Weather

Governor Gavin Newsom this month declared another state of emergency for mudslides and flash flooding in Siskiyou County. Those floods were particularly large and fast in the burn scar of the McKinney Fire.

Thousands of PG&E customers, many in the northern Sacramento Valley and surrounding foothills, could have their power shut off this evening due to critical fire weather conditions.

CapRadio announced a layoff of 12% of its workforce Wednesday citing financial strains amid a slowing in donor support. Also, a new study has found that our warming climate has increased the frequency of extreme daily fire growth in California by an average of 25%, and thunderstorms are predicted north of Yuba City today.

California’s electric rates are among the highest in the country. Three big power companies propose charging fixed rates based on income, saying low-income customers will save money. Critics doubt it’ll work.

Extreme heat is expected once again in the North State starting Friday. Also, Farmers Insurance has stopped offering some types of policies altogether and placed caps on them, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a handful of bills he says will help the state meet its ambitious climate goals.

Cold temperatures in the North State’s rivers and creeks could pose a safety risk during triple-digit temperatures this week. Also, California’s Democratic leaders are criticizing the Supreme Court’s decision to block affirmative action to college admissions, and Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines how the state is preparing for wildfires this year.

A Shasta County Superior Court judge has ruled the county must turn over documents requested by the Redding Record Searchlight in 2021. Also, excess snowpack from the winter might stick around longer than usual and help reduce severe wildfire risks in higher elevations, but not lower ones, and the Susanville Indian Rancheria received funding last week to clean up contaminated land.

As the North State begins to heat up, a study from the nonprofit Climate Central found an increase in dangerously hot days at more than 200 locations throughout the United States, including the city of Chico.

A spokesperson for the Department of Water Resources explains how it will manage water from Spring snowmelt. Also, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new hotline for reporting hate acts, and California legislators propose offering loans to head off hospital closures.

CalFire officials say fire seasons are a thing of the past: we now have fire years. Also, extreme weather will get more expensive to recover from as climate change increases, plus a survey shows football is the most popular sport for high school boys in many North State counties.