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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 – Daily News 7A Obituaries GUY "PAT" L. ABBOTT Guy "Pat" L. Abbott, age 85, passed away August 12, 2011. Born October 6, 1925 in Winton, CA. to Guy and Berna Abbott, was a Merchant Marine and fought in WWII. Guy was a Greyhound bus driver, and a motorcy- cle mechanic, he had many friends and was liked by all. Survivors include his loving wife of 63 years, Gloria Ab- SCHOOL Continued from page 1A Anker, Teresa Salinas and Terri Ostergard, will continue to work with the seventh-graders throughout the school year to provide academic and social support. The administrative leaders at a handful of districts will be new. Catherine Reimer replaces retired Superintendent Steve Kelish in the Corning Union Elementary School District. Brad Mendenhall is the new superintendent at Evergreen. Roxy Williams and Charles Allen bott, daughter Denise (Tim) Smith of Chico, CA., son Guy (Tracy) Abbott of Red Bluff, CA., grandchildren Scott Smith of Los Molinos, CA., Stacy Rogne of Chico, CA., Kelly Abbott of Oxnard, CA., Shonda Garcia of San Die- go, CA., great granddaughter Madison Rogne, four broth- ers, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held Thursday, August 18th at 11am at the Community Baptist Church in Red Bluff. Red Bluff Simple Cremations are entrusted with the fu- neral arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Baptist Missions. Death Notices Dawn Coffee Dawn Coffee of Red Bluff died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at her residence. She was 76. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Daniel Helberg Daniel Helberg of Los Molinos died Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. He was 61. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Carroll Anita Tobias Carroll Anita Tobias of Red Bluff died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at Lassen House. She was 88. Neptune Society of Northern California is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. EVENTS Continued from page 1A best. During a previous Round-Up, severe rains drenched the arena and the committee brought in a helicopter to dry out the mud. The Round-Up has been fortunate to have had TV coverage with ESPN, been featured in a British film documentary as well as coverage for the Uni- versity of France. You can see more infor- mation at RFD TV and WPRA.com. Dates for the 2012 Red Bluff Round-Up are April 20-22, and tickets are available at www.red- bluffroundup.com. CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away. Assembly OKs badge rule for paid petition workers SACRAMENTO (AP) — A bill that would require workers who gath- er petition signatures for California ballot initia- tives to disclose whether they are being paid has moved one step closer to the governor’s desk. The Assembly voted 47-23 Monday to approve SB448, which requires the workers to wear a but- ton on their chest reading ‘‘PAID SIGNATURE GATHERER’’ in large type. Opponents say the requirement limits free speech. The bill by Democratic Sen. Mark DeSaulnier of Concord was amended to drop requirements that volunteer signature-gath- erers also wear badges and that the badges say James W. 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Leland Yee’s bill would prohibit businesses from requiring or banning the use of any particular language unless it pro- take on the top leadership roles at Manton Joint Union School District and Mineral Elementary School District, respectively. Jack Hansen is filling in as the interim superintendent at Red Bluff CUTS Continued from page 1A report. Parks and Recreation Director Debbie Carlisi, who ideally would have less responsibility, would have to take a pay cut. Her administrative assistant’s hours would be cut from full time to 28 hours a week. The department reorga- nization was the only bud- GOP Continued from page 1A theirs to start with,’’ Barabba said. The 14-member California Citi- zens Redistricting Commission approved its final maps for Con- gress, the Legislature and the Board of Equalization, which administers sales and use taxes. The new state Assembly, Senate and Board of Equalization maps were approved 13-1, with Republi- can commissioner Michael Ward voting in opposition. Ward, of Ana- heim, and another Republican com- missioner, Jodie Filkins Webber of Norco, voted against the new con- gressional boundaries. Ward read a statement at a press conference after the vote Monday saying he thought the panel failed to adhere to the federal Voting Rights Act, which is intended to prevent minority voting influence from being diluted. ‘‘This commission simply traded the partisan, backroom gerryman- dering by the Legislature for parti- san, backroom gerrymandering by average citizens,’’ Ward said. The panel worked to preserve the influence of black voters in the Los Angeles area by dividing the com- munity into three congressional dis- tricts rather than clustering it into one. Leaders in the black communi- ty had feared they could lose at least vides notice of circum- stances in which the restrictions are merited, such as communicating on the job. Yee, a Democrat from San Francisco, says no one should face discrimi- nation for simply speak- ing their own language. His bill adds language protections to the state’s civil rights act. Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a previous version. SB111 was sent to Brown on Monday, when the Senate voted 23-15 to accept Assembly amendments. Bill would require helmets on ski slopes SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. 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Though things may change once a new superintendent is chosen, Hansen’s role right now is to get things in the district stabilized, work with the administration to support staff and aid in the superintendent search, he said. “Even though it will be a year of change, it will be an exciting place to work and I’m happy to be a part of it,” Hansen said. The district continues to face a number of challenges, including a decline in enrollment. A projected get recommendation not adopted in June. Yet, the committee met with mem- bers of the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce to revisit a $70,000 annual cap on the portion of transient occu- pancy tax the city gives to the chamber. The cap will stay in place despite a plea by chamber CEO Dave Gowan, subsequent meet- ings with members of the chamber’s executive board and a presentation to the enrollment of 1,748 students means 100 fewer students compared to last year, Hansen said. The decline is attributed to a smaller incoming freshman class. Aside from the superintendent search, the district continues to work toward completing a solar pro- ject that should take Red Bluff High and Salisbury High completely off the grid. The solar panel holders are already on site near the Red Bluff High farm, and the panels should arrive soon, said Joe Kittle, director of maintenance. The goal is to have the district running on solar energy, being produce by Gestamp Solar, by the beginning of October. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527- 2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. full council against the cap. No changes to the already approved cap are recommended, according to the report. Other budget issues The city continues to negotiate salary and bene- fits concessions with the Red Bluff Police Officers Association and the mis- cellaneous unit to reach cuts equivalent to last year’s. Layoffs in the miscella- neous unit are likely if the one congressional district as a result of black people migrating from the urban core to the suburbs. Ward said the commission had failed to apply the act consistently. Political consultants who have been monitoring the panel’s work all year said Democrats would gain more seats through the process sim- ply because of the state’s population shift. Democrats have gained nearly 500,000 registered voters since 2001 while Republicans have lost more than 100,000 registered voters over the past decade, according to secre- tary of state figures. The boundaries approved by the commission could give Democrats two-thirds control in the state Sen- ate, enough to pass tax increases, although they are still expected to fall short of that in the Assembly. A handful of congressional seats now held by Republicans also could switch to Democrats. But if Republicans gather enough signatures to qualify their referen- dum, the state Supreme Court will decide whether to use the old maps, the new maps or appoint a panel of retired judges to draw districts until voters can decide. Del Beccaro has said the commis- sion split cities and towns into some unnatural pairings in its effort to accommodate various interest groups. The chairman said a separate group plans to file a lawsuit claiming STATE BRIEFING sent him the legislation. SB105 by Democratic Sen. Leland Yee of San Francisco was passed Monday and would let local authorities fine parents $25 if their chil- dren are not wearing hel- mets. Yee says his bill will raise awareness about the dangers by requiring resorts to post descrip- tions of the law on their websites, trail maps and slopes. He cites statistics showing half of all deaths reported on ski slopes are caused by head injuries. At least four states have similar laws. Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill last year because it was linked to another that would have imposed additional regu- lations on ski resorts. Bill would increase fines for distracted driving SACRAMENTO (AP) — Fines for drivers who refuse to go hands-free while using their cell phones will increase if Gov. Jerry Brown signs a bill sent to him Monday by the Senate. The base fine for tex- ting or calling while holding a cell phone would increase from $20 1 month unlimited tanning to $50. Court fees would drive the cost from about $180 to $300, says the author, Democratic Sen. Joe Simitian of Palo Alto. Repeat offenders could be fined $100 — or up to $528 with fees — and get one point added to their driving record. Republican Sen. Ted Gaines of Roseville objected to increasing fines in a poor economy. Simitian responded by saying, ‘‘As long as you follow the law, there’s no fine.’’ He says SB28 will save lives by deterring distracted driving. 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Voters created the inde- pendent citizens commission in 2008 and expanded its authority to con- gressional districts in 2010. Republican Senate leader Bob Dutton of Rancho Cucamonga said voters did not get a process free of political influence, as they thought they would in creating the commis- sion. He said GOP lawmakers sup- port the committee’s referendum and are planning to raise $250,000 to support the effort that is expected to cost more than $3 million. Charles T. Munger Jr., whose father is the billionaire vice presi- dent of Berkshire Hathaway, thanked the redistricting panel for its work in restoring trust to the map-drawing process. Munger, a Republican donor, was the largest contributor to Proposition 20, which put the panel in charge of drawing congressional districts. ‘‘I think it is clear to all that the maps you have on the table right now are so infinitely preferable to what the Legislature would have drawn,’’ Munger told the panel before its final vote.