The nonprofit organization Safe Space is working to get emergency night-time sheltering available by Christmas Day as unhoused people struggle with this week’s downpour. Forecasts were indicating that up to 10 inches of rain were possible in Chico between today and the end of the week, as well as localized flooding. Safe Space Executive Director … Safe Space works to overcome hurdles to intake
Chico’s City Council races have become clearly divided between grassroots campaigns that rely on small donors and campaigns funded by wealthy outside interests. Liberal-leaning candidates rely heavily on door-to-door canvassing and fundraising events. But meanwhile, the hefty financial advantage enjoyed by conservative-leaning candidates has helped drive a strong presence for them throughout the city, from … Big money plays big role in effort to seat conservative Council candidates
As racist and discriminatory speech become commonplace in electoral campaigns, candidates and campaign organizers are calling for a response. In Butte County and elsewhere, some would like elected officials to speak against discrimination and in favor of protecting marginalized Californians. On a recent panel convened by Ethnic Media Services, organizers said that anti-immigrant rhetoric from … Election campaigning targets the vulnerable
Butte County, facing the Camp Fire, the Dixie Fire, the Park Fire and extreme heat, has been on the frontlines of climate change in recent years. But the City of Chico has not made policies reflecting the urgency of these crises, some say. Chico’s Climate Action Commission’s role has over time been cut dramatically, and … Policy critics: Chico’s Climate Action Plan neglected
Civil rights advocates have often accused the City of Chico of creating a “web of ordinances” that target unhoused people. These advocates say the enforcement of anti-camping ordinances restrict the actions of homeless people by threatening fines, misdemeanor charges or jail time. Unhoused people in Chico have few options for where they may sit or … Chico’s ordinances criminalize homelessness, critics say
After Chico State’s spanking new recital hall was christened in 2016, it came as a shock to some faculty that it was named for retiring university President Paul Zingg and his wife. But today, what was once the Paul and Yasuko Zingg Recital Hall goes by the stripped-down name of Recital Hall. Why did the … Irked Zingg backed off $300,000 art donation