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Butte County continues to search for rehabilitation center building | New bill prioritizes communities recovering from disasters | Drive-thru food pantry Friday in Chico

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, Jan. 29.

In today’s episode:

Butte County Department of Behavioral Health will keep using a state grant to search for a place to house those incompetent to stand trial.

Also, North State Assemblymember James Gallagher introduced a new bill prioritizing funding for communities recovering from disasters.

Plus, the Community Action Agency of Butte County is holding a drive-thru food pantry at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints on East Avenue in Chico this Friday.

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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.
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.