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Nurses union pickets at Enloe Medical Center | Chico updates storm water plan | Shasta County workplace harassment policy

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, August 29.

In today’s episode:

  • Nurses union holds picket for better staffing at Enloe Medical Center — Erik Adams, NSPR
  • Chico to update its Storm Water Master Plan for first time in a decade — Adia White, NSPR
  • Former Shasta County employee says new workplace harassment policy is overdue — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
  • A new bill would require more retail workers at self-checkout stations — Ken Devol, NSPR
Allan Dikes, executive director of the Oroville Rescue Mission, stands in his office in Oroville, Calif. on Aug. 19, 2024.
Erik Adams
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NSPR
The site will include 30 double-occupancy micro shelters by the company Pallet and open by winter.

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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.
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.
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.
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.