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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter REDBLUFF TheTehamaCountyBoardofSuper- visors Tuesday adopted a finding recognizing the necessity of a new air pollution policy. The Tehama County Air Pollution Control Dis- trict rule 2:3c New Source Review Rule recog- nizes that the Tuscan Buttes region of Tehama County, about 1,800 feet in elevation in northeast- ern Tehama County, was classified as a non-at- tainment area for the 2008 Ozone National Am- bient Air Quality Standard. "This is required by the Clean Air Acts and will not add any new requirements for Tehama County," said Air Pollution Control Officer Kris- tin Hall-Stein. "It means that if someone were to build on the Tuscan Buttes they would have to go through the new permitting program. There are no agencies that will be affected by this now." The region was designated as such for not meeting federal ozone standards, according to a staff report. In 2009, the state suggested areas not meeting standards of the 2008 federal stan- dard, based off of data from 2006-2008, be des- ignated as a partial county non-attainment area. Those areas not meeting attainment would re- quire new or modified construction that could be a source of pollution to go through a pre-permit- ting review process to ensure that effective emis- sion control technology is implemented to com- ply with air emission regulations, the report said. Hall-Stein had some good news for the county as the area has been redesignated as attaining standards as of July 20, she said. "We have met all the requirements and the deadline for attainment, but we still have to adopt the non-attainment designation," Hall- Stein said. Supervisor Dennis Garton asked what would happen if the county were to take no action, as it was one of the options listed on the agenda, but TEHAMA COUNTY BOARD Finding onozone standards adopted REDDING The Board of Directors for the United Way of Northern California announced Wednes- day that it is recruiting for a president and CEO to succeed Wendy Zanotelli, is returning to the financial services industry, in which she worked for 20 years prior to joining the non-profit. "We are extremely grateful for Wendy's leader- shipduringthecriticaltransitionperiodforUnited Way these past four years and we are excited that she will continue to be a leader for our organiza- tionintothefuture,"saidChairmanGregBalkovek. Zanotelli will be joining Golden 1 Credit Union as area manager for the Northern California mar- ket. She will remain in Redding and will continue to oversee the United Way as CEO in a part-time voluntary capacity until a new CEO is placed, at which time she will transition to a leadership role on the board of directors. "I'm very proud of all that we've accomplished in my nearly four years as CEO of United Way," Zanotelli said. "We've positioned our United Way to be a leader in solving some of our most com- plex and ongoing issues in the Northstate, such as multi-generational poverty, and I'm excited to continue in a leadership role as we begin to cre- ate positive results for our community through this critical work." To learn more about the organization or the CEO position, visit www.norcalunitedway.org. UNITED WAY Regionalchapter seeks new CEO Thereisnothingmore desirable in a parking lot than a tree — unless it's a $100bill. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY Gardenclubcontinues parking lot series The Tehama County Health Services Agency has announced flu shot clinics to be offered in October. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY Flu shot clinics announced for October GOP lawmakers oppose the deal, which curbs Iran's nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions. PAGE B6 FOREIGN POLICY Obama seals Iran deal win with 34 votes Ruth Newman was 5years old when the quake struck, shak- ing her home on a Healdsburg ranch. She was 113. PAGE A7 OBITUARY Oldest survivor of SF 1906 earthquake dies By Sudhin Thanawala The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO The man charged in a California kid- napping that police initially dismissed as a hoax said he acted alone, and that men- tal illness and a side effect from a vaccine contributed to his behavior, the FBI said in a court filing. Matthew Muller made the comments to a televi- sion news reporter during a jailhouse interview in July, FBI Special Agent Wesley Drone said in an affidavit in support of a search war- rant. The reporter was not allowed to record the inter- view and had been asked by Muller not to reveal his com- ments about acting alone and the vaccine. She did re- port that Muller said he felt bad for the kidnapping vic- tim and thought the victim deserved an apology. But the jail, which warns people that it records con- versations with inmates, re- corded the interview, includ- ing the portions that were off the record, Drone said. When discussing the kidnapping, Muller said there was no gang, and it was just him, ac- cording to the FBI affidavit. The affidavit was in sup- port of an application filed last month to search lap- tops, cellphones and other devices found at the South Lake Tahoe home where Muller was arrested and in- side a Ford Mustang that has been linked to him. Federal prosecutors charged Muller — a dis- barred Harvard University- trained attorney — with the March kidnapping of Denise Huskins from her Vallejo, California,homeafterhewas arrested in connection with an attempted robbery in Dublin, California, in June. Muller's attorney, Thomas Johnson, said he had no comment on what his client allegedly told the reporter. Johnson is asking a judge to throw out much of the evi- dence in the case, saying it was obtained through the il- legal search of a cellphone. Authorities have said they found the cellphone at the scene of the attempted rob- bery in Dublin. Johnson has previously said his client will plead not guilty to the kidnapping charge and has pleaded not guilty to the home-invasion robbery in Dublin. Huskins' boyfried, Aaron Quinn, reported that kid- nappers broke into the cou- ple's home on March 23, abducted Huskins and de- manded money. His law- yers have said he awoke to a bright light in his face, and that two kidnappers bound and drugged him. Huskins, 29, turned up safe two days later in her hometown of Huntington Beach, where she says she was dropped off. She showed up hours before the ransom was due. After Huskins reap- peared, Vallejo police said at a news conference the kid- napping was a hoax. Palo Alto police have said Muller was also a suspect in a 2009 home invasion in that city, but they did not have enough evidence to rec- ommend charges. According to the FBI search warrant affidavit, Muller's wife reported him missing later in 2009. Muller saidhewasgoingoffthegrid, had problems beyond his mental health and was living in terror, the affidavit said. He later called his wife from Utah, and she picked him up, according to the af- fidavit. CALIFORNIA FBI: Defendant in kidnapping blamed vaccine By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING Updates at the Corning Police Department were completed at the end of August and it now has new computers with a new op- erating system, new light- ing fixtures and new floor- ing from a state grant and help from the city. Every five years the state pays for all the electronics that have to do with 911 op- erations to be updated or re- placed. The department was due for these improvements because its offices and oper- ating systems had not been updated in seven years. The switch between the two systems took place Aug. 18 and everything was com- pletely done a week later. "The software wasn't working as well anymore," said Tom Watson, adminis- trative services officer. "So we were able to replace the software, the hardware and furniture (with this fund- ing)." The upgraded computers have allowed for more ac- curacy in detecting cellular call locations, Watson said. "The software and hard- ware have been much more reliable," Watson said. "We are getting closer to pin- pointing cellular calls and the exact location. Right now wecanonlypinpointthegen- eral location of the caller." A total of four rooms have been redone including the kitchen, lobby, main dis- patch office and a computer room. Inmate workers pro- vided help by painting. The furniture has been replaced, which has been a great addition to the dis- patch office, Watson said. "(Dispatchers) have to work 12 hours at a time, it's brutal," Watson said. "They areinchargeofthewholecity and it can be very stressful." So new adjustable chairs and monitors that slide back are more comfortable have raised morale in the office. The project was mainly funded by the state. A grant, in the amount of $150,000, was awarded to the de- partment for the upgrades and the department asked the city for an additional $15,000 to complete all the needed updates. The $15,000 came out of the capital replacement fund from last year's bud- get to pay for the flooring and lighting. CORNING UPGRADES COMPLETED AT POLICE DEPARTMENT HEATHER HOELSCHER - DAILY NEWS Updated computers, furniture and lighting, funded primarily by a state grant, surround the dispatch office of the Corning Police Department. Improvementsincludecomputers,flooring,lighting Federal prosecutors charged Muller with the March kidnapping of Denise Huskins from her Vallejo, California, home after he was arrested in connection with an attempted robbery in Dublin in June. Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A+E ..................A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. 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