City staff says Chico needs more streetlights | North State counties to lose levee maintenance funds | Busy beavers restore wetlands

By Ken Devol,

Sarina Grossi, Alec Stutson

Published April 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM PDT

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

In today’s episode:

Following citizen complaints, City of Chico staff have been looking into streets that need more lights, and where funding for lighting projects would come from.

Also, Yuba, Sutter, and Tehama counties will not receive anticipated federal funds for levee maintenance and improvement projects.

Plus, California wildlife officials say beavers reintroduced to their native watersheds are working on restoring the wetlands.

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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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Sarina Grossi

Sarina recently graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in media arts, society and technology. She started writing for her school newspaper during her senior year of high school and has since dedicated her life to news.

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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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