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telopeVeterinaryHospital, Red Bluff Veterinary Clinic and Cottonwood Veterinary Clinic donating surgeries this year," said Animal Care Center Manager Christine McClintock. "These clin- ics and their staff have do- nated a significant amount of time and energy to pro- vide these surgeries, and we cannot thank them enough. Pet overpopula- tion is a huge problem in Tehama County. Spay/Neu- ter is the only 100 percent permanent method of birth control in domestic pets, and the most effective way to prevent unwanted litters of puppies and kittens." To be eligible to partic- ipate in the Spay Day pro- gram, dogs and cats must be current on vaccinations, including rabies, and dogs must be licensed. For more information on low income vaccination clinics, or how to license a dog, call the center at 527-3439. The center is at 1830 Walnut St. in Red Bluff. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to noon and 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday. Adoption hours are 10 a.m. to noon and 1-4:30 p.m. If you would like more informa- tion regarding adopting, fostering or becoming a Care Center volunteer, call 527-3439 or send an email to cmcclintock52@ sbcglobal.net. Spay FROMPAGE1 she hopes the cards would entice more veterans to check out the Veterans Service Office. She said there are nu- merous cases in which local veterans don't realize all of the benefits and programs available to them. Recently she worked with a 97-year-old World War II veteran on his initial claim, she said. With a stabilized funding source, the county also has considered adding on an additional part time em- ployee. A veteran herself, Os- borne said she moved to the area last year and has already been impressed with how much the com- munity pulls together to help each other, espe- cially in the veteran com- munity. Bill FROM PAGE 1 Street location. Auditcommittee The City Council also will consider appointing an applicant to a vacancy on the city's Audit Com- mittee. Amy Schutter, a grant writer and consultant who previously applied to be considered for a past vacancy on the City Council, is the sole appli- cant for the Audit Com- mittee, according to city staff. Schutter earned a mas- ter's degree in public ad- ministration and has 15 years of public budget- ing and financial man- agement experience, ac- cording to her applica- tion. The position's term runs through Dec. 31. The City Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. in its chambers at 555 Washington St. Liquor FROM PAGE 1 ra's vehicle, which sustained major damage. He added that a witness to the collision said Stangl did not stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Hall Road and South Avenue. Bushey said Stangl was emotional at the scene of the incident,cryingandshowing signs of shock. Stangl's plea was re- ferred to as an "open plea," which means there was not an agreement between the defendant and prosecu- tors for a recommended sentence. Stangl has a history of felony convictions in Butte County, according to online court records. He was con- victed of felony vandalism in 2010; felony grand theft in 2008; and first-degree fel- ony burglary in 2004. Sentences ranged from years in state prison to county jail terms and pro- bation. Stangl remainsincustody. Crash FROM PAGE 1 The following infor- mation has been com- piled from Red Bluff Po- lice Department, Tehama County Sheriff's Depart- ment, Corning Police De- partment and California Highway Patrol logs. Arrests ShantelKarenVanem- menis:24,ofProberta was arrested Thursday in the 9800block of Windmill Road on suspicion of felony child endangerment. Bail was $50,000. Kristi Lyn Biddle: 45, of Red Bluff was arrested Wednesday at Elm and Rio streets on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance for sale, misdemeanor posses- sion of a controlled sub- stance and misdemeanor controlled substance paraphernalia. Bail was $21,000. Jon Paris Holzhauer: 22, of Chico was arrested Wednesday on outstanding charges of felony failure to appear, vandalism, misde- meanor failure to appear and misdemeanor batter with serious bodily injury. Bail was $45,000. Raymond Vernon Land- ers: 43, of Red Bluff was arrested Wednesday at Elm and Rio streets on outstanding charges of felony possession of a dirk or dagger, failures to ap- pear, misdemeanor failures to appear and misde- meanor burglary. Bail was $50,000. Casey Russell Vangundy: 35, of Red Bluff was arrested Wednesday at Rawson Road on suspicion of felony possession of a firearm by a felon, posses- sion of ammunition and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. Bail was $33,000. Christopher Clinton Buell: 34, of Corning was arrested Wednesday on an outstanding charge of felony lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14. Bail was $180,000. Raquel Anna Soliz: 33, of Corning was arrested Wednesday on outstanding felony charges of posses- sion of a controlled sub- stance for sale, possession of a controlled substance, second-degree burglary and transportation of a controlled substance. Chowian Kevin Saeturn: 40, of Fresno was arrested Wednesday at Rolling Hills Casino on suspicion of felony selling mari- juana and possession of marijuana for sale. Bail was $100,000. Manuel Moniz Calarruda: 38, of Red Bluff was ar- rested Wednesday on an outstanding felony charge of possession of a con- trolled substance. Suspicious 200block of Kaer Av- enue: A caller reported Thursday that a man was punching his own face in a yard. 10900block of Cody Drive: A caller reported Thursday that an unknown person showed up at his residence covered in blood and stated he had been beat up and stabbed someone. The person le before officials arrived at the scene. The 20100block of Reeds Creek Road: A caller reported Thursday that an unknown person stole keys from an unlocked vehicle. Traffic accident 9300block of San Benito Avenue: A caller reported that a vehicle struck a power pole in the area. Two men were seen outside the vehicle as of- ficials responded. POLICE LOGS By Lisa Leff The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Mari- juana legalization propo- nents are gathering in San Francisco this weekend to hear about efforts to add the nation's most populous — and arguably most pot- infused — state to the four others where it is now legal for adults to buy and use the drug recreationally. The International Canna- bis Business Conference on Sunday and Monday is ex- pected to draw about 1,000 investors, entrepreneurs and activists from California and elsewhere for an overview of the legalization landscape. Advocacy groups are now drafting a 2016 ballot initiative that could trans- form California from a place where only medical mari- juana is legal to a global cen- ter of state-approved recre- ational weed. The measure's passage might seem like a fore- gone conclusion after vot- ers in Colorado, Washing- ton, Oregon and Alaska le- galized marijuana use and obliged their governments to develop guidelines for how and where pot can be grown, sold and taxed. However, conference or- ganizer Alex Rogers says the size of California's existing medical marijuana industry and the few restrictions on it means it will take some ef- fort to persuade all the rel- evant players that complete legalization would be a step forward. The state previously de- feated another effort to le- galize recreational use in 2010. "California has a huge task ahead of them," said Rogers, who owns two med- ical marijuana clinics in Or- egon. "Sometimes these big institutional events can give people this 'kumbaya' feel- ing even if it's momentary and there can be some sim- patico consensus that starts to take place." Issues that remain to be resolved in the California ef- fort include whether recre- ational pot users would be allowed to grow their own plants, as medical marijuana users and patient collectives can do now, and whether the hundreds of store-front dis- pensaries and delivery ser- vices that sell medical mari- juana will get to stay in busi- ness,vieforalimitednumber of commercial sales licenses or close up shop. One of the main speak- ers at the two-day confer- ence will be U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a 13-term Orange County Republi- can who has emerged as a leading voice of marijuana law reform on Capitol Hill. Also scheduled to appear is travel guidebook writer Rick Steves, another outspoken supporter of marijuana le- galization. The New York-based Drug Police Alliance, a na- tional advocacy group that has an established presence in California, is expected to have a significant role in next year's likely legalization campaign. Executive Direc- tor Ethan Nadelmann ac- knowledged that forming an effective campaign co- alition that unites people who have an interest in le- galizing the recreational use of marijuana and those who feel threatened by it is going to take work. "This is not going to be a labor of love. This is go- ing to be a labor of labor," said Nadelmann, who is also scheduled to speak at the weekend conference. MARIJUANA Pot legalization backers discuss next steps The Associated Press SACRAMENTO The Cali- fornia gas tax is set to go down 7.5 cents a gallon this summer, although consumers may not see a dip at the pump, the state Board of Equalization said Friday. The five-member tax board will vote to lower the excise tax rate from 18 cents to 10.5 cents at its Feb. 24 meeting in Culver City. The agency's staff is recommending the tax cut because of falling gas prices. The annual adjustment based on gas prices is the result of an accounting maneuver to close the 2010 state deficit. The change would take effect July 1. The agency says the an- nual changes generally don't affect overall gas prices, in part because suppliers are not required to pass on the savings. Californians pay a myr- iad of taxes at the pump. Drivers pay an additional 36 cents a gallon for state and federal transportation and highway projects, plus a 2.25 percent sales tax that primarily goes to lo- cal government. State officials say they are facing a long-term shortfall in transporta- tion funding because of declining revenue from gas taxes. AT THE PUMP Agency to vote on reducing California gas tax by 7.5 cents The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A Cali- fornia state senator called a $250-a-plate dinner to honor former California Public Utilities Commis- sion president shameful and an embarrassment to the citizens of California. KNTV reports that Mi- chael Peevey, who is cur- rently the target of a cor- ruption investigation by the state attorney gen- eral, was honored at a din- ner Thursday night in San Francisco. CPUC Senator says celebration honoring chief shameful The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Los Angeles television news pioneer Stan Chambers, who had a front- row seat to earthquakes, fires and the life of the city since the 1940s, died Friday, according to KTLA-TV, the station where he was a re- porter for more than six de- cades. He was 91. Chambers died at his home in Los Angeles after a long illness, said KTLA News Director Jason Ball. Chambers' lengthy 1949 re- portingabouttheefforttores- cue 3-year-old Kathy Fiscus, who fell down an abandoned well and died, is recognized as the first live TV coverage of a breaking news story. "He was a great journal- ist. He was a great man," Ball said. "He was one of the nic- est people I have ever met." Mayor Eric Garcetti said Chambers was a newsman in the truest sense. "His dedication to produc- ingthebeststorypossibleled toinnovationsthatdefinethe newscasts we watch today," Garcetti said. "Stan was a gentleman, a gifted story- teller and one of those rare L.A. icons whose impact was felt by generations of Ange- lenos." As a part of KTLA since shortly after its 1947 birth as the first commercial tele- vision station in the West, Chambers saw TV unshack- led from the early days of primitive technology to emerge as a dominant me- dium. In his first two years at the station, Chambers was a utility player, from salesman to news anchor. Then, on an April evening in 1949, he was dispatched to San Marino, 10 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Station manager Klaus Landsberg and reporter Bill Welsh already were in place with two TV transmission trucks. Fiscus was trapped deep in a narrow well; crews were drilling to reach her. As the rescue effort dragged on, itwas carriedin- ternationally by radio, news- papers and, eventually, by newsreels. But Los Angeles watched the story unfold for 27 hours on live TV, minute by minute, ending when the child was found dead. "Nothing like that had ever happened and, cer- tainly, I had never been through anything like that," Chambers recalled in 1998. "When it was over, we had no idea of the impact. The reaction was overwhelm- ing. To this day, I still bump into people who say 'Oh, I remember the Kathy Fiscus telecast so well.'" 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