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THURSDAY JULY 7, 2011 Breaking news at: Redding Air Show Pastimes www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A RED BLUFF A’s Slip Past Mariners SPORTS 1B Sunny 99/66 Weather forecast 6B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer There will not be a homeless shelter on Breckenridge Street. In a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, the Red Bluff City Council rejected an ordinance to rezone a property on that street from general commercial use to 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 City rejects rezone for homeless shelter medium industrial, which is the zone the city has designated for homeless shelters to be built. Without the rezone the non- profit Poor And The Homeless will not be allowed to build a proposed permanent, year- round, 40-bed emergency shel- ter at the site. Councilman Rob Schmid ‘The homeless are already here. They’re in your neighborhood’ — John Elko voted no, saying the ordinance did not satisfy one of five requirements needed for approval. Fire suspicious The requirement states, the proposed use will not be detri- mental to the health, safety, peace, morals, comfort and gen- eral welfare of those working or living in the neighborhood. Based on the testimony of several individuals, it is evident See CITY, page 5A Drunk driving sweep nets 7 By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Avoid the Five Fourth of July Anti-DUI Campaign resulted in seven arrests, including two people who were involved in collisions over the holiday weekend. This is the same number of arrests as 2010 with the largest number again falling on the holiday. In 2010, four people were arrested for the Fourth of July and for 2011 there were five arrests. Red Bluff Police made the arrest of Jose Alberto Sanchez-Reyes, 21, of Red Bluff who lost control of his vehicle at 6:19 p.m. Sunday on Baker Road. Reyes-Sanchez was going south on Baker when he allowed his vehicle to swerve onto the shoulder where See SWEEP, page 5A Motorcyclist arrested after speedy pursuit Photo courtesy of Jake Hickok Firefighters responded at 4:30 a.m.Tuesday to a fire at the Riverside Bar and Grill.The fire has been classified as suspicious. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer While the cause of the early morning fire Tuesday at the River- side Bar and Grill in Red Bluff has not been determined, it is being classified as suspicious. “While they are still withholding many details, fire investigators have identified a number of pertinent indicators that support the suspi- cious nature of this incident,” said Red Bluff Fire Chief Michael Bach- meyer. The fire was reported just after 4:30 a.m. Tuesday when a sprinkler system water overflow alarm went off. Red Bluff Fire was dispatched and upon arrival found an active fire in a storeroom off the kitchen area of the restaurant. A single sprinkler-head had acti- vated and helped keep the fire in check until firefighters were able to Squatters likely cause of small fire in vacant house on Luther A Red Bluff Fire Department crew put out a small fire just after 6:20 a.m. Wednesday that caught on the floor of a back bedroom of a vacant house at 710 Luther Road. Firefighters found evidence of squatters, including cigarette butts and an entry way made by removing boards from the outside of the house, said Fire Chief Michael Bachmeyer. “It was not malicious, but most likely negli- gent,” Bachmeyer said. Initially, firefighters saw black smoke com- ing from the eaves and believed the blaze to be an active attic fire, he said. However, inside the residence, they found only a 2-foot square size fire burning in the floor boards of a back bedroom. The fire was extin- guished quickly and caused about $500 dam- age. Efforts prevented an estimated $50,000 in damages. The house had been empty over the last three to four years, Bachmey- er said. There had been another fire previously in an outside building on the property. The house had been boarded up by the property owner. Red Bluff Police Department assisted on the call. -Andrea Wagner 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 POWER PRODUCTS DOLMAR Red Bluff Outdoor Power contain the fire about 10 minutes after arrival. A preliminary damage estimate puts the loss at between $10,000 and $20,000 with a $500,000 save. Red Bluff Police and CalFire assisted. Anyone with information is asked to contact Division Chief Jon Bennett at 527-1126. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. A 21-year-old man was arrested on the charge of felony evading after he led police on a chase that ended in a crash. A Corning Police officer saw a motorcycle going west on Solano Street, approaching Houghton Avenue, at a high rate of speed and attempted to make a traffic stop near Houghton and Yolo Street. The driver fled from police going north on Houghton, reaching speeds of between 80 mph and 90 mph. The pursuit continued west onto Gallagher, going up to 100 mph, with the driver failing to stop at two stop signs. Eventually, the motorcyclist, who was later identified as Jaime Blanco, crashed into a fence near Gallagher and Lunning avenues. He was arrested for felony evading and booked into Tehama County Jail. Ag surges despite down economy By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Agricultural production hit record highs in Tehama County in 2010, according to the annual County Crop Report issued Tuesday. The total gross value of agricultural production rose 24.7 percent from 2009, said Commissioner Rick Gurrola when he presented the report to the Board of Supervisors. This was the first time Tehama’s total production value surpassed $200 mil- lion, he said. Price increases on sever- al products influenced the record high. Walnuts increased by 28.7 percent in value, olives rebounded with a 181.6 per- cent increase in value, and almonds increased 13.7 per- cent in value, the report states. Fruit and nut crops repre- sent the largest piece of the county’s agricultural pro- duction, grossing $158 mil- lion in 2010. The figure shows an increase of more than $58 million since 2006. Livestock and poultry, as well as their products, repre- sent the next biggest portion of the county’s ag trade. Combined, the industry Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner grossed more than $38 mil- lion in 2010. “It’s a good year to be in almonds, walnuts and cat- tle,” Gurrola said. The report included a list of county products exported outside the U.S. Almonds, walnuts, walnut shells, wal- nut logs, olives, strawberry plants, prunes and figs are See AG, page 5A Newly planted walnut trees in Red Bluff just off Antelope Boulevard. Albertson’s and the Job Training Center present Babysitting 101 50 per student Tues., July 12 and Wed., July 13 • 8am to Noon $ Great for Pre-Teens and Teens Two days / 4 hours per day • CPR Certification & First Aid Card • Babysitting Basics • What to do in Emergencies • How to Market Your Skills and Provide a Great Service Call 529-7000 to register Only ten students allowed per class Location: Tehama County Farm Bureau Office 275 Sale Lane, Red Bluff