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 [...]

Same Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional — Aanestad Congressional Run — CSU Turns 125 — Chico State of Community Event — Redding Community Access Keeps City Contract — New State Tribal Advisor — PG&E Gas Pipeline Status/SmartMeters –DFG Sues Army Corps Over Levee Rules — Gingrich to CA — Occupy Oakland

Sam Aanested to Run for Congressional Seat Former Northstate assembly member and  state senator Sam Aanestad is running for the Congressional seat being vacated this year by longtime Republican representative Wally Herger. Aanestad’s campaign manager, Tim Clark, was quoted in yesterday’s Record Searchlight — saying that though no official press statements have been released, Aanestad [...]

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 [...]

MANAGER FOR KIXE-TV RESIGNS; MEDICAL MARIJUANA – BUTTE COUNTY; MARIJUANA IS NOT AN AGRICULTURAL CROP; STATE LEGISLATOR SCHEDULE SECRECY; STATE FINANCES; EXPORTS UP TO PRE-RECESSION LEVELS; REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES; STATE BUDGET; CALIFORNIA’S HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATED TO GLOBAL WARMING; YOSEMITE DEATH; FARMERS FIGHT; CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS

MANAGER FOR KIXE-TV RESIGNS Phil Smith, the general manager for KIXE-TV (PBS – Redding/Chico) has resigned. He is going to Kentucky with his family to help take care of his mother-in-law, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (Click here to read Record Searchlight Reporter David Benda’s story about Smith’s resignation) PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN REDDING? [...]

POT ORDINANCE TO GO BEFORE VOTERS; LIQUOR STORE ROBBED; BODY FOUND IN BUTTE CO. CANAL; CALIFORNIA REVENUES; EDUCATION FUNDING; RED BLUFF LITTLE LEAGUE ON TO SEMIFINALS;

BUTTE COUNTY POT ORDINANCE TO GO BEFORE VOTERS Yesterday the Butte County Board of Supervisors voted to repeal its recently adopted medical marijuana ordinance and put the issue before the voter next June. (Click here for the story from Northstate Public Radio News Reporter Tom Gascoyne) GOLD STREET LIQUOR STORE ROBBED Redding police are searching [...]