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COPS Continued from page 1A white men, wearing flat- billed baseball hats, white shirts and jeans. The suspects were last GAP Continued from page 1A state's budget crisis at a time when Gov. Jerry Brown is try- ing to convince voters the situation is so dire they need to approve a sales tax hike and increase the income tax on peo- ple making more than $250,000. Brown and the Legislature used the Finance Depart- ment's lower $8.8 billion figure when they approved the California budget last month. ''I'm concerned about the lack of communication between the controller's office and the Department of Finance. It became obvious when the controller said, 'Well, if Finance had talked to me about the parks figures, this would have come to the forefront,''' said Sen. Bill Emmer- son, R-Redlands, vice chairman of the Senate Budget Com- mittee. ''Something needs to be done right away because this is just not acceptable to have this type of discrepancy in California's budget process.'' For instance, Emmerson said lawmakers thought they borrowed all the money they could from the state's bever- age container recycling fund as they worked to avoid deep- er cuts to schools and other vital programs. Now they find that there may be another $113 million in that account, according to the state controller. At least 17 of the 560 special accounts have significant- ly more reserve cash based on the controller's figures than what was reported to the Finance Department, according to the San Jose Mercury News, which first reported the dis- crepancies. The violent crime victim restitution fund, for instance, was off by $29 million, and a low-cost child health insurance fund was off by $30 million. All told, $33.4 billion was spent from the special funds in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011. ''This is just another example of how much out of con- trol the bureaucracy is,'' said Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R- Gerber, vice chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee. ''It is the hiding of funds, it's the redirecting of funds to things the bureaucracy thinks is important rather than the Legislature or the governor's office.'' He and Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, R-Roseville, released a letter to Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D- Sherman Oaks, saying the parks department budget scan- dals ''have undermined the public's faith in government.'' royalty, rock LONDON (AP) — Britain opened its Olympics with a royal entrance like no other. Celebration of world in a celebration of Old England and new that was stunning, imaginative and dramatic — and cheeky, even featuring a stunt double for Queen Eliz- abeth II parachuting with James Bond into Olympic Stadium. London greeted the year-old monarch herself stood solemnly while a chil- dren's choir serenaded her with ''God Save the Queen,'' and members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force raised the Union Jack. Moments later, the 86- ceremony was an encyclo- pedic review of British music history, from a 1918 Broadway standard adopted by the West Ham soccer team to The Who's ''My Generation'' to ''Bohemian Rhapsody,'' by still another Queen. The evening started with Much of the opening fighter jets streaming red, white and blue smoke and roaring over the stadium, packed with a buzzing crowd of 60,000 people, at 8:12 p.m. — or 20:12 in the 24-hour time observed by Britons. Syrian troops RAMTHA, Jordan (AP) — The family crept across Fleeing boy, 6, shot by farmland under night's cover, heading for the bor- der, when Syrian troops opened fire. Bullets whizzed around them as they broke into a mad dash, survivors say. The 6-year- old boy, holding his moth- er's hand, broke away and ran ahead. He nearly made it into Jordan when he fell dead, a bullet in his neck. The boy, killed in the early hours Friday, was the first Syrian shot to death by border guards while trying to escape into neighboring Jordan from the bloodshed of their homeland's 17- month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad. The slaying underlined not only the dangerous of the passage, but the fine line Syria's neighbors have to tread in trying to help Syri- ans while avoiding being dragged into the conflict. Bilal el-Lababidi and his parents were in a group of around a dozen Syrians try- ing to sneak into Jordan just after midnight, the latest of more than 140,000 Syrians who have taken refuge in the kingdom. ''He is a martyr who is now in a better place. I'm sure he is in heaven,'' said el-Lababidi's mother before the boy's burial later Friday at a cemetery in the northern Jordanian city of Ramtha. She made it across with her two younger sons — but her husband fled back amid the shooting. ''The criminal Bashar is the reason,'' she said, slap- ping her face with her fists as she wept. She wore a veil over her face and a tradi- tional Muslim head-to-toe robe. ''Bashar is killing his people and the whole world seen running south on Gilmore Road. Anyone with informa- tion about the identity of the suspects or the case is asked to call the Red Bluff Police Department at 527- 3131. Cynthia Miller Cynthia Miller, of Flournoy, died Tuesday at CASINO Continued from page 1A our educational system by supporting broad based community partnerships that have led to the forma- tion of the Expect More Tehama and Tehama Reads programs." employees more than 500 workers with a monthly payroll of about $1 mil- lion. It's estimated that The casino and resort Saturday, July 28, 2012 – Daily News 9A affect on the local econo- my alone is in the range of $36 million a year. "Rolling Hills has been a major contributor to the vitality of Tehama Coun- ty," Schmitz said. "From the Expect More Tehama initiative to the campaign to brand Tehama County, the Casino has been at the forefront. They have made an investment in Tehama County and we are reaping the benefits… today and into the future. Rolling Hills Casino has also Legal gun sales in California are on pace to set a record this year, according to state projections, although no one can say exactly why. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — expects that 725,000 rifles, pistols and shotguns will be legally pur- chased in 2012. The projection is more than 100,000 more guns than were bought last year and nearly twice as many as were purchased five years ago. Within the last decade, firearm The state Department of Justice made a remarkable differ- ence in Tehama County's job market. They are one of the county's largest employers and enjoy a solid reputation for how they treat their employ- ees." development director for the tribe said they look forward to more accom- plishments in the next 10 years. "We established Rolling Hills Casino to develop a strong, diverse sales have increased dramatically across the state, a rise that officials and experts say is difficult to explain with any precision because the state doesn't track why people purchase the weapons. ''It is very hard to speculate why someone purchases a gun,'' Shum Preston, a spokesman for the attor- ney general's office, told the Asso- ciated Press on Friday. Chuck Michel, a civil rights attorney who represents the Califor- nia Rifle and Pistol Association, said that among factors contributing to the spike include concerns about public safety in a faltering economy and the potential for new laws that might someday restrict firearm ownership. organization promotes firearm safe- ty and gun rights, also said that Michel, whose 40,000-member from a cultural perspective, Ameri- cans — and especially women — have become more accepting of the value of firearms for self-defense and recreational purposes. ''This is a national trend, not just in California,'' said Michel, who also represents the NRA in Califor- nia. ''It results from a combination of factors. One is a strong desire of the good guys to be able to defend themselves and their families from the bad guys, and another is a big increase in participation in the recreational shooting sports.'' Ben Van Houten, a managing attorney with the San Francisco- based Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, also said it's difficult to pinpoint a cause for the increase. ''The gun industry is always try- ing to carve out new markets and a lot of the marketing is an attempt to get them to consumer bases they haven't reached yet and I would suspect that is driving it towards women and other groups,'' said Van Houten, whose group was founded after a 1993 mass shooting in San Francisco's 101 California office tower that killed nine people, including the gunman. Michel said that buyers remain concerned that President Barack Obama will support more gun con- trols, a trend that emerged when he was elected four years ago and is resurfacing as he seeks re-election. Driver high on nitrous oxide John Crosby, economic economic base for the Paskenta Band of Nomla- ki Indians and its sur- rounding communities," he said. "Our goal was to fund a wide variety of health care, social ser- vices, educational, and cultural programs. We also hoped revenues from the Casino would help us pursue other economic development opportuni- ties. We are very proud that we have been able to do that." State's legal gun sales on pace to set record ''Now the Obama factor is com- ing back into play again,'' Michel said. ''Because while there weren't quite as many gun control efforts in his first term as originally feared, people recognize there will be more if he gets a second term in office.'' Van Houten said the fear and misinformation has had an impact on legal gun sales, along with the possibility that legal gun owners are stockpiling firearms. ''But, just looking at overall sales numbers doesn't tell you who's buying them and what their motivations are,'' Van Houten said. Overall, gun sales have been ris- ing steadily in California since 2003. Last year, Californians legal- ly purchased 601,246 guns com- pared to 498,945 in 2010. The 2011 figure was the highest gun sales total since 1993 when there were a record 642,197. Traditionally, handgun sales far surpass those of rifles and shotguns. But that changed after 2000, when state lawmakers restricted buyers from purchasing more than one handgun a month. However, there are no such restrictions for rifles. So, when more than one long gun is pur- chased at a time, the state records it as a single transaction, which means California's annual total could be underreported. STATE BRIEFING who was high on nitrous oxide when he crashed his SUV into a car, killing two people, has pleaded guilty and faces nearly 10 years in prison. pleads in fatal crash SACRAMENTO (AP) — A Northern California man The Sacramento Bee says Michael Dean Sharp entered pleas to two counts of vehicular manslaughter while intox- icated and to a third charge of felony drunk driving causing great bodily injury. and had inhaled nitrous oxide just before the January crash that killed 37-year-old Christopher Stephen Ohlander Martell and his 32-year-old brother Robert Todd Ohlander. Recall of more onions-celery The Sacramento County prosecutor said Thursday that the 22-year-old man will likely be sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison when he's sentenced next month. Investigators say Sharp was driving his Ford Explorer is watching and doing noth- ing.'' She would only identi- fy herself as Umm Bilal, or ''mother of Bilal,'' as con- servative women often do in public rather than using their real names. Obama faces new setback plenty of ammunition for Republicans. They piled on at once. Romney looks to cut into Obama's Obama's campaign team hoped that by now, on economy President Barack lethargic U.S. economy would be perking up as it had for President Ronald Reagan in the summer of 1984, setting the stage for Reagan's re-election rout. But it is not to be. New government figures the OXNARD (AP) — A Southern California grower and food processing firm has expanded its voluntarily recall of packaged onions and celery because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Oxnard-based Gills Onions LLC say no illnesses have been linked to the recall. Gills Onions initially announced a recall on July 18. The product list was expanded on Thursday to include diced, slivered and whole-peeled onions and diced onion and celery mix with use-by dates on or before Aug. 3. WORLD BRIEFING Committee can bring strong pressure on candidates. ''This is going to be a close election. We are in a tight, tight race,'' said Democratic pollster Jim Gerstein. ''But this race will not swing on the Jewish vote.'' advantages WASHINGTON (AP) — On a trip to Israel, Mitt Romney is trying to win over a tiny sliver of a small — but powerful — section of the American electorate. President Barack Obama is doing the same at home. But while Romney's trip show economic growth is slowing, not picking up speed — meaning Obama will continue to face eco- nomic headwinds. The economy grew at an annual rate of just 1.5 per- cent from April through June, down from 2.0 per- cent the previous three months. While that showed it was still growing, if slow- ly, and not tottering back into recession, there was scarce other good news in the report for Obama — and is unlikely to change the broader presidential cam- paign against Obama, he's hoping to close the gap among Jewish voters. Yet for all the wooing of American Jews in presiden- tial campaigns, those who say Israel's fate drives their vote make up 6 percent of a reliably Democratic bloc. The tiny numbers are over- laid with an outsize influ- ence. Campaign donations from Jews or Jewish and pro-Israel groups account for as much as 60 percent of Democratic money, and groups such as the Ameri- can Israel Public Affairs psychiatrist DENVER (AP) — The former graduate student accused in the deadly Shooting suspect sent package to Colorado movie theater shooting was being treat- ed by a psychiatrist at the university where he stud- ied, according to court papers filed Friday. Defense attorneys for James Holmes, 24, made the disclosure in a court motion. It sought to dis- cover the source of leaks to some media outlets that Holmes sent the psychia- trist a package containing a notebook with descrip- tions of an attack. The motion said the leak violated a judge's gag order and jeopardized Holmes' right to a fair trial. Over 50 years of serving Tehama County Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792