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CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Clearlake Animal Control has dozens of dogs needing new homes this week.
The Clearlake Animal Control website lists 57 adoptable dogs.
This week’s dogs include “Emily,” a 1-year-old female Doberman pinscher with a red and copper coat. She has been spayed.
There also is “Turbo,” a male Belgian malinois mix with a black and brown coat. He has been neutered.
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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Last year, the Newsom Administration said its actions resulted in three times more groundwater recharge capacity than would have otherwise occurred.
Since 2019, the governor has allocated $1.6 billion for flood preparedness and response, part of the historic $7.3 billion investment package and to strengthen California’s water resilience.
Here’s what the state is doing this year to capture water:
45 BILLION GALLONS: That's how much water California has either permitted or is working to permit for groundwater recharge, enough for 1.3 million Californians’ yearly usage – all during this wet season alone.
CAPTURING 95% OF STORMWATER RUNOFF: The state-funded Santa Anita Dam captured 95% of the stormwater runoff to groundwater recharge facilities in the San Gabriel River Watershed.
NEARLY $1 BILLION TO CAPTURE MORE WATER: California has distributed nearly $1 billion to support 13 recharge, recycled water, and other stormwater capture projects that will add more than 28 billion gallons to the state’s water supplies every year.
BETTER STORMWATER CAPTURE: California has invested more than $160 million to capture, store, and reuse stormwater runoff – helping local governments like Los Angeles County bolster their stormwater infrastructure.
Here’s what we did last year to boost California’s ability to capture water:
EXPANDING SUPPLY & STORAGE BY 358 BILLION GALLONS: California bolstered supply and storage through groundwater recharge and other projects, enough for 2.2 million households’ yearly usage.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS & LEGISLATION TO CAPTURE & STORE MORE WATER: During last year’s storms, Governor Newsom signed executive orders and legislation to accelerate stormwater capture to boost groundwater recharge and other conservation measures.
MORE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE & STORMWATER CAPTURE: The state is expanding groundwater recharge by 180 billion gallons in potential capacity — streamlining permits and $1 billion for groundwater recharge projects.
But more water storage is needed — if the Delta Conveyance Project was in effect, this year alone it could have captured 148 billion gallons of water; the Sites Reservoir could hold enough water to serve 7.5 million people for an entire year.
These winter’s storms are another example of California’s changing climate and shifts from one extreme to another.
California has gone from a historic three-year drought to historic snowpack last year, to a series of very intense, warmer, wetter storms that are bringing more rain than snow.
As of Friday morning, the statewide snowpack is 86% of average for this date, and 70% of its April 1 average, which is considered the peak snowpack for the season.
As outlined in Gov. Newsom’s Water Supply Strategy, these kinds of extremes are why we need to continue to invest and be ready with water management strategies like stormwater capture, groundwater recharge, and recycled water to ensure that our water supply remains safe and reliable in a changing climate.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. — A popular downtown Lakeport thrift shop is about to close, but there are hopes that it will return in a new location.
The Lakeport Senior Center’s Meals on Wheels Thrift Store, located at 120 N. Main St., will close on April 30, said Lisa Morrow, executive director of the Lake Family Resource Center, which has managed the senior center since July of 2020.
Morrow said the store stopped accepting donations on Feb. 15 in anticipation of winding down. There are plans for several upcoming sales ahead of the closure, ranging from 25% to 75% off.
The popular store, which opened on Halloween of 2011, has supplemented the Meals on Wheels operations for the last 12 years.
However, sales have dropped, said Morrow, who added that retail sales are down everywhere.
“The sales are just not the same as they used to be,” she said.
The store has an “amazing” group of volunteers, as well as getting help from Ability Road to sort donations, she said.
The senior center has had to hire people to keep the store open, and the rising cost of minimum wage has also had an impact, Morrow explained.
While the drop in sales is part of the reason to close the store, Morrow said the bigger issue is that they can’t keep up with the building’s maintenance, coupled with the rising cost of electricity.
She said the building is hot in summer, has a basement that floods and it leaks in the winter time. The most recent cost estimate to fix the latest leak was $8,800.
“That building is just too much,” she said, adding, “It’s just not a good setup is all.”
The Lakeport Senior Center owns the building outright. Morrow said they plan to put the building on the market this spring rather than continue to put money into it.
Once the dust settles, assuming they can sell the building, Morrow said they plan to reopen a store in a more appropriate location, although they don’t yet know where.
Meantime, Meals on Wheels will continue, Morrow said.
The thrift store has supplemented the program’s main funding, which comes primarily through the Area Agency on Aging.
Morrow said she’s been surprised to find out that community members care so much about the store.
As the changes take place, Morrow said the senior center will look at other revenue streams while it seeks a smaller and more feasible location for the store.
The store’s manager, Sandy Baroni, put a sign on the door that explained the closure and ended with a word of thanks.
“Thank you for your patronage during the past twelve years,” the note read. “It has been my pleasure working here and supporting the Meals on Wheels program for all of that time, not to mention meeting so many wonderful community members.”
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The Clearlake Police Department is asking for the community’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old boy.
Justin Cole was last seen on Monday in Clearlake.
He is described as a white male juvenile, with short blond hair and brown eyes.
Justin is 6 feet tall and weighs 220 pounds.
He was last seen wearing a black Reebok sweatshirt, tan pants and gray New Balance shoes.
If you have any information about Justin's whereabouts please contact the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251, Extension 1.
