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Compston:Keiko Compston, 85, of Red Bluff died Monday, April 27at Brentwood Skilled Nursing and Rehabilita- tion. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Thursday, April 30, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Hamblin: Paul Verlin Ham- blin, 85, died Sunday, April 26at his Red Bluff resi- dence. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Thursday, April 30, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Parks: Betty Parks, 79, of Los Molinos died Thursday, April 23in Chico. Arrange- ments are under the direc- tion of Affordable Mortu- ary. Published Thursday, April 30, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. 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. Deathnotices pay the city for water and sewer services, and a privately-owned pump station and force main near Baker Road delivers pumped sewerage that empties into a manhole within Walbridge Street, according to a city staff re- port prepared for the City Council last June. In the complaint, it's al- leged that the city "failed to ensure that the lift sta- tion and force main con- structed and utilized by the Greenville Rancheria development would work and actually work in such a manner that sewage in the system does not ac- cumulate so as to create odor-causing conditions that become concentrated and then escape into the atmosphere." The complaint further alleges that the city has been negligent by failing to maintain its sewer sys- tem in good working or- der. Nelson, according to the complaint, has suffered damages including loss and enjoyment of life or property, physical discom- fort because of the odors, embarrassment and in- convenience when guests visit, and loss in property value. According to the com- plaint, Nelson and other Walbridge Street residents have brought odor com- plaints to the city in the last several years. In the June 2014 re- port presented to the City Council by Henz, the city's public works director, re- garding odors in the Wal- bridge Street area, it was concluded that there was not a "silver bullet" fix to the issue. According to the report, the public works staff "continues to believe that the sewer odors are com- ing from the City sewer main and are transmitted out through the neigh- borhood residential roof vents that are located in close proximity to the top end of the sewer line within Walbridge Street." The report states that it does not appear that the Greenville Ranche- ria force main is solely re- sponsible for the odors, as the pump station has been operational since Decem- ber 2010 and odor com- plaints preceded its exis- tence. Sewage FROM PAGE 1 ries with strong charac- ters that bring real history alive, then you will love 'Pa- chuco.'" During his 25 years in law enforcement, Shaw spent 12 years as a gang in- vestigator. Part of his gang suppression duties involved debriefing and document- ing many high profile gang members, he said. "Through writing biogra- phies of their lives I learned to start loving writing and creativity," Shaw said. Being told there was no money in biographies of gang members, Shaw was encouraged to turn his knowledge into fiction, he said. "The characters are non- existent, but I created a sto- ryline highlighting the his- tory of the Hispanic culture in East Los Angeles and how the mentality evolved to the formation of the gang culture," Shaw said. "The Hispanic people in Cali- fornia were under Mexican rule and took up arms to help the American revolu- tionaries take it from Mex- ico during the same time New Mexico and Arizona were taken. When Alta Cali- fornia was taken over by the United States government, all these people back east flooded into California be- cause there was open land up for grabs and this shoved the Hispanics into East Los Angeles." Eventually, immigrants were also pushed toward the East Los Angeles area and it became a true melt- ing pot of people, Shaw said. "In affect, they began iso- lating themselves within the East Los Angeles area, which turned into protec- tion groups that formed as teenagers and from this came the gang mentality," Shaw said. Shaw will be doing a reading on May 9 at the Fork and Spoon, 3768 Main St. in Cottonwood. He in the process of releasing a sec- ond book, due out June 19. "The Rise and Fall of Our Youth" is not a self-help book, but is based on his observations from his in- terviews with people over the years. Shaw says he hopes it will open parents' eyes to the obstacles children face, Shaw said, Those interested in at- tending the reading for "Pa- chuco" are asked to RSVP by calling 388-5508. Author FROM PAGE 1 COURTESY PHOTO Corning author Weldon Shaw stands with his first book, 'Pachuco,' and will release a second on June 19. COURTESY PHOTO BY ROSS PALUBESKI CalFire,TehamaCountyFireandaSt.Elizabethambulanceweredispatchedaround1:45p.m.Wednesdaytoa reported traffic collision involving a motorhome into a power pole on Adobe Road near Surrey Village Drive in the north Red Bluff area. The first arriving unit at scene reported a sheared power pole with lines partially intact. There were no injuries reported, however, Adobe Road was closed for at least an hour during the incident. CRASH RV HITS POWER POLE IT only T A K E S A S P A R K . O N L Y Y O U C A N P R E V E N T W I L D F I R E S . s m o k e y b e a r . c o m Please By Alicia Chang The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Building on California's ambitious ef- fort to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called on the state to further slash its car- bon footprint over the next 15 years. Brown set a new target of reducing emissions to 40 percent below 1990 lev- els by 2030, calling it the most aggressive benchmark enacted by a government in North America. The goal is a mile marker on the way to cutting emis- sions by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050 that was set by Brown's predecessor, former Gov. Arnold Schwar- zenegger. "I've set a very high bar, but it's a bar we must meet," Brown said during a cli- mate conference in Los An- geles. California, which already has an aggressive plan to combat global warming, currently is on track to meet a goal of cutting car- bon emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, partly by forcing companies to pay for their pollution. The state's cap-and-trade program, launched nearly three years ago, offers one of the few real-world labo- ratories on how to reduce heat-trapping emissions. It expanded this year to fine companies that pro- duce gasoline and other fu- els, prompting predictions that consumers will see a spike in prices to cover the costs. Brown's executive order lacked details on how the state would achieve fur- ther emissions reductions. State officials said it would require accelerated devel- opment of renewable en- ergy and alternative fuel sources, and getting more electric cars and zero-emis- sion heavy-duty trucks on the road. "The good thing is we got a running start right now," said Stanley Young, spokes- man for the California Air Resources Board. Brown's action comes amid aggressive efforts aimed at fighting the state's historic drought, which has been California's primary environmental concern in recent months. NEW TARGET State ramps up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions THOMASANTHONYHEFFERNAN October 25, 1944 ~ April 27, 2015 Thomas Anthony Heffernan died of complications from Parkinson's Disease Monday, April 27, 2015 at his home in Red Bluff surrounded by his family. He was born Oc- tober 25, 1944 in Detroit, MI to Bernice Borchard Heffernan and Thomas Edward Heffernan. The family moved back to the Borchard family farm in Santa Ana, CA when Tom Sr. retired from the FBI. Tom Jr. and his three brothers, Robert, John, and Patrick grew up with their grandparents on the farm and their father practiced law in Orange County. This began Tom's love of agriculture and he participated in 4H, raised rabbits and steers, and assist- ed in the farm tasks. He attended St. Anne's Catholic Ele- mentary School and graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana in 1962. Tom followed his agricultural roots to UC Davis, gradu- ating in 1966 with a BS in Agricultural Production. He was in ROTC during college and upon graduation, enlist- ed in the US Army as a Chemical Corp officer, assigned to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Denver, CO. He left the military in 1968. He was accepted to the Anderson School of Manage- ment at UCLA. While there he met his wife of 45 years, Claire Wichmann Heffernan at the Newman Catholic Cen- ter and they were married April 4, 1970. He graduated in 1970 with an MBA degree and was hired as an Assistant Regional Supervisor at the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank in Berkeley, CA. In 1971, he transferred back to Ventura, CA as a Assistant Manager at Production Credit Association. Tom and Claire's first son, Brian was born in Ventura. Tom's passion for agriculture prevailed and in 1972, the family moved to El Centro, CA to farm on land the Borchard family continued to work. During this transition to full time farming, he worked as an Agricultural Lending Representative for Wells Fargo Bank in Holtville, CA. His four other children, Mark, Maureen, Katherine and Craig were born while he was raising row crops, seed crops, and alfalfa. The family was kept busy participating in 4H, school and Catholic parish activities. Tom was recognized as a leader in agriculture and was a member of the California Agricultural Leadership Pro- gram, Class IV, in 1973. He was a Rotary Member, served on the Imperial County Irrigation Water Conservation Committee, was a board member and then chairman of the Industry Advisory Committee for the UC Meloland Field Station in Imperial County. In 1988, the Heffernan Family moved Red Bluff, CA and Tom became general manager of Pacific Farms in Gerber, CA. He managed the ranch until his failing health forced his retirement in 1998. He was instrumental in the cam- paign "No Water Export" from Tehama County, served as director for the Tehama County Farm Bureau, the North- ern California Federal Land Bank, Sacramento Valley Landowners Association, Sunsweet Prune Growers, Inc., and Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc.. He was a member of the Shasta College Agriculture and Natural Resources Advisory Committee. He was a member and Chairman of the Tehama County Groundwater Management District Study Committee. In 1993 he was selected as Tehama County Farmer of the Year by the Red Bluff Kiwanis Club. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and a supporter of Sacred Heart Catholic School and Mercy High School. He was an advocate for workers rights and providing for the poor. He is survived by his wife Claire, his children, Brian and Mary Heffernan of Fort Jones, CA, Mark and Sarah Heffernan of Mountain View, CA, Maureen and Doug Matthews of Chico, CA, Katherine and Donald Doverspike of Red Bluff, CA, and Craig and Andrea Heffernan of Oregon City,OR, 17 grandchildren, and many loyal friends throughout California. He was preced- ed in death by granddaughter Elise Maria Heffernan in 2011. Rosary to be held at Sacred Heart Church, April 30, 2015 at 7 pm. Funeral services will be Friday May 1, 2015 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. In lieu of flowers Tom wished for donations to be made in his honor to Mercy High School and Sacred Heart Catholic School in Red Bluff. Obituaries We Don'tThink Cremation Should Cost So much. www.affordablemortuary.net•529-3655 FD1538 LocatedinChico,CA R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Burials - Monuments - Preneed 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A