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Chico’s city council approved a motion this week that may create a more livable downtown by removing parking restrictions that require one parking space per residential unit.
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Tax Day has been extended for much of California. NSPR spoke with a tax preparer who helps Camp Fire survivors file taxes on their PG&E settlement money. Also, Chico’s city council approved a motion this week that may create a more livable downtown by removing parking restrictions, and the city of Oroville is conducting a test of a LiveView Rapidly Deployed Surveillance trailer this week which is part of a broader goal to reduce crime rates in the city.
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The Shasta County Board of Supervisors is doubling down on their opposition to a new state law barring hand-counting ballots in elections in counties with more than 1,000 registered voters. NSPR spoke with the county clerk and registrar of voters about the difficulty of hand-counting and the ban. Also, The Chico City Council will reconvene tomorrow after the last meeting was canceled due to issues with the chamber’s audio system, and California is set to receive more than $1 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy in a nationwide campaign to build regional hydrogen energy hubs.
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Drought-impacted residents of Orland may see relief with a new water project, and Chico’s Catalyst expands its services as Rape Crisis Center closes. Also, the Chico City Council will discuss police and fire department funding at its meeting, and Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed a new senator to serve the remainder of the late Senator Feinstein’s term.
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The Chico City Council this week unanimously approved the newest plan to advance the city’s housing and living conditions over the next several years. Also, the city of Redding has stepped in as administrator of the NorCal Continuum of Care after Shasta County officials announced they would be terminating their responsibilities to the organization, and a celebration and mural dedication will take place in Chico tomorrow in honor of Deaf Awareness Month.
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The Chico City Council this week (Sept. 19) unanimously approved the newest plan to advance the city’s housing and living conditions over the next several years. That’s after months of revisions to better comply with state requirements. NSPR’s Erik Adams reports.
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There’s been a spate of magnitude 5 earthquakes in the North State in the last few months. We asked an expert what these recent quakes mean and if the region is becoming more seismically active. Also, protests over Chico’s divisive Valley’s Edge plan are expected outside the Chico City Council chambers today as council members discuss several housing matters, and a controlled burn is scheduled in Shasta County tomorrow between the communities of Shingletown and Whitmore.
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We continue to focus on the 2020 Bear Fire, later known as the North Complex, which destroyed much of Berry Creek and Feather Falls nearly three years ago. Today we look at the elementary school’s road to recovery. Also, the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office announced that charges will not be filed against a man who used a racial slur during a previous supervisors meeting, and Chico’s Thursday Night Market will close for the season on Sept. 14.
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A Butte County ordinance that allows Bear Fire survivors to camp on their properties expires at the end of the year leaving some living in RVs on their land worried they’ll be evicted soon. Also, the Chico City Council is sick of abandoned shopping carts so they’ve proposed a new city ordinance declaring them a nuisance, and COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing in Butte and Shasta counties.
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As more homes in California are built in areas at high risk for wildfire, new research shows that disclosing wildfire risk potential to homebuyers lowers home sale prices. Also, the Chico City Council voted to approve the city budget including a 20% raise for the city’s police department, and a building was vandalized with homophobic hate speech in Susanville on the first day of Pride Month, now the community is coming together to fight hate.