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The most recent financial reports, which candidates had to file last week, covered the period of July 1 through Sept. 30.
The reports show that, altogether, candidates in the races for district attorney and sheriff have raised $139,937.54. A committee supporting incumbent Sheriff Rod Mitchell raised another $1,300, bringing the full campaign fundraising total for the two races to $141,237.54.
The candidate who has raised the largest amount of money so far this year was Mitchell, with $56,442.
Mitchell also raised the most of any candidate in the three-month reporting period, $27,333, of which $26,933 was cash contributions. That's more than the combined total raised by Mitchell's opponent, Francisco Rivero, and the two district attorney candidates, combined.
Rivero brought in $10,058 in contributions for the period, of which $5,000 was a loan to himself. So far this year, Rivero has loaned himself $35,000 of the $48,700.22 in contributions he has reported.
From July 1 to Sept. 30, Mitchell spent $14,292.56 and Rivero $9,454.46; for the year, expenditures for Mitchell totaled $47,077.95, with Rivero spending a total of $37,742.27 so far.
In support of the two sheriff candidates, two committees have formed: Family & Friends of Lake County Law Enforcement in Support of Sheriff Rod Mitchell-2010, which qualified as a committee on Sept. 1, and Families and Friends for Democracy & Justice in Lake County, which has not yet qualified, according to statements of organization.
In the district attorney's race, Doug Rhoades raised more than his opponent, Don Anderson, in the latest finance reporting period, raising $7,927 compared to Anderson's $6,426.
However, Anderson edged past Rhoades in the total contributions for the campaign so far, with $17,603.32 to $17,192 for Rhoades.
For expenditures, Anderson reported $5,779.45 for the reporting period and $17,978.45 year-to-date, with Rhoades reporting $7,158 and $16,631, respectively, for the two time periods.
The full details of the financial statements follow.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Don Anderson
Total contributions received this period: $6,436
Monetary contributions: $3,399.50
Nonmonetary contributions: $3,036.50
Itemized contributions: $2,661
Unitemized contributions: $738.50
Loans: $0
Expenditures: $5,779.45
Itemized expenditures: $2,643.88
Unitemized expenditures: $99.07
Beginning cash balance: $39
Total cash ending balance: $695.55
Outstanding debts: $0
Total contributions received year-to-date: $17,603.32
Total loans received year-to-date: $0
Total expenditures year-to-date: $17,978.45
Itemized contributions: $2,661
Law Office of Bill Feeney, Lakeport, attorney; $500 ($700 year-to-date)
R.H. Henning, Kelseyville, retired; $250 ($450 year-to-date)
L.R. Russ Addiss, Kelseyville, self-employed accountant; $500 ($1,125 year-to-date)
Donald Anderson, Lakeport, attorney and candidate; $300 ($1,062.54 year-to-date)
Robert Riggs, Kelseyville, attorney; $250
Robert Bridges, Lakeport, deputy county counsel; $100
Olga Martin-Steele, Clearlake Oaks, retired; $110 ($235 year-to-date)
Barbara Galvan, Huntington Beach, retired; $175 ($320 year-to-date)
First Pick Builders, Lakeport, self-employed general contractor, $106
Mary Ann Schmid, Upper Lake, owner of Lodge at Blue Lakes; $170
Norman J. Valdez Jr., Witter Springs, disabled/unemployed; $100
Janina and Mike Hoskins, Hidden Valley Lake, contractor, Hoskins & Sons; $100
Itemized nonmonetary contributions: $2,610.50
Maurice Kemp, Hidden Valley Lake, attorney, wine for silent auction at fundraiser; $251
Barbara Galvan, Huntington Beach, retired, wine for silent auction at fundraiser; $434
Ceago Winery, Nice, wine for silent auction at fundraiser; $192
Jim and Olga Steele, Clearlake Oaks, retired, wine for silent auction at fundraiser; $289
Colleen Chatoff, Glenhaven, Realtor, Chatoff Realty, wine for silent auction at fundraiser; $250
Jody Galvan, Middletown, office manager, Storybook Mountain Vineyards, wine for silent auction at fundraiser; $470
Colleen Williams, Calistoga, vice president, Storybook Mountain Vineyards, wine for silent auction at fundraiser; $100
Donald Anderson, Lakeport, attorney and candidate, silent auction gifts; $624.50
Itemized expenditures: $2,643.88
Lake County Fair, Lakeport, booth; $350
UCC Rentals, Lakeport, tank for balloons; $140.22
Mary Ann Schmid, Upper Lake, food and venue; $928.22
Lake County Registrar of Voters, Lakeport, filing fees; $276.43
Lake County Registrar of Voters, Lakeport, filing fees; $812.83
Wildhurst Winery, Kelseyville, wine for fundraiser; $136.40
Douglas Rhoades
Total contributions received this period: $7,927
Monetary contributions: $5,869
Nonmonetary contributions: $2,058
Itemized contributions: $4,787
Unitemized contributions: $1,082
Loans: $0
Expenditures: $7,158
Itemized expenditures: $4,980.54
Beginning cash balance: $1,303
Total cash ending balance: $2,055
Outstanding debts: $0
Total contributions received year-to-date: $17,192
Total loans received year-to-date: $0
Total expenditures year-to-date: $16,631
Itemized contributions: $4,787
Laurel Groshong, Lakeport, retired state administrator; $50 ($325 year-to-date)
Nancy Rhoades, Kelseyville, educator, Lake County Probation Department; $500 ($1,390 year-to-date)
Ron Green, Lower Lake, attorney; $100 ($250 year-to-date)
Bill Wolfe, Kelseyville, retired tire salesman; $100 ($200 year-to-date)
Gary Hill Investigations, Finley, investigations; $50 ($150 year-to-date)
Lake County Democratic Central Committee, Clearlake; $500 ($700 year-to-date)
Douglas Rhoades, Kelseyville, attorney; $1,100 ($2,600 year-to-date)
Lowell Grant, Lakeport, Realtor; $50 ($150 year-to-date)
Dana Kearney, Kelseyville, pharmacy tech; $100 ($250 year-to-date)
Jim and Susan Herrmann, Kelseyville, retired utility/nurse; $250 ($350 year-to-date)
Judy Conard, Lakeport, attorney; $100
Wally Holbrook, Kelseyville, Lake County superintendent of schools; $205
Susanne La Faver, Hidden Valley Lake, retired; $100
Bob Borghesani, Kelseyville, lumber company owner; $160
Barry Parkinson, Lakeport, attorney; $300
Lake County Stonewall Club, Clearlake; $200
John Norcio, Lakeport, retired restaurateur; $100
Steve Davis, Lakeport, retired California Highway Patrol commander; $200
Robert Chalk, Kelseyville, retired law enforcement; $200
Dan Christensen, Lakeport, retired businessman; $100 ($199 year-to-date)
Larry Juchert, Lakeport, flooring installer; $120 ($219 year-to-date)
Pam Cochrane, Kelseyville, county auditor; $200 ($299 year-to-date)
Wanda Harris, Hidden Valley Lake, retired; $102 ($127 year-to-date)
Itemized nonmonetary contributions: $1,978
Lakeport English Inn, Lakeport, one night's lodging; $150
Villa La Brenta, Lakeport, wine reception event; $100
Tallman Hotel, Upper Lake, gift certificate; $100
Wildhurst Winery, one case premium wines; $120 ($340 year-to-date)
Doug Rhoades, Kelseyville, attorney and candidate, various items for silent auction; $220
Doug Rhoades, Kelseyville, attorney and candidate, campaign brochures – advertising; $499 ($3,457 year-to-date)
Doug Rhoades, Kelseyville, attorney and candidate, fair booth and worker passes; $560
Doug Rhoades, Kelseyville, attorney and candidate, additional large campaign signs; $239
Itemized expenditures: $4,980.54
Lake County Registrar of Voters, Lakeport, candidate's statement of qualifications for the ballot )June and November), copes of other candidate's 460s; $1,089
Lake County Record-Bee, Lakeport, eight advertisements in newspaper; $467
Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, Kelseyville, candidate fundraiser on Aug. 13; $537
Voter Information Guide G10, Sherman Oaks, slate mailer, full feature listing on Voter Information Guide; $940
American Button Machines, Plano, TX, 1,000 campaign buttons; $103.94
Direct Image Printing, New Hope, MN, campaign material leadership brochures, $243.60
Digital Printing Services, New Hope, MN, 12 4-foot by 8-foot campaign signs, $265
Election Education Guide, Reseda, slate mailer, full feature listing on Election Education Guide, $1,335
SHERIFF
Rodney Mitchell
Total contributions received this period: $27,333
Monetary contributions: $26,933
Nonmonetary contributions: $400
Itemized contributions: $19,318
Unitemized contributions: $7,615
Loans: $0
Expenditures: $14,292.56
Itemized expenditures: $12,890.58
Beginning cash balance: $134.04
Total cash ending balance: $13,700.93
Outstanding debts: $0
Accrued expenses: $926.45
Total contributions received year-to-date: $56,442
Total loans received year-to-date: $0
Total expenditures year-to-date: $47,077.95
Itemized contributions: $19,318
Ken Parlet, Lakeport, Lakeview Market; $100
Helen Behn, Middletown, retired; $200 ($400 year-to-date)
Carl Braito, Kelseyville, Braito's Marina; $150
Frank Grossman, San Carlos, retired; $100
Jessie and Shirley Head, Hidden Valley Lake, retired; $100
Tom Marshall, Hidden Valley Lake, retired; $100 ($200 year-to-date)
James and Hettie Hendrickson, Middletown, Clover Dairy; $50 ($350 year-to-date)
Greg Scott, Lakeport, retired; $100 ($200 year-to-date)
Pamela Irwin, Lakeport, assistant, Wildhurst Vineyards; $100
Denise Hinchcliff, county of Lake investigator; $10 ($109 year-to-date)
Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Association, Lakeport; $500
Toni Scully, Lakeport, Scully Packing Co.; $75 ($175 year-to-date)
Robert and Jeanette Bartley, Lakeport, Bartley Pumps; $100 ($200 year-to-date)
Dave and Gerri Brown, Kelseyville, retired; $100 ($150 year-to-date)
Debbie Burnett, Middletown, Lake County sheriff/coroner assistant; $370
Mike and Denise Curran, Kelseyville; county of Lake investigator; $100 ($128 year-to-date)
Steve Davis, Lakeport, retired; $100
Wally Holbrook, Kelseyville, Lake County superintendent of schools; $100
Tom and Ruth Lincoln, Lakeport, Lincoln-Leavitt Insurance; $250 ($450 year-to-date)
Jacob and Lynda Steely, Kelseyville, county of Lake law enforcement; $120
Lloyd and Carol Stottsberry, Cobb, retired; $100
Mark Borghesani, Kelseyville, Kelseyville Lumber; $90 ($189 year-to-date)
Joseph Dutra, Kelseyville, county of Lake law enforcement; $90 ($189 year-to-date)
Kathy Fowler, Lakeport, Fowler Chevrolet; $100
Bill and Dana Kearney, Kelseyville, Northlake Pharmacy; $430 ($630 year-to-date)
Amelia Lincoln, Berkeley, student; $205
Calvin and Irene McCarley, Lower Lake, retired; $70 ($170 year-to-date)
Jerry and MaryAnn McQueen, Lakeport, Northport Trailer Resort; $100
Gil Schoux Sr., Kelseyville, retired; $170
Paul and Lisa Vartabedian, Lakeport, Vartabedian, DDS; $200
Terry and Linda Stewart, Clearlake, Discount Shades and Blinds; $100
Bill Brunetti, Lakeport, Bruno's Property Management; $500
Andrew and Maxine Peterson, Lucerne, retired; $300
Rick Kemp, Kelseyville, retired; $100
Lake Elephants, Lucerne; $1,500
Scott and Nathalie Anthus, Clearlake, survey party chief, DK Consulting; $130
Dorothy Emerson, Cobb, retired; $200
Robert Malley Sr., Clearlake, retired; $50 ($149 year-to-date)
Patricia Moshell-Johnson, San Mateo, retired; $100
Chris Vallerga, Lower Lake, Vallerga Fire Investigations; $100
Carl Webb, Clearlake, retired; $120 ($219 year-to-date)
Ken and Joann Avila, Kelseyville, retired; $100 ($200 year-to-date)
Richard Gorman, Clearlake Oaks, retired; $300 ($500 year-to-date)
Anthony and Claudia Marchese, Lucerne, retired; $50 ($150 year-to-date)
Robert and Patricia Sullivan, Lucerne, Sullivan Termite Control; $170
Bob Borghesani, Kelseyville, Kelseyville Lumber; $50 ($150 year-to-date)
Judy Conard, Lakeport, Conard law office; $100
Gary Hill, Lakeport, Gary Hill Investigations; $100
MaryGrace McMahon, Middletown, not employed; $271
Ron Minudri, Middletown, Minudri Insurance; $590 ($740 year-to-date)
Barry Parkinson, Lakeport, Parkinson law office; $200
Armand and Trena Pauley, Kelseyville, Polestar Computers; $300
Joe and Marian Sanfilippo, Lucerne, retired; $100
Peter and Mary Ann Schmid, Upper Lake, the Lodge at Blue Lakes; $300
Roland Nell Shaul, Kelseyville, retired; $150 ($350 year-to-date)
George and Anita Speake Jr., Kelseyville, retired; $100
John and Joanne VanEck, Kelseyville, VanEck Equestrian Center; $100
William Wolfe, Kelseyville, retired; $100
Mount St. Helena Vineyard, Middletown; $100
Larry and Carolyn Boardman, Finley, retired; $300 ($800 year-to-date)
Patrick Buckley, Lakeport, county of Lake law enforcement; $134
Robert Stack, San Anselmo, retired; $310
Gene Renner, Kelseyville, Tire Pros, $100 ($150 year-to-date)
Marie Ady, Clearlake, Lakeshore Feed & Grain; $220
Ronnie and Janeane Bogner, Clearlake Oaks, Weed Tech; $410
John J. Candido, Lakeport, retired; $170
Susan Constable, Lower Lake, Wynacht Memorials and Monuments; $170 ($220 year-to-date)
Karen Detweiler, Lower Lake; controller, Fowler Chevrolet; $210
Phil Garner, Clearlake Oaks, retired; $75 ($175 year-to-date)
Anne Garner-Austin, Clearlake Oaks, registered nurse, Sutter Lakeside Hospital; $135
Thomas Hewlett, Clearlake, Cooper & Hewlett Dentistry; $100 ($300 year-to-date)
Hedy Montoya, Hidden Valley Lake, director of Catholic Charities; $230
James and Frances Peretti, Lucerne, retired; $50 ($150 year-to-date)
Jim and Teddi Walker, Kelseyville, county of Sonoma electrician; $70 ($170 year-to-date)
Doug and Arlene Carter, Clearlake, retired; $100
John and Pat Norcio, Lakeport, McDonald's; $170 ($320 year-to-date)
Chris and Teena Macedo, Kelseyville; county of Lake law enforcement; $150
Jim and Carolyn Bolander, Middletown, retired; $100
Rodney and Charla Field, Hidden Valley Lake, site manager, Ledcor Construction Co.; $115
Craig Flynn, Cotati, Windsor Holdings and Windsor One; $1,500 ($4,000 year-to-date)
Richard Kuehn, Lucerne, Copper Cross Vineyards; $250 ($500 year-to-date)
George Lafave, Hidden Valley Lake, Lafave Construction; $390
Kristina Ryan-Rockwell, Hidden Valley Lake, not employed; $100
Charles and Kathleen Sloan, Hidden Valley Lake, Kann Du Construction; $225
James Totten, Hidden Valley Lake, JT Auto Glass, $1,003
Ben Lawson, Clearlake Oaks, Island Park Resort; $100
Cindy Radoumis, Kelseyville; county of Lake law enforcement; $100
Dennis Pluth, Clearlake Oaks, retired; $100 ($199 year-to-date)
Ed and Michelle Lavelle, Middletown, Crump, Bruchler & Lavelle Law Office; $174
Bob and Paula Piveronas, Lakeport, retired; $111
Mike and Ramona McKell, Middletown, retired; $1,000 ($1,500 year-to-date)
Thomas Moore, Kelseyville, retired; $175
Itemized nonmonetary contributions: $400
Albert H. League III, West Sacramento, Mentor Research, research time; $400
Itemized expenditures: $12,890.58
Kelseyville Lumber, Kelseyville, miscellaneous supplies for outdoor signage; $937.25
Lee's Sporting Goods, Lakeport, embroidered shirts; $365.40
Lake County Rodeo Association, Lakeport, advertising at rodeo event; $250
Lake County Registrar of Voters, Lakeport, balance for candidate's statement, candidate's statement, voter file; $1,311.72
Lake County Fair, Lakeport, fair booth fee, admission tickets and parking passes; $677
Chris Jones, Newcastle, consultant fee; $1,500
Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Lakeport, event admission and booth fee; $129
Lake County Welders Supply, Lakeport, helium tanks; $373.04
Computel Computer Systems, Waltham, MA, document research and retrieval; $116.50
Displays 2 Go, Bristol, RI, display items; $451.99
Banners on the Cheap, Austin, TX, printed banners; $2,330.03
Signs on the Cheap, Austin, TX, printed lawn signs; $1,868.14
Vistaprint, Lexington, MA, campaign literature and T-shirts; $1,480.19
Lake County Wine Alliance, Kelseyville, event admission; $125
Loeb's Ink Spot, Lakeport, printing; $134.85
Next Day Flyers, Rancho Dominguez, literature; $679.94
The Flag Co., Acworth, GA, American flags; $160.53
Accrued expenses: $926.45
Kelseyville Lumber, Kelseyville; $926.45
Payments made by an agent or independent contractor: $2,514.63
Bill and Dana Kearney, Kelseyville, fundraiser expenses; $1,436.55
Jessie and Shirley Head, Hidden Valley Lake, fundraiser expenses; $116.33
Ron Minudri, Middletown, fundraiser expenses; $675.36
Rob Brown, Kelseyville, fundraiser expenses, $286.38
Francisco Rivero
Total contributions received this period: $10,058
Monetary contributions: $5,058
Nonmonetary contributions: $0
Itemized contributions: $700
Unitemized contributions: $4,358
Loans: $5,000 (from self)
Expenditures: $9,454.46
Itemized expenditures: $7,673.53
Beginning cash balance: $10,316.39
Total cash ending balance: $10,919.93
Outstanding debts: $35,000
Total contributions received year-to-date: $48,700.22
Total loans received year-to-date: $35,000 (from self)
Total expenditures year-to-date: $37,742.27
Itemized contributions: $700
Patricia Meyer, Cobb, self-employed, Patricia Meyer & Associates; $200 ($290 year-to-date)
Lake County Democratic Club, Kelseyville, $500 ($700 year-to-date)
Itemized expenditures: $7,673.53
Lake County Registrar of Voters, Lakeport, fee for candidate's statement on ballot; $812.83
Perfect Painters, Clearlake, campaign literature; $278.51
Election Guide, Sherman Oaks, advertisement; $2,275
R.A. Hamilton, Hidden Valley Lake, signs and banners; $989.19
Middletown Times Star, Middletown, advertising; $750
The Outlook, Clearlake Oaks, advertising; $556
Rosemary Martin, Kelseyville, catering; $770
Watercolors Restaurant, Kelseyville, catering; $370
Lake County News, Lucerne, advertising; $872
Family & Friends of Lake County Law Enforcement in support of Sheriff Rod Mitchell - 2010
Date qualified as committee: Sept. 1, 2010
Treasurer: Jillian Burnett, Lower Lake
Total contributions received this period: $1,300
Monetary contributions: $1,300
Nonmonetary contributions: $0
Itemized contributions: $1,100
Unitemized contributions: $200
Loans: $0
Expenditures: $1,188
Itemized expenditures: $1,188
Beginning cash balance: $0
Total cash ending balance: $112
Outstanding debts: $0
Total contributions received year-to-date: $1,300
Total loans received year-to-date: $0
Total expenditures year-to-date: $1,188
Itemized contributions: $1,100
David Michel Jr., Kelseyville, retired; $1,000
Robert Jordan, Kelseyville, county of Lake law enforcement; $100
Itemized expenditures: $1,188
Lake County Publishing, Lakeport, newspaper advertisement; $1,188
Families and Friends for Democracy & Justice in Lake County
Date qualified as committee: Not yet qualified
Treasurer: Lawrence Ross, Kelseyville
Total contributions received this period: $0
Monetary contributions: $0
Nonmonetary contributions: $0
Itemized contributions: $0
Unitemized contributions: $0
Loans: $0
Expenditures: $0
Itemized expenditures: $0
Beginning cash balance: $0
Total cash ending balance: $0
Outstanding debts: $00
Total contributions received year-to-date: $0
Total loans received year-to-date: $0
Total expenditures year-to-date: $0
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – As a follow up to the Local Foods Forum held in March of this year, the Health Leadership Network (HLN) and Lake County’s UC Cooperative Extension Office are organizing an afternoon workshop on Thursday, Oct. 21, entitled: “Growing Our Local Food Economy.”
The workshop is sponsored by a grant from the California Department of Food & Agriculture and Lake County Public Health Department.
The workshop will focus on post-harvest considerations including food processing, storage, distribution and markets.
The afternoon will open with demonstrations by the Lake County Community Co-Op (www.lakeco-op.org) and the Lake County Farm Bureau (www.lakecountygrown.com) of their respective online food ordering systems.
Ted Herrera and Maria Giovanni, of Local Added Value Agriculture (LAVA), also will talk briefly about the products they are currently making and selling in Lake County.
As a follow up to her March 2010 presentation at the Local Foods Forum, Dr. Shermain Hardesty, extension economist, agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Davis, will review the economic and social benefits generated by a regional food system and the history of food production in Lake County.
Her October presentation, entitled “Building the Nuts & Bolts of Local Food Systems,” will be participatory, asking those in attendance to help identify core infrastructure components needed for a regional food system and determine which already exist in Lake County.
That step will be followed by an exercise to estimate total food demand in the county, brainstorm a list of the specific crops and processed foods that have the potential to be produced in Lake County, and prioritize the top ten crops/products on the list.
Next, attendees will help Dr. Hardesty compare the infrastructure needed to produce and market those products highlighting critical missing components. The final step will be to outline the next steps to move forward with the development process, emphasizing partnerships, utilizing existing resources and/or rebuilding those that existed in the past.
Workshop participants will also hear from Ben Ratto about how the Bay Area Collaborative’s food distribution system works as well as from Colleen Rentsch and Michelle Malm about the Farm-to-School program they’ve created for students of the Kelseyville Unified School District.
Colleen Rentsch is a local farmer and operator of Seely’s Farm Stand; Michelle Malm is Kelseyville Unified’s Director of Food Services.
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The full, 12-page Proposition 19 analysis can be found at www.boe.ca.gov/news/pdf/Proposition%2019%20draft%20analysis.pdf.
Proposition 19 on the November 2010 ballot would make personal use of marijuana legal on a statewide basis with no statewide commercial sale provision.
Proposition 19 also would authorize local governments to regulate and control specified commercial marijuana activities, in addition to allowing local governments to impose marijuana fees or taxes at their discretion.
“Proposition 19 gives Californians an opportunity to have a serious, healthy debate regarding the legal status of marijuana in our state,” Chairwoman Yee said. “However, it is important for Californians to have the information to understand the differences between this proposal and other marijuana legalization proposals that have been debated in the Legislature.
Yee referenced BOE’s 2009 analysis of Assembly Bill 390 by Assembly Member Tom Ammiano, which proposed to legalize commercial sale of marijuana, in addition to legalizing recreational use of marijuana.
Moreover, AB 390 proposed specific revenue-generating provisions including a $50 per ounce excise fee on marijuana sales, in addition to facilitating sales tax collection on retail purchases of non-medical marijuana by legalizing those sales.
The BOE estimated that these provisions could generate up to $1.4 billion in revenue to the state.
"The BOE's revenue estimate was a sound analysis based on a specific proposal with specified revenue measures applicable to a defined commercial market, where supply, demand, and price could reasonably be estimated," said Yee.
In contrast, Proposition 19 would authorize personal use of marijuana only on a statewide basis, while containing no provisions for statewide legalization of commercial marijuana sales. It does not enact any specific tax or fee.
The ballot measure allows local jurisdictions to regulate the commercial production and retail sale of marijuana. It also allows local governments to choose to impose licensing fees or implement differing tax schemes or rates within their local jurisdiction.
The sale of marijuana is a taxable activity under current sales and use tax law. Sales tax revenue generated from such sales would depend on how many and which localities choose to make those sales legal and the amount of marijuana purchased, both of which are unknown at this time.
"Proposition 19's proposal to give local governments the option to authorize marijuana sales, with local regulation and taxes, leaves too many unknown variables to develop a credible statewide revenue estimate," said Yee.
Yee was elected to her post in November 2006. Her district includes many of California's coastal counties, from Del Norte to Santa Barbara, and includes the entire San Francisco Bay Area and Lake County.
The five-member California State Board of Equalization (BOE) is a publicly elected tax board. The BOE collects more than $48 billion annually in taxes and fees supporting state and local government services.
It hears business tax appeals, acts as the appellate body for franchise and personal income tax appeals, and serves a significant role in the assessment and administration of property taxes.
For more information on other taxes and fees in California, visit www.taxes.ca.gov.
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Supervisor Jim Comstock has organized the meeting with Caltrans' District 1 Director Charlie Fielder and his staff, which will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Calpine Visitor Center, 15500 Central Park Road, Middletown.
“We want to get Caltrans' attention,” Comstock said. “We just weren't getting any answers that fit right.”
This summer, Caltrans completed two rubberized chip seal projects, one along 12 miles of Highway 29 from the Lake/Napa County lines to the Coyote Creek Bridge, and the second along 8.5 miles on Highway 175 from Cobb to Middletown, as Lake County News has reported. Pavement striping was just finished on the Highway 29 portion last Friday.
Caltrans reported that the total combined cost of the two projects – completed by International Surfacing Systems of West Sacramento – was about $2.1 million.
Caltrans reported that the rubberized chip seal strategy was intended to seal and preserve the existing pavement while providing increased winter traction and a good binding surface for future paving projects, Frisbie explained.
The chip seals in Lake County were the first in the district to use half-inch aggregate rather than the more common 3/8-inch aggregate, Caltrans said.
The agency said such chip seals allow the treatment of three times more pavement than an asphalt thin blanket overlay could. Caltrans said it's also a green technology, using 40,000 recycled tires just for the Lake County projects alone.
But south county residents are none too pleased with the outcome of the projects, said Comstock.
He took a road trip around the county with Fielder and some of his staff to look at the work, and Comstock said Fielder agreed that there were issues.
Comstock said several years ago Caltrans did an open grade asphalt project, which provided a good road surface but failed sooner than expected.
“There are areas where it's completely worn through,” said Comstock.
However, he was told a grinder was broken which resulted in no asphalt grinding to prepare the road surface before the chip seal projects began. Instead the contractor put the chip seal over the areas where the pavement was worn through.
That, coupled with the larger aggregate, provided what Comstock said is not an ideal driving surface.
“It is dangerous to drive on. It does throw you around a little bit,” he said, adding that it's worse if you're pulling a trailer.
Comstock said the chip sealed was put over brand new pavement done in front of the Hidden Valley Lake and Twin Pine Casino entrances.
“We went from some bad to some good to all bad,” he said.
Frisbie said Caltrans has received complaints about the road work. He said the larger, half-inch rock isn't the kind of finish that Caltrans wants to be on the road for a long time, and they plan to repave.
He said people have expressed concern that the projects have been a waste of money. However, he said the chip seal does a good job of sealing little cracks in the pavement and waterproofing it. It also will help new asphalt bind to the old. Because of that, they often will put down a chip seal and then immediately pave over it.
Repaving a portion of Highway 175 – which also will include a section of the highway at Highway 101 in Mendocino County and another section of Highway 175 bounded by Highway 29 – won't take place until next summer's construction season, he said.
The repaving on Highway 29, however, is probably two or three years down the road, Frisbie said.
Comstock said Fielder indicated to him that they're making an effort to get funds to redo the highway sooner.
Comstock said people are not happy.
“Two to three years, that's just not acceptable,” he said.
Comstock pointed out that Caltrans was able to quickly get funds to repave an eight-mile portion of Highway 29 outside of Lakeport earlier this year.
Middletown businesswoman Linda Diehl-Darms started a petition for area residents to express their concern, said Comstock.
They've collected more than 1,000 signatures, with the petitions gathered up around Sept. 15, he said.
“I told the folks in Middletown I would hand deliver them to Caltrans,” Comstock said of the petitions.
He said he plans to hand the petitions over to Caltrans on Tuesday.
If anyone hasn't signed the petition and wants to, Comstock said he'll make sure they get the chance at the Tuesday meeting.
He said Caltrans will present information on the projects and what they're going to do about the situation. Community members also will have the chance to ask questions.
Comstock said Middletown's streets are county maintained roads that until recently were in “atrocious” shape, and he's worked with county Road Superintendent Steve Stangland and Public Works Director Brent Siemer to address the problem.
The county put $50,000 for asphalt toward a paving project, and county workers assisted by inmate laborers did the work. Comstock said they've been able to get many of the town's streets repaved that way.
“They're way better than the highway now, which isn't much of a standard to go by,” he said.
Comstock said the Caltrans chip seal projects hadn't looked good to him, even before they started. “The finished product seems to have borne out my concerns.”
All state jobs are supposed to have an inspector on site during such projects, and Comstock wondered why the chip seal work continued.
“We haven't gotten an answer to that yet,” he said.
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