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BROWN Continued from page 1A If voters approve Brown's plan, individuals earning $250,000 up to $300,000 would pay an additional 1 percent income tax, bringing their tax rate to 10.3 percent. Individuals earning more than $300,000 but not over $500,000 would be taxed an additional 1.5 percent, bringing their tax rate to 10.8 percent. And individuals earn- ing more than $500,000 would be taxed at 11.3 percent. The income amounts double in each category for joint filers. The income tax hike would be retroactive to January 2012 and last five years. The sales tax increase would start Jan. 1, 2013, and last four years. Also Thursday, Brown directed California state government to change its budgeting process to spot savings and efficiencies. The governor issued an executive order saying he wants his finance depart- ment to use performance measures, strategic plan- ning, cost-benefit analysis and a method called zero- based budgeting. That approach requires annual evaluations of all spending requests. He asked his finance director, Ana Matosantos, to work with agency sec- retaries and department directors and report back in 90 days with a plan to use in the new budget. Brown's order said there should be transparency about program goals, out- comes and funding. Matosantos said in a statement that the state has saved $120 million in the Department of Mental Health by using zero- based budgeting and is expected to save $183 mil- lion next year. Brown said the goal was to ''common sense program-evaluation meth- ods into the budgeting process, in order to fund programs based on their necessity and effective- ness.'' He said the current budgeting method focuses on incremental changes, ''rather than a deeper review of a department or program.'' Official says CA prison riot involved 150 inmates SACRAMENTO (AP) — A fight at a California state prison involved 150 inmates, triple the number orig- inally thought to have participated, a corrections official said Thursday. The larger number came as investigators reviewed video tape of the fight between inmates a day earlier at California State Prison, Sacramento, said Correctional Sgt. Tony Quinn. ''It's actually a little over 150 involved,'' Quinn said. Eleven inmates were taken to outside hospitals, up one from initial reports. All but two were treated and returned to the prison about 20 miles east of Sacramento. One inmate was still hospitalized for treatment of a gunshot wound to his inner thigh. The second was being treated for facial injuries, a possible concussion, and a possible dislocated shoulder. ''They're expected to recover,'' Quinn said. Two officers fired a total of seven bullets to stop the fight. A second inmate had a bullet shrapnel wound on his forearm, but was treated and returned to custody. Several of the inmates taken to outside hospitals had stab wounds, but Quinn did not know how many. Five inmate-made weapons were recovered immediately after the fight. Guards also used pepper spray and fired rubber pro- jectiles to break up the fight between inmates. One correctional officer was taken to an outside hospi- tal for a medical condition after the fight that began before 1 p.m. Wednesday, but has returned to duty, Quinn said. The fight was between inmates and guards were not the targets, Quinn said. He said the reason for the fight is under investigation. About 1,000 inmates remained locked in their cells at the prison commonly known as New Folsom. It opened in 1986 next door to the much older Folsom State Prison, and holds about 2,800 inmates. The fight was in the exer- cise yard of a maximum security housing unit. The same prison was the scene of a riot in May that sent six inmates to outside hospitals, two with serious injuries. James W. Tysinger, Jr. M.D. Eye Physician & Surgeon Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology We accept Medical, Medicare & most Insurances Office Hours: Tues-Wed-Thurs 8am-4:30pm Mon & Fri 1pm-4:30pm For Emergencies, After Hours, Week-ends, Call 530-567-5001 345 Hickory St. Red Bluff Tel: (530) 529-4733 Fax: (530) 529-1114 WIN Continued from page 1A of the appeal and is hope- ful the superior court will ask for an EIR to be recir- culated. "In the event that the FAIR Continued from page 1A ment," said Garton, who proposed it at the Nov. 15 meeting. "To those who have responded, thank you for getting involved in giving us direc- tion." The meeting was attended by about a dozen residents who came to express their concerns regarding a potential tax. Phil Gunsauls of PJ Helicopters has shown animals at the Tehama District Fair growing up, as have his four sons, and has bought animals at the Junior Livestock Auction, he said. "One of the highlights of my life is to see the fair, but we cannot keep having taxes," Gunsauls said. "We already have the $150 per building tax from CalFire. No more taxes on the little guy. Instead, we need to tighten our belts and keep going our way." Several members of the public said they preferred to have the Fair- board or someone local in charge of the fairground. Many of them, including John Sidwell, asked about getting out from underneath state ownership. "If we leave things to the state and federal government, they'll waltz right in here and do the same thing they did with Lake Red Bluff,' said Glenn Ferguson. "It's better city does want to move forward with the project, we hope that there will be additional mitigation mea- sures," Kopper said. The courts have ordered construction of the Supercenter to be stayed until all legal issues Friday, December 9, 2011 – Daily News 9A are resolved. "This is an unfortunate delay, but it's important for people to know that Walmart is not abandon- ing the project," Nichols said. Attorneys from the city and Walmart will meet under the Tehama District Fairboard than it is anywhere else." Former Fairboard member Ger- ald Sanders attended Tuesday's meeting to weigh in. "I think the tax is well-intended, but poorly conceived," Sanders said. "CalFire's $150 per building is hard to swallow, but essential. The fair is not an essential service." He did not understand why the tax was only on residents in unin- corporated areas, failing to include the cities, Sanders said. "I'm not in favor of the idea that all vote and some pay for the tax," Sanders said. "It would be more palatable if everyone paid." One man said he was opposed to the tax because so many of the county's residents are low-income and are already struggling to make ends meet. "Any time you mention taxes it's a no-no," said Board President Bob Kerstiens. "I'm against attaching a tax to unincorporated parcels. It's discriminating. I'd rather see a TOT or sales tax increase of a quarter of a percent. It would be more balanced that way." Kerstiens said he would like to see whether it would be possible to have big renters adopt a building for maintenance since other groups might be able to get grants the fair- ground itself would be incapable of getting. Fairboard Director Tonya Reda- monti proposed looking into having next week, and the City Council will discuss the matter in closed session at its Dec. 20 meeting. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.co m. a non-profit run the fairground, sim- ilar to the way Alameda County is doing. "The main aspects of phone calls I received (in response to the tax) is that they would be more apt to help if we were not under state control," Redamonti said. "They just feel like we're putting money into the toilet. This is a route we need to more seri- ously consider." The Tehama District Fairground is made up of state-owned buildings on county-owned land, Fair CEO Mark Eidman said. Ali Abbassi asked if the fairboard had considered looking into some- thing similar to a business improve- ment district, in which a group charges a tax for a specific purpose and it does not go to the general fund. A business improvement district in Redding was used to pay for recent improvements to Hilltop Drive, he said. The Fairboard formed a commit- tee to look into other options, appointing Redamonti and Director Ray Bianchi. Sidwell volunteered to serve on the committee as well. The Tehama District Fairboard meets at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in the Tehama Room. The next meeting will be Jan. 17. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Watchdog delays decision on Dem fundraising SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's political watchdog agency is putting off a decision about whether Democratic candidates can re-collect money from donors that they may have lost in an alleged fraud scheme involving contributions. Ann Ravel, chairwoman of the Fair Political Prac- tices Commission, said the commission opted not to include the item on its agenda Thursday because the commission had other pressing business and a decision about the fundraising wasn't urgent. FPPC attorneys had recommended that some candi- dates be allowed to go back to donors who had given their campaigns the maximum contribution allowed under California law, because the money might never have been deposited in their bank accounts and their campaigns never had access to it. Kinde Durkee, who was treasurer for hundreds of Democratic officeholders, candidates and groups, is charged with mail fraud and faces federal accusations that she siphoned $700,000 from the account of state Assemblyman Jose Solorio and targeted others. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has estimated that she may have lost $5 million. A court appearance for Durkee was postponed until January, giving federal prosecutors more time to inves- tigate the complex case. Many candidates are uncertain how much money they might have lost, because their bank accounts have been frozen. Even if they did not lose any money, they do not have access to the funds, presenting problems for next year's races. Many are expected to face tough primaries in June, when new political boundaries and a new primary sys- tem will be in play for the first time. The commission is not scheduled to meet again until March 15. Commissioner Ronald Rotunda, a Republican appointed by Democratic state Controller John Chiang, has questioned the FPPC staff's response to the Durkee case, which he says stems partly from candidates and campaigns failing to exercise oversight of their own funds. Durkee was ''certainly acting as an agent — a crooked agent is still an agent. That is what the FPPC has said in the past,'' he said in a memo. The five-member commission on Thursday also approved a $111,500 fine against former Pinole mayor and city council member David Cole. He was accused of 23 violations of state rules regarding public officials, while serving from 2000 to 2007 on the city council and as a member of the city's redevelopment agency, where he repeatedly made government decisions ''in which he had a material financial interest.'' The commission fined Cole for failing to report his income and business position in a real estate develop- ment and property management company that had con- tracts with the city. 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