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A judge declined to invalidate Mayor Kasey Reynolds' vote on Chico's Downtown Revitalization Project. Here's what the ruling means, how a key funding deadline factored into the case and what happens next.
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Shows and Podcasts
Blue Dot: All that glitters: a conversation with Dominic Frisby author of The Secret History of Gold
Host Dave Schlom is joined by British humorist and financial writer Dominic Frisby.
Judge lets Chico mayor’s downtown vote stand | New poll shows tight governor’s race | Stony Creek schools cut to four days
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, May 29, 2026.
Cultivating Place: Sustainability and Stewardship – A Conversation with Brent “Fig” Figlestahler
Exploring public gardens as living classrooms, the quiet power of trees in city life, and how tending landscapes can cultivate resilience, curiosity, and belonging.
Shasta DA staffing crisis nationwide issue | In court: Chico downtown project lawsuit heard | Isolated storms possible Thursday
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, May 28, 2026.
May 27: Leah Kammerer, Paul Belz, Drew Tkac & Emma Miller
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
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Angel Huracha/NSPRThe Chico Unified School Board reassured the community that facial recognition technology would not be used. Some parents are still concerned about their students’ privacy. -
DNAChico comedian and longtime emcee DNA is premiering his first feature film next month and hopes the Chico-shot project encourages more filmmakers to create movies in the city. -
coolidgeforassembly.comAndrew Coolidge was a former mayor of Chico and is one of three North State Republicans vying for the open 3rd Assembly District seat, which has been held by Republican James Gallagher for over the last decade. -
FacebookDom Belza was a former Marysville city council member and is one of three North State Republicans vying for the open 3rd Assembly District seat, which has been held by Republican James Gallagher for over the last decade. -
Jamie Johansson is a former president of the California Farm Bureau and is one of three North State Republicans vying for the open 3rd Assembly District seat, which has been held by Republican James Gallagher for over the last decade. -
Nationla Weather ServiceValley temperatures will approach 100 degrees through Friday before cooling closer to normal over the holiday weekend. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from May 21 to May 24. -
Pallet Shelter/FacebookChico’s homelessness response will look different after the Warren v. Chico settlement ends, with new rules at the Genesis Pallet shelter site and plans to close the alternative camping site.
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A study finds that an mRNA vaccine is highly effective at preventing recurrence of this dangerous skin cancer, when used in combination with Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug. -
The outbreak remains focused in Congo's eastern Ituri province. Congo has reported over 1,000 suspected cases with the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine. -
Israel expands its invasion of Lebanon capturing a strategic hilltop as U.S. talks aimed at ending the war with Iran appear to be in limbo.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott about the White House's confidence in closing a peace deal with Iran
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The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more discrimination —against white people. -
"At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an EV?" NPR listener Guadalupe Higuera of Phoenix asked this question and worked with Climate Desk reporter Jeff Brady to answer it.
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