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LAKEPORT, Calif. — A large group of protesters gathered on Saturday morning in Lakeport as part of a nationwide outcry over the shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal immigration agent.
The “ICE Out for Good” rally drew an estimated 100 Lake County protesters.
Participants lined the overpass on Lakeport Boulevard at Highway 29 in response to the shooting death on Jan. 7 of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good — a wife and mother of three — by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
A coalition of groups including Indivisible, MoveOn Civic Action, the American Civil Liberties Union, Voto Latino, United We Dream, 50501, the Disappeared in America Campaign of the Not Above the Law coalition mobilized protests nationwide on Saturday and Sunday as part of the ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action.
The coalition reported that after calling for the protests on Friday, 1,000 such protests were quickly organized across the country over the weekend.
The Indivisible Lake County group organized the Lakeport event.
Organizers said they were encouraged by the shows of support expressed by passing motorists honking their horns.
Indivisible Lake County organized several protests last year, including the “Hands Off” protest in April, “No Kings” rallies in June and October, and an anti-fascism rally in August, all in Lakeport, and a Labor Day weekend event in Middletown.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A sewage spill over the weekend has impacted a creek and nearby private wells in the Clearlake area.
On Sunday Lake County Special Districts confirmed that sewage entered the stormwater drainage system, leading to Burns Valley Creek.
“As a result, some raw sewage contaminated water has leaked into Clear Lake,” the agency said in a statement posted to the county social media account.
The city of Clearlake issued a separate public notice on Sunday for any residence in the area of Pond Road northwest of Old Highway 53 up to Olympic and along Rumsey between Pamela and Smith.
“Well water in this area should be considered impacted by the sewage leak, do not consume,” the city said.
Special Districts also urged the public to use bottled water only and not use private well water in the affected area until further notice.
Water provided by public water systems remains safe to use, Special Districts reported.
The city of Clearlake said an emergency station for clean drinking water has been established at Pond Road and Old Highway 53.
Residents and visitors are advised not to recreate in Burns Creek or in any bodies of water between Robin Lane/Pond and Pamela/Old Highway 53. Burns Creek to Clearlake should also be considered impacted, officials said.
County staff are working to assess potential impacts. Well testing will begin once laboratory services are available, starting tomorrow, and will continue throughout the week.
Additional public updates will be provided as more information becomes available, Special Districts said.
For questions, please contact Special Districts 707-263-0119.
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