Ken Devol

The Chico Climate Commission meets Thursday for a progress report on the ambitious 2030 targets the Chico City Council set on greenhouse gas reductions, among other issues.

Cheri Chastain, chair of the Chico Climate Commission, says the commission has hired a consultant to update its climate action plan.

“What we’re doing right now is actually updating the climate action plan to project out the actions we need to take over the next 10 years to achieve our climate goals,” she said. 

In today’s show, we’ll hear from a couple who lost everything in the Bear Fire. We’ll also hear from the head of the North Valley Community Foundation talks about how the Camp Fire prepared it to quickly help survivors of this latest tragedy. To wrap it up, for all of us who are feeling like these crises are never-ending, some advice from the Butte County Health Department on how to cope. 

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You'd be forgiven this week for having a sense of horrible déjà vu. Orange skies. Smoke. Fire. Evacuations. We’ll hear about major losses in Berry Creek and talk with someone from CalFire about what it’s like for firefighters out on the line in this kind of heat. Plus, a pyrogeographer explains some of the differences in fire behavior between the Bear Fire and the Camp Fire. That’s all ahead.  

In today’s show, Butte County warns that a spike in COVID-19 infections will keep getting worse unless the community commits to social distancing and face coverings. That’s especially true for local college campuses. Also, we explore the relationship between the US Forest Service and CalFire, as both agencies look toward a holiday weekend of super high temperatures and low humidity.

Many parts of the state are still grappling with very significant numbers of COVID-19 cases. There contines to be problems with testing and getting results quickly, though we’ve entered the sixth month of the pandemic.

Even in places like Trinity County with relatively few cases, there’s cause for concern.

In today’s show, we’ll learn how to interpret coronavirus cases in the state, including the status of evictions in California, and if you need food or rental assistance, where to find it.

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For  Thursday, August 13th, 2020, this is special coverage from North State Public Radio. 

Today we're hearing from Shasta County, where the first COVID-19 case was discovered in the North State. Despite a recent uptick in cases, Shasta County, with larger towns like Redding and Anderson, is fairing relatively well. It is one of the most populated Northern California Counties that is not on the State’s Watch list. We’re going to try to find out why. 

We’re also going to look into the status of COVID-19 testing, who gets tested, how to get the test, and how long it takes to get results, and problems when testing gets delayed too much. 

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For Thursday, August 6, 2020. This is special coverage from North State Public Radio.

This week we’re taking a closer look at COVID-19 outbreaks in a North State jail and prison. We'll hear from Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea and from an employee at the California Correctional Center in Lassen County. We’ll also take a trip to Downieville to learn more about the community’s classic bike race that won’t be happening there this year due to the pandemic.  

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For Thursday July 30, 2020. This is special coverage from North State Public Radio.

This week we’ll be breaking down the North State’s case numbers for you, we’ll hear from Butte County’s public health director about the county being added to the state’s monitoring list and head to Plumas and Sierra counties to hear how teens there are coping during a summer pandemic.

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For Thursday, July 23, 2020. This is special coverage from North State Public Radio.

Today we’re hearing about videos recently released by the Justice For Desmond Phillips team that bring up questions regarding conflicting accounts from Chico Police officers about what happened on the night Desmond Phillips was killed by law enforcement three years ago on March 17, 2017. 

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For Friday, July 17, 2020. This is special coverage from North State Public Radio.