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RED BLUFF The Maker Sum- mer kicks off Wednesday, May 20 with a free screening of the documentary "If You Build It" at Red Bluff's State Theatre, 333 Oak Street. Doors open at 5:30pm, with the film screening at 6 p.m. "If You Build It" follows de- signer-activists Emily Pillo- ton and Matthew Miller to ru- ral Bertie County, the poorest in North Carolina, where they work with local high school students to help transform both their community and their lives. Liv- ing on credit and grant money and fighting a change-resistant school board, Pilloton and Miller lead their students through a year-long, full-scale design and build project that does much more than just teach basic con- struction skills — it shows 10 teenagers the power of design- thinking to re-invent not just their town but their own sense of what's possible. This year's summer theme encourages the entire commu- nity to join the Maker Move- ment by engaging in making of any kind. "The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, design- ers and tinkerers," writes Ad- week. "A convergence of com- puter hackers and traditional artisans, the niche is established enough to have its own maga- zine, 'Make,' as well as hands-on Maker Faires that are catnip for DIYers who used to toil in soli- tude. Makers tap into an Amer- ican admiration for self-reliance and combine that with open- source learning, contemporary design and powerful personal technology like 3-D printers. The creations, born in cluttered local workshops and bedroom offices, stir the imaginations of consumers numbed by generic, mass-produced, made-in—China merchandise." ARTS MakerSummer to kick off with documentary Programaimstoinspire creativity in youth, adults By Judy Lin TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday proposed a record $115.3 billion California spend- ing plan that would send billions more to public schools, freeze in- state undergraduate tuition and establish a new state tax credit for the working poor. The spending plan reflects surg- ing revenues that have climbed by $6.7 billion since Brown offered his preliminary budget proposal in January. Adding in special funds and bond money, the proposed state budget tops $169 billion for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Lawmakers have until mid- night on June 15 to enact a bal- anced budget and send it to Brown for his signature. While maintaining a cautious approach to spending, the Demo- cratic governor responded to crit- icism that he hasn't done enough to help California's poor by pro- posing a $380 million earned in- come tax credit that his adminis- tration said would help as many as 825,000 families and up to 2 million Californians. "It's just a straight deliver- ance of funding to people who are working very hard and are earning very little money, so in that sense I think it does a lot of good things," Brown said of the tax credit. The average tax credit would be $460ayearwithamaximumcredit of $2,653 for families with three or more children, to complement the federal tax credit program. SACRAMENTO By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF City Council mem- ber Suren Patel, who manages the Americas Best Value Inn on South Main Street, has been the subject of a criminal investiga- tion regarding "potential fraudu- lent activity," Tehama County Dis- trict Attorney Gregg Cohen said Thursday. District Attorney's investi- gators Wednesday morning ex- ecuted a search warrant at the South Main Street motel, seiz- ing documents, computers, cell phones, tablets and other poten- tial evidence, Cohen said. Cohen said investigators ques- tioned Patel at the motel, as well as several other people involved in the operation of the motel. No other locations were searched Wednesday, and Pa- tel has been cooperative, Cohen said. Cohen wouldn't elaborate fur- ther on the inquiry other than to say that the investigation, which is being handled by the District Attorney's Office, has been un- derway for about six weeks and is ongoing. No charges have been filed against Patel. Patel has managed the motel since 2008 and was appointed to a vacant seat on the Red Bluff City Council last December. Patel was previously a member of the Red Bluff Parks and Recre- ation Advisory Commission. In an interview with this news- paper Thursday, Patel said it was unclear exactly what investiga- tors were interested in, but that he thinks the extent of Wednes- day's search was not in propor- tion to what he feels would be "normal." "They pretty much took stacks and stacks of everything I have," Patel said, adding that investiga- tors took "three computers, my cell phone, my mom's cell phone, her iPad — was all taken." He said investigators asked questions regarding the motel's employees, how long they work, how Patel got the motel and who owns it, among other questions. RED BLUFF DA:Councilmansubjectofinquiry Investigators execute search warrant at Patel's motel Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 Weather.........A12 Education........A7 Opinion............A6 Sports..............B2 INDEX To control weeds Cal Fire will team up with the Nature Conservancy to burn grass in Dye Creek, Vina. PAGEA4 LIFESTYLES Rangelandburningto control invasive weeks The Back to School Project will be accepting applications for the next shopping day starting June 8. PAGE A7 EDUCATION Need help with school clothes this year? Program by Ag department to label products free of geneti- cally modified ingredients vol- untary for businesses. PAGE A12 FOOD New certification for GMO-free created Measure on way to Assembly would eliminate immunization exemptions for personal or religious reasons. PAGE A5 SACRAMENTO California Senate OKs school vaccine bill PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Tehama County Sheriff's Deputy Shelley McCullough lights a candle for Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputy Ricky Del Florentino Wednesday at the 21st annual Tehama County Peace Officers Memorial Service held at Bethel Assembly of God Church. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Peace Officers As- sociation held its 21st an- nual memorial ceremony Wednesday at Bethel Assem- bly of God Church, honoring the 13 law enforcement per- sonnel killed in 2014. "I'd like to welcome you on behalf of the law enforce- ment of Tehama County," said California Highway Patrol Lt. Lou Aviles, pres- ident of the association. "Thank you for making the time to be here tonight to honor these heroes." Tehama County Sher- iff's Deputy Jennifer Fer- guson sang the national anthem and Corning Po- lice Chief Don Atkins gave the welcome followed by a prayer of invocation by Sheriff's Chaplain Eileen Taylor, a reading of the Te- hama County Proclama- tion by Aviles and a scrip- ture reading by CHP Offi- cer Pat Hurton. "By your presence here, you demonstrate to law en- forcement officers that it is not a thankless job," Hur- ton said. "Law enforcement is called a lot of things. A dangerous job, a stressful job and a difficult job, but thanks to all of you, it can't be called a thankless job." Northern Region Re- gional Parole Administrator Robert Ambroselli served as the keynote speaker, talking about duty, courage and service that comes with being a law enforcement of- ficial. Too often communi- ties gather to mourn the loss of an officer, showing great amounts of support, but as time goes by that support fades. Such is not the case of the Chandler, Arizona, Po- lice Department he used as an example in the story of an officer, a father of four, who was killed by someone who ran a red light. Peace Officers Memorial observed Wednesday TEHAMA COUNTY Tehama County Sheriff's Sgt. Rod Daugherty, le , salutes a fellow officer as he replaces him in watching over the American flag. RICH PEDRONCELLI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS California Gov. Jerry Brown points to a chart showing how balanced budgets are quickly followed by large budget deficits as he discusses his revised state budget plan during a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento on Thursday. Brown pr op os es $115.3B budget PHOTO COURTESY OF LONG SHOT FACTORY Studio H students Colin White, Jamesha Thompson, and Alexia Williams experiment with structural integrity. 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