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Butte County’s annual budget hearing is scheduled to take place today; libraries and Cal Fire stations in Berry Creek, Stirling City and Jarbo Gap could take a hit. Also, officials say time is running out to prepare for wildfire, and Lassen Volcanic National Park may be open for the Fourth of July weekend.

Triple-digit temperatures start today in the North State’s valley and foothills that tomorrow will become a major risk for heat-related illness through the weekend. Also, a new report shows that California is performing 500 more abortions per month than the period before Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the Cans ‘n’ Cones watercolor exhibition at Chico’s 1078 Gallery is a candy-colored kickoff to summer.

Cultivating Place is joined by Taylor Pennewell and Rose Hammock of the Redbud Resource Group, an advocacy organization founded in 2020 by Taylor and her cousin Madison Esposito.

Cold temperatures in the North State’s rivers and creeks could pose a safety risk during triple-digit temperatures this week. Also, California’s Democratic leaders are criticizing the Supreme Court’s decision to block affirmative action to college admissions, and Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines how the state is preparing for wildfires this year.

Paradise homeowners struggle to keep and get home insurance policies despite having defensible space and living in a fire safe community. Also, West Nile Virus has been detected near Chico and Richvale, and Democrats in the California Legislature blocked a bill to crack down on child sex traffickers, but reversed course after public backlash and pressure from the governor.

This week we revel in the beautiful chaos of a garden-inspired life with an Oklahoma accent in the company of Linda Vater, author of The Beautiful & Edible Garden, and founder of Potager Blog on Instagram and Garden Inspired Living on YouTube.

Host Dave Schlom visits with best-selling author and award-winning anthropologist Meredith F. Small to talk about her new book, Here Begins The Dark Sea: Venice, a Medieval Monk and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map of The World.

A Chico musician and skateboarder is in the quarter finals to win the chance at $10,000 and an opportunity to skate with Tony Hawk. Also, Safe Space’s cooling center is open and shuttling people from encampments that are far from the site, and advocates showed their support for a trio of bills they say would make the state’s water rights system more equitable and transparent.

Shasta County’s attempt to hand count ballots could be thwarted by a bill moving through the California legislature. Also, Shasta County Child Support Services is holding a backpack and school supply drive through July, and the nation’s first federally-authorized low-nicotine cigarettes are going on sale in California, Florida and Texas this month after a year of test-marketing.

Novelist Jane Delury joins Cultivating Place this first week of July to share more about her new and richly gardened novel, the research that went into it, and the garden passion and history that enlivens it. Listen in!