Butte County

Butte County DA calls for tighter Mental Health Diversion rules

Butte County DA calls for tighter Mental Health Diversion rules

Defense attorneys oppose more restrictions on who can access the program
Sunny's Podcast: Feb. 12-16, 2026

Sunny’s Podcast: Feb. 12-16, 2026

Sunny's podcast: Catch up with ChicoSol
Oroville residents tell candidate they want jobs, affordable housing

Oroville residents tell candidate they want jobs, affordable housing

Democrats warn that the November election needs vigilance
Clinic's abrupt closure leaves North State patients without care

Clinic’s abrupt closure leaves North State patients without care

Healthcare advocates: Federal health care cuts ripple through rural Northern California
Congressman Doug LaMalfa dies in 7th term

Congressman Doug LaMalfa dies in 7th term

Longtime Rep. LaMalfa was controversial in Chico
Should Mental Health Diversion expand?

Should Mental Health Diversion expand?

Fewer than a third of defendants seeking Mental Health Diversion were admitted in Butte County
Butte County needs a Public Defender Office

Butte County needs a Public Defender Office

Attorney Ron Reed: A Public Defender Office would save taxpayer money
Butte County residents come to the aid of hungry people

Butte County residents come to the aid of hungry people

Government shutdown produced more need
Candidate speculation begins in the wake of Prop. 50

Candidate speculation begins in the wake of Prop. 50

The ballot measure's passage divided Californians but passed in a landslide
State's voters approve Prop. 50

State’s voters approve Prop. 50

Prop. 50 will redraw congressional maps to favor Democrats
Butte County Mental Health Diversion court brightens futures; challenges remain

Butte County Mental Health Diversion court brightens futures; challenges remain

Mental health diversion underused, some attorneys say
Happiness is in giving, says local attorney

Happiness is in giving, says local attorney

Changemaker: Ron Reed takes on problems from East Africa to Butte County