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A faculty union member ripped the report as "absolutely demoralizing"

Chico State skilled trades workers went on strike today, joining more than 1,000 fellow union members across California calling for better working conditions.

How do you tell if wildfire danger has passed where you live? Wolfy Rougle, founder of the Butte County Prescribed Burn Association, shares the signs she looks for. Also, local and state officials will gather at the California Capitol today to recognize the 5-year anniversary of the Camp Fire, and the California Faculty Association may soon join the numerous labor unions in the state that have declared strikes over pay increases and workplace inequities.

The California State University Board of Trustees voted this week (Sept. 13) to raise tuition rates over the next five school years. NSPR's Alec Stutson has more on the reactions from Chico State students.

Many Chico State students say they oppose the decision by the California State University Board of Trustees to raise tuition rates over the next five years. Also, a PG&E price hike as high as 26% has been proposed to the California Public Utilities Commission, and if you live in Glenn County and get a call from ‘Sergeant Harris’ asking you to send money to them, you’re being scammed.

The town of Paradise is getting new road signs that tell people which evacuation zones they’re driving through. Also, California State University trustees voted yesterday to approve a proposal to increase tuition by 6% annually over the next five years, and Shasta County supervisors will discuss suing California if Newsom signs a measure passed by the legislature last week that would ban hand-counting ballots in most elections.

Three years after the Bear Fire, Feather Falls is scheduled to hold its first commemoration this evening at the Goldflake Saloon and Cafe. Also, California State University students may see a tuition hike next year, and PG&E has started undergrounding power lines on part of Highway 70 in Plumas County.

Youth offenders convicted of serious crimes will now be housed in the counties where they were convicted rather than state facilities, but do counties have the resources they need? Also, Adventist Health will hold a meeting in Paradise tonight about plans the company has for healthcare in the area, and Mildred Garcia discusses her goals as the new chancellor of the California State University system.

If approved, the multi-year proposal would raise tuition by 6% each year for the next five years, and is meant to help the statewide system with its $1.5 billion deficit.

Butte County officials recently voiced skepticism on a project that would bring more than 70 early warning sirens to the county. Also, California State University students could see yearly tuition increases of 6% for the next five years, and artificial intelligence is being used to spot fire ignitions.