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watersuppliers;thecityis able to legally provide the water without fines or pen- alty while maintaining suf- ficient supply for the resi- dents of Corning. Despite a wet winter the drought is still an issue for the state and for Thomas Creek, which is where this district receives its water. On June 22, 2014 the City Council approved find- ings that the drought con- ditions effected commu- nities in Tehama County, the foothills communities in western Tehama County had very limited water re- sources and the limited water resources at the time posed a serious risk to the health, safety and welfare to residents of Paskenta and Lowery districts. After hearing the find- ings, the council approved making 20,000 gallons of water per day available for the Paskenta Commu- nity Service District or the Lowery Water Users group. This approval was due to expire on June 30, 2015 but had been renewed at the June 9, 2015 meeting for another year. Paskenta District Sec- retary Janet Zorning pre- sented city staff with a re- quest to continue water collection and transport from the Corning water system once the district's own surface water source can no longer provide wa- ter to its consumers. On average, the city pumped more than 3 mil- lion gallons of water each day during June 2014 and more than 2 million gal- lons of water each day dur- ing June 2015. Providing 20,000 gallons per day for emergency use would only amount to a miniscule per- centage of the city's use. Tehama County Public Works Director Gary An- tone and Director of En- vironmental Health Time Potanovic have expressed their support concern- ing the extension of water transport services to the district, according to the agenda report. Mayor Gary Strack also mentioned that staff will be presenting a revised water restriction policy within the city of corn- ing that will change the timing of watering land- scapes, but the official times that will be changed had not been discussed. Water FROMPAGE1 centers on how much wa- ter the tunnels would take from the river and delta. Supporters and oppo- nents disagree over whether the tunnels would help or further harm endangered Delta smelt, winter-run Chinook salmon and other vanishing native species. The project still needs approval from federal au- thorities. Babbitt served as Inte- rior secretary under Presi- dent Bill Clinton. He also is a former Arizona governor and was a 1988 Democratic presidential candidate. Given Babbitt's experi- ence, his "counsel will be helpful as we work to resolve long-standing water supply and ecological challenges in the delta," said Nancy Vogel, a state spokeswoman. The Department of Water Resources did not respond to questions Wednesday from The Associated Press about Babbitt's hiring but confirmed the appointment Thursday. Babbitt was not available for comment, Vo- gel said. In a December speech to California water agencies, however, Babbitt called for Brown to put his tun- nels project to a "big, wide- ranging public debate" and get the state Legislature in- volved in clarifying how much water the tunnels wouldtake.Atthetime,Bab- bitt called the project credi- ble overall. Contractors who would get the water have yet to commit to pay for the tun- nels. They fear that restric- tions enacted to protect the delta's endangered species mean water contractors would go into debt to build the tunnels but get little or no additional water from the project. Westlands Water Agency, a Central California water contractor that initially pushed for the tunnels but now expresses doubts about the payoff, declined com- ment on Babbitt's hiring. Environmental leaders opposed to the tunnels want to meet with Babbitt to dis- cuss alternatives to the tun- nels, said Bob Wright, se- nior counsel of the Califor- nia environmental group Friends of the River. By hiring of Babbitt, Brown is mostly "trying to get an operative who has ac- cess to the highest levels" at key federal agencies, as well as a high profile in wa- ter and environmental cir- cles, Wright said. Vogel, the state spokes- woman, said most of Bab- bitt's salary is coming from fees paid by state water con- tractors. About a tenth is coming from the state's gen- eral fund, which includes tax revenue, she said. Tunnels FROM PAGE 1 LENNYIGNELZI—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt speaks in Coronado in 2001. California Gov. Jerry Brown is hiring Babbitt to try to win approval for Brown's proposed giant water tunnels project as the doubts surrounding the $15.7 billion proposal increase. By Josh Lederman and Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON Left with few options as police ten- sions spiral, President Barack Obama is leading a national soul-searching on race that he once said would be unproductive for him to lead. A reluctant mediator be- tween blacks and the po- lice, Obama shelved most of his schedule this week to try to quell the uproar and fear triggered by deadly confrontations that have laid bare a deep rupture in American society. His latest attempt to reconcile both sides came Thursday at a nationally televised town hall. The prime-time discus- sion on race relations and policing, airing on ABC and ESPN, forms a more public version of a conversation the president held Wednes- day in private with leaders from police departments, civil rights groups and the Black Lives Matter move- ment — groups whose deep distrust, Obama suggested, has often left them talking past one another. Since a string of re- cent shootings in Louisi- ana, Minnesota and Texas, Obama has been blunt about the limitations of presidential words or pat policy proposals to fix the problem. After the summit Wednesday, Obama said there were still "deep divi- sions" about the solutions, and predicted there would be more tensions "this month, next month, next year, for quite some time." "We're not there yet," Obama said. "We're not even close to being there yet." Yet Obama's aides have said he hopes to shift the conversation away from hardened talking points that have left both sides en- trenched behind their accu- sations of blame. While urging more police departments to adopt fed- eral recommendations on training and avoiding con- frontation, Obama has said progress will only come through steady, long-term efforts, once the country is ready to "sit down and just grind it out." Obama, who cut short a Europe trip after a black Army veteran killed five white police officers in Dal- las in revenge for two recent incidents of police shoot- ings of blacks, has found himself squarely in the middle of the crisis as an agitated American public turns to its first black pres- ident to play peacemaker. Yet Obama has long been wary of that role. Although many black Americans have complained that they ex- pected him to do more for people who look like him, Obama has often avoided explicitly taking sides. Instead, Obama has sought to give voice to op- posing concerns, lamenting both the killing of frequent blacks by police officers and the acts of retribution that have sometimes followed. Even still, some law en- forcement leaders have ac- cused Obama of scapegoat- ing police when he calls on their departments to root out bias. Some of Obama's critics have even suggested that the president is par- tially to blame for attacks on police. After George Zimmer- man was acquitted of kill- ing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, Obama called for national soul-searching but sug- gested he needn't be the referee. SHOOTINGS Reluctantly, Obama leads US into debate on race, policing By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON Conceding her outspoken criticism of Donald Trump was "ill ad- vised," Supreme Court Jus- tice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologized Thursday in an effort to quiet mounting complaints that she improp- erly crossed a line into par- tisan politics. Promising to be more discreet in the future, the leader of the court's liberal wing said in a statement that judges should not com- ment on candidates for any public office. "On reflection, my re- cent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill- advised and I regret mak- ing them," the 83-year-old justice said. Ginsburg told The Asso- ciated Press last week that she did not want to think about the prospect of the Republican winning the presidency over Democrat Hillary Clinton. She esca- lated her criticism in sub- sequent media interviews, including calling Trump a "faker" who "really has an ego," in a CNN interview. Trump jumped into the fray on Wednesday. He tweeted that Ginsburg was an embarrassment for mak- ing "very dumb political statements about me. Her mind is shot — resign!" In subsequent tweets, Trump called Ginsburg "incompe- tent" and wondered whether she would apologize. Other Republicans chimed in, including Sen- ate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellofKentucky,who called Ginsburg's remarks "totally inappropriate." "She oughta stay out of it," said Senate Judiciary Com- mittee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. "It hurts the court when she does that." Ginsburg was appointed to the high court in 1993 by Clinton's husband, for- mer President Bill Clin- ton. She said in the AP in- terview that she expects the next president, "who- ever she will be," probably will make several Supreme Court appointments. Two other justices in their late 70s, Stephen Breyer and An- thony Kennedy, also could retire in the next few years. The Supreme Court al- ready had been an issue in the presidential campaign, even before Justice Antonin Scalia died in February. The battle over filling his seat elevated the court's prom- inence even further. Presi- dent Barack Obama nom- inated federal Judge Mer- rick Garland in March, but Senate Republicans have refused to hold hearings or a vote on confirming him. They say Scalia's seat should be filled by the next president. The justices' political leanings are easy to dis- cern. Most spent years be- fore they became judges in jobs that identified them as Democrats or Republicans. Chief Justice John Roberts worked in the White House counsel's office during the Reagan administration. Breyer was a top Senate Ju- diciary Committee aide to Democratic icon Edward Kennedy. Scalia's 2004 duck-hunt- ing trip with then-Vice Pres- identDick Cheneyprompted calls for Scalia to step aside from a Supreme Court case. He scoffed at the idea that his impartiality was in ques- tion, then voted in the ma- jority to keep private the de- tails of White House strat- egy sessions on energy policy. Ginsburg's remarks in separate interviews with AP, the New York Times and CNN were unusual in that she openly expressed her preference for one can- didate over another. The comments raised the question of whether she could remain fair if the court were asked to hear a case involving Trump, espe- cially one over the outcome of the election as in 2000. POLITICS Ginsburg apologizes for 'ill- advised' criticism of Trump MICHAEL DWYER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. This approval was due to expire on June 30, 2015 but had been renewed at the June 9, 2015 meeting for another year. DOREENPHYLLISWAKEFIELDTATRO May 29, 1922 ~ July 10, 2016 Our mother was brought into the world gently on May 29, 1922 and just as gently went to be with Jesus on July 10, 2016 surrounded by her family. Our parent's coming together is a story like many others during the difficult times of World War II, and reminiscent of war and love stories made into movies during that era. Our mother, Doreen Phyllis Wakefield Tatro met our fa- ther, Duane Paul Tatro while he was stationed in her hometown of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia in 1942 during the Great Second World War. Upon meeting, he immediately swept her off of her feet and won the hearts of her family; parents, Charles and Mary Anne Amelia Wakefield, her brother, Harold and 5 sisters, Grace, Vera, Jessie, Betty and Winnie. After the war, because Australia was not issuing work visas to American soldiers who planned on marrying Aus- sie girls, in order to marry the love of her life, she needed to make the choice to leave her family and "cross the Pond" to a life about which she had only heard stories. With the emotional support of her family, and her deep love for her future husband, she did in fact leave for America on a ship bound for Oakland, California. The troop ship, (known as the Floating Flop-House) was not very glamorous, but at least she was with many other women experiencing the same adventure. Our father was in fact there to greet her on the dock, (which sadly many women had to return to Australia due to the absence of anyone there to claim them) and immediately whisked her away to be married . . . so began their life's adven- ture! Our mother was a salt of the earth woman who took pride in being a wife, homemaker and mother. She and our father, (who passed in 2004) raised two daughters; Vicki Tatro Schmidt, (Ron) and Michele Tatro Gunsauls. They lived to see the births of their grandchildren; Scotti Gleason, Tyson Long, Jennifer Borges, (Mike) and Benja- min Gunsauls. Through the years, great grandchildren ar- rived; Jessica Gleason, (Adam) Zachary Gleason, (Billie) Drake Gleason, Sophie Gleason, and Sawyer Borges. To date, our mother had one last great, great grandchild, Av- ery Cantrell to round out her legacy. She has two surviv- ing sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, many nieces, nephews and cousins here in the United States, as well as a loving family in her homeland, Australia. Our mother was an avid gardener who took the very unfertile clay dirt in Forward Addition in 1947 to bring forth amazing gardens full of rich soil created with love. She was a self-taught knitter, knitting sweaters and blan- kets for all the new babies that arrived. She enjoyed reading, and because she never operated an automobile, she walked to the Herbert Kraft Library many times each week to find that perfect mystery novel. She had beauti- ful handwriting and was self-taught in Old English script and calligraphy. Our mother loved all animals, and was sympathetic to the harshness brought to them in this world, so inevitably, we always had wayward dogs, cats, birds and even a horse or two in our lives growing up. Mother loved to cook and bake and we were some of the luckiest children around to arrive home from school to be greeted by the scent of a roast simmering on the stove and cinnamon cookies fresh out of the oven. The passing of our mother will forever change our lives, but we consider ourselves honored to have had her for so many years. Through faith, we absolutely know, just as Dad was there to greet her on the dock in Oakland, he was also there to greet her on the dock in Heaven. 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