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“Over the years, these raffles have raised millions for a diverse group of charitable organizations throughout the state,” Sen. Dodd said. “They provide an important funding tool for a host of organizations benefiting youth and the underserved. With the governor’s signature on this new law, we can ensure that continues.”
In California, a key fundraiser for nonprofits has been the 50-50 raffle, in which 50% of the proceeds go to a winner and 50% go back to the hosting organization. Since the creation of 50-50 raffles, the San Francisco Giants Community Fund, for example, has been able to serve over 150,000 youths with 30,000 kids benefiting annually.
However, the law allowing these raffles is about to expire.
Senate Bill 650 removes the Jan. 1, 2024 sunset so professional sports teams and sports organizations can continue to provide millions of dollars in charitable funding to worthy philanthropic organizations.
SB 650 is supported by numerous organizations, including professional sports teams such as the San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors. It received overwhelming support in the Legislature before it was signed by the governor on Saturday.
“The 50 50 raffle has allowed us to expand the reach of our program,” Amy Tovar, general counsel for the Giants, testified at a recent Senate committee hearing. “This has been a complete game-changer for the Giants community.”
Dodd represents the 3rd Senate District, which includes all or portions of Napa, Solano, Yolo, Sonoma, Contra Costa, and Sacramento counties. You can learn more about the district and Senator Dodd at www.sen.ca.gov/dodd.
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The run and walk starts at the Silveira Community Center in the 500 block of N. Main St. and travels north on Main Street to North High Street to the Elks Lodge at 3775 Lakeshore Blvd. before returning to the starting point.
There will be walkers and runners along the roadways.
Please drive with caution in the area. Emergency vehicles will be patrolling the route for safety.
Officials urge the community to ome out and support the event.
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The schedule began on Oct. 2 and affects areas inside the Lakeport city limit boundaries.
Streets will be swept as follows.
MONDAYS: Clear Lake Avenue to north city limit boundary.
TUESDAYS: First Street to south city limit boundary including the Esplanade neighborhood, Lupoyoma Heights, Lakeport Boulevard and Parallel Drive.
WEDNESDAYS: Second Street to Clear Lake Avenue.
THURSDAYS: Main Street and downtown areas. Additional streets as needed and any streets that were missed earlier in the week.
FRIDAYS: Streets that were missed plus any areas needing special attention. There is no street sweeping every other Friday.
Reminders:
• Blowing leaves into the street is acceptable, but do not put them in piles as the street sweeper cannot sweep up piles of leaves. The city encourages residents to utilize their weekly green waste service.
• The street sweeper will not operate on Oct. 9, Nov. 9, Nov. 22 to 24, or Dec. 22, 2023, through Jan. 1, 2024.
• The city of Lakeport street sweeping schedule will remain in effect for the fall season only. The city’s sweeper also operates on an “as needed” basis at other times to maintain city streets when leaves and debris accumulate.
Please be advised that there may be minor interruptions to the schedule due to workloads and staff availability.
Please contact the Public Works office at 707-263-3578 or
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The California Climate Credit is part of California’s efforts to combat climate change and distributed by PG&E to customers.
This credit is from the California Cap-and-Trade Program, which requires power plants, fuel providers, and large industrial facilities that emit greenhouse gases to buy carbon pollution allowances.
The credit on your bill is designed to help utility customers during the transition to a low-carbon future.
Residential electric households will receive a credit of $38.39 on their October bills, the same amount provided during March. Residential natural gas households also received a credit of $52.78 earlier this year. Combined-use customers’ total bill credits for 2023 is $129.56.
Residential households receive the electric credit two times each year, while the natural gas credit is issued once a year. Eligible small business customers receive the same electric credit, in the same amount as residential customers, twice a year.
For more information about additional programs that are funded by the California Cap-and-Trade Program to reduce carbon pollution, improve public health and the environment, and provide meaningful benefits to the most disadvantaged communities, visit www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov/.
PG&E financial assistance programs
In addition to the California Climate Credit, customers are encouraged to explore other ways to save energy and money including financial assistance and other programs:
California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program: Provides a discount of 20% or more each month on gas and electricity bills.
Family Electric Rate Assistance Program (FERA): Offers a monthly discount of 18% on electricity bills for households with 3+ people.
Medical Baseline: For eligible residential customers who have additional energy needs due to certain qualifying medical conditions. Customers can get an additional monthly allotment of power, or a discount based on your rate.
Budget Billing: Averages out energy costs for more predictable monthly payments and eliminates big spikes in bills due to seasonal changes.
Bill Forecast Alerts: Notifications sent by email, text or phone notifying the customer if their monthly bill is expected to exceed a specific amount set by the customer.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit pge.com and pge.com/news.