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ByJulietWilliams TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO Assembly- man Henry Perea of Fresno, who has led a group of mod- erate Democrats in the state Legislature this year, an- nounced Tuesday he is re- signing to pursue another job, likely in the private sector. Perea, who was elected to the state Assembly in 2010 and has a year remaining in his current term, made the announcement in a news re- lease, saying he was pursu- ing other opportunities that he did not specify. "I am currently exploring these options and I expect to make a decision soon," he said in a statement. His res- ignation is effective Dec. 31. A spokeswoman for Perea, Minnie Santillan, did not immediately respond to a telephone message seek- ing more details. Perea's district is dom- inated by oil and agricul- ture interests and Perea led a group of business-friendly Democrats this year in op- posing Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed mandate to cut the state's oil consumption in half within 15 years. The so-called "mod squad" pre- vailed, and the Legislature passed the climate legisla- tion after the provision was removed. Perea also helped craft a $7.2 billion water bond ap- proved by voters last year, and opposed Democratic legislation creating the state's first groundwater regulations. If he accepts a position in the private sector, Perea would join two other for- mer state lawmakers who resigned early to make the switch. In 2013, two sen- ators abruptly quit the Legislature to take gov- ernment relations jobs — Democrat Michael Rubio for Chevron Corp. and Re- publican Bill Emmerson for the California Hospi- tal Association. California law bars legis- lators from directly lobby- ing their former colleagues for one year, but they can still work for companies and firms that do such lob- bying. Perea's resignation cre- ates an opening in his Dem- ocratic-leaning district, where two candidates al- ready were pursuing the seat: Democrat Joaquin Ar- ambula, son of former state Assemblyman Juan Aram- bula, and Fresno City Coun- cil member Clint Olivier, a Republican. Perea, 38, served for eight years on the Fresno City Council before his election to the Assembly. ELECTED IN 2010 DemocratPerearesignsfromCaliforniaAssembly RICHPEDRONCELLI—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Assemblyman Henry Perea, D-Fresno, speaks before the Assembly at the Capitol in Sacramento. By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Associated Press HONOLULU A man who threatened to rape and kill a federal judge in Hawaii who previously sent him to prison said at his sentenc- ing Tuesday that he never intended to hurt her. Julius Hudson got a 10-month prison term, but he has already served about 9½ months and is expected to be released to a halfway house by month's end. Hudson pleaded guilty in May to threatening to assault and murder U.S. District Court Judge Su- san Oki Mollway, who had sentenced him in 2002 to about two years in prison for burglary. After he was released, he began mak- ing harassing calls to her, according to court docu- ments. In January, Hudson made a phone call saying he was returning to Ha- waii from Texas, the doc- uments said. In February, he called and threatened to walk into her courtroom to rape her and "blow your ... brains out Judge Mollway," the records said. Hudson said Tuesday that he's sorry for the threats. "I knew I was threatening Judge Mollway, but I didn't want to hurt her," he said. A federal judge from California presided over the case because Hawaii judges recused themselves. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said a doctor's re- port concluded Hudson is not violent or dangerous. Breyer said he's confi- dent Hudson can overcome his anger management is- sues and lead a produc- tive life. He said he would pass on Hudson's apology to Mollway. PRISON TERM Man sentenced for threatening to kill US judge By Don Thompson The Associated Press SACRAMENTO The state attorney general and county prosecutors on Tuesday sued two South- ern California car dona- tion charities that they say lie to donors about how much goes to chari- table causes. Ventura-based Cars 4 Causes reported donating $15.9 million from 2009 through 2014, but Attor- ney General Kamala Har- ris said only $5.4 million went to charity. The com- pany's own accounting shows it owes about $2 million to thousands of charities, money that the lawsuit describes as a "di- version of charitable as- sets." The suit says the Cars 4 Causes advertised itself as "An Actual Charity. Not an Expensive Fundraiser," among other misleading promotions, while 87 per- cent of donations went to salaries, advertising and other administrative costs. Charity officials did not respond to telephone mes- sages from The Associated Press. In a separate lawsuit, Harris alleges that 97 per- cent of donations to Los Angeles-based People's Choice Charities went to towing, car repairs, adver- tising and other costs. She says the charity donated only a quarter of what it claimed from 2007 to 2012. "No comment, because we just found out," said Gary Stone, the charity's president. The lawsuits were filed as Harris warned consum- ers to check charities be- fore they donate. "These charities ex- ploited the goodwill of generous donors by mis- representing their char- itable programs, misap- propriating donations and accruing excessive admin- istrative costs," she said in a statement. Car donation charities are supposed to sell the vehicles, deduct their costs and send the remainder to charity. Harris urged con- sumers to instead donate directly to the charitable organization. If a car do- nation charity is used, she said donors should call the designated beneficiary to make sure it received the money. A report on the attorney general's website includes statistics for how much money raised by commer- cial fundraisers in Cali- fornia went to charities in 2014. It shows that thrift stores and car donation charities provided signifi- cantly less donations over- all than other charities. DIVERSION OF ASSETS Ca li fo rn ia s ue s 2 car charities over ad mi ni st ra ti ve c os ts By Dan Sewell The Associated Press CINCINNATI The investi- gation into whether there should be in any charges in the June fatal shootings of a Cincinnati police officer and an armed suspect po- lice say was staging a "sui- cide by cop" is nearly com- plete, a southwest Ohio prosecutor said Tuesday. Hamilton County pros- ecutor Joe Deters said he expects to announce the conclusion Wednesday. No charges have been ex- pected against the officer who shot the suspect in an exchange of gunfire. Police have said Offi- cer Sonny Kim was re- sponding to two 911 calls on June 19 about a man with a gun. The 911 caller reported the subject was a "belligerent" black man in his early 20s who was wearing a white T-shirt with a gun tucked in his waistband. Police later deter- mined the caller was ac- tually the suspect him- self, 21-year-old Trepi- erre Hummons, and said he was trying to lure an officer to shoot him. Kim, 48, was the first of- ficer to arrive and Hum- mons shot him, investi- gators said. Hummons then walked over to where Kim was ly- ing wounded to take the of- ficer's gun, police said. Af- ter Officer Tom Sandmann arrived, a gunfight broke out and Hummons was fa- tally shot, police said. Deters' office reviews officer-involved shootings in the county for possible charges. Deters said he hasn't decided yet whether to release police dash-cam- era video from the scene. He resisted earlier news media public-records re- quests for the video. Kim's wife has said she didn't want the video released be- cause it would add to her children's grief. "I got the chance to talk to his widow (and) told her what's coming," De- ters said. "Losing Sonny Kim was a tragedy for everybody," he told reporters. "He heard a report of a man with a gun; went right into it. You know, you talk about bravery." Some of Hummons' friends and relatives were upset and expressed an- ger about his death. Hum- mons' mother told police he had been having trou- bles with a girlfriend and hadn't been behaving like himself. INVESTIGATION Probe near end in 'suicide by cop' case that killed officer Savealife.Don'tDriveHoMebuzzeD. BUZZEDDRIVINGISDRUNKDRIVING. Save a life. Don't Drive HoMe buzzeD. BUZZED DRIVING IS DRUNK DRIVING. NOTICEOFCURRENTPROPERTYTAXDUE MadepursuanttoSection2609,RevenueandTaxationCode Dana Hollmer, Tehama County Tax Collector, hereby announces that regular secured tax bills were mailed on or before November 1, 2015, to all property owners, at the addresses shown on the tax roll. If you own property in Tehama County and did not receive a tax bill, contact the tax collector 's office, 444 Oak Street, Room D, Red Bluff CA or call 527-4535. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the taxpayer of the responsibility to make timely payments. The FIRST INSTALLMENT of 2015-16 taxes are due and payable on November 1, 2015, and will become delinquent if not paid by 5:00 p.m. or the close of business, which ever is later, on December 10, 2015 thereafter a 10% penalty will be added. The SECOND INSTALLMENT is due on February 1, 2016 and will become delinquent if not paid by 5:00 p.m., or the close of business, whichever is later, on April 10, 2016, thereafter a 10% penalty will be added plus the cost to prepare the delinquent tax records and to give notice of delinquency. BOTH INSTALLMENTS MAY BE PAID when the first installment is due. Payments may be made by electronic funds transfer or by credit card by logging on to http://tax.tehama.us or by mail sent to P O Box 769, Red Bluff CA, 96080. Mailed payments must be POSTMARKED BY THE DELINQUENT DATE to avoid late penalties. Payments may also be made in person at the county tax collector's office, 444 Oak Street, room D, Red Bluff, CA between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. DANA HOLLMER Tehama County Tax Collector Executed at Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, on November 19, 2015 Published on November 25, 2015 and December 2, 2015 Published by The Daily News with great appreciation for the support of local businesses! "They come paper in hand …." "We have been advertising with the Red Bluff Daily News for many years and rely on that advertising to move our used car inventory. 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