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- Written by: Craig Bach
We the citizens of Lucerne, California, and customers of California Water Service, would like to take this opportunity to oppose California Water Services' proposed rate hike.
Their last rate hike went into effect last year, and our only benefit has been warnings of high THM levels, and a 5 day “boil your water” notice. This resulted in hardships for many of residents here, not the least of whom were the restaurants and schools.
California Water Service did grudgingly provide individual gallon jugs of drinking water, but this wasn't widely advertised,and most of the local ratepayers were not made aware of the opportunity.
The company has secured a loan for the upgrade of the water plant, and still hasn't even gotten that off the ground. The original plans for the new plant were far beyond the simple requirements for Lucerne, and would have resulted in even higher rates for a “gold-plated system.”
Lucerne is NOT a wealthy community, and doesn't need a company whose sole function is to profit as much as possible at the expense of its citizens.
We strongly urge you to reject California Water Services proposed rate hike. Lucerne needs actually drinkable water, not higher rates.
Craig Bach is a director of the Lucerne Community Water Organization, and writes on behalf of that organization and LucerneFLOW.
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- Written by: Michelle Scully
The entire experience and construction project was facilitated by the efforts of many businesses and individuals. It would have been nearly impossible to accomplish such a herculean feat without the cooperation we received.
We would like to extend a special thank you to the Lake County Fair CEO Richard Persons and the Fair Board consisting of Sham Cochrane, Janeane Bogner, Mary Pat Adams, Annette Hopkins, Bill Magoolaghan, Jerry McQueen, Gary Taylor and Bob White. Their support of our community and shared desire to see good things happen here in Lake County was overwhelming.
Thank you to all who believed it could be done and helped it to happen!
Bridges Construction
California Construction Authority
Frazell Masonry
Gary Doupnik Manufacturing, Inc.
Gossett Alarm
H & R Fencing
Hainsworth California Modulars
HCS Engineering, Inc.
Hertz Rentals of Ukiah
InterSchola
Juan Soria Tree Removal
Lake County Fair Grounds
Lake County Lock & Safe
N & A Electric
Nor-Cal Telecom
Nor Cal Tree Service
Piedmont Lumber
Plaza Paints
R.B. Peters
Scully Packing
TranServe, Inc.
Tulare County Surplus
Turner Construction
VanDerWall Engineering
Michelle Scully is a member of the Konocti Christian Academy Board.
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- Written by: Jim Lyle
Which, of course means that he never sees any thing new, or needs any thing new, or understands any thing new. No wonder he doesn't see the need for anything new. Some day, I think he will make one too many turns to the right, and wear a hole in his overused right wing sole.
But I don't think we have much to fear ... If we are walking strait, we will automatically end up to his left and every circuit he makes leaves him further behind us. Goodbye, Darrell.
Jim Lyle is the former Poet Laureate of Lake County. He lives in Yountville.
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- Written by: Dante DeAmicis
ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) is the American organization that has the monopoly for collecting royalties on copyrighted music. Everyone from struggling unknown musicians to gigantic record companies has signed exclusive agreements with this all-powerful cabal to charge whatever to whoever and payout whatever to whoever. They decide. The unknowns who don’t show up on their radar will never see a cent from this outfit.
Apparently ASCAP has a huge hit team going around the country putting a big hurt on open mics they haven’t already shaken down, even if they are set up for musicians to play their original songs with an occasional ASCAP-listed song slipping through. They threaten to rain down massive lawsuits for each lapse. The minimum cost for protection, I mean a license, is $388 per year. No deals. Our open mic is supposed to collect this amount from a once-a-month free event where alcohol is not served and where coffee drinks are only offered during a 20-minute break. Do they care? Nope.
Most people would have dismissed one letter making such puffed up demands as computer generated spam not to be taken seriously. But there was a followup letter, then a phone call, and indications that they had already dropped by and cased the joint. They were serious.
The whole heavy-handed action seemed so absurd to regulars of this nine year Clearlake institution that talk focused on theories that this had to be the result of a plot by the numerous political enemies of the proprietor. Conspiracies are not necessary though in a world where teenagers are regularly hauled off by ruthless music conglomerates for downloading songs.
Will the open mic at the Java Express rise from the ashes? Only if the community can find an alternate way to raise money to satisfy this legal extortion.
Dante DeAmicis lives in Clearlake.
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