Jamie Jiang
Former NSPR ReporterJamie was NSPR’s wildfire reporter and Report For America corps member. She covered all things fire, but her main focus was wildfire recovery in the North State. Before NSPR, Jamie was at UCLA, where she dabbled in college radio and briefly worked as a podcast editor at the Daily Bruin.
She also worked as a news intern at KCUR — Kansas City’s NPR affiliate station — where she reported on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Jamie uses community engagement journalism to tell the stories of real people actually living with wildfires.
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Next week, Chico voters will decide on Valley’s Edge. Among the debates about the proposed development is wildfire risk. Also, this week NSPR speaks with those running for a seat on the Butte County Board of Supervisors. Today, we hear from District 5 incumbent Doug Teeter, and a new nationwide study on homeless mortality rates has found that unhoused individuals on average live 27 years fewer than housed individuals. -
Positions up for election in Butte County include five judicial seats and three supervisors, nearly all are running unopposed. Also, this week NSPR speaks with those running for a seat on the Butte County Board of Supervisors. Today we hear from District 4 hopeful Joanna Warrens, and in Shasta County, a citizens commission created by right-wing politicians is recommending that county officials violate state law by hand-counting election ballots.
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Experts say it’s critical that local governments use the same, standardized messaging during disasters. Yuba County officials recently changed evacuation messaging saying previous messaging was confusing. -
How we talk about homelessness can alter the lives of the people behind the terms we use. Also, experts say it’s critical that local governments use the same standardized messaging during disasters, and Oroville is launching a series of classes to educate residents about local government.
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A new study out of Chico State details metal levels in watersheds around the Camp Fire burn scar. Though higher than normal, the research says the metals aren't “something that the public should be alarmed about.” Also, a mudslide in the Feather River Canyon has blocked a portion of Highway 70, and a 15 acre-subdivision in northwest Chico was approved by the city council last night.
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The new paper shows metal levels in watersheds around Paradise, though higher than normal, aren't “something that the public should be alarmed about.” -
The city of Chico will apply for Encampment Resolution Funds to help fight homelessness. But the last time the city applied for the same grants the state rejected their proposal. Also, the Mechoopda Indian Tribe held a grand opening ceremony yesterday for its new casino located between Chico and Oroville, and a new interactive exhibit featuring the work of Leonardo da Vinci is open at the Gateway Science Museum.
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The tribe in rural Trinity County now owns and takes care of 78 acres of ancestral land. Now, the Nor Rel Muk Wintu want to win their decades-long fight for federal recognition. -
The Nor Rel Muk Wintu Nation in Trinity County now owns and takes care of 78 acres of ancestral land. The tribe is also hoping to win their decades-long fight for federal recognition. Also, officials estimate nearly 2.5 million pounds of coal spilled into the Middle Fork of the Feather River after a train derailed Sunday, and more than a hundred people gathered at the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology yesterday to remember the museum’s namesake.
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Students and professional fire practitioners are invited to apply to a prescribed fire training taking place in the North State in April. Participants will learn how to light controlled burns in a county that sorely needs more of them.
