City of Chico creates homelessness committee | Is the Department of Education on the chopping block? | More stop signs expected around Chico

By Erik Adams,

Ken Devol, Alec Stutson

Published March 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM PST

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, March 7, 2025.

In today’s episode:

At its meeting this week, the Chico City Council created an ad hoc committee dedicated to reducing homelessness. Its goal is to find new solutions that go beyond enforcement and encampment sweeps.

Also, President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would dismantle the Department of Education.

Plus, Chico will soon be replacing many yield signs with stop signs around the city.

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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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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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Alec Stutson

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.

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