The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, April 4.
Plan for Valley’s Edge development back before Chico City Council tonight
The Chico City Council will revisit the plan for the Valley’s Edge development tonight. The council is scheduled to accept the certification of sufficient signatures on a referendum to let voters weigh in on the development. In light of the successful referendum, it will then consider its options of rescinding its approval of the Valley’s Edge site-specific plan or letting voters decide.
— Ken Devol, NSPR
Winter storms break record with snowpack measured at more than double the average
Dozens of atmospheric rivers hit the West Coast this winter and California snowpack levels are soaring. A new survey finds that statewide snowpack levels are more than double the average for April. Researchers at Phillips Station near Lake Tahoe recorded a snow depth of just over ten feet. Officials still caution drought impacts are lingering and the state should prepare for drier years ahead. Read the full story.
— CapRadio Staff
Interview: How the end of California’s COVID-19 state of emergency could affect Shasta County
As of April 3, California is no longer requiring face masks in health care facilities. This is the next step in a series of loosening policies around COVID-19 following the end of the state’s emergency declaration in February. Daksha Rajagopalan is a community education specialist with the Shasta County Department of Health and Human Services. She spoke with NSPR’s Alec Stutson about the changes. Listen to the interview in today’s headlines.
— Alec Stutson, NSPR
California could phase out the sale of diesel trucks
California has received the EPA’s approval of a waiver allowing the state to enact stricter rules around tailpipe pollution. It also permits the state to phase out the sale of diesel-burning trucks. Approval of this waiver allows California and other states to enact more stringent rules than what’s federally mandated.
— CapRadio Staff
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In case you missed it
- Upper Ridge Community Plan formally adopted — NSPR
- Yurok Tribe sues to protect salmon in the Klamath Basin — NSPR
- Tribes call on lawmakers to address opioid crisis — CapRadio
- Future of the Miocene Canal discussed at the Butte County Board of Supervisors meeting — NSPR
- Newsom adds Shasta County to winter storm emergency declaration — The California Newsroom
- Sacramento International Airport to see millions in improvements — CapRadio
- Bill to reduce opioid deaths advances in the Legislature — CapRadio
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