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HEATHERHOELSCHER—DAILYNEWS Lane closed on Solano Street across from the Rodgers Theatre in Corning "Solano Street hasn't been paved in a long time," Grine said. "It's always a good idea to keep up with street maintenance." In addition to the pav- ing project, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will be- gin road construction to install underground elec- trical improvements at the intersection of Solano and Second streets. The PG&E project may extend into Sunday, ac- cording to the city's web- site. Solano FROMPAGE1 A balloon release cer- emony to commemo- rate Langenderfer's life scheduled for 2:15 p.m. "Lots of people in the community got in- volved," said Langender- fer's mother, Katie Ramsey. "The community did this for me last year. They do- nated and put this whole event on for me." Now Ramsey wants to give back to the commu- nity, she said. All pro- ceeds will go to Red Bluff Little League, which Gunner was involved in for two years, and First Church of God, the pre- school he attended. Gunner FROM PAGE 1 Taylor: Thelma Taylor, 68, of Cottonwood died Wednesday, July 15at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Published Friday, July 17, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Weigel: Bernard Weigel, 77, of Red Bluff died Wednes‑ day, July 15at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Crema‑ tion & Burial. Published Friday, July 17, 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. Death notices By Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON The House on Thursday passed GOP- led legislation designed to bring more water to Cal- ifornia's farm belt amid a severeandlengthydrought. Similar legislation has failed in the last two con- gressional sessions, and the White House and Demo- crats remain opposed. The four-year California drought has forced commu- nitiestocutwateruse.Some rural areas have been par- ticularly hurt as the state's water distribution systems curtailed the amount of wa- ter for agriculture. The bill is designed to take more water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta before it flows into the ocean and divert it to other uses. The House passed the bill by a vote of 245-176. Opponents said that mov- ing more water to farms will harm other California communitiesandthestate's salmon fishing industry. Only five Democrats voted for the bill. Republicanshaveblamed some of the water cutbacks on environmental regula- tions designed to protect salmon populations and the threatened Delta smelt, athree-inch-longfishthatis disappearing. At times over the years, state and federal officials have reduced the amount of water pumped from the Delta to prevent smelt from getting sucked into the pumps, and to help salmon and enhance water quality. The bill authored by Republican Rep. David Valadao required that federal regulators main- tain certain pumping lev- els unless the secretary of the Interior Department certifies that level would harm the long-term sur- vival of the Delta smelt and no other alternatives to protect the smelt are available. CONGRESS House passes another bill to stem drought By Scott Smith The Associated Press FRESNO California issued its first cease-and-desist or- der on Thursday telling an irrigation district to stop pumping water under this year's tightened drought regulations. The state water board said inspectors in May ob- served the West Side Irri- gation District in Tracy pumping water. Officials say the district had re- ceived a notice earlier in the month saying it didn't have the right to use the water. The state order came days after a judge ruled that California could advise wa- ter rights holders to curtail use and later issue fines if limits were exceeded. West Side's attorney Ste- ven Herum said the order was prompted after a judge sided with the district by saying the state had vio- lated users' constitutional rights to due process by not allowing hearings on the cuts. "It is clear that the cease- and-desist order is retalia- tory," Herum said. "It's in- tended to punish the dis- trict." Herum said the district has complied with the state order to stop pumping. He said it was pumping recy- cled irrigation water and had not drawn fresh sup- plies from a branch of the San Joaquin River. West Side can appeal to the state water board. If it is found to be in violation, the district could face fines of $10,000 a day. In addition to fines, West Side's case could be referred to the state attorney general for further action, officials said. The water board has sent curtailment notices to 4,600 farmers and other water users. Farmers were told to stop irrigating fields as the state struggles through its fourth year of the drought. Inspectors for the state water board have done 250 inspections since curtail- ment notices went out in May. The West Side district is the first one accused of a violation. CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER St at e te ll s ir ri ga ti on d is tr ic t to stop pumping water RICH PEDRONCELLI ‑ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A tractor tills the dry land on the acreage farmed by Gino Celli, who relies on senior water rights to water his crops, near Stockton. California issued its first cease‑and‑desist order on Thursday telling an irrigation district to stop pumping water under this year's tightened drought regulations. By Janie Har The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO It wasn't quite hipster Jeb Bush who arrived at a San Francisco startup— via ride-share service Uber— but the Re- publican presidential con- tender did his best Thurs- day to show he's not part of what he called the ho- hum stagnation of Wash- ington. Bush told a town- hall event that as presi- dent, he would embrace the kind of bottoms- up thinking common in startup culture to shake up schools, health care and business culture. His message? Get Washing- ton out of the way. He addressed about 75 employees of Thumbtack, a company that links cus- tomers to service provid- ers such as house painters and photographers. "The government to- day in Washington looks more like General Motors in 1975," he said. "The government of the future needs to look more like Thumbtack." The former Florida gov- ernor's fundraising swing through the Bay Area is meant to highlight dif- ferences with Democratic contender Hillary Rodham Clinton, especially in the realms of technology and business. Uber, for example, con- nects travelers with var- ious cars through its smartphone app. It has come under fire for clas- sifying its drivers as inde- pendent contractors, not employees, so they aren't eligible for overtime pay, unemployment insurance or workers' compensation. Clinton has promised to crack down on compa- nies that wrongly classify workers as contractors. She has praised the so- called "gig economy" for creating exciting oppor- tunities, but said it is rais- ing hard questions about workplace protections. Bush said if companies such as Uber are violating laws and exploiting work- ers, there are "ways to ad- dress it. The fact is, this is disrupting the old order." In taking questions from the audience, he also said he would repeal President Barack Obama's health care law in favor of a model that lets consum- ers select their own cover- age, such as high-deduct- ible, low-premium plans free of mandates. He called the Federal Communications Commis- sion's latest efforts to reg- ulate Internet broadband providers "a stupid idea." Major Silicon Valley con- tent providers such as Net- flix support regulating the companies that provide In- ternet access. The audience was en- thusiastic and polite, ask- ing about firearms back- ground checks, wages for women and discrimina- tion against gays and les- bians. Bush said employers should not discriminate based on sexual orienta- tion, but he would leave such laws up to states. Thumbtack co-founder and CEO Marco Zappa- costa, who declined to say who would get his vote for president, said he does not know how many Republi- cans he has on staff. He was surprised when Bush's team called about a visit. "I think the staff was excited that somebody wanted to come engage with us and that we would have a forum for asking them questions," he said. Bush's visit comes as a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that negative views of the GOP candi- date, the younger brother of former President George W. Bush, have ticked up. Forty-four percent say they have an unfavorable view, up from 36 percent in April. Among Republi- cans, 53 percent have a fa- vorable view of Bush and 27 percent have an unfa- vorable view. After the visit, Bush took Uber again, to a fun- draising luncheon in Sili- con Valley. Eric Walker, a spokes- man for the Democratic National Committee, pointed out that Uber's CEO has said the health care law has been critical to the success of the "shar- ing" or "gig" economies. "Zero stars for Jeb Bush," he said. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Bush takes Uber to San Francisco startup ERIC RISBERG — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, makes his way to the door a er speaking at Thumbtack, an online startup, as CEO Marco Zappacosta watches at le on Thursday in San Francisco. The Associated Press WINDSOR A casino-own- ing Native American tribe has plans for housing, a re- sort and a winery around a small Northern California town, and some locals are not happy. Dozens of residents of the Sonoma County town of Windsor turned out at Wednesday night's city council meeting to demand the city oppose a pending bill in Congress, the Press Democrat of Santa Rosa re- ported. The bill, introduced by U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman, would place more than 500 acres into federal trust for the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians to build almost 150 homes and a community center, the newspaper re- ported. The tribe also plans a 200- room resort and 200,000- case winery. Opponents say the proj- ect would increase traffic in their rural community and use up scarce water re- sources. "It's not a good proj- ect. There will be ramifica- tions for decades if this goes through," said attorney and local resident Steve Pabros. The tribe, which owns a casino in San Pablo, says it is looking to establish a home base after the fed- eral government illegally stripped it of its land in 1958. Tribal officials say they want to be good neighbors and have donated more than $1 million to the school district and even more to the fire district to offset the new housing project's impacts, the Press Democrat reported. Though the tribe has said it has no plans for a casino, Huffman's bill would explic- itly prohibit that. The gover- nor supports the measure. The legislation was the outcome of an agreement about the project between the tribe and county in con- sultation with Windsor, Huffman said. While the project might not be perfect in everyone's eyes, a casino on the land is something nobody would want, he said. "I don't want to be part of any new casinos in Sonoma County," he said. "This is the only way to guarantee that." Huffman plans additional conversations with the proj- ect's opponents. Information from: The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, http://www. pressdemocrat.com PLANNING Tr ib e pl an s re so rt , wi ner y in S on om a Co un ty FredF.Miiller May 22, 1927 ~ July 5, 2015 Fred F. Miiller passed away in his home surrounded by family on Sunday, July 5, 2015. He was born on May 22, 1927 to Frank and Virginia Miiller in Goodland, Indiana. Fred served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He was a man of many talents and an extremely hard worker. Fred was loved and respected by all that knew him. He is preceded in death by both parents and his brother Francis. Fred is survived by his wife of 51 years, Cheryl (Howe) Miiller, children Kurt Miiller, Dawn Springer, Grandchil- dren Melissa Springer, Megan Hines and Kami, Luke Zack Miiller. Great Grandchildren Aiden, Shyler Riley, Charlie Ann and Emmilyn. A small family memorial was held in his honor on July 8, 2015. Anyone wishing to send condolences, send to 1310 Nelson Dr., Red Bluff, CA 96080. In Lieu of flowers, please make donation to Hospice. Obituaries FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 7 A