The Kelseyville Unified School District is holding a special meeting tonight May 7, 2024 at 5:30 at the Kelseyville HIgh School, Tom Aiken Student Center, 5480 Main Street, Kelseyville, CA 95451.

Note that "Save Kelseyville" have politicized this event: Facebook

This proclamation will be on the April 23, 2024, School Board Agenda. It would be detrimental to our Save Kelseyville cause if the proclamation is approved and adopted..

The latest version I have is at : Draft Proclamation

The most important thing you can do to help change the name is to send an email of support to the Board on Geographic Names. See our Get Involved Page, which also has links to a Facebook Page and an online petition.

Citizens for Healing has petitioned the US Board on Geographic Names to change the name of Kelseyville to Konocti.

The unique name of Konocti honors our beautiful mountain and the native people who have lived in sight of it for fourteen thousand years. The beautiful name "Konocti" evokes images of nature, art, music, spirituality, and recreation.

The town of Kelseyville was named after Andrew Kelsey. However, historic records reveal that this same man and his brothers enslaved, brutalized, raped, starved, and murdered many local natives.

Giving the town a new name will create a more healing environment for the whole county.

Elders from all seven tribes in Lake County have given their approval of the new name Konocti.

Citizens for Healing (C4H) is a local group of volunteers who came together to change the name of the town of Kelseyville to Konocti. See our About Page

The core of our formal proposal is on our Why Page The full proposal and status is on the Documents Page The procedure is on the How Page

Our case has been referred to the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names (CACGN) which solicits input from diverse local groups. Input from the Board of Supervisors, and all Lake County Tribes has also been requested. The CACGN then sends a recommendation to the BGN, which makes the final decision.

Bonopito (Bloody Island) Sunrise Ceremony Saturday May 18, 2024

This Healing ceremony will be held at dawn (5 am) on Saturday. On Friday there will be a series of events at the Robinson Ranchero dance grounds. See Events