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North State Congressman James Gallagher called for “real oversight and regulation” of license plate reader cameras during a visit to Chico to promote his new redistricting bill. It comes after Chico police were found to have shared data with ICE and Border Patrol.
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Shows and Podcasts
Best of 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.
Gallagher pitches federal redistricting rules | ‘Zone Zero’ wildfire rules approved | Tina Peters hiring plan in question
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, Aug. 21, 2026.
Cultivating Place: The Gardens of Alcatraz, with Shelagh Fritz
Alcatraz is a name rich with story, myth, and drama. It is also a dramatic sight where history, gardens, and how gardens grow us better all come together. This week we continue our theme of gardens and cultural landscapes as a form of social care–tending to place and people. We’re joined by Shelagh Fritz, the Senior Program Manager of Alcatraz Historic Gardens, part of the Golden Gate Parks Conservancy.
Tina Peters hiring plan draws Senate scrutiny | Chico sets ALPR camera discussion | Chico approves police pay increase
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
August 19: Emily Holman & Ibe Liebenberg
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
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Gian Ehrenzeller/AP PhotoThe Perseid meteor shower is peaking over the North State. Here’s when to look up and what you could see. -
Don Thompson/AP PhotoNSPR asked California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office whether Chico police could face scrutiny for sharing license plate data outside the state. Here’s what we learned. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRThere’s no data center proposal in Butte County. That hasn’t stopped hundreds of residents from weighing in on what one could mean for the region. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRElevated E. coli levels are prompting new warnings at Sycamore Pool, but current testing can’t show whether the dangerous strain linked to last summer’s outbreak is present. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRAfter losing one of its biggest sources of funding, Stonewall Alliance Chico is launching a new campaign to keep serving the North State's LGBTQ+ community. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 6 to August 9. -
Butte County Sheriff's OfficeProsecutors have filed new attempted-murder charges against the suspect in Chico's deadly library shooting. Two of the alleged victims are young children. -
Erik Adams/NSPRA new temporary library is welcoming Chico readers back more than a month after a shooting that killed two people. Here's what you need to know.
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Officials say the fire, which has now burned more than 15,000 acres and is zero percent contained, was human caused. Nearly 90,000 people have been told to evacuate or prepare to leave. -
Strong public backlash has lead dozens of cities to cancel their contracts with Flock Safety, which makes license plate readers for police departments. But what are the alternatives to Flock?
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NASA's Swift Observatory has orbited the Earth since 2004. It's now falling towards earth, and after a failed mission to save it, NASA is leaving the doomed telescope to its fate.
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Comedian Alyce Chan explores the hilarity parenthood in her MOM-COM NYC on Instagram. Her video series about the blunt and innocent way children ask questions has gone viral.
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NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Jørgen Hollesen, a Senior Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, about how climate change is impacting the study of archaeology.
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Movies have been exploring what it means to be a man almost as long as there have been movies. But where is the line between critiquing or lionizing the dominant ideas of manhood?
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