Paradise

The long-awaited Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act has been passed by Congress and has been signed into law by President Joe Biden. It’ll mean millions of dollars returned to communities devastated by wildfire.

The Camp Fire devastated many communities in Butte County on Nov. 8, 2018. NSPR spoke with those involved with recovery to learn what’s changed over the last six years.

This month marks six years since the devastating Camp Fire. NSPR has been speaking with those working in recovery.

Advocates are calling on landowners who can vote on the Tuscan Water District to cast their ballot against funding the groundwater management proposal. They say it unfairly favors large-scale, out-of-state landowners. Also, several flash flood warnings have been issued in the past few weeks. We hear from an expert about the National Flood Insurance Program, and the Chico Ice Rink is open for the season in downtown.

The Chico City Council will bring back discussion about creating an ordinance for massage establishments in the city. The council chose to send the issue to internal affairs in September. Also, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors are being accused of violating the Brown Act and First Amendment rights of attendees and members of the press during a meeting last week, and Corning is scheduled to have a series of holiday events for December.

Last Friday marked six years since The Camp Fire devastated many communities in Butte County. NSPR has been speaking with those aiding in recovery. In this interview, Paradise Stronger Executive Director Aaron Singer talks about the importance of community and movement in recovery.

A city-funded emergency homeless shelter in Chico is weighing its options after being told by the City of Chico that it would cost thousands of dollars to apply for a land-use permit. Also, NSPR has been speaking with those aiding in Camp Fire recovery. In today’s interview, Paradise Stronger Executive Director Aaron Singer talks about the importance of community and movement in recovery, and the Town of Paradise will move forward with fire hazard management requirements for property owners.

The annual Snow Goose Festival begins tomorrow and it’s attracting visitors from well beyond the North State. Also, Shasta County’s Registrar of Voters said the county will today begin checking all election equipment, ballot counting and recording procedures ahead of the primary election, and more than 350,000 Californians get fire insurance through the California FAIR Plan. That means the number of policyholders has almost tripled in the last five years.

One neighborhood in Paradise joined the “Firewise USA” program last year. This year, 20 new neighborhoods are expected.

The Paradise Town Council will let Camp Fire survivors live on their properties for another year without rebuilding. Some survivors are only now beginning to return, in trailers. Also, the California State University and California Faculty Association reached a tentative deal last night after professors, lecturers and other staff walked out on the first day of classes on all 23 CSU campuses yesterday, and the National Weather Service has lifted flood watches for the North State and the next storm isn’t expect to raise flood risk.