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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors and the Clearlake and Lakeport City Councils will hold a joint discussion Tuesday evening to discuss a proposal for public power generation.
The joint workshop on Tuesday will take place at 5 p.m. in the board chambers at 255 N Forbes St. The public is invited to attend.
Earlier this year, the three local governments asked Sonoma Clean Power, or SCP to consider extending service into Lake County.
SCP, a community-owned organization, supplies renewable energy at lower rates.
Starting in 2014, it has replaced PG&E’s power sources for most customers across Mendocino and Sonoma counties. According to a Lakeport City Council staff report, SCP now serves 87% of electric customers in those two counties.
In 2019, SCP determined it could not offer competitive rates in Lake County. But market and regulatory conditions have since improved, and a new feasibility study this year suggests potential bill savings of 4.2% to 12.9%, according to SCP’s presentations to local governments earlier this year.
The county staff report said the meeting will cover:
• General background on Community Choice Aggregation;
• Information on Sonoma Clean Power;
• SCP’s Offer for Service, and benefits for Lake County residents;
• The process to join SCP;
• Customer support available through SCP;
• Sonoma Clean Power’s state-level policy impact.
The workshop is informational only; no decisions will be made.
Actions are expected later: the Board of Supervisors and Lakeport City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at their respective meetings, and the Clearlake City Council on Thursday, Oct. 2.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8, online and on the county’s Facebook page. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 865 3354 4962, pass code 726865. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16694449171,,86533544962#,,,,*726865#. The meeting can also be accessed via phone at 669 900 6833.
Email staff reporter Lingzi Chen at
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Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis last week issued a proclamation declaring September 2025 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month."
The text of the proclamation follows.
PROCLAMATION
During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we honor the hundreds of thousands of children who have faced or continue to face the terrifying ordeal of cancer. We stand with families suffering the loss of children taken too soon by the disease and reaffirm our commitment to helping find a cure for cancer and ending childhood cancer as we know it.
Cancer is the second most common cause of death among children ages 1 to 14, and the rate of cancer incidence for children has been increasing since the 1970s. In that time, we have also seen huge improvements in both methods of treatment and survival rates – but we owe it to our children to do more.
California is home to some of the leading research hospitals in the country – including the University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Davis Medical Centers – that support ground-breaking research in treating childhood cancer. Even as the federal government slashes critical funding for cancer care and research, California has created essential funding streams for childhood cancer research that make it easier for the public to help.
In California, we have dramatically increased access to health care for families across the state. We work to protect our kids from toxic substances and pollution that can cause cancer and other diseases, including keeping synthetic food dyes out of school meals and working to better understand the risks of ultra-processed foods, both of which have been linked to cancer. We focus on preventative care and research, while offering some of the best care in the nation when the unimaginable happens.
No child should have to worry about a cancer diagnosis, about balancing school or play dates with chemotherapy and recovery time. This month, we extend our gratitude to those searching for a cure and those supporting young patients through these heartbreaking times. We stand with families who fight and care for their kids. But above all, we honor the brave children, those lost and those still thankfully with us today – it is these kids who are the bravest and strongest among us. They are the reasons we cannot give up in the search for a cure, and this month, California recommits to doing all that we can to end this terrible disease.
NOW THEREFORE I, ELENI KOUNALAKIS, Acting Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim September 2025 as “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 20th day of September 2025.
ELENI KOUNALAKIS
Governor of California
ATTEST:
SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.
Secretary of State
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