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PG&E begins undergrounding power lines in Plumas. Also, the University of California is moving to allow the hiring of undocumented students, and a proposed deal to reduce water use from the Colorado River.

Chico authors tackle the art of thrill in their latest offerings.

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Lake Oroville is full for the first time in spring in over 20 years. Also, this morning Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed adding an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ban the civilian purchase of assault weapons among other gun access restrictions, and a new study shows that more than 30% of California families are struggling to cover their basic living expenses.

Cultivating Place is joined this week by National Wildlife Federation's Mary Phillips. Since 2014 she has been the head of the NFW’s garden for wildlife and certified wildlife habitat programs. In this big anniversary year, the programs are very close to realizing 300,000 cultivated wildlife habitats and gardens.

Paradise’s early warning sirens will be tested at 10 a.m. today for the first time in the town. Also, a bill moving through the legislature would raise the minimum wage for people who work in healthcare facilities to $25 per hour but some hospitals and counties are against the proposal, and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has said his administration relocated more than 40 migrants to California.

This year National Pollinator Week festivities will take place across the country June 19 – 25, 2023 and in celebration, this week on Cultivating Place we look closely at one particular group of our native pollinators the charismatic bumble bees, the more than 250 species in the genus Bombus.

The town of Paradise conducted the first test of its new emergency evacuation siren system Thursday. NSPR sent reporters to different locations throughout the Ridge to gauge who heard the siren test and who didn’t.

Blue Dot host Dave Schlom is joined by space journalist Emily Carney and Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart in part one of our look back at the only all-American space station -- Skylab.

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