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FRESNO The new year is ex- pected to bring rising chicken egg prices across the U.S. as Cali- fornia starts requiring farmers to house hens in cages with enough space to move around and stretch their wings. The new standard backed by an- imal rights advocates has drawn ire nationwide because farmers in Iowa, Ohio and other states who sell eggs in California have to abide by the same requirements. NEW LAW Moreroomfor hens likely means costlier eggs TheAssociatedPress SAN FRANCISCO Monthly rates for California's largest provider of electricity and natural gas ser- vice are going up by nearly 6 per- cent for the average home. The San Francisco Chroni- cle reported that the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. rate hikes start Thursday. The extra money will help cover the cost for replacing old gas dis- tribution lines, installing more equipment to minimize blackouts, and hiring more workers for the utility's call centers, among other things. PG&E serves about 16 million people across Northern and Cen- tral California, from Bakersfield almost to the Oregon border. In August, the California Pub- lic Utilities Commission gave the utility the green light to collect an extra $2.37 billion from its cus- tomers over three years. The rate hike is the largest since 2006. Some businesses will also see a small rate increase. NEARLY 6 PERCENT California's largest utility to raise rates By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF Rhonda Johnson, who will celebrate 25 years of running her embroidery shop here — We Sew 4U — says she's a seamstress who happens to have a business. Johnson, 57, started We Sew 4U in 1990 and has been in- volved in the sewing trade since she was 16. She was recently featured in the January 2015 issue of Stitches magazine, a trade pub- lication that bills itself as "Em- broidery's Voice & Vision." In the magazine, Johnson gives a human touch in a fea- tured story about the benefits of organization and reducing clutter. "I'm certain that I'm not the only one who turns off the lights at the end of a busy day and sac- rifices daily organizational hab- its," Johnson is quoted as say- ing in the magazine feature. In August, she organized her shop, which occupies a 1,250-square- foot space in her home on Sky- line Drive in northwest Red Bluff. Johnson's shop on New Year's Eve was clean. A colorful variety of threads hung on a rack, her computerized quilting and em- broidery machines were quiet and a dressing room — which doubles as her wine cellar — was unoccupied. "Everybody wants to sample BUSINESS WE SEW 4U OWNER CELEBRATES 25 YEARS ANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS Rhonda Johnson, who runs the We Sew 4U embroidery shop in north Red Bluff, is celebrating 25 years in business this year. "I'm certain that I'm not the only one who turns off the lights at the end of a busy day and sacrifices daily organizational habits." — Rhonda Johnson, embroidery shop owner By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF The city of Red Bluff ranks seventh out of 197 California cities with populations fewer than 25,000 when it comes to the num- ber of violent crimes reported in 2013, according to FBI crime sta- tistics. When that list is reduced to pop- ulations fewer than 20,000, Red Bluff jumps to second, only trail- ing Orange Cove, where 212 violent crimes were reported in 2013. In Red Bluff 146 violent crimes were reported. The crimes include murder, non-negligent manslaugh- ter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Those numbers include three murders, nine rapes, 19 robberies and 115 aggravated assaults. Only one city with a population lower than 25,000 had more re- ported murders than Red Bluff's three — King City with five. There were also 938 property crimes reported, which includes burglary, larceny-theft, motor ve- hicle theft and arson. Corning ranked 60th out of the cities with populations fewer than 25,000 with reported statistics. There were 47 violent crimes re- portedinCorning.Ofthose43were aggravated assault and four were robberies. Across the country there has been a five-year trend of decreas- ing violent crime. The national average breaks down to around 3.7 violent crimes per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013. In Red Bluff the rate per 1,000 inhabitants was 10.3 violent crimes. The Corning rate per 1,000 in- habitants was 6.2 violent crimes. STATISTICS RedBluffcrimeamonghighestinstate Around1violent crime reported for every 100 people Community.....A3 Sports.............. B1 Opinion............A6 Education........A4 Weather ..........A8 Calendar..........A2 Index............... ## INDEX The Diabetes Support Group will meet at 6:30p.m. Monday at the Coyne Center in the Columba Room. PAGEA3 HEALTH Diabetesgroupsetto meet Monday evening Business and Professional Women's Club of Red Bluff will hold a reception for newest supervisor. PAGE A3 SUPERVISOR Reception set for newly elected Candy Carlson A passenger on AirAsia Flight 8501became the first victim of the crash to be returned to her family Thursday. PAGE B6 INDONESIA First bodies identified from AirAsia plane crash As same-sex marriage edges closer to being legal nation- wide, gay-rights groups face other challenges. PAGE B4 2015 Challenges await for gay rights groups 197 The number of violent crimes reported in Red Bluff in 2013, according to FBI crime stats. BYTHENUMBERS Owner featured in trade magazine EGGS PAGE 7 SEW PAGE 7 10.3 The rate of violent crimes per 1,000inhabitants compared to the national average of 3.7in 2013 N EWS D AILY REDBLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY Fall-Wintereditioncopiesavailableatthe Red Bluff Daily News. ExtracopiesarealsoavailableattheRedBluffChamberofCommerce 24/7 presence online for 6 months. 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