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ByColleenLong The Associated Press NEW YORK TheWaterford crystal ball is ready for its New Year's close-up. T h e g l i t t e r i n g 11,875-pound ball was tested Tuesday ahead of the New Year's Eve celebra- tion in Times Square, where up to a million revelers are expected to ring in 2015. Workers coiled massive cables as the ball went up and down the flagpole atop 1 Times Square. "It was such a difficult 2014, we're going to have a great celebration to ring in the new year," said Jef- frey Straus, president of the Times Square Alliance, which runs the event. "This is our opportunity to come together to celebrate the fu- ture." Ryan Seacrest will host the countdown show, with Taylor Swift, Idina Menzel, Florida Georgia Line and Magic! among the musi- cal guests. When the clock strikes midnight and the ball drops, so will 1 ton of confetti — scraps of paper containing well wishes for the upcoming year. The ball drop idea is be- ing modeled around the country — Las Cruces, New Mexico, is holding a chile drop for the first time. At- lanta and Nashville, Ten- nessee, are hosting peach and music note drops. In Boston, the mayor and police commissioner urged activists to hold off on a planned "die-in" pro- testing police violence dur- ing the city's annual fes- tivities. Mayor Martin Walsh and Police Commis- sioner William Evans sug- gested the family-friendly First Night event is not the proper venue to address re- cent police killings of un- armed black men and boys in the U.S. No major protests were planned in New York, where the police depart- ment is still mourning two officers shot to death in a patrol car on Dec. 20 by a man who vowed on- line to kill "pigs." But se- curity will be tight. NYPD Chief of Department James O'Neill said that though there were no known threats against the city or its officers, the department has added even more per- sonnel. "We're absolutely con- cerned about the security of everyone there, including the police officers," O'Neill said. If any anti-police pro- testers show up, they will be allowed in — but they would have to arrive early because eager merrymak- ers often wait 10 hours or more to get a good spot to view the show. That also means staying put behind metal pens. There are no bathrooms and once peo- ple leave, they can't come back to their spot. Police check backpacks. No alco- hol is allowed. Each year, the police de- partment assigns thou- sands of extra patrol of- ficers to the festivities to control the crowd and watch for any signs of trou- ble. Visitors will see heav- ily armed counterterror- ism teams and bomb-sniff- ing dogs. Rooftop patrols and NYPD helicopters will keep an eye on the crowd, and plainclothes officers will blend in with revelers. Newly graduated officers will take part. "Times Square is proba- bly the safest place in New York City on New Year's Eve," O'Neill said. TIMES SQUARE Ne w Yo rk g et s re ad y fo r Ne w Ye ar 's E ve c el eb ra ti on KATHYWILLENS—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS A pedestrian walks through a Times Square police barricade in New York, Tuesday. The city is preparing for an influx of people during New Year's Eve festivities. By Amanda Lee Myers The Associated Press WASHINGTON The num- ber of law enforcement of- ficers killed by firearms jumped by 56 percent this year and included 15 am- bush deaths. But gun-re- lated police deaths still remain far below historic highs and lower than the average annual figures in the past decade, according to a report released Tues- day. The annual report by the nonprofit National Law En- forcement Officers Memo- rial Fund found that 50 offi- cers were killed by guns this year. That's higher than the 32 such deaths last year but the same as 2012 figures. In 2011, 73 officers were killed in gunfire, the most in any year in the past de- cade. The average since 2004 is 55 police deaths annually. In all, the report found that 126 federal, local, tribal and territorial offi- cers were killed in the line of duty in 2014. That's a 24 percent jump from last year's 102 on-duty deaths, though below the aver- age annual figures since 2004 and the all-time high of 156 in 1973, said Steve Groeninger, a spokesman for the memorial fund. Of the 126 officer deaths this year, shootings were the leading cause, followed by traffic-related fatalities, at 49. This year's increase in gun-related deaths among officers followed a dramatic dip in 2013, when the figure fell to levels not seen since the 19th century. This year's uptick comes amid increased tension be- tween police and the pub- lic following the high-pro- file deaths of unarmed black men by white police officers, including those of Eric Garner in New York and Mike Brown in Fergu- son, Missouri. The states that saw the most officer deaths were California, at 14; Texas, at 11; and New York, at nine. Florida followed with six deaths, and Georgia had five, according to the report. The 15 ambush assaults on police officers this year compares to just five in 2013, but matched 2012 for the highest total since 1995, the report said. "We've been talking about this well before the Michael Brown and Eric Garner incidents, and the protests over those partic- ular cases — that there has been a very prevalent anti- government sentiment in this country for some time now, and I do believe that anti-government sentiment can influence weak-minded individuals to commit vio- lent acts against law-en- forcement officers," said Craig Floyd, chairman and CEO of the memorial fund. "That's at least part of the reason we're seeing this increase in ambush- style attacks, officers be- ing targeted simply be- cause they're cops in uni- form," Floyd said. Among the ambush as- saults were the fatal at- tacks on two police offi- cers in New York City on Dec. 20. Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were gunned down in their pa- trol car by Ismaaiyl Brin- sley, who then ran into a subway station and killed himself. Brinsley had made threatening posts online and references to the Gar- ner and Brown cases. Floyd also pointed to the fatal shooting of two Las Vegas police officers ambushed in June as they were eating lunch in a pizza shop, and a Pennsyl- vania state trooper killed in an ambush in Septem- ber by a survivalist who then led police on a 48-day manhunt. MEMORIAL FUND Police gun deaths up, but still below average MEL EVANS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Traffic passes a red light photo enforcement sign below a red light camera at the intersection of Route 1and Franklin Corner Road, in Lawrence Township, N.J. By David Porter The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. Motorists rejoicing over decisions to discontinue unpopular red-light camera programs don't have to drive too far for a buzzkill. The number of red-light cameras nationwide is fall- ing because of opposition from lawmakers and aver- age Joes — but the use of cameras to catch speed- ers is slowly rising, poten- tially signaling a new bat- tleground. The number of U.S. com- munities using red-light cameras has fallen 13 per- cent, to 469, since the end of 2012, according to the In- surance Institute for High- way Safety, a nonprofit sci- entific and educational or- ganization funded by the insurance industry. That in- cludes the 24 towns in New Jersey that participated in a pilot program that ended this month with no pending legislation to revive it. Meanwhile, the institute estimates that 137 commu- nities use speed cameras, up from 115 at the end of 2011. Advocates for cameras that catch red-light run- ners point to data showing they reduce accidents, while critics note that they can't employ judgment to distin- guish between, say, a red- light run during rush hour in a school zone and a tech- nically illegal right turn on a red light at 3 a.m. Speed- ing, however, is a bit more black and white when it comes to cameras. "The goal of these advo- cates for the red-light cam- eras was a one-two punch," said New Jersey state Sen. Michael Doherty, an oppo- nent. "They'd come in with the red-light cameras and ex- pand to speeding cameras." New Jersey's red-light program was beset with problems: a yellow-light timing controversy that caused the cameras to be shut down temporarily; a computer glitch that voided thousands of tickets; and a federal lawsuit initiated by one resident that led to re- funds for hundreds of thou- sands of motorists. Traffic cameras have also been contentious in Ohio, where the governor signed a bill this month requiring a police officer to be pres- ent for traffic-camera cita- tions, something camera proponents say negates the practicality of using them to stretch police resources. "It makes no sense to me," said Adam Loukx, city law director for Toledo. "It seems worse than whatever they thought they were curing." State Sen. Bill Seitz, of Cincinnati, who sponsored the bill, said cameras can have their benefits in ar- eas such as school zones, but they too often have re- sulted in needless ticketing for harmless offenses. Red-light cams fade as speed cams gain TRAFFIC JOSE LUIS MAGANA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE A rose is placed at the wall with the names of fallen police officers at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington during the National Police Week. By Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press The first 50-state report on the latest sign-up sea- son under President Barack Obama's health care law shows that more than 4 million people selected plans for the first time or re-enrolled in what the ad- ministration called "an en- couraging start." More than 3.4 mil- lion people enrolled using HealthCare.gov as of Dec. 15, and more than 600,000 people selected plans in the state-run marketplaces, ac- cording to a Department of Health and Human Ser- vices report released Tues- day. The figures are gen- erally up-to-date through Dec. 13. About half of those en- rolling are first-timers and half are returning custom- ers, suggesting there are about 2 million Americans new to the program. The figures look good for the administration meeting its goal of 9.1 million customers signed up and paying premiums in 2015, independent ex- perts said. But they pre- dicted the program won't meet another target: the 13 million enrollments forecast by the nonparti- san Congressional Budget Office in 2015. "It would take a massive surge in enrollment over the next six weeks" to reach 13 million, said Larry Lev- itt of the nonpartisan Kai- ser Family Foundation. Other experts believe that for the program to be sustainable it would have to exceed the goal set by the administration. "I really think they need to get to 13 million this year to have a sustainable program, not this low-ball estimate that nobody takes seriously," said Washing- ton, D.C.-based health care consultant Robert Lasze- wski. "We don't know how many of these people are going to pay. And we don't know how many of the ex- isting people are going to re-enroll." Young adults still aren't flocking to the program, which could increase costs down the road. About 24 percent of the enrollees are 18 to 34 years old, an age group needed to offset the costs of older, sicker enrollees and keep premi- ums from rising. That's about the same proportion of young people signing up in the first three months of last enrollment season. Laszewski and other inde- pendent experts say that should be closer to 40 per- cent to help keep premiums down. The report includes fig- ures for 14 state market- places including Washing- ton, D.C., and the 37 states using HealthCare.gov. It doesn't include people who are being automatically re- enrolled in health plans be- cause that re-enrollment process happened on the federal marketplace from Dec. 16 through Dec. 18. 'ENCOURAGING START' Report: 4 million actively enroll in health plans LEGALNOTICE Trustee Sale No. : 00000004392148 Title Order No.: 140092204 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NO- TICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/15/2010. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO- CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Re- corded on 01/21/2010 as Instru- ment No. 2010000691 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of TEHAMA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: WILLIAM K. DEHART, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment author- ized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/06/2015 TIME OF SALE: 2:00 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE TEHAMA COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT 633 WASHINGTON STREET, RED BLUFF, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property de- scribed above is purported to be: 10890 CAREY LANE, RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA 96080 APN#: 025-090-78 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other com- mon designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warran- ty, expressed or implied, re- garding title, possession, or en- cumbrances, to pay the remain- ing principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provid- ed in said note(s), advances, un- der the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and ex- penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obliga- tion secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimat- ed costs, expenses and advan- ces at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale publication of the Notice of Sale is $426,646.45. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust hereto- fore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Dec- laration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is locat- ed. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID- DERS: If you are considering bid- ding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bid- ding on a lien, not on the proper- ty itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not au- tomatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auc- tioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the proper- ty. You are encouraged to inves- tigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens tigate existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county re- corder's office or a title insur- ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this in- formation. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mort- gage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post- poned one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for infor- mation regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.co m for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this property, using file number assigned to this case 00000004392148. Informa- tion about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immedi- ately be reflected in the tele- phone information or on the In- ternet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa- tion is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFOR- MATION PLEASE CALL: NATION- WIDE POSTING & PUBLICATION A DIVISION OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY 5005 WINDPLAY DRIVE, SUITE 1 EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762-9334 916-939-0772 www.nationwidepo sting.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLEC- TOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB- TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Trustee Dated: 12/12/2014 NPP0239562 To: DAILY NEWS (RED BLUFF) PUBLISH: 12/17/2014, 12/24/2014, 12/31/2014 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2014 6 B