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ByEricaWerner The Associated Press WASHINGTON Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell joined House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio on Thurs- day at the pinnacle of the congressional and Repub- lican power structures in Washington — two estab- lishment deal-cutters, each on occasion frustrated by the other's inability to rein in their party's most zeal- ous ideologues. The pair, formally se- lected Thursday to lead their party's new majority control of Congress, will be charged with guiding Republicans on Capitol Hill for the final two years of President Barack Obama's presidency. Their success or failure could de- termine whether the GOP can take back the White House in 2016. McConnell, 72, is taci- turn and rarely cracks a smile. "Why don't you get a life?" he joked to photogra- phers trying to snap photos of him after he was unani- mously chosen by his Senate GOP colleagues Thursday to serve as the new majority leader starting in January. Boehner, 64, is gregar- ious, chain-smoking, per- petually tan and fanatical about golf, which McCon- nell does not play. But both are seasoned pragmatists steeped in the ways of Washington. They've served together in leadership roles for the past eight years and hail from the same re- gion of the country. Republicans hope their political similarities will help them to avoid con- flicts that have emerged in past relationships between a speaker and Senate ma- jority leader of the same party, due to the inher- ent tensions between the majority-rule House and the slower-moving Senate where minority members have numerous rights. "With these two guys I don't see that being a prob- lem," said Sen. Chaxby Chambliss, R-Ga., "They're both pragmatic politicians, they're good about setting their priorities and doing things that they know are realistic and not things that are out of reach." Their relationship is about to be tested like never before. Days into Congress' lame- duck session, conservatives newly emboldened by last week's election already have served notice that their co- operation is not guaranteed. They announced this week they want to use upcoming must-pass spending bills to block Obama from taking executive action to curb de- portations of immigrants in the country illegally. Both McConnell and Boehner have stood down tea party challenges in the past, and emerged with a tighter grip on the reins of power after navigating the fiscal cliff and last year's 16-day partial government shutdown over Obamacare. Pragmatists warn of the potential for another shut- down but some of the par- ty's most committed ideo- logues are looking how Mc- Connell and Boehner handle immigration as an early test of their leadership. "The will of the confer- ence is clearly very conser- vative. The election, what we heard from the American people, was clearly a very conservative message," said Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., who's leading the House ef- fort to block Obama on im- migration. "So my guess is that if they want to carry that leadership beyond the next term and win the White House, that we will not march in place, that we will be bold, that we will put difficult things on the presi- dent's desk and not just sec- ond-guess what he is willing to sign." CONGRESS Ho us e sp ea ke r, n ex t Se na te l ea de r na tu ra l al li es EVANVUCCI—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. smiles during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday a er Senate Republicans voted on leadership positions for the 114th Congress. By Jeff Horwitz The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Associ- ated Press discovered signif- icant discrepancies between financial records and what a Chinese company backed by U.S. banking giant Mor- gan Stanley reported as part of its $654 million stock of- fering. Issues of murky fi- nancial information and lax oversight have become increasingly important as U.S. mutual funds and pen- sion funds invest more regu- larly in Chinese companies. The disarray in Tian- he's official story calls into question Morgan Stanley's roles in shepherding, then promoting, then defending Tianhe — which one of the bank's investment funds partially owns — as a ma- jor international stock offer- ing in Hong Kong. For the bank and fellow Tianhe un- derwriters Bank of Amer- ica Merrill Lynch and UBS AG, trouble at Tianhe could mean reputational and legal trouble. For U.S. investors, the story of Tianhe (pro- nounced TYEN'-huh) high- lights the unusual risks that can come with China's rap- idly opening markets. As in- vestment banks bring new mainland Chinese stock of- ferings to market, billions of dollars of such holdings are entering of U.S. inves- tors' portfolios through pension and mutual funds. "Accounting fraud in the U.S. is usually from the overly aggressive ap- plication of an accounting principle," said Paul Gillis, a professor at Peking Uni- versity's Guanghua School of Management. "Account- ing fraud in China has usu- ally been situations where large portions of the busi- ness simply do not exist." Tianhe Chemicals Group Ltd. manufactures lubri- cants and sophisticated chemicals used to fight fires and toughen touchscreens. The AP began its review of the company after allega- tions arose about the firm from a shadowy investment research group tied to peo- ple betting against Tianhe's stock. The group said the company had vastly over- stated the size and profit- ability of its business. Tianhe rejected the claims, and Morgan Stan- ley said it stands "resolutely behind Tiahne's world-class management team," but Tianhe's shares have fallen 39 percent since then. Its share price increased by about 6 percent Thursday. Research in the U.S., Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tianhe's hometown of Jinzhou over two months suggests investor concerns were warranted. Public re- cords, commercial business data and site visits by the AP largely corroborated key claims by Anonymous An- alytics, the group that tar- geted Tianhe, and uncov- ered additional informa- tion the group did not. The discrepancies involve basic matters such as Tianhe's profitability, relationships with customers and even the company's origins. Morgan Stanley, which declined to discuss the AP's findings, twice conducted due-diligence investigations into the company — once before the investment made by the bank's private equity fund and again before the company's public offering. Tianhe said the bank spent more than $2 million on vet- ting investigations. RISKS Morgan Stanley pushed murky China stock to market LEGALNOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014000323 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RANDY REZENDES CONSTRUC- TION 530-586-1054 3762 Illinois Ave. Corning, CA 96021 Randy Rezendes 3762 Illinois Ave. Corning, CA 96021 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on 10-31-14 This business is conducted by: an individual S/By: Randy Rezendes Randy Rezendes This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 11-3-2014 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: November 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014000300 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: A & M HANDWASHING 530-200-2593 440 Monica Ct. Red Bluff, CA 96080 Angela Sandow 440 Monica Ct. Red Bluff, CA 96080 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on Aug.1, 2014 This business is conducted by: an individual S/By: Angela Sandow Angela Sandow This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 10/9/2014 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: October 31, November 7, 14 & 21, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014000310 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA 530-527-1121 108 Main Street, Suite C Red Bluff, CA 96080 TIGER EXPRESS LLC 1646 Redhaven Ave. Yuba City, CA 95993 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on 11-4-2009 This business is conducted by: limited liability S/By: Tiger Express, LLC Bhupinder Singh This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 10/20/2014 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: October 24, 31, Novem- ber 7 & 14, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE Notice Re: Seizure of Property and Initia- tion of Forfeiture Proceedings, Health and Safety Code Sections 11470 et seq. and 11488.4. To: All persons claiming any right, title, or legal interest in the following seized property (appraised values appear in pa- rentheses): Eighteen thousand (appraised appear pa- rentheses): Eighteen thousand nine hundred dollars ($18,900.00) valued in terms of United States Currency, seized from or about the person or property of Sourisack Nachampasak. Notice is hereby given that the above described property was seized on August 7, 2014, during a law enforcement traffic stop and resulting investigation at or near Interstate 5 near Corning, CA by T.I.D.E. for al- leged violations of California Health and Safety Code section(s) 664/11359, 182/11359, 182/11360, 182/11351, 182/11352, 182/11378, and 182/11379. On August 7, 2014, non- judicial forfeiture proceedings were commenced by the Tehama County District Attor- ney in Action #AS14-651. Please use this case number on all documents and correspond- ence. You have thirty (30) days from the date of the first publi- cation of this notice to file a verified claim, unless you have received actual notice. The claim must state the nature and extent of any interest you hold in the property, must be veri- fied, and must be filed with the Superior Court Clerk, 633 Wash- ington St., Red Bluff, CA, 96080, or the property will be forfeited to the State. An endorsed copy of the claim must be served on the District Attorney, 444 Oak St., #L, Red Bluff, CA 96080 with- in thirty (30) days of the filing of your claim. Claim forms can be obtained from the Asset Forfei- ture Clerk, District Attorney's Of- fice. Dated: October 28, 2014 Gregg Cohen, District Attorney By: MATTHEW D. ROGERS, Assistant District Attorney Publish: October 31, November 7 & 14, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE Notice Re: Seizure of Property and Initia- tion of Forfeiture Proceedings, Health and Safety Code Sections 11470 et seq. and 11488.4. To: All persons claiming any right, title, or legal interest in the following seized property (appraised values appear in pa- rentheses): Two thousand five hundred seventy-five dollars ($2,575.00) valued in terms of United States Currency, seized from or about the person or property of Armando Tinoco Faurrieta. Notice is hereby given that the above described property was seized on August 29, 2014, during a law enforcement traffic stop and resulting investigation at or near Interstate 5 near City of Corning, Tehama County, CA by T.I.D.E. for alleged violations of California Health and Safety Code section(s) 11366.8 AND 11370.6. On August 29, 2014, non- judicial forfeiture proceedings were commenced by the Tehama County District Attor- ney in Action #AS14-654. Please use this case number on all documents and correspond- ence. You have thirty (30) days from the date of the first publi- cation of this notice to file a verified claim, unless you have received actual notice. The claim must state the nature and extent of any interest you hold in the property, must be veri- fied, and must be filed with the Superior Court Clerk, 633 Wash- ington St., Red Bluff, CA, 96080, or the property will be forfeited to the State. An endorsed copy of the claim must be served copy of the claim must be served on the District Attorney, 444 Oak St., #L, Red Bluff, CA 96080 with- in thirty (30) days of the filing of your claim. Claim forms can be obtained from the Asset Forfei- ture Clerk, District Attorney's Of- fice. Dated: October 28, 2014 Gregg Cohen, District Attorney By: MATTHEW D. ROGERS, Assistant District Attorney Publish: October 31, November 7, & 14, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE Notice Re: Seizure of Property and Initia- tion of Forfeiture Proceedings, Health and Safety Code Sections 11470 et seq. and 11488.4. To: All persons claiming any right, title, or legal interest in the following seized property (appraised values appear in pa- rentheses): 1988 Ford F-250 pick- up, VIN #1FTEF26N4JPA72122 ($1,500.00 estimated value) val- ued in terms of United States Currency, seized from or about the person or property of Juan Jose Salas Vargas. Notice is hereby given that the above described property was seized on October 9, 2014, during a law enforcement traffic stop and resulting investigation at or near Interstate 5 and Hook- er Creek Road, Red Bluff, CA by the Tehama County Sheriff's Of- fice for alleged violations of Cal- ifornia Health and Safety Code section(s) 11360 and 11359. On October 22, 2014, non- judicial forfeiture proceedings were commenced by the Tehama County District Attor- ney in Action #AS14-659. Please use this case number on all documents and correspond- ence. You have thirty (30) days from the date of the first publi- cation of this notice to file a verified claim, unless you have received actual notice. The claim must state the nature and extent of any interest you hold in the property, must be veri- fied, and must be filed with the Superior Court Clerk, 633 Wash- ington St., Red Bluff, CA, 96080, or the property will be forfeited to the State. An endorsed copy of the claim must be served on the District Attorney, 444 Oak St., #L, Red Bluff, CA 96080 with- in thirty (30) days of the filing of your claim. Claim forms can be obtained from the Asset Forfei- ture Clerk, District Attorney's Of- fice. Dated: October 28, 2014 Gregg Cohen, District Attorney By: MATTHEW D. ROGERS, Assistant District Attorney Publish: October 31, November 7 & 14, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE Notice Re: Seizure of Property and Initia- tion of Forfeiture Proceedings, Health and Safety Code Sections 11470 et seq. and 11488.4. To: All persons claiming any right, title, or legal interest in the following seized property (appraised values appear in pa- rentheses): One thousand one hundred four dollars ($1,104.00) valued in terms of United States Currency, seized from or about the person or property of Maria Cecilia Rangel Alcaraz. Notice is hereby given that the above described property was seized on August 29, 2014, during a law enforcement traffic stop and resulting investigation at or near Interstate 5 near City of Corning, Tehama County, CA by for alleged violations Corning, County, by T.I.D.E. for alleged violations of California Health and Safety Code section(s) 11366.8 AND 11370.6. On August 29, 2014, non- judicial forfeiture proceedings were commenced by the Tehama County District Attor- ney in Action #AS14-653. Please use this case number on all documents and correspond- ence. You have thirty (30) days from the date of the first publi- cation of this notice to file a verified claim, unless you have received actual notice. The claim must state the nature and extent of any interest you hold in the property, must be veri- fied, and must be filed with the Superior Court Clerk, 633 Wash- ington St., Red Bluff, CA, 96080, or the property will be forfeited to the State. An endorsed copy of the claim must be served on the District Attorney, 444 Oak St., #L, Red Bluff, CA 96080 with- in thirty (30) days of the filing of your claim. Claim forms can be obtained from the Asset Forfei- ture Clerk, District Attorney's Of- fice. Dated: October 28, 2014 Gregg Cohen, District Attorney By: MATTHEW D. ROGERS, Assistant District Attorney Publish: October 31, November 7 & 14, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING California Statewide Communi- ties Development Authority Open PACE Program THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GIVES NOTICE that: 1. Intention to Form a Contrac- tual Assessment Program; Pro- posed Boundaries. Pursuant to a resolution entitled "A Resolution Declaring Intention to Finance or Refinance the Installation of Dis- tributed Generation Renewable Energy Sources, Energy Efficien- cy Improvements, Water Effi- ciency Improvements, Seismic Strengthening Improvements, Electric Vehicle Charging Infra- structure and Other Work, Infra- structure or Improvements Au- thorized by Law," adopted on November 6, 2014 (the "Resolu- tion of Intention"), the Commis- sion of the California Statewide Communities Development Au- thority (the "Authority") has de- termined that it would be con- venient, advantageous, and in the public interest to designate an area, which shall encompass the entire geographic territory within the boundaries of every California county and city that is a member of the Authority (col- lectively, the Covered Jurisdic- tions"), within which the Author- ity and property owners within the Covered Jurisdictions may enter into contractual assess- ments to finance or refinance the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources, energy efficiency im- provements, water efficiency improvements, seismic strengthening improvements, electric vehicle charging infra- structure and such other work, infrastructure or improvements as may be authorized by law from time to time that are per- manently fixed to real property, all in accordance with Chapter 29 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Streets & Highways Code of the State of California, as amended ("Chapter 29") (the "Authorized Improvements"). Improvements"). The Authority will not enter into contractual assessments to fi- nance or refinance the installa- tion of Authorized Improve- ments with the owner of any property in a Covered Jurisdictionuntil such Covered Jurisdiction has providedconsent as set forth in the Resolution of Intention. The Resolution of Intention, in- cluding the exhibits thereto, is on file with the Secretary of the Commission and reference is made thereto for the particular provisions thereof. 2. Report. Pursuant to the Reso- lution of Intention, the Commis- sion ordered preparation of a re- port (the "Report") at or before the time of the public hearing that contains all of the matters described in Sections 5898.22 and 5898.23. 3. Contract. Chapter 29 author- izes the Authority and property owners within the Covered Ju- risdictions to enter into contrac- tual assessments to finance or refinance the installation of Au- thorized Improvements. The Re- port will contain a draft contract (the "Contract") specifying the terms and conditions that would be agreed to by the Authority and property owners within each Covered Jurisdiction. 4. Financing Provisions. The Commission determined in the Resolution of Intention that it is in the public interest for the Au- thority to finance or refinance the installation of Authorized Improvements in each Covered Jurisdiction. Under Chapter 29 and the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, the Authority may issue bonds that are payable by con- tractual assessments and the Authority may advance its own funds to finance work to be re- paid through contractual as- sessments, and may from time to time sell bonds to reimburse itself for such advances. 5. Public Hearing. A public hear- ing will be held at 10:00 a.m., on December 4, 2014, at 1400 K Street, 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, for the purposes of al- lowing interested persons to ob- ject to or inquire about the pro- posed contractual assessment program or any of its particu- lars. The public hearing may be continued from time to time as determined by the Commission for a time not exceeding a total of 180 days. At the time of the hearing, the Report will be summarized and the Commission will afford all persons who are present an op- portunity to comment upon, ob- ject to, or present evidence with regard to the proposed contrac- tual assessment program, the extent of the area proposed to be included within the program, the terms and conditions of the draft Contract, or the proposed financing provisions. 6. More Information. For addi- tional information, please con- tact Michael LaPierre, California Statewide Communities Devel- opment Authority, at (925) 280- 4381 or by e-mail at mlapierre@c scda.org. California Statewide Communi- ties Development Authority Publish: November 7 & 14, 2014 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014 8 B