Redding council rejects new impact fee for widening I-5, interchanges
"Everyone knows congestion on I-5 is getting worse, and a third lane needs to be done," Jones said. "The question is who should pay for it. I believe the state should pay for it."
Redding Record Searchlight article

Redding chops another $4.6 million from budget
Unless employees agree to give up next year's raise or accept some other concessions, the city plans to lay off 35 full-time workers, including 13 community service officers in the Police Department.
Redding Record Searchlight article

Butte board OKs proposed budget
Even though the Butte County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to accept the proposed 2009-2010 fiscal year budget, the real debate and fireworks over the document won't happen until May 18.
Oroville Mercury Record article

Doors closed on county rural prison idea
Supervisors decided that with a looming $24 million budget deficit and limited staff resources, continuing to pursue the re-entry prison is no longer worth the time and effort.
Woodland Daily Democrat article

Glenn supervisors seek meeting with power officials
Two of the three proposed routes for the project would run through Glenn County — one west of Interstate 5 and another close to the Sacramento River through Glenn and Butte county farmland.
Chico Enterprise Record article

Environmental groups meet with state ag board
In an attempt to solve problems such as lack of water to agriculture and joblessness created by what many are calling a regulatory drought, the California State Board of Food and Agriculture met with environmental organizations last week in Sacramento.
California Farm Bureau Federation article

Tehama County Officials focus on the positive
Local officials gave brief state of affairs speeches at Tuesday's Tehama County Outlook Seeds of Opportunities event focused on the upcoming positives the area may see, but maintained a prudent warning of economic conditions.
Red Bluff Daily News article

El Dorado officials blast transit bill
Legislation by freshman Assemblywoman Alyson Huber to give El Dorado Hills constituents more say in how transportation dollars are spent in El Dorado County is being condemned by local officials as an attempt to aid developers.
Sacramento Bee article

Davis biofuels firm gets boost from Obama policy
The Danish-owned company will expand its local footprint by half next week when it moves into two new research buildings. It's part of a long-term expansion that will add about 50 positions at the south Davis campus over several years.
Sacramento Bee article

Obama policy could help Pacific Ethanol
The company's stock jumped 17 cents, or 40 percent, to close at 59 cents, after the Obama administration announced a long-term commitment to alternative fuels and detailed new federal support, including possible financing help for struggling ethanol plants.
Sacramento Bee article

Proposed Sacramento County cuts would close 3 homeless shelters
Nearly 350 shelter beds for homeless men and women would disappear as of July 1 under cuts proposed by the Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance.
Sacramento Bee article

Anderson population growth rate highest in county
Another surge of population to Anderson is expected in 2010 with the opening of Regency II, a low-income assisted-living senior apartment complex, Morgan said.
Anderson Valley Post article

May 6, 2009 6pm- 9pm
Building Envelope Workshop
Shasta College Downtown
1504 Market St. Redding, CA
Link

May 7-8, 2009
California, the University, and the Environment Conference
Buehler Alumni Center, UC Davis, Davis, CA
Link

May 6, 2009 6:30pm- 8:30pm
Farming Roundtable: Buffering the Urban- Agriculture Interface
Chico Grange Hall, Chico, CA
Link

May 8, 2009 5pm
25 Stories from the Central Valley Performance
Buehler Alumni Center, UC Davis, Davis, CA
Link

May 6-7, 2009
Great Valley Center's 12th Annual Conference "20/20 Foresight: A View of the Great Valley In A Decade"
Sacramento Radisson Hotel
Link

May 11, 2009 9am- 4pm
Local Govt Training: Existing Multifamily Rehab Programs Help Meet Stimulus Goals, Improve Buildings, & Serve Low-Income Families
6301 S Street, Sacramento, CA
Link

May 7, 2009 1pm- 3pm
State Energy Program Funding Workshop: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Funding Allocation from the ARRA
CA EPA Headquarters, Sacramento, CA
Link

May 13, 2009 6pm- 9pm
Farming Roundtable: Development Patterns that Support Local Food Systems
Chico Grange Hall, Chico, CA
Link

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