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To kick off May, looking forward to Mother’s Day, Graduations, and the promise of Summer Gardening in general here in the US, this week we go all in for flowers in pots! with one of the world’s bright gardens and floral stars: Sarah Raven. Her newest book: A Year Full of Pots Container Flowers for All Seasons, notes that pots in the garden are like "bubbles in a glass of champagne.

Former Chico State faculty members provide two very different militia tales.

Shasta Regional Medical Center was fined $155,000 for violations in 2023. Also, a new all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant is now in the old IHOP building, and students in Butte County can get the Tdap (or DTaP) and HPV vaccines free of cost at several upcoming clinics.

Shasta County's long-serving registrar of voters is retiring tomorrow. Nobody in the county is quite sure how the vacant seat will be filled. Also, an education center for Native American youth is opening in Greenville soon, and residents in Red Bluff struggling with homelessness now have somewhere to go for support.

Host Dave Schlom finds a kindred spirit with Christopher Cokinos, author of the new book, Still as Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon from Antiquity to Tomorrow.

Gov. Gavin Newsom made funds from Proposition 1 available last week. Now, counties are preparing to apply for competitive grants for mental health facilities. Also, Butte County’s next community meeting about updating its emergency evacuation maps will be held in Concow tomorrow evening, and California’s long debated and controversial plan to move water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the south has a new $20 billion price tag.

With a “cessation of conflict” resolution passed by Chico State’s Academic Senate, supporters explain what it means for wider protest efforts. Also, the Redding Police Department has released body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting that took place in early April, and Diontanae Jerome Tillman was sentenced this week for the 2021 murder of local DJ Kevin Murillo during an armed robbery in Chico.

Artist and Chico State lecturer Brian McNamara presents "Local Citrus," an exhibit that showcases luchador art and transports you to the artist's upbringing. Also, Chico City Council will discuss the proposed 2024-25 budget ahead of its regular meeting today, and now is the time to prepare for a possible evacuation when faced with a fast-moving wildlfire.

As California faces a multi-billion dollar budget shortfall this year, one program on the chopping block is Market Match that provides extra money to use on produce at farmers markets. Also, assistance is now available to help Dixie Fire survivors rebuild homes or rental properties, and Butte County wants to know how you think your tax dollars should be spent.

The Shasta County Grand Jury investigated a board of supervisors member following allegations of a conflict of interest. Its findings say there was no misconduct. Also, Paradise councilors will vote tomorrow to potentially halt permitting new residential buildings downtown, and a popular road for bicycling in southeast Chico that was previously filled with potholes and cracks has reopened to the public.