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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 – Daily News 7A Obituaries THEODORE "TED" RICHARD UPTON 77 YEARS OLD A Celebration of Life planned for Wednesday, February 22,2012 @ 11:00 a.m.,The Masonic Lodge, 25020 Tehama Vina Road, Los Molinos. Death Notices Death notices must be 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 news- paper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Herman S. Bankston Herman S. Bankston died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at his residence in Red Bluff. He was 81. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Levard E. Richter Levard E. Richter of Red Bluff died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Twin Oaks Rehab in Chico. He was 81. Hoyt- Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrange- ments. Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Theodore 'Ted' Richard Upton Theodore 'Ted' Richard Upton died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at his residence in Gerber. He was 77. Red Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service is han- dling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. BEAUTY Continued from page 1A trips to the shelter and was a breeding dog for her owner, but after she was spayed the owner never came back to claim her. In addition to "Pit Bulls and Parolees," Ruby is a freestyle disc dog champi- on and qualified for the world finals where she placed third, Eaglebarger said. Results from the con- test should be posted on the Website: www.cesar- sway.com by sometime in March. The shelter continues to see more and more dogs enter its doors, a trend that started increasing over the last few years, she said. "We have so many throwaway and dumped dogs," Eaglebarger said. "It's been an epidemic now for going on the third year. In the past 10 years I've never seen anything like this." The shelter is lucky in that as long there is room they have not had to kill any dogs, but it is filling up, predominantly with pit bulls, she said. She hopes that those considering a dog will take a look at the shelter, located at 4312 Rawson Road. Adoption hours for the shelter are 1-3 p.m. on Saturdays through the end of March and starting in April from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Weekday visits can be made by appointment. For more information call 824-1985 or visit www.second-chance- pets.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Proposed suction dredge regulations revised The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has revised its proposed regulations governing suction dredge mining in California under the Fish and Game Code. The revised version is now available for review at www.dfg.ca.gov/suctiondredge and DFG will be accepting public comment on the new draft through 5 p.m. on Monday, March 5. Written comments can be submitted by e-mail to dfgsuctiondredge@dfg.ca.gov, or by regular mail to: Mark Stopher, Senior Policy Advisor, Califor- nia Department of Fish and Game, 601 Locust Street, Redding, 96001 DFG regulates suction dredge mining through- out California pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 5653, et seq. Existing law prohibits DFG from issuing suction dredge permits, and suction dredging is prohibited until June 30, 2016. On Feb. 28, 2011, DFG released proposed regu- lations and a related Environmental Impact Report for public review. The original public review peri- od ran from February 2011 through May 10, 2011, and DFG has worked ever since to review com- ments and related information submitted by the public. DFG subsequently determined that revi- sions to the earlier proposed regulations were appropriate. Compared to the previously proposed regula- tions, the revised regulations provide for more effi- cient permit management and account for further evaluation of species distributions and life histo- ries. They also include further actions to ensure that authorized suction dredging is not deleterious to fish. Printed copies of the revised regulations are also available for public review at the following DFG offices: • 601 Locust Street, Redding • 1807 13th Street, Suite 104, Office of Commu- nications, Sacramento The original version of the proposed regulations is still available on the DFG website, along with the revised version now under public review. Mid-air crash could've been deadly SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The owner of a heli- copter flight school whose student was involved in a mid-air collision said Mon- day the pilot narrowly escaped what could have been a deadly crash after the chopper was hit from behind by a small plane. Instead, the pilots of both the Robinson R22 helicopter and Beechcraft Bonanza plane escaped with minor injuries after making rough emergency landings Sunday evening just north of Anti- och, about halfway between Oakland and Sacramento. The chopper pilot, a 29- year-old woman, is an expe- rienced commercial airplane pilot who was logging night- flying hours alone toward a helicopter license, said Wayne Prodger, owner of Vertical CFI Helicopters in Hayward. The woman told Prodger she briefly saw the plane behind her around 7 p.m. The next thing she knew, it struck the chopper's skids and she was falling to the ground, Prodger told The Verdis "Jack" Upton & Anna Mae Upton. Survived by his wife of 58 years, Ruthie L. Upton (Wathen); Children: Theodore "Teddy" Upton, Jr., Todd Upton (Lei); Teresea Wilson (Mick); Tammy Upton; 9 Grandchildren and 10 Great Grandchildren; Sister, Florence Whitman; Brother, Verdis Upton (Carlene). September 14, 1934 - Monterey, California February 19, 2012 - Gerber, California Preceded in death by Parents: BILL Continued from page 1A considered 1,871 bills and sent 1,029 of them to the governor, of which 722 became law. Lawmakers already faced a separate deadline at the end of January, when legislation introduced last year had to pass the chamber in which it originated. The bills being introduced for this year face months of committee hearings before the Legislature's scheduled adjournment Aug. 31. The bill by Torres, D-Pomona, already is causing a stir. She said in an interview that her intent is to prevent only the disclosure of medical conditions, but her one-sen- tence bill contains a second restriction. It says that, ''Notwithstanding any other law, a public agency shall not disclose any portion of a 911 emergency tele- phone call providing medical or person- al identifying information.'' Her spokeswoman, Catalina Mar- tinez, said Torres intends a narrow inter- pretation: ''Social Security number, home address, that type of personal information. That's what we mean by that. It's within the same concept.'' Critics of the legislation said federal and state laws already provide enough protections. The media generally can obtain copies of emergency dispatch tapes under the California Public Records Act. The law already allows agencies to withhold information ''that is medical or personal that if disclosed would cause an unwarranted invasion of priva- cy,'' said Jim Ewert, general counsel for the California Newspaper Publishers Association. It's up to each agency to decide what qualifies. In Moore's case, Los Angeles fire officials, acting on the advice of the city attorney's office, cited federal medical privacy rules in redacting details about the actress' medical condition and sub- stances that witnesses said she might have ingested or smoked. Moore's pub- licists did not respond to requests for comment about Torres' bill. Making the content of emergency phone calls public provides a way to ensure that dispatchers, police and res- cue workers are doing their job proper- ly, said Mark Powers, vice president of the California Broadcasters Associa- tion. People could hesitate before calling 911 if they realize their conversations can be made public, said Peter Scheer, executive director of the First Amend- ment Coalition. But he said restrictions beyond existing law could tip the bal- ance too far in limiting the public's right to know how emergency workers respond. Torres said she doesn't want to limit public access, just personal details. ''If she's overdosing, on drugs, that's fair game. What symptoms she has as a result of that overdose, none of your business,'' she said. Torres said she was influenced by her own experience as a bilingual dis- patcher. In 1995, she had to listen help- lessly as an 11-year-old girl was mur- dered on the other end of the telephone line. ''I was her only witness,'' Torres said. ''I heard her head being banged; I heard her pleading for her life; I heard the five shots that ended her life.'' The tape was withheld from public disclosure under existing law, she said, except when it was played in court. Here are some of the other bills that have been introduced ahead of Friday's deadline: — Pet groomers would have to get a license under a bill by Sen. Juan Vargas. The Democrat from San Diego said SB969 was prompted by Lucy, a York- shire terrier mix that suffered a detached retina, severed ligament and multiple lacerations during a grooming visit. Vargas is calling his bill ''Lucy's Law.'' It would require that groomers be licensed and regulated by the Veteri- nary Medical Board, paid for by fees on groomers and grooming schools. — A year after successfully author- ing a bill prohibiting the open carry of unloaded handguns, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, proposes to ban the open dis- play of unloaded rifles and shotguns as well. Portantino said some gun rights supporters started carrying long guns in reaction to his ban on handguns. His AB1527 includes a similar list of exemptions for hunters and for owners transporting their weapons. — State and local public employees' pensions would be capped at $80,000 a year if the retiree also receives Social Security, and $100,000 if they do not, under a bill by Assemblyman Donald Wagner, R-Irvine. His AB1633 would affect employees hired after Jan. 1, 2013. — Rank-and-file state employees would get more protections when they face disciplinary action, under AB1655. The bill by Assemblyman Roger Dick- inson, D-Sacramento, would create a Public Employee's Bill of Rights Act with protections similar to those already afforded to peace officers, firefighters and managers. The union-backed mea- sure would require that disciplinary charges be brought within one year and give state employees priority over pri- vate contractors in performing certain jobs. — At least three bills would create new specialized license plates, which cost $50 to buy and $40 to renew each year. AB1539 by Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi, D-Hayward, would benefit school anti-bullying programs. AB610 by Assemblyman Jose Solorio, D-Santa Ana, would lower the thresh- old for advance orders for his license plates, which would benefit pet spay and neuter programs. And AB1589, by Assemblyman Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, would help state parks. Huffman's bill goes further by limit- ing park closures set to take effect this summer. It also would give parks $25 million in bond money to pay for con- struction projects and let parks use other funding sources to avoid closing, including a charitable check-off on state income tax forms. — Prison inmates could receive only medically necessary treatment under SB1079. State regulations already prohibit elective procedures such as breast implants, tattoo removals, vasectomies and sex changes, said Nancy Kincaid, a spokes- woman for the federal receiver who oversees inmate medical care. But the bill by Sen. Michael Rubio, D-Shafter, would write the prohibition into state law. — Homemade food, including baked goods, dry cereal, popcorn, nut mixes, coffee and tea, baking mixes, honey, dried fruits, jams, jellies and candy could be sold in California under a bill by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D- Los Angeles. His AB1616 would be similar to laws in 31 other states that have ended restrictions on selling food products prepared in private homes. — Customers would pay sales taxes only on the actual amount they spend for cellphones under SB1086. Many cellphone companies give their phones away for free if the customer signs up for a calling plan, yet customers pay the sales tax on the full retail value. Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, says his bill would bring cellphone sales in line with other retail goods in which customers pay tax only on their purchase price. A fiscal analysis of a previous similar bill estimated the change would cost the state's general fund $181 million. — Public employees of elected offi- cials would lose their pensions if they are convicted of bribery, embezzlement or other offenses related to their official duties under a bill by Assemblyman Paul Cook. Currently, elected officials convicted of such offenses lose their pensions and are banned from holding public office. Cook's AB1653 would impose the same penalty on their aides. It would also prohibit them from gov- ernment employment for five years after a corruption conviction. Cook, R- Yucca Valley, said the bill responds to an investigation in San Bernardino County government. — Gas and electric companies would be required to meet regularly with local officials in the counties and cities they serve to prepare for disasters, under AB1650. Assemblyman Antho- ny Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, said his bill was prompted by problems after high winds caused power outages across Southern California last year. The measure requires utilities to meet with local officials every two years, and for the California Public Utilities Com- mission to set preparedness standards. — Lenders would be prohibited from foreclosing on a home while the borrower is negotiating a mortgage modification under AB1602. The bill by Assemblyman Mike Eng, D-Mon- terey Park, would prohibit the practice known as a dual track foreclosure. It requires lenders to first attempt to work with borrowers on foreclosure alterna- tives before filing a notice of default. STATE BRIEFING Associated Press in a phone interview. ''A few feet higher, it would've been catastrophic because the plane would've crashed right into the copter,'' he said. Prodger declined to pro- vide his student's name, say- ing she's still shaken up from the incident. There are about 12 mid- air collisions each year in the United States, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. While infre- quent, the mishaps are often deadly, said Peter Leffe, a Los Angeles-based aviation accident investigator. ''Both pilots are exceed- ingly lucky to be alive,'' he said of the weekend colli- sion. ''They can count their blessings.'' Leffe, who has been fly- ing for more than 46 years, said landings and departures have the greatest potential for accidents. ''It doesn't mean you don't have to be vigilant at all times,'' said Leffe, a member of the International Society of Air Safety Inves- tigators. ''You're constantly scanning the skies for other aircraft.'' The helicopter set down just off state Highway 160, while the single-engine Located in Chico, CA Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service You DO have a choice in the Red Bluff area. Caring & Compassionate Service Full traditional burial service or cremation 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net plane made a rough landing in a field just short of a near- by airport, authorities said. Prodger said the woman's flight experience helped keep damage and injury to a minimum. ''The copter flipped over and she got herself out and turned the fuel off. In the face of all adversity, she was calm and cool enough to turn the switches off,'' Prodger said. ''From all accounts, she did everything perfectly to get the copter down,'' he added. Two people were aboard the plane, said Ian Gregor, an FAA spokesman. The passenger was not injured. Survivor of 1906 quake dies at 109 SANTA ROSA (AP) — One of the oldest survivors of the Great 1906 San Fran- cisco Earthquake has died. Organizers of the city's annual earthquake com- memorations honored Rose Cliver on Monday with a luncheon. They say she passed away Saturday at a residential care home in Santa Rosa at the age of 109. Cliver was 3 years old when the massive quake struck her Bernal Heights home. She and her family climbed a hill after the shak- ing stopped and watched the fires that subsequently destroyed much of the city. Don Cliver told the San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/wbEaTg ) that his mother last attended the 2009 earthquake commem- oration, where she ''enjoyed her 15 minutes of fame.'' Commemoration orga- nizers say there are now only four known earthquake survivors. The oldest is Ruth Newman of Pebble Beach, who is 110.