Butte County budget hearing today | Possible library cuts | Fire survivors deplore fire station closures

By Sarah Bohannon,

Ken Devol, Angel Huracha, Jamie Jiang, Ava Norgrove, Dave Schlom, Alec Stutson

Published June 27, 2023 at 9:42 AM PDT

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, June 27.

In today’s episode:

Libraries, some Cal Fire stations could see continued cuts in proposed Butte County budget — Ava Norgrove, Alec Stutson and Jamie Jiang, NSPR
Fire officials hope late spring rains don’t cause residents to become complacent in preparing for wildfire — Ken Devol, NSPR
Lassen Volcanic National Park may be open for Fourth of July weekend — Dave Schlom and Ken Devol, NSPR
Newsom, lawmakers announce late-night budget deal ahead of deadline — CapRadio Staff

In case you missed it:

New firescaping book argues against traditional defensible space advice — NSPR
What happens during a prescribed burn? A look at last week’s burn in Bidwell Park— NSPR
No agreements made ahead of looming California budget deadline — CapRadio
Supreme Court rules California police are not immune from civil lawsuits while they investigate crimes — The Associated Press
The state of COVID in Butte County following the end of California's State of Emergency — NSPR
California mothers are more likely to survive pregnancy, childbirth than mothers in states that ban abortion — The California Report

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Sarah Bohannon

Sarah has worked at North State Public Radio since 2015 and is currently the station’s Director of Operations. She’s responsible for the sound of the station and works to create the richest public radio experience possible for NSPR listeners.

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Ken Devol

Ken came to NSPR through the back door as a volunteer, doing all the things that volunteers do. Almost nothing – nothing -- in his previous work experience suggests that he would ever be on public radio.

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Angel Huracha

Angel Huracha has been a part of the journalism field since 2006 and has covered a range of topics. He is a graduate of Chico State with a Bachelor's degree in news-editorial and public relations with a minor in English.

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Jamie Jiang

Jamie 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.

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Ava Norgrove

Ava is NSPR’s Morning Edition anchor and reporter. They previously worked on NPR’s Weekend Edition and NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered broadcasts and produced weekly national news stories focused on contextualizing national issues for individual communities. They love NorCal and spending time outdoors.

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Dave Schlom

Dave Schlom is the longtime host and creator of Blue Dot. From surfing to Voyager in interstellar space, rock guitar to orcas in our imperiled oceans, the topics on Blue Dot are as varied as the host’s interests and connections -- which are pretty limitless! An internationally respected space history journalist, Dave is also deeply fascinated by all aspects of the grand workings of nature’s awesome machinery on scales ranging from galactic to subatomic. And topics take in all aspects of the arts and sciences.

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Alec Stutson

Alec Stutson grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Radio Journalism, 20th/21st Century Literature, and a minor in Film Studies. He is a huge podcast junkie, as well as a movie nerd and musician.

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