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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it has positively identified the woman whose remains were found in May in Rodman Slough, as detectives continue to investigate the circumstances behind her death and her family offer a reward for more information.
The remains belong to 62-year-old Ellen Adams of Napa, according to sheriff’s office spokesperson Lauren Berlinn.
Berlinn said Major Crimes Unit detectives are still actively investigating the circumstances surrounding Adams’ death.
On Friday, May 24, 2024, around 6 p.m., Adams was seen at the Robinson Rancheria Casino.
Berlinn said surveillance footage later captured Adams leaving the casino in her white Kia Rio sedan with a male subject on the following day at around 1 a.m.
Detectives have already identified and interviewed that individual seen with Adams. At this time, detectives do not believe that individual to be connected to Adams’ death, Berlinn said.
After leaving the casino, Adams and the male subject drove to the Rodman Slough, which Berlinn said was confirmed by speaking with additional witnesses who spoke with Adams.
On May 27, 2024, Adams was located deceased in the Rodman Slough, and on Sunday, June 2, 2024, Adams’ vehicle was discovered abandoned near Pyle Road in Nice, Berlinn said.
Berlinn said the Major Crimes Unit continues to actively investigate this case and is working closely with Adams’ family.
Detectives have reviewed surveillance footage from nearby businesses, utilized license plate readers, collaborated with crime scene investigators, and worked with allied law enforcement agencies.
Berlinn said detectives have also interviewed several witnesses who may have seen Ellen between May 24 and May 27, 2024.
Detectives were able to track Adams’ movements through the afternoon of Saturday, May 25, 2024. However, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who had contact with Adams or who saw her during the time period of May 24 to May 27, 2024, to come forward.
Adams’ family is offering a reward to anyone who provides information that helps solve her case.
Those with information can call the Major Crimes Unit tip line at 707-262-4088 or Sgt. Jeff Mora at 707-262-4224.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. — City of Lakeport employees apprehended a Northshore man on Monday morning after he took a city-owned vehicle.
Daniel Louis Miller, 33, a transient from Nice was arrested in the case, the Lakeport Police Department reported.
Lakeport Police’s report said its officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a physical altercation involving a city employee and Miller.
Miller was taken into custody for vehicle theft and violation of parole after the city employee told officers that he had witnessed Miller steal a 2018 Kubota UTV and attached hydraulic dump trailer belonging to the city of Lakeport Parks Department.
The equipment was being used for trash removal at Xabatin Community Park when it was taken, authorities said.
The city employee pursued Miller and was able to physically detain the uncooperative Miller near the intersection of 9th and North Forbes streets after the attached trailer tipped onto its side.
Officers arrived shortly thereafter and took Miller into custody without incident.
Miller was booked and is being held without bail for the parole violation.
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As National Library Week begins, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration after millions of dollars in grants to state libraries were terminated abruptly through the Trump administration’s efforts to illegally shutter the agency that administers them.
This threatens federal funding to California libraries that support library staff and critical library programs, including literacy and language tutoring and summer reading and activity programs.
“In California, we know libraries hold more than books,” said Gov. Newsom. “Libraries, and librarians, stand at the crossroads of opportunity and information, offering countless programs and supports for everyone in the community, from career help to free meals for children. An attack on libraries is an attack on communities – and California is fighting back.”
"Our libraries are hubs for learning, civic engagement, and community. They provide important services to Californians, from kids summer reading and meal programs, to programs that help families, seniors, and veterans navigate an increasingly digital world," said Attorney General Rob Bonta. "On Friday, we sued the Trump Administration for unlawfully attempting to shutter the Institute of Museum and Library Services—a federal agency that supports libraries across the nation. This National Library Week, we recognize the essential role that libraries play in our communities and to preserve our rich cultural heritage, and vow to continue the fight to ensure that all Californians can access the public services libraries provide our communities every day."
Executive Order No. 14238 continues the Trump administration’s unlawful attack on several Congressionally-established agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services, or IMLS, which supports educational and cultural institutions and programs across the country.
Through IMLS’s Grants to States Program, the California State Library received $15.7 million in federal funding to support statewide library programs and staffing — less than 40 cents per Californian.
Over 21 percent of that funding has yet to be sent to California.
IMLS funds support numerous programs that serve all Californians — especially lower-income families, seniors and veterans.
These funds also help expand access to the Career Online High School program that enables adults to earn their high school diplomas through local libraries, and the Braille and Talking Book Library that ensures that visually impaired Californians have free access to books in accessible formats.
If the order stands, all functions and staff positions paid for with IMLS funding will be at risk.
Attorney General Bonta joined the lawsuit alongside the attorneys general of New York, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
This is California’s 12th lawsuit against the Trump administration. A copy of the lawsuit is published below.
More on California’s State Library
With IMLS funding, the State Library works with the 1,127 libraries across the state to provide high-quality literacy and summer programs, high-speed broadband, disaster preparedness, early learning, homework help, teen services, career resources, and collections.
It supports transparency, providing free and open access to government information through the Federal and State Depository Library Programs.
The State Library also maintains and expands the Braille and Talking Book Library, providing audio and braille books, magazines, and descriptive videos to blind and print disabled Californians.
This threatens federal funding to California libraries that support library staff and critical library programs, including literacy and language tutoring and summer reading and activity programs.
“In California, we know libraries hold more than books,” said Gov. Newsom. “Libraries, and librarians, stand at the crossroads of opportunity and information, offering countless programs and supports for everyone in the community, from career help to free meals for children. An attack on libraries is an attack on communities – and California is fighting back.”
"Our libraries are hubs for learning, civic engagement, and community. They provide important services to Californians, from kids summer reading and meal programs, to programs that help families, seniors, and veterans navigate an increasingly digital world," said Attorney General Rob Bonta. "On Friday, we sued the Trump Administration for unlawfully attempting to shutter the Institute of Museum and Library Services—a federal agency that supports libraries across the nation. This National Library Week, we recognize the essential role that libraries play in our communities and to preserve our rich cultural heritage, and vow to continue the fight to ensure that all Californians can access the public services libraries provide our communities every day."
Executive Order No. 14238 continues the Trump administration’s unlawful attack on several Congressionally-established agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services, or IMLS, which supports educational and cultural institutions and programs across the country.
Through IMLS’s Grants to States Program, the California State Library received $15.7 million in federal funding to support statewide library programs and staffing — less than 40 cents per Californian.
Over 21 percent of that funding has yet to be sent to California.
IMLS funds support numerous programs that serve all Californians — especially lower-income families, seniors and veterans.
These funds also help expand access to the Career Online High School program that enables adults to earn their high school diplomas through local libraries, and the Braille and Talking Book Library that ensures that visually impaired Californians have free access to books in accessible formats.
If the order stands, all functions and staff positions paid for with IMLS funding will be at risk.
Attorney General Bonta joined the lawsuit alongside the attorneys general of New York, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
This is California’s 12th lawsuit against the Trump administration. A copy of the lawsuit is published below.
More on California’s State Library
With IMLS funding, the State Library works with the 1,127 libraries across the state to provide high-quality literacy and summer programs, high-speed broadband, disaster preparedness, early learning, homework help, teen services, career resources, and collections.
It supports transparency, providing free and open access to government information through the Federal and State Depository Library Programs.
The State Library also maintains and expands the Braille and Talking Book Library, providing audio and braille books, magazines, and descriptive videos to blind and print disabled Californians.
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At a time when libraries are facing new fiscal challenges, state officials are honoring their contribution to society.
On Monday, acting Gov. Eleni Kounalakis issued a proclamation declaring April 6 to April 12, 2025 as California Library Week.
The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below.
During National Library Week, we celebrate the essential services, resources, and opportunities that libraries and library workers provide for all Californians. Free and open to all, each of our 1,127 public libraries is a community hub for education and lifelong learning, health and wellness, civic engagement, and workforce and economic development.
Libraries are gateways not just to learning but to new opportunities and ideas. Our state’s public libraries provide hundreds of thousands of programs each year and continually evolve and adapt to the needs of all Californians. They offer online tutoring, adult literacy programs, summer reading, test prep, resources for science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM), early learning for infants and toddlers, meals for children, and services for job seekers.
Libraries are community centers and shelters, serving as heating and cooling centers, technology and communication providers, and safe places during emergencies. They provide free Wi-Fi and offer collaborative workspaces, career centers, quiet spaces for studying, and community gardens.
But the heart and soul of California’s libraries are the workers who help people of all ages and all backgrounds access the resources, programs, and services they need and serve as a key source for trusted information. Librarians help us start new chapters at every stage of our lives, from showing us the magic of reading as children to teaching us new skills in our golden years, with expanded digital access offering more opportunities than ever before.
School and library book challenges have been on the rise for some time, many targeting LGBTQ+ authors and writers of color. But now libraries themselves – and their critical programs and supports – are under attack, too. Now more than ever, we must celebrate and support the vital role that libraries, and all that they offer, play in keeping Californians informed and supported. These institutions house millions of books and materials that reflect the breadth of our rich diversity and defend the essential role of public libraries in protecting intellectual freedom.
In California, we know libraries hold more than books — they are the heart of our communities. During National Library Week, we honor our libraries and the dedicated library workers who offer endless possibilities to enrich the lives of Californians across the state.
NOW THEREFORE I, ELENI KOUNALAKIS, Acting Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim April 6 to April 12, 2025 as “California Library Week.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 3rd day of April 2025.
ELENI KOUNALAKIS
Acting Governor of California
ATTEST:
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.
Secretary of State
On Monday, acting Gov. Eleni Kounalakis issued a proclamation declaring April 6 to April 12, 2025 as California Library Week.
The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below.
PROCLAMATION
During National Library Week, we celebrate the essential services, resources, and opportunities that libraries and library workers provide for all Californians. Free and open to all, each of our 1,127 public libraries is a community hub for education and lifelong learning, health and wellness, civic engagement, and workforce and economic development.
Libraries are gateways not just to learning but to new opportunities and ideas. Our state’s public libraries provide hundreds of thousands of programs each year and continually evolve and adapt to the needs of all Californians. They offer online tutoring, adult literacy programs, summer reading, test prep, resources for science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM), early learning for infants and toddlers, meals for children, and services for job seekers.
Libraries are community centers and shelters, serving as heating and cooling centers, technology and communication providers, and safe places during emergencies. They provide free Wi-Fi and offer collaborative workspaces, career centers, quiet spaces for studying, and community gardens.
But the heart and soul of California’s libraries are the workers who help people of all ages and all backgrounds access the resources, programs, and services they need and serve as a key source for trusted information. Librarians help us start new chapters at every stage of our lives, from showing us the magic of reading as children to teaching us new skills in our golden years, with expanded digital access offering more opportunities than ever before.
School and library book challenges have been on the rise for some time, many targeting LGBTQ+ authors and writers of color. But now libraries themselves – and their critical programs and supports – are under attack, too. Now more than ever, we must celebrate and support the vital role that libraries, and all that they offer, play in keeping Californians informed and supported. These institutions house millions of books and materials that reflect the breadth of our rich diversity and defend the essential role of public libraries in protecting intellectual freedom.
In California, we know libraries hold more than books — they are the heart of our communities. During National Library Week, we honor our libraries and the dedicated library workers who offer endless possibilities to enrich the lives of Californians across the state.
NOW THEREFORE I, ELENI KOUNALAKIS, Acting Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim April 6 to April 12, 2025 as “California Library Week.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 3rd day of April 2025.
ELENI KOUNALAKIS
Acting Governor of California
ATTEST:
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.
Secretary of State
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