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Stories of political beliefs ruining friendships and heightening family tensions are increasingly common these days. Here are some ways to dialogue better with people you disagree with. Also, a new Saturday market in Chico hopes to highlight small business owners and a wide selection of handcrafted treasures, and a proposal to build a new apartment complex has been denied by the Chico City Council.

You might remember Cultivating Place's first conversation with Iowa-based plantsman, Kelly D. Norris, back in 2021, in celebration of his book New Naturalism, designing and planting a resilient, ecologically vibrant home garden. We’re so pleased to have him back in conversation with CP Guest Host Ben Futa this week.

"It's All About the Hair," a new book collaboration between Princess Diana's hairdresser Richard Dalton and Curator of the Princess Diana Museum Renae Plant, promises touching accounts of the beloved princess's life.

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A district court judge has denied the City of Chico’s motion to exit a settlement agreement that outlines its policies on homelessness. Also, the Chico Police Department is required by the state to disclose its use and acquisition of military-grade equipment and held a meeting outlining its use earlier this week, and several North State cities are joining the national “Hands Off!” march and rally on Saturday.

Two people died in a shooting on East 5th and Palm avenues in Chico yesterday morning. More on the details and from parents of children at a nearby daycare. Also, the Chico City Council has deferred their decision on implementing a potential free parking program downtown. This comes after a city staff report found it wasn’t feasible, and Butte County is urging older citizens to fill out a survey to learn more about healthy aging.

There have been 15 confirmed or probable wolf attacks on livestock in the North State so far this year. An increasing wolf population is celebrated by advocates, but can cause problems for ranchers. Also, Butte County will find out at the board of supervisors meeting today details surrounding the success of Measure H — the one-cent sales tax voters recently passed in November, and a lawsuit filed by Shasta County against election activists was dropped.

Butte County supervisors will decide whether to add more hours to the county libraries at tomorrow’s board meeting. Also, California will soon launch new technology into space to detect greenhouse gases, and the Butte Humane Society in Chico is currently at maximum capacity and says it urgently needs people to foster dogs.

Butte County leaders were presented with a post-election analysis surrounding the results of the one-cent sales tax increase measure in November. Also, Congressman Doug LaMalfa is again seeking to end federal funding for transgender health care across the country, and the Registrar of Voters for Shasta County has announced his choice to step down from the position early due to health concerns.

This week on Cultivating Place, guest host Abra Lee is in conversation with a horticultural leader with big IDEAs. Mae Lin Plummer is the Director of the IDEA Center for Public Gardens in Denver Colorado.