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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Thursday, Feb. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Pomo School will host its first “Family Fooducation Fair” night.
Within the event, there will be booths offering information on how to make it easier to access food, especially for those with limited resources.
There will be tables showcasing tasty and healthy food recipes for affordable prices. Tables also will offer suggestions on how to involve the children in making food, as well as gardening tips and suggestions for simple and affordable gardens.
The grand attraction of the event will be the cooking presentations. Local chefs/culinary programs will have the chance to show those who attend how to make an affordable meal.
The goal for this event is multifaceted. Family Fooducation wants to increase the engagement of the parents and students on school campus. This gives the families an opportunity to get to know the staff and the facility better.
Organizers also want to increase the health of our families in our community by giving families the information they need to make the right decisions for proper nutrition. A healthy student in school is much more apt to succeed than a malnourished student.
By giving parents tips on how their children can help with this process also increases the parent and child involvement on activities they can do together at home.
Visit Pomo School to learn, eat and take home the information you and your children need to have a healthy lifestyle. This event is free to the public.
For more information on this event, please contact Shane Lee at 707-994-6744, Extension 2335, or at
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Student Body Government of Yuba College's Clear Lake Campus is hosting a presentation for Black History Month on Thursday, Feb. 27.
At noon student Randall Cole will give a motivational talk based on his experiences growing up in Oakland.
Cole is the author of the book, “Felonies Before Birth.”
Other highlights of the day will include Delores Davis sharing poetry inspired by Black History.
The Culinary Club of Yuba College Clearlake Campus will augment this presentation by offering a sensational soul food buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the campus restaurant, Aromas Cafe.
Traditional southern foods will commemorate the history of black Americans. The buffet is available to the public for $10.
Profits beyond the food costs will go toward Yuba College book scholarships.
LaKeeta Grant is student body president of the Yuba College Clear Lake Campus in Clearlake, Calif.
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SACRAMENTO – A bill to impose an extraction tax on oil companies to fund California’s public higher education, health and human services and state parks was introduced today by Sen. Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) at a student rally at California State University, Sacramento.
The tax is estimated to raise $154 billion under current production levels in the state or $2 billion a year.
“California is realizing an economic recovery but as both the State Auditor and California Budget Project have concluded, without new revenues the state remains on unstable financial footing,” said Evans. “California remains the only oil-producing state in the nation that does not impose an oil extraction tax. Meanwhile, our debts grow, our population increases, and our services are strained while new revenues from our own natural resources earn $331 million a day for big oil companies. Not taxing oil extraction is simply fiscally unsound.”
The bill, Senate Bill 1017, would impose a 9.5 percent severance tax on the extraction of oil from the earth or water within California’s jurisdiction.
Revenues would be distributed into an endowment and split three ways among the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU) and California Community College (CCC) systems of higher education receiving 50 percent to share equally; health and human services receiving 25 percent; and state parks the remaining 25 percent.
"Tuition levels are vulnerable to a fluctuating economy,” said Harrison “Jack” Tibbetts, a senior at UC Berkeley and author of the California Modernization and Economic Development Act. “The endowment avoids this reality by growing during a booming economy and protecting students and their families during the bust. Many other states who tax oil extraction use this same model and have a flourishing education system."
Tuition at the UC and CSU increased 310 percent and 283 percent respectively in the last 10 years. In 2010, California ranked 49th in the nation for the number of students who go straight from high school to college.
Earlier this year the State Auditor determined the state’s net worth to be a negative $127.2 billion and today, the California Budget Project released a report detailing more than $127 billion in state unfunded liabilities leaving California in perilous financial standing without identifying new revenue sources.
“Sen. Evans’ bill merely does what every other state and country does: tax crude oil modestly as it is produced,” said Lenny Goldberg, executive director, of the California Tax Reform Association. “We owe our citizens no less.”
Senate Bill 1017 would provide a long-term and self-sustaining dedicated revenue stream, independent of the General Fund, without impacts to taxpayers through increased income or sales taxes. In early 2014, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson called for an extension of Proposition 30, the short term income and sales tax increase approved by voters in 2012, in order to secure future funding for public education.
“California now needs a vision for its future,” continued Evans. “Fiscal prudence means acknowledging our debts and planning for our future. It means ending big oil’s free ride and securing revenues for students, vulnerable populations and our own natural resources.”
Evans represents the Second Senatorial District, including all or portions of the counties of Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Marin (caretaker), Napa, Solano and Sonoma.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Calling all seventh through 12th graders in Lake and Mendocino Counties: Are you interested in culinary, criminal justice, music technology, chemistry, human services or business?
Plan on attending the “My Future, My Way” workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Mendocino College in Lakeport.
Come explore careers and college in a day of fun, food and prizes.
This interactive workshop also will include sessions on personal finance, scholarships and employment.
Additional breakouts include a panel of college students from a variety of colleges to share their experiences as well as a “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind” session.
During Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, students will pick from three options including military fitness, Zumba or yoga.
The goal of this free workshop is to encourage students to start thinking about their future. Whether you know what you want to be and what college you want to attend or you’ve never given it much thought, you can get help exploring the possibilities. It’s your future, plan it your way.
This workshop is offered free of charge and includes snacks, waters, lunch, canvas bag, note pad and pen. Raffle prizes will include a variety of gift cards.
Transportation will be available to and from Lower Lake High School only and students must be preregistered to take the bus.
To register for the event, paper registration forms are available at each of the schools, online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FM722V6 or by phone 994-9001. Space is limited.
For more information contact Tammy Serpa, program specialist with the Lake County Office of Education, at 707-994-9001, Extension 101.
My Future, My Way is funded by SB70 funds provided by Mendocino College. For more information about the program visit http://www.lakecoe.org/departments/program_subpages/rop_in_lake_county/507 .