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Carpenter:RobertClare Carpenter, 65, of Red Bluff died Thursday, Dec. 4at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Friday, Dec. 5, 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 multi- ple days and offer wide latitude of content, in- cluding photos. Deathnotices that small counties have all the same responsibili- ties as large counties. He said of his work on state legislative issues, he follows the belief it is bet- ter for Tehama County to choose its battles and fight them in Sacramento, so they don't have to be fought in Red Bluff. Counsel FROM PAGE 1 a two-lane, 200-foot-long access road through the grass area of River Park. It also is said to include ad- ditional parking, new re- strooms, picnic areas and pedestrian paths closer to the river's edge. "This is all an interac- tive process to work with all the governing bodies to get the design together to where we can actually complete the construc- tion of the boat launch," said Bruce Henz, the city's Public Works direc- tor, during the City Coun- cil meeting. The existing boat launch at River Park has been unusable since 2011, when the gates of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam were permanently raised by court order. "With the ramp now out of the water, the only way to get a boat into the water is to drive onto the exposed gravel bar," ac- cording to the Wildlife Conservation Board. "As such, boat launching at the existing site is limited to boaters who are will- ing and able to launch in loose gravel using four- wheel-drive vehicles and light weight boats." City officials have said that construction of the boat launch could begin next summer. The permanent boat launch facility is part of a two-phase plan for boat- ing near River Park. The first phase, which has been approved as well, would create a tempo- rary boat launch at the existing facility for por- table watercraft such as kayaks. That phase of the proj- ect still needs approval from the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Boat FROM PAGE 1 PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. pool. The laid-off employ- ees are eligible for up to two months of severance pay, and they will not be replaced, Reeves said. "The Senate protected far too many people than it could afford to pay," Reeves said. "Over time, you accu- mulate folks. We felt we could provide services to both our members and our constituents in an effective ay with a smaller work- force." No layoffs are planned in the Assembly. The Senate's salary and benefits costs increased nearly $4.4 million between 2012 and 2014. It also ap- proved merit raises cost- ing $1.5 million during the 2011-12 fiscal year. Senate officials hope attrition and a budget in- crease of at least 3 per- cent next year will help close the budget defi- cit. Employees also will begin contributing to their health care cover- age, helping to pay for health insurance costs that increased more than $800,000 this year. Senators also must now get prior approval for any expenses. Gap FROM PAGE 1 By Christopher Weber The Associated Press LOS ANGELES A dayslong storm took a parting shot as it moved out of the drought- stricken state Thursday, dumping more heavy rain that triggered flash floods and stranded more than three dozen people in their cars in Southern California. Five vehicles got stuck shortly after 1 a.m. as sev- eral feet of mud and water roared over a rural road near Gilman Hot Springs about 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles, Riverside County fire officials said. A woman in one car was "hanging out of the pas- senger side of her vehicle screaming for help," Cali- fornia Highway Patrol Sgt. Adrian Horta said. Horta said he was able to steer his SUV alongside the car and pull the woman and her male companion out through a window on the road north of Hemet, a val- ley city surrounded by hills and mountains. "The mountain slide had come down and it was about 4 feet deep," he told KCBS-TV. A swift water rescue crew rescued 12 other mo- torists. Over the next sev- eral hours, rescuers pulled 26 more people from cars in the Hemet and San Jacinto areas, county fire spokes- man Lucas Spelman said. Several cars and SUVs re- mained stuck in mud, some with only their roofs ex- posed. Residents of eight nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution, and numerous roads in the inland region were closed, Spelman said. South in San Diego County, morning floodwa- ters sent a mudflow 80 feet wide into roads in the Al- pine area. The diminishing Pacific system brought three days of rain to California. There was some flooding and evacuations near hillsides stripped bare by wildfires, but the Los Angeles area avoided major damage de- spite some huge rainfall to- tals. An exceptional 14.5 inches has fallen since Tues- day at Yucaipa Ridge in the San Bernardino Mountains, the National Weather Ser- vice said. Most other parts of the state received 2 to 4 inches of rain. The storm dropped snow in mountains key to the state's water supply and made signature waterfalls flow at Yosemite National Park, including the 2,425- foot Yosemite Falls that had slowed to a trickle in mid-July. But the needed soaking also caused problems: likely opening a pair of sinkholes in San Francisco, including a 20-by-30-foot chasm in a neighborhood, and flooding freeways in Sacramento. The San Francisco Bay Area reached or exceeded normal annual rainfall to- tals for the first time in years. STORM 40 p eo pl e re sc ue d fr om flash floods in California FRANK BELLIN — THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE A television news crew walks away from a vehicle caught in an overnight mudslide on Soboba Road near Gilman Springs Road in San Jacinto on Thursday. The Associated Press SACRAMENTO Two state lawmakers on Thursday escalated the dispute over University of California tuition increases by put- ting forth a constitutional amendment that would ef- fectively strip the system of its autonomy. Sen. Ricardo Lara, D- Bell Gardens, and Sen. An- thony Cannella, R-Ceres, introduced Senate Con- stitutional Amendment 1, which they hope to place before voters on the No- vember 2016 ballot. SCA1 would give the Legisla- ture new oversight powers, such as vetoing tuition in- creases and executive pay raises. "I am proud to intro- duce bipartisan legisla- tion to keep our state's world renowned institu- tion of higher education accountable to California taxpayers," Lara said in a statement. "It behooves us, and ultimately the voters, to revisit the concentrated power and autonomy of the UC Board of Regents which appears to be out of touch with average work- ing class families." The UC Board of Re- gents approved tuition in- creases for each of the next five years, totaling 28 per- cent, unless the state gives more money to the 10-cam- pus system. UC spokesman Steve Montiel said the proposal was not constructive. There are ongoing dis- cussions with Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders about maintain- ing a premier public re- search university while ex- panding access to Califor- nia students, Montiel said. Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, both Democrats, have introduced plans to increase state funding to avoid the tuition increases while demanding more transparency and efficien- cies from the 10-campus system. "This proposal, how- ever, is a distraction from the central issue of the state's funding of higher education and the goals of affordability and access," Montiel said. "It's unclear what the goal is." Montiel added that the university is already ac- countable to lawmakers, including regular reports of the budget and in its an- nual accountability report. The UC opened its first campus in 1869. Under the California Constitu- tion, the system is to "be entirely independent of all political and sectarian in- fluence" and is to be kept free to administer its af- fairs. That's different from the California State Uni- versity's authority, which can be modified by the Legislature. Tuition has been frozen at the UC for the past three years following a series of increases that nearly dou- bled rates since 2006. Un- der the plan approved last month by the Board of Re- gents, the average annual cost for a California res- ident would increase by $612 next fall, to $12,804. The total cost would grow to $15,564 by fall 2019. Lara and Cannella need two-thirds support in the Assembly and Senate to put their amendment be- fore voters. The constitutional amendment would al- low the Board of Regents to continue to govern the university system, but "subjected only to that legislative control as may be necessary to ensure the security of its funds and compliance with the terms of the endowments of the university." It also says the UC shall focus its recruitment on California residents. The percentage of UC students who are not state residents has risen steadily in recent years as officials have tried to offset cuts in state funding with the higher tuition nonres- idents pay. About 30 per- cent of accepted freshmen this fall are from out-of- state or are international students. Atkins has proposed capping nonresident en- rollment, and Democratic legislative proposals in the Assembly and Senate call for increasing tuition rates for out-of-state stu- dents. The university has come under criticism for tuition hikes and high salaries paid to administrators. Even as UC struggled with budget cuts a few years ago, the board approved pay raises for senior-level employees. Earlier this year, UC President Janet Napol- itano led the board in boosting the six-figure salaries of chancellors in the system by as much as 20 percent, part of an ef- fort she said was aimed at bringing the salaries in line with their counter- parts elsewhere. SACRAMENTO Lawmakers want to ask voters to strip UC autonomy BEVERLYANN(PHILLIPS)YOUNGER October 31, 1938 ~ November 30, 2014 Beverly Ann (Phillips) Younger peacefillly passed at her home and entered eternal life on Sunday, November 30, 2014. Beverly was born in Pine Valley, Oklahoma to Judge and Jewell Phillips on October 31, 1938. Her family moved to Red Bluff in 1953. She attended, and graduated from Red Bluff High School m 1956, where she also met her high school sweetheart Jim Younger. She attended Shasta College and went on to work at the Tehama Coun- ty Farm Advisor's office, and later at the Tehama County Tax-Assessor's office. In 1957, she and Jim were married. When children came along, she gladly gave up any pro- fessional working career she had for being the fantastic homemaker, wife, mom, and grandmother she became. For the next 50+ years that's what she did; in our eyes, there was nobody better. She was a very kind and gentle soul; she had a loving and generous heart, and was al- ways helping and giving to others. She never said an un- kind word about anyone, and always did the right thing. Beverly was active in the Christian Women's Club for many years, and worked on and organized the Election's Board for the Antelope District for 35+ years. She enjoyed collecting dolls, gardening, traveling, luncheons with friends, puzzles, decorating her home and the San Fran- cisco Giants. The holiday season was her favorite time of year, and her greatest passion was her grandchildren. She was great at telling old family stories, no matter how many times they had been told before. She was predeceased by her parents Judge and Jewell Phillips. She leaves her loving memories to be cherished by her husband Jim Younger, of Red Bluff, daughter. Tammy Younger of Muskego, Wisconsin, son. Rick Younger of Red Bluff, granddaughter Katie Younger, of Red Bluff, grandson. Cole Younger, of Red Bluff, brother and sister in-law Ron and Nellie Phillips, of Redding, Cali- fornia, along with many other relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held Tuesday morning at 10:00am, December 9, 2014, at the Bethel Assembly of God, 625 Luther Road, Red Bluff, CA. Family and friends are invited to attend. Brenda Joy Moore March 5, 1940 - November 23, 2014 Brenda Joy Moore of Corning died Sunday, November 23, 2014 at home surrounded by loved ones after a long struggle with breast cancer. She was born in Bend Ore- gon March 5, 1940 to Frank and Vivian Ward. She married her high school sweetheart Terrence L. Moore December 2, 1956. She and Terry moved to Corning in 1987. Her home was always open to anyone who needed her. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, aunt, grand- mother and friend. She was a waitress for many years and then a realtor, where she sold a million dollars worth of real estate in one year! She was a member of TOPS, Elk Creek High school Booster club, the Red Cross, American Legion, Christian Foreign exchange student program, and past president of the Middletown cemetery board. She served as president of local TOPS 1711 for many years. She loved teapots. Anyone who had been to her home knew it. She had over 1000 of them. She is survived by her mother 101 year old Vivian Ward of Redding, CA, her daughter Chonne Murphy of Elk Creek, Sons Ken Moore of Clovis and Kelly Moore of Rio Linda, eight grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews and more friends than you could count. Services are planned for 10:00am Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the Neighborhood Full Gospel church 901 South St. Corning, CA. She is to be interned with her loving hus- band at the Igo Veterans cemetery at a later date. Please send flowers to the church (bright ones) she loved them so. 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