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Supervisor· Re-elected March 2024 primary (lakeconews 80526); Gov Code 24200

Jessica Pyska

Lake County

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Term ending Jan 8, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
11
Total speaking time
2:00:53
Avg per meeting
10:59
Segments
1537

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Top issues during term (20)

medium↑Mar 2026[34]

Tyler Technologies financial software purchase

Not specified in the available documents.

critical→Feb 2026[31]

Emergency proclamations — road failure, tree mortality, sewer spills, Lucas Fire

An additional $1 million in disaster reserve funding becomes available for spill response.

high→Aug 2026[25]

Quagga Mussel Prevention Program fees

Grant funding supports mussel prevention efforts without new county cost.

high↑Sep 2026[25]

Cross-connection control ordinances

Costs of implementing a cross-connection control program were not stated in the agenda materials provided.

high↓Feb 2026[21]

7th Cycle Housing Element

Grant eligibility could bring state housing incentive funds to the county; no local cost identified.

medium→Aug 2026[20]

Assessment appeals docket

Appeal outcomes can reduce or adjust property tax valuations, affecting county revenue.

high↑Mar 2026[19]

Lake Coco Farms commercial cannabis cultivation permit

The scale of the operation — up to 205,800 square feet — could bring substantial agricultural and tax revenue to the county while raising water-use and neighborhood concerns.

high↓Apr 2026[16]

Public Works hiring freeze waiver

Ewing starts at Step 5 of the county salary schedule; exact figure not stated in the minutes.

high↑Nov 2026[15]

city council meeting highlights

The CAO oversees the county budget and administration; the hire shapes how every dollar is spent.

high↑Jan 2026[13]

South Shore behavioral health expansion

Combined agreements could total up to about $3.35 million in county behavioral health spending for the fiscal year.

high↑Oct 2026[13]

Cannabis Permit Revocations

medium↑Oct 2026[13]

Kugelman Commercial Auto Repair Shop

medium↓Jun 2026[12]

Community Resilience Center grant support

No direct cost; positions the county for state funding opportunities.

high↑Jun 2026[12]

Middle Creek Restoration Project

Property acquisition costs for the restoration project were not stated in the record.

high↓Mar 2026[11]

Commercial cannabis regulations overhaul

Not specified; the rules will shape how cannabis businesses operate and pay county fees.

medium↑Jan 2026[11]

Eastlake Sanitary Landfill Expansion

The land purchase adds to county spending already committed to landfill expansion design through the Geo-Logic Associates contract.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

County Road Commissioner Appointment

The cost of the Road Commissioner services agreement was not stated in the agenda materials provided.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Courthouse Building Renaming

Any costs associated with renaming were not stated in the agenda materials provided.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Detention Facility Medical Services and Medication-Assisted Treatment

The amended contract amount was not stated in the agenda materials provided.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

South Lake County Fire Permit Fee Waiver Request

The fee amounts involved were not stated in the agenda materials provided.

Decisions during term (306)

Recorded while Pyska was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved4-1-1Oct 22, 2026

Consent Agenda — Approve Minutes from May 14 and June 11, 2026 Meetings

approvedOct 22, 2026

Adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration — Kugelman Commercial Shop (PL-25-271)

approvedOct 22, 2026

Major Use Permit PL-25-271 — Kugelman Commercial Shop, Lower Lake

approved4-1-1Oct 22, 2026

Approve Minutes from May 14, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting

approved4-1-1Oct 22, 2026

Approve Minutes from June 11, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting

approvedVoted yes4-0Sep 1, 2026

Consent Agenda Items 5.1-5.3 (CDFA Agreements)

approvedVoted yes3-1Sep 1, 2026

Letter Requesting Governor Newsom Veto AB 2494 (Item 5.4)

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 1, 2026

Lindsey Program Management Software Contract Amendment (LCHC)

approvedVoted yes3-1Sep 1, 2026

Amended Clear Lake Watershed Co-Management Agreement Adding Koi Nation

approvedVoted yes4-0Sep 1, 2026

Letter of Commitment for Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Grant Application

approvedVoted yes4-0Sep 1, 2026

Termination of Community Development Director Mireya Turner

approvedVoted yes4-0Sep 1, 2026

Appointment of Susan Parker as Interim Community Development Director

approved5-0Aug 18, 2026

Approval of Consent Agenda Items 5.1–5.12

approved5-0Aug 18, 2026

Resolution Confirming Current Processes for Lake County Sanitation District (6.2)

approved5-0Aug 18, 2026

Resolution Establishing Interim Composition of LACOSAN Governing Board (6.3)

approvedVoted yes3-2Aug 18, 2026

Appointment of Vice-Chair Pyska as Second Member of LACOSAN Board (6.3)

approvedVoted yes3-2Aug 18, 2026

Approval of Findings of Fact and Decision in Appeal of 1833 DS LLC (PL 26-359)

approvedVoted yes3-2Aug 18, 2026

Grant of Appeal in Part with Amendments to Major Use Permit PL-25-71 (6.8)

approved5-0Aug 18, 2026

Resolution Supporting Opportunity Zones 2.0 Recommendations to GO-Biz (7.2)

approved5-0Aug 18, 2026

Approval of the Consent Agenda

Voting record (207)

179 yes1 no27 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

approved Amended Clear Lake Watershed and Chi Memorandum of Understanding Co-Management Agreement, adding Koi Nation of Northern California as amended, updating the signature page and authorized the C

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

approved Amended Clear Lake Watershed and Chi Memorandum of Understanding Co-Management Agreement, adding Koi Nation of Northern California as amended, updating the signature page and authorized the W

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Consent Agenda Items 5.1-5.3 (CDFA Agreements)

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

approved Letter of Commitment for the "Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake's Grant Application for a Community Resilience Center Program Round 2 Implementation Grant Application and authorized the chair to

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

appointed Susan Parker as Interim Community Development Director effective immediately

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

approved consent agenda items 5.1 through 5.4 with the exception of item 5.4 which was pulled for further discussion

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Approved the Letter Requesting Governor Newsom Veto AB 2494 and Authorized the Chair to Sign

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

terminated Community Development Director Mireya Turner effective immediately

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Letter Requesting Governor Newsom Veto AB 2494 (Item 5.4)

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Lindsey Program Management Software Contract Amendment (LCHC)

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Amended Clear Lake Watershed Co-Management Agreement Adding Koi Nation

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Letter of Commitment for Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Grant Application

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Termination of Community Development Director Mireya Turner

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Appointment of Susan Parker as Interim Community Development Director

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

offered the resolution as amended

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Appointment of Vice-Chair Pyska as Second Member of LACOSAN Board (6.3)

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Approval of Findings of Fact and Decision in Appeal of 1833 DS LLC (PL 26-359)

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

offered the resolution as amended

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

offered the resolution as amended

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

appointed Vice-Chair Pyska as second member of the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

approved consent agenda items 5.1 through 5.12

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

approved the Findings of Fact and Decision and authorized the Chair to Sign

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

moved to grant the appeal in part with the amendments to Major Use Permit (PL-25-71) (Exhibit E) as stated in the Findings of Fact and Decision

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Grant of Appeal in Part with Amendments to Major Use Permit PL-25-71 (6.8)

Voted yesAug 11, 2026

Mobilehome Park Rent Increase Moratorium Ordinance

Voted yesAug 4, 2026

add the extra item 4.1 to the agenda

Voted yesAug 4, 2026

Add extra agenda item 4.1 — Interim Public Health Officer appointment

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

approved the proposed Opioid Settlement Fund planning categories, with flexibility, for future budgeting and reporting

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

approved to appoint two supervisors to serve as advisors to the board

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

approved to add the Lake County Animal Control Advisory Board to the official list of Board of Supervisors committee assignments

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

approved Amendment No. 1 between the County of Lake and Lake County Resource Conservation District (LCRCD) for Tree Mortality Services and authorize the Chair to sign

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

approved Consent Agenda items 5.1 through 5.9, with the exception of 5.1 which was pulled for further discussion

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

moved to accept the current reconciliation and restoration framework

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

offered the Ordinance as amended

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

directed the Animal Control Director or their designee to attend board meetings

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

approved Agreement Between County of Lake – Lake County Behavioral Health Services as Lead Agency for the Lake County Continuum of Care and Redwood Community Services for Fiscal Years 2026/27, 2027/28

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

Amendment No. 1 with Lake County RCD for Tree Mortality Services

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

Consent Agenda items 5.2 through 5.9

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

Opioid Settlement Funds reconciliation and restoration framework

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

Opioid Settlement Fund planning categories and governance

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

Adoption of commercial cannabis ordinance (Ordinance No. 3163)

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

Animal Control Advisory Board committee assignments

Voted yesJul 28, 2026

Continuum of Care agreement with Redwood Community Services (FY 2026/27–2028/29)

AbstainedJul 21, 2026

offered the resolution

AbstainedJul 21, 2026

advanced the second reading of the ordinance as amended to the July 28, 2026 Board of Supervisors Meeting at 1pm for consideration and possible adoption

AbstainedJul 21, 2026

approved Donation from Calpine Corporation for America 250 Drone Show

AbstainedJul 21, 2026

approved consent agenda items 5.1 through 5.16 with the exceptions of items 5.10 and 5.16 which were pulled for further discussion

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

approved consent agenda items 5.1 through 5.12 with the exceptions of items 5.10 and 5.12

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

appointed Judith Kauffman to the Middletown Cemetery District

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

appointed Bonnie Blumenthal to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board