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Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds
U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests, under a plan finalized Wednesday that faces challenges from barred owls returning after they’ve already been removed. Trained shooters will target barred...
Two lucky lottery tickets sold in Southern California worth $2 million are expiring soon
Claim deadlines are approaching for two lottery tickets worth $2 million apiece that were sold in Cathedral City and Sun Valley. The claim deadline for one ticket is coming up this weekend. The other expires next month. If claims aren't submitted, the prize money goes to public schools in California.
California bill proposes new rules for self checkout at stores
More cashiers would watch self-checkout stations under a bill making its way through the California Legislature, but some business groups say the cost of the increased surveillance is too high. The Retail Theft Prevention and Safe Staffing Act, also known as SB 1446, is designed to decrease retail theft by increasing the number of workers in self-checkout areas, said Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles, the bill’s author. She also said the improved monitoring will make stores safer....
Newsom signs major streamlining for 'junior' ADUs
(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law requiring streamlined approvals of “junior” accessory dwelling units — new homes carved out within a larger single family home that are less than 500 square feet. With a 4.5 million unit housing shortage, California has some of the highest costs of housing in the country. To rectify this, California has been making limited advances towards streamlining housing permitting and construction, delays that can cause developers’ interest costs on borrowed money to doom many...
What’s Next for the Jacobs Campus? The Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees Will Consider Five Options at Thursday’s Meeting
Nearly a month has passed since the Board of Trustees of Eureka City Schools backed out of a controversial land exchange agreement with AMG Communities - Jacobs, LLC, the anonymous private developer who had promised nearly $6 million for the Jacobs Campus. At this week’s meeting, the Board of Trustees will discuss the next steps for the long-blighted site.
Corsairs raise $245K at annual sports dinner and auction
Once again the local community showed up in big numbers to help support College of the Redwoods athletics at the Corsairs’ annual sports dinner and auction. The fundraiser was held on Aug. 15. And according to college officials, the Corsairs raised approximately $245,000 at the event for their athletic...
Nurses union pickets at Enloe Medical Center | Chico updates storm water plan | Shasta County workplace harassment policy
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, August 29. Nurses union holds picket for better staffing at Enloe Medical Center — Erik Adams, NSPR. Chico to update its Storm Water Master Plan for first time in a decade — Adia White, NSPR. Former...
State broadband project breaks ground in Willits
California state officials were scheduled to visit Willits Friday to mark the beginning of a “middle-mile Broadband infrastructure project in the city,” the California Department of Technology reported. In a press release, the project was described as “part of a statewide plan that will build open-access Broadband connecting...
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