West Nile virus

A new modeling tool may help emergency officials better predict how wildland fires move through communities. Also, Shasta County reported its first human case of West Nile Virus this year, and an effort to preserve the historic El Rey Theater in Downtown Chico is in full swing.

Fifteen of about 60 people who’ve been staying at the city of Chico’s alternative campsite on Eaton and Cohasset roads will be able to return after an “encampment cleanup” conducted by the city. Also, the Park Fire is fairly calm in most areas, but is making a hard push in the Mill Creek drainage area of Tehama County, and the first human case of West Nile Virus this season has been detected in Butte County.

The California Public Utilities Commission approved a fee increase for Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers. PG&E reports it requested adding the fee to help pay for infrastructure improvements. Also, Butte County officials say they still have hundreds of free Alert FM emergency warning devices to hand out to residents in unincorporated areas, and around 300 people have possibly been exposed to measles after a child with a confirmed case of the disease was seen at the UC Davis Emergency Department last week.

Rebuilding in Berry Creek is painfully slow after the 2020 Bear Fire devastated the community nearly three years ago. Also, lawmakers in California are considering legislation to allow insurers to pass on the higher cost of living in a fire-prone state to consumers, and West Nile Virus cases increase to 10 in Butte County.

PG&E customers in parts of the Sacramento Valley had their power shut off last night due to high fire danger. Also, the number of mosquitoes has exploded this year following record precipitation and officials are reporting that’s led to an unprecedented level of West Nile virus activity, and animal advocates are urging California to pay for spay and neuter programs to help with the state’s pet overpopulation crisis.

Shasta County announced its first case of West Nile Virus this year; there are now at least 55 confirmed cases of the virus in California so far. Also, Oroville’s recent rebranding effort isn’t going as well as council members had planned, and more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion, state lawmakers are working to expand reproductive access in California.

Show Love Thrift was forced to relocate Friday after the Chico City Council approved a new cannabis dispensary earlier this year. Also, many survivors of the 2018 Camp Fire have been watching the news of wildfires in Maui with a sense of disbelief, and Chico State says for $20 you can pick as many peaches as you want Wednesday at the University Farm.

Butte County announced its first case of West Nile Virus this year, which is one of eight cases of the virus in the state so far. Also, this morning the city of Chico is scheduled to clear half of a large homeless encampment at Depot Park, and kids are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat days, which are expected to increase in many North State communities.

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