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BySudhinThanawala TheAssociatedPress SAN FRANCISCO California offi- cials don't have to pay property owners to access their land to conduct preliminary testing be- fore deciding whether to move forward with a $15.7 billion plan to build two giant water tunnels that would supply drinking water for cities and irrigation for fam- ers, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday. The landowners in the Sacra- mento-San Joaquin Delta in cen- tral California had demanded payment for thousands of acres the state sought for pre-project testing, which would have added millions of dollars to the cost of the tunnels project. State officials said being forced to rent the land for testing would have also set a dangerous prece- dent that would have driven up the costs of other California pub- lic works projects and made some of them too expensive. The Supreme Court ruled 7-0 in the state's favor, giving Gov. Jerry Brown a major victory in his fight to build the tunnels. Rental fees for the land were not necessary because the state is seeking tem- porary access, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye wrote. PROPERTY OWNERS Nopaymentfor water project land access By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter REDBLUFF After more than three hours of discussion, the Tehama County Planning Commission voted to send the much debated phase II rezone back to the Super- visors as is minus the planned de- velopmentandafewparcelswhose owners requested changes. The planned development and other properties will be dealt with dur- ing Phase 2.5 and Phase III. Initially, prior to pulling out the planned development and a few other properties at owner re- quest, the phase II rezone dealt with 4,075 parcels, totaling 66,956 acres. The first three votes regarding moving forward with the Phase II zoning were 3-1 with Commis- sioner Bill Moule voting no due to the fact he felt the original Phase II binder should be moved forward in its entirety and not in two or three separate phases, he said. The final vote on the rec- ommendation that included the DEVELOPMENT Pl an ni ng commission votes to send phase II rezone By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews. com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF A fatal collision occurred at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday in the area of State Highway 99W and Altube Av- enue, south of Red Bluff, in- volving an Amtrak Train and a woman in a mini-van. The woman, identified by Tehama County Sherriff's De- partment as Tonja Anders, 40, of Red Bluff, who was alone in her vehicle, reportedly died as a result of the collision but no further information has been released as to what happened. The Amtrak train company and the Tehama County Sher- iff's Office are performing in- vestigations into the cause of the collision, said Tehama County Sheriff's Department Public Information Officer Lt. Yvette Borden. Amtrak trains also have video cameras on the front of the train that will assist in the investigation. An update will be posted on- line at www.redbluffdailynews. com as it becomes available. FATAL Womandeadaftercollisionwithtrain By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Kelly-Griggs House Museum, 311 Wash- ington St., will be hosting it's 50th annual Ice Cream Social from noon to 4 p.m. on Aug. 13 and the public is invited to attend. The event is a fundraiser for the museum, which is housed inside an 1880's Vic- torian only owned by two people including Sidney Al- len Griggs who built it and the Kelly family. Funds raised will go to- ward an on-going project of exterior restoration of the south side of the build- ing and foundation, Kelly- Griggs Board Member Sha- ron Wilson said. The non- profit received a grant from the McConnell Foundation to stabilize the building, but still has work to do. The social, sponsored by Red Bluff Rotary Club and Akers of Events, will include a concert by the Red Bluff Community Band who also plays for Tehama County res- idents weekly from 8-9 p.m. Mondays at Red Bluff River Park from June through Au- gust. There will also be an art show, a photography exhibit and a silent auction. Cost is $5 per person for the social and tickets are available at the door. The museum is open for tours weekly on Thursdays and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. with the last tour starting at 3 p.m. Tours are a suggested donation of $5 per person. For more information on the social or museum call 527-1129 or visit the Kelly- Griggs Facebook page or fol- low @K_Griggs_Museum on Twitter. SOCIAL KELLY-GRIGGS MUSEUM TO HOST 50TH ICE CREAM SOCIAL DAILYNEWSFILEPHOTOS D'Lorah Hurton and Carol Mieske of the Native Daughters of the Golden West enjoy ice cream and art at a previous Kelly-Griggs Museum Ice Cream Social. The 2016event is noon to 4p.m. Aug. 13. The Red Bluff Community Band, pictured here at a previous ice cream social, will play at the 50th Kelly-Griggs Museum Ice Cream Social. Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 Opinion............A5 Weather ..........A8 Sports.............. B1 Comics ............B3 Index............... ## INDEX Have a great day, George Graham! GOOD MORNING D DowJonesIndustrial 18,517.23 (-77.80) D Standard & Poor's 2165.17 (-7.85) D Nasdaq 5073.90 (-16.03) BUSINESS A mile of Southern California shoreline reopened Thursday a er two consecutive bacteria tests came back clean. PAGE A7 BACTERIA TESTS Beachreopensa erLos Angeles sewage spill Florida health officials are testing mosquitoes for Zika to confirm US bite. 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