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Butte County libraries are challenging parents and children to read a thousand books together before kindergarten. Also, a massive raise due to a new California law may be coming soon for members of the Chico City Council, and a free Thanksgiving meal for up to 300 people was hosted by the Chico Salvation Army last week.

Local author, Steve Metzger, tells the story of former Chico State librarian, Jim Dwyer, who died under mysterious circumstances.

The expected rent increase for residents of a senior mobile home park in Chico won’t be as much as they initially expected, but the proposed spike has motivated some seniors to speak up. Also, the city of Chico has announced its intention to forcibly remove more unhoused people camping along the bike path, and a North State teenager who was reported missing over the weekend has been reunited with her family.

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A $4 million grant to fund mental health care in underserved school districts was received by the Butte County Office of Education. The funding will go toward more mental health professionals and support for students. Also, Safe Space’s low-barrier emergency shelter in Chico is about to start for the winter. The nonprofit has announced its new intake center will be at the former 7-Eleven building on Main Street, and if you’re wanting to get a note to Santa you might want to head to downtown Chico. Santa has received hundreds of letters from kids thanks to mailboxes located at six downtown businesses.

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Bloomberg News science reporter Loren Grush to talk about her new book, The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts.

The Mechoopda Tribe and the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve set an intentional “cultural burn” at Chico State returning fire to land from which the Mechoopda were removed 140 years ago. Also, after months of research and polling, the Butte County Board of Supervisors discussed the data surrounding the opinions of registered voters about a library tax ballot measure, and Pacific Bell Telephone Company is suing Roseburg Forest Products Company for alleged negligence in the 2022 Mill Fire.

Author J.L. Wright's "Homeless Joy: An exposé in poetry" explores the journey through what it means to be homeless in America.

In rural Butte County, wildfire survivors who moved into RVs after their homes burned down face a deadline to rebuild or relocate. But affordable housing is hard to find in the burn scar. Also, the election results for the controversial Tuscan Water District were certified this week with the proposal winning approval, and the Butte County Sheriff’s Office is having trouble filling open corrections positions. To remedy this, the department is offering $10,000 and $30,000 bonuses for new recruits.

Caribbean-born British-based writer and Gardener Marchelle Farrell is the author of Uprooting: From the Caribbean to the Countryside, Finding Home in an English Country Garden. A medical doctor by training.