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WEEKEND Page 6A Pets Weather forecast 10A Mostly sunny 92/58 DAILYNEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY $1.00 T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Bluebrint for the future Wolf returns to Tehama County By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The famous Oregonian that waltzed into California in December 2011 and has been border-hoping ever since is back in Tehama County. The gray wolf, known as OR-7, has mostly been in California the last few months, primarily in Plumas County, according to a California Department of Fish and Game blog dedicated to his comings and goings. The three-year-old wolf was last in Tehama County on July 31 and except for one day spent in Butte Coun- See WOLF, page 9A Senate race drops to five candidates MediaNews Report Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Tehama County Transportation Commission Associate Transportation Planner Sean Harrasser gives a talk Thursday on Tehama Tomorrow, a blueprint study of the county and its growth. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Tehama Tomorrow, a blueprint study in the works, was the topic of discussion Thursday at the Sacra- mento River Discovery Center talk held at the Tehama County Farm Bureau building. Tehama County Transportation Commission Associate Transporta- tion Planner Sean Harrasser gave a presentation on results from public outreach and and a status report on the study. The project, which began when the Blueprint Technical Advisory Committee formed five years ago, takes a look at what will happen if Tehama County continues in the current growth trend and two other alternatives: Specific Plan I-5 corri- dor and Strong Cities and Commu- nities, Harrasser said. In the current trend, the rural lifestyle would continue, but the sprawling development creating it is more expensive and requires a high commitment to infrastructure and emergency services, Harrasser said. This in turn creates a high demand on public resources. The I-5 corridor plan is most in line with the county's general plan Calif. unemployment dips to 10.6 percent SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's unemploy- ment rate dipped slightly in August to 10.6 percent, down from 10.7 percent the previous month, the state reported Friday. The numbers from the Employment Develop- ment Department are an improvement over Cali- fornia's 11.9 percent unemployment rate a year ago and show the state's economy is continuing its slow recovery. nonfarm payroll jobs in August. The state has added nearly 300,000 new jobs over the past year, with job growth in 12 of the past 13 months. Half a dozen sectors The state added 12,000 services sector, which added 8,900 jobs. Five industries shed jobs, including mining and logging, and trans- portation. The biggest losses were in the govern- ment sector, which shrunk by 7,400 jobs. unemployed in California fell by 27,000 in August to a little more than 1.9 million. But that was in part due to people giving up on active job searches. The total labor force shrunk by about 66,000 people. The number of people grew in August, including construction, manufactur- ing, financial activities, and hospitality. The biggest gains were seen in the educational and health A forecast released this week projected that Cali- fornia job growth would pick up slowly in the coming year, with the unemployment rate drop- ping to 8.5 percent in 2014. Forecast predicted unem- ployment will remain in the double digits through 2013, although Califor- nia's tech boom has been helping the state outper- form the nation in job cre- ation since 2010. The UCLA Anderson See DIPS, page 9A and would not strain the county resources as much, but could strain other resources, Harrasser said. It would, however, preserve more farm land. would emphasize using existing infrastructure, which would be more cost effective, but increase densities on land, possibly creating complications such as traffic con- gestion and crime, Harrasser said. "This has no bearing as a law or to replace the Tehama County Gen- eral Plan," Harrasser said. "This is a Strong cities and communities See FUTURE, page 9A One of the six candi- dates hoping to take over Doug LaMalfa's vacant 4th District state Senate seat in a special election dropped out of the race Tuesday citing a potential conflict of interest relating to another candidate, Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Loma Rica. Benjamin "Ben" reminded of his organiza- tion's connection with Logue. He said it didn't seem right for him to be running against Logue when his organization was working with the assem- blyman. At a meeting Monday night, Emery said, he was Emery, a ranch manager from Nevada City, said he is on the board of directors of Hospitality House of the Foothills, a homeless shelter in Grass Valley. That organization bought a new building with a state grant last year, he said. One of the group's committees has been working with Logue to resolve some issues with the state regarding the building. Unfortunately, Emery said, his name will appear on the ballot. Emery, who did not state a party preference when he filed to run in the election, said he entered the campaign to give vot- ers more choice. Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com In an email to the media Tuesday Emery said the main issues that concern him are public financing, instant run-off voting, public banking and especially rural poverty and homelessness. "I wish all the candi- dates good luck, and may the best ideas win the See SENATE, page 9A Murphy named Jr. Round-Up Little Miss Red Bluff was named the Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up Little Miss Sept. 8. Murphy, a Gerber Ele- mentary School student, is the oldest of three chil- dren born to Joe and Erin Murphy. Asked how she felt about winning the title out of a field of eight contes- tants, she said she was really happy about it. Skylar Trenholm, 5, of Red Bluff was the first runner-up. Kaycee Murphy, 5, of The contest, which was a community effort, was coordinated by Shelby Murphy, who wished to thank Scoops, Les Schwab Tires, Linda Simpson, Red Bluff Out- fitters, Kystinz, Burrito Bandito, Reynolds Ranch and Farm Supply, The Loft and Jennifer Marinel- li Photography for spon- soring the contest. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Kaycee Murphy Oh Snap! The Daily News wants your photos Send pictures to editor@redbluffdai- lynews.com or drop off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff. 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