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"Thesehearingswillgive UC an opportunity to show efficiencies they have made and can make and also show each dollar that could be spent holding tuition at its current level," the San Di- ego Democrat said to law- makers' applause during a swearing-in ceremony in Sacramento. Last month the Univer- sity of California Board of Regents approved in- creases of as much as 5 per- cent in each of the next five years unless the state Leg- islature and governor ap- prove more money for the 10-campus system. The tu- ition hikes would increase student costs 28 percent by fall 2019. The hikes were approved over the objections of Gov. Jerry Brown and many law- makers from both parties. In response, Atkins touted an alternative pro- posal she released last month that includes re- jecting the regent's fee in- creases, adding $50 mil- lion to the UC system's bud- get from the state's general fund, and increasing Cal Grant financial aid. She said that while higher education needs more fund- ing, tuition increases are not the way to do it. Assembly Republican Leader Kristen Olsen of Modesto called Atkins' zero-based budgeting pro- posal refreshing and said she's optimistic about set- ting ideological differences aside to find a solution for higher education. Olsen said she carried a similar zero-based bud- geting bill that previously failed to receive a legisla- tive hearing. Under Atkins' proposal, additional state agencies should be required to un- dergo a zero-based budget review in future years un- til the state's entire budget has been reviewed. She said she would work with Brown's Finance De- partment and state Sen- ate to implement her bud- get plan. Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los An- geles, also opposed tuition hikes. De Leon said he plans to release a broad higher ed- ucation plan Tuesday with a focus on improving accessi- bility, affordability and on- time graduation rates. "We must fix our educa- tion system so that every child regardless of who they are, regardless of where they come from, can attend a great school in their own neighborhood and can at- tend a great college or uni- versity in their own state because it costs more to in- carcerate a prisoner than to educate a child in Califor- nia," de Leon said. The governor stopped in both chambers to welcome lawmakers and said he looked forward to review- ing their legislation. The Senate on Monday welcomed 10 new members to the 40-member cham- ber and the 80-member As- sembly welcomed 27 news members. The GOP suc- ceeded in blocking Dem- ocratic supermajorities in both houses of the Legisla- ture this election cycle. Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff urged lawmakers to focus on the economy. "I believe we must con- tinue that collaboration next year on the biggest is- sues that face us: how to boost our economy, make it easier for the nearly 1.5 million unemployed in this state to get a good job, and reform our education sys- tem so that every student has the opportunity to learn from good teachers in good schools," Huff said. Democratic leaders agreed that it's important to maintain the state's long- term fiscal stability and avoid multibillion deficits. A nonpartisan budget analyst recently projected the state will have a $4.2 billion reserve for the fis- cal year that will start next July. That includes a $2 bil- lion deposit into the state's rainy-day fund. De Leon called on sen- ators to collaborate in the new legislative session to improve the lives of all children "regardless of who they are, regardless of where they come from, re- gardless of the color of their skin or language they speak or where their parents come from, regardless of their le- gal status." UC hikes FROMPAGE1 RICHPEDRONCELLI—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS The California State Assembly met for an organizational session where lawmakers took the oath of office at the Capitol in Sacramento on Monday. An item in Saturday's edition listing upcoming activities for the Mount Lassen Chapter of the Cal- ifornia Native Plants Soci- ety contained in incorrect date. The outing to Middle Bidwell Park is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 7. The Daily News regrets the er- ror. Itisthepolicyofthe Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you believe a factual error has been made in a news story, call 527-2151, Ext. 112. CORRECTION IncorrectdatelistedforBidwellouting DeMars: John DeMars, 78, of Gerber died Saturday, Nov. 22at his residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cre- mation & Burial. Published Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Phemester: John Phemester, 63, of Corning died Wednesday, Nov. 26 at his residence. Arrange- ments are pending at Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014in 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 in- formation about the de- ceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obitu- aries may be placed by mortuaries or by fami- lies of the deceased and include online publica- tion linked to the news- paper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide lat- itude of content, includ- ing photos. Death notices Alvey argued that the de- fendant chose to have the outburst and shouldn't ben- efit from it. Edelman said his re- search showed the case had not received media cover- age in Sacramento County since the earliest stages of the Nichols' disappearance and Bealer's arrest, almost 20 months ago. Northam argued there had been enough media coverage in Yuba County to warrant another costly sur- vey of the jury pool. The people argued the de- cision of where to move the trial was at the court's dis- cretion and Yuba was more similar in nature to Tehama County than Sacramento. Alvey also pointed to the shorter distance and added time and trouble the victim's family and law en- forcement would have in dealing with a big city such as Sacramento. Garaventa said the court had concern the coverage in Yuba County could af- fect the trial and overcame the extra travel impacts on the involved parties. He ruled Sacramento was the "most appropriate." Garaventa said he would not grant allowing the jury to be selected from Sacra- mento County and then transported to Tehama, saying that was too much of a burden for the jurors. Northam earlier in the hearing said he anticipated the trial to last two to three months. The court was also sched- uled to reconsider mone- tary sanctions placed on Northam for missing a filing deadline earlier in the trial. Northam had originally been fined $500, but af- ter what amounted to al- most a cross examination of Northam last month, Gara- venta signaled he wanted to increase the sanction. Northam asked for more time to review the case's transcripts. That hearing along with another case review was scheduled for Dec. 29. Bealer FROM PAGE 1 By Martha Mendoza Associated Press SAN JOSE Shouting and banging on doors, San Jose city officials stapled and taped notices on hand built structures, tents and tree trunks warning more than 200 residents of what is likely the nation's larg- est homeless encampment that the bulldozers are coming. People living in the Sili- con Valley camp, known as The Jungle, must be out by Thursday or face arrest for trespassing. On Monday morning, more than 20 police offices and construction workers walked through the mile square encampment, more muddy and trash strewn than ever after an unusual fall rainstorm. "You guys have until Thursday to pull everything out," shouted Carlos Tovar, a contractor hired by the city for debris removal and clean up. Shouting and banging on doors, the team walked the windy paths between com- pounds surrounded by wo- ven reeds to tarp strewn structures tied to trees. Be- wildered residents, many awakened by the shouts, were handed yellow warn- ing posters: "!!!ATTEN- TION!!!" read the notices. "The City of San Jose will be conducting a cleanup of illegal encampments in this area...." Police officers, using ba- tons to smack open ply- wood doors and knives to cut tent walls, joined about a dozen construction crew members who took photos to document the situation. Residents were ordered to get leashes on the dozens of dogs running loose. Naomi Garcia crumbled into tears when they thrust the notice into her hand. "This is hard," she said. "Sorry. Sorry." Garcia said she's been homeless for seven years and hasn't had the where- withal to get a social worker, public assistance and housing aid. "I was waiting for my housing and I never got it," she said. "You have to go to certain places and do certain things and I just couldn't do that." San Jose Homeless- ness Response Team Proj- ect Manager Ray Bramson said that increased vio- lence, wet weather and un- sanitary conditions make it imperative the camp is cleared. In the last month one resident tried to stran- gle someone with a cord of wire down there, he said. Another was nearly beaten to death with a hammer. And the State Water Re- sources Control Board has been demanding that pol- luted Coyote Creek, which cuts through the middle, get cleaned out. Most residents reluc- tantly read their notices and said they would have to find another place to park their shopping carts and pitch their tents. But some ran from the authorities. "We've got a runner," po- lice shouted on occasion, as someone dashed down a muddy path, unpursued, into the tangle of trees and trash. At least one person was arrested for having an out- standing warrant. In the past 18 months, the city of San Jose has spent more than $4 million on solving the problems at the encampment, housing 137 people so far. Former Jungle resident Maria Esther Salazar, who was housed in June after 30 years on the street or in jail, was surprised Thursday to hear her former neighbors were getting moved out. "That's just tough," she said. "Where are they sup- posed to go?" She said she's moved on with her life, seeing a doc- tor, caring for her dogs, even cooking the Thanks- giving turkey at her broth- er's house surrounded by family for the first time since she was a child. Another 60 people in The Jungle have been given housing vouchers to help pay rent but social workers have been unable to find homes for them. The last camp clean out was in May 2012 when about 150 people were moved out of The Jungle. SAN JOSE Cl ea r- ou t of l ar ge h om el es s camp coming to The Jungle MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Police and city officials look into a makeshi home built underground at the Silicon Valley homeless encampment known as The Jungle on Monday in San Jose. By Adam Schreck Associated Press DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIR- ATES An American cou- ple cleared by a Qatari ap- peals court of wrongdo- ing in the death of their 8-year-old adopted daugh- ter but blocked from leav- ing the country held out hope Monday that they would soon be allowed to leave the tiny Gulf na- tion. A family representa- tive, meanwhile, blasted the continued travel ban against the two as "insti- tutional kidnapping." On Sunday, the court in Qatar overturned a child endangerment convic- tion against Matthew and Grace Huang of Los Ange- les over the death of their daughter, Gloria, and said they were free to leave the energy-rich OPEC nation. But they were stopped at the airport hours later as they tried to depart, despite efforts by the U.S. ambas- sador herself to intervene. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed the decision to overturn the Huangs' conviction but said the United States was "deeply concerned about new delays that have pre- vented their departure." Kerry spoke Sunday with Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al- Attiyah and urged the gov- ernment to immediately implement the court's de- cision and allow the family to return to the U.S. "with- out further delay," accord- ing to a press statement. Qatari officials have not commented on the verdict or the continued travel ban against the couple. A brief statement carried by the official Qatar News Agency noted the foreign minister's call with Kerry but said only that the two men "exchanged views on a number of topics of com- mon interest." Eric Volz, managing di- rector of the David House Agency, a crisis-manage- ment firm that is coordi- nating legal and publicity efforts for the family, told The Associated Press that the Huangs have been in- formed by the U.S. govern- ment that a number of pro- cedural steps must still be completed before they can depart. "We really are hopeful and doing everything we can to get out of here," Volz said by phone from the Qa- tari capital, Doha. "The family feels they are being ping-ponged around." Volz described the cou- ple's predicament as "insti- tutional kidnapping" and accused powers inside Qa- tar of influencing and ob- structing the judicial pro- cess. ADOPTION CASE Red tape may be blocking US couple's Qatar exit DAVID(DAVE)RONALDCROSBY December 10, 1940 ~ November 24, 2014 David (Dave) Ronald Crosby, born December 10, 1940, passed away at home on November 24, 2014 after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer. Born to Mabel (Jensen)(Crosby) Richards and Arthur Leo Crosby in Woods Cross UT, Raised by William Richards and Mabel Richards in Southern California, where he later met and married his soul mate and best friend, Marlene on November 22,1969. He proudly served in the US Navy 1957-1964, aboard the USS Wiltsie DD-716. Dave, Marlene and daughter relocated to Red Bluff in 1974 to help care for his parents as they started to age and to start anew. He worked in the heating and air con- ditioning business for over 40 years before his retirement. Dave is survived by his wife of 45 years, Marlene Cros- by; Daughter, Desiree (Rick) Goff; Son, Christopher (Joan) Crosby, all of Red Bluff. 6- Grandchildren, Sabrina, Trisha, Steven, Baylee, Nathan, and Jordan; 3-Great- Grandsons, Joshua, Kingston and Jackson. He is preceded in death by his mother Mabel Richards, and fathers Arthur Leo Crosby and William Richards. Dave was an avid hunter, fisherman, bowler, and long- time Red Bluff Moose 2002 member, but above all, he en- joyed his family. He was a wonderful husband, father and poppa and we will miss him greatly. A service for family and friends will be held at the Hoyt- Cole Chapel of Flowers, 816 Walnut St. Red Bluff CA on December 8, 2014 at 12pm. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 1425 Vista Way Red Bluff CA in honor of David Crosby. LULA MARGARET "MARGIE" DOUGLAS May 8, 1933 ~ November 25, 2014 Lula Margaret "Margie" Douglas, age 81, died Tuesday, November 25, 2014 with her family by her side. Margie, as she was known by those closest to her, was born on May 8, 1933 in North Carolina. She married Wal- ter Douglas on December 22, 1951. Margie was preceded in death by a great grandson, RJ, whom we are sure she is holding in Heaven now. She is survived by her loving husband Walter, her son Michael Douglas and his wife Gail, her daughter Terry Douglas and her grandchildren – Ron, Summer, Dale, Shaun, Jen- nifer and Torin – and their spouses. She is also survived by her 15 great grandchildren. Margie was greatly loved and will always be remem- bered for the joy and laughs she brought into the lives of others. Obituaries TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A