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Theseedlingsandhand- out materials were made possible by ADman, Corn- ing Lumber, Crane Mills, DM-Tech, Jim and Diana Froome, Les Schwab Tires in Corning, Louisiana-Pa- cific Corporation, Ameri- canWest Bank in Corning, Sierra Pacific Foundation, Sierra Pacific Industries, Wagenfuhr Timber Fall- ing and John Wheeler Logging. The California Depart- ment of Forestry and Fire Protection and the For- est Foundation also sup- ported the Tehama County Arbor Day Committee. This year's theme was "Rectangles from Circles" focusing on how lumber is made from logs. Arbor Day was first cele- brated in Nebraska in 1872 after a newspaper editor encouraged the State Leg- islature to set aside a day for planting trees. California celebrates Arbor Day on March 7, the birthday of Luther Bur- bank, a plant breeder and horticulturist. Trees FROMPAGE1 Robert James, a retired building contractor, says he's applying for the seat to "make Red Bluff a bet- ter place to reside," ac- cording to his applica- tion. Victor Rodriguez, a transportation engineer- ing technician, says he's a fiscal conservative who wants to improve the city's standard of living "with- out compromising the her- itage and intimacy of Red Bluff." Lester Wolfe, a retired small-business owner, says he's been active in commu- nity service for many years and has a desire to make Red Bluff "a better place to live." Gary Jones, an audi- tor-appraiser for Tehama County, says he has a de- sire to serve his commu- nity, and that his back- ground in accounting "could be a benefit to our city." Jon Mathis, who worked for 14 years at the technol- ogy firm bd Systems, Inc. in Torrance before he re- tired in 2006, says he wants to invest, serve and protect the community. Both Drury, a Shasta College student, and Ma- ria, a sheriff's deputy and city planning commis- sioner, will also be recon- sidered. The City Council has said residents could ap- ply for the vacant seat through 5 p.m. Monday. Council members have previously said the pub- lic would be able to sub- mit questions for the appli- cants at the City Council's 7 p.m. meeting Tuesday at 555 Washington St. Council FROM PAGE 1 Boot: "Bill" Ernest Wil- liam Boot, 81, of Corn- ing died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Enloe Medical Center in Chico. Arrange- ments are under the direc- tion of Hall Brothers Corn- ing Mortuary. Published Saturday, March 14, 2015 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Deathnoticesmustbe provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online 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. DEATHS By Sudhin Thanawala The Associated Press SANFRANCISCO Thewoman suing a prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm for $16 million for alleged discrimination was hit with tough questions from jurors Friday such as whether col- leagues saw her as a difficult personalitywhoneededtoget in the last word and whether she thought it was inappro- priate to conduct an affair with a male co-worker. Dozens of written juror questions, read by the judge, elicited some of Ellen Pao's most expansive answers during her five days of testi- mony. She was asked about criticism in a performance review that she canceled a meeting and failed to set up a follow-up meeting with the right people. During that time, she said in a shaking voice, she had to be hospi- talized and suffered a mis- carriage. "Litigation is painful and difficult," Pao said in re- sponse to another question. "This has been three years of my life...it's dragged in my friends." But Pao said she was forced to sue because the firm of Kleiner Perkins Cau- field & Byers otherwise showed no inclination to im- prove the environment for women at the firm. Pao's attorneys have tried to paint Kleiner Perkins as an old-boys club where their client was subject to boorish behavior by men and denied a seat on a company board and a promotion because she was a woman. They say she was fired when she com- plained. Kleiner Perkins has tried to portray Pao as someone who misrepresented and twisted facts. They say Pao had a history of conflicts with her colleagues that con- tributedtothefirm'sdecision to let her go. Kleiner Perkins' attorney, Lynne Hermle, presented ev- idence on Thursday that Pao accepted a generous sever- ance package that gave her a salary,accesstohercompany emailandkeptherbiography on the company website. Yet she immediately started tell- ing people she was abruptly fired and contacting com- panies to let them know she would no longer be working with them. Pao's affair with the male colleague has figured prom- inently in the case. Pao has said the male col- league pursued her relent- lessly, and she entered into the affair after he told her his wife had left him. She said she broke it off after she learned he had lied, but he then retaliated against her, and the firm did nothing to stop it. "Going back I would not have done it again," she said of the affair. "I didn't think it was inappropriate at the time." Pao was asked about her use of an epithet in an email to a senior partner. She clar- ified that the epithet was not directedattheseniorpartner and was not meant to be dis- respectful. She said that she only was trying to say peo- ple at the firm should not be "jerks" to entrepreneurs who sought the firm's money. California judges allow ju- rors to put written questions to witnesses. San Francisco County Superior Harold Kahn praised the Kleiner Perkins jury's questions to Pao, saying they reflected the jury's "conscientious partici- pation in the case." SILICON VALLEY Woman in venture firm suit faces tough jury questions ERICRISBERG—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Ellen Pao leaves the Civic Center Courthouse during a lunch break in her trial in San Francisco. By Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON Gov. Jerry Brown has a message for Republican governors planning to visit Califor- nia to woo business from the state: Welcome. Florida Gov. Rick Scott is the latest governor to say he's planning a recruiting trip to California. A letter he sent to shipping com- panies in the state takes shots at Brown's "tax and spend administration." Brown, a Democrat, says the governors should "come on out and make your case" but California is growing faster than the national average. Brown cited a recent re- port from Bloomberg call- ing California the best state for business. The report looked at the mar- ket returns for companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 that are headquar- tered in the nation's five largest states. The Califor- nia companies returned 134 percent since Janu- ary 2011. "Republicans say don't deal with climate change, don't deal with immi- grants, don't do the Af- fordable Care Act, don't tax high-income people. California is doing all of that and we're prosper- ing," Brown said. Brown's comments about the state's econ- omy came during a news conference he called Fri- day after visiting with senior White House offi- cials. This is not the first time he's been confronted with a Republican gover- nor barnstorming Califor- nia and badmouthing the state's business climate. In 2013, Texas Gov. Rick Perry bragged about how Austin was poised to be- come the next Silicon Val- ley. "That fellow from Texas who is running for presi- dent and some of these other people, come on out and make your case," Brown said. While many companies in California such as Apple and Google are helping to drive the state's economy forward, it's not without problems and many peo- ple are struggling. The U.S. Census Bureau has pegged the state's poverty rate 23.4 percent, the high- est in the nation. Brown said he was us- ing the trip to Washing- ton to meet with officials about climate change, wa- ter and health care. He also defended President Barack Obama's execu- tive actions on immigra- tion, calling them within the law and trying to help hard-working people. Obama's administration is trying to spare from de- portation millions of peo- ple who are in the U.S. il- legally. California is one of 14 states plus the District of Columbia that has filed a brief in support of lifting an injunction intended to stall Obama's actions. CALIFORNIA Br ow n sa ys R ep ub li can g ov er no rs are welcome for jobs visits The Associated Press SAN JOSE Northern Cali- fornia officials are review- ing jail security a week af- ter a suspected child mo- lester overpowered his single guard and escaped from custody. Johnell Carter remains on the lam after his es- cape while on an out-of- jail visit to a medical clinic March 6. Carter was hand- cuffed and shackled at the waist when he fought with his guard outside the clinic. The guard suffered a shoulder injury. A man- hunt of more than 50 law enforcement officials and police helicopter failed to find Carter. Carter was arrested a year ago and charged with sexually abusing a young relative. He was classified as a minimum security in- mate, which are guarded by a single deputy when taken outside court. The San Jose Mercury News reported Friday that Santa Clara County Sher- iff officials are reviewing security procedures when transporting inmates. "We do understand that the transportation of in- mates is our weakest link in our security, and we're looking at options to pre- vent this from ever occur- ring," Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. James Jensen told the paper. Some 160,000 inmates were transported last year without an escape, the pa- per reported. Jensen says Carter's minimum security status "was based upon his be- havior inside custody and the severity of his charges." A $3,000 award has been offered for informa- tion leading Carter's cap- ture. Campbell Police arrested Carter on March 10, 2014 and was awaiting trial on five charges of child mo- lestation. He also was con- victed of robbery in San Joaquin County and faced other charges in Santa Clara County, including spousal abuse charges. Carter is described as black, 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighing 220 pounds. He has a tattoo of "Amy" on his left neck and another tattoo reading "Johnell Jr." on his left arm. SANTA CLARA COUNTY Jail reviews security a er suspect escapes The Associated Press SACRAMENTO The Cath- olic Church in Sacramento has agreed to pay $4 mil- lion to settle a former high school football coach's wrongful termination law- suit. The settlement is in ad- dition to the $900,000 a jury had earlier ordered the church to pay the coach. Christopher Cerbone was fired after reporting that older players were sexually hazing younger teammates. The church offered the $4 million settlement while a Sacramento County supe- rior court jury deliberated whether to award punitive damages. The Sacramento Bee re- ported Friday that the jury forewoman thought Cer- bone should have received less than the $4 million settlement. Cynthia Sand- erlyn said she thought the case was worth $1 million or $2million. "I wish they kind of would have let us battle it out a little bit," Sander- lyn, a local insurance agent told the paper. "I told the plaintiffs they got off lucky, because I don't think we would have awarded as much." Cerbone coached foot- ball at St. Patrick-St. Vin- cent High School in Vallejo in the fall of 2012. The case started in De- cember 2012 when junior varsity players told Cer- bone that varsity play- ers were exposing them- selves. Cerbone reported the hazing to the school's principal and the Catho- lic Diocese of Sacramento launched an investigation. Cerbone was fired a month later and five players ex- pelled. The diocese issued a press release saying Cer- bone was "ultimately re- sponsible" for the behav- ior of the players. Cerbone, 43, sued for wrongful termination and defamation. He said the press release blaming him for the incident prevented him from finding another coaching job. He is cur- rently a vice principal mak- ing $30,000 a year more than he did as coach. WRONGFUL TERMINATION Catholic Church pays $4 million to settle lawsuit NeptuneSociety ofNorthernCaliforniahas provided trusted experience & service to our community for over 40 years. Weprovidecaring,affordableanddignifiedcremationservices. • Serving families immediate needs • Pre-arrangement options available 1353 E 8 th Street Chico, CA 95928 neptune-society.com Call for our Free Literature (530)345-7200 (24hrs) License #FD1440 R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Burials - Monuments - Preneed 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 11 A