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Today is California’s primary election | Young people in Chico lament low voting activity among peers | Orchard Creek Estates on packed Chico council agenda

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, March 5.

In today’s episode:

  • Today is California’s primary election — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
  • Young people in Chico lament low voting activity among peers — Erik Adams, NSPR
  • Orchard Creek Estates on packed agenda for Chico City Council tonight — Ken Devol, NSPR
  • Large numbers of salmon died after being released into the Klamath River — Ken Devol, NSPR

Featured:

The undeveloped land in the wildfire urban interface (WUI) where Valley’s Edge is planned. Photo taken in Chico, Calif. on Feb. 29, 2024.
Jamie Jiang
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NSPR
Wildfire isn’t the biggest reason citizens support or oppose Valley’s Edge. But the outcome will say something to other communities about whether voters approve of building homes in high wildfire risk areas.

In case you missed it:

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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.
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.
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.