now the center has been operating under an interim plan, approved by the council in January
In the meantime, city staff have been in talks with the Lake County Arts Council, which approached the city about relocating its gallery to the community center, after learning its current landlord intends to sell the gallery’s leased space, according to the staff report.
Rather than paying rent, the current discussion between the city and the Arts Council has focused on “the idea of exchanging Arts Council staff and volunteer time in lieu of rent.”
“The proposal envisions the Arts Council operating the community center in exchange for use of approximately 800–1,000 square feet of space,” the staff memo said. “With comparable retail space leasing at around $1 per square foot, the city would seek equivalent in-kind services.”
Although this proposed “partnership” is not up for council action this week, the staff report states that the Arts Council has identified mid-September as a target move-in date.
On the consent agenda — items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the previous meeting on July 15, 2025; approval of the warrant register for July 21, 2025; approval of application 2025-038, with staff recommendations, for the Cinema by the Shore event; approval of application 2025-039, with staff recommendations, for a 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament at Xabatin Community Park; receipt and filing of the draft minutes of the Measure Z Advisory Committee’s July 16 meeting; and approval of out-of-state travel by Utilities Director Paul Harris and Finance Director Danielle Dizon to attend the American Water Works Association’s Water Infrastructure Conference & Exposition.
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Lake County Resource Conservation District hosts local work group meeting
LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lake County Resource Conservation District and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service invite farmers, ranchers, agriculture professionals, range owners, forest landowners and other stakeholders to participate in the first meeting of the local work group of Lake County.
The meeting will be held in two sessions on Thursday, Aug. 7, in the Mendocino College Lake Center Round Room at 2565 Parallel Drive in Lakeport.
Local work groups, or LWG, are held by Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS, field offices in partnership with resource conservation districts to seek input on conservation programming at the local level.
The LWG creates a pathway for landowners and farmers to identify, prioritize and provide feedback on natural resource issues and related concerns within the county.
Input gathered at the local work group meeting will be submitted to the State Technical Committee to guide NRCS programs in California.
The LWG will bring together a diverse group of partners within Lake County to discuss, prioritize, and develop recommendations around local agricultural and forest health concerns.
Participation is open to nonprofit organizations, state and federal agencies, local governments, and members of the public with a vested interest in the natural resources of Lake County.
These meetings are required to be held annually, are advisory in nature, and have no enforcement or implementation authority.
This meeting of Lake County’s LWG will consist of two separate sessions.
Attendees will have the option of joining this meeting in-person or virtually via Zoom. The morning session, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., will focus on agriculture and rangeland, and the afternoon session, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., will focus on forest health and wildfire resilience.
Due to space constraints, please limit attendance to a maximum of three representatives per organization.
Please reach out to Wren Ward, LCRCD Forestry Technician, at