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Friday, July 2, 2010 – Daily News – 9A Death Notice Jason Carlisle Jason Carlisle died Thursday, July 1, 2010, in Chico. He was 89. Brusie Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. Published Friday, July 2, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. BEAT Continued from page 1A including Tehama, Shasta and Plumas, he said. “What I did was I was a little extra thorough,” Dada said. “It was a little bit of luck, but I ended up with 40 burglaries connected to that one house.” Using things like unique tire treads and boot prints from the scene of a burglary that were found in the sus- pect’s front yard and a dog tag on a pair of skis that belonged to a couple from Vallejo, Dada was able to put the pieces together. “I’m glad to have the position,” Dada said. “I feel part of why I got the job is my good reputation, a wide background (within the department), a good education and I’m very dedicated to this job.” Dada has served as a resident deputy sheriff in Ran- cho Tehama, jail deputy, patrol deputy, bailiff and field training officer and a member of the honor guard, exit review board, gang enforcement detail and drug enforcement team. Dada is a recipient of a California Highway Patrol Commissioner’s Award and received a Medal of Valor from the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department in July 2009 for his involvement in an ambush Dec. 2, 2008. Dada and Deputy Bob Hopton were sent to a distur- bance that turned into a standoff during which CHP Officer David Madrigal was shot in the right leg. “Chad’s done a really good job for us the whole time,” Sheriff Clay Parker said. “He’s very thorough. He’s one of those people that grabs hold of a case and wants to keep a hold of it until it’s solved.” Dada was chosen from a field of seven candidates that went before a group composed of several different agencies to be interviewed. From there, the top five were given to Parker to choose from. “He’s worked for us, he’s proven, he had seniority over everyone and he scored extremely high,” Parker said. “He also asked me what improvements could be done to do the job better or what I would have done dif- ferently (while serving as a detective).” Dada, who will continue to work patrol for the next few weeks while transitioning to detective, said he is looking forward to the job ahead, especially the more normal hours. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. WAGE Continued from page 1A California Association of Professional Scientists, a union that would be affected by the cuts. The Republican gover- nor has been frustrated by the Legislature’s fail- ure to close California’s $19 billion budget deficit, even as the new fiscal year began Thurs- day. Schwarzenegger’s order does not affect the 37,000 workers, includ- ing California Highway Patrol officers, who are in unions that recently negotiated new contracts with the administration. Those contracts included pay cuts and pension reforms that will save the state money. Asked whether the governor was sending a message to the unions that have not yet signed new contracts, McLear said no. ‘‘We’re sending a mes- sage to the controller to follow the law,’’ he said. Schwarzenegger made a similar order two years ago, but it never took affect because state Con- troller John Chiang refused to comply. The courts later sided with Schwarzenegger, but the matter is on appeal. ‘‘It’s inevitable that this is going to end up being ruled against the controller,’’ McLear said. Chiang, a Democrat, is an elected statewide offi- cer. His deputy press sec- retary, Jacob Roper, said Thursday that the con- troller’s office does not intend to follow Schwarzenegger’s order, in part because the state’s computerized payroll system cannot handle the change. ‘‘This is uncharted waters here,’’ Roper said. ‘‘No city, county or state has ever taken this action before.’’ In a statement, Chiang said it was not possible with the state’s current technology to pay some employees their full salaries and others mini- mum wage. He also said his office and the gover- nor’s have been working on a system upgrade, but it will not be ready until October 2012. Schwarzenegger’s order, if implemented, could cost the state bil- lions of dollars because the action would violate employment law, Roper said. He cited the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which he says enti- tles a worker to ‘‘double damages’’ if an employer cuts pay to minimum wage. Salaried managers who are not paid on an hourly basis would see their pay cut to $455 per week. Some of the state’s roughly 250,000 employ- ees would be exempt, including doctors and attorneys, because mini- mum wage laws do not apply to those profes- sions. Under the order, they would not get paid at all until a budget deal is struck, said Lynelle Jol- ley, spokeswoman for the Department of Personnel Administration. ‘‘This all goes away if the Legislature passes a budget this month,’’ she said. Service Employees International Union 1000, the state’s largest employee union, declined to comment because union lawyers are still reviewing the matter. The union, which represents about 95,000 state work- ers, joined Chiang in the legal challenge two years ago. SEIU 1000 employees generally earn more than federal minimum wage, in part because Califor- nia’s state minimum wage of $8 an hour is higher. Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson JS Liquor and Food, at 222 S. Main St., celebrated its grand opening Thursday with a free barbecue. Business owners are planning on free, monthly barbecues at the store. MAYOR Continued from page 1A to Sunday’s parade and Play Day. The counting of the proceeds, which is as much a part of tradition as the Mayor’s Race, takes place at high noon on the last day of June. “The chamber would like to thank Jeannie Shakeshaft and her staff at Umpqua Bank for the use of their facility,” Morales said. “This much antici- pated event would not be possible without the sup- port and participation of the wonderful staff at the bank.” All Tehama County residents are invited to the Independence Day Parade at 10 a.m. Sunday in Los Molinos and to meet and greet the mayor. The 43rd Annual Los Molinos Fourth of July Parade is co-sponsored by the Tehama-Los Molinos V.F.W. Post # 3909 and the chamber. The parade starts promptly at 10 a.m. and will be announced by V.F.W. Post Commander Herb Votaw. The theme for this year is “Learn and Remember SACRAMENTO (AP) — Authorities say they have brought down an indoor marijuana growing ring that spanned several Northern California com- munities in a bust that netted nine arrests. Federal anti-drug agents worked with Elk Grove police on an investigation that led to raids Wednesday in Elk Grove, Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose and Milpitas. The raids uncovered seven indoor marijuana grow sites. Agents seized nearly 2,500 plants that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration estimated could produce $10 million worth of pot annually. the Constitution” and Wal- ter Dodd will be the Grand Marshall. Dodd was the publisher and editor for the Corning Observer when the paper published five days a week. He is a long time resident of Tehama Coun- ty and very active in com- munity affairs. Dodd served in the Air Force and has been on many county boards and commissions including the Corning Health Care Dis- trict and the Tehama County Mosquito Abate- ment Board. Dodd is active in Democratic Party activi- ties, both state and nation- al, and has donated numerous newspaper and magazine subscriptions to the Tehama County Library, Corning Branch. Dodd is a long time member of the Los Moli- nos Chamber of Com- merce and is on the cham- ber’s Executive Board as the legislative reporter. The Parade V.I.P. will be Barbara Whitten, par- liamentarian at the cham- ber and vice president of the Los Molinos Woman’s Club. Whitten moved to Los Molinos after retiring Pot ring busted in NorCal Nine suspects were arraigned on marijuana- related charges Thursday. Memory of In Neil Mellon October 25, 1928 to January 6, 2010 Remembrance will be held at Woodson Street Park Corning, CA Saturday, July 3rd at 10am Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792 Over 50 years of serving Tehama County from AT&T in 1984. She and her husband, Don, have three children and three grandchildren and have been married for 58 years. Whitten is a person who has discovered that helping others is the key to personal happiness. She must have discovered it early, because for a great many years her generosity of spirit has made other lives better. The parade will be fol- lowed by an afternoon of Play Day in the Park at Mill Creek Park. Festivities kick off with the National Anthem sung by Taya Rahming, who is introduced on a horse drawn wagon offered by Ron and Jeannie Gal- lagher of Ron's Excavat- ing and Antelope Creek Farms. There will be activities for young and old alike including sack races and balloon toss contests. There will be hot dogs and hamburgers and ice cream served. The event includes the announcement of winners of the parade prizes and the awarding of trophies for a variety of categories in the parade. Uncollected trophies can be picked up at Rob’s Recycling, 7949 Hwy. 99E, in Los Molinos or by calling 384-2326, any time after July 7. The chamber would like to invite the public to stop at its fireworks booth at the Chamber Office on Hwy 99E until dusk on July 4th. The parade and Play Day attract 2,000 to 3,000 participants. The Fourth of July parade has no entry fee. Parade entry forms should be turned in at the Los Molinos Chamber office before noon today to be judged. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. CUTS Continued from page 1A more than a month but a settlement is yet to be reached. As it is, the department is already short staffed. If the cuts are imple- mented, the department will be down 10 posi- tions, five of those being police officers, said Offi- cer Gene Randall, presi- dent of the association. In the last round of cuts taken in 2009, a police officer, one dis- patcher and a community service officer were laid off. The proposal the coun- cil adopted Tuesday calls for laying off a dispatcher and a records specialist and putting a hiring freeze on two vacant police officer positions. “We are open to mak- ing concessions, but the CHP Continued from page 1A pay attention to a 2007 law requir- ing drivers to slow down and move over when approaching an emer- gency vehicle on the roadside. While the recent spike in CHP bottom line is every- body’s having a difficult time dealing with this cri- sis,” Randall said. The cuts would not only affect police ser- vices, as Chief Paul Nan- fito has pointed out, but it would affect individual officers as well, Randall said. “It’s going to be devas- tating for police officers and their families,” he said. “These pay cuts are going to be really hard for the families to take.” Randall will continue to work through the bar- gaining process toward an amiable solution, he said. Going to impasse is the last resort for the association. Nichols said the city, too, would make every effort to reach an agree- ment with each of the unions before going to impasse. “We’re very anxious to officer deaths has some calling for an overhaul of safety procedures used during traffic stops, Mackin- tosh said officers are constantly analyzing the procedures they fol- low to ensure they conduct their business in the safest way possi- ble. Keeping the road safe for all is a reach an agreement with our employees,” Nichols said. “We do not want to have to impose a settle- ment on them, which we’re authorized to do so under state law, because that’s just not good for morale and not the best way to do business.” ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. top priority that drivers and officers can both play a part in. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. The Associated Press contributed to this story. Early barbecue at grand opening