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THURSDAY AUGUST 5, 2010 Breaking news at: 24 Hours of LeMons Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 5A RED BLUFF Mr. 600 A-Rod’s Big Fly SPORTS 1B Sunny 96/62 Weather forecast 8B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer No doubt firefighters save lives, but in Red Bluff they’re trying to save jobs as well. In an effort to prevent fur- ther job loss and service reduction from the fire department and other city DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Firefighters take pay cut to save city jobs departments, the Red Bluff Firefighters Association has presented the City Council with an offer to work for less pay. The association has agreed to a 12 percent reduc- tion in salary and to delay payout of leave time over 1,400 hours. ‘Our goal has always been to protect the jobs of the nine guys in our department and other jobs in other departments’ Captain Dom Catona For each of the nine indi- viduals in the fire association, Night out the cut represents about $6,000 to $10,000 less than what they are currently mak- ing, said Captain Dom Catona, president of the asso- ciation. The proposal states the contract will be terminated See JOBS, page 7A 10 vie for 3 council seats Twice as many people as there are council seats are interested in the opportunity to serve the resi- dents of Red Bluff for the next four years. Only three City Council seats are up for grabs in the November General Election, and all three coun- cilmen whose seats are up for re-election have filed and been confirmed as candidates. Jeff Moyer, Wayne Brown and Jim Byrne, were all appointed to the council four years ago as the See COUNCIL, page 7A City, others still seek traffic answers By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer After offering to Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Marissa, Kaitlyn and Katy Flowerdew lead the way in a pretend attack on a fire Tuesday at the National Night Out Celebration at the Cabernet Apartments in Red Bluff with help from several Cabernet residents and their father, Red Bluff Police Sgt. Dan Flowerdew bringing up the rear. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Residents at the Cabernet Apart- ments off of Sale Lane spent Tues- day evening together celebrating National Night Out. Red Bluff Police Sgt. Dan Flow- erdew talked with residents about the importance of coming together as a community and knowing who belongs and who doesn’t. He also addressed a woman’s concern about a recent spotting of a mountain lion in City Park saying, in his 22 years with the Red Bluff Police Department, he has heard of sightings in the Forward Addition and near Red Bluff High School, but this was the first time one had been in the park. The mountain lion was spotted by Sgt. Kevin Busekist shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday about 50 feet from the Sacramento River. After talks with Department of Fish and Game it was determined not to be a risk since early morning is its normal hunting hours and it was in its natural habitat. If someone sees a mountain lion from far away, it is better to leave it Nielsen rep in Red Bluff today By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Though the man him- self will not be in Red Bluff, citizens will get the chance today to tell Assemblyman Jim Nielsen what’s on their minds. Jerry Crow, a field rep- resentative for Nielsen, will hold a mobile field office at the Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. The public is encour- aged to drop by for the one-on-one consulting sessions between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. No appointment is necessary. People often have con- cerns and comments to share with Nielsen but cannot travel to Sacra- mento or field offices in Redding and Yuba City to meet him, Crow said. “If we can come to them instead of them coming to us it means we’re showing leadership and reaching out to people the way it’s supposed to be,” he said. This is the first time the mobile office will be held in Red Bluff, but Crow has been traveling throughout the district. Two weeks ago he was in Corning. From previous ses- sions, it seems people are most concern about the budget, particularly how it affects them, and unem- ployment. Comments or concerns from the sessions will be handled in the way the staff finds most appropri- ate. Some may make it to Nielsen, others may be handled by staff. Other times, people come just because they want to See REP, page 7A 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power alone. If it is nearby, people should not turn and run, Flowerdew said. Instead residents should be loud and make themselves as big as they can, he said. Members of the Red Bluff Fire Department talked about fire safety, including keeping items like match- es out of children’s hands, making sure a smoke detector battery is still working and using an extinguisher. Firefighters also talked with children about the equipment on their engine and showed children and adults how See NIGHT, page 7A facilitate stakeholder meetings, the Red Bluff- Tehama County Cham- ber of Commerce is now pulling its stake from the city-fairboard traffic control issue over who should pay for police overtime during events at the Tehama District Fairground. The chamber’s Con- vention and Visitors Bureau will continue to try to get all the right people in the room but it will not lead the discus- sion. At the July 20 City Council meeting, Cham- ber President Kristin Behrens offered to have the Convention and Vis- itors Bureau be the facilitator. While groups such as hoteliers, the fairboard and event organizers have met on their own, the Convention and Vis- itors Bureau has not called a stakeholders meeting for all. Councilman Wayne Brown said the budget committee presented a proposal that was not accepted by the council, then Behrens stepped up to take the lead, but “now it seems like everyone and their brother is trying to solve the problem.” The Convention and Visitors Bureau has not called for a stakeholder meeting because, in the process of planning one, it found the fairboard had already developed some recommendations, Behrens said. “They (fairboard directors) on their own felt they could move quicker than we could, so we took a step back,” Behrens said. The Convention and See CITY, page 7A Judge overturns gay marriage ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge overturned California’s gay-marriage ban Wednesday in a landmark case that could eventually force the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed. The ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker touched off a celebration outside the courthouse. Gay cou- ples waved rainbow and American flags and erupt- ed with cheers in the city that has long been a mag- net for gays. Shelly Bailes embraced her wife Ellen Pontac as Bailes held a sign reading, ‘‘Life Feels Different When You’re Married.’’ In New York City, about 150 people gath- ered in front of a lower Manhattan courthouse. They carried signs saying ‘‘Our Love Wins’’ as organizers read portions of the ruling. Walker made his deci- sion in a lawsuit filed by ‘‘In America, we should uphold and respect the right of people to make policy changes through the democratic process, especially changes that do nothing more than uphold the definition of marriage that has existed since the founding of this country and beyond’ Defense Attorney Jim Campbell two gay couples who claimed the voter- approved ban violated their civil rights. 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