Paradise, CA

Paradise homeowners struggle to keep and get home insurance policies despite having defensible space and living in a fire safe community. Also, West Nile Virus has been detected near Chico and Richvale, and Democrats in the California Legislature blocked a bill to crack down on child sex traffickers, but reversed course after public backlash and pressure from the governor.

Paradise residents pleaded with California officials this week to get major insurance carriers that have stopped or put caps on selling new insurance policies in the state to reconsider. Also, PG&E looks to microgrids as one solution to try to reduce the likelihood of wildfires caused by its equipment, and the state’s energy grid is expected to hold up during this week’s heat wave.

The first-ever emergency siren test in Paradise went off without a hitch Thursday — but also without a sound in some parts of the Ridge.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors yesterday voted 3-2 to hand-count ballots to tally election results. Also, the Butte County Board of Supervisors heard a request yesterday from the Honey Run Covered Bridge Association for a loan to rebuild the iconic bridge, and community organizers are pushing for change six years after Desmond Phillips' death.

The second annual Paradise Grazing Festival returned over the weekend. Also, California lawmakers approved a bill to require new pricing transparency from oil companies, and a study by the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California found that more than 70% of California prison inmates are serving added years behind bars for sentence enhancements.

Paradise Town Council member Steve Crowder was among those who traveled to D.C. to lobby for HR 176. Crowder visited our studios Monday to give an update on the trip. He spoke with NSPR’s Jamie Jiang about the background of the bill and his hopes moving forward.

Holiday Market in Paradise closes its doors. Also, former Sacramento resident Tyre Nichols was remembered on Monday evening by family and friends, and thieves steal more than $35 million from some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.

Ten public entities in the North State announced a settlement agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric for damages incurred in the 2021 Dixie Fire. Also, FEMA has added more counties to its major disaster declaration in the wake of recent winter storms, and experts are skeptical California’s electric grid can handle the planned phaseout of gas cars.

Shasta County election officials say they’re on track to certify results by deadline. Also, a Chico homeless aid group has been providing showers and clothes to unhoused residents, and a shop in Paradise seeks to help fire survivors reconnect with their roots.

Nothing But Love Owner Iris Natividad hopes the gallery will serve its purpose by continuing to spread the message of art through her shop.