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buildings,outofareaown- ers and residents being em- barrassed by the stretch of SolanoStreetbetweenThird and West streets. Movies could be shown at the Rodgers Theatre when that project is fin- ished. Nearby there could be food trucks outside for a tasting event to continue to bring people downtown. This could entice owners to maintain businesses and renters to request certain maintenance of their build- ings. A plaza would provide a more vibrant downtown, prompting investment in the city, Miller said. Sidewalk roofing for year-round coverage from the weather was suggested. One audience member said that while in Palm Springs one summer she enjoyed mists that were coming off the rooftops over the side- walks. Dan Redding, Corning's building official, said he loved the idea. During a city manag- ers conference in Roseville, Millersaidshewasinspired by the downtown there and how the city made vacant businesses look more like false store fronts rather than empty buildings. The appearance of these vacant buildings provided a clean look to the downtown area. Some residents felt dis- couraged by the ideas, say- ing they have been tried be- fore and failed. Miller said the city is trying not to dwell on past failures but learn from them and move forward. Some business owners said the main thing Corn- ing needs to do is to beau- tify the downtown area be- fore adding features the city'smaintenancestaffwill have to keep up with. Oneownersaidthe focus needs to be on getting ex- isting buildings cleaned up and taking what the city already has and making it beautiful. While it is up to building owners to maintain their buildings, the city is con- sidering new ordinances or buildingcoderequirements to prompt better mainte- nance. One business owner sug- gested forming a voluntary group of owners to contact theout-of-townownersand encouragebeautifyingtheir properties. Miller said she appreci- ated the input and looks forward to hearing more. Corning FROMPAGE1 Thomas Peterson has lived at his property for five years, he said. "It'sarareprivilegetohave an opportunity like this," Pe- terson said. "We're poor up here and live on a fixed in- come without the resources todoaclean-uplikethis.This issomethingthatbenefitsthe community up here." Peterson has a neighbor who has not been seen for some time who has quite the trash collection both in the front yard and behind the main building. He said he is hoping to get as much of the mess in the area cleaned out as he can. Much of what he was disposing of from his yard came from his late un- cle. Wayne Morris has lived with his brother in the Sky Ranchforfouryears,hesaid. "I'm glad for it," Morris said. "We're poor. I live on $194 a month. This is my brother's house. I was home- less for 20 years and he res- cued me. Everyone here is on a fixed income and can't go beyond what is in their budget. We like the clean- up." Clean FROM PAGE 1 on a Paris-bound passen- ger train in August 2015. Stone left the military last November as a staff ser- geant assigned to Travis Air Force Base, said Staff Sgt. Scott Taylor, a spokes- man at the base near Sac- ramento. Tran pleaded guilty less than a week before he was to go on trial. He also pleaded guilty to enhance- ments including causing great bodily injury and using a deadly weapon, Orio said. "I thought that he prob- ably should have gotten more time but it is what it is," Stone told The Sacra- mento Bee. "I'm just glad this chapter of my life is over." Tran's attorney, Donald Masuda, did not return telephone and emailed messages from The Asso- ciated Press. Tran is set for sentenc- ing May 12. Sacramento police have said Tran was the instiga- tor in a confrontation that led to the stabbing. Stone was with three women and another man when an argument with Tran's group escalated into a fight that spread down a Sacramento street. Police said Tran and his group did not know who Stone was until they saw news reports later. Stone's mother, Joyce Eskel, has said that her son was stabbed four times. Doctors had to repair lacerations to his heart and liver and a collapsed lung. She also said her son was "very, very fortunate to be alive." Guilty FROM PAGE 10 By Stephen Ohlemacher TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON Republi- cans hate "Obamacare," so House GOP leaders freak out whenever their health care bill is compared to President Barack Obama's law. But one reason some conservatives are branding the bill "Obamacare Lite" comes down to the tax cred- its to help consumers buy insurance. Both tax credits target people who don't get health insurance from their em- ployer or from the govern- ment. They are both avail- able to people even if they don't make enough money to owe any federal income tax. And they are both en- titlement programs — if you meet the criteria, you are entitled to the benefit. But there are significant differences in the size and reach of the tax credits. The Obamacare tax cred- its are designed to limit the share of income that people have to spend on health in- surance. The GOP tax credits are simpler, but consumers might still have to pay a large share of their income to obtain health insurance. "These credits have long been part of the conser- vative health care reform ideal, supported by arch- conservatives in Congress as well as right-leaning think tanks going back for decades," according to a re- lease from House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Some Republicans aren't buying it. "I think its Obamacare in a different form," said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. "Let's do what we told the voters we were going to do. ...Clean repeal." A look at how the tax credits work in each plan: CURRENT LAW The tax credits in the Af- fordable Care Act are based on income and the cost of insurance premiums in a state marketplace. In gen- eral, the lower an individ- ual's income the larger the tax credit. Also, the more expensive the premium, the larger the credit. Here is how it works: — You're 30 years old and single, making $23,000 a year. The average bench- mark premium for a 30-year-old is $3,844 a year, according to the nonparti- san Kaiser Family Founda- tion. Your Obamacare tax credit would be $2,426. You would pay $118 a month in premiums, or $1,418 for the year. — You're 60 years old and single, making $23,000. The average benchmark premium for a 60-year-old is $9,191 a year. Your Obamacare tax credit would be $7,773. You, too, would pay $118 a month in premiums. There's more. Obamacare also pro- vides subsidies that can re- duce out-of-pocket expenses such as annual deductibles and copayments. Obamacare tax credits are available to people mak- ing as much as 400 percent of the poverty level. For an individual, that's $46,680. For a family of two, that's $62,920, and for a family of four, it's $95,400. HOUSE GOP PLAN The credits range from $2,000 to $4,000 depend- ing on age. Older consum- ers get larger credits. The tax credits are capped at $14,000 for a family. Income is not a factor in the size of the tax credit, though they are phased out for individuals making more than $75,000 and for married couples making more than $150,000. Using the previous exam- ples: the 30-year-old mak- ing $23,000 would be eligi- ble for a $2,500 tax credit — slightly more than under Obamacare. That would lower the cost of the annual premium to $1,344. Also, lower premiums could be available for younger people under the Republican plan because it makes changes in current insurance rules that favor older customers. The 60-year-old making $23,000 would get a $4,000 credit — less than under Obamacare. That would in- crease the annual premium to $5,191. Also, premiums could go up for older adults because the GOP bill allows insur- ers to charge more as peo- ple age and become more susceptible to health prob- lems. There's more. Under the GOP plan, a 60-year-old making $70,000 would still get a $4,000 credit. Under Obam- acare, this person is not el- igible for a tax credit be- cause they make too much money. Follow Stephen Ohlemacher on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/ stephenatap AFFORDABLE CARE ACT GOP plan less generous than Obamacare for older Americans SUSANWALSH—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, le , talks with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. during a news conference on health care, Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Po- lice are searching for as many as 15 men on mo- torcycles and all-terrain vehicles who pummeled an Uber driver after sur- rounding his vehicle on a San Francisco freeway this week. The San Francisco Chronicle repor ted Thursday that police want help from the pub- lic to identify suspects. The attack occurred just after 6 p.m. Wednes- day on Highway 101 when the Uber drive's white Toyota stopped on the highway for unknown reasons and the group of men surrounded it. Several witnesses shot video of the Uber driver being assaulted after he got out of his car. The newspaper re- ports one video shows the Uber driver falling and tumbling as at least two men punched and kicked him. Police say the car was also vandalized. It was unclear how the fight started. 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