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Only the city of Red Bluff received any points for its tobacco control grade, picking up recog- nition for the banning of smoking in certain recre- ation areas. Regionally, the city of Oroville received the top grade in the region with an overall tobacco con- trol grade of C. Susanville and Orland both received improved grades this year after passing policies to regu- late the use of electronic cigarettes. "More still needs to be done in Northern California to better pro- tect residents from the harmful effects of smok- ing," APA Advocacy Di- rector Shelly Brantley said. "We have a lot of work to do to safeguard public health from to- bacco-related illnesses. Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and illness in the U.S., and we must take the necessary steps to en- sure a tobacco-free en- vironment for our com- munity." Once a proactive leader in tobacco control efforts, California now falls be- hind in protecting resi- dents from tobacco. This year's report shows that while California earned a B for its smokefree air policies, the state re- ceived an F for its low to- bacco taxes, an F for fail- ing to sufficiently fund tobacco prevention and control programs and a D for poor coverage of smoking cessation and treatment services. In 2014, the ALA and its partners called for immediate action on to- bacco use by all levels of government to achieve three bold goals: reduce smoking rates currently at about 18 percent to less than 10 percent by 2024; protect all Amer- icans from secondhand smoke by 2019 and; ul- timately eliminate the death and disease caused by tobacco use. "The American Lung Association is urging the federal, states and lo- cal governments to take needed steps to achieve these bold goals," Cali- fornia ALA President Ol- ivia Gertz said. "It's no secret that to reduce to- bacco use in the United States, our leaders need to muster the politi- cal will to implement proven policies. We can- not afford the health or financial consequences of their continued fail- ure to act." The APA says Califor- nia's weakened position on tobacco prevention is due to the fact that the state has not increased its tobacco tax since 1999 and now ranks 33rd in the country at 87 cents per pack. "Increasing the to- bacco tax has been proven to reduce to- bacco use," says Gertz. "This is why the Amer- ican Lung Association in California is stand- ing with Save Lives Cal- ifornia, a broad coali- tion dedicated to pass- ing a lifesaving $2 per pack tobacco tax – ei- ther through the legis- lature or by ballot mea- sure – by the end of 2016. By passing this measure, we will not only save the lives of about 100,000 people, we also will save taxpayers billions in health care costs." The APA says Tobacco- related deaths are the single, most preventable cause of death in Cali- fornia. More than 21,300 kids start smoking each year in the state, and to- bacco costs California $18 billion – a tremen- dous burden that the state cannot afford. This year's State of Tobacco Control report features new method- ology to reflect the up- dated 2014 Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention (CDC) Best Prac- tices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Pro- grams as communities adopt stronger, more health-protective poli- cies to improve public health and eliminate to- bacco-caused death and disease. It incorporates also other tobacco prod- uct taxes and tobacco cessation coverage un- der Medicaid expansion into the grades. Due to revisions in the meth- odology, all grades from the State of Tobacco Con- trol 2015 report cannot be directly compared to grades from State of To- bacco Control 2014 or earlier reports. The full report can be viewed at lung.org/Cali- fornia. Fail FROMPAGE1 on private property that at- tract new tenants and busi- ness." Safetygoals The project's plans also detail reconfigured traffic lanes on Solano Street from West Street to Third Street from four lanes to three, including a median turn lane. Bicycle lanes would be added, and on-street park- ing would remain. By going to three lanes from four, Brewer said, pe- destrians would have an eas- ier time crossing the street, reducing the chance of ve- hicles striking pedestrians. Additionally, he said, mo- torists tend to comply with posted speed limits on three-lane roadways, and bicycle lanes would provide safer travel routes for bicy- clists as well as offer buffer zones for motorists exiting and entering their parked vehicles. Some in attendance raised concerns about traf- fic congestion in the area by reconfiguring the traffic lanes. Brewer signaled that, if needed, the street could be restriped to accommo- date any problems. Construction The Solano Streetscape Project is currently wait- ing approval by the Divi- sion of the State Architect. From there, Brewer said, the project would be taken on by the California Trans- portation Commission. City officials could ad- vertise the project for con- struction bids from April to June, and work on the proj- ect could follow. Brewer said there will be another meeting with the downtown business com- munity before construction started on the project. A few in attendance questioned whether con- struction would take place during the nighttime hours to mitigate disruption to downtown businesses. Brewer said that was a good idea, and the city would look into it, adding that the point of the proj- ect is to improve the down- town business climate, not hurt it. "What are we trying to do," he said. "We're trying to improve the business cli- mate downtown. The worst thing we can do is harm those businesses down- town. So we've got to be very careful." Project FROM PAGE 1 Dechellis:CarolA.Dech- ellis, 68, of Corning died Thursday, Jan. 22at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Cha- pel of the Flowers. Published Friday, Jan. 23, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Jackson: David Leon Jack- son, 70, of Corning died Friday, Jan. 16at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Neptune Soci- ety. Published Friday, Jan. 23, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Deathnoticesmustbe provided by mortuar- ies to the news depart- ment, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic informa- tion about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Clas- sified advertising depart- ment. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortu- aries or by families of the deceased and include on- line publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. DEATH NOTICES Findusonline! RED BLUFF Local law en- forcement has found a 29-year-old woman who was reported missing Tues- day. Ashley Blanco was lo- cated in Red Bluff, accord- ing to a Red Bluff Police De- partment press release is- sued Thursday. Blanco was last con- tacted by her father a week before Christmas. She told him she was homeless and he paid for a three-night stay at an unknown hotel. Blanco was supposed to meet her father in Redding the week after Christmas, but never arrived. PUBLIC SAFETY Missing Red Bluff woman found safe SACRAMENTO A second man has been sentenced to prison for an illegal mari- juana grow in the Lassen National Forest. A United States District Judge sentenced Daniel Go- mez-Gonzalez, 32, of Mex- ico, to three years and one month in prison Thursday. According to court docu- ments on July 11, 2014 For- est Service agents and Te- hama County Sheriff's dep- uties raided a marijuana cultivation site near the North Fork Antelope Creek. Law enforcement erad- icated 5,287 marijuana plants at the site. They also found a Rem- ington shotgun, more than 1,000 pounds of trash and various types of fertilizers, insecticides and animal poi- sons. Gomez-Gonzalez was ar- rested on a forest rail west of the site. He told law enforce- ment he was responsible for spraying, watering and fertilizing the marijuana plants and that he expected to earn a portion of the prof- its generated from the mar- ijuana grown at the site, ac- cording to a court press re- lease. Co-defendant Eric Perez was arrested the same day in the marijuana cultiva- tion site. Law enforcement had ob- served Perez watering mar- ijuana plants. Perez pleaded guilty to manufacturing marijuana on Oct. 16, 2014, and on Jan. 15, he was sentenced to three years and one month in prison. The case was the product of an investigation by the United States Forest Ser- vice and Tehama County Sheriff's Department. Assis- tant United States Attorney Christiaan Highsmith pros- ecuted the case. LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST Second man sentenced for illegal pot grow By Alicia Chang The Associated Press LOS ANGELES A major measles outbreak traced to Disneyland has brought criticism down on the small but vocal movement among parents to opt out of vaccinations for their children. In a rash of cases that public health officials are rushing to contain, at least 70 people in six states and Mexico have fallen ill since mid-December, most of them from California. The vast majority of those who got sick had not gotten the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine. While still a scourge in many corners of the world, measles has been all but eradicated in the U.S. since 2000 because of vaccina- tions. But the virus has made a comeback in recent years, in part because of people obtaining personal belief ex- emptions from rules that say children must get their shots to enroll in school. Others have delayed get- ting their children vacci- nated because they still be- lieve now-discredited re- search linking the measles vaccine to autism. "Some people are just in- credibly selfish" by skipping shots, said Dr. James Cherry, a pediatric disease expert at the University of California, Los Angeles. As cases mount, several newspapers have criticized the anti-vaccine movement. Measles "is a disease that has been beaten by modern medicine. That makes it all the more frustrating that anti-science stubbornness has proven, in the case of the Disneyland-related measles, that when it comes to con- tagious diseases, it's a small world after all," the Los An- geles Times said in an edito- rial last week. Barbara Loe Fisher, di- rector of the National Vac- cine Information Center, a Virginia-based nonprofit that favors letting parents decide whether to vaccinate, said, "I don't think it's wise or responsible to blame" un- vaccinated people for the Disney outbreak. She noted that a small number of those stricken had been fully vac- cinated. Health authorities believe the outbreak was triggered by a measles-stricken visitor to one of the Disney parks who brought the virus from abroad last month. As one of the world's big- gesttouristdestinations,Dis- ney was a perfect spot for the virus to spread, with large numbers of babies too young to be vaccinated and lots of visitors from countries that do not require measles shots. The disease has since spread beyond Disneyland. The infected ranged from 7 months to 70 years old, including five Disneyland workers. "It's tragic to see mea- sles making a resurgence," said Deanne Thompson, a spokeswomanfortheOrange County Health Care Agency. "When our immunity falls, it creates a problem for the whole community." While all states require certain vaccinations for schoolchildren, parents in certainstatessuchasCalifor- nia can opt out if they sign a personal belief waiver. In the past five years, the percentage of kinder- gartners in California who are up to date on all vac- cinations has held pretty steady from 90.7 percent in the 2010-11 school year to 90.4 percent in 2014-15. But there are some wealthy communities in Los Ange- les and Orange counties and in Northern California with double-digit vaccina- tion exemption rates. To control this latest out- break, those who are not vaccinated were warned this week to stay away from Disney theme parks. Dis- ney employees who have no proof of immunization and may have come into contact with sick colleagues were placed on paid leave until they are given the medical all-clear. At Huntington Beach High School in Orange County, two dozen un- vaccinated students were ordered home until the three-week incubation pe- riod is up. More than 30 babies in Northern California's Al- ameda County have been placed in home isolation af- ter possible exposure. DISEASE Measles outbreak casts spotlight on anti-vaccine movement JAE C. HONG — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A vendorholds balloons at Disneyland on Thursday in Anaheim. "That's actually a high number of people that would come to our meet- ings," Maria said. "And the particular reason why it was significant on this oc- casion was because this item was on the agenda." In the DSA's letter of support, which is dated Jan. 15, addressed to the members of the Red Bluff City Council and signed by Maria, Maria writes that Nanfito "has no reservation sacrificing public safety, or the integrity of an investi- gation in order to cater to his ego." Allegations listed in the letter include actions taken by Nanfito that "severely compromised the integ- rity" of a homicide scene, and "strained relations with allied agencies" such as the interagency SWAT team. Nanfito, who served as interim police chief for 2 years before being officially appointed to the position in 2012, has been a full- time officer with the city for 27 years. Nanfito earns $178,400 in total salary and benefits, and his contract runs through June. Both the attorney for the Red Bluff Peace Offi- cers Association and the recent letter from the DSA also allege that Nanfito is to blame for low morale at the Red Bluff Police De- partment. "The Tehama County Deputy Sheriffs' Associ- ation consists of several Deputies formerly em- ployed by the Red Bluff Police Department during Chief Nanfito's tenure," according to the DSA's let- ter. "These Deputies prin- cipally attribute their reason(s) for leaving to the terrible morale and treat- ment of Officers by Chief Nanfito." Nanfito FROM PAGE 1 DEBRA"DEBBIE"FAYEMOORE July 9, 1961 ~ January 16, 2015 Debra "Debbie" Faye Moore was born July 9, 1961 in Oxnard, CA. She was a lifelong resident of Tehama County and had been working as an office technician for CalFire in Redding. It's hard to put into words just how many things brought joy to her life. Debbie based her life around family and friends, rodeo, sports and any oth- er functions family or friends may have been involved in. Debbie passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 in Red Bluff. She leaves behind her beloved husband Jim, her children Jessica, Brittany and Casey and grandchild Kelly. Also, her parents Lynne and Marv Kringler, Grandma Babe Kringler, Grammy Shelia Moore and Grandmother Thelma Owens. A celebration of life will be held at 2pm, Monday, Janu- ary 26, 2015 at the Tehama County District Fairgrounds in the Cafeteria/Auditorium. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Cattle Days, in the name of Debbie Moore at Cornerstone Bank, Red Bluff. JAMES CURTISS MAYS, JR April 3, 1959 ~ January 8, 2015 James Curtiss Mays Jr. passed away Thursday, January 8th 2015 in his hometown of Red Bluff after battling can- cer. He was 55. James "Jimmy" was born April 3, 1959 to James Sr. and Calvetta "Marie" Mays of Red Bluff. He was the third of five children. Jimmy loved sports from an early age and enjoyed spending time with his grandfather as a child. At eighteen, Jimmy left his hometown and joined the United States Marines. After three years in the military, Jimmy moved home where he married Robyn Hart of Los Molinos. Upon returning home, Jimmy attended Chico State where he studied sports medicine. Always passion- ate and very knowledgeable about sports, Jimmy played city league softball for many years in Red Bluff and Corn- ing, and city league basketball in Red Bluff. Jimmy loved baseball and was a fan of the San Francis- co Giants. Later in his life, Jimmy passed on his love of sports by being a high school basketball coach for Mercy and Anderson High Schools. He was also a coach for the Red Bluff P.A.L League for a number of years. Jimmy had a gift for making his team of players as passionate and hard working as he was about sports. In addition to sports, Jimmy enjoyed reading, a passion he shared with his children and later his grandson. He was well known by friends and family for being an excellent cook. Jimmy will always be remembered as a warm, kind and funny man who will be missed by all that knew him. The only thing he was more passionate about than sports was his family. His wife and their three children have always been the most important thing to him. Loving them fierce- ly and unconditionally. He is survived by his wife of 33½ years, Robyn and their children Mariah Griffiths, Eric Mays, Tori Mays, son-in-law Brett Griffiths and beloved grandson, Ryder. Mother and Father-in-Law, Dave and Jackie Hart of Red Bluff. His sis- ter and brother in law, Bobbi and Fred Trujillo of Denver, sisters Terry Rogers of Red Bluff and Deborah Bowman of Gerber, best friend for 40 years, Kim O'Keefe, as well as many nieces and nephews. Jimmy is preceded in death by his parents, James and Calvetta Mays. Grandparents Calvin and Opal Early and his little brother, Pete. Graveside services will be held on Monday, January 26th at 1:00 at the Los Molinos Cemetery. Obituaries FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 9 A