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Meet Bryce Goldstein for District 7 Chico councilor | Chico State enrollment rises | Childcare workers paid less than basic minimum wage

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, October 14.

In today’s episode:

  • Meet Bryce Goldstein for District 7 Chico councilor — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
  • For the second year in a row, Chico State sees an uptick in enrollment — Erik Adams, NSPR
  • Plumas voters to decide on sales tax to fund emergency services — Alec Stutson, NSPR
  • A new study finds that childcare workers are paid less than a basic minimum wage — Ken Devol, NSPR

*Editor's note: For several weeks, NSPR has made multiple requests for an interview with District 7 incumbent Deepika Tandon through email, social media and by phone and received no response. The invitation to Tandon still stands.

Featured: 

Paradise Unified School District Superintendent Tom Talyors sits in his office on Oct. 7, 2024. His shelf is lined with toy construction equipment, to reflect the construction going on as the town rebuilds and expands after the Camp Fire.
Alec Stutson
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NSPR
Districts in Chico, Paradise, Biggs and Durham all have bond measures on November's ballot. The districts plan to use those funds for new buildings and other infrastructure projects.

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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.
Alec Stutson grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Radio Journalism, 20th/21st Century Literature, and a minor in Film Studies. He is a huge podcast junkie, as well as a movie nerd and musician.
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.