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Chico considers closing roads to cars in Lower Bidwell Park | Pride Month to be celebrated in Chico with events | California is struggling to find firefighters

By Erik Adams,

Sarah Bohannon, Ken Devol, Angel Huracha, Ava Norgrove, Adia White

Published June 3, 2024 at 10:53 AM PDT

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, June 3.

In today’s episode:

You may see fewer cars in Lower Bidwell Park soon— Ken Devol, NSPR
Stonewall Alliance Center in Chico kicks off Pride Month — Angel Huracha, NSPR
California is having a hard time finding firefighters this year — Ken Devol, NSPR
Excessive heat in 2023 breaks mortality records in the U.S. — Adia White, NSPR

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Susie Heffernan stands near one of the county’s newly proposed evacuation maps in Concow, Calif. on May 21, 2024.

Erik Adams

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Residents review ins and outs of Butte County’s newly proposed evacuation routes

Erik Adams

Several weeks of county-led meetings are giving communities a say in how new evacuation plans might be improved.

In case you missed it:

Butte County continues to distribute free emergency Alert FM devices to residents — NSPR
Bidwell Mansion closed for renovations — NSPR
Sutter County issues hiring freeze due to budget deficit — NSPR
Friday Night Concerts are back in Chico for the summer — NSPR
Residents review the ins and outs of Butte County’s newly proposed evacuation routes — NSPR
Yuba-Sutter Transit is discontinuing its real-time bus tracking app — NSPR
‘To be, or not to be’: Shakespeare in the Park returns to Chico — NSPR
Chico State among CSU campuses to receive $6.4M to support Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander students — CapRadio
Another area code is coming to the 530 region — NSPR
Trinity County Animal Shelter out of space — 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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Ava Norgrove

Ava was an 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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Adia White

Adia White is a broadcast journalist and producer with nearly 10 years of experience. Her work has appeared on WNYC, This American Life, Capital Public Radio and other local and national programs. She started at North State Public Radio as a freelance reporter in 2017 before leaving for a stint at Northern California Public Media in Santa Rosa.

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