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A new report released by Johns Hopkins University shows that gun homicides rose 7.6% from 2020, a year that set a previous U.S. record. Firearms are the leading cause of death for those under age 25.

Members of the Chico Police Department may get a 20% raise as the city council prepares to vote on a new budget today. Also, the town of Paradise will coordinate an emergency exercise on June 15 to simulate response actions during a wildfire or other disaster, and officials are investigating whether Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border and flew them to California’s capital.

In an effort to avoid defaulting on the nation's loans, lawmakers created updates to SNAP, the nation's largest food assistance safety net. There are new work requirements as well as exemptions.

“People are horrified when they are reminded that the California Constitution explicitly discriminates against LGBTQ people,” said Sen. Scott Wiener. “We need to get this out of our constitution.”

Allstate has announced it will no longer sell new home insurance policies in California following State Farm as the latest company to deem the state “uninsurable.” Also, health officials urge individuals to get the mpox vaccine ahead of Pride festivities, and Chico State renames Sutter Hall after an examination showed the building’s namesake mistreated Indigenous people.

To prevent flooding, communities often raise levees next to rivers higher and higher. Now, a new approach is about backing off, moving levees away from rivers to create floodplains.

The president outlined the economic stakes that leaders faced and declared that a crisis had been averted.

A bill to tax Airbnb and other short-term rentals to fund affordable housing projects could be voted on by the Senate soon. The proposal has revived the debate over Airbnb and its role in the housing crisis.

Host Dave Schlom visits with author Patrick Dean about his new book, Nature's Messenger: Mark Catesby and His Adventures in a New World. Dean's book reveals that the 18th-century British naturalist, who preceded John James Audubon, recorded his observations in America of the stunning array of flora and fauna he found there.

CalMatter’s housing reporter Ben Christopher discusses what’s behind State Farm’s decision to halt new home insurance policies in California. Also, Dave Rickert starts as Shasta County’s new CEO and a state bill aims to limit renter security deposits to one month’s rent rather than three.