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Next week, Chico voters will decide on Valley’s Edge. Among the debates about the proposed development is wildfire risk. Also, this week NSPR speaks with those running for a seat on the Butte County Board of Supervisors. Today, we hear from District 5 incumbent Doug Teeter, and a new nationwide study on homeless mortality rates has found that unhoused individuals on average live 27 years fewer than housed individuals.
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Positions up for election in Butte County include five judicial seats and three supervisors, nearly all are running unopposed. Also, this week NSPR speaks with those running for a seat on the Butte County Board of Supervisors. Today we hear from District 4 hopeful Joanna Warrens, and in Shasta County, a citizens commission created by right-wing politicians is recommending that county officials violate state law by hand-counting election ballots.
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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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Seeking shelter is not as easy as it may seem for those who are unhoused in Chico. Also, around 14,000 Butte County residents are still without power after weekend storms blasted the North State, and the Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters has announced her retirement
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A new study shows wealthy fire survivors raise more on GoFundMe than their neighbors, but on average crowdfunding can raise 10 times more money than survivors get from federal assistance. Also, California has been hit hard by what weather forecasters are calling a dangerous atmospheric river storm, and Shasta County is empowering residents who have a Concealed Carry Weapons license to possess concealed firearms in designated areas on county property.
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Many areas in the North State are under a flood watch and wind advisory this morning as a strong storm system moves into the region. Also, a group seeking solutions to homelessness in Shasta County will hold several public meetings in the coming weeks, and the U.S. Forest Service is offering guided snowshoe hikes in Lassen National Forest.
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Affordable housing in Chico is being produced at the highest rate in the city’s history. This news comes amid a new Harvard University study finding Chico has the second highest number of cost-burdened households in California. Also, Chico State plans to host a forum on the hotly debated Valley’s Edge Specific Plan that’s set to go before Butte County voters in March, and Butte County is holding a series of workshops about Proposition 1, that if passed, will refocus billions of dollars of funds to serve those with the severest mental health needs.
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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.
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The state is reprimanding Shasta County for its failure to distribute millions of dollars in housing funds. The California Interagency Council on Homelessness warned they’ll take action if they don’t turn over the money. Also, as scientists sound the alarm of rising global greenhouse gas emissions, one concerning side effect may be longer and more dangerous storm systems in California, and more outdoor seating for cafes and restaurants in downtown Oroville was approved this week by the city council.
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Safe Space Winter Shelter says its intake center will be in the parking lot of Trinity United Methodist Church for the rest of the season following more than a week of negotiations with the city of Chico over a zoning issue at the nonprofit’s prior location. Also, a controversial settlement agreement between the California Public Utilities Commission and PG&E over the energy company’s role in the deadly 2021 Dixie Fire was delayed for a second time this week, and the Shasta County Election Commission has asked that the county’s supervisors to hire legal counsel to find out if they have authority to review election materials.