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Chico's unhoused residents are left with few options to get out of the rain during this week’s winter storms. Also, state officials are urging Californians to stay off the roads for non-essential trips, and deadly flooding highlights California’s aging network of flood control projects.

Safe Space is preparing to open its doors for the upcoming winter season. Also, the Chico City Council votes to rename the Chico Municipal Airport to Chico Regional Airport, and a state audit finds the UC system is moving too slowly in returning Native American cultural items to tribes.

Butte County Supervisor Tami Ritter recently apologized to surviving family members of people killed by local law enforcement. Also, the city of Chico has reached an agreement with the nonprofit Safe Space Winter Shelter to open a cooling center for the remainder of the summer, and California’s public health director says the state is actually in better shape for battling monkeypox because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Safe Space opens an air-conditioned cooling center in Chico. Also, PG&E looks to its customers with Tesla batteries for help during times of high demand, and the Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park becomes California’s largest wildfire this year.

NSPR’s Alec Stutson recently spoke with executive director of Safe Space, Hilary Crosby, who said the nonprofit's cooling center could be ready as soon as Friday. She said Safe Space is in preliminary talks with the City of Chico to receive funds from the city.

A nonprofit in Chico is planning to open a cooling center that would fill a gap left open by the city. Also, public health officials say wastewater has become a key detection tool for the coronavirus, and COVID-19 treatments may soon become easier to get at local pharmacies.

Temperatures as low as 29 degrees are expected through Friday morning in the North State’s valley and foothills.

COVID-19 cases are declining, but local officials warn rates are still high. Also, Safe Space’s operations manager Rick Narad weighs in on current needs of Chico’s unhoused residents, and many farmers won’t receive water deliveries from the federal government.

The onset of freezing nights and wet weather has once again heightened awareness of people sleeping on the street in Chico.It’s a predictable problem but…

Safe Space, a roving seasonal homeless shelter in Chico is itself looking for temporary homes. Run mainly by volunteers, Chico’s Safe Space Winter Shelter…