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How Latinos struggle to find affordable healthcare
Marisol is a 60-year-old undocumented immigrant who lives alone in Los Angeles and works full-time. She was very excited to learn she would qualify for Medi-Cal, but her celebration was short-lived when she was told she makes "too much" money – about $36,000 annually – and was denied the state's coverage.
Gambling interests gave $1M to California lawmakers. Did it influence their votes?
California’s rival gambling interests gave the 22 members of an obscure legislative committee more than $1 million in campaign donations. Did the cash infusion to this “juice committee” influence members’ votes?
California DREAMS Takes a Community-first Approach to Making Math Meaningful
The Superhub is working with middle school math students and instructors to evolve instruction. Experts forecast that in the coming years there will be tens of thousands more jobs in the semiconductor and microelectronics industry than people qualified to fill them. One way to help meet that future demand is by sparking interest and enthusiasm in young people to continue in STEM-focused education, which is often a precursor to career pathways in advanced manufacturing.
Former Mayor Known for Guaranteed Income Programs Launches Bid for California Lieutenant Governor
Tubbs, ousted as Stockton mayor in 2020, is running for California lieutenant governor in 2026. As Stockton mayor, Tubbs launched a guaranteed income program that paid poor people $500 a month. Tubbs faces formidable opponents in the race, including Democrats Fiona Ma and Steven Bradford.
Mack 10-year-olds fall to Chico to end memorable summer season
A memorable summer season ended for the McKinleyville 10-year-old Little League All-Stars on Tuesday night. Playing in the championship round of the Section 2 tournament in Cottonwood, the young McKinleyville players fell 13-11 to Chico Central, just two wins shy of qualifying for this year’s NorCal state tournament. “It...
City of Chico finds no contamination at homeless encampment site
CHICO, Calif. - The city of Chico said the water supply at the alternate site is “absent” of any coliform bacteria, including fecal and E. coli. This comes after the city of Chico received preliminary results of the water sampling that took place last Friday from the water spigot at the alternate site located at 1350 Eaton Road.
A family was just feet away from losing everything in Thompson Fire
Action News Now reporter Lauren Cooper interviewed the family and told us their story. A family was just feet away from losing everything in the Thompson Fire. When asked about what was going through his mind when this was happening, Ken responded by saying sheer fear.
Elon Musk announces X, SpaceX headquarters relocating to Texas
Tech mogul Elon Musk announced Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.Musk made the announcement in a pair of posts to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter at around 12:13 p.m. and 12:30 p.m., saying that SpaceX would be moving its headquarters from Hawthorne to Starbase, Texas, while X would relocate its headquarters from San Francisco to the tech hub of Austin."Have had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to...
California needs a million EV charging stations — but that’s ‘unlikely’ and ‘unrealistic’
Public chargers must be built at an unprecedented pace to meet the target in less than 7 years, and then doubled to 2 million in 2035. The high cost — $120,000 or more for one fast charger— is just one obstacle.
Widespread stomach illness reported at Chico’s sanctioned homeless encampment | North State residents weigh in on Trump shooting | Oroville reconsiders proposal to reduce energy bills
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, July 16. Homeless advocates concerned about widespread stomach illness at Chico’s sanctioned encampment — Adia White, NSPR. North State residents weigh in on Trump shooting, presidential election — Alec Stutson, NSPR. Oroville City Council to...
Chico City Council to discuss Habitat for Humanity housing project
CHICO, Calif. - Chico may transfer a little more than an acre of land in the Champman neighborhood to help create more housing for families in need. You could see dozens of people being housed on Wisconsin Street soon with the help of Habitat for Humanity. But the city wants your input first.
Thousands of pounds of illegal cannabis seized from Antelope Valley
California law enforcement agencies have seized thousands of pounds of illegal cannabis near two state parks, including Saddleback Butte State Park in Antelope Valley, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday. The law enforcement operations resulted in the seizure of over 5,200 illegal cannabis plants as well as 14 illegal firearms in...
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