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MONDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2010 Breaking news at: Diabetes vs Diabetes Vitality www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF 49ers Preview SPORTS 1B Sunny 54/36 Weather forecast 8B 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 Parade of lights Board to discuss migrant camp By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The final decision on a proposed migrant labor camp near Corning could be made Tuesday, as the Tehama County Board of Supervisors is set to consider the mat- ter. The public hearing that was scheduled for Oct. 19 will continue at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Project pro- ponents asked the board to delay the hearing and dis- cussion of the matter in October, as they were busy with the olive harvest and could not attend the meeting. The proposed project calls for the creation of 140- bed camp that would house migrant workers up to 60 days each year during the olive harvest, which is typi- cally from mid-September to early November. Portable toilet facilities, hand-wash sinks and portable shower units would be provided. All meals, which include a morning and evening meal, would be catered to a portable mess hall trailer that would be onsite, according to a staff report. The camp would be built in the outskirts of Corning near Woodson Bridge Park and South Avenue in the Squaw Hill neighborhood. Applicant Angelo Ferro and proponents have said See CAMP, page 7A Daily News photos by Chip Thompson The Corning 4-H float took top honors Saturday night at the Red Bluff Christmas Parade downtown. Staff Report Crowds braved frigid temperatures Saturday evening to line the streets of downtown Red Bluff for the annual Christmas Parade. The top prize of $100 went to Corning 4-H for its float entry and Red Bluff Presbyterian Church took $50 for sec- ond place with its scale- model of an old time river boat lit by hun- dreds of Christmas lights. Winners in other cate- gories included the Corning Rockettes and Bend-Jelly 4-H, first and second respectively for marching groups. The Vista Middle School Band was the top band, performing on a flatbed trailer pulled by a semi. The Tehama County Shriners bested Tehama County Fire Department in the vehicle category. Among equestrian entries, Cole Upton was first and Katie McFadyen second in individual equestrian; John Boles was first and Red Bluff Junior Round- Up Queens took second in group equestrian. Betty Dale-Martin announced the entries as Theater work sees changes By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — A sec- ond change order has been issued for the Rodger’s Theatre Improvement Pro- ject, which was awarded to Don Azevedo Con- struction of Chico at the Sept. 28 council meeting. The project includes re- roofing, insulation improvements, the instal- lation of structural sup- port, minor concrete and wood demolition and con- struction. they passed down Main Street, as she has done for more than 20 years. Judges for the parade were Downtown Red Bluff Business Associa- tion members Jan Peter- son, Bill Dixon and Red Bluff Presbyterian Church took second place with its boat float. Lorell Sparrow. The association spon- sors the annual parade. Following the parade was a dedication cere- mony for the new lights adorning the tree on Pine Street at Main Street. The association and Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce joined together to purchase the new lights and the city provided labor to install the lights. The change order, for the amount of just less than $2,000, addresses a plan omission in which a new pipe was not labeled new and it was assumed there was a pipe there that needed minor extension. There will be a change in the number of amps since PG&E allows a maximum of 400 amps for overhead service, but that amount should be suffi- cient for the theater’s needs, the staff report said. A change order was issued in the amount of just less than $2,500 to lower a foundation wall that conflicted with future restroom improvements. Flournoy resident and Vice President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Andrew Meredith had questions about one of the subcontractors. Meredith, who had e- mailed his concerns to Brewer, said the subcon- tractor’s electrician was not on the contractors license and would there- fore not be a proprietor. In such a situation not only was he not certified by the state but there was the issue of not have work- er’s compensation for the man, Meredith said. Brewer said it was his understanding in talking with the company’s owner that she and her husband were the sole proprietors and therefore were not required to have worker’s compensation or certifica- tion. The council approved the change orders with the stipulation that money would not go to the elec- trical work until the matter was looked into further. The Corning City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall, 794 Third St. Meeting minutes and agendas are available at www.corning.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews .com. California’s ailing Republicans: A dying breed? LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republicans are relish- ing the coming of a new day on Capitol Hill. But across the country in Cal- ifornia, the party of Nixon and Reagan is drifting toward obscurity. The latest sign of imperiled health: In a year Republicans notched big victories in Congress, governor’s offices and statehouses around the nation, California Democrats made a clean sweep of eight statewide contests on Nov. 2. Democrats padded their majority in the Legisla- ture, where the party con- trols both chambers and no congressional seats changed parties. California counted 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 more registered Republi- cans in 1988 than it does today, even though the state population has since grown by about 10 mil- lion. Setting aside the politically ambidextrous Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose celebrity eclipsed his Republican registration, the California GOP counts only a single victo- ry in 21 statewide con- tests since 2002 — that of insurance commissioner in 2006. You’d have to go back more than two decades to find a Republican, George H.W. Bush, who carried the state in a presidential election. ‘‘They know who we are and they don’t like us,’’ former state Republi- can Party Chairman Duf Sundheim says bluntly. ‘‘The brand of the Repub- lican Party in California is tarnished.’’ With the U.S. House majority in hand and an eye toward 2012, Repub- licans in Washington have staked out plans for tax cuts and undercutting President Barack Obama’s health care reforms. The situation in California presents a reverse image, where Republican influence has been marginalized. Voters this month cleared the Legislature to pass bud- gets with a majority vote — down from a two- thirds threshold — that will allow Democrats to pass a spending plan without Republican sup- port. The GOP losses this month left party leaders stunned. Recession-weary voters seemingly wanted new faces and ideas. The Democratic political careerists, Sen. Barbara Boxer and state Attorney General Jerry Brown, a former two-term gover- nor, both were considered vulnerable, facing well- funded candidates. In the end, Brown eas- ily claimed the governor’s chair from Republican billionaire Meg Whitman, a former eBay chief exec- utive who spent more money — at least $174 million — than any candi- date for a statewide office in U.S. history. All but roughly $30 million of that was from her person- al fortune. Boxer beat former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive Carly Fio- rina, another Republican, by nearly 10 points. What was supposed to be a vaunted GOP get-out-the- vote effort fizzled. For now, the conserva- tive tilt in Washington and tea party activism will do Republicans little good in statewide races in Califor- nia, where voters show a preference for candidates who support abortion rights and embrace envi- ronmental regulation. But the GOP’s biggest problem rests with the surging number of Lati- nos, who typically vote Democratic, a tendency hardened by the debate over illegal immigration. It’s been said the future happens first in Califor- nia, and the state hit a lit- tle-noticed milestone this month that will have implications in voting booths for years to come. For the first time, Hispan- ics account for more than half the students in the state’s public schools. They will be tomorrow’s voters. ‘‘I’m not sure Republi- cans have hit bottom yet See GOP, page 7A