Rural Fire Fee Repeal? — Rural Doctor Shortage — Redding Prayer Vigil @ Women’s Health Specialists — State Parks

 RURAL FIRE FEE REPEAL There was a push by Republicans to overturn a controversial fire fee on rural California property owners It passed its first committee test at the State Capitol. The 7-1 vote was bi-partisan. Republican Assembly member Kevin Jeffries, the bill’s author, told the Assembly Natural Resources Committee taht besides, being bad policy, [...]

Snow Season — Weekend Fatalities — Willows High Gun-Related Arrest — Tribe Disenrolls Members — Fort Tejon State Park — State Tax Initiatives — DDT Bay Area

SNOW SEASON It may be later than they wanted, but Sierra Nevada resort operators are rejoicing after a string of storms produced the season’s best skiing conditi9ons. The Boreal and Soda Springs resorts north of Lake Tahoe report receiving 6-8 feet from storms over the last week. The Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley resorts just [...]

Term Limits for Redding City Council? — Chico to Ban Plastic Bags –CA Spending Cap Initiative — 72 Arrested in Education Protest at Capitol — UC Pepper Spray Report — Schwarzenegger Fined — High Speed Rail

Newscast from Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 CHICO TO BAN PLASTIC BAGS Last night (Tuesday) the Chico City Council voted to ban businesses from giving away single-use plastic bags. The ordinance goes to the Internal Affairs Committee next, so they can establish wording of the new ordinance. (Click here for the complete story transcript by Northstate [...]

CA Gun Control — Rice Syrup Arsenic — Bee Decline/Pesticides — SF Illegal Foreclosures — Tax Initiative Pare Down — U.S. Wine Exports All-Time High — Federal Building Shooting — L.A. Radio Hosts’ Houston Comments — Chinese VP in LA — Riverside Denies Rock Quarry

CA GUN CONTROL In an annual ranking of state gun control laws, California is at the top. The state scored 81 points out of a possible 100. (Click here for a transcript of the story from California Capitol Network reporter Jenny O’Mara) RICE SYRUP ARSENIC Baby formula, breakfast bars and energy supplements may contain amounts [...]

Chico Police to Take Over Animal Shelter; Redding to Close Dispensaries; College Tuition Protests; Community Colleges; High Speed Rail Hearing; Almond Thefts; No NCLB Waiver for California; Raw Milk Quarantine: Shooting and Protests at UC Berkeley

Chico Police to Take Over Animal Shelter Last night the Chico City Council moved forward with the of animal shelter operations from the Butte Human Society to the Chico Police department. The humane society has run the shelter for the past 25 years, but agreed in June to have the police operate the shelter. The [...]