Leslie Layton

Natalie, a journalist with 10 years experience, grew up in Chico and earned degrees in journalism and political science at Chico State. She served as editor of the Butte College student newspaper The Roadrunner, editor of the Chico State newspaper The Orion, worked in Chico as a daily newspaper reporter and began writing freelance for ChicoSol in 2022.
Founding Editor

ChicoSol’s managing editor Leslie Layton is a bilingual journalist who founded ChicoSol in 2007 as a classroom teaching tool while working as an adjunct faculty member in the Chico State University journalism department. Layton has a Master's in Communication from Stanford University. She has guided ChicoSol into its position as a key community news source and a leader in nonprofit journalism.