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Rafting Your health: FORUM the river Ask Dr. Gott Getting what they pay for .............Page 6 ..............Page 3 ...................................Page 4 INSIDE Mendocino County’s World briefly The Ukiah local newspaper ..........Page 2 Tomorrow: Partly sunny, cooler 7 58551 69301 0 TUESDAY Feb. 14, 2006 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 16 pages, Volume 147 Number 311 email: [email protected] Deadline for mega-bond looms On Valentine’s Day By STEVE GEISSINGER governor’s public works pro- MediaNews Group posal in frequent hearings Sacramento Bureau with Senate leader Don For local SACRAMENTO - Gov. Perata, D-Oakland, saying Arnold Schwarzenegger and “thousands of details have school the Legislature appear headed been left unanswered.” for a colossal showdown in Meanwhile, Perata has children, March, worthy of his behe- launched an unusual $275,000 moth $222 billion infrastruc- TV ad campaign to promote love ture plan, California’s sore his own $13 billion infrastruc- needs and election-year poli- ture bond proposal in mostly means tics. GOP-leaning areas of the The Republican governor state. ‘tidy’ has acknowledged his uphill Assembly Speaker Fabian battle to pass the biggest pub- Nunez, D-Los Angeles, just moms, lic works building proposal in returned from a retreat with four decades during almost majority Democrats, saying ‘funny’ nonstop appearances across “we can do better than calling the state to promote it. for billions and billions of dads, and “I know some have called dollars of infrastructure the plan too big and irrespon- improvements without even sible,” Schwarzenegger said vision.” at one. “They are dead Schwarzenegger’s fiscally siblings wrong.” conservative GOP colleagues But with less than a month in the Legislature aren’t you fight to meet the first ballot dead- with all line, the Senate is eyeing the See BONDS, Page 16 the time. Seen through a Council hears market heart she cut out, Kylie study for mill site Morrison creates a valentine By TONY REED for the site. Monday. Fort Bragg Advocate News “It just means that’s not Amy Wellnitz/The Daily FORT BRAGG - Time likely to be where there will Journal share vacation housing could be a lot of value in the short be a good use of the old G-P term,” he said. “It may be mill site, according to a report wise, from a policy standpoint about the market possibilities to reserve a part of the site for for the land. a particular use, but you have Children ponder love Fort Bragg City Council to set that against your goals members got an update on a to create value.” By LAURA CLARK and my mom is always tidy.” In DeVinny’s opinion, love is draft market study of possible Kieser said the market The Daily Journal Katelyn Bazzani thinks love is about “caring and sharing and giv- study can be used by decision- “cool.” She loves her parents and ing to others unselfishly.” She said development on the former Colored crayons, glue sticks, Georgia-Pacific mill site at a makers to come up with a plan scissors and red and pink paper her family because they are nice she loves her family, her husband that works. and they give her brownies and and her students. “I love my stu- special workshop with Walter hearts were strewn across desk tops Kieser, principal at Economic The most repeated word Monday inside Room 29 at Yokayo cookies, and on Valentine’s Day, dents because they are genuine, used in the meeting was “jerky and turkey,” she said. “I love enthusiastic, and I love to see them & Planning Systems. School where Jeni DeVinny’s sec- Fort Bragg City Manager “value.” Kieser explained that ond graders were busy preparing for my sister because we always fight,” learn.” to have an effective planning Bazzani added. And, she said, she Asked how she promotes love in Linda Ruffing opened by say- Valentine’s Day. ing the market study update process that attracts high Stickers and paper doilies were loves her brother because she likes value uses, the site needs to to “play with him a lot with Legos.” See KIDS, Page 16 and land use programming also available to the children who report were an integral part of offer value to the city and were making friendship hearts and the specific planning process potential investors. decorating white paper bags to be for the mill site. “This project, because of filled with Valentine’s Day cards at Since market conditions its location, is going to require a party today. are constantly changing, the the development of a whole As they sat surrounded by report provided the council range of urban infrastructure. Valentines, “love” became the topic with information about pre- We’re going to have to expand of conversation for some of the stu- sent market conditions, relat- water facilities, sewer facili- dents as they colored, cut and past- ed to outlined potential uses ties (and) road facilities. We ed. for the mill site. want to develop a whole range “I think love is hugging some- Kieser's draft report exam- of amenities, that are not only body and kissing somebody,” Haley ined the feasibility of many a benefit to the site, but a ben- Gregg said when asked her take on potential uses for the mill site, efit to this city as a whole.” he the powerful emotion. most of which were suggested said. “All those things cost a “I love God, he’s really nice ... by community members in lot of money. There won’t be and my cousin Kirk,” said Sierra meetings and workshops since any money unless you create Knight, who was sitting nearby. the mill closed. value.” Asked what she thinks love is, Kieser cautioned that the Creating the infrastructure Knight said: “Special.” market should not be consid- to support the proposed Love is “sweet and kind,” ered a constant, dependable amenities will require the city Shannon Whetzel said. factor, but the study gives a to attract “high value end Who does Whetzel love? basis for planning. Taking users,” he said. “My family. ... because they are industrial uses as an example, wonderful. ... Because my dad is he said that even if the market Uses and possibilities really funny, my brother is cute, my Yokayo second grader Jack Speka concentrates as he cuts a “It’s going to take a long heart from paper Monday. study shows weak demand, it sister loves to play video games, does not mean the city should drop industry from its plans See MILL, Page 16 Family member still questions shooting in Hopland By BEN BROWN unanswered. Gutierrez said it has been a slow, ing themselves from John when he apartment after the event and did not The Daily Journal Gutierrez is John’s cousin and has and difficult, process because much attacked them with a machete. The see any signs of the struggle indicat- It has been nearly four months been to the District Attorney’s office of the report is written in police jar- investigation corroborated the origi- ed in both the Sheriff’s and the since Godfrey John, a 41-year-old three times to read the investigation gon that she doesn’t understand. nal Sheriff’s report that said deputies District Attorney’s reports. Gutierrez former maintenance worker in report and gather evidence. “I’m having a difficult time,” used non-lethal means to stop John said witnesses testified that John was Hopland, was shot and killed by “I’m doing this because the peo- Gutierrez said. “I’m having to be an before they shot him. not armed, and was surrendering, Mendocino County Sheriff’s ple in our community need to know activist for myself.” “It is tragic that this incident when deputies shot him. deputies in the process of serving a about racism,” Gutierrez said. In January, District Attorney resulted in a loss of human life,” “They shot him 10 times,” warrant against him. The investiga- “There’s a lot of prejudice in law Norman Vroman ruled the shooting a Vroman said in a press release at the Gutierrez alleged. “They shot him tion has been closed, but Carla enforcement, they’re not working in justifiable use of lethal force by time. Gutierrez said there are questions left our favor.” Sheriff’s deputies who were defend- Gutierrez said she saw John’s See SHOOTING, Page 2 2 – TUESDAY, FEB. 14, 2006 DAILY DIGEST Editor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] 74160 Hill Road at 7:18 p.m. FUNERAL NOTICES POLICE REPORTS Tuesday. The following were Sheriff’s deputies respond- [\ CA, Carissa Johnson of San ly of Ukiah & Potter Valley, hospital. compiled from reports ed to an emergency call Luis Obispo, CA, Cody died peacefully at the age of Born April 3, 1929 in prepared by the Ukiah reporting that Sausedo was Johnson of Ukiah, and sis- 80 in Prescott, AZ Feb. 4, Oklahoma, she has resided Police Department. To intoxicated and had threat- ter Eileen King of Seal 2006. She is the mother-in in the Ukiah area for the anonymously report ened to shoot his son, J.J. Beach, CA, nephews Phillip law of Barbara Vander past 46 years. Joyce was crime information, call Sausedo, following a heated North of Kenwood, CA, Stoep (Yaple) of Potter head matron for the 463-6205. argument. Paul King of Newport Valley and was predeceased Mendocino County ARREST -- Carlos Sausedo fired a rifle sever- Beach, CA and a niece by her son Robert Vander Sheriff’s Department, Alcocer, 22, hometown al times randomly, once at a KENNETH Carolyn King of Seal Beach, Stoep in Oct.