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Butte Prescribed Burn Association hosts first pile burn of the year | Butte County figuring out how to sort green waste | Rain headed to the North State this week

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday January, 29. 

In today’s episode:

  • Butte Prescribed Burn Association hosts first pile burn of year near major evacuation route — Jamie Jiang, NSPR 
  • Butte County figuring out how to sort green waste to comply with new state law — Ken Devol, NSPR 
  • Report says combination of domestic violence, poverty far more likely to lead to homelessness — Wren Farrell, KALW 
  • Say goodbye to warm dry weather; more rain expected Wednesday — CapRadio Staff 

Featured:

Tanya Jenkins survived the 2018 Camp Fire and has struggled with homelessness since. She's currently hoping to raise $2,000 for a trailer of her own and move back to her property in Paradise. Photo taken in South Oroville, Calif. on Jan. 20, 2024.
Jamie Jiang
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NSPR
The Paradise Town Council will let Camp Fire survivors live on their properties until April 2025 without rebuilding. Some survivors are only now beginning to return, in trailers.

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.