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Obituaries Road rage results in collision A Memorial will be held, April 28, 2012 at 11am to 3pm at the Grove Clubhouse, 22042 Grove Circle, Red Bluff, CA. JUNE FRANCES LEACH 1-12-37 to 3-21-2012 WYNN HARVEY SUTFIN Memorial ~ Open House Family and Friends Welcome April 29, 2012 1pm to 4pm Amanda & Francis Hoppings 225 Corona, Corning, CA Death Notices 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. Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, Peggy Ann James Peggy Ann James of Corning died Monday, April 23, 2012, at her home. She was 55. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Thursday, April 26, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. CRASH Continued from page 1A stated he was following one car-length behind, was unable to avoid a col- lision, Mackintosh said. Both drivers lost con- trol of their vehicles and slid off the east road edge, where the Chevy over- turned and the Pontiac hit several fence posts. Castro was arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail on suspicion of DUI, having a Blood Alcohol Content over .08 and driving with blood alcohol of .01 percent or SHOP Continued from page 1A training portion, he said. The participants will be supervised by a deputy with experience in mechanics and vehicle maintenance, Hencratt said. All major vehicle main- tenance will still be done by certified mechanics, but the routine mainte- nance done by the work release inmates would save the department money, he said. The facility will need a few accessories added, such as lockers, a comput- er and some equipment, but once the lease is approved and the funds allocated, the program could be in operation within about a week, Hen- cratt said. Although it will be with "a little irony" that the people convicted of crimes will be cleaning and fixing the vehicles that took them to jail in the first place, the program will give people the opportunity to make changes in their lives, he said. damage. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. greater while on DUI pro- bation and on warrants for contempt of court, public intoxication and violation of probation. Castro was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital for moderate injuries and medically cleared before being booked into jail, Mackin- tosh said. The Chevy had major damage and the Pontiac had moderate this and make a full-blown facility," Hencratt said. Some maintenance is done by work release par- ticipants in the parking lot at the sheriff's office, he said. But it must stop every time it is too hot or it rains. would only be for county- owned vehicles, he said. He doesn't want to com- pete for private jobs. The new services By JULIE ZEEB was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a collision at 10 p.m. Tuesday that reportedly started from road rage. Samantha Pacheco and Gary DN Staff Writer A 23-year-old San Jose woman Brown, 71, of Cottonwood were traveling west on Bowman Road when they got into a mutual road rage incident, said California High- way Patrol Officer Phillip Mackin- tosh. Both vehicles had turned onto Benson Road, driving south with DEAL Continued from page 1A cal year, 2013 to 2014, the same employees will get another 1 percent increase in wages while paying the entire 7 percent of employee-paid member contributions to CalPERS. Joint Council members will also get an increased life insurance benefit. VICTIMS Continued from page 1A and the man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, Eldred said. drunken driving accident in which the driver tried to flee the scene has had to undergo a lot of rehabilitation for a broken hip. "You inspire us with your strength, courage and grace," Martinez said. "Even when the defense tried to intimidate you into sympathizing with the defen- An elderly lady involved in a nership is working toward finding possible locations for the facility. she said. The Community Cor- rections Partnership, the commission tasked with implementing the realign- ment and assigning funds for AB109-related pro- grams, supported Hen- cratt's proposal as a sup- plemental program that would eventually be moved to a work farm, when it is created. The partnership drafted the county plan, approved by the Board of Supervi- sors on March 20. It cites the concept of a work farm as the "cornerstone" to the Tehama County realign- ment. "This is the first time we've had a chance to do SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge's decision Wednesday to side with the state Legisla- ture appears to undermine a voter-approved law that bans lawmakers from get- ting paid if they fail to pass a balanced budget on time. After plans fell through in January for using a property near the landfill for the work farm, the committee has yet to pur- sue another location. A subcommittee of the Com- munity Corrections Part- Sacramento County Superior Court Judge David Brown affirmed a tentative ruling he issued a day earlier, finding that state Controller John Chi- ang violated the separa- tion of powers clause of the California Constitu- tion. Chiang said he was act- ing under 2010's Proposi- tion 25 when he deter- mined the budget adopted by lawmakers was not bal- anced. He halted their pay for 12 days last year after deciding they had failed to meet their constitutional June 15 deadline for pass- ing a balanced budget. Their paychecks resumed after they passed a new budget, but Democ- ratic leaders filed a lawsuit in January, arguing the controller overreached. Republican lawmakers reacted to the judge's rul- ing by saying voters were duped by Democrats when they approved Proposition 25. The initia- tive also lowered the leg- islative threshold for pass- ing the state budget from a two-thirds vote, which requires votes from both parties, to a simple major- ity. ''It is obvious that the voters of California were approved an allocation of $42,000 for fiscal year 2013/14 for the probation department to cover assessment tool expenses no longer funded by pre- realignment state funds. The ongoing expense for the probation assess- ment tool will be roughly $68,000 a year. "I'm filling a funding gap in my next year's bud- get," said Richard Muench, chief probation officer. Tuesday, District Attor- The partnership also Agency Director Valerie Lucero suggested the committees look at cost and effectiveness compar- isons of using other options than buying more beds in jails. Health Services ton was in support of try- ing out other options, but nobody knows exactly what those should be, he said. Supervisor Dennis Gar- mortar, what is it?" Garton said. "If it's not brick and ney Gregg Cohen led dis- cussion on what short- term solutions the partner- ship could recommend to ensure that people don't get let out of jail unneces- sarily. Tehama County Superi- or Court's Executive Offi- cer Gina Setter suggested the county consider fines in lieu of incarceration. Some could choose to pay specific fines instead of going to jail. Those that don't follow through would be sent to court for a civil assess- ment, sent to collections and possibly hounded by the Franchise Tax Board, manipulated by the major- ity party when they asked Californians to support Proposition 25, because the only people who can determine whether a bud- get is on time and bal- anced are the legislators themselves,'' said Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar. Democrats applauded the ruling, saying law- makers are already pre- vented from passing bogus budgets by the gov- ernor's veto authority and by the courts. ''I think the people of He suggested it is nec- essary to consider these things while gathering information through the assessment tools that are being put together. The group encouraged the nine subcommittees to continue to meet and work, moving forward on the partnership's plans. The next meeting of the Community Corrections Partnership will be at 2 p.m., June 19, in the coun- ty administration building. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Ruling undermines measure blocking lawmakers' pay California will be glad that the court saw this the right way in the long term. Bottom line is, you can't empower any offi- cial to leverage the pay of elected officials to try to achieve a result,'' said Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D- Sacramento. ''There's a real opportunity for mis- chief.'' Brown in front when Brown applied the brakes of his 2004 Chevy Blaz- er, claiming an unknown animal ran out in front of his vehicle. Pacheco was following too closely and braked, but was unable to avoid rearending Brown's Chevy, Mackintosh said. Following the collision, a fight took place between Brown and Pacheco's passenger, Gabriel Gar- cia, 52, of Cottonwood, he said. During an investigation into the collision, it was determined that Pacheco was under the influence of a controlled substance and she was Sheriff's Association Bar- gaining Unit will see an increase in their CalPERS contributions as well. However, it was expect- ed as part of the group's agreement approved in January 2011 stated that the county only pays 1 percent for non-sworn deputies and 3 percent for sworn deputies to the employees' contributions as of January 2012. Members of the Deputy Thursday, April 26, 2012 – Daily News 7A ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. arrested, Mackintosh said. She was booked into Tehama County Jail on the charges of being in possession of more than an ounce of marijuana, transportation of and possession of marijuana for sale. Bail was set at $5,000. Pacheco's 2001 Honda Accord had major damage and Brown's Chevy Blazer had moderate dam- age. The county will also decrease their share of the employee contributions of the Miscellaneous Bar- gaining Unit to 2 percent, which will go into effect July 1. employee contributions to CalPERS is part of the county's long-term plan to decrease expenses in the overall budget. The changes in dant you stood firm." The third woman honored sor Dennis Garton thanked the staff of the local unions for coming to such an agreement. Copies of the memo- randum of understanding are available online at www.co.tehama.ca.us. ——— After the agreements were discussed, Supervi- woke to being punched in the face by her husband, who had earlier in the evening during an argument held a knife to her throat and told her he had killed a woman once and could do it again. "When she came in, she had visible injuries, was isolated and afraid," Martinez said. "Now I see a strong, confident woman. She wavered, but stayed strong." Moran announced the expan- sion of Victim/Witness programs with the addition of an education outreach program. "If we can get children into Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. support groups and save one child from becoming an aggressor, a victim or a survivor, it would be well worth it," Moran said. Domestic violence still has a social stigma and people are often afraid to come forward, but Moran says she hopes this pro- gram will change that. tim/Witness, call 527-4296. ——— For more information on Vic- Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Fireball remnants likely in Calif RENO, Nev. (AP) — Tiny meteorites found in the Sierra foothills of northern California were part of a giant fireball that exploded over the weekend with about one-third the explosive force of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in World War II, scientists said Wednesday. The rocks each weighed about 10 grams, or the weight of two nickels, said John T. Wasson, a longtime professor and expert in meteorites at UCLA's Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. Experts say the flaming meteor, dating to the early for- mation of the solar system 4 to 5 billion years ago, was prob- ably about the size of a minivan when it entered the Earth's atmosphere with a loud boom early Sunday. It was seen from Sacramento, Calif., to Las Vegas and parts of northern Neva- da. world, said Don Yeomans of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasade- na, Calif. But most of them occur over the ocean or an unin- habited area, he said. ''Getting to see one is something special,'' he said. He An event of that size might happen once a year around the added, ''Most meteors you see in the night's sky are the size of tiny stones or even grains of sand, and their trail lasts all of a second or two.'' The meteor probably weighed about 154,300 pounds, said Bill Cooke, a specialist in meteors at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. At the time of disin- tegration, he said, it probably released energy equivalent to a 5-kiloton explosion. The Hiroshima bomb was 15 kilotons. ''You don't often have kiloton rocks flying over your head,'' he said. The boom, another expert said, was caused by the speed with which the space rock entered the atmosphere. Mete- orites enter Earth's upper atmosphere at somewhere between 22,000 and 44,000 mph — faster than the speed of sound, thus creating a sonic boom. ''it doesn't even burn it up, it vaporizes,'' said Tim Spahr, director of the Minor Planet Center at Harvard University. Wasson said one meteorite was found near the town of Coloma, about 35 miles northeast of Sacramento. ''I'm sure more will be found, I'm hoping, including some fairly big pieces,'' he said. 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