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Group attempting to recall Chico Mayor Andrew Coolidge says it has submitted enough signatures to proceed. Also, Tim Garman is likely to be sworn in as Shasta County’s new District 2 supervisor in March, and California’s indoor masking requirement will remain in schools for at least another two weeks.

Paradise Camp Fire survivor Megan Irene has a new collection of poetry, and best-selling author Karen Joy Fowler shares her research on the family of John Wilkes Booth.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaims a state of emergency months after a series of severe storms hit Northern California in late October. Also, county officials in Butte County continue their shift to treating COVID-19 as an endemic disease, and California considers sending payments to drivers to offset rising gas prices.

Cultivating Place is joined by medical ethnobotanist and Emory professor, Dr. Cassandra Quave who shares with us the very personal story of her quest to develop new ways to fight illness and disease through the healing powers of plants.

Blue Dot Dave talks with two of the researchers whose proposals have been selected as well as the acting executive overseeing the program for NASA HQ.

Cal Fire has begun hiring back some of its seasonal firefighting force as wildfire risk continues to increase. Also, a North State library tries to make the experience of being incarcerated less harmful for families by having inmates read books over video to their kids, and SAT and ACT standardized tests are officially being dropped from California State University admissions.

A rally honored the memory of Desmond Phillips, who was killed by Chico police five years ago. Also, Dixie Fire recovery groups explore the possibility of a “pop-up business district” in Greenville, and state water officials test solar panels over irrigation canals.

A report by the state auditor finds that utilities are not being held accountable for wildfires sparked by their equipment. Also, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is shipping more than 14 million COVID tests for counties to distribute to schools, and state lawmakers have introduced a bill to extend protections for tenants waiting on rent relief from the state.

Chico State admissions office details what dropping SAT and ACT testing requirements will mean for incoming students. Also, Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state water regulators this spring to ban non-residential users from watering their grass, and a report shows homeownership became even more unreachable for most Californians last year.

A state proposal would pay farmers not to plant crops. Also, California’s task force on reparations determines who would be eligible, and an investigative journalist covering climate change education will speak at Chico State tonight.