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taxesduetothecity.Inad- dition to the listed charges, Patel falsified documents on behalf of two employees so that they could unlaw- fully obtain welfare bene- fits. Patel was arrested on a Tehama County warrant in Florida and agreed to be extradited to Tehama County. Patel surrendered his passport by order of the court. Based on such sur- render, Patel's bail was set at $300,000. PPX: January 23, 2017 at 10 am Department 1 PX: January 24, 2017 at 1:30 pm Department 1 People vs. Clayton De- laugher, Vehicular Man- slaughter Brief history: The de- fendant was driving and approaching an accident southbound on I-5 when he hit another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle died at the scene. Next Court Date: Janu- ary 9, 2017 at 1:15 p.m. in Department 1 People vs. Malachi Jack- son, Attempted Murder, Mayhem, Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Brief History: The defen- dant and the victim were involved in an altercation wherein the victim was stabbed by the defendant. PPX: January 9, 2017 at 10 am Department 1 PX: January 10, 2017 at 9 am Department 1 People vs. Kory Daniel Lefler, Murder Brief history: The defen- dant and the victim were involved in a confrontation. The victim was shot mul- tiple times which caused great bodily injury result- ing in death. PPX: January 9, 2017 at 10 am in Department 1 PX: January 10, 2017 at 1:30 pm in Department 1 Peoplevs.JenniferAdams, 5 Counts: Theft from Elder or Dependent Adult, Grand Theft of Personal Property, Grand Theft, Theft. Brief history: The defen- dant embezzled funds from multiple clients at the care facility she was employed at over a several year period. Next court date: January 30, 2017 at 10 am in Depart- ment 1 Court FROMPAGE4 By Bob Salsberg The Associated Press BOSTON Legal-marijuana activists were in a celebra- tory mood Thursday as a new voter-approved law took effect in Massachu- setts, allowing people 21 and over to possess, grow and use limited amounts of recreational pot. It will be at least another year before marijuana can be legally sold by licensed retailers in the state, and some supporters of the mea- sure are wary that Massa- chusetts officials might seek changes to the law or delay its full implementation over the coming months. Police warned of a po- tential spike in people driv- ing under the influence of pot and general confusion about what is allowed un- der the law. "Yesterday this would have been a $100 fine," said Keith Saunders, as he held up a jar containing what he said was slightly less than an ounce of cannabis flower. Saunders, a board mem- ber of the National Or- ganization for the Re- form of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, gathered with other activists outside the historic Massachusetts Statehouse to celebrate the law. "Ultimately, we are mov- ing toward taking the ex- isting marijuana market in Massachusetts and bring- ing it above board," he said. Massachusetts is the first U.S. state on the East- ern seaboard where recre- ational marijuana is legal, though Maine will soon follow if a recount upholds passage of a ballot measure there. Colorado, Washing- ton and Oregon previously legalized recreational pot and voters in California and Nevada also approved ballot measures last month. In Massachusetts, adults can possess up to an ounce of pot outside the home, up to 10 ounces inside the home and grow up to a dozen marijuana plants per household. Having spent nearly three decades crusading for relaxed marijuana rules, Bill Downing admitted to a mix of satisfaction and trep- idation. "I am both celebrating and worrying that the law might not be implemented properly," said Downing, member liaison for the Mas- sachusetts Cannabis Re- form Coalition. The concerns stem from public statements by Dem- ocratic legislative leaders and Republican Gov. Char- lie Baker promising a re- view and possible changes to the law, which passed by a margin of more than 240,000 votes out of nearly 3.8 million votes cast. The wishes of the voters will be respected, pledged Baker, who strongly op- posed legalization. But he defended efforts that may lead to revisions. "It was a 6,000 word bal- lot question written by the recreational marijuana in- dustry for the recreational marijuana industry," said Baker, who spoke to The Associated Press before re- turning from a trade mis- sion in Israel. "So I expect the Legislature will want to deal with things like po- tency, home rule. What are going to be the rules about where you can locate (re- tail) facilities and what lo- cal control does local gov- ernment have about that?" In a memo sent Wednes- day to police departments in Massachusetts, Secre- tary of Public Safety Dan- iel Bennett said implemen- tation of recreational mari- juana "will create a complex web of different rules" that law enforcement must nav- igate. "Within certain lim- its, the new law authorizes some conduct that had pre- viously been prohibited. Be- yond those limits, however, possession, cultivation and distribution of marijuana remain illegal under state law," wrote Bennett. Marijuana activists dis- missed critics who said le- galization will lead to an array of social and public safety problems. "The worst you could is maybe listen to Pink Floyd for two hours rather than one hour," one man joked Thursday as he serenaded supporters with pro-pot tunes in front of the Capitol. MARIJUANA Legal-pot activists celebrate new Massachusetts law GILLIANJONES—THEBERKSHIREEAGLE A faux marijuana Christmas tree sits in the window of Shire Glass, a fine tobacco shop in Great Barrington, Mass., on Wednesday. By Ricardo Alonso- Zaldivar The Associated Press WASHINGTON Republicans may be handing wealthy Americans a big tax cut by repealing President Barack Obama's health care law, ac- cording to a study released Thursday that spells out po- tential economic pitfalls be- hind the election-year slo- gans. The richest households — those with incomes above $3.7 million — would get an average tax cut of about $197,000, said the analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, a joint ven- ture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institu- tion think tanks. The windfall would come mainly from the repeal of taxes that the Affordable Care Act aimed at upper-in- come earners, including an investment tax and a Medi- care levy. The study comes as Re- publican lawmakers and aides start grappling with the complexity of unrav- eling the 2010 law, which touches most major players in the $3 trillion health care industry. While Republicans plan to take just a few months next year to pass legisla- tion dismantling the law, that "repeal" may not actu- ally take complete effect for up to four years, top House GOP aides told reporters Thursday. Congress would need the time to pass re- placement legislation and work out a smooth transi- tion. The Tax Policy Center study did not consider the impact of replacement leg- islation, so its look at po- tential winners and losers is preliminary. President-elect Donald Trump and GOP congres- sional leaders have prom- ised to replace "Obam- acare" with a conservative- tinged version that provides access to affordable cover- age for all Americans. De- tails of that plan are un- available, but it's bound to affect the final bottom line. The "repeal" part of the GOP promise would defi- nitely have one-sided conse- quences, said Gordon Mer- min, an Urban Institute re- searcher who conducted the study. "This is a change that helps high-income folks more than everyone else," said Mermin. "People who currently get these pre- mium tax credits are going to lose a lot." The impact is more com- plicated for middle- and low-income households. The vast majority would see little or no change in taxes. Repeal of various taxes on the health care industry would get passed through as modest benefits for most. But more than 8 million households receiving tax credits through the law to help pay for health insur- ance could take a signifi- cant hit. They would lose financial assistance worth several thousand dollars. How big a loss depends on individualized factors such as household size and fam- ily income. The study did not look at the impact on insurance coverage. Obama's law has helped drive the nation's uninsured rate to a his- toric low of about 9 percent. A separate Urban Insti- tute study earlier projected that nearly 30 million peo- ple could lose coverage if Obama's law is repealed without a replacement. GOP aides who briefed reporters Thursday on Cap- itol Hill said a stable and or- derly transition is one the party's top goals. The aides spoke on condition of ano- nymity to discuss the broad outlines of a private dia- logue among Republican decision-makers. The long transition pe- riod under consideration — two to four years — re- flects a desire to avoid dis- rupting existing coverage for consumers and to give lawmakers time to create a new health care program. ACA St udy s ho ws r ep ea ling Obama health law will cut taxes for wealthy By Jeffrey Collins and Meg Kinnard The Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. Dylann Roof was convicted Thurs- day in the chilling at- tack on nine black church members who were shot to death last year during a Bible study, affirming the prosecution's portrayal of a young white man who hoped the slayings would start a race war or bring back segregation. Instead,thesinglebiggest change to emerge from the June 17, 2015, slayings that shocked the nation was the removal of the Confederate flagfromtheSouthCarolina Statehouse, where it had flown for 50 years over the Capitol or on the grounds. Roof appeared with the flag in several photos in a racist manifesto. In his confession to the FBI, the gunman said he carried out the killings af- ter researching "black on white crime" on the in- ternet. He said he chose a church because that setting posed little danger to him. As the verdict was read, Roof just stared ahead, much as he did the entire trial. Family members of victims held hands and squeezed one another's arms. In all, Roof was con- victed of 33 counts. Jurors will reconvene early next month to hear more testimony and decide whether Roof gets the death penalty or life in prison. Roof told the judge again Thursday that he wanted to act as his own attorney dur- ing the penalty phase. In closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan Williams mocked Roof for calling himself brave in his hate-filled jour- nal and during his confes- sion, saying the real brav- ery came from the victims who tried to stop him as he fired 77 bullets at Emanuel African Methodist Episco- pal church. "Those people couldn't see the hatred in his heart any more than they could see the .45-caliber hand- gun and the eight maga- zines concealed around his waist," Williams said. Defense lawyer David Bruck conceded Roof com- mitted the slayings, but he asked jurors to look into his head and see what caused him to become so full of ha- tred, calling him a suicidal loner who never grasped the gravity of what he did. The defense put up no witnesses during the seven-day trial. They tried to present evidence about his mental state, but the judge ruled that it did not have anything to do with Roof's guilt or innocence. Roof was just imitating what he saw on the internet and believed he had to give his life to "a fight to the death between white peo- ple and black people that only he" could see and act on, Bruck said. Williams' 50-minute closing argument filled the court with tension. At times, the prosecu- tor raised his voice, say- ing Roof was a cold, cal- culated killer. Some fam- ily members of victims dabbed their eyes with tis- sues, and jurors appeared emotional when Williams, after apologizing to them, showed crime scene photos of each person killed along- side a small picture of them while alive. Those pictures included the Rev. Clementa Pinck- ney, 41, Emanuel AME's pastor and a state senator; Myra Thompson, 59, who taught Bible study that night — the same night she was licensed to preach; Cynthia Hurd, 54, a librar- ian who stayed to support Thompson; Depayne Mid- dleton-Doctor, 49, who friends said sang like an angel and was also license to preach the day of the shootings; Daniel "Dapper Dan" Simmons, 74, nick- named for his shiny shoes and fine hats; Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, 45, a high school track coach heavily involved in the church's youth programs; Ethel Lance, 70, the church sexton who kept the bath- rooms and building im- maculately clean; Susie Jackson, 87, who sang in the choir and sent genera- tions through the church; and Tywanza Sanders, 26, Jackson's nephew and an aspiring poet who wanted to work with children. The prosecutor said the good of all those faithful churchgoers prevailed over Roof's hatred. In a lengthy recording played earlier at trial, Roof told FBI agents he picked Mother Emanuel because of its historic significance in the black community. The church is the oldest in the South and one of its founders Denmark Vesey led a failed 1822 slave rebel- lion that drove the church underground. SOUTH CAROLINA Jurors convict Roof on all counts in slayings STEPHEN B. MORTON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Police tape surrounds the parking lot behind the AME Emanuel Church as FBI forensic experts work the crime scene, in Charleston, S.C. LEGALNOTICE APN: 024-320-041-000 TS No: CA05000060-16-1 TO No: 8613176 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE (The above statement is made pur- suant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DE- FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED March 9, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On January 4, 2017 at 01:00 PM, Main En- trance, Tehama County Superior Court, 633 Washington St., Red Bluff, CA 96080, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on March 22, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-006306, of official re- cords in the Office of the Re- corder of Tehama County, Cali- fornia, executed by CANDACE S PHILLIPS, AN UNMARRIED PER- SON, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS- TRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nom- inee for USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK as Beneficiary, WILL SELL Beneficiary, AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful mon- ey of the United States, all paya- ble at the time of sale, that cer- tain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property hereto- fore described is being sold "as is". The street address and oth- er common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 20930 LIVE OAK RD, RED BLUFF, CA 96080 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any in- correctness of the street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos- session, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and ex- penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obliga- tions secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimat- ed costs, expenses and advan- ces at the time of the initial pub- lication of this Notice of Trust- ee's Sale is estimated to be $360,727.44 (Estimated). $360,727.44 (Estimated). Howev- er, prepayment premiums, ac- crued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary's bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier's check drawn on a state or na- tional bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or feder- al savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issu- ance of the Trustee's Deed Upon Sale until funds become availa- ble to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to con- vey title for any reason, the suc- cessful bidder's sole and exclu- sive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should under- stand that there are risks in- volved in bidding at a Trustee auction. will be bidding bidding auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not auto- matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, be- fore you can receive clear title to the property. You are encour- aged to investigate the exis- tence, priority, and size of out- standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a ti- tle insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be post- poned one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about Trustee Sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, your postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information re- garding the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web site ad- dress www.Auction.com for in- formation regarding the sale of this property, using the file num- ber assigned to this case, CA05000060-16-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that oc- cur close in time to the sched- uled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone in- formation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: November 22, 2016 MTC Finan- cial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA05000060-16-1 17100 Gil- lette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866- 660-4288 Stephanie Hoy, Author- ized Signatory SALE INFORMA- TION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com FOR AU- TOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector at- tempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.ISL Num- ber 24472, Publish: 12/02/2016, 12/09/2016, 12/16/2016 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2016 6 B