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THURSDAY DECEMBER 9, 2010 Breaking news at: Yellowstone Exhibit Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Mercy Awards SPORTS 1B Mostly cloudy 58/42 Weather forecast 8A Surprise nomination highlights new candidate’s goals By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Red Bluff City Council Tuesday held its tradition- al reorganizing meeting that takes place after an election, though newcom- er Robert Schmid tried to resist the trend. As the council was set to vote on Mayor Pro Tem Bob Carrel making the traditional move up to the mayoral position, the newcomer made his first move to try to shake things up. “You didn’t call for any other nominations,” Schmid said to Deputy City Clerk Cheryl Smith. Schmid nominated the other new member, Coun- cilwoman Daniele Jack- son, for mayor, a move that raised a few eyebrows from those on the dais and in the audience. Carrel’s family mem- DAILYNEWS Seat left empty 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 bers had attended the meeting anticipating he would become mayor. Jackson, who had been set on voting for Carrel, supported the unexpected nomination. But the council majori- ty of Wayne Brown, For- rest Flynn and Carrel chose Carrel as mayor. Schmid, in turn, nomi- nated Jackson for mayor pro tem. Flynn. The majority opted for After taking his seat as mayor, Carrel said joking- ly, “I hope this isn’t the way the rest of the voting will go.” The other agenda items did pass unanimously with the exception of assignments to the Budget Committee. Brown and Carrel vol- unteered to stay on the committee. See GOALS, page 7A Crash shuts 99W due to fuel spill Charges of driving under the influence are pending for a 55-year-old Gerber man following a collision at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday that closed Highway 99W for a few hours because of a diesel spill. Sergio Bogarin Caldera, the only injury in the near- ly head-on collision, was taken to St. Elizabeth Com- munity Hospital for moderate injuries, said California Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh. Caldera was driving south on Highway 99W, south of Murray Avenue, when he crossed into the north- bound lane directly into the path of a big rig driven by Christopher Howard, 58, of Nevada City, Mackintosh See CRASH, page 7A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb City Clerk Lisa Linnet watches as Councilwoman Darlene Dickison and Mayor Gary Strack sign their paperwork Tuesday during a brief ceremony at Corning City Hall. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — Whether or not Jesse Lopez, who was supposed to be sworn in Tuesday, is eligible to serve on the City Council is still up in the air and may remain so until Jan. 11. The council voted Tuesday, with Councilman Ross Turner objecting, to swear-in Mayor Gary Strack and Councilwoman Darlene Dickison, but to wait until Jan. 11 for time to investigate Lopez’ eligibility. “It has nothing to do with the individual,” Turner said. “A double standard has been applied.” When elected as a council mem- ber in 2006, Turner, who was a Tehama County Supervisor, said he was told by the city attorney that if he did not accept the council seat in the first meeting in December he would have to relinquish the posi- tion. “Here it is a question of eligibil- ity,” Strack said. “Ross Turner was elected to serve and it was not a question of eligibility.” Lopez, who served on the Library Commission and serves on the Planning Commission, pled guilty to a single count of felony forgery in 2005. Court records show that the felony charge was declared to be a misdemeanor by Tehama County Students explore career options By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer CORNING — For the second year in a row, sev- enth and eighth grade stu- dents at Maywood Middle School had a chance Wednesday to learn about planning for the future during Career Day. “We started this event last year because we wanted our students to see the career options avail- able locally and the edu- cation necessary to be successful,” said Principal Jeff Harris. “We want them to develop plans not only for their careers, but also for their life.” Based on student feed- back, the school expanded the event this year to include the College Options program and added an extra time period on the rotation schedule to allow students to visit more of the presenters, Harris said. “The community buy- in has been phenomenal,” Harris said. Many of the communi- ty members said yes to being one of the 25 pre- senters in 20 different career fields represented, See CAREER, page 7A Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Corning Police Officer Dave Pryatel hands out stickers, rulers and trading cards to students Tuesday at Maywood Middle School’s Career Day. Kilnside Christmas Boutique by 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Holbrooks Stoneware Friday and Saturday Dec. 10 & 11 Visit www.themuddyhands.com for more information! Red Bluff Outdoor Power Tis the Season to Hire Workforce One Do you have an outside home or business project you’d like to complete now? Workforce One is a supervised crew available for short- term landscaping and repair work. This hard working crew is a division of the Job Training Center. In any given week Workforce One is fixing fence, installing sprinklers, weed eating, painting, hauling away brush and more. Call 529-7000 and a Workforce One Supervisor will gladly come out and provide you with a free estimate. Courts after Lopez completed a 36- month probationary period. The question of whether or not Lopez was eligible has been raised by City Councilman John Leach and resident Dean Cofer, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in November, and has been asked of the Tehama County District Attor- ney’s office and County Clerk and Recorder Bev Ross. Both referred the matter on say- ing it is not a matter their offices handle, with Ross suggesting the men ask their legal counsel regard- ing the appropriate judicial process for challenging a candidates eligi- bility for public office. District See SEAT, page 7A Brown says state faces painful budget choices SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov.-elect Jerry Brown on Wednesday hosted the first of what he promised would be several town hall-style forums focused on California’s budget crisis, opting to start act- ing on the state’s crippling deficit even though he will not take office for three weeks. He began the forum at Sacramento’s Memorial Audi- torium on a dour note, saying the budget deficit over the next 18 months is likely worse than previously reported. He released figures showing California stands to lose another $2.7 billion from potential changes to the feder- al estate tax, swelling the shortfall through June 2012 to $28.1 billion. A second forum focused on education was scheduled for Tuesday in Los Angeles. The former two-term governor pledged to do every- thing he can to get the state’s finances back in order when he takes over from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next month but warned that the solutions will be painful. ‘‘Today, we’re not going to argue about solutions or do anything, but we’re going to get on the same page,’’ Brown said in his opening remarks before a crowd of about 400 that included lawmakers, local government officials, fiscal experts and legislative staff. ‘‘It’s very hard to get any agreement if there’s no consensus on what the underlying facts are.’’ Wednesday’s dialogue is the opening act of fulfilling a promise he made during the gubernatorial campaign to educate Californians about the scope of the budget See BUDGET, page 7A The Daily News office will be closed from 11:30am-2:30pm Friday December 10th for our annual Christmas party. Please leave a message and we will return your call. Daily News staff D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY 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 5 527-2151 • FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF Thank You