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 [...]

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 [...]

Lost Park Partnership; Highway 171 Fire Escape Route; ChicoTopless Protest; Nummi Worker Settlement; Low Income Housing; Teacher Pensions: Legislator Expenditures

POLICE, BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PAYING DIVIDENDS A partnership between the Chico Police Department and the downtown 7-11 to fend off nefarious behavior at Lost Park seems to be paying off. (Click here later for the story from Northstate Public Radio News reporter Tom Gascoyne) NEW FIRE ESCAPE ROUTE IN SIERRA FOOTHILLS With few options for fleeing [...]

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 [...]