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Experts say it’s critical that local governments use the same, standardized messaging during disasters. Yuba County officials recently changed evacuation messaging saying previous messaging was confusing.
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How we talk about homelessness can alter the lives of the people behind the terms we use. Also, experts say it’s critical that local governments use the same standardized messaging during disasters, and Oroville is launching a series of classes to educate residents about local government.
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Local emergency management and law enforcement officials say landline connections are crucial during wildfires.
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Landlines are crucial for wildfire safety, North State officials say in opposition to AT&T’s new proposal to end the service. Also, Chico councilors move to support a new appeal against Martin v. Boise case, and a new farm to food bank program in Yuba and Sutter counties began this week.
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The package appeared to come from "a verified agency" and didn't look suspicious at first, but a staff member discovered a powdery substance inside that prompted them to call law enforcement. No one was injured.
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One neighborhood in Paradise joined the “Firewise USA” program last year. This year, 20 new neighborhoods are expected. Also, the Chico City Council voted to continue discussion about rent stabilization after residents at one senior mobile home are facing unaffordable rent hikes, and there are limits on how many bars can exist in the northern section of downtown Chico. But that might change once council members agree on where to take a new proposed ordinance that would lift those restrictions.
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All firefighters and ambulance workers were laid off, effective February, in the Plumas County community of Chester. Also, a new CUSD policy change has prohibited the use of campus facilities for non-school groups until after 6 p.m. on weekdays. This means some local organizations have not been able to serve as many students as they once did, and today the Butte County Board of Supervisors will look at the results of a polling and research campaign designed to find out if residents would approve of a tax increase to fund county libraries and rural fire stations.
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Butte County supervisors are looking at allowing disaster and drought areas to use delivered or hauled water kept in storage tanks more permanently. Also, Siskiyou County supervisors recently voted to eliminate costly public records fees, and the California Farm Bureau has elected its first woman president and she lives in Orland.
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Governor Gavin Newsom’s new experiment for getting unhoused people with mental illness into treatment began this week in seven California counties, including Glenn. Also, a new food pantry in Oroville is open to residents of Butte County, and an emergency preparedness fair will take place tomorrow in Marysville.
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Concern for salmon in Butte Creek continues following a rupture of a PG&E canal which washed a huge amount of debris into the stream. Also, Yuba County has confirmed a human case of West Nile Virus, and PG&E started work on undergrounding power lines in Magalia this week.