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Short headlines and local updates from across the North State and California.
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Angel Huracha/NSPRThe organization is at max capacity and has been pushing to inform the public that fostering one of their pups for a brief time is also an option. -
This week on Cultivating Place, guest host Abra Lee is in conversation with a horticultural leader with big IDEAs. Mae Lin Plummer is the Director of the IDEA Center for Public Gardens in Denver Colorado. -
Noah Berger/AP PhotoChico State will host a two-day symposium dedicated to making communities more resilient and better adapted to wildfires. -
Gridley High School is now dealing with the emotional aftermath of a student stabbing on campus Wednesday morning. Also, a panel of subject experts presented details about water management in Butte County at a panel discussion in Chico, and Chico State could face a budget deficit of over $30 million this year. -
California Wolf Watch/FacebookThere have been 15 confirmed or probable wolf attacks on livestock so far this year. Increasing wolf populations are celebrated by advocates, but can cause problems for farmers. -
Jason Halley/California State University, ChicoThis year, Chico State could face a budget deficit of over $30 million. To cut costs, university officials are slowing hiring, reducing travel, and trying to encourage more students to enroll. -
Butte County leaders were presented with a post-election analysis surrounding the results of the one-cent sales tax increase measure in November. Also, Congressman Doug LaMalfa is again seeking to end federal funding for transgender health care across the country, and the Registrar of Voters for Shasta County has announced his choice to step down from the position early due to health concerns.
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Tony Webster/FlickrThe change comes as the Trump administration has threatened to withhold funding from colleges promoting diversity. -
There have been 15 confirmed or probable wolf attacks on livestock in the North State so far this year. An increasing wolf population is celebrated by advocates, but can cause problems for ranchers. Also, Butte County will find out at the board of supervisors meeting today details surrounding the success of Measure H — the one-cent sales tax voters recently passed in November, and a lawsuit filed by Shasta County against election activists was dropped.
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Butte County, California/FacebookThe suicide rate in Butte County is about 60% higher than the statewide average. More on some possible reasons why.
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