What you need to know: Nov. 19

Good morning, North State.

Here's what you need to know to start your day on Nov.

19.

At a meeting wednesday night the chico school board decided to continue with in- person learning, despite purple tier restrictions in butte county.

Under public health guidelines - schools that already reopened for in person instruction can continue to do so even if the county is in purple.

School board members will be able to make decisions for next semester at the next meeting...decemb er second.### the chico food locker's holiday giveaway is now underway.-- they will be giving out bags full of holiday food.

Potatoes... stuffing mix..

Cranberries..

And gift certificates for meat.

The program runs the to the 25th.

They also have regular food bags available every business day from 9 am to 12 pm.

They are located at 1386 longfellow avenue in chico.## happening today... the remains of a world war two marine..

Are on their way back to northern california..

Investigators recovered the remains of thomas frank johnson, lost nov.

22, 1943 during the battle of tarawa in the pacific ocean.

The remains will depart sacramento around 3 p.m and make their way to the hoyt-cole chapel of the flowers in red bluff..

## happening today- paradise town council set to hold a virtual meeting on the agenda..

Changes to one stretch of roadway..

The council will consider approving planned improvements for almond street and the paradise gap closure complex..

Potential improvements include new bike lanes and crosswalks..

And undergrounding all overhead utilities..

### the non-partisan legislative anaylsts office says, there is an estimated $26 billion dollars more in the budget to work with for the coming fiscal year.

State lawmakers had anticipated a 54.3 billion dollar budget defecit.

Turns out... the tightened economy has not hit as hard at expected.### president-elect biden -- pressuring the white house to begin the transition process.

President trump... not yet conceding - tweeting election challenges.

One is already underway in georgia -- where three counties have discovered thousands of uncounted ballots -- narrowing biden's lead to 12- thousand votes still not enough to sway to outcome of that state.

## pfizer" reps say they anticipate applying for f-d- a approval in just days.

The state has looked at seven hospitals to pre- position the vaccine.

Shasta county public health says one of those, is the mercy medical center because the first sets of vaccine will be limited... phase 1 includes health care workers and first responders.### you're