Alec Stutson
ReporterAlec Stutson grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Radio Journalism, 20th/21st Century Literature, and a minor in Film Studies. He is a huge podcast junkie, as well as a movie nerd and musician.
In high school, he began making audio documentaries. His passion for radio goes back to elementary school when he fell in love with NPR listening to shows like This American Life in the backseat of his grandparents' car.
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Preliminary voting results continue to be counted in Shasta County. The Kevin Crye recall election has a narrow margin.
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Paradise will apply for $7 million to improve evacuation messaging. This comes as officials report all 21 towers in the town’s early warning system are now operational. Also, as preliminary voting results continue to be counted in Shasta County the recall election of Supervisor Kevin Crye now has a narrow margin, and Sunday is the last day to see a new art exhibit at MONCA that asks Chico residents to question their assumptions on homelessness.
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Artists and musicians join volunteers at a pile burn in Berry Creek hosted by the Butte Prescribed Burn Association. Also, fire survivors have been paid 60% of the total amount owed in compensation for wildfires started by Pacific Gas & Electric Company. In April that number will go up to 66%. And workers from PG&E will begin laying underground cables in Oroville next week.
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The local nonprofit Safe Space had to move out after its lease expired. Where will they go next?
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As of last week, local homeless aid nonprofit Safe Space Winter Shelter no longer has an office building. Also, the Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution allowing fire survivors to make monthly payments for building permits, and cases of a highly contagious bacterial infection are rising in Shasta County.
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Shasta County voters had many races and measures to weigh on Super Tuesday. Which issues mattered most them? Also, many Butte County voters said they headed to the polls to vote on the future president and Prop. 1, and the Chico City Council this week took the final step needed to annex a 20-acre parcel in north Chico to allow development there.
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Shasta County voters had many races and measures to weigh during Super Tuesday. Which issues mattered most to them?
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Early election results show Valley’s Edge could be rejected by Chico voters. Last night Stop Valley’s Edge organizers celebrated while gathering to watch the results. Also, two incumbents for the Butte County Board of Supervisors — Tod Kimmelshue and Doug Teeter — will likely keep their seats for another term, and it’s a tight recall race for Shasta County Supervisor, Kevin Crye.
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Tomorrow, Chico voters will decide the fate of the Valley's Edge development at the polls. Also, Caltrans says Interstate 80 is still closed from Colfax to the California-Nevada state line as the effects of a powerful blizzard continue to cause problems across the Sierra Nevada, and low-income Californians recovering from severe storms and power outages may be eligible for food assistance.
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Voters have a variety of options when it comes to how they vote. The Butte County Registrar of Voters says most people use their vote-by-mail ballots.