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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF TheTehamaCounty Domestic Violence Collabora- tion team recognized March 23 two outstanding deputies from the Tehama County Sheriff's Of- fice and one officer from the Red Bluff Police Department for their kindness when responding to a domestic violence situation. During a Domestic Violence Collaboration and Sexual As- sault Response Team meeting, Jeanne Spurr of Alternatives to Violence presented the awards to sheriff's deputies Robert Bakken and Gregory Thompson and po- lice officer Matt Coker for their outstanding service to domestic violence survivors. RECOGNITION Locallaw enforcement noted for kindness By Janie Har The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO The University of California has undermined resi- dentsbyadmittingagrowingnum- ber of nonresident students, some of whom were less qualified than in-state students, California's au- ditor said in a scathing report re- leased Tuesday. Out-of-statestudentspaysignifi- cantlymorethanin-statestudents, providing much-needed money to thefinanciallybeleagueredUniver- sity of California. But state Audi- tor Elaine Howle said those admis- sions come at the expense of Cali- fornia students who are meant to benefitfromapublicuniversitysys- temconsideredtopsinthecountry. "As a public institution, the uni- versityshouldserveprimarilythose who provide for its financial and civic support — California resi- dents," Howle wrote. "However, overthepastseveralyears,theuni- versity has failed to put the needs EDUCATION Au di t: U C undermines re si de nt students By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County's unemployment rate has de- creased by 0.2 percent from 8.1 percent to 7.9 percent in Febru- ary's preliminary numbers, ac- cording to data released by the Employment Development De- partment. In the county there were 24,560 people in the labor work force, down 270 people in a month. Of those, 22,620 are employed and 1,950 are unem- ployed. The number of unem- ployed persons was down 60 from January. The size of the labor force went down 1 percent in Febru- ary and is down 1.6 percent from February 2015. Tehama County's unemploy- ment rate remains 35th of the 58 counties in the state. All industries decreased in the number of jobs from Janu- ary, down 1 percent or 170 jobs from 17,100 to 16,930. The industry with the biggest decrease in a month was total farms, down 8.9 percent. The in- dustry to follow with an 8 per- cent decrease is construction. The unemployment rates for nearby counties are Glenn at 9 percent, Shasta at 7.8 percent and Butte at 7.2 percent. All have decreased unemployment rates since January. San Mateo remains the county with the lowest unemployment rate at 3 percent. Following at second and third lowest is Marin County at 3.2 percent and San Francisco County at 3.3 percent. Both maintaining the same unemploy- ment rate from January. The counties with the highest unemployment rates for Febru- ary included Colusa at 21.6 per- cent, Imperial at 18.6 percent and Plumas at 13.7 percent. All three of which have decreased in unemployment since January. The state's unemployment rate has dropped back down to 5.7 from January. In the state there are 19,039,100 people in the labor work force. Of those, 17,959,800 people are employed, up 119,000 people and 1,079,300 people are unem- ployed. That represents 28,100 less people unemployed in Feb- ruary with an increased popula- tion of 90,900 people. UNEMPLOYMENT Joblessratedecreases By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The uniqueness of the Tehama County Juve- nile Justice Center in having a Maker Space on site drew the eyes of Washington D.C., result- ing in a visit Friday from the US Department of Education. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Strategic Initia- tives Ary Amerikaner, of the US Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Sec- ondary Education, made a tour Friday from Redding to Sac- ramento with two stops in Te- hama County, including the Ev- ergreen Elementary School Dis- trict and the justice center. "To my knowledge, it's the only one in the country and def- initely the only one in the state," Chief Probation Officer Richard Muench said of the Maker Space at the justice center. "It couldn't have happened without Michelle Carlson of Future Development." Having such an opportu- nity, not to replace traditional learning, but to augment it, is one of the strengths of a rural, small community, Muench said. In a small county like Tehama there is a chance to get to know the kids and you can see them change. "It's a lot more freedom within the learning the kids get, but it's still math and science," said Carlson, CEO of Future De- velopment Group, which helped get the Maker Space off the ground. "They find their own motivation (for learning) and there's an almost instant trans- formation. You give a place and freedom to explore and they'll blow you away in a good way." The Maker Space came out of a visit to the Tehama County Department of Education Maker Space, where three of Muench's students spent a day making a video for a competi- tion on mental health aware- ness, he said. The video is a suicide prevention message ti- tled "Hope on a Rope," about being able to find outlets, such as talking to a dog if there isn't anyone to talk to, and won a state-wide award. The program rewards good behavior and has seen stu- dents taking on ownership. De- spite some participants having a background in the gang world, there has been no graffiti in the first months of the space being operated, Muench said. Three students who had been in the program a while had a new per- son and took it upon themselves to explain the rules of the class- room. There has been an outpour- ing of support from the commu- nity with people stepping for- ward to offer to teach classes in the Maker Space, including a woman who asked about teach- ing a physics class, Muench said. Two students, a boy and a girl, met with Amerikaner to talk to her about what the Maker Space meant to them. US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICIAL VISITS JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER MAKER SPACE PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS US Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Deputy Assistant Secretary Ary Amerikaner tries on a pair of sunglasses made by a student in the Tehama County Juvenile Justice Center Maker Space during a visit Friday while Tehama County Chief Probation Officer Richard Muench looks on. Amerikaner talks with Richard Muench, Teaching Ambassador Nancy Veatch and Future Development CEO Michelle Carlson. Community.....A3 Business .........A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Food.................B3 Index............... ## INDEX Have a great day, Barbara Bartley. GOOD MORNING U DowJonesIndustrial 17,633.11 (+97.72) U Standard & Poor's 2055.01 (+17.96) U Nasdaq 4846.62 (+79.83) BUSINESS Egyptian man wearing fake explosives belt surrenders himself to police custody Tuesday. 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