Chico State

A state proposal would pay farmers not to plant crops. Also, California’s task force on reparations determines who would be eligible, and an investigative journalist covering climate change education will speak at Chico State tonight.

Chico State admissions office details what dropping SAT and ACT testing requirements will mean for incoming students. Also, Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state water regulators this spring to ban non-residential users from watering their grass, and a report shows homeownership became even more unreachable for most Californians last year.

Recent incidents of overt hate speech in Chico bring up questions about its legality. Also, proposed legislation in the state senate would restrict law enforcement from using a sexual assault survivor’s DNA for any purpose other than identifying the perpetrator, and a pilot program would give EDD benefits to undocumented Californians who’ve lost their jobs.

Near-freezing temperatures aren’t enough to activate Chico’s emergency warming center. Also, Cal Fire says a Shasta County fire was caused by a burn pile lit by the agency, and Chico State is trying to reverse its declining enrollment numbers.

Two Chico State researchers have been studying the aftermath of the 2018 Camp Fire for the last three years. This fall, they released updated data that show where survivors relocated.

The state is rolling out a new plan for adapting to life with COVID-19. Also, California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro resigned late Thursday amid allegations he mishandled sexual harassment complaints, and Chico State is investigating two incidents of racist graffiti on campus.

Butte County sees a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Also, man accused of opening fire on CHP officer faces attempted murder charge, Chico State students weigh in on in-person learning and PG&E offers to remove wood debris from wildfire mitigation efforts.

Chico State is one of the few campuses in the California State University system reopening for mostly in-person classes. President Gayle Hutchinson believes they can safely hold most classes and that the school is prepared for anything.

Host Dave is joined by special guest co-host Dr. Kendall Hall (Professor of Physics CSU Chico) to visit with James Webb Space Telescope science team member Dr. Charles Beichman, the Executive Director of NASA's Exoplanet Science Institute at CalTech in Pasadena.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Don Hankins, an Indigenous fire expert at California State University, about the state's decision to permit cultural burns.