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portation Improvement Program in the amount of $1,661,000, according to the agenda report. Since the federal fund- ing for the project is well above the bid amount all components of the pro- posal are awarded and will include all eight ad- ditives suggested in the proposal as well as the two alternates. Project FROMPAGE1 his residence to the Riv- erside Plaza. Two of the people were later identi- fied as 25-year-old Shantle VanEmmenis and 24-year- old Mark Graham, who are both transients. Once at the plaza, Graves entered a store to make some purchases. During that time, Graham entered the Dollar Tree and was observed stealing food items from the store. An employee followed Graham from the store to Graves' pickup. Graham was provided with a key to the truck from VanEmmenis and the pair left the parking lot in the truck without Graves' permission. Officers were able to locate the pick-up along with Graham and VanEmmenis at Graves' residence. Both Graham and VanEmmenis were taken into custody. Graham was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of auto theft, possession of sto- len property and two out- standing warrants. Bail was $64,500. VanEmmenis was charged with conspiracy to commit auto theft and bringing drug parapher- nalia into the jail. Her bail was set at $30,000. Transients FROM PAGE 1 Casa Ramos, Carlitos and La Corona Mexican restaurants also will be closed all day Thanksgiv- ing day. Firehouse Pizza will be closed on Thanksgiv- ing day and on Friday as well. Restaurant FROM PAGE 1 was so tired of that life and running, being homeless and not having my kids. It was a brutal life." When Beck asked for drug court, she didn't think she would get it, but was happy to have the chance to start over. "I was so grateful I went into it with both feet," Beck said. "I went through phases one, two and three, during which I went to classes and got tested three days a week. They teach you how to live your life and it completely changed me." Part of the program included going through Moral Reconation Ther- apy, which brings up a per- son's past and makes them look at what they are do- ing and why. During her drug court program, Beck looked at her counselors and realized she wanted to have their life and be able to help others, she said. Beck asked how to be- come a counselor and has never looked back, going on to become a certified addiction specialist and earning a California As- sociation of Addition Re- covery Resources diploma while she was finishing up her drug court program. About the time Beck graduated she heard about an internship, which brought her to Right Road Recovery Inc. in Red Bluff. She was hired and has worked for the orga- nization for the last nine months after completing an internship there. "It was a perfect fit," Beck said. "The intern- ship was working in DUI and my whole life revolved around DUI. I haven't missed a day of work yet. I've chased my recovery as much as I used to chase getting loaded." Beck'smotheroncejoked her booking photo made her look like a 90-year-old man and sometimes it is hard to believe how much things have changed, but she is grateful for her sec- ond chance, Beck said. Beck has a strong sup- port system through her connection to Bethel Church in Redding and when she is having a hard day she goes to meetings, talks to others and in gen- eral keeps her schedule busy. "I couldn't do it on my own, but I've been clean and sober two years," Beck said. "I was born and raised in Corning and ev- eryone knew me as always drinking. I hope that some addict hears my story and that maybe it will help someone." Counselor FROM PAGE 1 "I c ou ld n' t d o i t on m y o wn , b ut I' ve b ee n cl ea n an d s ob er t wo ye ar s. " —S ar a B ec k The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A win- try storm drenched the San Francisco Bay Area and dropped up to a foot of snow in some areas of California's Sierra Nevada, raising hopes of a white Thanksgiving in the moun- tains. As much as a foot of snow covered the upper eleva- tions around Tahoe, with 8 inches at lake level, the Na- tional Weather Service said. Wind gusts were possible up to 100 mph over moun- tain ridge tops. National Weather Service forecaster Karl Swanberg says a winter storm warn- ing will be in effect through Wednesday afternoon. A snowstorm packing 50 mph winds blew into Lake Tahoe and northern Nevada on Tuesday, slowing moun- tain travelers getting an early start on the holiday and kicking up dust storms along U.S. Interstate 80 east of Reno. State troopers responded to multiple accidents on I-80 near Donner Pass southwest of Truckee, Cali- fornia, but no serious inju- ries were reported Wednes- day. Swanberg says between 8 and 13 inches of snow had fallen in the Sugar Bowl re- sort near Truckee in the Si- erra Nevada. Lake and ground level ar- eas reported about 4 inches of snow Wednesday. Swanberg says more snow is expected through Wednesday. The cold front is expected to run its course by Thanks- giving, when cold but clear- and-dry weather is forecast. National Weather Ser- vice forecasters say storms could bring rain and snow to parts of Southern Califor- nia later this week. Los Angeles and Orange counties, the valleys and the Inland Empire will have a 20 percent chance of morning showers on Wednesday with highs in the mid60s. ACCIDENTS Winter-like storm brings rain, snow to north state ERICRISBERG—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS People walk in the wind and rain along Montgomery Street, on Tuesday in San Francisco. More showers are expected into early Wednesday and added snowfall is expected in the Sierras. By Don Babwin The Associated Press CHICAGO Small groups of demonstrators gathered again Wednesday to pro- test the death of a black teen shot by a white police officer, and they urged sup- porters to join them in try- ing to shut down Chicago's famous Michigan Avenue shopping district during Friday's holiday shopping bonanza. About two dozen protest- ers gathered outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel's City Hall office on the day after au- thorities released a graphic squad-car video showing the officer shooting 17-year- old Laquan McDonald 16 times. Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder. The group held banners showing photos of other black people fatally shot by police in Chicago and else- where. Several protesters said they were parents of black men who were killed by Chicago officers. "You cannot kill our chil- dren and expect us to be quiet any longer," protester Quovadis Green said. "It is unacceptable." Activist Mark Carter called on people to "rise up" and shut down the Magnifi- cent Mile shopping area on Black Friday. He said pro- testers also planned to tar- get the Board of Trade and other landmarks in the coming days. Carter and others want the Department of Justice to investigate the Chicago Police Department and its history of covering up bad behavior. The Urban League of Chicago joined in the call for a federal investigation, alleging a pattern of "dis- criminatory harassment" against black people. The Rev. Jesse Jack- son said other officers in- volved in McDonald's death should be fired or at least suspended. He also wants a special prosecutor ap- pointed to the case, com- plaining that Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alva- rez took too long to bring a murder charge in the shooting, which happened 13 months ago. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton also weighed in, saying McDonald's family and Chicago residents "de- serve justice and account- ability." Clinton, who made the comments Wednesday in an emailed statement, added that police officers across the country are doing their duty honorably "without resorting to unnecessary force." For months, city officials and community leaders had feared that the release of the dash-cam video could provoke the kind of turmoil that occurred in cities such as Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, after young black men were slain by police or died in police custody. The relevant portion of the footage runs for less than 40 seconds and has no audio. McDonald swings into view on a four-lane street where police vehicles are stopped in the middle of the roadway. As he jogs down an empty lane, he appears to pull up his pants and then slows to a brisk walk, veering away from two of- ficers who are emerging from a vehicle and draw- ing their guns. Almost immediately, one of the officers appears to fire from close range. Mc- Donald spins around and collapses on the pavement. The car with the camera continues to roll forward until the officers are out of the frame. Then McDonald can be seen lying on the ground, moving occasion- ally. At least two small puffs of smoke are seen coming off his body as the officer continues firing. In the final moments, an officer kicks something out of McDonald's hands. Police have said the teen had a knife. Cook County State's Attorney Anita Al- varez said Tuesday that a 3-inch knife with its blade folded into the handle was recovered from the scene. OFFICER CHARGED IN SHOOTING Pr ot es te rs t o ta rg et C hi ca go s hop pi ng PAUL BEATY — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Protesters march during a protest Tuesday in Chicago, for 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was shot and killed in October 2014. Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the killing. The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Questions of risk and expense have been raised by the reve- lation that the California Public Employees' Retire- ment System paid private equity managers $3.4 bil- lion in bonuses since 1990, including $700 million in performance fees for the last fiscal year, a newspa- per reported. The disclosure by CalP- ERS, the nation's largest public pension fund, comes as critics increasingly ques- tion the wisdom of pension funds investing in such complicated corporate deals as startups and lever- aged buyouts, according to the Los Angeles Times. CalPERS officials em- phasized that private eq- uity generated $24.2 billion in net profit for the state's retirees over the 25-year period — a strong perfor- mance that they said more than makes up for the sec- tor's added risk, complexity and cost. Like many public pension funds, CalPERS has relied on the potentially large re- turns on private equity in- vestments to help finance benefits for its 1.7 million current and future retirees — and to avoid turning to taxpayers to make up short- falls. "Returns from those sorts of investments need to be much higher than re- turns on assets not bearing similar risks and especially to justify such huge fees," said David Crane, a Stan- ford University lecturer in public policy. "From what I read today about CalPERS' returns on private equity, it's hard to see that being the case." CalPERS' disclosure, al- though not the first of its kind, is considered a land- mark because of the sys- tem's size and influence in the market, the newspaper said. PENSION FUND Ca lP ER S ra is es q ue st io n ab ou t pr iv at e eq ui ty r et ur ns JENNIFERLYNNGINN Jennifer Lynn Ginn left this earth to walk with Christ on November 17, 2015. Survived by her loving husband Eric Ginn, her children; Matthew, Amanda, Michelle and Nicholas Ginn and her grandchildren, Morgan, Kolby, Ellie, Jay and Azayla, and mother Sharon Werand, sisters Melanie Werand-Neff and Laura Smith, many nieces and nephews and extended family and friends. Her nuturing spirit and bright smile will be missed here on earth, but was needed in heaven. Services will be held Dec. 5th at 1:00 pm, at Cornerstone Church of God, 13585 Hwy 36, Red Bluff. Anyone and everyone whose life was touched by Jennie is welcome to attend. Helen A. Vogt August 7, 1920 ~ November 20, 2015 Helen was born August 7, 1920 in Buchanon, WV. She had two sisters, Katherine and Jacquiline who predeceased her. Helen graduated from local schools and attended West Virginia Wesleyan University. She married her husband Robert in 1938 and moved with him to Cas- talia, Ohio where they resided until their move to Los Banos, California in 1948 following his time in the Marine Corps during the Second World War. She worked with him starting and running a restaurant which was extreme- ly successful. In 1961 they moved to Red Bluff to manage the Cal Gas operation which included a furniture store. Helen ran the furniture operation and also worked as an interior decorator for the store. Her main interests were golf , any kind of board game, the Methodist Church, and most importantly, bridge, which she dearly loved along with the many friends acquired in that pursuit. At retire- ment she and Bob visited Canada, Mexico and all 48 con- tiguous states in their fifth wheel. Helen is survived by her sons Robert of Wilmington, NC, Dean of Vancouver, WA, and daughter Lois of Littleton, CO along with 8 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Her favorite sayings were "if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all", later in life "still kicking but just not quite as high", and "remember to keep Christ in Christmas". Her favorite gift to her granddaughters upon graduation from high school was a string of pearls "be- cause real ladies always wore pearls for special occa- sions". She moved to Lassen House in 2010 and resided there until her death on November 20, 2015. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. At her request there will not be a service, but a family gathering in Spring of 2016. Obituaries R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Burials - Monuments - Preneed 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 9 A