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ByKristinJ.Bender AssociatedPress OAKLAND » Oaklandbecameafo- cal point of spin-off protests na- tionwide once again when hun- dreds of demonstrators shut down part of a freeway, hurled bottles at police, broke merchants' windows and set small fires after a grand jury decided not to indict a white Ferguson, Missouri, po- lice officer in the fatal shooting of a black man. Like previous protests that fol- lowed the Occupy Wall Street movement and the verdict in Flor- ida's George Zimmerman case, Oakland demonstrators became violent Monday night while other large cities saw relative calm. No serious injuries to protest- ers were reported but 43 people were arrested after a night of ri- ots, Oakland Police Chief Steven Whent said Tuesday. He said three police officers were injured, including one who FERGUSON SHOOTING Oaklandpolice arrest 43 in spin-off protest The 2014 Food For The Hun- gry drive-through food drive is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 at the Los Molinos Branch of Umpqua Bank at 7843 State Route 99E and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Dec. 6 in the Nu- Way Market parking lot at 8049 State Route 99E in Los Molinos. The public is encouraged to drop off canned goods, dry goods or monetary donations at either of two locations. When dropping off donations, donors are invited to share in free coffee, hot choco- late and donuts. Food For The Hungry, adminis- tered by Los Molinos Community United Methodist Church, is gen- erously supported by the Los Mo- linos community. As the only food distribution group to serve southeastern Te- hama County, the program relies on the support of the community. LOS MOLINOS Drive- through food drive Dec. 5-6 By Rich Greene rgreenenews@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF » More than three years after being shelved be- cause of the stagnant economy, the debate over development im- pact fees within Tehama County is being dusted off and brought to the table again. Members of the local building community, banding together as the Tehama County Citizens De- velopment Impact Fee Commit- tee, presented their concerns and their more pro-business friendly recommendations to the Tehama County Board of Supervisors Tuesday afternoon. The topic had been put on hold in October 2010 and put off again indefinitely in April 2011. Contentions then and now be- tween the county government and local building community remain and are largely centered around an impact fee study sourced from a third party to determine the maximum defensible fee struc- ture for development to mitigate impacts on the county's infra- structure. The study reviewed the need for new and expanded facil- ities and roadways that would be caused by continued development within the county. Charlie Wright, representing the Citizens Committee, said the Development Impact Fee Pro- gram Nexus Study Report pre- pared by Pacific Municipal Con- sultants was flawed for a num- ber of reasons ranging from not being based on Tehama County's needs to overestimating popula- tion growth. Committee member Mark Garstang even went so far to say that when it comes to Tehama County, "people aren't moving here to start a family, they're mov- ing here to die." Larry Lalaguna said the prob- lem stems from the government ECONOMY Impactfeesgetadustingoff By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF » William Wong Foey's collection of recently released short stories explores the human condition, societal hypocrisies and tragedy, which Foey says can become bottled up and all consuming. "Everybody has tragedy in their life, and you need to deal with it," Foey said. He added: "You need to get on with your life, and you try to accept what has happened. You'll never get over it, but you need to get on with your life." "Lotus Land, A Collection of Short Stories," the newest re- lease from the 64-year-old au- thor and painter who was born and raised in Red Bluff, com- prises seven stories written over a 10-year period. "Lotus Land," Foey said, is a collection stories that can make people laugh and cry. "What I want to get is a wide range of emotions, and I wanted to give insight on the human condition," he said. The collection follows Foey's 2012 debut novel "Win- ter Melon," whose backdrop of Nanjing, China during and af- ter the Japanese invasion there in 1937 set the stage for a con- frontation between a Chinese woman and a brutal sergeant. In "Lotus Land," Foey, who is of Chinese-American de- scent and whose family has resided in Red Bluff since the 1850s, said his stories include Asian themes and settings. "It's really irrelevant that (they have) Asian themes," he said. "To me, it relates to ev- erybody." The collection includes Foey's "The Last Chinaman," which he said allowed him to explore racism and bullying through a story inspired by his father's life. "There's things I wanted to tell the world that I felt needed RED BLUFF AUTHOR EXPLORES HUMAN CONDITION WilliamWongFoeyfollowsdebutnovelwith'LotusLand,ACollectionofShortStories' PHOTOSBYANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS "Lotus Land," a collection of short stories written by Red Bluff author William Wong Foey, was recently released. The collection of seven stories, written over a 10-year period, touches on hyprocrisy and tragedy. Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Business .........A6 Lifestyles........ A7 Military............A8 Sports.............. B1 INDEX The city of Chico has a new summer league baseball team with the return of the Chico Heat. PAGEB1 SPORTS TheChicoHeatis returning to baseball A 50-inch Visio television will be donated to a local non-profit by Tehama Together. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY Free television being offered for non-profit The egg is on a roll. High demand has kept egg prices at record levels, even as produc- tion soars. PAGE B8 FAST-FOOD STAPLE Demand for eggs keeps prices at record levels Google has developed a spoon that helps people with tremors and Parkinson's disease to eat without spilling. PAGE B4 TREMORS Google's new spoon keeps hand steady Tehama County brings them to the table again "It's really irrelevant that (they have) Asian themes. 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