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Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his annual State of the State speech in person Tuesday night for the first time in two years. Also, Cal Fire says Friday's Flanagan Fire in Shasta County happened due to a change in the weather after a burn pile was initially lit during safe conditions, and the creation of a public safety complex south of Chico was considered by the Butte County Board of Supervisors.

Host Dave Schlom visits with three members of the SETI Insitute based in Mountain View, California. Since its inception in the early 1980s, the institute has sought an answer to a fundamental question: are we alone in the Universe?

The mayor of Paradise says the town stands with the Ukrainian people. Also, Chico’s mayor tells the city’s critics to roll up their sleeves rather than complain in a State of the City speech, and a UC Santa Cruz study shows a 41% drop in Black-owned small businesses during the pandemic.

Criminal proceedings were suspended Wednesday in the case of a Sacramento man accused of carrying out a deadly bus shooting last month in Oroville. Also, public health officials in Butte County are paring down their emergency response system for COVID-19 as cases continue to decline, and a sleep specialist says changing the clocks forward for daylight saving time creates problems for people.

In preparation for May and Mother’s Day here in the US, we’re in conversation with Lorene Edwards Forkner, a gardener, a writer, and the garden columnist for the Seattle Times, known as gardener cook online.

The city of Redding is implementing new water restrictions amid California’s ongoing drought. Also, firefighters say a fire in Shasta County was caused by an escaped burn pile, and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers propose suspending California’s gas tax.

The Governor’s office releases a plan to address rising heat. Also, a monument for pets and wildlife lost in the 2018 Camp Fire was recently unveiled in Paradise, and a new bill in the state Legislature aims to make energy costs more transparent before tenants sign a lease.

Firefighters say they’ve stopped forward progress of a fire in remote Shasta County. Also, Butte County supervisors have approved a multi-year health officer contract, and Trans Month wraps up in Chico.

All dogs go to Nancy's Bookshelf! An extensive lineup in a rerun of episode #642 all about dogs.

Host Dave Schlom welcomes back California State University at Chico Pyrogeographer Don Hankins.