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Safe Space is ramping up its services with more case management and new day classes to help unhoused residents in Chico build life skills. Also, Butte County and the fire safe council could enter into an agreement to reduce wildfire risk near roadsides, and council members in Yuba City have endorsed a grant-funded program to incentivize commercial property owners to save water by replacing existing landscaping.
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A rally and march in downtown Chico drew more than 1,000 to protest. Also, a shooting that ended with two people dead in Chico last week is believed to be connected to domestic violence. We hear from the director of Catalyst. And Attorney General Rob Bonta along with 18 other U.S. attorneys general is challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that requires proof of citizenship be provided before a person can register to vote.
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A district court judge has denied the City of Chico’s motion to exit a settlement agreement that outlines its policies on homelessness. Also, the Chico Police Department is required by the state to disclose its use and acquisition of military-grade equipment and held a meeting outlining its use earlier this week, and several North State cities are joining the national “Hands Off!” march and rally on Saturday.
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A letter is being sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom from the Butte County Board of Supervisors. It focuses on recovery needs “from successive catastrophic wildfires” and asks for millions of dollars in state and federal support. Another letter to President Donald Trump was also discussed and put onto the next meeting’s agenda.
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At its meeting this week, the Chico City Council created an ad hoc committee dedicated to reducing homelessness. Also, President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would dismantle the Department of Education, and Chico will soon be replacing many yield signs with stop signs around the city.
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Protesters in Chico were some of the thousands of people nationally this week to oppose recent policies from the Trump administration. Those who gathered on Chico State’s campus said they would stand up for the immigrant population in the community.
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Vice President of Communications for Planned Parenthood Northern California talks about potential challenges and changes for reproductive health care under the incoming administration.
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After an attempted assassination of Donald Trump on Saturday, California leaders, including Governor Gavin Newsom, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Doug LaMalfa flocked to social media to voice their reflections about the shooting. Also, numerous people at Chico’s alternative campsite off Easton and Cohasset roads have reported being sick with diarrhea for weeks. NSPR visited the site and found unsanitary conditions, and researchers at Chico State worry a recent Supreme Court ruling that municipalities may enforce anti-camping ordinances may halt Chico’s progress.
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The indictment alleges a sweeping scheme to overturn the state's election results. Experts say the former president and his co-defendants may try to move the case to federal court to delay a trial and gain a more conservative jury pool.
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Former President Donald Trump, appearing in federal court in Washington, D.C., pleaded not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn the 2020 election results. Follow NPR for live updates and analysis.