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THURSDAY Oklahoma! Wilcox Winners At Mercy APRIL 18, 2013 Pastimes Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 80/50 Weather forecast 8B TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Officers cleared in shooting City tax revenue up By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Red Bluff sales receipts grew by 12.5 percent in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same time period a year before, according to a financial report presented to the City Council Tuesday. City Manager Richard Crabtree said it was too early to tell whether the July through September numbers were simply a positive deviation or a sign of a larger trend. HDL Companies, the city's economic consultant, said recent additions boosted revenues from auto dealers, electronics and appliance stores and home furnishSee TAX, page 7A Tradition of ag education in LM By BONNIE BAXTER Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Family members and friends of Adam Stevens gather to ask questions at the Tehama County District Attorney's Office press conference held Wednesday. Below: The knife in the possession of Adam Stevens in the April 11 incident. By JULIE ZEEB 'To be very clear, the actions of the suspect in this case dictated the outcome of this incident' DN Staff Writer Initial findings were released Wednesday at two separate press conferences in the April 11 officerinvolved shooting resulting in the death of Adam James Stevens, 25, of Red Bluff. A conference was held by the Tehama County District Attorney's Office followed by a second conference at the Red Bluff Police Department. Based upon statements from witnesses and law enforcement, District Attorney Gregg Cohen's office finds no criminal wrong doing on part of any personnel employed by the Red Bluff Police Department, Cohen said. The law allows individuals, including police officers, who are confronted with deadly force to defend themselves or others. Officers were sent to the Red Chief Paul Nanfito Bluff Meadows Apartment Complex about 7:30 a.m. April 11 for reports of a man on a balcony, trying to break in to the apartment, Red Bluff Police Chief Paul Nanfito said at the department's press conference. A transmission of shots fired, man down was heard on the scanner at 7:49 a.m. A request for medical was issued within 20 seconds and his officers began CPR immediateSee OFFICERS, page 7A Los Molins FFA Advisor In 1917, the SmithHughes Vocational Education Act was passed, providing funding for the Nation's first agriculture classes. That same year Los Molinos was the first town in California to develop a branch high school. Not long after the Future Farmers of America (FFA) was founded in Kansas City in 1928 and the branch school of Los Molinos was chartered as California's 74th FFA Chapter in 1929. The Los Molinos FFA has continued a rich tradition of agricultural life, within Tehama County for the past 84 years. In a town whose legacy is enriched with agriculture, Los Molinos FFA serves as the community's heart of youth agricultural leadership. As Los Molinos continues to grow, so too does the LMHS FFA program. There area 179 students who attend Los Molinos High School, of which 152 are enrolled in an agriculture class. The school has nearly 85 percent of the school is involved in the FFA program, who believes that all students have the potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agriculture education. This spring LM FFA members are traveling the state of California, competing in Career Development Events (CDE's), gaining skills relevant in today's progressive agriculture industry. "In this challenging economic era, agriculture is a promising area of progress. Agriculture See AG, page 7A Bill to thwart animal Clydesdales raise cash for K-9 program investigations killed By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer SACRAMENTO (AP) — After weeks of opposition from animal welfare advocates, labor groups and First Amendment experts, a California assembly member withdrew a bill that would limit undercover abuse investigations before it could advance past its first step. California now joins Arkansas and Wyoming in declining in recent weeks to advance bills that seek to punish the documenter of farm animal abuse rather than the abuse itself. In Tennessee, however, lawmakers on Wednesday were close to approving a bill similar to the one in California. The California bill introduced by Jim Patterson, R-Fresno, originally would have required anyone collecting evidence of abuse to turn it over to law enforcement within 48 hours or be guilty of an infraction, which advocates say does not allow enough time to show a pattern of illegal activity under federal humane handling and food safety laws. In an effort to ease criticism, he amended the bill 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 last week to increase reporting time to 120hours. It was supposed to have been voted on Wednesday by the California State Assembly Committee on Agriculture. Patterson killed his bill less than three hours before hearings were scheduled to begin as it became clear he would not have the votes to get it out of the committee. ''Sanity prevailed in Sacramento today,'' said Jennifer Fearing, state director of the Humane Society of the United States, which had organized more than 50 groups in opposition of the bill. Patterson, a freshman Assembly member, said he had hoped his bill would prevent animal abuse by requiring witnesses to promptly report it to authorities. He sponsored it for the California Cattlemen's Association. ''My intention with this bill was and remains the prevention of animal cruelty,'' Patterson said. The bill cannot be brought back this year, though Patterson and the cattlemen want to hold a hearing later in the session to allow for more discussion. ''Animal welfare has See BILL, page 7A On Tuesday, the crowds turned out to see the famous Budweiser Clydesdales at a fundraiser for the Red Bluff Police Department K-9 program held at the Tehama District Fairground. The event was organized by the Red Bluff Round-Up Association and within the first hour had about 100 to 150 people, Round-Up President Dave Ramelli said. "We try to work with the community and we bring a lot of people to the town (through the RoundUp)," Ramelli said. "We need the support of the community to put it on and we try to support our community. It takes a lot of effort on everyone's part to put the Round-Up on and without the cooperation of the police department it couldn't be done." The event was very successful, bringing in about $2,000, Ramelli said. "It's all for the community," Ramelli said. "We're known all over, but we live here." The K-9 department at his department was started by and continues to run off donations, Red Bluff Police Chief Paul Nanfito said. "We really appreciate Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff Round-Up Director Corky Kramer, right, poses with his 7month-old grandson, Jackson, and Aiden, 3, for a picture with the Budweiser Clydesdales at a fundraiser for the Red Bluff Police Department K-9 program Tuesday at the Tehama District Fairground. the efforts on behalf of the board," Nanfito said. "Our program is completely funded by donations so every little bit helps. Without the community and the rodeo board we wouldn't be able to have a K-9 in these tough economic times." While the department has enough for the program to survive for about See K-9, page 7A