Don't let celebrating the Super Bowl foul up your life, don't drink and drive
I'm so excited for Super Bowl LVIII: San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. It is always a big event on the social calendar, and dangerous on the roads.
In 2016, reports from Automobile Club of Southern California (Auto Club) noticed drunken driving crashes on Super Bowl Sunday were 75% higher than on comparable Sundays in January and February. Records from 2002 to 2011 show that 642 alcohol related crashes happened on Super Bowl Sunday. That was 276 more alcohol-related crashes over 10 years than there would have been on typical Sundays.
"Auto Club" noticed 28 more alcohol-related crashes happen on this date in California annually. This must change. Don't let celebrating the game foul your life.
A drunken driver hit me in 1992 when 16, and I suffer daily. Drunken driving must stop.
Taking State Route 20 to go to and from a party? Don't drive drunk. Your responsible choice could save lives. If sober, give rides to those who aren't. Please make sure your designated driver is sober, not just less intoxicated than you. Sober rides are always available: taxis, Uber, and etc.
One team wins, but everyone can with a sober driver. It takes all of us.
—Lori Martin, Tracy, California
Water company setting the record straight on service to the county; Clearlake
Highlands Mutual Water Company has been dedicated to serving the community of Clearlake for over 100 years. As the water purveyor for the majority of what is now the City of Clearlake, we have seen the town grow from a few farm homesteads to the blossoming City you see today. With the long list of developments, the City of Clearlake has on the horizon, we are continually dedicated to ensuring our current customers are adequately serviced and not financially impacted by these projects.
Highlands Mutual Water Company, Konocti County Water District, Golden State Water, Lower Lake County Water Works and Lake County Fire Protection District work diligently together to identify areas that could benefit from increased fire hydrants and/or water pressure. In the last year Highlands Mutual Water Company has added an additional 19 new fire hydrants to its distribution system including a raw water hydrant. With all new developments, the appropriate water company and the fire department work closely with developers and contractors to ensure fire suppression is adequately serviced and established consumers are not hindered. These agencies have formed an alliance that works together for the betterment of the community.
While none of the listed water companies service areas overlap, they do however, provide service adjacent to each other within designated service boundaries. These boundaries are clearly defined through engineered mapping and/or LAFCO. Just as the City of Clearlake is very different from the County of Lake, the water companies throughout the area are just as diverse with their business structure, rates, and fees. As water companies we only have one focus and that is to serve our customers for all of their water needs.
Our mission here at Highlands Mutual Water Company is to provide safe, high quality drinking water while accommodating consumer needs with distinguished customer service.
—Highlands Mutual Water Company
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