by Yucheng Tang
posted Oct. 18
This is the third in ChicoSol’s City Council election series. Read our District 3 story here and our District 1 story here.
Renter rights. Pedestrian safety. The unhoused. These are the issues people living in District 5 care most about.
Kaylee Hudson, 29, a Chico State MBA student, worries most about pedestrian safety in the district. She came to Chico only five months ago, but has already been hit by a car while crossing the street downtown during the daytime. Hudson said the driver didn’t stop after hitting her.
Bryce Ingerson, a Chico State undergraduate, told ChicoSol that he cares most about renter protection. There are many old buildings in District 5, Ingerson said, and one place he rented had mold infestations growing in the walls. He, like many renters, didn’t want to deal with the landlords, leaving those problems unsolved.