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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 – Daily News Death Notices Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Lowell Antell Lowell Antell, of Redding, died Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Sierra Oaks. He was 90. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Direct Cremation & Burial. Published Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Juan Gonzales Juan Gonzales died Tuesday, Oct. 8 at his Redding home. He was age 64. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Direct Cremation & Burial. Published Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Terry Ivan Hall Terry Ivan Hall died Sunday, Oct. 6 at his residence in Red Bluff. He was 65. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Nick Masellis Nick Masellis, of Redding, died Sunday, Oct. 6 at Mercy Medical Center. He was 81. Arrangements are under the direction of McDonalds Chapel. Published Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. GRANT Continued from page 1A foothills. The California Department of Housing and Community Development made around $50 million in federal grant money available. Forty-two projects were awarded grant funding across the state, including the city of Red Bluff, which received more than a $1 million for construction costs for an abused women's shelter. ADOBE entry form or more information please contact Ide Adobe State Park at 529Continued from page 1A 8599. Spectators are welInterpretive Association. come and need not signA maximum of 12 teams up. There is a $6 per vehiwill be accepted for play. cle parking fee for spectaIf you would like an tors. Study recommends changes to CA initiative process SACRAMENTO (AP) — Giving the Legislature a chance to shape citizen ballot initiatives, disclosing the backers of initiative campaigns and allowing voters a doover years after an initiative passes are among changes recommended in a report released Tuesday. The report by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California comes amid increasing criticism that California's 102-year-old ballot initiative process has been hijacked by wealthy individuals and well-funded special interest groups pushing their own narrow agendas. Nearly three-quarters of Californians support letting voters make laws and change public policies at the ballot box, the institute said, but a similar margin recognizes that the initiative system has flaws that could be corrected. Tuesday's report recommends giving state lawmakers time to negotiate changes to initiatives after they have qualified for the ballot but before they go before voters. A majority of Californians also support lowering the twothirds margin it takes for lawmakers to put tax increases on the ballot, but most also oppose making it easier for the Legislature to raise taxes without a public vote. The report said the institute's surveys show most Californians support giving initiative proponents more time to qualify for the ballot if they use volunteers instead of paid workers to collect signatures. Most also support letting voters reconsider ballot propositions by voting on initiatives again after having several years to measure their impact. The institute suggested that California should consider following the lead of Oregon, which created an independent citizens commission to hold public hearings on ballot initiatives and make recommendations in the official voter information guide. The report also proposes increasing public disclosure of those who financially support initiatives by paying for gathering signatures or campaign advertising. In addition, the state could require that major financial backers be named in campaign and signature-gathering materials and in the voter information guide. The institute said large majorities of voters support televised debates between initiative supporters and opponents. Mark Baldassare, the institute's president and chief executive, said making such changes could increase voter participation and trust in state government. LIFT Continued from page 1A access to services. Not just a day for people to gather information or get referrals, but a day for people to make changes, and get connected to essential ser- vices working towards self- sufficiency. Tehama County Continuum of Care's goal is to end homelessness in this county in the next 10 years. Members believe that by consolidating resources and services with other like-minded agencies and organiza- EXCHANGE Continued from page 1A last week. It faced some technical difficulties on its first day, which required the enrollment section to be taken offline twice for fixes. Officials say they are continuing for more information, call 530-527-6159. Information can also be found at http://www.tehamacountycaa.org/index.php/programsservices/lift-tehama. http://recyclethewarmth.w eebly.com/ and https://www.facebook.co m/LiftTehama. to add online features, including a search tool so Californians can check whether services from a particular doctor or hospital are covered by a health plan. Regional water board now will inspect pot grows SACRAMENTO (AP) — The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board will begin inspecting illegal marijuana grows across Northern California, reversing an earlier ban designed to protect employees Last week the water board directed staff to join law enforcement in the field and write citations for environmental violations when appropriate. Law enforcement agencies across the board's 37-county region had sought the help of water scientists so they could prosecute growers who flatten hilltops, divert streams or cause sediment to run into waterways. Growers often are not held to the same standards as traditional farmers. ''The environmental impacts are significant,'' Pamela Creedon, the board's executive officer, told the Sacramento Bee. ''If we don't get some kind of control over this, we're going to have some serious damage being done.'' Marijuana is the state's biggest cash crop with an estimated $14 billion in legal and illegal sales annually. The state's nine regional water boards are quasiindependent agencies that set their own policies, though all are charged with enforcing the federal Clean Water Act and its California equivalent. The Central Valley board, which focuses on runoff from farming, construction and hundreds of dairies, did not previously have a policy for investigating violations associated with marijuana grows. Yet its sister agency, the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, aggressively seeks out and prosecutes growers who flatten remote hilltops, dam streams to divert water and allow sediment and chemicals to reach waterways. In 2007, that agency joined an environmental crimes task force made up of county district attorneys and code enforcement agents. The change of policy also is being considered by the state's other regional boards after Assemblyman Dan Logue of Butte County protested that a state agency was refusing to enforce state laws. Brown OKs changes to Calif. Political Reform Act SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed three public-disclosure bills related to the nearly 40-year-old California Political Reform Act, and vetoed one bill that aimed to update the state's outdated campaign finance reporting website. Brown signed AB409 by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, DFullerton, which authorizes the state's campaign finance watchdog, the Fair Political Practices Commission, to start accepting candidate and officeholder financial disclosure forms online, his office said Tuesday. The legislation will also make it easier for members of the public to access the documents, also known as Form 700s, where candidates list their assets and economic ties. The FPPC covers state and local candidates, but not those for federal offices. ''The current system of disclosure for public officials is scattershot and doesn't provide the public the information it deserves on the economic interests of public officials,'' FPPC Chairwoman Ann Ravel said in a written statement. Brown's office said he also signed two other FPPC-sponsored bills by Assemblyman Paul Fong, D-Cupertino, AB552 and AB1090. Those bills allow the agency to obtain court judgments for unpaid penalties and expand the advice offered to officials about possible conflicts of interest. But the Democratic governor vetoed the only campaign finance reform approved by the Legislature this year, SB3 by Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco. It would have required the secretary of state to consider technology fixes to the state's campaign finance website, known as Cal-Access, as well as required campaign treasurers to complete an FPPC training course. Brown acknowledged the CalAccess shortcomings in his veto message, saying it needs upgrading and is ''widely viewed as outdated and cumbersome.'' He said he was directing the state Government Operations Agency to come up with recommendations on the best way to improve campaign disclosure. Feds drop Calif medical pot case against landlord LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors have dropped a civil forfeiture lawsuit against an Anaheim landlord who rented space to medical marijuana dispensaries. Court documents filed Tuesday show a stipulated agreement between the U.S. government and Tony Jalali. Federal authorities were using a well-established law that allows for the seizure of property linked to criminal activity. Had the case moved forward, Jalali could have lost his building, worth about $1.5 million. Jalali was among more than two dozen landlords ensnared in a federal push to close pot clinics in California. He argued he was unfairly targeted and he booted the lone remaining dispensary once the lawsuit had been filed. Federal prosecutors declined to comment about the agreement. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 Simple Cremations Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. tions, both secular and faith-based, this community will benefit as they aspire to do a better job offering hope and ending homelessness in our area. The need for volunteers is great, if you would like to help make a difference and be a part of LIFT Tehama in any capacity, or 9A starting at $ .00 929 5530 Mountain View Drive, Redding CA 96033. 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This summer, MapLight, a nonpartisan group that tracks money in politics, launched its own online search tool to make it easier to find campaign contributions and spending, after working with the secretary of state to get access to the data. CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away. THE PASSING PARADE (From Dave Minch's I Say column circa 1943) Last night we had a safety meeting with 10 of our truck and car drivers present. A speaker from our insurance company gave the boys a talk about safety in driving and showed a movie to illustrate his points. When we first started out in business, we thought of insurance as a lot of people still do today; that in case of damage to our equipment or injury to our employees, we took the attitude "Why worry about it…we're insured…let the insurance company worry about it." This idea prevailed until we found we were fooling ourselves. Insurance companies did not want our business at all, and if they did take it, they charged us a large penalty. We were not considered a good insurance risk. We awoke to the fact that when we were careless about injuries and the doctor was in no hurry to finish the treatment, we were the ones paying the bill. We then commenced a campaign to reduce accidents. Every man had to use a strong disinfectant immediately upon being cut or injured. Serious accidents were taken to the doctor right away. We took every precaution to keep accidents from happening. Our insurance premium alone costs us $1,500.00 a year. In five years we have nearly eliminated accidents completely* and consequently our insurance premiums have been cut to only a fraction of what they were initially. And truck accidents were reduced dramatically by keeping our brakes and tires in good condition. But the most important thing we learned was that good drivers had only the driving on their minds when going down the highway and were not distracted by family or money matters…and always had plenty of rest before their long runs to S.F. or L.A. our men drive nearly a half million miles a year now with less accidents than when we operated only 2 or 3 trucks. Herb Bowe, for example, has been driving for us now for over 4 years without an accident. *** I am glad to hear that Mrs. Sam Ayers is going into business again. Some time ago she was in Los Angeles and desperately ill. Rumor had it that she was not going to make it. I did not know her well at the time, but decided to write her a letter of encouragement. When she finally recovered, and returned to Red Bluff, she looked me up and told me how much the letter meant to her while she was lying there and waiting to see if the angels wanted her or were willing to wait awhile. Since then I have written to others or visited when they were in the hospital. I certainly hope Mrs. Ayers' flower business across from the State Theatre will prosper. * Accident prevention paid off even though severe knife wounds were a frequent occurrence on the kill floor . Our only fatality related to the plant was that of Pete Knaeble who fell asleep on the way back from his run to S.F. Dave Minch 1900-1964 The Passing Parade is brought to you by by Minch Property Management, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514