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ByJuliePace TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON Spurning furious Republicans, President Barack Obama unveiled expansive ex- ecutive actions on immigration Thursday night to spare nearly 5 million people in the U.S. illegally from deportation and refocus en- forcement efforts on "felons, not families." The moves, affecting mostly parents and young people, marked the most sweeping changes to the nation's fractured immigration laws in nearly three decades and set off a fierce fight with Republi- cans over the limits of presiden- tial powers. In a televised address to the na- tion, Obama defended the legality of his actions and challenged GOP lawmakers to focus their energy not on blocking his measures but on approving long-stalled legisla- tion to take their place. "To those members of Con- gress who question my authority to make our immigration system TELEVISED ADDRESS ObamaspurnsGOP with expansive immigration orders By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF A fall in gas prices here and across the U.S. is partly expected to fuel a rise in Thanks- giving weekend travelers. The AAA auto club projects more than 46 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the holiday week- end, a roughly 4 percent increase over last year, according to a re- cent report issued by AAA. "Almost 90 percent of travelers — 41.3 million — will celebrate the holiday with a road trip and likely will enjoy the lowest Thanksgiv- ing gas prices in five years," ac- THANKSGIVING Holiday travelers expected to rise AAAsaysmotorists will enjoy lowest gas prices in 5 years By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF After voters here ap- proved a quarter-cent increase to the city sales tax on Nov. 4, City Manager Richard Crabtree said it will be important to remain transparent about how the addi- tional money will be spent. The sales tax increase was ap- proved with 1,500 yes votes to 1,066 no votes. Voters also ap- proved a related advisory mea- sure that said 85 percent of the in- creased sales tax revenue should go toward police and fire services, with the remaining 15 percent go- ing toward parks, recreation and other city services. "It's the staff's goal to be very transparent about how this new sales tax money is spent," Crab- tree said at the City Council's meeting Tuesday. "And to spend it the way we promised the vot- ers we would." The approved advisory mea- sure — Measure E — is not le- gally binding. The quarter-cent increase will go into effect on April 1, 2015 and automatically expire in 2021. The city has said the quarter-cent sales tax increase results in an ex- tra 3 cents on a $10 lunch, or an extra 25 cents on $100 of non-food groceries. Crabtree said the quarter-cent sales tax increase could bring the city an additional $700,000 an- nually. "I am enthusiastic about this, and very, very pleased that the community has approved this sales tax measure," Crabtree said. "So, we've got a good problem to have, and that is to figure out how RED BLUFF Taxhikegoesintoeffect2015 City manager: 'transparency' key in sales tax spending April 1: Quarter-cent sales tax increase begins Opinion............A6 Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A5 Education........A4 Weather..........A8 Sports..............B1 Index...............## INDEX The AARP Smart Driver Program is designed for driv- ers 50and older and is set for Dec. 2-3. PAGEA3 SENIORS Drivingclassesmay save on insurance I wanted to take these moments to remind us Thanksgiving is not a caloric competition. PAGE A3 SCOTT MARCUS Column is a holiday public service State regulators fined Pacific Gas & Electric Co. because of backroom negotiations with regulators. PAGE A7 UP TO $400 MILLION PG&E fined over secret talks with regulators A sheriff blasts the president's approach to illegal immigra- tion a er the fatal shootings of two deputies. PAGE B3 DEPUTIES SLAIN Sheriff criticizes Obama for immigration actions Corning 11-year-old Hannah Pritchard became the NorCal Level 4state gymnastics champion Saturday in Oroville. In her third year in gymnastics Pritchard ended her season by becoming the NorCal Level 4State Champion Saturday, winning by a narrow margin. Corning girl crowned gymnastics state champ By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter OROVILLE Corning can now add gymnastics to the list of sports in which it excels. Hannah Pritchard, an 11-year- old Richfield Elementary School student, became a state champion gymnast Saturday. She has been putting in be- tween 12 to 15 hours of practice a week in Oroville. In just her third year in gym- nastics Pritchard capped her strong season by becoming the NorCal Level 4 State Champion Saturday, winning by the narrow- est of margins. More than 350 gymnasts com- peted at the event. Pritchard won her division with an overall score of 37.625, finishing with a 9.4 on the vault, 9.65 on bars, 9.05 on the beam and a 9.525 for her floor exercise. She was awarded a state jacket, flowers and five medals for her ac- complishment. Pritchard plans on taking a break from gymnastics until February when she will move up a level. During the next few months she plans to catch up on her sleep and work with her fair steer "Hamilton." Pritchard wore a good luck Jap- anese tie given to her by her Prin- cipal Joe Gallaty. The tie featured a symbol that represents belief. Pritchard said she likes the feeling of flying through the air and sticking landings in a sport that can have its frustrating and scary moments. As for advice she'd offer other youngsters who want to try gym- nastics, Pritchard said: "It's go- ing to be hard and the condition- ing is going to be brutal, but in the end it all pays off if you give it your all." 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