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Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publi- cation linked to the news- paper's website. Paid obitu- aries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Deathnotices 92percentofmotorcycle a c c i d e n t s i n v o l v e riders who have never participated in a safety course. "If anyone is learn- ing how to ride outside of this course, they will lack important skills they are going to need," Slater said. After two short intro- ductory films, students adjourned to the park- ing lot and met Certified Rider Coach Stephanie Payne. T he asphalt lot, marked with orange and green cones, had two rows of school furnished motorcycles. Students donned their riding equipment and be- gan step- by-step train- ing in choking, starting, shifting, and braking. As the students be- came comfortable with their bikes, the class be- gan to ride slowly back and forth across the lot. Later students will cover topics such as the risks of riding, how to develop their "Rider Radar," and maximum braking. A f ter completing training, each student will take a written test and a riding test before receiving a certificate. This well organized class, tailored to stu- dents' needs, helps them achieve a high level of riding skills in order to realize their personal goals. Training FROM PAGE 1 With Democrats in con- trol of both houses of the Legislature, political com- promise with Republicans is rarely required. Wednes- day's vote gave the minor- ity party a rare shot at rel- evance, but Brown said he wanted their support any- way, to help sell the plan to voters. "The pitch now is you've got a unified front," said Assembly Speaker Toni At- kins, D-San Diego. "You got Northern, Central, South. You got Republicans, you got Democrats. You've got the Senate leadership, the Assembly leadership — both, you know, Republi- can and Democrat — and you got the governor." The water plan satisfied Republicans and farmers by providing $2.7 billion to build two new reser- voirs and placates envi- ronmentalists by provid- ing billions more for wa- ter conservation, recycling and cleanup efforts. The bond also includes other water projects not directly related to supply, such as watershed improvements and flood management. Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Ger- ber, called the package "a historic change" away from decades of water pol- icy that centered around the imperiled Sacramento- San Joaquin Delta region. "Everything about wa- ter was about fixing the delta with no regards to North and South and East and West," he said. It replaces an $11.1 bil- lion water deal reached between lawmakers and then-Gov. Arnold Schwar- zenegger in 2009, which was set to appear on the November ballot but will now be swapped out. That deal squeaked through the Legislature only after political giveaways that bloated the cost with un- related pork, forcing law- makers to twice postpone taking it to voters in the wake of the recession. The historic drought that has walloped the state offers voters a daily reminder of the crisis that supporters hope will pro- pel it to a win. The drought has forced farmers to fal- low fields, caused double- digit unemployment in some areas, turned reser- voirs into mud flats and prompted the state to cut residential use. The $7.5 billion deal still offers sweeteners for law- makers to tout back home. Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, said it would send "more than $100 million to the Sac- ramento region for flood control management and drought relief." Assembly- man Roger Hernandez, D- West Covina, promoted its "$30 million allocated to the San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy." Brown came to negoti- ations late, months after lawmakers debated a host of their own proposals, amid his own worries that having multibillion-dol- lar package on the ballot alongside his name could undermine his reputation for fiscal restraint. The deal approved Wednesday will cost the state $14.7 bil- lion over 30 years. The Democratic gover- nor is expected to easily win re-election regardless. If voters approve it, the deal also ensures the Brown name becomes syn- onymous with California water. His father, then-Gov. Pat Brown, brokered the state's last major water deal in 1959, persuading law- makers and voters to back the State Water Project, an extensive system of reser- voirs and canals that was considered an engineering marvel in its day and still is the backbone of Califor- nia's water delivery system. The latest deal also re- quired compromise with Democrats and environ- mentalists who oppose Brown's other massive wa- ter plan, a $25 billion pro- posal to drill two 35-mile- long, freeway-sized wa- ter tunnels beneath the Northern California delta. Opponents wanted assur- ances that nothing in the bond package would go to pay for the tunnels. The ballot measure sailed through both houses of the Legislature: 77-2 in the Assembly and 37-0 in the Senate. Republican Tim Donnelly of Twin Peaks and Democrat Wesley Chesbro of Arcata cast the dissent- ing votes in the Assembly. Chesbro, a Democrat from the far northern Ar- cata region, said he was unable to win protection for the Trinity River, which he fears will be diverted to fill the reservoirs, and said he couldn't support a bond that "short-changes the people of the North Coast." As he signed the legis- lation Wednesday night, Brown said he couldn't remember seeing Demo- crats and Republicans so united. A GOP lawmaker later tweeted a photo of lawmakers celebrating with the governor. Still, the bond provides no short-term relief for the state's water woes. "It's go- ing to be 10 years proba- bly before we get any stor- age out of this," conceded Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar. Bond FROM PAGE 1 Thankyou! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A state- wide survey released Thurs- day ranks Fresno and other Central Valley communities as the most disadvantaged areas in California when it comes to challenges rang- ing from polluted water to joblessness. The ranking by the Cali- fornia Environmental Pro- tection Agency earmarks those and other areas hard- est-hit by environmental, economic and health prob- lems for a greater share of the more than $800 million in funds from the state's cap-and-trade program. The program penalizes companies and other enti- ties that emit the most cli- mate-changing carbon. The agency assessed 19 criteria such as percent- age of people with asthma, quality of drinking water and air, prevalence of pes- ticide contamination, and nearness to toxic-waste cleanup sites. Fresno neighborhoods dominated the ranking, with Bakersfield, Los An- geles El Monte, San Ber- nardino and Ontario also making the top 20. "When people think of pollution" and other envi- ronmental and economic challenges, "they often think of inner-city neigh- borhoods," said Sam Del- son, a spokesman for the state environmental agency. "What our data has shown is that these challenges are not limited to urban neigh- borhoods." The state's cap-and- trade program mandates that 25 percent of its pro- ceeds go to the state's most-disadvantaged com- munities. No San Francisco Bay Area communities made the top tier of the list, meaning the region will get little or none of those funds. San Francisco Bay Area public agencies and cit- ies have complained that changes in the survey since the first year in 2013 — including a switch to analyzing U.S. census dis- tricts instead of using Zip codes — helped unfairly shut out Oakland, Rich- mond and other less-afflu- ent communities. STATEWIDE SURVEY Fresno tops list of most disadvantaged areas rent total staffing, includ- ing sworn officers and other personnel, stands at 34. At the moment, the de- partment is largely fo- cused on reactive policing, such as responding to calls for service, Nanfito said. With additional resources — through grants or other funding — the department could move toward proac- tive policing through such things as education and increased outreach. The town hall meet- ing, which Nanfito said the department initially planned to hold last year, came ahead of a Nov. 4 ballot measure in which Red Bluff voters will de- cide whether to raise to the city's sales tax a quar- ter-percent. The increase would raise an estimated $600,000 annually to go toward the city's general fund. City Council mem- bers have said the money would be spent to buttress police and fire staffing as well as parks and recre- ation costs. Similar sales tax in- creases have been pro- posed and approved in the North State. Ander- son voters narrowly ap- proved a half-percent sales tax increase in June that city officials have said will go toward paying for pub- lic safety costs, according to the Redding Record- Searchlight. Redding res- idents in November also will vote on a quarter-cent sales tax hike to increase public safety spending. Nanfito didn't broach the topic of Red Bluff's sales tax measure during his presentation, which largely focused on 2013 crime statistics compared previous years and how the department could fur- ther quell crime with addi- tional resources and pro- grams. But he was asked how the potential in- creased revenue could be used, and what would hap- pen if the sales tax mea- sure wasn't approved. Nanfito said the funds could be used to retain po- lice officers, in addition to working toward a six-year plan to restore staffing to 2009 levels and transition- ing to a more proactive po- licing. "The other thing that keeps coming to me is someone not having con- fidence in the decision making at the City Coun- cil," Nanfito said. "I'm here to tell you that I have ab- solutely no problem believ- ing that my City Council will make the right deci- sion if that funding be- comes available." Revenue gained from a potential sales tax in- crease would not be re- stricted solely for police, fire and parks and recre- ation spending, though the city council has said that's where the funds would be used. Police FROM PAGE 1 GARY KAZANJIAN — ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE A new state of California survey ranks Fresno and other communities in the Central Valley as the hardest-hit by pollution, joblessness and other problems. StephenEverettCox,M.D. On July 21, 2014,Stephen Everett Cox, M.D. of Redding, California passed away peacefully at home, at the age of 84. Stephen was much loved and respected by his family, friends, patients and fellow colleagues in medicine. Stephen is survived by brothers Lawrence and Phillip Cox, children Emily, Adam and Jason, grandchildren Ca- dence, Clayton, Adin, Allysah, Esther, Emily and Zoe. In accordance with Stephen's wishes there will be no fu- neral services. A Celebration of Life in honor of Dr. Cox will be held at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge 355 Gilmore Rd. Red Bluff, CA 96080 on Saturday August 16, 2014 at 1:00 pm Donations in honor of Dr. Stephen Cox may be made to Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street Ash- land, Oregon, www.osfashland.org or the charity of your choice For further information, contact Adam and Amy Cox (530)384-2969 or (530)953-8643 Melanie Elaine DeForest Melanie DeForest was born January 25, 1942 in Indian- apolis, Indiana, and was promoted to heaven August 10, 2014, at the age of 72. She was raised by her mother, Barbara Bush, and by an extended family of grandmother Hilda Desusnap and sev- eral aunts and uncles, having moved to the Boston, Mas- sachusetts area as a very young child. After high school graduation, she moved to the Los Angeles, California, area to be near her mother and to attend U.C.L.A. She met and married her former husband, Dan and had two sons. She was a successful Tupperware dealer and man- ager, continuing in Red Bluff where she moved in 1984. An active member of First Christian Church, she was a re- spected Bible teacher, touching many lives. She loved her family including her sons and two grandchildren and was lovingly involved in her many friends lives. She is survived by her two sons, Dan DeForest (Kim) and Kevin (David) and two grandchildren, Jimmy Hamil- ton and Marissa Fuller (Justin) as well as her brother Mi- chael Bush (Cindy). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Memo- rial Fund, First Christian Church, 485 Madison, Red Bluff, California 96080 A memorial service will be held at First Christian Church on Monday, August 18 at 2:00 p.m. with a reception fol- lowing at Snug Harbor Mobile Home Park, club house. Laura Louise (nee Beal) (Kilduff) Johnson Laura Louise (nee Beal) (Kilduff) Johnson passed away on August 10, 2014 in Red Bluff, California. She was 80 years old. Laura, a native of Eureka, California, was the oldest daughter of Laurence "Scoop" Beal and Ensio Beal. Her older brother Laurence "Jack" Beal and her younger sister Eva Beal preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Eureka High school and attended Humboldt State Univer- sity. In the early 1950's she married Raymond Bray and had 3 children; David, Timothy and Tamara. Later Laura married Gerald "Jerry" Kilduff and had a daughter, Linda. Jerry passed away in 1994. During Laura's time married to Jerry, she volunteered for the American Cancer Society and the Eureka Library and was a member of the Daugh- ters of the Golden West. In 2000, Laura married Hubbard Johnson and moved to Red Bluff, California, where she passed away. She is survived by her husband and three of her chil- dren; David Kilduff of Vernon Hills, Illinois, Tammy Mori- ci, of Wrightwood, California, and Linda Rogers of Alame- da, California, her grandchildren; Ashlee Bruce of Wright- wood, California, Steven Ryther of Corona, California, Maximilian Morici of Wrightwood, California, Chenin Kienzler of Chicago, Illinois, Jack Kilduff of Boulder, Col- orado and Jennifer Kilduff of Beaufort, South Carolina, and her great grandchildren; Wyatt & Eva Castle of Wrightwood, California, Cole Bruce of Wrightwood, Cali- fornia, Silas Ryther of Corona, California and Tommy Kienzler of Chicago, Illinois. She will be deeply missed by her family. Laura will be interred in Eureka, California. Obituaries R ed Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service NowOffering Eco-Friendly urns at economy friendly prices. 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 7 A