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Health official’s advice on safer drug use | More insurance companies leave California | Butte supervisors write opposition letter to state water bill

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, August 24.

In today’s episode:

  • Overdose deaths soar in Butte County, one health official’s advice on safer drug use — Sarah Bohannon, NSPR
  • Two more homeowner insurance companies drop California coverage — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
  • Butte supervisors write letter of opposition to Water Ratepayers Protections Act bill — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
  • Firefighters make progress on the Head Fire — Sarah Bohannon, NSPR

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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.
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.
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.