The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, Oct. 7.
Hay shortage is costing North State farmers
The price of hay used to feed livestock across the state is going up. Tania Dunlap, a horse rancher and owner of Spring Valley Ranch, says the cost of hay has nearly doubled since the beginning of 2021. She says it used to cost around $7,000 a month to feed her horses at the beginning of 2021, her hay purchases now cost nearly $13,000 a month.
— Alec Stutson, NSPR
West coast leaders sign climate agreement
The governors of California, Oregon and Washington and the premier of British Columbia met Thursday in San Francisco to sign a new climate partnership agreement. The goal is to create a low-carbon economy throughout the West Coast.
— CapRadio Staff
California to issue inflation relief checks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday the state will begin issuing inflation relief payments today. Newsom and Democratic leaders in the legislature agreed back in June to send taxpayers the money to help offset record high inflation. To be eligible, you must have filed a 2020 tax return by last October and make less than $150,000.
— CapRadio Staff
Uber security chief convicted for concealing data breach
A San Francisco trial of Joe Sullivan, former security expert at Uber, found him guilty of actively concealing a felony. Sullivan paid hackers $100,000 in Bitcoin in ransom and hush money after they stole information about 57 million Uber users and 600,000 driver’s license numbers. It is unclear what happened to that data.
— Alia Taqieddin, KALW
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In case you missed it
- California wells are running dry, low-income and rural communities are hit the hardest — NSPR
- Another lawsuit against Roseburg Forest Co. for negligence leading to the Mill Fire — NSPR
- Dixie Fire restoration work continues in Lassen Volcanic National Park — NSPR
- State summit addressing unsolved cases of missing or murdered Indigenous people first in the state — The California Report
- Nature program in Paradise aims to alleviate childhood trauma — NSPR
- Yuba City mosque works to send $20,000 to Pakistan flood victims — NSPR
- Youth fire education program aims to keep communities safe — NSPR
- What’s going on with gas prices in California? Here’s why they are increasing again. — CapRadio
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