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Thursday, January 17, 2013 – Daily News Death Notices Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Glen F. Bailey Glen F. Bailey of Red Bluff died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore. He was 61. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Raymond E. Brown Raymond E. Brown died Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Corning. He was 81. Neptune Society FD-1440 of Chico is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. CITY Continued from page 1A Nanfito said arbitrary budget figures were what got the department into trouble in years past. Beginning in 2008 the department has spent at most $235,223 in overtime wages in a single year. In the previous six years the department spent between $286,744 and $346,351 annually. "Our chief is goal-oriented and that gives him a number to work to," Councilman Rob Schmid said of the additional appropriation. Councilman Clay Parker suggested in future budgets holiday overtime be listed as a separate budget item since it was something administration would have no control over mitigating. LAMALFA Continued from page 1A effect that would require milk prices to rise from the current $18 per hundred pounds to $38, he said. That would have terrible consequences. Passing a farm bill has become very difficult because urban and rural lawmakers have such diverging interests, he said. Those from the urban areas focus on increasing spending on green programs and food stamps and other "social aid." Those from rural areas want to "stabilize prices" for farm products. Cop killer gets extension on time to file appeal brief The California Supreme Court granted convicted Red Bluff police officer killer Andrew Mickel's counsel an extension of time to file a reply brief Tuesday. Attorney Lawrence Gibbs's said he anticipates filing the reply brief on behalf of Mickel by March 13. After that date, no further extension will be contemplated. Mickel's direct appeal process began in October 2009. Mickel was sentenced to death in April 2005 for the murder of officer Dave Mobilio 10 years ago. — Rich Greene California home prices rise SAN DIEGO (AP) — California home prices rose more than 20 percent in December — with the San Francisco Bay area witnessing its sharpest increase in at least two decades — as buyers competed for scarce inventory, a research firm reported Wednesday. The median sales price for houses and condominiums was $299,000, up 21.5 percent from $246,000 in the same period of 2011, DataQuick said. It was the 10th straight month that prices rose from the previous year. There were 39,760 homes sold in the state, up 5.4 percent from a year earlier. The numbers provide the latest evidence of a housing market recovery marked by thin supplies as sellers sit on the sidelines, anticipating additional gains. The California Association of Realtors said Tuesday that its index of unsold inventory of single-family homes in California stood at 2.6 months in December, down from 4.3 months a year earlier. The figure represents how long it would take to sell all homes at the current sales clip. Supply in a normal market is considered to be five to seven months. ''I haven't been to a place that had fewer than five or six offers, and some had as many as 20,'' said Joe Camicia, 30, a land use consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area who has been shopping for about a year and lost a bid on a San Jose home to an all-cash buyer last month. The median sales price in the Bay Area reached $442,750 in December, up 32 percent from $335,500 a year earlier. It was the nine-county region's highest price since $447,000 in August 2008 and the sharpest annual percentage increase since DataQuick began keeping track in 1988. There were 7,832 homes sold in the Bay Area in December, up 4.5 percent from the same period of 2011, DataQuick said. Buyers without a record of a loan — meaning they appeared to have paid cash — accounted for 29.3 percent of sales, exceeding the monthly average of 12.5 percent since 1988. ''As soon as new listings come up, we sort of pounce of them,'' said Neil Golke, an engineer who has found slim pickings while shopping for a home with his wife in the San Jose area. Golke, 30, said he offered $1.09 million for a Menlo Park home in December — more than $100,000 above the asking price — but ranked in the bottom 10 of more than 30 offers. Golke, who plans to finance about 80 percent of his purchase, discovered the ultimate buyer agreed to pay $1.58 million in cash. In Southern California, The median price for new and existing houses and condominiums reached $323,000 in December, up 19.6 percent from $270,000 during the same period of 2011, DataQuick reported Tuesday. There were 20,274 homes sold during the month in the region, up 5.3 percent from the same period last year. Foreclosed homes, which tend to sell at steep discounts, made up a smaller part of the sales mix statewide in December, lifting the median price. Properties that were foreclosed upon in the previous year accounted for 15.5 percent of existing home sales in California, down from 33.9 percent a year earlier and 58.8 percent in February 2009. ROBBERY stripes, had a disabled license plate with a partial license plate containing the numbers 916, according to Continued from page 1A scanner reports. No one was injured during the Dodge 2500 pickup. incident. The pickup, which had dark Red Bluff Police are asking any- SOLAR Continued from page 1A budget. More cuts were made in the 2013-2014 budget, totaling $13,900, Fairboard Vice President Pete Dagorret, who sits on the finance committee, said. "We looked at it line by line," Dagorret said. "It's a fine line because you can't cut too much at the fair or you won't have anything for folks to see. We cut where we thought we could, but it gets tougher each year." One area where there will be some savings is the fact that the board is going from two people in the office to just one. As of Feb. 1, Office Assistant Jacque Brown and Business Assistant Carol Hansen will be retiring, Eidman said. Brown said she has worked for the fairgrounds for 26 years, moving from part-time to full-time in 2000. Hansen said she has worked for the fairgrounds for 25 years. The two will be replaced by Toney James, SCUFFLE Continued from page 1A Deputies were sent at 6:18 p.m. to the 21700 block of Hatfield Road in the Red Bluff area for reports of a disturbance between Shawna Marie Anaya, 40, and Jaime Ibarra Barragan, 32, Greer said. While investigating the incident, a third person, identified as Hernandez who was recently released on Post Release Community Supervision, was located hiding in a closet in the residence. Hernandez began attacking the LOCAL Continued from page 1A nized Health System. Health Services Agency Executive Director Valerie Lucero said the ideal plan would have Tehama County join Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen and Shasta counties in a Northern California health system in conjunction with the 2014 federal health care reform. Those counties are set to phase into the Partnership HealthPlan of California, which oversees the MediCal populations of Solano, Napa, Yolo, Sonoma, Marin and Mendocino counties. Shasta County Health Collaborative is advocating for Tehama's acceptance into the partnership. However the ultimate one with information to call the department at 527-3131. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. a long-time fairground supporter. "Toney has worked as a clerk at fair for several years and been the art supervisor," Eidman said. "She was also the mother of a Teen Miss Tehama County and almost Miss Tehama County. I'm tickled to have her on board to help us out." James is the mother of Red Bluff High School student Morgan James, who served as Teen Miss and 2012 Red Bluff High graduate Lacey James, who served as Miss Congeniality for the Miss deputies as soon as he was discovered and at one point in the fight tried unsuccessfully to take a collapsible baton from one of the deputies, Greer said. The 24-year-old Gerber man, who was found in possession of 0.2 grams of methamphetamine, was eventually taken into custody and taken to the hospital for medical clearance before being booked into Tehama County Jail. Hernandez was booked on the charges of battery on a peace officer, taking or possessing a peace officers weapon: not firearm, two counts of resisting, obstructing or delaying a peace officer, possession of a con- 7A Tehama County contest. She will work in the front office as a temporary position to help during the transition from the 30th Agricultural Association to the JPA, Eidman said. The Tehama District Fairboard meets the third Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. in the Tehama Room. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. trolled substance and a no bail PRCS hold. Bail was set at $130,000. Barragan and Anaya, also known as Shawna Marie Guiol and Shawna Marie Partridge, were both arrested. The two were booked into jail on the charge of resisting, obstructing or delaying a peace officer. Bail was $3,000 for Anaya and $8,000 for Barragan. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Lucero said the county organized system ranks the best when the thee models are scored for effectiveness. Specifically pointing to commercial plans having to spend more money on The department has not administration and paying responded to resolutions out to shareholders. passed by the other seven More than 18,000 lowNorthern California counties asking for local control and income, aged, blind and disis in the process of accepting abled Tehama County resibids from commercial plans dents are enrolled in Medito run the geographic model. Cal. decision of which type of model will be used in Tehama and other rural counties is in the hands of the state's Department of Heath Care Services. Lawmakers sense opportunity for gun control SACRAMENTO (AP) — Democratic state lawmakers are sensing an opportunity to pass stricter gun and ammunition laws in California after New York approved the toughest guncontrol law in the nation and President Barack Obama proposed the most sweeping attempt to control firearms in nearly two decades. But the proposals in California, which range from regulating ammunition sales to increasing safety at schools, may not seem so pressing to Gov. Jerry Brown. California has earned a reputation for being tough on guns. It currently bans the sale of assault rifles and magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said Wednesday the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school should serve as a catalyst for closing loopholes and limiting access to large numbers of bullets even more. He expects the Democratic-controlled Legislature to strengthen gun control this year but not match New York's law. ''There are too many loopholes in California when it comes to our assault weapons ban,'' he said. Steinberg said he will support proposals intended to make it more difficult to obtain devices that allow the rapid fire of dozens of rounds, and to require the reporting of ammunition purchases. He added the state should take more steps to get weapons out of the hands of felons, mentally ill people and others who cannot legally possess them. ''We're going to make this issue a priority — we have to,'' he told reporters in his Capitol office. One person who remains surprisingly reluctant to chime in to the gun control debate is the Democratic governor. His stance could have implications for any new wave of gun- and ammunition-control proposals. Brown was asked at a recent news conference if he would discuss gun-control proposals in the Legislature. His response: ''No.'' He said he would consider legislation sent his way but noted that California already has strict gun laws and made it clear that he has other priorities. ''I've got stuff on water, on high-speed rail, on weighted student formula. I mean, you name it, we got it,'' he said. His office said the governor doesn't comment on bills until they reach his desk. When asked to comment on the president's proposal, Brown said he supports federal rules intended to supplement state laws. Several California lawmakers responded to last month's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., with calls for new laws aimed at increasing safety. Among them: —Democratic Sen. Leland Yee of San Francisco submitted a bill that would close loopholes in the state's ban on assault weapons. SB47 would prohibit the use of so-called bullet buttons and other devices that allow for swift reloading of military-style assault weapons. —Yee also is carrying SB108, which would require all guns to be properly stored with a trigger lock or in a lock box when the owner is not present. Currently, the state only requires owners to have a trigger lock or safety lock box but doesn't require the safety device to be used. —Democratic Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner of Berkeley introduced AB48, which would regulate ammunition sales by requiring sellers to be licensed and buyers to have and show valid identification, similar to those covering gun sales. The bill, coauthored with Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, also would ban clip kits that can convert guns into assault weapons. —Sen. Ted Lieu, a Democrat from Torrance, re-introduced legislation under SB49, a school-protection measure that would require public schools statewide to prepare and update their emergency response plans in case of an attack. —Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, announced plans for legislation that would increase restrictions on purchasing ammunition by requiring buyers to get a permit, undergo a background check and pay a fee. No bill number has been announced yet. Some city leaders are exploring their own measures. For example, Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian this week introduced a motion to study a possible ban on the possession of high-capacity ammunition magazines within city limits. He referenced the North Hollywood shootout 16 years ago, in which two gunmen with high-powered weapons robbed a bank and overwhelmed responding police officers. Currently, the state only bans the sale of high-capacity magazines. Krekorian said a ban on the possession of such magazines could improve public safety. While Democratic lawmakers emphasized the ease in buying guns and bullets, Republicans responded to a controversy in upstate New York, in which a suburban newspaper published the addresses of homes with gun permits. They want to protect the privacy of gun owners by prohibiting such information from being disclosed publicly. Assemblyman Allan Mansoor, R-Costa Mesa, and Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Linda, are teaming up on AB132, which would ban counties from releasing the phone numbers and addresses of people holding or applying for concealed weapons permits to the public. The GOP lawmakers say they want the same protection for permit holders as there is for judges and peace officers. Law enforcement would still have access to personal information. ''I am a supporter of the Second Amendment, public safety, and people's privacy,'' Logue said in a statement Wednesday. ''This bill creates a perfect union of responsible gun ownership, protection of people's private information, and allowing public safety officials to have the tools they need to keep the public safe.'' The Republican proposal is unlikely to receive a receptive audience in the Legislature.