Fourteen performers paying homage to Amy Winehouse will hit the stage in Chico this April to celebrate the life and music of the singer.
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Proposition 1 passed narrowly in California. It will require counties to reallocate 30% of state mental health funding to housing those with severe mental illness.
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A recount of ballots in Shasta County leaves Supervisor Kevin Crye narrowly ahead in the effort to unseat him. Also, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors will vote on a mystery $12 million settlement payment, and the Butte County Board of Supervisors is reviewing its budget today, which includes thousands of dollars in additional funding requests.
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Residents of a senior mobile home park are continuing to show up to city council meetings to request rent stabilization for their park. The council instructed city staff last week to find more information on rent stabilization.
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An emergency alert radio system now being used in Shasta County hopes to reach rural residents and provide another means of emergency preparedness. Also, after months of pressure, Gov. Gavin Newsom has joined the calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, and Chico State announced next year’s Book in Common. It will be Héctor Tobar’s “Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of ‘Latino.’”
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Counties must spend about two-thirds of the money from a tax enacted for mental health services on housing and programs for homeless people with serious mental illnesses or substance abuse problems.
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California is one of four states that levies a tax penalty on uninsured households. Many people paying the fines are eligible for heavily subsidized health insurance through Covered California.
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Producers say poor crop yields in the face of climate change in West Africa — where 70% of the cocoa supply is grown — is to blame. Chocolate makers are raising prices; others are shrinking candies.
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American artist Richard Serra died this week at the age of 85. Serra was world-renowned for his large-scale metal sculptures.
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The new pressing is to celebrate the album's 50th anniversary and the Swedish quartet's 1974 Eurovision win. It will even include the album's title track in four different languages.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Francesca Royster, author of Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions, about how Black artists have contributed to country music and the barriers they've faced.
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A California judge has recommended that attorney John Eastman be disbarred and pay a $10,000 fine for his role in Donald Trump's legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Federal probe into Baltimore bridge collapse is in early stages. Ex-crypto king will be sentenced for defrauding FTX investors. Deal reached in lawsuit between Disney and Fla Gov. DeSantis' allies.
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