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What residents are talking about in Lake County public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Upper Lake levees
Energy policy and data centers
Energy strategy
Lake Pillsbury letters
Clear Lake Watershed Co-Management Agreement
Clear Lake Watershed Co-Management Agreement (reopened)
Wildfire resilience strategy (6.4)
In the news
9 articlesRecent coverage of Lake County from local and regional media.
Elections office offers information for displaced voters
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Registrar of Voters is informing all voters who have been displaced as result of fires or other emergencies that they have options to vote in the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election.
Lucas fire burned area risk of flooding and debris flows during winter storms
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services, or OES, is encouraging residents in and downstream of areas affected by the September 2026 Lucas fire, including the Elk Mountain and Bachelor Valley areas near Upper Lake, to prepare for an increased risk of flooding and
California cities pull the plug on data centers after state regulations don’t scale up fast enough
Although California lawmakers recently passed a suite of laws intended to bring transparency to the development of new data centers, local communities across the state are signaling that disclosure isn't enough.
Google and Meta spent big this election cycle. Is Big Tech trying to ‘buy the Legislature’?
By By Khari Johnson and Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters | Nov. 1, 2026 By Khari Johnson and Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters Some tech companies, like Facebook parent Meta, spent record sums on lobbying ...
Prescribed ecocultural broadcast burns planned for Upper Lake, Nice and Lakeport areas Nov. 3 to 6
The Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance, or TERA, and Lake Cal-TREX partners will be conducting ecocultural broadcast burns from Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Friday, Nov. 6, along the shores of the upper arm of Clear Lake on the lands of Robinson Rancheria Pomo Indians and Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians.
Supervisors to hold interviews for county administrative officer position
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Less than a week after the announcement that the county administrative officer is retiring at year’s end, the Board of Supervisors is set to hold closed-door interviews for her successor.
Elections office offers information for displaced voters
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Registrar of Voters is informing all voters who have been displaced as result of fires or other emergencies that they have options to vote in the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election.
Lakeport City Council highlights
LAKEPORT Lakeport City Council highlights The Lakeport City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Here’s a look at some of the highlights, presentations, and actions taken. Honoring a Dedi...
Oct 23, 2026Lakeport council receives restoration updates
At the Lakeport City Council meeting Tuesday, Angela De Palma-Dow, executive director of Lake County Land Trust, presented an update on the design plan for the Kuhlanapo Wetland Preserve, which she said is about 30% complete; last publicly…
Oct 22, 2026