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Shows and Podcasts
Chico entertainment zones launch | Bill targets rural transit | Newsom signs tougher DUI laws
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.
Blue Dot: Dark skies for ecosystem and human health with The Nature Conservancy
Host Dave Schlom is joined by two representatives from The Nature Conservancy in California to discuss the importance of dark skies as a natural resource.
Padilla takes on license-plate readers | Chico schools mull return of police | BrickWorks to reopen after 22 years
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, Sept. 25, 2026.
Cultivating Place: The Gospel of Asa Sims, a Garden History Love Story
Happy Autumn! Cultivating Place is proud to launch an occasional series from Host Abra Lee, delving into our Garden past to better understand and illuminate our Garden present and future. Sometimes we have to look back to grow forward!
September 23: Brandom Quinones & Emily Grelle
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
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Chico City Council/FacebookChico leaders will discuss whether to set indoor temperature standards for rental units as extreme heat poses growing health risks. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRAs Chico awaits an audit of its license plate reader program, other North State agencies are taking different approaches to the technology amid growing privacy concerns nationwide. -
AP Photo/APNearly 1 in 5 West Nile virus cases reported in California this year are in Butte County. Migratory birds and the region’s rice fields may be contributing to the county’s high case count. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 27 to August 30. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRNearly 16,000 students are expected at Chico State this fall, with affordability, internships and campus life among the reasons students say they chose the university. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRNorth 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. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 20 to August 23. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRThe calls come as Chico investigates whether police violated state law by sharing license plate reader data with ICE and other out-of-state agencies. The City Council is expected to take up the cameras next month.
NPR News
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MacLachlan was 23 when he auditioned for Lynch's adaptation of Dune. The two would go on to work together on the cult classics Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. MacLachlan's new memoir is Fictional Selves. -
Min Jin Lee's new novel is the third in a planned four-novel series about the Korean diaspora. Nearly 10 years in the making, this sweeping-but-intimate 600+ page book is overwhelming — in a good way. -
New York prosecutors are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case at Cornell University in 2024. The alleged victim recently filed a lawsuit against seven members of Chi Phi fraternity. -
America's farms have largely escaped the president's aggressive immigration crackdown. But as ICE sweeps continue across the nation, farmers are uneasy because many still can't find enough workers. -
The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment. -
Starship is key to SpaceX's commercial success and NASA's plans to land humans on the moon. This is the 14th flight of the uncrewed Starship, but the first time it reached orbit.
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