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, [...]

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 [...]

Redding Celebrates Food Day; Student Loan Privacy Breach; Dream Act Referendum; Housing Starts; Cross Burning Not Free Speech; 1st Amendment; Cyber Stalker

REDDING “GROWING LOCAL” GROUP CELEBRATES NATIONAL FOOD DAY Redding area farmers and consumers gathered at the First United Methodist Church in Redding last night to celebrate a national grass roots movement to create sustainable and local food choices. (Click here for a transcript of the story by Northstate Public Radio reporter Kelly Frost)    PHOTO [...]