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TUESDAY DECEMBER 7, 2010 Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com Baking a holiday tradition See Inside American Profile RED BLUFF Local roundup Sports 1B Mostly Sunny 59/50 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 Schwarzenegger proposes $9.9B in cuts SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Mon- day declared a fiscal emergency in California and asked lawmakers to meet in a special session to close an immediate $6 billion deficit. The Republican governor announced a plan that relies large- ly on cuts to health care and social services for the poor, a proposal that was not received enthusiasti- cally by the Democrats who con- trol the Legislature. About $7.4 billion of Schwarzenegger’s proposal would come from cuts, include reducing cash assistance to needy families by 15.7 percent in April, then elim- inating the entire welfare-to-work program in July. He wants to eliminate vision coverage and increase monthly premiums for Healthy Families, a program that provides health cov- erage for children of low-income families. The governor also is asking the state to limit prescriptions and cap physician visits to 10 a year for Medi-Cal recipients. Medi-Cal is the state’s medical program for the poor. Schwarzenegger referred to the Legislature’s record-long budget impasse earlier this year in explaining why he was calling lawmakers into a special budget session. He said lawmakers should act immediately because cuts can take months to take effect. ‘‘It is extremely important that they start right now. That’s the fis- cally responsible thing to do,’’ Schwarzenegger said. ‘‘Like I said, I think any governor, it’s not just me, any governor that sits here would do exactly the same thing.’’ Schwarzenegger called his eighth special session on the bud- get the same day new lawmakers were sworn into office. Under the special session provisions, the Legislature has 45 days to address the fiscal crisis and would be pro- hibited from acting on other bills should they fail to respond by that deadline. Schwarzenegger will be gone from office long before then, with Gov.-elect Jerry Brown taking over on Jan. 3. Democratic law- makers have indicated they would be more inclined to wait for Brown before taking action on the state’s deficit. ‘‘I believe the governor will have a difficult time convincing the Legislature to approve his propos- al given the fact that it doesn’t address the entire problem, doesn’t create jobs and is in fact a rehash of proposals we have already consid- ered and rejected,’’ Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Ange- les, said in a statement. Perez on Monday outlined his agenda for the year as he convened a new legislative session and swore in a new batch of lawmakers. Among Perez’s plans is a bill to overturn the governor’s veto of child care services in order to save $256 million. California faces a budget short- fall of $6 billion in the current fis- cal year and more than $19 billion in the fiscal year that will begin July 1. The budget that he signed Oct. 8 was filled with overly optimistic revenue assumptions, cost shifts and it assumed more federal aid than the state can expect to receive. Many, including the nonpartisan See CUTS, page 7A Pair arrested after stabbing McConnell Fund awards multiple grants in county By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer A number of organizations in Tehama County have received grant awards from the McConnell Fund of the Shasta Regional Community Foundation. At Los Molinos High School the $34,400 award will be used to create a computer lab. The learning lab will allow students to take online cours- es and complete computer-based assignments, Superinten- dent Charles Ward said. “As a small, rural high school, Los Molinos High School is fortunate to have small classes and is very proud of its abil- ity to provide personal attention, but the small size of the school makes offering electives challenging,” Ward said. Using the grant, the school will increase course offerings, including college-level courses. The school will use the learning lab to assist students who need to make up courses in order to stay on track for graduation and to complete the See FUND, page 7A Woman causes multiple collisions on Interstate 5 By JULIE ZEEB Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Following a stabbing, Red Bluff Police blocked off an area of Washington Street at the corner of Walnut Street about 1:30 p.m., Monday. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Two people were arrested Mon- day for attempted homicide follow- ing the stabbing of a 31-year-old Red Bluff man on the sidewalk in front of Elmore’s Pharmacy, 401 Walnut St. Red Bluff Police had been sent to Elmore’s following a 911 hang up where they were advised by pharma- cy staff that a man had been stabbed multiple times and was sitting in the pharmacy. With a description from the victim and a witness, Red Bluff Police offi- cers were able to locate the two sus- pects, one of whom was positively identified by a witness, in the 400 block of Madison Street, a Red Bluff Police release said. Police were assisted by the Tehama County Sheriff’s Depart- ment and Tehama County District Attorney Investigators in the area search for the two men, one of whom was identified in the release as Luis Garcia, 19, of Red Bluff, and the sec- ond a 17-year-old boy. The man, who was treated at the scene before being flown to Mercy Medical Center in Redding for fur- ther treatment, told officers he had been in a fight with two men who had stabbed him in the back and neck, Sgt. Michael Graham said in a press release. It was further learned that the man had been driving on Main Street when he had honked his horn at another vehicle, driven by the 17- See PAIR, page 7A DN Staff Writer A Red Bluff woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription drugs Friday after allegedly causing a pair of collisions on southbound Inter- state 5. About 12:50 p.m., Cheryl Stephens, 33, was driving south on I-5, south of South Main Street, in the fast lane approaching Felisha Maxfield, 30, of Orland who was going 55 mph in the slow lane. Stephens, who was driving at an unknown speed over 55 mph, pulled into the slow lane behind Maxfield, but did not slow down and rear-ended Maxfield’s vehicle, said Califor- nia Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh. Maxfield was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospi- tal for minor injuries, both vehicles had minor damage, he said. After Stephens made contact with Maxfield she left the first accident scene, continuing southbound where a second accident took place at 1:30 p.m. on southbound I-5 south of See I-5, page 7A Legislators swear in as new term starts in Sacramento By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer With the budget on their minds, the State Legislature started the 2011-2012 Leg- islation Session Monday with the swearing in of newly-elected members, including two representa- tives from the North State. Senator Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) was sworn into the State Senate to rep- resent the Fourth district. “I’m proud to have received the support of so many residents around the North State and will work to ensure that their voice is heard in Sacramento,” LaMalfa said. His colleagues chose LaMalfa as the Minority Whip for the Senate Repub- lican Caucus. “It is an added honor to have been selected to serve as a member of the Republi- can leadership team,” he said. A fourth generation fam- ily farmer, LaMalfa was joined by his family and supporters from the North State as he was sworn in. He represents the fourth Senate district, which includes Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Siskiyou, Sutter, Del Norte, Placer, Trinity, Yuba and Nevada counties. In the State Assembly, See TERM, page 7A ARTHRITIS, AND POST SURGERY. DR. SWAIM’S PAIN CREAM Courtesy photo State Sen. Doug LaMalfa (center) is sworn into the California State Senate, Monday, in Sacramento. 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