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CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Clearlake Animal Control has dozens of dogs waiting for their new homes for the holidays.
The shelter has 45 adoptable dogs listed on its website.
This week’s dogs include “Marty,” a male pit bull terrier mix that is a year and nine months old, with a chocolate and copper coat.
The shelter is located at 6820 Old Highway 53. It’s open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
For more information, call the shelter at 707-762-6227, email
This week’s adoptable dogs are featured below.
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The grant will support the Tribe's Responder, Patient and Pedestrian Safety Project, which focuses on improving the safety of emergency responders, patients, and pedestrians in Upper Lake and surrounding areas.
“This project will not only provide life-saving improvements in safety for our community but will also help us implement cutting-edge technology to support our emergency responders in their mission to protect and save lives. The collaboration with Northshore Fire Protection District exemplifies our commitment to a safer future for all in Upper Lake,” said Chairperson Danielle Cirelli of the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake.
“This grant is a game-changer for the safety and efficiency of emergency response in our community,” said Mike Ciancio, fire chief of the Northshore Fire Protection District. “By integrating innovative technologies and improving coordination between responders and the public, this project will enable us to respond faster, better, and more safely. We are proud to partner with the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake to make Upper Lake and the surrounding areas safer for everyone.”
The grant will be used to develop a comprehensive safety action plan centered around the needs of emergency responders.
This initiative will include several key components, such as an action plan focused on post-crash care and critical demonstration activities.
Among these activities are the piloting of an emergency vehicle transponder system to alert drivers to the proximity of emergency vehicles, and the testing of a platform that interfaces with specialized care registries to deliver critical health information to first responders at the scene.
Other project initiatives include investigating advanced vehicle location and vehicle informatics systems to improve monitoring and safety reporting enroute to emergency calls and performing outreach and research to build a prehospital health and safety information exchange and structured data warehouse.
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On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency to streamline and expedite the state’s response to Avian influenza A, or H5N1, commonly known as “bird flu.”
This action comes as cases were detected in dairy cows on farms in Southern California, signaling the need to further expand monitoring and build on the coordinated statewide approach to contain and mitigate the spread of the virus.
The virus has spread in 16 states among dairy cattle, following its first confirmed detection in Texas and Kansas in March.
To date, no person-to-person spread of bird flu has been detected in California and nearly all infected individuals had exposure to infected cattle.
California has already established the largest testing and monitoring system in the nation to respond to the outbreak.
This emergency proclamation will provide state and local agencies with additional flexibility around staffing, contracting, and other rules to support California’s evolving response.
“This proclamation is a targeted action to ensure government agencies have the resources and flexibility they need to respond quickly to this outbreak,” said Newsom. “Building on California's testing and monitoring system — the largest in the nation — we are committed to further protecting public health, supporting our agriculture industry, and ensuring that Californians have access to accurate, up-to-date information. While the risk to the public remains low, we will continue to take all necessary steps to prevent the spread of this virus."
Ongoing efforts to prevent spread and serious infection
California has mobilized a comprehensive cross-agency response to bird flu in dairy cattle and poultry farms to minimize farm worker exposures, reduce raw dairy product contamination and mitigate the spread of the virus.
The state has enlisted local, state and federal government technical and operational expertise to support all facets of the response; worked to educate the public, health professionals, employers, and workers on prevention and control measures to reduce the risk of exposure to bird flu; provided comprehensive information for employers and workers on personal protective equipment, or PPE, requirements; and distributed millions of pieces of PPE to high-risk workers at dairy farms.
Through coordinated public awareness efforts between the California Department of Public Health, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, California Office of Emergency Services, and other agencies, the state is leading a cross-agency response that includes timely public updates, multilingual outreach to dairy and poultry workers, targeted social media efforts to promote preventive practices, online and printed resources for the public and media interviews to keep Californians informed.
Additionally, the state is ensuring that agriculture workers have access to additional doses of seasonal flu vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce concurrent flu risks.
Officials have also been working in close collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local health and agricultural officials, as part of a whole-of-government effort to coordinate, implement, and ensure timely surveillance and investigation of potential cases of Bird Flu.
Bird flu in the United States
Bird flu was first detected in the United States in the wild bird population in South Carolina in January 2022, and in the wild bird population in California in July 2022.
On March 25, 2024, an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows was first reported in Texas and Kansas, and CDFA took immediate action to monitor for bird flu infections in California herds.
Since then, there have been 61 total reported confirmed cases of bird flu infection in humans across seven states, including 34 reported human cases in California.
On Aug. 30, 2024, following its detection in 13 other states, bird flu was confirmed in a dairy cow in Central California, and the California Department of Public Health immediately activated its Medical Health Coordination Center.
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“This regulation is a bold step forward in tackling a critical issue: making textbooks and other instructional materials affordable and accessible to all of our students,” said Board President Hildegarde B. Aguinaldo. “By prioritizing affordability, students can better focus on meeting their higher education goals without added financial stress.”
Under the new regulation, governing boards of community college districts are required to adopt policies that prioritize free instructional materials.
Once the regulation is finalized with the state of California, districts will have 180 days to put the policies into effect.
These policies are to include the following strategies:
• Developing and implementing degrees that don’t require students to pay for textbooks;
• Using open-source instructional materials complete degrees and career education certificates;
• Using free, open-source instructional materials for courses where they are commonly available, with a focus on general education requirements;
• Establishing lending programs and maintaining college library resources to ensure immediate access to course materials; and
• Strengthening student financial stability through the timely disbursement of financial aid and other institutional program resources.
“With this regulation, we are ensuring that all students have access to the materials they need to be successful on day one,” said California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian. “Prioritizing zero-cost general education textbooks through adopting Open Educational Resources will benefit the vast majority of our students and drive progress towards our system’s Vision 2030 goals. The California Community Colleges is ensuring financial barriers no longer stand in the way of academic success.”
Currently, California college students spend an average of more than $1,100 annually on textbooks and other instructional materials — a cost that disproportionately impacts students from traditionally underserved communities.
By addressing this financial barrier, the regulation aims to prevent students from having to choose between purchasing essential materials and meeting basic needs.
Board of Governors member Joseph R. Williams played a large role in moving this regulation forward.
“This is an issue of equity. Many of our most vulnerable students face significant financial challenges, which delays or ends their dreams of higher education. These hardships underscore the urgency of reducing costs to prevent students from choosing between essential instructional materials and basic needs. This resolution is an opportunity to truly make California Community Colleges more accessible for everyone,” said Williams.
The regulation is part of a larger effort to scale the development of zero-cost degrees and general education pathways throughout the 116-college system.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation, composed of 73 districts and 116 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
