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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One neighborhood in Paradise joined the “Firewise USA” program last year. This year, 20 new neighborhoods are expected. Also, the Chico City Council voted to continue discussion about rent stabilization after residents at one senior mobile home are facing unaffordable rent hikes, and there are limits on how many bars can exist in the northern section of downtown Chico. But that might change once council members agree on where to take a new proposed ordinance that would lift those restrictions.
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In the late 80’s, Konkow Maidu had just five native speakers in the Oroville area — now, there are none. Also, Butte County’s behavioral health director spoke with NSPR about the possible complications of a proposition residents will vote on this March, and this week free or low cost cervical cancer screenings are taking place at Ampla Health in Chico. According to Butte County’s public health department, county residents are dying of cervical cancer at one of the highest rates in the state.
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An urgency ordinance allowing Camp Fire survivors in the town of Paradise to legally live in RVs was set to expire this April. Now, survivors have until April 2025.
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Paradise’s urgency ordinance allowing fire survivors to legally live in RVs was set to expire in April. Now, survivors have until April 2025. Also, One person is dead after an avalanche at Palisades Tahoe Resort yesterday, and more anti-camping enforcements are set to begin for some unsheltered residents of Chico next week.
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Last year prescribed burns were conducted on at least 500 acres more land in the county than the year prior.
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The nonprofit has stopped operating out of its downtown location after the city threatened to impose hefty fines.
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A federal disaster recovery grant led to approvals this year to build affordable, multifamily rentals in Paradise. In 2023, the town approved three times as many affordable units as it had before the fire.
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This year, at least 500 more acres in Butte County were burned with prescribed fire than last year. Also, burn scar residents could see a payment plan option implemented by Butte County early this year that would make it easier to pay for some rebuilding expenses, and yesterday marked the beginning of 2024, which for many residents in Chico, means a frosty dip in Sycamore Pool.
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With a final sale this month, PG&E’s Fire Victim Trust has now sold all of the company’s stock it set aside to compensate wildfire survivors, but it still doesn’t have enough money. Also, Shasta County supervisors voted last week to significantly increase the severance package for its recently hired public health officer, and California’s Medicaid program is undergoing major changes in the new year aimed at improving health care access and delivery for people enrolled in the safety net program. But state regulators will need to rigorously enforce the improvements.
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The city sent Safe Space a cease-and-desist letter and denied a temporary use permit for the nonprofit’s downtown intake center. This comes as unhoused advocates say at least 27 people have died while experiencing homelessness in the city this year.