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TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO A man who has buffed shoes inside the Capitol for more than two decades is among those recently laid off by the state Senate. Eddie Wright has shined shoes and boots for lawmakers and lob- byists since 1992 and had been on the legislative payroll since 2000, before he became one of nearly 40 Senate staffers laid off last month, The Sacramento Bee reported Fri- day. He says his government salary was about $13,000 a year, but the job also gave him medical and re- tirement benefits. He says he had no such benefits before. It was former state Sen. Quen- tin Kopp who pushed for him to be on the state payroll after he stopped for a shoe shine and saw how many visitors to the Capitol SACRAMENTO Capitolshoe shine operator among Senate layoffs By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter REDBLUFF Wayne Brown, on the last day of his term on the City Council, gave encouragement to current and future City Council members, recognized city staff and said goodbye. "I've had the pleasure of serv- ing with 13 different City Coun- cil members, three police chiefs, five fire chiefs and 14 other var- ious department heads," Brown said in remarks delivered at Tues- day's City Council meeting when newly-elected council members were sworn in to new terms. Brown, who was appointed to the City Council in 2005 and has served for 10 years, did not seek re-election in November. "For the newly-elected and soon to be appointed council CITY COUNCIL Lo ng ti me councilman Wa yn e Br ow n says goodbye Brown,whodidnotseek re-election, encouraged City Council members, city staff Staff reports CORNING The annual down- town Hometown Christmas lighted parade and tree light- ing here is scheduled to kick off at 5:30 p.m., today, Dec. 6. The lighted parade route is from Solano Street at the Veter- ans Memorial Hall to City Hall on Third Street. A tree lighting is scheduled afterward across from City Hall. An announcement of parade winners and the introductions of Little Miss Corning and Lit- tle Miss Christmas also will fol- low the parade. Parade-goers also can enjoy a spaghetti dinner server by the Corning Volunteer Fire Depart- ment 5-8 p.m. The cost is $5 per person. The VFW Auxiliary Post 4218 will hold its craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Hall. Before the parade, which is coordinated by the Corning Chamber of Commerce, is set to begin, Lucero Olive Oil will host its fourth annual Winter Crush at 2120 Loleta Ave. The cost is $5 to enter, and chil- dren 12 and younger get in free. "Event-goers will enjoy the unique experience of witnessing the annual citrus olive oil crush by touring the mill and tasting the fresh olive oil being made right before their eyes," accord- ing to Lucero Olive Oil. Live music, cooking demon- strations, and a marketplace fea- turing local producers, eateries and microbreweries also will be featured. CORNING Parade,treelightingtonight Downtown parade scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 6 By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter DAIRYVILLE Residents were bracing and crossing their fin- gers Friday night that another rain storm didn't produce the same type of dramatic results that were seen Wednesday. Wet conditions prevented any repair work on broken le- vees and Tehama County offi- cials were advising residents to surround their homes with sand bags. Sand bags were being made available free at the Public Works Department in Gerber at 9380 San Benito Ave., in Red Bluff at 1850 Walnut St. and across from the Corning Fire Department at 814 5th St. The American Red Cross has provided 50 cleanup kits for households that experienced flooding. The kits were be- ing distributed at the Tehama County Sheriff's Department at 22840 Antelope Blvd. in Red Bluff. They are available first come, first served. The kits contain various cleaning supplies and tips on cleaning after flooding. The Sheriff's Department ad- vised that disinfecting homes following water damage is ex- tremely important. Environmental Health was asking residents concerned their water wells have been in- undated with flood water to call 527-8020. The Sheriff's Department re- ported creek overflows at Dye Creek, Craig Creek, Butler Creek and Salt Creek. Tehama County Public Works Director Gary Antone was un- available for comment Friday. The Public Works Depart- ment website said "Private le- vees are to be repaired under the responsibility of private par- ties. It is not the responsibility of Tehama County to repair pri- vate levees." There was some belief that if levees were breached again, the water would not reach levels seen Wednesday, as the previous storm would have flushed much of the debris that trapped and caused standing water in much of the State Route 99E area. Reports were still coming in regarding the damage from Wednesday's storm. Lt. Yvette Borden said in an email that she did not have exact figures of the number of homes and businesses damaged. At Dye Creek about 500 yards upstream of Shasta Boulevard, the north creek bank was over- topped and a portion of the un- compacted berm gave way, send- ing flood water through the ad- jacent orchards and the road. The bank was also overtopped along the south side sending wa- ter into the low lying areas, add- FLOOD RESIDENTS BRACE FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN COURTESYPHOTO Two clear breaches of a levee can be seen on private property in the Dairyville area. COURTESY PHOTO Among the levee failures Wednesday was this one in the Dairyville area. Opinion............A4 Lifestyle..........A6 Sports.............. B1 Community.....A3 Weather ........ A10 Farm ................A5 Index............... ## INDEX The Job Training Center in downtown Red Bluff will host its annual networking and sampling event. PAGEA3 TO DO HolidayDessertSocial planned for Tuesday The Lady Spartans won at the Anderson tournament, while the boys won in Jackson Thursday night. PAGE B1 SPORTS Red Bluff boys, girls earn basketball wins Officers: Possibility of Garner contributing to own demise overshadowed by furor over race, law enforcement. PAGE B5 NEW YORK Police: Chokehold man complicit in death 8governors meeting in Vegas to discuss water manage- ment amid dwindling supply, regional cooperation. PAGE A8 DROUGHT Western governors to mull water woes BROWN PAGE 9 RAIN PAGE 9 LAYOFFS PAGE 9 ยป redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, December 6, 2014 $1.00 AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD 7 98304 20753 8 Volume130,issue11 Good morning, thanks for subscribing Jean Clayton JEAN BARTON Flood stories present and past Farm A5 MUSTANGS Home needed for horses Lifestyles A6 FORECAST High: 61 Low: 48 A10 FollowtheDailyNews on Twitter to keep pace with breaking news and events @REDBLUFFNEWS FOLLOWUS ONTWITTER