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In our ongoing exploration of who gardeners are, where gardeners are and what they are growing in this world, I am so pleased to be in conversation with Bevin this week.
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Enloe Behavioral Health — which is the only voluntary in-patient mental health facility in the region — has announced it plans to shut down this August. The move comes amid shortages of mental health professionals in the area and a lack of resources. Also, the group Students for Justice in Palestine, Chico staged a "Study in Solidarity" on Chico State’s campus yesterday, and more housing units may soon be available in Plumas County.
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A federal affordable internet subsidy is going away and 3 million Californians must decide whether to end access largely considered a human right.
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Following on from native plant week, we revisit a BEST OF conversation about some of our favorite native plant visitors: our native bumble bees.
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A Chico advocate for the mentally ill tells her son’s story. Also, the final chapter in Rex Ogle’s memoir trilogy tells his struggle of being unhoused after his father discovered he was gay.
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A panel discussion on affordable housing drew large attendance in Chico. Local affordable housing advocates and experts were joined by a state assemblyman who has a plan for “social housing.” Also, one scientist says climate change is taking its toll on the glacier atop Mt. Shasta as well as others in the state, and California increases water supply allocation again this year.
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Supporters of a California trans youth ballot measure wanted to change the name assigned by the attorney general, but a judge said no.
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Butte County residents are being asked to weigh in on Butte County’s evacuation maps. Also, incentives for Butte County Behavioral Health employees are on today’s board of supervisors meeting agenda, and Chico State warns some students that they may have been exposed to meningitis.
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Chico community activists reflect on memorial in Children’s Park they created for children killed in Gaza. Also, Chico State is awaiting lab confirmation about a potential tuberculosis case on campus, and two North State jurisdictions are set to receive millions of dollars in aid as part of a large scale initiative by Gov. Gavin Newsom to get people experiencing homelessness into housing.
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Artist Dana Moore discusses improv's origins and fundamental rules, emphasizing the importance of listening and its benefits for anxiety.
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Host Dave Schlom visits with one of the world's foremost experts on sharks, Dr. David Ebert.