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A new federal student aid application is blocking some students from completing their forms. Now California legislators are trying to extend the deadline for state student aid.
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Early results show that Valley’s Edge has little chance of moving forward. While some are celebrating that the development likely won’t come to fruition, others say Chico is missing an opportunity. Also, Scotty’s Landing — a gathering place for many locals for almost 70 years — has been forced to shut down, and the California State Student Association says it’s now the largest college advocacy group to pass a ceasefire resolution in the nation.
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Paradise will apply for $7 million to improve evacuation messaging. This comes as officials report all 21 towers in the town’s early warning system are now operational. Also, as preliminary voting results continue to be counted in Shasta County the recall election of Supervisor Kevin Crye now has a narrow margin, and Sunday is the last day to see a new art exhibit at MONCA that asks Chico residents to question their assumptions on homelessness.
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Artists and musicians join volunteers at a pile burn in Berry Creek hosted by the Butte Prescribed Burn Association. Also, fire survivors have been paid 60% of the total amount owed in compensation for wildfires started by Pacific Gas & Electric Company. In April that number will go up to 66%. And workers from PG&E will begin laying underground cables in Oroville next week.
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As of last week, local homeless aid nonprofit Safe Space Winter Shelter no longer has an office building. Also, the Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution allowing fire survivors to make monthly payments for building permits, and cases of a highly contagious bacterial infection are rising in Shasta County.
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Popular foods like Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Doritos, M&Ms, Skittles, sports drinks, Froot Loops and Cap’n Crunch would be removed from public schools under new legislation.
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The California Public Utilities Commission approved a fee increase for Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers. PG&E reports it requested adding the fee to help pay for infrastructure improvements. Also, Butte County officials say they still have hundreds of free Alert FM emergency warning devices to hand out to residents in unincorporated areas, and around 300 people have possibly been exposed to measles after a child with a confirmed case of the disease was seen at the UC Davis Emergency Department last week.
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California just began offering Disaster CalFresh benefits to San Diegans hurt by January storm. Some are seeking payment from the city.
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Fire survivors finding it challenging to pay for building permits in Butte County could get some help from the board of supervisors. Also, part of Highway 70 may remain blocked for two more weeks after a rockslide, and the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that it will now dispatch emergency calls for all fire districts as well as law enforcement.
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Many Indigenous communities in the United States have faced acutely poor access to reliable electricity for decades. For some, there has long been no access to electricity at all.