The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, November 16.
In today’s episode:
- Flooding becoming more common in Paradise, town working to mitigate risk — Jamie Jiang, NSPR
 - Redding, Oroville, Weaverville found by EPA to have ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
 - California hospitals are closing maternity wards — Anna B. Ibarra, CalMatters
 - Paradise, Chico ice rinks open for the winter season — Ava Norgrove, NSPR 
 
In case you missed it:
- Chico supports overturning of law restricting enforcement of homeless residents — NSPR
 - Chico State skilled trades workers join statewide CSU strike — NSPR
 - California regulators expect to vote tomorrow on PG&E’s proposed rate increase — CapRadio
 - California’s local governments have heavy lift to deal with climate change — KPBS
 - Rain, light snow headed to the North State — NSPR
 - CSU maintenance workers strike at Chico State, other campuses — NSPR
 - Burn permits no longer required in Butte County — NSPR
 - PG&E completes undergrounding project in Plumas County — NSPR
 - Yurok Tribe works to restore California condors — NSPR
 
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