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Proposition 1 — a proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom to build housing and mental health treatment beds for Californians experiencing homelessness — was narrowly approved by California voters. Also, the Karuk Tribe published a sequel to its 2021 “Good Fire” report on legal and policy barriers to conducting prescribed and cultural burns, and the Yurok Tribe will be the first Native people to manage tribal land with the National Park Service under a historic memorandum of understanding signed this week.
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The city of Chico's Pallet shelter site for unhoused residents opened in April 2022. NSPR looked into the number of people the site has housed in nearly a year and a half. Also, the Butte County Board of Supervisors voted this week to explore a possible tax to fund the county’s libraries, and a controlled burn will take place in the Red Bluff Recreation Area on Friday for the first time in almost 10 years.
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A new shelter for unhoused individuals in Red Bluff is underway with hopes that construction will be completed by the end of the year. Also, the number of overdoses and deaths from illicit opioid use has increased dramatically in the U.S. over the last few years, and nearly 1 in 3 Californians say they wouldn’t get another COVID vaccine.
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Sheriff ends daytime patrols in Tehama, reflecting officer shortage throughout California and national trend. Law enforcement blames low pay and tougher regulations; lawmakers and civil rights advocates disagree.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said overturning the Roe v. Wade decision would put women in danger. Also, schools in Red Bluff are using a nonprofit to boost reading skills, and a bill to improve care for the incarcerated is a step closer to becoming law.
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Students' reading proficiency has been declining nationwide, and the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the trend. Now, some schools in the North State are partnering with an outside organization to help boost literacy.
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Red Bluff police arrested 37-year-old Ray Cain Jr., on suspicion of murder Monday night. An officer allegedly saw Cain leaving an apartment complex while…
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A Tehama County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a reportedly enraged man at the Jelly’s Ferry Bridge early yesterday (Monday). The man, identified as 45…
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When Leslie Tharp agreed to work as the librarian for Red Bluff’s Vista Preparatory Academy, she didn’t realize she’d be the keeper of the school’s most…
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A Red Bluff city councilman arrested over a month ago in Florida is being returned to Tehama County.Tehama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen said the…