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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
The elections office reported that it plans to certify the election results on April 4.
It is asking all voters who received a “Signature Verification Statement” or an “Unsigned Ballot Envelope Statement” that the deadline for the Lake County Registrar of Voters office to receive the completed forms either by fax, email, or in person is April 2 by 5 p.m.
Please be aware that the Lake County Registrar of Voters cannot count a voter’s vote-by-mail or provisional ballot if the completed and signed Statement is not returned by the deadline.
For more information, call the Elections Office at 707-263-2372 or toll-free at 888-235-6730.
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The following is the schedule of speakers. All meetings, with the exception of the March 21 event, will take place at the Clear Lake Masonic Lodge, 7100 S. Center Drive, Clearlake, beginning at 7 a.m.
Thursday, March 7: Elise Jones, director of Lake County Behavioral Health, who will give an overview of the agency’s services and hold a question and answer session.
Thursday, March 14: Dr. Lizette Navarette, Woodland Community College president, who will speak on the topic, “Charting Our Future Together: A New Chapter for Woodland Community College and Lake County Campus.”
Thursday, March 21: Ernesto Padilla, chief executive officer of Lake County Tribal Health. Breakfast and presentation at South Shore Campus, 14440 Olympic Drive, Clearlake.
Thursday, March 28: Lisa Kaplan, executive/artistic director Middletown Art Center. A conversation about what the center is up to as it celebrates its ninth anniversary.
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- Written by: Lake County Women’s Civic Club
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Women’s Civic Club continues to work toward their philanthropic mission of serving the residents of Lake County and improving the resources and programs for everyone.
On Feb. 2 the group presented a check for $500 to Janine Citron of Hospice Services of Lake County.
Hospice welcomes donations of cash as well as goods to sell at the Hospice Thrift Store on South Main Street.
The organization provides help and comfort to individuals and families who are preparing for end-of-life experiences.
The next project that the group is preparing for is the vocational scholarship program for full time graduating high school students who are planning to attend a vocational school or program to prepare them for a career such as mechanics, hairdressing or other service jobs.
This year the Lake County Women’s Civic Club, or LCWCC, will be able to award three scholarships of $1,200 each. High school counselors have applications available for students who are interested in applying for these scholarships. The deadline for applications is April 26.
The club’s biggest fundraiser is coming up soon as well.
The fun and entertaining black and white, sassy and classy Mad Hatter’s Luncheon will take place on Saturday, April 27, at the Greenview Bar and Grill in Hidden Valley. Tickets for $50 are on sale now so if ladies are interested in attending this great event they can contact Sharon Leckbee at 707-900-1486.
In preparation for the event, ladies will be collecting donations from local businesses and individuals to create beautiful gift baskets to raffle off. There will also be a live auction with special great opportunities to bid on. All of the proceeds from this event are used for the projects that the LCWCC supports.
Lake County women who are interested in becoming involved in this great group may contact Sharon Leckbee, membership chairperson at 707-900-1486.
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The Caltrans Transportation Equity Index, or EQI, tool will help inform project selection, program evaluation, and policy decisions, better align the transportation system to state environmental and equity goals and help address transportation-related inequities.
Data will be used to identify transportation-based priority populations to help end harms created or made worse by the state’s transportation system.
Caltrans aims to advance equitable outcomes during project planning, development, and design phases, for both the department and partner public agencies.
“Establishing the EQI tool shows our serious commitment to embedding equity in our decision-making to improve the quality of life for all Californians,” said Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin. “By more easily identifying and prioritizing communities with the greatest transportation needs, there is tremendous potential in this tool to help achieve an equitable transportation future for all.”
“Caltrans will use this tool to help ensure all California communities benefit from our transportation projects,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. “We need to identify the ways our transportation infrastructure has negatively impacted our communities and neighborhoods. Better data lets us build equity into our transportation system from the ground up.”
Caltrans began developing the EQI in 2021 as a commitment to the department’s equity statement and to deliver on the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI), which acknowledges the communities in California that experience fewer benefits and shoulder a greater burden from the state’s transportation system.
These disparities often reflect a history of decision-making that “… quite literally put up barriers, divided communities, and amplified racial inequities.”
The tool includes three key data indicators: the first focuses on household income and federally recognized tribal lands; the second measures traffic proximity, volume, and crash exposure; and the final considers access to destinations, measuring gaps in the transit, bicycle, and pedestrian networks.
The EQI relies on both publicly available and internally developed datasets from public and private sources.
Some examples of the adverse effects of transportation decisions include higher exposure levels to dangerous crashes, lower access to jobs and education, and reduced environmental and health outcomes.
The EQI can be used to help ensure new transportation projects lead to long-term improvements in the quality of life for every neighborhood and community. Research regarding communities that have been hurt by unfair transportation decisions includes Pasadena and Stockton, as well as other cities around the state.
With the EQI, Caltrans can more easily identify transportation projects that improve access in these areas to prioritize for state and federal funding programs.
The EQI’s first application will be to deepen the analytical capabilities within the Caltrans System Investment Strategy, or CSIS.
The CSIS will be a data and performance-driven system that guides transportation investments. Additional applications of EQI are still under development.