Lake County counted 3,416 more ballots Tuesday, and Middletown’s $38 million school bond slipped to 13 votes short of the 55% it needs. Clearlake’s treasurer measure leads by seven votes.
A downtown Middletown intersection with a Highway 175 sign, September 2023. The photo does not show a school or a polling place. (Photo by Sarah Stierch via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, CC BY 4.0)