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Mossman, of Los Molinos, died Tuesday Red Bluff, Calif. Zelda Trueblood Zelda Trueblood died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at her residence in Red Bluff. She was 79. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, July 6, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Calif. jails to see 250 more inmates than forecast FIRE Continued from page 1A Administrative Analyst WATER Continued from page 1A Davis. Although she objected to the water bond itself, she voted in favor of delaying the vote to 2014. ''The problem is every year that this bond — the bond that can't pass and won't be allowed to die — con- tinues to hang out there is another year that we're not working on a good water bond,'' said Assembly- TAX Continued from page 1A will serve their time in county jails instead of state prisons each year under a new California law, a sharp increase from the state's original projections, corrections officials said Thursday. SACRAMENTO (AP) — Nearly 250 more criminals The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had miscalculated the effect of changing where some criminals serve their time, said department spokesman Jeffrey Calli- son. took effect last month will send more offenders to local lockups for felonies involving weapons. They said that vio- lates of the state's promise to keep those convicted of vio- lent and other serious crimes in state prisons. The corrections department originally estimated that just Republican lawmakers complained that the shift that two more criminals each year would shift to local jails for weapons possession and other crimes under the new law. The projections were reflected in an Associated Press story published June 30. The department now says 247 more criminals would serve their sentences in local jails instead of state prisons under the new law. Callison described the miscalculation of the effect on local jails as an accidental error by the department's research office. The lower number also was cited by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, as he defended the shift. ''That number is still relatively small relative to the total number of offenders,'' Callison said in an email disclosing the error. The population of the state's 33 adult prisons has dropped by more than 40,000 inmates since October, when the state began sending thousands of criminals to county jails in response to court orders requiring a reduction in overcrowding at state prisons. The law enacted last month as part of the new state bud- get shifted 10 crimes back to state prisons, including sever- al involving child sex offenses or seriously injuring a peace officer. The department projected that would affect about 10 criminals each year. Callison could not immediately say if researchers also miscalculated that estimate. The AP first reported in October that at least two dozen offenses moving to local control could be considered seri- ous or violent. The additional crimes that will now bring jail sentences instead of prison time under the new law include possession of certain explosives, various knives and exotic weapons, as well as check fraud and defrauding the state's food stamp program. Officials said they were merely fixing a drafting error, and that those categories of crimes should have resulted in jail time under the original realignment law that took effect last year. Arizona' immigration bill SACRAMENTO (AP) — Illegal immigrants arrested for minor offenses will no longer have to fear deportation if a bill approved by the state Senate becomes law. San Francisco Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammi- ano said he wrote AB1081 because a federal policy requir- ing local law enforcement to check the immigration status of an arrestee wastes resources and erodes trust. It passed 21-13 Thursday on party lines and moves to the Lawmakers approve 'anti- Assembly. Under the bill, officers would only refer people convict- ed of serious felonies to immigration officials. They would no longer detain lower-level offenders on immigration holds. through Fresno ceiling FRESNO (AP) — A wanted parolee has been arrest- ed in Fresno after crashing through an apartment ceil- ing along with a police officer and police dog. The Fresno Bee says police went to an apartment Parolee, police dog plunge complex Tuesday afternoon to look for the 33-year-old gang member. Family members said he'd climbed into the attic when officers knocked at the door. Police sent a dog into the attic from a vacant apart- ment next door and found the man hiding in the insula- tion. Police say the man fought with the dog and an officer until all three fell through the ceiling into the vacant unit. schools," McCoy said. "Many more of the pro- grams and personnel that are vital to student success and support are at risk of being lost if we lose more money. It saddens me that the fundamental right of our children to be provid- ed a quality education is continually being threat- ened and undervalued by those making decisions in Sacramento." If further trigger cuts are enacted in January due to the failure of the tax ini- tiative, the district would have to deficit spend to the tune of $1.1 million annu- ally starting with 2012- 2013 to remain solvent. Friday, July 6, 2012 – Daily News 7A Julie Sisneros said plans were being put in place for where to move the department's staff and a press release was sched- uled for today. Sisneros said Shasta County has offered assistance with the tran- sition. The hope is to have a place within Tehama County where man Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael. Others say it's a comprehensive plan that was the product of a bipar- tisan compromise. The general obligation bond required two-thirds support from lawmakers. Sen. Tom Berryhill, R-Modesto, said the bill isn't perfect, but there are a lot of good things in it. ''It was 10 years in the making,'' he said. Money from the bond would go to cleaning up contaminated groundwater, increasing conserva- tion efforts, improving sewage sys- The district would be down to just 3 percent reserve by year-end 2013, fiscal expert Sheila Vick- ers said. those seeking services could go. the building from GEN III, LLC. The county had leased tems, and researching construction of at least two dams. Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said he is open to making changes to the water bond but defended the size of the proposal. effort to get to two-thirds. And that challenge is in part why the bond is so large,'' Steinberg said. ''It's true we talk about pork and I get it, but one person's pork is another per- son's regional water solution.'' ''It took many of us a herculean "Unless the budget is balanced in 2013-2014 or the revenue reductions are restored, the district faces an impending crisis," Vickers said. The budget includes a cost of living adjustment in the average daily atten- dance, which is not funded by the state, she said. Declining enrollment at the district means less money coming in from the state. several measures to remain fiscally sound including cutting 33 clas- sified positions and one confidential position in May for 2012-2013 and The district has taken SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Assembly has approved legislation authorizing about $4.5 billion in state bond funding for a high-speed rail system backed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Lawmakers approved SB1029 on a 51-27 vote Thursday after- noon, with Republicans opposing it. only filling five of seven positions vacated by retirements, McCoy said. While costs appear to be going up in transporta- tion and routine mainte- nance the increase is largely due to the fact that carryover money left from previous years has been spent down, McCoy said. There is a $16,500, about 2 percent, increase in special education costs. "We've looked at every dean of students and will be paid for out of unre- stricted money in the gen- eral fund, McCoy said. Barrett also raised issue about laying off the litera- cy coach at Metteer School, which is required per the school's site plan, she said. bus stop and done an audit in special education to make reductions where we can," McCoy said. "We can't cut at a whim." Red Bluff Educators Association President Sharon Barrett wanted to know about funding for the Vista Middle School vice principal position. The position is called The bill would pave the way for California to begin selling $2.6 bil- lion in voter-approved bonds. It allocates another $1.9 billion for regional rail improvements. If the Senate also approves the same legislation Friday, Califor- nia could tap $3.2 billion in feder- al grants to start construction of "We will need to revise the site plan, but it's a work in progress based on funding available," McCoy said. "With a change in revenue, we have found it necessary to make changes." ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. Assembly approves high-speed rail the first segment in the Central Valley. would put California on the cutting edge and bring relief to its strained transportation network. Republi- cans called it a boondoggle that will further hurt the state's faltering economy. Democrats say a bullet train Fireworks malfunction in big, fast flash The Fourth of July fire- works show went off with a bang over San Diego Bay. Too big a bang. SAN DIEGO (AP) — show that was supposed to wow crowds for 20 minutes lasted only about 20 seconds after a com- puter mishap caused mul- tiple bulb-shaped explo- sions on the bay, lighting the night sky over down- town San Diego and fill- ing the air with deafening booms. The Big Bay Boom The show's producer blamed a ''technical glitch'' Thursday, saying an error in its computer system caused tens of thousands of fireworks on four barges to go off simultaneously with a single command. ''Thank goodness no one was injured. Precau- tions all worked 100 per- cent,'' said August San- tore, part-owner of Gar- den State Fireworks. Garden State Fire- works, based in Milling- ton, N.J., apologized and vowed to determine pre- cisely what went wrong. The 122-year-old compa- ny produced hundreds of other shows across the country Wednesday night. pany felt terrible, but the mood was unforgiving among many of the hun- dreds of thousands of people who witnessed the explosions before they could get off their first ''ooh'' or ''ah.'' The crowd stood in quiet disbelief, with many wondering what just happened. Word Santore said the com- went out on the radio about 20 minutes later that the show was over. ''It was like a giant, serious bomb went off,'' said Mike Newton, 29, a photographer who watched from a friend's 28th-floor apartment. ''That's what it looked like and felt like. It hit you right in the chest.'' Bre Nelson, a 26-year- old wedding planner, watched from a hillside street packed with ''tons and tons of people and cars.'' ''It was really neat to see the entire sky light up but then we just waited there,'' said Nelson. ''Everyone was just sit- ting around.'' Crowds had waited hours. The San Diego Trolley was packed, hotel rooms facing the bay were sold out, and a patriotic score was set to be simulcast on a local radio station. The show was set to stream live on the Web. Instead, the fireworks flop became a hit online by Thursday afternoon, received more than 600,000 views on YouTube. works has staged pyrotechnic displays for the 1988 Winter Olympics, the Statue of Liberty Bicentennial Cel- ebration and New Year's Eve in Central Park in New York. ''We are a good strong The fireworks cost $125,000 and the barges and tugs cost $45,000, Purdon said. After per- mits, publicity, buses and other costs, there was about $50,000 left, which was earmarked to help young military families though the San Diego Armed Services YMCA. The port district said in a statement that it was ''very disappointed'' in what it described as an apparent technical error. It was unclear if any- one will get reimbursed. Purdon, who witnessed the explosions from his home with his sponsors, said he had discussed with Garden State Fireworks the possibility that it foots the bill for next year's Fourth of July show. Garden State Fire- company, and we rely on technology. We'll take the ridicule as long as no one was injured,'' San- tore said. The debacle will likely fuel a long-running con- troversy in San Diego about damage that fire- works displays inflict on marine life. Environmen- tal attorney Marco Gon- zalez has repeatedly chal- lenged shows that take place over water, inviting ire and ridicule from crit- ics including San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. Gonzalez recently pre- Senate President Pro Tem Darrell vailed in court decisions but decided against try- ing to block this year's show in La Jolla Cove. Still, organizers of a fire- works show over San Diego's Lake Murray canceled this year's show, saying they feared a lawsuit. ''The notion that fire- works are critical to Inde- pendence Day celebra- tions has just been blown out of proportion with these large shows,'' Gon- zalez said. Sponsors contributed about $380,000 to host the show, said Sandy Pur- don, owner of a bay mari- na and the chief organiz- er. The Port of San Diego contributed $145,000 as title sponsor, with hotels and restaurants giving much of the rest. The port district gave an additional $50,000 worth of services, includ- ing traffic control, portable toilets and cleanup. You DO have a choice in the Red Bluff area. Caring & Compassionate Service Full traditional burial service or cremation Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff, FD Lic. 1931 527-1732 Over 50 years of serving Tehama County Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792