Andre Byik
Former ReporterA graduate of California State University, Chico, Andre Byik is an award-winning journalist who has reported in Northern California since 2012. He joined North State Public Radio in 2020, following roles at the Chico Enterprise-Record and Chico News & Review.
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A delegation from California is in Washington D.C. this week lobbying for a bill that would provide federal tax exemptions for wildfire survivors. Also, the Jesus Center plans to open a new building that will house unhoused families and seniors in June, and Native American tribes from across the state gathered at the state Capitol Tuesday for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Day of Action.
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Construction has begun in Redding on a micro-shelter community for unhoused residents. Also, the Chico City Council is set to discuss a diagonal-parking proposal for the downtown area, and recovery continues following January’s powerful winter storms.
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A group of Redding residents gathered outside city hall Thursday in support of equipping police officers with body cameras. Also, North State Assemblywoman Megan Dahle announced her run for California State Senate, and up to 3 million low-income Californians are at risk of losing their Medi-Cal coverage.
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Volunteers for the “Point-in-Time” count set out in Butte County this week to collect demographic information on people experiencing homelessness. Also, members of one town in Shasta County met this month to discuss wildfire resiliency, and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla has called for more federal action on gun safety.
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The suspect in Monday’s deadly mass shooting in Half Moon Bay has been charged with seven counts of murder. Also, Republican state lawmakers have introduced bills that would ban homeless encampments near schools, daycare centers and libraries across the state, and new bills have been brought forward aimed at reducing fentanyl deaths in California.
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Berry Creek residents living in the burn scar of the 2020 North Complex are repairing damages caused by recent winter storms. Also, applications for scholarships through the North Valley Community Foundation are open, and local and national groups are coming together to address the mental health needs of victims of recent mass shootings.
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The Butte County Department of Public Health reported the first two flu-related deaths of the 2023 flu season Thursday. Also, a Chico nonprofit drops off aid to unhoused residents during winter storms, and the Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus said it will be introducing resolutions to impact gun safety laws in California.
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Local agencies in Chico don’t track the deaths of unhoused residents, making it difficult to know how deadly this year’s winter storms have been. Also, California will close nearly 100 COVID-19 testing and treatment sites more than a month earlier than expected, and a new bill would give California college athletes more protections.
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Pacific Gas & Electric faces four counts of manslaughter for its alleged role in starting the Zogg Fire in Shasta County. Also, President Joe Biden toured storm-damaged areas of California’s Central Coast, and the federal government announced an investment of $930 million to address wildfire concerns in the West.
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Ten public entities in the North State announced a settlement agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric for damages incurred in the 2021 Dixie Fire. Also, FEMA has added more counties to its major disaster declaration in the wake of recent winter storms, and experts are skeptical California’s electric grid can handle the planned phaseout of gas cars.