Weather

Temperatures are starting to heat up again in the North State after a brief respite last week. Also, crews will be doing a routine inspection of the Oroville Dam spillway, and Cal Fire has arrested one of its employees for setting several small wildfires in Northern California.

The city of Chico has no contract to provide cooling center services while the city is under a heat advisory due to triple-digit heat. Negotiations with the nonprofit Safe Space have been stalled. That's despite the city initially telling NSPR the contract had been finalized. Also, at it's latest meeting, the city council criticized this year's grand jury report that focused heavily on the city's response to the homelessness crisis and is planning its response, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added Afterthought Mine in Bella Vista to its Superfund National Priorities list yesterday.

The city of Chico is seeking judicial relief from Warren v. Chico. The case limits how the city can enforce its anti-camping laws in public spaces. Also, a heat advisory starts at 11 a.m. today due to triple-digit temperatures that will last through Friday, and Shasta County is participating in a pilot program aimed at increasing participation and diversity in jurors. It raises jurors pay from $15 to $100 per day.

Tomorrow snow is expected in some high elevation areas of the region. There’s also a Flash Flood Watch for parts of the valley, including Chico and Redding.

Residents in hot communities come out ahead in a new rate structure, slated to take effect by 2026.

The measures are substantially weaker than a previous proposal after an onslaught of criticism. But they will still save enough water through 2050 to supply the state’s entire population for a year, at a cost of $4.7 billion.

Cal Fire released its completed damage assessment of the Thompson Fire yesterday. The report says 26 structures were destroyed — 13 were homes and 13 other "minor" structures. Also, Redding hit a record-breaking 119 degrees Fahrenheit over the weekend, and Chico’s city council will gather for a special meeting about Warren v. Chico tomorrow.

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.

An exhibit at UC Davis argues the future isn’t pre-determined when it comes to wildfires. Also, a new study by Harvard University shows the Chico area has the second highest share of rent-burned residents in the state, and the California Public Utilities Commission has fined PG&E $45 million for its involvement in the 2021 Dixie Fire as part of a settlement between the company and utility regulator.

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.