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WEEKEND DECEMBER 3-4, 2011 Breaking news at: Fabulous Finds For Under $50 USA Weekend www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF LM Block Tourney SPORTS 1B Sunny 61/38 Weather forecast 8B By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer An unfair practice charge has been filed against the city on behalf of employees in the mis- cellaneous bargaining unit, as promised by a union representa- DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Union files complaint against city over layoffs tive. The complaint, which was filed with the state Public Employment Relations Board, has a number of various charges centered around the claim that Red Bluff failed to negotiate in good faith with the miscella- neous union prior to declaring an impasse and implementing layoffs. Despite union representative Art Frolli repeatedly saying he would file the charges, City Manager Martin Nichols said he was surprised the complaint was filed, especially because the city has tried to be fair with all employees. "We don't believe we have violated state laws," Nichols said. The city said it was not right to ask the union for more than Board to mull fair tax what it gave up the previous year, so it only asked for the same concessions, nothing more, Nichols said. The council had no intention of putting the employees through all the trau- See UNION, page 7A 2 charged with elder abuse A Los Molinos man and woman were arrested on felony elder abuse charges Thursday after reportedly hitting a man and tossing him from his travel trailer. Katherine Jean Salgado, 44, and Thomas Ray Salga- do, 47, were landlords and acting caregivers of the vic- tim, Mark Hanley Goodlet, 56, at the Antelope Creek Mobile Home Park, at 24580 5th Ave., when a neigh- bor called in a disturbance just before 9 a.m. Witnesses reportedly saw the Salgados hitting Goodlet, logs said. The two had forced Goodlet out of the travel trailer See ELDER, page 7A Power back on after wind storm By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Friday PG&E crews restored power to the last few hundred customers who were impacted by wind storms that hit the North Valley on Wednes- day. Daily News file photo The Tehama District Fairboard Monday will hear a proposal for a tax on unincorporated parcels to help make up for cuts in state funding that threatens future events at the Tehama District Fairground. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The Tehama District Fairboard Monday will discuss a proposal for a new tax brought to the board by Tehama County Supervisor Dennis Garton at the Nov. 15 meeting. "This is just a proposal," Garton said. "There's noth- Redding priest faces 7 counts of molesting teen SACRAMENTO (AP) — A Catholic priest from Northern California has been arraigned on seven charges of child molestation involving a 14-year-old girl. The Rev. Uriel Ojeda appeared in Sacramento Coun- ty Superior Court on Friday, The Sacramento Bee reported. He did not enter a plea. The 32-year-old priest has been a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mercy parish in Redding, in Northern Cal- See TEEN, page 7A Brown seizes popularity for taxing the rich SACRAMENTO (AP) — Echoing the Occupy Wall Street movement's call to tax the rich, Gov. Jerry Brown wants Califor- nia's highest earners to pay more to stave off further budget cuts to education and social services. Brown, a Democrat, is expected to propose a ballot initiative asking voters to increase taxes on the rich and raise the statewide sales tax by half a cent, to 7.75 percent. The combination of income and sales tax increases would raise about $7 billion and expire in 2016. Democrats and labor allies who support Brown say they believe voters would support taxing them- selves — and the rich — if it meant saving teachers and police jobs. ''You're seeing it play out on college campuses. You're seeing it play out in different communities throughout California. There's a real sense that the pendulum in terms of the way we've had to deal with these budget deficits, has gone too far,'' said the state Senate's Democratic leader, Darrell Steinberg of Sacra- mento. However, organizers of the recent Occupy protests on university campuses and cities have criticized Brown's plan, which they 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BROWN, page 7A ing set in stone and we are working to get input from the community on whether or not the idea will work." Garton wanted to make sure the fairboard supported the idea before bringing it to the Board of Supervisors and the community, he said. Facing a 25 percent cut, equal to about $200,000, See FAIR, page 7A Power was completely restored on Friday after- noon to 126 customers in Mineral and Mill Creek in Tehama County, said PG&E Spokesman Paul Moreno. Power was lost when a tree fell into power lines in a remote area on Wednesday night, Moreno said. The winds that whipped through North- ern and Central California have quieted for now, but Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) crews are working as quickly and safely as possible to restore service to about 10 percent of the areas left without power, according to a PG&E release. Since Wednesday, wind speeds of 35 to 45 miles per hour with gusts up to 70 mph resulted in falling limbs and trees knocking down power lines and poles, interrupt- ing electricity to many See WIND, page 7A Shasta fire academy adds training gear Special to the DN Changes at the Shasta College fire academy are making it one of the pre- mier academies in the North State. The Fire Technology program is adding new equipment and curricu- lum just in time for the start of a new semester. Once completed, the Regional Fire Center will serve as training base for student cadets with the eventual goal of being available for use to local fire agencies in Shasta, Tehama and Trinity coun- ties. The program recently added a $75,000 live-fire vehicle prop to its pro- gram. "I don't know of any other college with this equipment," said Duane Fry, program director, for- mer Redding fire chief and retired Cal Fire fire warden. To further enhance cadets' overall training, in the spring semester cadets will have an opportunity to participate in a pilot program that gives them job-site training. "Cal Fire, which is on campus, will provide a safe learning environ- ment, and cadets can earn one to eight units depend- ing on the number of hours they work," he said. In the past year the col- lege has added a forcible entry prop and thermal imaging cameras that Courtesy photo Representatives from Shasta College, CalFire, Redding and Shasta Lake fire departments gather to learn how to operate the $75,000 car prop.The prop comes complete with sound effects that proved to be disturbing to seasoned firefighters. complement the 1,700- square feet of the Class A, natural live fire prop; the Class A live-fire flashover prop that teaches cadets what to look for in fire behavior; a 320-square foot self-rescue prop, and hazardous material train- ing. The college will be adding an in-ground drift- ing pit-water tank, verti- cal rescue prop, rope repelling props and a con- fined space-tank prop. At the end of their training cadets will receive the coveted Fire- fighter 3 certificate. The equipment is just one aspect of the training. The other critical skill being taught by Bill Masten, retired L.A. County para- medic, is medical first responder. Another asset of the program is the adjunct instructors who are the very best in their perspec- tive subjects. Most are employed with either Redding fire department or Cal Fire. See FIRE, page 7A