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SACRAMENTO Some California homeowners may receive a much larger property tax bill than they anticipated this year, according to a recent press release from the California State Board of Equal- ization. Homeowners who saw lower tax bills during the recent de- cline in housing values may re- ceive higher property tax bills as property values recover. When housing prices rise, Proposition 13 allows a maximum 2 percent annual increase in the property's taxable value for infla- tion. This value is known as the "factored Proposition 13 value." PROPERTY TAX Taxbills may be going up more than 2 percent By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter REDBLUFF When Chris Hurton was recently introduced to the City Council here as the newly hired supervisor of the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center and Recreation Department, he was still wearing his umpire equipment from a city softball game. Hurton, who was born and raised in Red Bluff, says when the supervisor position opened up earlier this summer, he saw it as a natural fit. "I remember going to the city softball games, watching my parents play, and I couldn't wait until I was old enough to join the leagues," said Hurton, 31. He added that he also worked as a lifeguard for the city during his high school years, and has since umpired and refereed and has helped with maintenance at the city pool. Two years ago, the city elimi- nated the Parks and Recreation Director position, which over- saw the community center and recreation leagues. In June, the City Council ap- proved the creation of the full- time, hybrid supervisor position to oversee both the community center and the Recreation De- partment. City Manager Rich- ard Crabtree at the time said there had been a "leadership void" at the community center, while former and current cen- ter employees told the council that the condition of the facili- ties on South Jackson Street had RED BLUFF A 'NATURAL FIT' Communitycenter,recreationsupervisorbringslifelongtiestoposition ANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS Chris Hurton, pictured, was born and raised in Red Bluff, and the 31-year-old has recently stepped into the role of supervisor of the Red Bluff Communtiy and Senior Center and Recreation Department. "I remember going to the city softball games, watching my parents play, and I couldn't wait until I was old enough to join the leagues." — Chris Hurton By Fenit Nirappil The Associated Press SACRAMENTO California will no longer be the last Western state with a pump-as-you-please ap- proach to groundwater. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legis- lation on Tuesday overhauling the state's management of its ground- water supply, bringing it in line with other states that have long regulated their wells. Groundwater makes up nearly 60 percent of California's water use during dry years. But it is not monitored and managed the same way as water from reservoirs and rivers. Supporters of the legislation say the worst drought in a gen- eration inspired them to rethink the state's hands-off approach to tapping wells, which has led to sinking land and billions of dol- lars in damage to aquifers, roads and canals. "This is a big deal," Brown said at the signing ceremony in his of- fice. "It has been known about for decades that underground water has to be managed and regulated in some way." The package signed into law requires some local governments and water districts to begin man- aging their wells, and it autho- rizes state water agencies to in- tervene if necessary. It also allows for water metering and fines to monitor and enforce restrictions. SB1168, SB1319 and AB1739 by Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento, and Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, passed in the final days of the legislative session over objections from Re- publican lawmakers and Central Valley Democrats. The opposition was driven by agricultural interests that are in- creasingly dependent on pump- ing from wells as reservoirs dry up and government water alloca- tions plunge in the drought. They say the legislation was rushed and punishes well-managed agencies while infringing on property rights. "While there is legitimate con- cern about the over-drafting of some groundwater basins, this massive expansion of state au- thority will not solve the prob- lem," said Assembly Minority Leader Connie Conway, R-Tulare. Brown said in a signing mes- sage he would push for legisla- tion next year to streamline res- DROUGHT Californiagroundwaterrulessigned Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Business .........A5 Lifestyles........A6 Sports.............. B1 Classifieds......B8 Index............... ## INDEX Black Butte Lake will celebrate Public Lands Day, a nationwide volunteer event, Sept. 20. PAGEA6 LIFESTYLES Orlandlaketocelebrate Public Lands Day Whitney Armstrong was named to the All-Tournament team at a field hockey tourney in San Jose. PAGE B1 SPORTS Corning's Armstrong named All-Tournament Boeing and SpaceX chosen to ferry astronauts to the Inter- national Space Station in the next few years. Page B6. SPACE NASA moves toward commercial flights The number of big-bellied American men and women has shot up over the past de- cade, a study says. Page B4 HEALTH Dangerous obesity on rise, government says By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press WEED, CALIF. Kate Stonecypher awoke Monday and thought about wearing boots to work but de- cided on sneakers instead. A day later, those sneakers are among her only possessions — along with a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. Nearly everything else she owned was consumed by a fast-moving wildfire that de- stroyed her house, along with 100 other structures in the small Northern California timber town of Weed. Her losses mirrored those of dozens of other families who returned Tuesday to find their homes and cherished belong- ings reduced to ash and scorched metal. WILDFIRES Woman loses home in fire HURTON PAGE 9 FIRE PAGE 9 TAXES PAGE 9 DROUGHT PAGE 9 Sat., Oct. 11 th , 2014 Red Bluff Community Center Tickets:$25 email: spartanboosters@sbcglabal.net) Silent Auction and Raffle Prizes! 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