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By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer For the second time in a year a proposal to move up the meeting time of the Red Bluff City Council from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. has failed. The council rejected an ordinance changing the starting time 3-2. Councilman Clay Park- er first asked the council to move up the starting time in May 2013 in an effort to attract a larger audience to the council chambers. Tuesday Parker said he was making the same request, although he now believed large crowds weren't going to regularly attend meetings no matter what the time. Instead Parker suggest- ed a 6 p.m. starting time would be more considerate to the city's staff and department heads, many of whom have to wait around after work for the meeting to start. Parker was joined by Councilman Raymond Eliggi in supporting the move. Councilmen Wayne Brown and Rob Schmid argued against the move, saying 7 p.m. was more accommodating for work schedules. Schmid, citing his own occupation, said in the summer some people work through as much daylight as they can and would pre- fer later meetings. Brown said those peo- ple who get off work at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. would find the earlier start challenging to get to. However from his expe- rience Brown said if there is a hot issue on the agen- da, large crowds will always find a way to attend no matter when the meet- ing is. Brown said he believed the decision should not be Intermediate class Job Training Center • 718 Main St., Red Bluff Call 529-7000 Pre-Registration Required Thursday February 27, 2014 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Cost: $65.00 per person Just 10 slots available/Each person at a computer Weather forecast 8B Partly cloudy 66/46 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2014 Mercy Homecoming Medal Count Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 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 See Page 8A SPORTS 1B 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Judges give Calif. 2 years to cut prison crowding SACRAMENTO (AP) — Federal judges on Monday gave California two more years to meet a court-ordered prison population cap, the latest step in a long-running lawsuit aimed at improving inmate medical care. In doing so, the judges said they would appoint a compli- ance officer who will release inmates early if the state fails to meet interim benchmarks or the final goal. The order from the three- judge panel delayed an April deadline to reduce the prison population to about 112,000 inmates. California remains more than 5,000 inmates over a limit set by the courts, even though the state has built more prison space and used some pri- vate cells. ''It is even more important now for defendants to take effective action that will pro- vide a long-term solution to prison overcrowding, as, with- out further action, the prison population is projected to con- tinue to increase and health conditions are likely to continue to worsen,'' the judges said in a five-page opinion scolding the state for more than four years of delay. California has reduced its prison population by about 25,000 inmates during the past two years, primarily through a law that sends lower-level offenders to county jails instead of state prisons. It also has spent billions of dollars on new med- ical facilities and staff, includ- ing opening an $839 million prison medical facility in Stock- ton last fall. Yet in its latest ruling, the special panel of judges tasked with considering the legal battle involving overcrowding said the state has continually failed to implement any of the other measures approved by the panel and the Supreme Court that would have safely reduced the prison population and alleviated Back to back Courtesy photo Riverside Telltail Coco Posh, right, was named Grand Champion of her breed, Welsh Corgi, for the second year in a row Monday at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York. By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Coco, a Cardigan Welsh Corgi from Red Bluff, defended her title of Grand Champion of her breed, Monday at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York. The 5-year-old dog was set to compete in the Best of Herding group Monday night. The event is being televised by CNBC and con- tinues Tuesday night on USA Net- work. Check local listings for start times. Coco's official show name is Riverside Telltail Coco Posh. She is owned by Red Bluff residents Julie and Bill Divens. Coco had been an ordinary house pet, but two years ago a nationally recognized handler took note of Coco and told the couple that they owed it to the breed to show the dog. The ownership of Coco was expanded to include Julie's sister Deb Shindle and professional han- dler Dina Planche. Coco went on to win the West- minster's 2013 Grand Champion Cardigan Welsh Corgi. This year Coco faced even stiffer competition as the number of dogs entered in her breed nearly tripled. Coco comes from an award win- ning family. Her mother Telltails Lola Show- girl was a champion show dog before giving birth to a litter of seven. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com. 4-H brings Renaissance to Red Bluff By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer Tehama County 4-H clubs brought the Renais- sance to Red Bluff at the annual 4-H Fun Night on Saturday, which is billed as the only fundraiser for the year for the county program. The community came to the Tehama District Fairground in droves and packed the fairgrounds auditorium, where foot traffic was shoulder-to- shoulder and the games reigned supreme. In one corner, El Camino 4-H staged a clas- sic goldfish toss. The club's neighbors nearby, Westside 4-H, provided a round of Scottish Golf with an elaborate castle looming behind several putting stations. Some clubs, such as Bowman 4-H, were tasked with running more than one carnival-style booth. Bowman brought out its CD Roll and Cake Wheel games, which have been staples at the fundraiser Daily News photo by Andre Byik Bowman 4-H member Hannah Stringer, 8, at right, runs the club's CD Roll booth at the annual 4-H Fun Night fundraiser event Saturday at the Tehama District Fairground. Mobile burns early Monday, resident unhurt A 69-year-old Red Bluff resident was not harmed early Monday morning when his doublewide mobile home caught fire. Shortly before 5 a.m. the Red Bluff Fire Department was dispatched to the Leisure Lake Mobile Home Park at 180 S. Main St. for a report of a structure fire, according to a department press release. Firefighters arrived to find a fire in the rear exterior stairs and under the floor of the structure. Nevada suspects thought to be selling solar in area SACRAMENTO – The Contractors State License Board is warning North State consumers that two men with Nevada arrest warrants may be illegally contracting in the Red- ding area. The Nevada State Con- tractors Board announced that Joshua Ross Kanan of Advanced Green Builders, Inc., and Dror Gal, who was allegedly acting as a salesman for the company, were added to its Most Wanted list after arrest warrants against each were issued. Each man's warrant contains six charges of theft and diversion of con- struction funds, both felonies. Kanan did have a CSLB license (#938261) for a company called "Advanced Green Builders, Inc." from 2009 until it expired in Septem- ber 2013. Kanan's Nevada contractor licenses, with the same company name, are suspended. Both men are now believed to be working under the company name of Solar Universe in and around the Redding area. While working as an Advanced Green Builders, Inc. salesman for Kanan, Gal apparently wrote three contracts for solar-related projects and collected about $9,500 from clients, but none of the projects was complet- ed. Kanan and Gal also are being charged for alleged- ly using a fictitious City opts to leave meetings as is See PRISON, page 7A See FIRE, page 7A See SOLAR, page 7A See 4-H, page 7A See CITY, page 7A