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 [...]

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 [...]

Occupy Oakland Protesters; Chico Courthouse; Butte County Bans Dispensaries; Student Loans; Death Penalty Measure; PG&E Gas Line; ICE Deportations

OCCUPY WALL STREET-OAKLAND PROTESTERS Law enforcement scattered protesters in front of Oakland City Hall yesterday. Some demonstrators went back, started throwing rocks, and law enforcement responded by firing tear gas. Authorities are denying reports that they used flash bang canisters to help break up the crowed, saying the loud noises came from large firecrackers thrown [...]

VALERO ROBBERY TWO ARRESTED; MOTORCYCLE THEFT TWO ARRESTED; NEW REALTY NUMBERS OUT; HIGH-SPEED RAIL; ATTACKED GIANTS FAN; KAYAK TOUR

RED BLUFF VALERO ROBBERY, TWO ARRESTED A pair of Red Bluff men were arrested late last night after they allegedly robbed the Valero Gas Station on Sutter Street in Red Bluff. (Click here for the story by Northstate Public Radio News Reporter Colin Steiner) TWO ARRESTED IN REDDING MOTORCYCLE THEFT Two Shasta County men were [...]