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Monday, May 10, 2010 – Daily News – 7A MAY Continued from page 1A Ranch, whose ‘94 Chevy S10 Blazer popped a rear tire in the first round of the competition, has been coming to the car show for the past two years. They like going to any car show that they can get to, but the Corning show is especially nice because of the burnout and other activities offered, such as the 4x4 RTI ramp, Tina said. Other highlights of the show included the Cube Car, a car that had been smashed up into the shape of a cube. For $1, people submitted guesses as to what make and model the car was. With about 161 cars on display, there were more cars than ever before, including some regulars who come back every year, said Chamber Manager Valanne Car- denas. The car show brings in quite a bit for the chamber though it has varied throughout the years. Organizers expected this year’s event to be a good one because of a few new additions, such as a live band and an attraction that allowed people to smash a car. Sonny and Judy Crawford of Corning, who were checking out the cars on Solano Street Saturday after- noon, said they came back to see the cars after watching the Friday evening cruise. “This is one of the better events that happens in Corn- ing,” Sonny said. “This is great for Corning because it needs all the support it can get.” ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e- mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. BILL Continued from page 1A such moves as an effort to undermine Proposition 13, the initiative that capped property tax increases and remains popular with vot- ers. Under the current sys- tem, when property changes owners, its land value is reassessed and the new owner pays taxes based on the new value, which is often higher. But it only applies when a person or legal entity obtains more than 50 per- cent of the property, allow- ing corporations to struc- ture sales to avoid a reassessment. For exam- ple, three new owners can join together to buy a prop- erty so none owns more than 50 percent, allowing them to continue paying lower taxes. A bill by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, AB 2492, would redefine an owner- ship change to 100 percent of a property being sold, regardless of the number of new owners. The CTRA report said many major properties have gone without reassessment in the last 30 years, such as when a a group of investors includ- ing Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital acquired Burger King in 2002. The group avoided having any of its San Diego County franchises reassessed; one hadn’t been reassessed since 1985. ‘‘We’re leaving millions of dollars on the table every day by these really arcane, inapplicable rules,’’ Goldberg said. While many homeown- ers are taxed at a rate of $5 to $6 per square foot of land, corporations pay pen- nies per square foot, said Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Santa Barbara. But Republicans whose votes are needed to reach the two-thirds legislative approval to pass any tax increase are opposed, along with the California Taxpayers Association. The group says the switch would increase taxes on business owners and that CTRA is relying on false data. ‘‘To imply that Proposi- tion 13 has shifted the tax burden to residential prop- erty is an incredible sophistry,’’ the group wrote in a newsletter. Seth Unger, a spokesman for Assembly Republican Leader Martin Garrick, R-Carlsbad, said the Democrats’ bill could end up costing the state tax income as property values decline. ‘‘This could actually almost encourage those businesses to create a legal entity to reset their proper- ty tax base,’’ Unger said. Nava laughed at that idea. He said most of the corporations targeted by the bill haven’t been assessed for decades. ‘‘To make the argument that the state of California would lose revenue because commercial prop- erty has gone down in value since the passage of Prop. 13 is absurd,’’ Nava said. The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee will take up AB 2492 Monday. Some of the other bills the Legislature will hear next week include: — Animal abusers may soon join sex offenders and arsonists on the list of pub- licly registered felons under a bill scheduled for a hearing Monday in the Senate Appropriations Committee. SB1277, by Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, would make California the first state in the country to require any individual over 18 convicted of felony ani- mal abuse to register with police. An offender’s home address, photograph and place of employment would be posted online for a 10-year period after their conviction. — Phone books would become the next victims of the digital age under a bill scheduled to be heard Monday by the Senate Appropriations Commit- tee. SB920 would allow Californians to opt out of receiving the classified and alphabetical phone directo- ries known as yellow pages and white pages. Companies that produce the directories would have to provide a toll-free num- ber and a website with instructions on how to decline future delivery. The bill’s author, Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Fran- cisco, says the more than 78 million phonebooks distributed annually in Cal- ifornia are wasteful, costly and increasingly irrelevant, thanks to the Internet. — Republicans are pro- moting their job creation proposals in hearings before the Assembly Rev- enue and Taxation Com- mittee on Monday and the Senate Revenue and Taxa- tion Committee on Wednesday. Their propos- als include offering tax credits for vehicle and equipment purchases, research, capital gains, job training, and for employers that hire veterans, parolees, or the unemployed. CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away. RIVER Continued from page 1A Booths under the old oak tree in the Discovery Center garden ranged from environment-related information to crafts, a petting zoo and food. Bethany Perry, 4, and her sister Alyssa Perry, 6, were among the chil- dren who went from booth to booth picking up freebies while learning about nature. At the US Fish and Wildlife booth the girls made bracelets with orange beads that looked like fish eggs and learned about the life cycle of salmon. “My kids just like doing activities, and I want them to learn about the out- doors,” their mother, Carla Perry, said. They were most looking forward to going on the boat ride that would highlight some of the uses of the river. At the Tehama County Sanitary Landfill Agency booth Beth Garibaldi taught youngsters and adults about the county’s recycling program. Most people seem to be knowl- edgeable about the programs, which is a good thing, Garibaldi said. Bags for recycling batteries, containers for oil and other items were given away. In conjunction with the watershed event, a 10k and 5K walk and run were held and runners got the chance to go through the trails of the Red Bluff Recreation Area. “This is just a wonderful event to get people to the area, and we could- n’t have asked for better weather,” said Bobie Hughes, one of the event organizers. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@red- bluffdailynews.com. MARS Continued from page 1A to Mars, said Red Bluff High School science teacher Dave Michael. Through their work at the park, 10 student interns are trying to gath- er evidence to support that plausibility and allow scientists to learn more. The interns will give a presentation on their research. The school partnered with the park and the NASA’s Ames Research Center to allow the stu- dents to do field research. This is the third year of the program and the interns will be recog- nized for their work fol- lowing their presentation that evening. Anyone, especially those who are curious about life on Mars and other planets, is welcome to attend, Michael said. 5k Kyle Younkers 00:14:30 5:48 James Lander 00:15:10 6:04 Andrew Zufall 00:16:18 6:32 Landon Woodland 00:16:28 6:35 Eric Jablonowski 00:17:34 7:02 Guy Abbott 00:17:45 7:06 Adam Zufall 00:17:52 7:09 Rosie Gilbert-Ahren 00:17:53 7:09 Tyler Younkers 00:17:59 7:12 Sophia Swarthout 00:18:17 7:19 Thomas Guttierrez 00:18:29 7:24 Rob Moore 00:19:33 7:50 James Allwardt 00:20:01 8:01 Jody Bartley 00:20:29 8:12 Theresa Wood 00:20:31 8:13 Shelby Foley 00:20:44 8:18 Crystal Amen 00:21:08 8:27 Kendra Towne 00:21:35 8:38 Jamie Dubay 00:21:35 8:38 Tracy Tamgni 00:22:34 9:02 Kirk Davis 00:22:56 9:11 Elaine Eagler 00:23:33 9:25 Nicole Sauve 00:23:38 9:28 Vanessa Willard 00:23:40 9:28 Rachel Harman 00:23:42 9:29 Jennifer Hale 00:23:48 9:32 Jason Faulkner 00:23:49 9:32 Shannon Ryan 00:24:18 9:43 Carol Cunha 00:24:33 9:49 Michell Talley 00:24:33 9:49 Kelly Sticklan 00:26:14 10:30 Alyson Wylie 00:27:11 10:53 Tristan McLaren 00:28:11 11:17 Ethan McLaren 00:28:12 11:17 Tami McLaren 00:29:08 11:39 Camille Crespin 00:31:11 12:29 Chris Wood 00:33:38 13:28 Adam Swarthout 00:34:35 13:50 RaeAnn Dubay 00:34:47 13:55 Kris Sauvre 00:35:57 14:23 Marianne Droddy 00:35:57 14:23 Lou White 00:36:16 14:31 Darlene Wilkins 00:36:17 14:31 Moses Wilkins 00:36:34 14:38 Dwayne Bennett 00:41:11 16:29 Ryan Span 00:41:11 16:29 10K Blake Zufall 00:25:20 Jordan McManus 00:25:29 Peter Davies 00:25:33 Matt McGlynn 00:39:49 Jesse Sisneros 00:41:10 Annie Bliss 00:44:07 Lee Shoop 00:44:51 Jenny Alexander 00:46:54 Avery Vilche 00:47:41 Cherly Amen 00:48:34 Gregg Ross 00:49:26 Kurt Moehring 00:49:32 Aurora Barriga 00:50:52 Shea Marshall 00:50:53 Maiti Testerman 00:52:03 Kristy Ochs 00:52:04 Edward Ordorica 00:54:00 Earl Brook 00:56:10 Vici Miranda 01:28:15 Heidi Mendenhall 01:28:15 Deborah Miller 01:32:10 Pat Miller 01:32:10 Courtesy photo Astrobiology intern Nik Kitchel takes a water sample at Lassen National Park under the supervision of NASA Ames astrobiologist Niki Parenteau. The free event will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, in the LOS ANGELES (AP) — State budget cuts to a breast cancer screening program for low-income women have forced some mammogram providers to shutter clinics and idle mobile units, leaving many eligible women — and those formerly eligible — without a place to turn. The financially strapped California Department of Pub- lic Health temporarily banned new enrollments to the Every Women Counts program from January until July 1. But it also upped the age to qualify for the program from 40 to 50. The changes are intended to reduce the number of mam- mogram recipients to 259,000 this fiscal year from last year’s 311,000. No women were screened by The Elizabeth Center for Cancer Detection in downtown Los Angeles in April, where 13,000 mammograms were performed last year. Patients who visited the clinic last month found signs in English and Spanish announcing a temporary closure. Clin- ic CEO Don Cook said it is impossible to make ends meet. Since 1944, Elizabeth Center has operated as a clinic that provides breast cancer diagnostic services, focusing on cancer detection and prevention for low-income women. About 86 percent of its patients are Hispanic. In the first three months of 2010, the number of patients dropped 34 percent, from 3,354 to 2,202 patients. After going dark in April, the clinic is now offering services three days a week. Cook says the clinic, without additional funding, is fac- ing the possibility of permanent closure at the end of May. ‘‘It’s been a long haul, 65 years, to go down in a cloud of fire. It’s a big disappointment,’’ said Cook. Cook said he asked Los Angeles County supervisors for financial help, to no avail, and that he intends to write Pres- ident Barack Obama for help. In the current health care system, Cook said, wellness and prevention are low priorities. ‘‘There’s no money in prevention,’’ he said. The money ‘‘is in treatment.’’ Al Lundeen, spokesman for the California Department of Public Health, declined repeated requests from The Associated Press for the number of mammograms the state has paid for under the program since the cuts were put into place Jan 1. Lundeen said the number was not available because the billing cycle ‘‘won’t be complete for six months.’’ But mammography clinics report their payments from the state are regularly received between four and six weeks after they are submitted, meaning some billing records should exist at the state level. Nearly 4,000 women die of breast cancer in California every year. The Every Woman Counts program was estab- lished in 1991 to provide free mammograms and diagnos- tic services, such as ultrasounds and biopsies, for low- income women. Women over 65 qualify for mammograms through school library conference room. There will be a question and answer ses- sion. Cuts to breast cancer program wider than expected Medicare. The change in age eligibility affects those younger than 65, and has significantly reduced the number who qualify for Every Woman Counts. Though the shift in age eligibility closely mirrors con- troversial recommendations from a federal government panel, state officials said the change was planned long before the panel spoke. California is the only state that has adjusted its mammo- gram rule based on age since the federal recommendation was issued, said Sean Tuffnell, a public policy expert for Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure, a Dallas-based breast cancer organization. ‘‘We know that about 10 percent of all women who are diagnosed with breast cancer nationally are under the age of 45,’’ said Tuffnell, adding that cancer that strikes younger women also tends to be more aggressive. California lawmakers have made deep cuts to many pro- grams over the past few years but still face a projected $20 billion shortfall through June 2011. Attention Licensed Contractors! 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