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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2011 Breaking news at: Art Assoc to Join Festival Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Casey Bucks SPORTS 1B likely Weather forecast 8B Rain 43/31 By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Tehama County Supervisors met with disdain from dozens of county workers Tuesday as super- visors implemented an increase in employee-share payments to the California Public Employees' 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 Board vote irks county employees Retirement System, or CalPERS, for some 500 employees. Labor negotiations between a joint bargaining unit, personnel directors and administrators have been at an impasse since Decem- ber. County employees and union supporters packed the Board ‘Moving against your employees today is wrong’ Robert Belgeri, union representative Chambers Tuesday as supervisors unanimously voted to implement its “last, best and final offer” to force a 3 percent CalPERS City OKs shelter employee-paid member contribu- tion. This would be in addition to the 7 percent defined by CalPERS as the employee share. CalPERS provides retirement, health and related financial pro- grams and benefits to public See VOTE, page 7A Man charged with car theft, again By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer A Red Bluff transient was booked into county jails on charges of stealing vehicles twice within a few days follow- ing an arrest Tuesday morning that saw him booked into Glenn County Jail. Jason Mark Gray, 36, was arrested Friday in Tehama Coun- ty and again Tuesday at Black Butte Mobile Home Park in Orland after fleeing from a stolen vehicle stopped by Orland Police. Gray Orland Police Officer Zack Lopeteguy reported to Glenn County Sheriff’s Office that he was behind a stolen vehicle about 6 a.m. Tuesday and asked for assis- See THEFT, page 7A CHPseeks couple in hit and run The California High- Daily News photo by Tang Lor The City Council Tuesday approved rezoning this site on Breckenridge Street, which will allow PATH to build a homeless shelter there. By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The foundation for Red Bluff’s first permanent homeless shelter was set Tuesday with the City Council voting to rezone a lot on Breckenridge Street that would allow for the shelter to be built at the site. After several years of looking for a site to build a permanent homeless shelter, The Poor and the Homeless, known as PATH, was presented with the property at 320 Breckenridge St. Similar to other sites PATH has considered, this site presented a chal- lenge as well. The site is in the commercial zone. The city only allows for homeless shelters to be built in industrial zones. That decision was made 4 years ago when a state mandate under SB2 required the city to designate a zone that allowed for emergency and home- RB man indicted in firearm case SACRA- MENTO — United States Attorney Ben- jamin Wagner announced Wednesday that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a local felon with firearm posses- sion. Cadotte A three-count indictment charged Joseph Michael Cadotte, 23, of Red Bluff, with being a felon in posses- sion of a firearm, possession of a sawed-off shotgun and making a sawed-off shot- gun, according to a press release issued by the US Department of Justice. Cadotte is in Tehama County jail facing similar charges that are expected to be dismissed in lieu of fed- eral prosecution. This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilita- tion, the Tehama Coun- ty District Attorney’s Office and the Redding Police Department. Assistant US Attorne y Matthe w Stegman is prosecuting the case. If convicted, the Cadotte faces a maximum statutory penalty on each count of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after considera- tion of any applicable statu- tory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables, the release said. The charges are only allegations and the defen- dants are presumed inno- cent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power less shelter. PATH petitioned for a rezone. During Tuesday’s public hearing several people spoke for and against the rezone and building a shelter at that particular site. Supporters said there is a need for the shelter and the Breckenridge Street site was the most appropriate. The shelter would be a great bene- fit to those in the community who are See CITY, page 7A way Patrol is looking for a man and a woman involved in a collision at noon Tuesday on High- way 99E, at Marek Road, in Los Molinos. The two were occu- pants of a maroon 1995 Toyota Corolla that was making a left turn from a residence in the 8300 block of 99E onto the highway when it pulled directly into a white Dodge Intrepid. The Corolla broad- sided the Dodge, injuring a Los Molinos woman. Lisa Winchester, 41, who was driving north on 99E at the time of the col- lision, was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital to be treated for moderate injuries. According to Tehama County Sheriff’s logs, the suspect vehicle fled the scene, going northbound on 99E. According to a CHP release, the man and woman were still out- standing Wednesday morning. Anyone with information is asked to call the Red Bluff CHP at 527-2034. —Julie Zeeb Round-Up wins award from WPRA Special to the DN Members of the Red Bluff Round-Up Com- mittee traveled to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas for the annual PRCA convention held at the South Point Casino. During a luncheon held by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association, the Red Bluff Round-Up was awarded the Best Large Rodeo Committee. The award is based on the committee’s commit- ment in working with the WPRA in providing excellent care in barrel racing from arena prep to added money. The Round-Up committee won this prestigious award beating out some of the top rodeos in the nation. The Round-Up is part of the Million Dollar Sil- ver Tour as well as the Six Pack Rodeo, which consists of the Round- Up, Clovis Rodeo, Oak- dale Rodeo, Reno Rodeo, Redding Rodeo, Rowell Ranch Rodeo at Hayward and Santa Maria Rodeo. Representatives from these committees met at the Round-Up Museum during the Red Bluff Courtesy photo Pictured, from left, are Don Krois, Frank Moore, Mike Dudley, Gina Graham of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association and Paul Wood.The-Red Bluff Round-Up thanks the WPRA for the prestigious award seen here. Bull & Gelding Sale to work together to bring the best of PRCA rodeo, specialty entertainment acts and livestock to their respective events. These rodeo committees have consecutive rodeo events for the PRCA cowboys to attend from April to June. There is added money See AWARD, page 7A MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 FOR PRESIDENTS DAY. THE DAILY NEWS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED Retail advertising deadline for Monday’s edi- tion is Friday, Feb. 18 @ 2PM. Classified deadline is Friday, Feb. 18 @ Noon D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY 527-2151 • FAX 527-3719 545 DIAMOND AVE., RED BLUFF