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WEEKEND MAY 15-16, 2010 Breaking news at: 10 Great Places to See Wildlife USA Weekend www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF Playoffs Round 1 SPORTS 1B Weather forecast 10B Mostly sunny 84/53 Pavilion will go native By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The flower bed in front of the Tehama District Fairground’s Pauline Davis Pavilion will soon house a native plant display, which Bill Greer, of Bill Greer Landscaping in Red Bluff, will be planting. The Tehama County Resource Conservation District has been working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to make the display happen. “I’m kind of excited about it,” said Laurie Kehrer, Conserva- tion District watershed special- ist. “It started because of the workshops we’ve done at the fairground. I wanted to do some- thing to thank the fairground.” Kehrer said all past attempts to make the area look nicer, including two attempts by Sacra- mento River Discovery Center interns through Red Bluff High School’s ROP program led by teacher Matt Pritchard, have failed. “(In talks with Matt Pritchard and Fair CEO Mark Eidman) they said trampling was an issue and making sure it was watered consistently,” Kehrer said. The district started planning the project when it learned it might be able to get additional funding through Fish and Wildlife’s Partners program, Kehrer said. “The project provides a won- derful opportunity to work together with our local commu- nity partners to help beautify the Tehama District Fairground’s Pauline Davis Pavilion, while also helping to educate visitors on the local native plant species that are nice for Red Bluff land- scaping,” said Sheli Wingo, Part- ners program coordinator. The program, which is typi- cally for private landowners, was able to help with the project because it is an educational dis- play in a public place, Kehrer said. The program offers restora- tion and technical assistance to private landowners to protect, See NATIVE, page 9A Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Locally produced olive oil from Lucero Olive Oil,Pacific Sun and Corning Olive Oil line the shelves at California Kitchen & Company in downtown Red Bluff. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A decision by the USDA to create a stan- dard grading for olive oil could increase sales for domestic olive oil producers. The standards, adopted in April, will take effect Oct. 25 and serve as a quality control measure for labeling and marketing olive oil. The California Olive Oil Council petitioned the USDA to create a standard for grades of olive oil in August 2005 saying, without stan- dards, imported olive oils have flooded the US market with mislabeled oils and misleading Schwarzenegger lays out bleak budget SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday called for eliminating Cali- fornia’s welfare-to-work program, one of the deep cuts he proposed to close a $19 billion budget deficit in the coming fiscal year. Slashing the welfare pro- gram would affect 1.4 mil- lion people, two-thirds of them children. In releasing his revised budget plan, the Republican governor laid out the most severe cuts to health and welfare programs since the state tumbled into recession nearly three years ago. He said cuts to government ser- vices over the past few years have done away with the ‘‘low-hanging fruit.’’ ‘‘We now have to use the ax to eliminate some of those programs,’’ he said. The Republican gover- nor announced his revised budget plan for the fiscal year that begins in July, as the state’s 12.6 percent unemployment rate ranks among the highest in the nation and tax revenue remains low. In April, per- sonal income tax was $3 billion less than projected, which wiped away earlier revenue gains. The state’s general fund spending will be $83.4 bil- lion for the new fiscal year, which the administration says brings government spending to 1998 levels after adjusting for popula- tion and inflation. The deficit accounts for more than 20 percent of all pro- jected spending. Among the options 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Schwarzenegger presented is eliminating CalWORKS, the state’s welfare-to-work program. The program pro- vides a maximum $694 monthly cash assistance for families and helps single mothers with child care and job training. The governor also wants to eliminate state subsidies for child care, which would affect 142,000 children. claims about the quality of the oil. The landmark decision is one that will help many California olive oil producers, said Dewey Lucero, owner of Lucero Olive Oil in Corning. “It’s a huge step forward,” Lucero said. “This is change that will help right down to the local level.” Extra virgin olive oil is reserved for the best quality, and almost 90 percent of that is pro- duced in California, but imported oils that have been mislabeled have confused the public See REAL, page 9A DAILYNEWS The REAL Deal TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 New standards a boost for local olive oil Roads, fees, fuel tanks are on tap By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer The coming week will offer the chance to weigh in on develop- ment standards and see the unveil- ing of a potential set of new fees. Development At 8:30 a.m. on Monday, the Tehama County Public Works Commission is scheduled to meet in the Public Works office at 9380 San Benito Ave. in Gerber to dis- cuss changing the requirements for road improvements on new parcels. Following a series of developer complaints alleging the county’s road improvement requirements are too strict for new parcel divi- sions, Supervisors Greg Avilla and Ron Warner formed an ad hoc committee to consider setting a new policy. Development standards put the cost of road improvement on prop- erty owners whose parcels touch the roadway. Developer Larry Lalaguna said this favors properties just around the corner from areas the county has singled out for high standards. The same house around the corner is likely to use the same road for less money, he said. He also criticized the standards the county has set. “The standards are just absolute- ly wild,” Lalaguna said. “They’re better than the state highway.” Civil Engineer Tim Wood dis- agreed. The roads standards are based on national and CalTrans standards, he said. The committee may be open to an in-lieu fee proposed by Lalagu- na, but Wood said it would still require a nexus study and some guarantee fees would result in road improvement. The fee, however, could overlap with a set of development impact fees being considered by the coun- ty, Wood said. Fee study Sometime after 10 a.m. Tues- day, the Board of Supervisors has scheduled a presentation on a nexus study on potential develop- See TAP, page 9A Students Gear-Up early for higher ed By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — May- wood Middle School hon- ored eight of its outstand- ing students at a dinner Thursday evening at Rolling Hills Casino — four students who are receiving Gear-Up schol- arships and four alter- nates. Gear-Up stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Under- graduate Programs. Students honored included Roberto Ayala, eighth grade; Jaime Cea, sixth grade; Sean Dillon, seventh grade; Emilee Hansen, sixth grade; Luisa Monroy, eighth grade; Durante Rodriguez, eighth grade; Michael Shoemaker, eighth grade; and Rachel Snow, seventh grade. “We all know the eco- nomics have taken a bit of a toll, but tonight we’re celebrating some of the best students at May- wood,” Principle Jeff Har- ris said. “We’re hoping in the next few months there See GEAR, page 9A Courtesy photo Back row, from left: Durante Rodriguez, Michael Shoemaker and Sean Dillon. Front row, from left: Jaime Cea, Jr., Emilee Hansen and Roberto Ayala. Not pictured are Rachel Snow and Luisa Monroy. • “Main Street or Wall Street” banking, which do you want As Local As.... CALL TODAY (530) 529-1222 237 South Main Street • Still offering better than free checking • Now offering Health Savings Accounts • Local decision making • Community Support