Californians welcome return of $3-a-gallon gas- Just last month, speculation about $3-a-gallon gasoline in California prompted chuckles from energy experts. Sacramento Bee article

Public gets more time to comment on plan- Responding to requests by local residents and a couple of county supervisors, Tehama County has pushed back the deadline to comment on its revised general plan. Redding Record Searchlight article

Mosquito abatement debate continues - Hamilton City residents continue to fight the county on a mosquito abatement district they say they don’t want and don’t need. Willows Journal article

Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians gift opposed- A routine $300,000 donation from the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians to Tehama County met resistance Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors. Red Bluff Daily News article

Wheatland flexes its influence- In a county dominated by unincorporated residential areas, stretching the governance and services of an actual city is a novel idea. Marysville Appeal-Democrat article

California program has busiest month in fixing mortgages- California's mortgage-workout program had its busiest month in September since the voluntary program began last November, the state said Tuesday. Sacramento Bee article

Reports growing for walnut pilfering - The Butte County Farm Bureau said it's been getting about two reports each week of walnut thefts from local orchards. Chico Enterprise Record article