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The Chico Unified School Board reassured the community that facial recognition technology would not be used. Some parents are still concerned about their students’ privacy.
Shows and Podcasts
Chico Unified to install AI cameras | Aaron Rodgers to retire from NFL | Hot today, cooler tomorrow
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, May 22, 2026.
Blue Dot: Understanding the basic science of spaceflight with Trisha Muro
Host Dave Schlom is joined by science educator and author Trisha Muro to discuss her new book, It's (Just) Rocket Science: Exploring Physics Through Spaceflight Missions.
Cultivating Place: A Radical Plan: Village Homes in Davis, CA turns 50!
We continue plumbing the potential of gardens and gardeners for growing a future we want to cultivate- for the benefit of all. To look forward, we look back to the radical plan for a 50-year-old, intentionally designed, sustainability-oriented community and housing development, Village Homes, in Davis, California.
Butte County ballot returns on pace | Chico to keep Genesis Pallet shelter open | Wildfire restitution bill moves ahead
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, May 21, 2026.
May 20: Phil Hemanway & Michelle Dalton
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
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Jamie Johansson is a former president of the California Farm Bureau and is one of three North State Republicans vying for the open 3rd Assembly District seat, which has been held by Republican James Gallagher for over the last decade. -
Nationla Weather ServiceValley temperatures will approach 100 degrees through Friday before cooling closer to normal over the holiday weekend. -
VerkadaShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from May 21 to May 24. -
Pallet Shelter/FacebookChico’s homelessness response will look different after the Warren v. Chico settlement ends, with new rules at the Genesis Pallet shelter site and plans to close the alternative camping site. -
The U.S. Drought Monitor is showing moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions across the North State as fire officials warn of a potentially severe wildfire season. -
Angel Huracha/NSPROutpatient Records has spent more than a decade bringing vinyl pop-ups and live music events to Chico. Now creator Matthew Garcia is kicking off a new Latin music pop-up series built around vinyl, DJs and community connection. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from May 14 to May 17.
NPR News
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In an encyclical, Pope Leo says AI poses a threat to human dignity.
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There's a volunteer movement to rehab overgrown cemeteries. We visit one in Connecticut, where "cemetery citizens" provide TLC to neglected plots.
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Israeli officials have called the emerging U.S. deal with Iran a "bad" deal, over concerns that it does not force Iran to give up its nuclear program at the start.
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A mural of whales promoting conservation was covered up in Dallas to make way for a new mural promoting the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off next month. But the project has stirred up controversy.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice, about recent moves from the Trump administration and why he thinks they amount to "epic corruption in plain sight."
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As a sixth-grader, Darrell Barber was the new kid at school and a target for bullies. An eighth-grader named Marcus became his protector.
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