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ofthecaseandconducteda survey to gauge bias in the county's jury pool "My opinion," Edelman said on the stand, "based off of just the extent and nature of the coverage in terms of the content, look- ing at the size of the com- munity and the results from the survey, and, again, this is within the context of this case, I think look- ing at the standard at this point in the case, I think it is - there is a reasonable likelihood that Mr. Bealer couldn't receive a fair and impartial jury here." The prosection's expert witness Richard Matthews, a former defense consul- tant, concluded differently. "So with a realistic stan- dard of excusing somebody for cause, combined with the questionnaire, there is not a doubt in my mind that you could pick a good jury here," Matthews said on the stand. Garaventa said the court had to decide which ex- pert's opinion to accept. Garaventa wrote that while Mathews was a qual- ified expert, his experience on change of venue mo- tions did not match those of Edelman, who used a measured, objective analy- sis of the basis for a change of venue. In the end Garaventa wrote "the court finds more credence in Dr. Edel- man's expert opinions. Garaventa also com- mented on an October 2013 press conference held by District Attorney Gregg Cohen following a Redding Record-Searchlight refer- encing DNA information in the case and the cred- itability of one of Bealer's friends. The defense argued the press conference was grounds for a change of venue. Garaventa said the press conference was "troubling," but was not grounds alone for the change of venue, in- stead it was one factor the court had to weigh. Bealer FROMPAGE1 By Fenit Nirappil TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO Residential per-capita water use fig- ures released for the first time Tuesday shows resi- dents in coastal communi- ties are among California's most water conscious and they're finding ways to cut their usage even more. The State Water Re- sources Control Board is collecting per-capita data to better target conser- vation efforts during the worst drought in a gener- ation. Regional differences range from 84 gallons per-person, per-day in the San Francisco Bay Area to 252 in the Colo- rado River basin, which includes San Bernardino and Riverside. The per-capita figures "help us to gain a better sense of comparison than simply looking at percent- age reductions, since dif- ferent areas of the state have been conserving for far longer than other ar- eas," said Board Chair- woman Felicia Marcus in a news release. But the Tuesday re- port also shows regions with the lowest per-cap- ita water use also report- ing some of the biggest drops in monthly water use. The San Francisco Bay Area decreased wa- ter use 15 percent despite already having the low- est per-capita consump- tion in the state. Statewide monthly wa- ter use in September fell 10 percent compared to the same month in 2013, according to self-report- ing by nearly 400 water agencies. That's lower than the 11.5 percent drop in monthly water use in Au- gust. Gov. Jerry Brown called on Californians to reduce water use by 20 percent when he declared a drought emergency in January. Cities and local water agencies are required to report residential water use under emergency reg- ulations approved by the water board in July. Those regulations also included mandatory outdoor wa- ter restrictions bolstered with the threat of up to $500 fines for violations. DROUGHT Co as ta l California residents using far less water By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF A prelimi- nary hearing scheduled for Tuesday for three Corning men charged with murder was continued to Decem- ber. The defendants, Poly Duenas Sanchez, Gabino Madera and Lucio Madera, appeared in Tehama County Superior Court with their respective at- torneys, who requested the preliminary hearing be de- layed after just receiving new discovery information in the case. Defense attorney Da- vid Nelson, who repre- sents Sanchez and made a special appearance for Gabino Madera, said he had received a "volumi- nous amount" of discov- ery material that he had not yet been able to fully go through. Attorney Ron- ald McIver, who represents Lucio Madera, also joined the request. Judge John Garaventa granted the motion to continue the preliminary hearing and set new dates for Dec. 1 and 2. Tehama County Sheriff's deputies responded to a re- port of a man down about 10:50 p.m. July 9 to the Crossroads Market at Gyle Road and State Route 99W. Deputies found Walter Dani, 24, of Red Bluff out- side in front of the mar- ket with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pro- nounced dead at the scene. The three defendants, who were 19 at the time, allegedly fled the scene but were arrested in the days after the shooting on sus- picion of murder. The defendants remain in custody, and each has bail set at about $1 million. TEHAMA COUNTY He ar in g co nt in ue d fo r Co rn in g men charged with murder sented by Kiwanis Presi- dent Lisa Hansen. Sale's fa- ther, Latane Sale, was just the second recipient of the Farmer of the Year award in 1968. Michael Vasey, of the Farm Bureau, presented the award for Business of the Year to Taco Bell for its support of Tough Enough to Wear Pink, the Tehama County Jr. Livestock Auc- tion and other local pro- grams. Hansen was named Woman of the Year by the Red Bluff Exchange Club, presented by Sharon Bar- rett. Will Macdonald was named Young Farmer of the Year by Red Bluff Ro- tary, with Sale presenting the award. Linda Durrer was named Board Member of the Year by Central Te- hama Kiwanis, with Joyce Bundy presenting. Durrer later announced Brandon Minch was se- lected as Volunteer of the Year, on behalf of Sunrise Rotary. Orle Jackson was named Senior Citizen of the Year, presented by Nancy Shilts on behalf of Soroptimist International of Red Bluff. Berne Buehler was hon- ored for Outstanding Pub- lic Service for his consid- erable service to veter- ans through volunteering at the Veterans Memo- rial Hall in Red Bluff. The award was presented by John Freeman of the Red Bluff Lions Club. Teacher of the Year went to Chas Konopka from Los Molinos High School. The award was presented by Tim Morehouse of the Te- hama County Education Foundation and Ryan Ste- vens of Tri Counties Bank, which made a financial contribution to Konopka for his classroom. The Milk Can Awards, which go each year to the service clubs with the most members in at- tendance at the banquet, were awarded to Red Bluff Lions for small clubs and Red Bluff Rotary for large clubs. The California Heat vo- cal group provided the en- tertainment for the eve- ning. Banquet FROM PAGE 1 COURTESYPHOTO The California Heat perform Monday evening during the Tehama County Farm Bureau's annual Farm City Night banquet. Behind him 30-year-old Devin Seth of Redding was driving a 2013 Honda at 72 mph. Seth did not see the Ford in front of him until he was about 20 feet away. Seth applied his brakes, butwasunabletoavoidrear- ending the trailer. The collision caused the Fordtruckandtrailertoveer across both lanes of north- bound traffic and into the centerdividerwhereitrolled over and ejected the driver. Thetruckandtrailercon- tinued across southbound I-5 traffic where it struck a trailer being pulled by a 2007 Peterbilt. That semi was being driven on south- bound I-5 by 58-year-old Chowchilla resident John Bettencourt. TheFordtruckandtrailer finally came to rest block- ing the left southbound I-5 lane, while Seth and Betten- courtpulledovertotheright shoulder and center divider. The CHP report said the driver of the Ford was taken toMercyMedicalCenter,but had sustained fatal injuries. Injurieswerenotlistedfor either Seth or Bettencourt. The weather was de- scribed as clear. Collision FROM PAGE 1 Buck: Nelson Dean Buck, 77, of Red Bluff died Monday, Nov. 3at Feather River Hospital in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Wednesday, Nov. 5in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Death notices must be provided by mortuar- ies to the news depart- ment, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic informa- tion about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Clas- sified advertising depart- ment. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortu- aries or by families of the deceased and include on- line publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Death notices Board Dan Boone led with 341 votes, followed by Pa- tricia Spangle (313), Bret Richards (283) and Emily Goodson Smith (281) Robert Steinacher leads Roger Cox 1,394 to 1,042 for a position on the Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Community College Joint Governing Board. Election FROM PAGE 1 The Associated Press SANTA ANA Prosecu- tors filed charges Tuesday against a driver accused of fleeing in his SUV after fa- tally striking three South- ern California teenage girls as they were trick-or-treat- ing on Halloween. Jaquinn Bell, 31, was ex- pected to be arraigned on three felony counts of ve- hicular manslaughter with gross negligence, one felony count of hit-and-run with permanent injury or death and one misdemeanor count of driving on a sus- pended license, the Orange County district attorney's office said. Prosecutors planned to ask that Bell, who recently pleaded guilty to a separate hit-and-run, be held on $1 million bail. If convicted, he faces up to 17 years in state prison. The complaint also in- cluded sentencing enhance- ment allegations of person- ally inflicting great bodily injury and fleeing the scene after committing a vehicu- lar manslaughter. The victims of the Hal- loween night crash in the city of Santa Ana were twin sisters Lexi and Lexandra Perez and a friend, Andrea Gonzalez, all 13 years old. Police said the girls were crossing a street in a marked crosswalk when they were struck by a black Honda SUV that left the scene without stopping. Authorities believe Bell fled with his two teenage children after ditching the damaged car in a nearby parking lot. He was ar- rested Sunday at a motel in the city of Stanton. Bell pleaded guilty in August to misdemeanor counts of child abuse, driving under the influ- ence and hit-and-run with property damage, online court records show. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, three years' pro- bation, and alcohol- and child-abuse treatment programs, a court spokes- woman said. He has prior convictions for reckless driving, spou- sal injury and violation of a protective order, records show. Trick-or-treaters were also injured and killed in collisions in New York, Florida, Washington state and the nearby Orange County city of Irvine, where 65-year-old John Alcorn died after he was struck by a car. His 4-year- old son was in critical but stable condition. FELONY COUNTS Man charged in hit-run Halloween deaths of 3 teens 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 ThePassingParadeisbroughttoyoubybyMinchPropertyManagement, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527 5514 THE PASSING PARADE (FromanISAYcolumninsertedintheDailyNewstitled "THE VISTOR" December 1959. This was briefly published by Knapp's Appliance Store but proved short lived and father returned to his paid I Say column in the DN) Isuggestedawhilebackthatanyonehavingideasthatwould benefit our county government should submit them to us on the committee working towards revision of our charter. An idea has been submitted that I believe has enough merit to bring it to reader's attention. I am neither endorsing nor criticizing the suggestion, but I am hoping the idea will be debated in organizational and service club meetings. The idea is that the county is now paying its Supervisors a total of $15,000.00 per year; this amount is to be set aside to bring in an experienced County Manager who would be expected to do most of the work now done by the Supervisors. He would devote all his time to the office and would have the advantage of making decisions by himself instead of trying to have five men agree*. The Supervisors would need to meet possibly only once a month to make policy. They would receive no salary and the men who are backing this idea believe that it would not be difficult to convince many retired or semi-retired business men and successful farmers and livestock men to run for office although it is probable these same men would not be interested if there was a salary connected. The man who submitted the idea called attention to the successful administration of the City of Red Bluff under these same conditions. I am only too aware that this is a very controversial subject. … In working up another article on earlier Red Bluff history, I uncovered these interesting subjects from the Sentinel of 1891: "ScientificAmerican says the winters are getting milder each year. Ataxpayer writes that $7,000 was paid out in bounty during 1891 and 1892 and this expense has got to stop. This money should be spent to build roads and bridges. The Board of Supervisors collected their full $6.00 last Wednesday but took off the afternoon and went to a funeral. This taxpayer thinks they should pay back to the County the $3.00 they collected illegally. On May 21, 1892, the Wells Fargo stage running from Lakeview to Redding was held up. Two masked men shot it out with the stage messenger, a Mr. Montgomery who was killed and a passenger was shot in the leg. The bandits made off with $20,000. One bandit was shot in the face and was captured before night fell. He admitted that his partner was his brother who was soon apprehended and both men put in the Redding jail to await trial. However, forty citizens donned masks, stormed the jail and the two men were dragged out and hung. Wells Fargo soon announced they were abandoning the Lakeview run because of too many holdups." Dave Minch 1900-1964 *Not so hard today.RM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 5 A