Dear Editor,

On June 2, 2025, I officially launched my campaign for Third District supervisor, leading up to the upcoming election on June 2, 2026, at a joyful and energizing event at the Lucerne Bistro. 

The existing incumbent, EJ Crandell is also running. Which means this coming election on June 2, 2026, all Northshore voters have a choice for who represents them, advocates for them, and celebrates their successes at the Board of Supervisors and beyond.

While I have many priorities for Lake County, including but not limited to roads, blight, food resiliency/agriculture, pensions, seniors/mobile home parks, etc., I have five top platform priorities i am currently working on as a candidate and will continue this work and follow it through to positive resolution once elected – listed are just a few of the things I'm working on within these five priorities:

• Accountability, Transparency and Inclusivity: I have been working with community members to file public information requests to learn facts around areas of concern. This has resulted in uncovering Upper Lake Biochar location grant requirements that weren’t followed by the County; Lake Pillsbury dams seismic reporting that shows the dams are in good working order for another 100 years and Spring Valley PSA water loss averages which are currently at approximately 50%+-. I am now canvassing door to door and sharing my factual knowledge acquired through attending BOS meetings on a regular basis since 2024.

• Positive Economic & Community Growth: Through my Coffee with the Candidate events, we are creating the People’s Lake County Strategic Plan, a document that encompasses resiliency plans and micro systems for energy, food and water to build positive economic and community growth. My team and I are working with the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center with an upcoming program for the Northshore mobile home parks to install brand new smoke detectors and work with compromised communities on the Northshore to bring needed outreach and focus on positively improving compromised communities. I am advocating for entrepreneurship and workforce development opportunities and will continue to do so once elected.

• Water Resources: I have been investigating the unusual situation where Lake County is responsible for Clearlake’s water quality, while Yolo County owns the water rights — an uncommon legal arrangement in California. I’ve also advocated for clearing the Upper Lake Levee channel and successfully secured grant funding for an Upper Lake flood evacuation plan, flood warning enhancement and flood recovery that is now being administered by Lake County OES. And worked with the Farm Bureau to bring awareness of CDFW registration of wells within 1,000 ft. of a tributary/creek/waterbody and the future landscape that brings.

• Public Safety & Disaster Preparedness: I have been attending federal FEMA workshops on the recent federal changes to FEMA and identifying how that affects us here in Lake County along with the Lake County public outreach meetings and surveys on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Resiliency, focusing on flooding since fire rightfully dominates these meetings. I am promoting Disaster Preparedness Stations, where we store chainsaws, shovels, pumps, blankets, water, etc. ready for when a disaster hits, empowering citizens to have tools to recover with. And, to educate our community members on the use of these tools and disaster recovery.

• Solving the Homelessness Crises for People and Pets: I attend the BOS appointed Animal Care and Control Advisory Council and offer input. I am working with the superintendent of schools to create a vet tech/veterinary education track to support the strong need for mass spay/neutering in Lake County. I have been conducting research in the field with our homeless population to have a true understanding of the culture and support quantitative housing first approach to solving homelessness. I am also a voting member of the Continuum of Care.

I started canvassing and the Julia for Supervisor 2026 Team is in the Northshore neighborhoods, it is deeply inspiring. Lake County Citizens have welcomed me and the Team into their homes sharing their concerns, dreams, frustrations, and solutions. 

I am a scientist and believe in data-driven decision making. I have been a subject matter expert at the state capital in addition to working with multiple Boards of Supervisors and their staff and department heads, including Lake County – establishing long standing relationships with local governments and well rounded experience navigating bureaucratic systems. I have lived in our beautiful Lake County for over 50 years and love our community deeply.  

“We Can Do Better Together” is my slogan. I believe in the potential of our community, and together, we can build a better future for Lake County — one that reflects our shared values of resilience, opportunity, and unity. If you believe we can build a stronger, more resilient Lake County together, I encourage you to join my campaign, share your voice, and make your vote count in the election on June 2, 2026.

Third District Supervisor candidate Julia Carrera lives in Upper Lake, California.