Monitoring air quality | Another disorderly Shasta supervisors meeting | Affordable housing grants

By Sarah Bohannon,

Ken Devol, Angel Huracha, Ava Norgrove

Published August 31, 2023 at 8:17 AM PDT

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, August 31.

In today’s episode:

Smoke from northern wildfires brings unhealthy air quality to the valley — Ken Devol and Sarah Bohannon, NSPR
Chaos ensues again at Shasta County supervisors meeting — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
Chico announces unexpected Climate Action Commission vacancy — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
State grants nearly $760M for affordable housing and transportation — CapRadio Staff

In case you missed it:

Critical fire weather conditions lead to PG&E power shutoff in parts of Sacramento Valley — NSPR
‘Historic’ amount of West Nile found in mosquitoes this year — NSPR
Animal advocates say California has pet overpopulation crisis — CapRadio
State prison guards poised for perks — CapRadio
Interview: Maui’s sirens didn’t sound. Will Paradise’s? — NSPR
Shasta County confirms first case of West Nile virus — NSPR
Oroville’s rebrand makes waves within the community — NSPR

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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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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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