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WEDNESDAY Watermelon with Feta Swim Results County Fare Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 3B SPORTS 1B JULY 3, 2013 DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 115/82 Weather forecast 6B 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 Drought finding sought Corning OKs liquor license By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — An on-site beer and wine license was approved 4-1 Tuesday by the City Council for True Brew, 1301 Solano St., with Councilwoman Willie Smith as the lone no in the matter. "I'm not happy about it," Smith said. "I think it'll be the same problems as before. We don't need another place in town for alcohol or beer." Prior to the vote, Planning Consultant John Stoufer told council members there are already 11 businesses within a defined area, more than the nine recommended by Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC). ABC has a certain number of permits before there is considered an over concentration of licenses, based upon population within the census tract. If there was no action by council within 90 days, ABC would not issue a license, Stoufer said. However, the council could notify ABC that it determined the See LIQUOR, page 5A Help line approved for Tehama County Daily News photo by Rich Greene By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Agricultural Commissioner Rick Gurrola requested a Disaster Declaration on behalf of Tehama County Friday citing a total loss of $6.9 million this year in agricultural value caused by ongoing drought conditions. The declaration paves the way for farm operators in the county to potentially be eligible for low interest emergency loans through the United States Department of Agriculture. The majority of Tehama County's loss is classified in rangeland production. Gurrola's request to the California Management Agency states that 924,000 acres of rangeland has been damaged for a 70 percent loss, estimated at $6,145,00. The drought has also caused a 50 percent loss in barley value, estimated at $275,000 and a 40 percent loss in grain hay estimated at $523,300. The U.S. Drought Monitor lists Northern California as being in a severe drought for the past two weeks. "Recent rains in and along the northwestern coastal ranges have not been nearly enough to offset the record to near-record year-to-date deficits that have led to reduced streamflows in many basins," a USDA report reads. Gurrola's request states rainfall in the first six months of 2013 in Tehama County has been 20 percent of normal. Across the country the USDA has designated 981 counties as primary natural disaster areas due to drought and heat and another 286 as contiguous. In 2012, about 71 percent of the country, 2,245 counties, was declared disaster area. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com. The implementation of 2-1-1 Tehama was approved recently, meaning the county will have a resource to help get information about local and state services out to the public in need. The California Public Utilities Commission approved the application for 2-1-1Tehama to be operated by United Way of Northern California in collaboration with Tehama Together. Local advocates submitted the application on March 5. The system is similar to 9-1-1 in that it offers a free call to a call center that has access to a large database of local services available to the public. A caller in need to mental health services, child care assistance and any number of other local services being offered will be able to dial 2-1-1 to find out how to access those services. The database of information will be posted online and calls will be fielded through a call center in Sacramento with access to the local information. While much the local See HELP, page 5A Brown appoints Spangler to serve as 4-H Ambassador 26 as part of state reorganization By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has made 26 appointments as part of his reorganization of state government, which takes full effect this week as the new fiscal year begins. The governor issued the announcement Monday evening for the midlevel bureaucrats, including deputy secretaries, deputy commissioners and deputy general counsels, who will be making between $45,000 and $150,120 a year. Of those, 19 will make salaries above $100,000. None of the appointees is new to the administration. They either were promoted or received similar titles in their new departments or agencies. The highest salary in the group went to Jan Owen, 61, a Democrat who was appointed commissioner of the California Department of Business Oversight. She had served as commissioner of the California Department of Corporations since 2011. She received a $7,155 raise. Owen was the subject of a story by The Associated Press in 2012 after Brown appointed her to head the department that oversees banking, finan- 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 cial and consumer regulations. She had previously led a trade association that fought against tighter restrictions on mortgage lenders before the subprime lending crisis erupted. Her position requires Senate confirmation. The lowest salary went to Ben De Alba, 26, who will serve as assistant secretary for rail and ports at the California State Transportation Agency. De Alba, a Democrat, had been special assistant at the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency since last year. His position does not require Senate confirmation. He received an $8,000 raise. Besides Owen and De Alba, four others received raises for taking on additional responsibilities and expanded roles at new agencies, according to the governor's office. Melissa Figueroa, 32, received the largest raise, a $35,000 increase, for becoming deputy secretary of communications at the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. Her salary is $110,004. Figueroa previously served in the same capacity at the California State and Consumer Services Agency. Brown has said the See BROWN, page 5A The Tehama County 4H program announced recently that six-year Bend-Jelly 4-H member Maryn Spangler was selected to serve as a 2013-2014 California State 4-H Ambassador. "Becoming a State Ambassador has been a dream of mine since I began 4-H," Spangler said. "I was so excited when I found out that I had made it. It took a lot of work to get here, but now it's going to pay off." Spangler has been involved with many projects and leadership positions throughout her 4-H career, including offices in her club, completing an Emerald Star Project, being a part of the BLAST Team and being one of the county All Stars, said Tehama County 4-H Youth Development Program Secretary Spring Severson. BLAST stands for Becoming Leaders All Star Trainees and is usually just prior to being an All Star. Spangler was selected for that honor in 2010. "We are honored that Maryn has been chosen to serve as one of the state ambassadors," Severson said. In addition to 4-H, Spangler is an active member of her school and church while holding down a 4.0 GPA and ranking first in a class of 323 students, she said. The daughter of Scott and Debbie Spangler, she is a Courtesy photo Bend-Jelly 4-H member Maryn Spangler, pictured with her dog Chuck, has been selected as a California 4-H State Ambassador. junior at Red Bluff Union High School. Spangler is a member Smog Inspection $ 2595 +$825 certificate (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) • Members Welcome 530 527-9841 195 S. Main St., Red Bluff of the school's track and field, cross county and soccer teams and helps with the Kids Club and Vacation Bible School at See 4-H, page 5A The Daily News office will be CLOSED Thursday, July 4 & Friday, July 5 Retail advertising deadlines Classified deadlines: EDITION DEADLINE EDITION DEADLINE Thur. 7/4: Tues. 7/2, 10am Thur. 7/4: Wed. 7/ 3, noon Fri. 7/5: Tues. 7/2, 3pm Fri. 7/5: Wed. 7/ 3, noon Sat. 7/6: Wed. 7/3, 10am Sat. 7/6: Wed. 7/ 3, noon Tues. 7/9 Wed. 7/3, 3pm Tues. 7/9 SEE BELOW Friday, July 5 for placement of classified ads to start Tuesday, 9 dial 1-855-667-2255 DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 527-2151 • FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF