Guide to support kids after a disaster | Frustrated residents demand dialogue with Congressman LaMalfa | Chico council to consider increasing downtown property assessments

By Erik Adams,

Ken Devol, Anthony Vasek

Published March 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM PDT

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, March 17, 2025.

In today’s episode:

A guide on how to support children after a disaster was recently created by an assistant professor at Chico State. It’s a result of people not having enough resources about helping children after the 2018 Camp Fire.

Also, residents from around the region are showing up on Fridays to picket outside Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s office.

Plus, properties in downtown Chico might see a yearly increase in their assessments starting next year.

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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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Anthony Vasek

Anthony started his student internship with NSPR in October 2024. He is a freshman at Chico State University pursuing a Bachelor's degree in journalism.

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