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AnarticleinThursday's edition about the Red Bluff Giants 11-12 girls softball team finishing the Little League season 24-0 omit- ted the name of player Vic- toria Clark. A letter to the editor published June 2 with the headline "Voters beware" carried an incorrect attri- bution and was not writ- ten by Don Bird of Rancho Tehama. The Daily News regrets the errors. Itisthepolicyofthe Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you believe a factual error has been made in a news story, call 737-5042. Corrections McClaskey:GladysE. McClaskey, 81, or Red Bluff died Friday, June 10in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Allen & Dahl. Published Wednes- day, June 15, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, 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 newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Death notices Bluff High School, had the honor of pinning his badge on with his parents Roger and Melody Dahlberg and grandparents Len and Jackie Dahlberg watching. Born in San Jose, Dahl- berg made Red Bluff his hometown in 2005, gradu- ating from Red Bluff Union High School in 2011 where he participated in track and field, cross country and football. Dahlberg knew he wanted to be in law en- forcement from an early age and was a Tehama County Sheriff's Explorer from ages 16-21, Sanders said. Most recently, he was a cadet at the Redding Po- lice Department for three years. Outside of work, Dahl- berg enjoys jet skis, rac- ing, hiking and backpack- ing, fly fishing and being an amateur movie critic. Dahlberg FROM PAGE 1 Colin Dahlberg, right, shakes hands with Deputy City Clerk Cheryl Smith, le . Red Bluff Police Chief Kyle Sanders watches as Officer Colin Dahlberg is pinned by his sister Emily Dahlberg. Colin Dahlberg poses for a picture with his family at his swearing in ceremony. Pictured are his mother Melody Dahlberg, Dahlberg, his sister Emily Dahlberg, his father Roger Dahlberg and grandparents Len and Jackie Dahlberg. Red Bluff Police Officer Colin Dahlberg is sworn in by Deputy City Clerk Cheryl Smith Monday at city hall while Chief Kyle Sanders looks on. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS At Monday's swearing in, Red Bluff Police Chief Kyle Sanders hands Officer Colin Dahlberg a T-shirt routinely handed out to new officers to encourage them to be physically fit. He joked that it is not needed for Dahlberg, who broke a 137-year record on the physical agility test at Butte College Police Academy, where he graduated Friday. Red Bluff Police Chief Kyle Sanders shakes hands to congratulate Officer Colin Dahlberg on Monday a er he was sworn in as the newest member of the department. Critics of repeal say in- creasing welfare benefits won't resolve underlying problems involving educa- tion and employment that keep people in poverty. "It is not the universal answer to poverty allevi- ation, but it is the most significant step we've taken of late to address the needs of those living in deep poverty across the state," said state Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los An- geles, who spearheaded the four-year effort to re- peal maximum family grants. During a wave of wel- fare crackdowns in the 1990s, California and other states capped ben- efits for families. In Cali- fornia, children were not eligible for cash assis- tance if any member of the household had been receiving aid 10 months before birth. Parents could appeal for assistance if the child was conceived from rape or incest reported to au- thorities, or from the fail- ure of certain types of birth control. Mitchell said the policy was rooted in the stereo- type of African-American "welfare queens" having babies to boost state aid checks. But she and others fighting poverty point to a report by the U.S. Gov- ernment Accountability Office that welfare caps have no impact on birth rates, and others showing the lack of money instead harms children's health and traps them in poverty. "For more than 20 years, California's max- imum family grant rule has assaulted the dignity of women's rights and left hundreds of thousands of our state's children in abject poverty," Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, said in a statement after the state budget deal was announced. Mary Theroux, senior vice president at the con- servative Independent In- stitute in Oakland, said she'd prefer to see the Legislature find ways to improve education and job opportunities for poor people. She cites re- search suggesting women who lack economic oppor- tunities see no reason to delay motherhood. "Sure, they can keep handing out money for additional children, but it's not really helping chil- dren and it isn't helping families," Theroux said. "It's like giving somebody with cancer an aspirin." If lawmakers sign off as expected on the $122 billion state budget pack- age, California would join Minnesota, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Nebraska, Illi- nois and Maryland in re- pealing the welfare cap, according to the Western Center on Law and Pov- erty. The repeal in Califor- nia would benefit about 126,000 children in 93,000 families, accord- ing to the California De- partment of Social Ser- vices, which administers the CalWORKs program. Most families would re- ceive an additional $138 a month for each child, the agency estimated. Vivian Thorp, 50, a le- gal aid advocate in Oak- land who received Cal- WORKs assistance be- tween 1999 and 2011, said no one should have to make a "Sophie's Choice," a reference to a novel and film about a mother hav- ing to choose between her children in World War II. "Who's going to get di- apers this month? Who's going to get shoes this month? Who's going to get a jacket this month? And who's going to wait?" Thorp said. Thorp was subject to the family cap when she had the youngest of her three daughters. Her struggle to afford dia- pers, food and transpor- tation significantly ex- tended her schooling and made it harder to become self-sufficient, she said. At times, she said, she resorted to stealing dia- pers and lived for nearly four years in a decrepit abandoned building. "I still continued to go forward, and it just took a lot longer not having money," Thorp said. The political break- through on the issue came when proponents addressed the gover- nor's financial concerns by finding a way to pay for the change without long-term reliance on the state's general fund. That fund will be tapped in the short term, but the cost will eventually be cov- ered through an account that pays for annual infla- tion increases for welfare benefits. "It's a creative ap- proach to financing it," said H.D. Palmer, spokes- man for the state Depart- ment of Finance. Policy FROM PAGE 1 By Josh Cornfield The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. When Dem- ocratic New Jersey Assem- blyman Joseph Lagana de- cided to regulate ride-shar- ing companies like Uber and Lyft in the state, his said his main priority was making sure the drivers were properly insured. Two years later, his measure includes a provi- sion for fingerprint back- ground checks, and that is the key sticking point in at- tempts to regulate the in- dustry. It has led to a fierce public lobbying effort from Uber including help from the United States' for- mer top prosecutor and a threat from Uber to leave the state. Lagana's measure would only require fingerprint checks if the ride-shar- ing companies don't use a check approved by the New Jersey state police. An Uber spokesman says that's not acceptable because it would allow the state to replace Uber's check with one re- quiring fingerprinting. The state attorney gen- eral's office declined to comment on whether the third-party checks used by the companies would meet state standards. The Assembly measure was approved in commit- tee, while a Senate measure requiring a state police background check without fingerprints will be debated again Thursday. A committee hear- ing ended without a vote last week after lawmak- ers questioned why ride- hailing drivers shouldn't be fingerprinted like Little League coaches and work- ers in other professions. Whynotfingerprinting? None of the more than 30 states that regulate ride- hailing companies requires fingerprinting, but it is re- quired in cities including New York and Houston. Uber and Lyft recently left Austin, Texas, after vot- ers declined to overturn a law requiring fingerprint checks. Supporters say finger- print checks are the "gold standard" and required of limo drivers in New Jer- sey. Uber and Lyft say the fingerprint background checks are flawed and in- complete. Uber paid $25 million to settle a case brought by prosecutors in California this year after they found 25 drivers who passed Uber's checks despite their criminal histories. One driver had been con- victed of felony sexual ex- ploitation of a minor. Lyft settled a case with Califor- nia prosecutors and paid a smaller fine. "Their background check seemstohaveallowedmany people to slip through the cracks," Lagana said of the companies. "A fingerprint is specific to a person, you can't get around that. If you committed a crime it's go- ing to come up." Matthew Wing, an Uber spokesman, said Uber found 46 drivers with a state chauffeur license that applied to work for Uber over the last 2½ years had crimes on their records not flagged by the state check. "The assembly bill would allow Uber's background check to be replaced with the state fingerprint back- ground check at any time which, as our review found, could lead to drivers pass- ing the fingerprinting check even though they have criminal records our private check would have caught," Wing said. RIDE-HAILING SERVICE The future of Uber in New Jersey PLEASERECYCLETHISNEWSPAPER. VERNAMAYCUNNINGHAM December 22, 1941 ~ June 12, 2016 Verna Cunningham of Red Bluff, California passed away peacefully at home on June 12, 2016. She was born De- cember 22,1941 in Grants Pass, Oregon to Edna and Ver- non Boyce. Verna attended Red Bluff High School. She married Bill Cunningham in 1958 and they had three chil- dren. Verna worked a variety of jobs including bakery manager and private housekeeper, but mostly she was an accomplished homemaker. She was a talented seamstress and baker, and was skilled at canning and preserving. She enjoyed camping, playing softball, and traveling with her husband. She was a lifelong member of the Red Bluff Church of Christ. During hospice care at home, Verna wrote: "I trust in the lord with all my heart and soul. I pray to him daily for strength and guidance, and he has given me all this help and support". Verna is survived by her husband and by their children; Gail Taylor; Rick (and Lisa) Cunningham; and Karen (and James) Mitchell. Also by seven grandchildren; Eric (and Dani) Taylor; Josh Taylor; Zack Cunningham; Jordan Cun- ningham; James Mitchell jr.; Kendra Mitchell; Kayla Mitch- ell. And by two great-grandchildren, Ava and Blake Tay- lor. Verna is also survived by her sister; Loretta (and Loren) Snead; and her brothers; Mel (and Celeste) Boyce, and Ron (and Joann) Boyce; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her brothers Al Boyce and Byron Boyce. The family wishes to thank Dignity Health Hospice for their supportive care. Donations to Dignity Health Hos- pice may be made in Verna's name. She requested that no service be held. Obituaries ThePassingParadeisbroughttoyoubyMinchPropertyManagement, 760 Main Street specializing in commercial leasing and sales. 530 527-5514 THEPASSINGPARADE (FrommyISaycolumnofJuly1965) The Mars photos have revived the public's interest in astronomy. Fred Wyburn, who lives west of town near our meat plant, is quite an authority on the subject. Fred says hewas born in Old Shasta and traveled with his folks to Arizona in a covered wagon. His father bought a ranch near Globe, Arizona. One night, 10 years later, a Mexican horse thief jumped his 69 year old father and shot him dead. Fred, then 13, grabbed a pistol and shot and killed the Mexi- can. As the years rolled by, Fred ranched, hunted and trapped game and always kept an eye on the sky. During the Inter- national Geophysical years (1957-1960) he led the country in meteor sightings, and lately has been studying aurora for Cornel University. His uses a 4" refractor telescope plus a 8" reflecting telescope in his work. In his opinion,there is some form of life on Mars. Pressed fur- ther regarding the origin of the universe, Fred said, "There is no beginning and no end. The religious call the guiding force GOD…and the atheist calls it nature. But one thing is certain; there is a fine order to it all, and we understand it very little." As a sidebar to this interesting fellow, he builthis own two room house and filled the walls between the studs withdirt… which made the rooms snug tight and draft free. He has badly bowed legs which gave him great discomfort until he found a hand cranked generator from an abandoned car. He is able to hold the device between his legs and turn the crank generat- ing a very strong electrical shock to his knees. I tried it and it knocked me off the chair on which I was seated! … I've been reading lately of "dedicated men" and nominate Jim Worthen, proprietor of Humbolt Market in Eureka. Jim doesn't smoke or drink and doesn't think it is good for other people to do so. Therefore, despite the tight money situation there as a result of the recent floods, he doesn't sell liquor or cigarettes in his store. When it hurts in the pocketbook, that's dedication to principle. … In the feedlot in Gerber, we just completed a 44 foot by 400 foot pole barn over our new feed bunks. This is designed to give the animals shelter from the weather and tokeep their feed fresh and nutritious.In the construction we used Kop- pers poles and aluminum roofing. We used similar material when constructing a horse barn at the ranch. The individual stalls therein have no ceilings which offers the animals good air circulation in our hot summers. … A couple of oddities last week: We had a five legged calf born at the plant…and I beat Dr. Martin in two straight sets of ten- nis! There is a picture of this oddity in our office at the plant. A picture of the calf, not Dr. Martin. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A