Quick reads — Red light cameras coming to Chico intersections
Chico installs red light cameras at high-risk intersections
Chico is getting its first red light camera system.
Construction started this week along Mangrove Avenue. The City and Chico Police Department say five high-risk intersections will get cameras. Each will be marked with signs to alert drivers they’re being filmed.
The City hopes the project will help reduce accidents. The system was approved by the Chico City Council in April.
The cameras won’t be turned on until construction wraps up in several months.
Shasta supervisors push back on Prop 50 map tying Shasta to Marin
Shasta County supervisors have officially come out against Proposition 50. Supervisors voted unanimously to oppose the measure which would redraw California’s congressional districts to add additional Democratic seats.
If Prop 50 is approved by voters next month, Shasta and some nearby counties would move California’s 1st congressional district to the state’s 2nd district, which stretches down to Marin County.
Politically, the two counties look very different. In Shasta County 52% of registered voters are Republican versus 21% Democrat. In Marin County, 61% of the electorate are registered Democrats and just 9% Republican.
BLM lifts fire restrictions after rain, cooler weather
As the North State sees rainstorms and cooling fall temperatures, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is lifting fire restrictions on public land.
Fire bans were rolled back this week at the Arcata, Eagle Lake and Applegate field offices. The bans will be lifted next week at the Redding field office.
Residents on BLM managed land can now barbecue again, as well as operate combustion engines without spark-controlling safety measures. Campfires are allowed, but visitors still need a valid California campfire permit.
California sees sharp rise in deportations while national numbers fall
Deportations conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in California have increased by nearly 80% under the Trump administration.
According to reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle, about 5,500 people were deported between January and July of this year. That’s compared to 2024, when there were only about 3,000 California deportations.
ICE deportations nationwide have decreased by about 14% since 2024 and are below the administration’s goal.