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FRIDAY Students honored MAY 24, 2013 Track preview Education Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See 4A Sports 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 78/55 Weather forecast 8A 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 Graffiti Pleasant drive Tehama County mom searching for daughter By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Debbie Oylear hasn't seen her 17-year-old daughter Jamie Lasighya Scott for more than a week. She's hoping someone can help her locate her girl, who was last seen at the Rancho Tehama store on May 13. A missing persons report was filed with the Red Bluff Police Department on Tuesday. "I miss her. I love her and I need her home," Oylear said. Scott was las seen with William Oberdick aka "bugz." Oylear said her daughter has never stayed away from home this long before and hopes anyone with informa- Jamie Lasighya Scott tion, no matter how small, will contact her at 529-1905. "We can work on anything — just come home," Oylear said. 13 insurers to compete on Calif. health exchange Daily News photo by Rich Greene Graffiti covers the South Jackson Street bridge near Musick Avenue. By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer The escalating rise of gang graffiti along South Jackson Street became a subject of discussion at Tuesday night's Red Bluff City Council meeting when a resident used the public comment forum to ask how his church could assist in cleaning up and preventing the vandalism. Police Chief Paul Nanfito said his department was aware of "accelerated gang activity" in the community and noted he had a meeting with his captain Tuesday morning about the issue. Graffiti has especially become an issue under the South Jackson bridge. The gang graffiti is largely attributed to the Surenos and Nortenos gangs, who use variations of the numbers 13 and 14 respectively to mark their territory. Nanfito said the city works with the Tehama County Probation Department at-risk youth program to clean up graffiti on public property as quick as possible. However removal of graffiti on private property requires owner per- mission, which can be time consuming. Lack of time was also cited by Nanfito as a reason the department was having trouble preventing graffiti. He said because of the amount of service calls the department receives, graffiti had been prioritized down. He said in the past the department has worked in stealth to crack down on his graffiti. "(But) we have to have the time to do that," he said. Councilman Robert Sheppard Jr. said he was going to bring up the graffiti issue later in the meeting and suggested neighborhood watch programs be used. Nanfito said there are five neighborhood watch programs set up in the city, but enforcement of graffiti vandalism is difficult because a suspect has to be caught in the act. Although minors can be cited if they are carrying a can of spray paint. Nanfito said the proactive approach his department was taking was to work with the probation department to find and deter potential gang members. He said the department is focused on the south and west sides of the city where gang activity is most prevalent. The council approved two supplemental budget appropriations to the police department totaling $24,778 to pay for overtime costs accrued during the investigation of Marysa Nichols' murder and an officer-involved shooting six weeks later. Councilman Rob Schmid voted against the appropriation. Mayor Wayne Brown was absent from the meeting. Nanfito said his department is 23 percent over its financial year overtime budget. Mayor Pro Tem Daniele Jackson noted the savings resulting from the 100-plus hours of time the department had received through the Volunteers in Police Services program. "Instituting the volunteer program is one of the smartest things I've done since I became chief," Nanfito said. A supplemental budget appropriaSee GRAFFITI, page 7A Familiar faces return to fairboard By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Two former Tehama District Fairboard members officially returned to duty Thursday as they were sworn in by Tehama County Superior Court Judge Todd Bottke at the courthouse. Linda Durrer and Greg O'Sullivan were first sworn in during the Governor Gray Davis administration, Durrer said. While some might question the timing of five new appointees the day a Joint Powers Authority agreement between Tehama County and the fairboard was to be signed, it is something that has been in the works for awhile, she said. "It truly was a coincidence," Durrer said. "This has been in the making since the governor was appointed. Our names were put up by the Democratic Committee well over a year ago." O'Sullivan and Durrer Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Greg O'Sullivan and Linda Durrer said they are excited to return to the Tehama District Fairboard. said they are both "ready to jump in with both feet" and have already met with Fair CEO Mark Eidman and talked with fairboard members since Tuesday's appointment. "I've talked with Andrew Meredith and been congratulated by Pete Dagorret," O'Sullivan said. "It feels like we're entering a board with real friends and colleagues I look forward to working with." He appreciates Meredith's enthusiasm with regards to the JPA and making sure the new government appointees have a voice in the agreement, he said. "My position on that is that moving forward we now have a frame work in place, but the devil's in the details and I look forward to working with Linda and the other board members," O'Sullivan said. Durrer said she is looking forward to working with O'Sullivan in particular because of his working knowledge in development and his "knowlSee FACES, page 7A SACRAMENTO (AP) — Californians are finally getting to see what ''Obamacare'' means for them. President Barack Obama's health care overhaul made a big leap Thursday when California's health insurance exchange announced the plans and the prices that will be offered to those buying individual coverage. Some of the state's largest individual health insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente and Health Net Inc., will be among 13 plans competing through the state's new health exchange. The rollout in the nation's most populous and diverse state is important because it demonstrates how the Affordable Care Act will work on a large scale, health policy experts said. ''California really demonstrates that the concept of an exchange can work by really increasing head-to-head plan competition,'' said Caroline Pearson, vice president of Avalere Health, a Washington, D.C., data analysis firm catering to the health care industry and government. ''It brought a lot of carriers into the market. It brought the premiums down. It was sort of the best example of the market working.'' Other states running their own insurance exchanges already have announced the plans they will offer. Oregon offers 16 plans, Colorado has 10 and Washington has nine. The White House welcomed California's options as it tries to allay fears about potential rate shocks when the Affordable Care Act takes full effect next year. The rates offered in many plans turned out to be lower than previous estimates, state officials said. See HEALTH, page 7A Memorial Day services scheduled for weekend By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Several opportunities to remember those who have served their countries and lost their lives are taking place throughout Tehama County and beyond. In Tehama County • The Masterworks Chorale will kick off the weekend's activities with a presentation of a patriotic concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at the First Church of God, corner of Jackson and Luther. There is no cost to attend. The chorale will be under the direction of Mark Franklin for its sixth annual concert in honor of Memorial Day. Raphael Delcid will be the featured soloist. • Memorial Day ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. in both Corning and Red Bluff. Red Bluff's event will begin, weather permitting, with the Avenue of Flags at both Oak Hill and Saint Mary's cemeteries on Walnut Street prior to Monday's event. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with patriotic music performed by the Red Bluff Community Band followed by the main event at 11 a.m. with the Red Bluff Honor Guard and Red Bluff Marine Corps League posting the colors, Red Bluff Honor Guard Captain Jessie Neff said. See DAY, page 7A THE DAILY NEWS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED Monday, May 27 in honor of Memorial Day DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF 527-2151 TEHAMA COUNTY FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF