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Thursday, July 4, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries Heat wave breaks temperature record in Calif. FRESNO (AP) — California's San Joaquin Valley is set to reach the highest temperatures in a weeklong heat wave, with other parts of the state also facing a 7th day of scorching weather. The National Weather Service said Fresno was expected to see a high of 110 degrees on Wednesday and Bakersfield's high will be 110. Temperatures in Sacramento will reach 103. An excessive heat warning remains in place until Thursday evening COUNCIL Continued from page 1A SARDIS H. SPANGLE February 15, 1933 - June 28, 2013 Sardis H. Spangle 80 years young, of El Dorado Hills, CA, passed on to his final resting place Friday, June 28th, 2013 at 5:17pm at his daughters home in Cameron Park, CA. Sardis was born February 15, 1933 to Floyd and Lillian Spangle in Red Bluff, CA. He was married to Joanne Spangle (Lugar) on May 11th, 1963. They just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past May. Sardis was a Naval Veteran and fought in the Korean War. His country was very important to him and his service was admiral. Sardis was a truck driver for over 40 years and had owned his own spa business in San Jose, CA for some time. He was an avid golfer, loved to camp and fish, enjoyed bocce ball and pinnacle with his friends. He was an amazing husband, father, grandfather, and greatgrandfather. He was a wonderful friend to many. He would light up a room every time he entered. Those who knew him were blessed! He was loved and respected by all and was a great man! He will be missed forever!! Sardis is survived by his wife Joanne Spangle of El Dorado Hills, CA; daughters Jeri and husband Rick Graydon of Ripon, CA, Kimberly and husband Matthew Iden of Scotts Valley, CA, and Sandra and husband Leonard Willis of Cameron Park, CA; sisters Grace Spangle of Elk Grove, CA, Nina Boles of Los Molinos, CA, and Elsie Givens of Red Bluff, CA; brothers Samuel Spangle (twin) of Utah, Richard (Millie) Spangle of Susanville, CA, and Floyd (John) Spangle of Red Bluff, CA. Sardis had seven grand-children Bradley, Angela, Marissa, Maddison, Mackenzie, Taylor, and Zachary. Sardis was blessed with ten greatgrandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be held Saturday, July 6th, 2013 at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of The Flowers, 816 Walnut St., Red Bluff, CA. Visitation will begin at 9:00am and continue to 11:00am. Chapel service to begin at 11:00am and graveside to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, 600 Cemetery Lane, Red Bluff, CA. Celebration of Life will be held at Abundant Life Fellowship, 21080 Luther Rd., Red Bluff, CA. following graveside services. PETS Continued from page 1A She said to keep dogs in a kennel or runner to prevent runaways. She said soothing music, keeping the TV or radio on and leaving pets with their favorite toy can also help. In July 2012, the center took in two to three dogs on the 2nd and 3rd of the month, and 11 on the 5th, McClintock said, adding that was without a public fireworks show in Red Bluff. There is a scheduled fireworks show at the Elks Lodge on Gilmore Road between 9:15 and 9:45 tonight. In June of this year, the center took in 95 dogs, and McClintock expects that number to rise this month because of the holiday. Cody Will, manager at The Aquarium & Pets at 345 Main St., estimates more than half of all dogs are sensitive to fireworks and may wander into the night if not properly secured. "They're probably going to be upset," Will said. "Hunting dogs might be OK, but even then it's risky leaving them off the leash." Will recommends owners keep their pets indoors with the doors locked, especially if this is the first Independence Day for the animal. Will says there are products people can buy to relax their critters, such as "Anxiety TFLN," which can be purchased at The Aquarium & Pets. McClintock added that it's not just cats and dogs that can become stressed because of loud noises. She said her horses "have had issues with fireworks. They panic and tend to run circles and laps." The Humane Society of the United States advises that owners make sure their pets wear collars and identification tags with contact information should they escape. Another point of concern will be the projected high temperatures for the holiday. According to AccuWeather.com, temperatures in Red Bluff could reach a high of 110 degrees. McClintock said keeping dogs inside with the air conditioning on is recommended. She added that spraying down concrete, keeping water nearby, and providing a kiddie pool can also alleviate the effects of the heat. McClintock said to keep an eye on panting as dogs can't sweat. ——— Andre Byik can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 111 or at sports@redbluffdailynews.com. Worker killed by falling oak tree at Calif. camp GROVELAND (AP) — A 21-year-old summer camp worker was killed Wednesday when a large oak tree fell at the site near Yosemite National Park, a group said. The worker was identified as Annais Rittenberg by the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley, which provides scholarships for children to attend Camp Tawonga. No children were hurt. Four other adults were treated at hospitals after the tree fell while people were eating breakfast. The tree took down power lines near the campfire but did not damage any buildings. In an email sent to parents, the federation said some activities were resuming. ''The campers are doing well and are participating in camp activities away from the scene,'' read the statement attributed to camp director Ken Kramarz. ''Our on-site staff therapists are working closely with first responder grief experts to help care for our community in this difficult time.'' Rittenberg was a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she was active in the college's radio station, her mother, Penny Kreitzer, told KGO-TV. Kreitzer said she received a call from the camp earlier today and knew something was wrong. ''I said 'Is she dead?' And he said yes. And then I lost it,'' she told the station. Sheriff's officials did not release details about the injuries of the others. 5A Tickets for the event, which will run 2- 6 p.m., are $35 in advance and $40 at the event. They can be purchased at Enjoy the Store, the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce and the Round Up Saloon. • The council put off another, albeit less sought after, appointment until at least Aug. 6. The Tehama County Air Pollution Control District has asked for the city to appoint someone to its Review Committee. throughout the state, with meteorologists forecasting critical fire weather conditions in the mountains due to thunderstorms and gusty winds. A flash flood warning is also in effect for some parts of the state. The committee will propose ways for development fees to be used for project mitigation. The committee will include a representative from Tehama County, the cities of Red Bluff and Corning, the public and the construction industry. The city of Red Bluff may appoint a councilmember, city staff member or member of the public. The council tabled its appointment decision until a new councilmember is elected, with the assumption the newly appointed councilmember may serve in both capacities. • The council awarded a $43,630 contract to NorthStar Engineer for oncall consulting services related to ACT burglarized. Property from that second home was later discovered on CasContinued from page 1A tro's person. No one was injured advised that another home in the same area had been during these incidents, the release said. Redding, which on Tuesday broke a record for the day at 116 degrees, was expected to see a high of 113 Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to drop by a few degrees on Friday and over the weekend. the Montgomery Road sewer repair design. The contract is being funded through the sewer enterprise fund. A section of the sewer system near South Main Street and Montgomery Road recently collapsed and a resulting video review of the area found more potential problems. The sewer main in the area collects flows from four different south area sewer lift stations. "The situation is predictable, probable and needs to be prevented," a staff report reads. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com. Castro was arrested for two felony counts of burglary, possession of stolen property and a parole violation. On June 20, during an unrelated burglary investi- gation, officers arrested Castro for possession of stolen property and a parole violation. He was taken to the Tehama County Jail and was subsequently released. Court rejects Calif. plea to delay inmate releases SACRAMENTO (AP) — A panel of federal judges Wednesday refused to delay its order that California release nearly 10,000 additional prison inmates by the end of the year. The decision rejecting a request by Gov. Jerry Brown pushed the long-running court battle back to the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether poor medical and mental health care violate the constitutional rights of inmates. The Brown administration said it would seek a stay from Justice Anthony Kennedy if the delay was denied. Kennedy oversees appeals from western states. If Kennedy declines to intervene, the state has said it will begin freeing inmates to comply with the lower court order. ''After this long history of defendants' noncompliance, this court cannot in good conscience grant a stay that would allow defendants to both not satisfy the population reduction order and re-litigate the Supreme Court's emphatic decision in the very case before us,'' the court said in its 24-page ruling. Brown's office referred a request for comment to the state corrections department. ''We look forward to making our case to the Supreme Court justices that no further reduction in the prison population is needed,'' Deborah Hoffman, a spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said in an emailed statement. The lower court last month instructed the Democratic governor to immediately begin taking steps that include expanding good-time credits leading to early release to reduce crowding and improve inmate care. The three judges again rejected Brown's argument that doing so would threaten public safety. Other states have used similar measures to reduce their inmate populations, the judges said, and the early release credits were endorsed by experts including Jeffrey Beard before he became California's corrections secretary. ''We're very close to actually having the state grapple with the important public policy questions and stop the legal games. They get one last stay motion and then we can finally get down to business,'' said Ernie Galvan, one of the attorneys who sued on behalf of mentally ill inmates. The judges have repeatedly accused Brown of deliberately attempting to delay and circumvent their orders that the state reduce the population in its 33 adult prisons to about 110,000 inmates by year's end. The orders enforce a 2009 ruling by the panel that reducing prison crowding to that level is necessary to improve the care of sick and mentally ill inmates. The Supreme Court backed the lower court's ruling in a 5-4 decision in May 2011. Kennedy, an appointee of Republican President Ronald Reagan, sided with the court's four Democrat-appointed justices to cast the deciding vote against the state. But Brown has argued that the state already has reduced what once was the nation's largest state prison population by more than 46,000 inmates since 2006, with more than half the decrease due to a 2-year-old state law that is sentencing lowerlevel criminals to county jails instead of state prisons. Releasing the final 10,000 inmates now will overwhelm law enforcement and cause irreparable harm to public safety because inmates, once released, cannot be returned to prison if the nation's high court eventually rules in the state's favor, the administration argues. Attorneys representing inmates countered in their own court filing that the state has had two years to comply, using measures that already have been approved by the courts. Further delay now ''will prolong ongoing irreparable harm - including illness and death'' for inmates, they argue. Bill strengthens oversight of utilities commission SACRAMENTO (AP) — The president of the California Public Utilities Commission would be required next year to step down from two nonprofits created by the commission under legislation that passed the state Assembly on Wednesday, a provision created amid criticism that the nonprofits could be used to shroud how money is spent. Lawmakers passed the compromise as part of a larger budget-related bill. The two chambers had passed earlier versions of the PUC provision that didn't agree on when it should be implemented. PUC President Michael Peevey is chairman of two nonprofits created by the agency, which work on cleanenergy projects and Internet access. Under the legislation, he could not serve in those roles starting in June 2014. Opponents of the practice say the related nonprofits can be used to spend money with less oversight. Peevey has defended his decision to serve in both roles. A Senate bill would have delayed the new rule until January 2015, after Peevey's term expires. The governor also sought the 2015 date, while the Assembly called for enacting the prohibition in January 2014. Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, said the change ''works in tandem'' with another change that prohibits commissioners from establishing related nonprofit organizations using ratepayer funds. The legislation also intends to strengthen oversight of the PUC by requiring the agency to use a new budgeting process that makes it easier for outsiders to track the flow of money, establishing an office of ratepayer advocate and forcing the agency to notify lawmakers of future lawsuit settlements. The state's nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office had recommended in February that auditors examine whether utility regulators are properly managing consumerfunded accounts for utility projects totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. The analyst's report raised the possibility that gas and electric ratepayers may have been overcharged. SB84 passed the Assembly 47-24 and heads to the Senate. Lawmakers tweak new business incentive program SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Legislature has passed further changes to an economic development program that California lawmakers overhauled last week. The Senate and Assembly voted Wednesday to extend a sales tax exemption for manufacturing and research-and-development equipment to eight years. The credit would have expired for some businesses after 4 1/2 years, which Republicans said was too soon. Lawmakers last week voted to redirect $750 million in tax credits from the enterprise zone program to three new economic development efforts. They include revised hiring tax credits and the sales tax exemp- tion. SB90 also specifically excludes strip clubs from receiving hiring tax credits, as some did in Sacramento County. The legislation passed the Assembly 67-0 and the Senate 36-1. Gov. Jerry Brown sought the changes to the enterprise zone program.