Lake County
(Courtesy of John J. Langan)
Commissioner John J. Langan knows what it's like to have to struggle to earn a living. He keeps that in mind every time a litigant appears pro se before him in Lake County, one of the poorest regions in the state.
Langan witnessed the financial decline of the region over two decades as a prosecutor. The county is still reeling from the Mendocino Complex Fire two years ago and the pandemic has worsened the financial situat... (continued)