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Butte supervisors extend RV ordinance for Bear Fire survivors by 18 months | PG&E facing possible fines for Dixie Fire | Wildfire smoke leads to higher suicide rates in rural America

By Erik Adams,
Sarah Bohannon, Ken Devol, Angel Huracha, Jamie Jiang, Ava Norgrove
Published October 11, 2023 at 8:03 AM PDT

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, October 11.

In today’s episode:

  • Butte supervisors extend RV ordinance for Bear Fire survivors by 18 months — Ava Norgrove, Erik Adams, Jamie Jiang, NSPR
  • PG&E facing possible fines from CPUC for Dixie Fire — Jamie Jiang, NSPR
  • Wildfire smoke leads to higher suicide rates in rural America — Jamie Jiang, NSPR
  • Newsom signs bill to involuntarily place mentally ill in treatment — Ken Devol, NSPR

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Erik Adams
Erik began his role as NSPR's Butte County government reporter in September of 2023 as part of UC Berkeley's California Local News Fellowship. He received his bachelor's degree in Journalism from Cal State LA earlier that year.
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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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