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- Written by: Lake County Tourism Improvement District
The region has been identified as a key area by the LCTID for marketing Lake County hospitality businesses and attractions.
A total of 70,000 maps were produced in cooperation with Topographics for production and Medium Giant, the media and marketing agency in contract with the LCTID since 2019, according to Brian Fisher, executive director of the organization.
Sixty-five thousand maps are being displayed and distributed by Certified Folder Display Services, Inc., in California Welcome Centers on the Interstate 5 corridor north and south of Sacramento, as well as other valley and Bay area locations beyond Lake County.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce has maps available for the public at the George Hoberg Visitor Center, 875 Lakeport Boulevard, Lakeport, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fisher noted that the map is, “Fully supported by advertising and includes 14 businesses, ranging from lodgings, restaurants, winery tasting rooms and casinos to communities.”
A key feature of the map is a list of 51 things to do in Lake County under categories such as, “Off the Beaten Path,” history, eat, shoot, dance, sip, “Get Active,” and “Get Wet.” Over 30 winery locations are identified. Users of the map are invited to search for more unique experiences at www.FindLakeCounty.com.
The Visit Lake County CA website includes a map suitable for viewing and downloading at
https://lakecounty.com/visitors-map/.
The LCTID was developed by Lake County lodging businesses and the county of Lake in 2018 as an assessment district to provide specific benefits through marketing and sales promotion efforts for assessed businesses.
The district includes all lodging businesses located in the two cities of Clearlake and Lakeport and the unincorporated area of Lake County.
The current district is authorized through December 2023. District renewal efforts guided by the LCTID board of directors will be underway later this year.
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- Written by: 1Team 1Dream
There is still time to apply by the deadline.
Local small businesses and entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply, including prior year applicants.
Only past winners (finalists) of the small business competition are excluded from the 2022 competition.
In its third year, the competition will award $85,000 including a new category for the best start up business.
The process involves an initial application screening to select 12 businesses and two alternates that will proceed to the second phase of the competition.
In the second phase applicants will learn and apply the basic tenets of building a sustainable business plan in a one-day business training workshop.
The workshop is followed by a mini competition where six small businesses and one alternate will be selected by a panel of local business leaders to proceed to the final competition.
In the final stage of the competition, awards will be decided by a select panel of judges composed of leaders in the business industry.
All competitors will receive an award, ranging from $25,000 for first prize to $5,000 for fifth prize. One additional award of $10,000 will be issued to a new small business startup.
The final competition is on Nov. 5.
For more information about the process and to apply online, go to the website at www.1team1dream.
Apply now – late applications will not be accepted.
Contact Olga Martin Steele at 916-849-8170 if you have any questions.
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- Written by: North Coast Opportunities
NCO seeks qualified companies and individuals to provide historical, cultural, and biological resource services as described in NCO’s subject matter experts request for proposals.
More information and a detailed scope of work is available at www.ncoinc.org.
NCO is currently working with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, or Cal OES, to pilot the Lake County Home Hardening Initiative, which will be funded in part by a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant.
The Home Hardening Initiative aims to perform defensible space and retrofit measures on existing residential homesites to mitigate against wildfire loss. The program will target one area within Lake County, the Kelseyville Riviera Community Association.
The infusion of federal funds into the program requires compliance with federal and state environmental regulations, including NEPA, CEQA and Section 106.
As such, NCO seeks the professional services of qualified Subject Matter Experts to inform the possible environmental impacts of this program in the proposed project areas including biological, archaeological, architectural and historical research services.
Interested and qualified agencies and individuals are invited to submit proposals through July 15, 2022 at 5 p.m. Electronic submissions may be delivered to
NCO is the Community Action Agency that serves Lake and Mendocino Counties, as well as parts of Humboldt, Sonoma, Del Norte, and Solano Counties. NCO reacts and adjusts to community needs, including disaster response and recovery.
For more information visit www.ncoinc.org or call 707-467-3200.
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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
“I am really pleased that so many of our Senate colleagues recognized the importance of this common sense bill that benefits our environment and consumers,” Sen. Dodd said. “With SB 1013 we can increase the recycling rates of millions of bottles that would otherwise wind up in our landfills or be illegally discarded. I look forward to seeing this bill with all its benefits for California pass the Assembly and be signed by Gov. Newsom.”
“SB 1013 is historic change that is 40 years in the making,” Pro Tem Atkins said. “I want to commend the wine industry, distilled spirits industry, environmental advocates, and other groups who have come together to support this landmark proposal. We will continue working with stakeholders as the bill moves through the Assembly to make sure remaining concerns are addressed, and then, hopefully, 2022 will be the year we can pop a cork and celebrate this overdue improvement to California’s recycling law.”
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, established in 1986, encourages consumers to recycle beverage containers by requiring them to pay a deposit for eligible bottles.
According to a 2019 report, curbside programs received approximately $172 million from the so-called Bottle Bill in 2017, including $15 million that is annually provided from the Beverage Container Recycling Fund.
Although the program includes beer, it does not include wine or spirits. It is estimated that California generates more than 500 million wine and spirits bottles each year, with less than 30% being recycled and over 300 million wine and spirits bottles going into landfills.
Under Senate Bill 1013, wine and spirits bottles would be added to the program, leading to more recycling, increased business for recycling centers and reduced processing costs.
The expansion would also cut greenhouse gas emissions by almost 200,000 tons of carbon dioxide while reducing litter of wine and spirits containers, a visible and dangerous component of urban litter pollution.
SB1013 is supported by a number of groups including Californians Against Waste, Heal the Bay, California Association of Local Conservation Corps, Monterey Regional Waste Management District, National Stewardship Action Council, Northern California Recycling Association, California Teamsters Public Affairs Council, The 5 Gyres Institute, the Plastic Pollution Coalition and Zero Waste USA. It has no formal opposition.
It passed the Senate with unanimous, bipartisan support. It heads next to the Assembly.
Dodd represents the Third Senate District, which includes all or portions of Napa, Solano, Yolo, Sonoma, Contra Costa and Sacramento counties.