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Several early intervention and mental health services in Butte County are at risk of losing funding—and possibly closing—if voters approve Proposition 1. Also, California State University student assistants are unionizing, and California lawmakers are trying to push utilities like PG&E toward more cost-effective wildfire safety improvements.
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Increased cost of living has forced more people to turn to food pantries to make ends meet. In Butte County, some programs are struggling to feed their communities. Also, two juveniles have died after a hillside near the Shasta Dam collapsed, and the city of Oroville is seeking public input on its proposal to build a new north-to-south pedestrian and bike corridor.
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How we talk about homelessness can alter the lives of the people behind the terms we use. Also, experts say it’s critical that local governments use the same standardized messaging during disasters, and Oroville is launching a series of classes to educate residents about local government.
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A new study out of Chico State details metal levels in watersheds around the Camp Fire burn scar. Though higher than normal, the research says the metals aren't “something that the public should be alarmed about.” Also, a mudslide in the Feather River Canyon has blocked a portion of Highway 70, and a 15 acre-subdivision in northwest Chico was approved by the city council last night.
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Chico residents could see changes to rules about when alcohol can be sold due to a city council proposal to lift a ban on selling alcohol after midnight on designated holidays. Also, Chico's Police Community Advisory Board will hold its first town hall meeting this spring, and Allstate's return to California will lead to increased auto rates.
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The city of Chico will apply for Encampment Resolution Funds to help fight homelessness. But the last time the city applied for the same grants the state rejected their proposal. Also, the Mechoopda Indian Tribe held a grand opening ceremony yesterday for its new casino located between Chico and Oroville, and a new interactive exhibit featuring the work of Leonardo da Vinci is open at the Gateway Science Museum.
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The tribe in rural Trinity County now owns and takes care of 78 acres of ancestral land. Now, the Nor Rel Muk Wintu want to win their decades-long fight for federal recognition.
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The Nor Rel Muk Wintu Nation in Trinity County now owns and takes care of 78 acres of ancestral land. The tribe is also hoping to win their decades-long fight for federal recognition. Also, officials estimate nearly 2.5 million pounds of coal spilled into the Middle Fork of the Feather River after a train derailed Sunday, and more than a hundred people gathered at the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology yesterday to remember the museum’s namesake.
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Butte County Supervisors send a letter opposing AT&T’s request to end landline services. The Chico Police Department is offering $80,000 signing bonuses for experienced dispatchers, and a technical glitch is preventing tens of thousands of Californians from applying for student financial aid.
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Applications are now open for prescribed fire training in Plumas County. A train derailed Sunday, sending coal into the Feather River and today is the last day of the annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Summit and Day of Action.