Doug LaMalfa

At the Chico Unified School District Board of Education meeting on April 5, all eyes were on one issue — whether or not the district would require staff to notify parents if a student 11 or younger identified as transgender or nonbinary.

Doug LaMalfa and Mike Thompson addressed the House Wednesday urging their colleagues to pass a bill relieving Fire Victim Trust payees of federal taxes. Also, new Redding City councilmembers Tenessa Audette and Jack Munns were sworn into office Tuesday, and Butte County Public Health in partnership with the Feather River Recreation and Park District has installed a new Fit-Trail at Riverbend Park in Oroville.

State Sen. Brian Dahle and Gov. Gavin Newsom sparred Sunday in a gubernatorial debate. Also, Rep. Doug LaMalfa and Democratic challenger Max Steiner faced off in a forum Thursday, and Chico State President Gayle Hutchinson discussed her planned retirement in an interview with NSPR.

District 1 Congressman Doug LaMalfa and congressional hopeful Max Steiner are facing off to represent much of the North State this November. Tonight! They’ll be participating in an online candidate forum.

Republican Assemblyman Kevin Kiley is running to represent California’s newly redrawn 3rd Congressional District. Also, two candidate forums for races in the North State are scheduled for Thursday, and the Paradise Genealogical Society is celebrating its reopening.

Democratic House candidate Max Steiner is challenging Rep. Doug LaMalfa on the November ballot. Also, forest in Lassen Volcanic National Park is recovering after the Dixie Fire, and unity was the theme at the Chico Parade of Lights.

Planned Parenthood says health clinics in the North State will do business as usual in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Also, the Democratic candidate challenging Rep. Doug LaMalfa calls the decision a “disaster,” and Gov. Gavin Newsom reaches agreement with lawmakers on gas price relief.

Wildfire scientist, Zeke Lunder, shares his take on wildfire suppression legislation recently introduced by Rep. Doug LaMalfa, saying it would be ‘impossible’ to implement and would likely worsen the health of forests.

Early drafts of the state’s congressional districts released by its independent redistricting commission show some eyebrow-raising boundaries that would lead to more competitive races.

The House approved a bill last week to create a commission to investigate the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. Two north state representatives voted in support of the commission, and one voted against.