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Land Trust hosts South County fundraiser October 10 – Lake County Record-Bee

Updated 9/28/2026, 2:35:22 AMCluster Impact 4.23
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Land Trust hosts South County fundraiser October 10 – Lake County Record-Bee

Goldstein: 4.0Tone: 5.4

LAKE COUNTY Land Trust hosts South County fundraiser October 10 The Lake County Land Trust will host supporters and guests at its next fundraising event on Sat., Oct. 10, 2 to 4 p.m. The South County Fall Fundraiser will be held at a private residence, Casa Norte, located at 11755 Casa Grande Lane, Middletown. Chef Tammy Lipps of Ripe Choice Farm and Catering will present a delightful charcuterie board accompanied by Lake County wines. The event venue boasts unique indoor and outdoor seating areas with views of surrounding nature. Don Coffin, folk artist, and Andi Skelton, fiddle player, will provide acoustic music during the afternoon. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase on the Land Trust event website, https://www.lakecountylandtrust.org/fall-south-county-fundraiser. The annual Supporter of the Year award will be presented. along with celebrating other supporters of the Land Trust’s mission of preserving, conserving, and restoring Lake County’s natural resources. Founded in 1993, the Lake County Land Trust is a charitable nonprofit organization supported by residents, second-home owners, and the business community in its goals of protecting hundreds of acres including important wetlands, streams and shoreline, providing habitats that benefit Clear Lake and the Clear Lake Hitch. Come celebrate with us. For more information, contact lclt@lakecountylandtrust.org. LAKEPORT Carter appointed Interim Public Works Director On Tuesday, the Lake County Board of Supervisors emerged from Closed Session to announce Stephen L. Carter, Jr., had additionally been appointed Interim Director of the County of Lake’s Public Works Department. This appointment was immediately effective. Supervisor Sabatier’s Motion noted subsequent Closed Session discussion of Department of Public Works leadership would occur Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, (with all five Supervisors expected to be present). Carter began service with the County of Lake in July 2010, and has served in fiscal leadership positions for over eleven years, including as Assistant County Administrative Officer (ACAO) since 2022. During previous assignments as Interim Director of the County’s Departments of Behavioral Health (2023), and Social Services (2024), and Animal Care and Control (2025-26) he provided stability in times of transition. Recently, the Lake County Civil Grand Jury recognized Carter with a commendation for his strong performance in Interim Department Head assignments. County staff across departments know Carter to be an effective trainer and highly creative problem solver, informed by deep experience and a strong theoretical foundation in Business Administration. In 2025, Carter culminated a Master of Public Administration (Public Financial Management Concentration) program through California State University, San Bernardino. “Stephen Carter has successfully managed complex fiscal and leadership responsibilities, and our Board is confident he will be effective in this Interim assignment” affirms Brad Rasmussen, Chair of the Lake County Board of Supervisors. “He is also an empathetic leader that can support the diverse Public Works team at this time. We are grateful for his willingness to step into this assignment.” “At this crucial juncture for our County government, I want to do everything I can,” adds Carter. “The Board’s and Public’s trust always mean a lot, and I have learned a lot from each opportunity to work closely with County Departments. This is a challenging time, but the goal remains the same: to provide the best public services we can.” Please join in thanking Stephen L. Carter, Jr., for stepping into this key interim appointment. LAKEPORT Wind Phone Ribbon Cutting The Lake County Chamber of Commerce invites the community to a special ribbon cutting celebrating the installation of a Wind Phone at Xabatin Park on October 5 at 5:30 p.m. The Wind Phone is the work of Janice Hornby, a certified End-of-Life Doula who wanted to create a peaceful place for anyone grieving or missing someone they love. A Wind Phone is a disconnected telephone that allows visitors to speak the words they wish they could still share, with the idea that the wind will carry those messages to their loved ones. The idea originated in Japan, where the first Wind Phone became a source of comfort following the devastating 2011 tsunami. Since then, Wind Phones have appeared in communities around the world, offering people a personal way to remember those they have lost. “I am deeply honored to bring a Wind Phone to Xabatin Park for our community. Bringing the Wind Phone to Xabatin Park has been an incredible journey. I have been truly blessed by the many amazing people, local businesses and community members who have shared not only their time, talents, generosity and support to help make this happen but they have also shared their grief story with me,” shared Janice Hornby. Bringing the Wind Phone to Xabatin Park has been a community effort, with local businesses and residents contributing their support to help Janice’s vision take shape. Along the way, many have also shared their own experiences with grief, adding even more meaning to the project. Following the ribbon cutting, guests are invited to take part in a grief walk around the block and contribute to a community mosaic project. The event is free, and everyone is welcome to join this meaningful evening with the Lake County community.

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College-bound high school students say AI is useful, and a source of anxiety – Lake County Record-Bee

Goldstein: 3.6Tone: -1.8

By William Melhado Logan Fanene uses ChatGPT to fix his car, but homework is a different story. The Bay Area high school senior tries to avoid using artificial intelligence to help with school work, he says. His bigger concern — AI technology could undercut his ability to get a job. “I’m not so worried as a student, I’m more worried about my career,” Fanene, 17, said Thursday at a California State University fair for prospective students in downtown Oakland. Fanene hopes to study architecture at California Polytechnic State University next year, but he has concerns about how AI is affecting that field. Recent, alarming AI developments have spurred lawmakers and experts into further debate about putting controls on the burgeoning industry. But for high schoolers looking to the future — applying to college and a job — the questions around this technology are more personal: What will this mean for me? That AI trepidation loomed over the college fair at the Oakland Marriott last Thursday. Student attendees told EdSource they worried about how the technology would impact their education and future career options. Some shared broader fears about whether companies are developing the technology too rapidly. A few students acknowledge an unsettling dilemma as AI technology improves and proliferates — using AI for schoolwork may cheat them out of learning, but not using AI altogether could mean getting left behind. “Some people our age kinda rely on it, which I think is very unhealthy,” said Gage Peterson, a high school junior from Alameda. “I feel like everyone knows it’s a serious thing in general, that it could be a problem later in life, but they still use it,” Ollie Carling, a junior from Alameda, said at the fair. Ginger Reyes, CSU’s director of admissions and outreach, told EdSource the university system doesn’t know exactly what jobs will exist by the time today’s high school seniors graduate from college. But she said that CSU is trying to prepare students for a future workforce reshaped by AI. A 2025 survey of California adults found that about 31% of respondents believe that using generative AI tools in K-12 education does more harm than good, while 35% think the technology comes with a mix of benefits and drawbacks in education. Attitudes about AI and education are rapidly changing, said Gillian Hayes, a professor of informatics at UC Irvine who has studied parents’ and students’ perceptions of AI. “One week they’re super hopeful, and then a week later they’re super fearful, and they’re back to hopeful again at another time,” Hayes said of parents she has surveyed. “The world is sort of chaotic and confusing right now.” ‘Skip out on the learning’ Nas Antonio, a student at De Anza College in Cupertino, strongly objects to using AI to replace the work of artists, which he fears will happen more as the technology improves. Still, he sees the value in using some AI tools that don’t generate answers for students. Antonio visited the college fair last week to learn more about the two universities he hopes to transfer to next year: San Francisco State University and San José State University. He said he’s seen his classmates use AI to do assignments and “skip out on the learning.” While its exact impacts are unclear, there is evidence that AI can be harmful to students’ learning. Several studies have shown that AI use is correlated with lower high-stakes exam scores. For students, there’s often a mix of anxiety and a begrudging need to use AI, said Stephen Aguilar, an associate education professor who helps lead USC’s Center for Generative A.I. and Society. Aguilar conducted a survey of 1,000 college students and found that nearly all used generative AI tools. A majority of respondents, 54%, worried that they could become too reliant on the technology. “Students who are using AI for executive help, they want to offload their thinking. Those students don’t do well,” Aguilar said. Don’t want to cheat, or be left behind In surveying teens, Hayes, the UC Irvine professor, found that adolescents think critically about how they use AI, and they’re confronting conflicting feelings. They don’t want to cheat, but they also don’t want to be left behind. “Teenagers are really figuring out who they are, they’re developing their value systems, they tend to actually be pretty ethical and pretty moral creatures,” she said. Some California universities have taken steps to infuse AI into courses and campus life. Both USC and Cal State have signed contracts with OpenAI to provide students access to a version of ChatGPT. Hayes advocated for nuanced regulations around the use of AI in schools and universities, rather than completely banning the technology, as Los Angeles Unified School District recently announced. Those policies tend to have the greatest negative impact on the most vulnerable students, Hayes said. At the college fair in Oakland, high school senior Kaleah Luby said that she tries to avoid using AI, especially when she’s learning new things, because she doesn’t believe it will help her in the long run. Luby’s friend, Angelica Truong, who plans to study public health, said, “It’s a useful tool, but I don’t think it should be used as a replacement for complex stuff.”

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