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Details: Written by: Elizabeth Larson; Published: 03 March 2026

Clear Lake has surpassed the “full” level and is in “monitor” stage, which requires boaters travel at “idle speed” when within one-quarter mile or less from the shore. Photo taken Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, by Elizabeth Larson/Lake County News.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Boaters are urged to use particular caution and lower their speeds near shore due to the lake level.

Details: Written by: Lake County News Reports; Published: 03 March 2026

**Hope Center in Clearlake, California, has received a new grant to expand its services. Courtesy photo.**

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Adventist Health Clear Lake has been awarded $6.3 million in PATH CITED 2 funding from the California Department of Health Care Services to expand its Hope Center facility and strengthen rural community health infrastructure across Lake County.

Details: Written by: Elizabeth Larson; Published: 03 March 2026

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council this week will discuss putting a ballot measure before voters to change the city treasurer from an elected to an appointed position, and will get an update on the January Robin Lane sewer spill.

Details: Written by: Levi Gadye; Published: 03 March 2026

**The blood-brain barrier (green line) in a young animal prevents most of an injected dye (pink) from reaching the brain. Image courtesy of Villeda Lab.**

Levi Gadye

Researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered a mechanism that could explain how exercise improves cognition by shoring up the brain’s protective barrier of blood vessels.

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Clear Lake in ‘monitor’ stage; idle speed required within a quarter-mile of shore

Adventist Health Clear Lake awarded $6.3 million PATH CITED 2 grant to expand Hope Center services

Clearlake City Council to consider putting city treasurer change on ballot

Scientists find a mechanism for how exercise protects the brain