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ByJonathanJ.Cooper The Associated Press SACRAMENTO California'snon- partisan legislative analyst said Wednesday he's forecasting a $2.8 billion budget surplus next year and says California should be able to weather a mild reces- sion without major budget cuts or tax increases over the next four years. Legislative analyst Mac Tay- lor's annual budget outlook sets the stage for negotiations that begin in January when Demo- cratic Gov. Jerry Brown releases his proposed spending plan. Taylor's office said the fore- cast is subject to significant un- certainty, particularly in future years, but it is the best estimate based on available economic in- dicators. The projected surplus sig- NEXT 4 YEARS California analyst projects $2 .8 b ill io n budget surplus Staff report @redbluffnews on Twitter RED BLUFF A 52-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested Tues- day morning in the area of State Route 99E in connection with a report of a sexual assault on an 11-year-old boy. David Eric Rios was booked into Tehama County Jail on 13 felony charges and one misde- meanor charge. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of up to life in prison, according to a press release issued Wednes- day morning by Red Bluff Police Department. The boy disclosed to Red Bluff Police on Nov. 3 that he had been sexually assaulted by Rios, whom both he and his mother know. A forensic interview was conducted involving a multi-dis- ciplinary team that includes a Red Bluff Police detective, Child Protective Services social worker and Tehama County Deputy Dis- trict Attorney, according to the release. Through the interview, which ARREST Man charged with sexual assault of 11-year-old boy By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The City Council Tuesday awarded $10,000 ear- marked for local programs pro- viding assistance to the home- less population to three organi- zations. Members of the Homeless Grant Ad Hoc Committee Mayor Clay Parker and Mayor Pro Tem Gary Jones met Nov. 3 to review the various grant applications and heard presentations from the applicants, including PATH — Poor And The Homeless, Te- hama County Coalition — men's transitional housing, Faith Works in Tehama County, Supernatural Life Transition Ranch and Te- hama County Plow Share Project. The council approved the rec- ommendations from the commit- tee by a 3-1 vote, with Council- man Suren Patel absent from the meeting. Faith Works received $2,500, Supernatural Life Transition Ranch received $2,500 and PATH received $5,000. The county's plow share proj- ect did not meet some of the grant requirements, including not hav- ing non-profit status, Jones said. It was not awarded a portion of the funding. Parker thanked the applicants for all they do for the city's home- less population and said the fund- ing is just a start. "Everything you do is so im- portant to the citizens of Red Bluff and the city," Parker said. Faith Works originally re- quested $2,000 to assist the or- ganization in providing various direct services to the homeless or at-risk persons. Supernatural Life Transition Ranch requested $3,600 to support various direct services to the homeless. PATH requested $5,000 to help fund its winter homeless shel- ter services, and an additional $5,000 to be used as seed money to launch a men's transitional housing program. This program would provide services to help men become productive mem- bers of society, learn how to be on time, to dress professionally and create resumes for work. It is not RED BLUFF Fundsdispensedforhomeless By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Sara Beck finally got to attend a Tehama County Drug Court graduation, but this time as an alumni speaker talk- ing to 15 individuals who grad- uated from either Drug Court or Behavioral Health Court in a ceremony Tuesday at the Te- hama County Department of Ed- ucation. Beck missed her own grad- uation because it was the first night she started work at Right Roads Recovery, Inc., where she had been interning prior to be- ing hired as a counselor. Tehama County Superior Court Presiding Judge Todd Bottke welcomed the crowd be- fore introducing Drug Court Coordinator and Supervisor Pa- trice Tamp and Lead Drug Court Counselor Brian Emery, who in- troduced Beck. Born and raised in the Corn- ing area, Beck began drinking at the age of 13 and her first DUI was at the age of 21 when she hit a retired sheriff's car, flip- ping her vehicle nine times at the and landing her in prison for three years. "January 31, 2013, the door was kicked in when I was raided by TIDE," Beck said. "I thought it was the end of my world, but that was the beginning. I can't tell you how it changed me. I was so ready to not use or drink, but I didn't know how. Drug court taught me how to live without drugs and alcohol. I went in with both feet and did everything twice what they asked me. You have to be serious when you go in on it." Learning her counselor was someone who used to smoke methamphetamine Beck couldn't believe it. She didn't look like a user to Beck, who had used for 12 years. That got her thinking about becoming a counselor and she went on to become a certi- fied addiction specialist, earn- RECOVERY TEHAMA COUNTY DRUG COURT GRADUATES PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB–DAILYNEWS A drug court graduate shows off her booking photo at the graduation ceremony held at the Tehama County Department of Education. Sara Beck was the alumni speaker at the drug court graduation ceremony held at the Tehama County Department of Education. Have a great day, Frances Galantine GOOD MORNING Evidence is mounting for a large body of water under- neath Pluto's frozen heart, scientists say. PAGEB3 SPACE Plutomaycontain underground ocean The president-elect refuses to allow lobbyists to serve in his upcoming administration, sources say. PAGE B6 POLITICS Trump lobbyist ban makes transition harder GRADUATES PAGE 5 ASSAULT PAGE 5 CITY PAGE 5 BUDGET PAGE 5 Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. 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