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Jones, Bolin reappointed

Jody Jones will continue serving as the mayor of Paradise for another year. Tuesday (Dec. 11), the Town Council reappointed Jones (pictured) and Vice Mayor Greg Bolin for additional one-year terms at its regularly scheduled […]

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Debris and housing

On Tuesday (Dec. 11), the Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted several emergency ordinances related to Camp Fire recovery efforts. The first relaxes zoning regulations through Dec. 31, 2020, to allow those displaced by […]

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Creative space

Photo by Rachel Bush Art Strong Butte County instigator and Inspire teacher Jarrah Myles. Last Friday (Dec. 7), dance teacher Jarrah Myles and her students from Inspire School of Arts & Sciences piled onto buses […]

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A costly dilemma

In 2008, Paradise was spared. That June, a fire broke out in one of the canyons southwest of town and quickly roared east, up and over the ridge. Thousands scrambled to evacuate, clogging the roads […]

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Feet to the fire

Photo by Evan Tuchinsky Don Hankins, at the Butte Creek Ecological Reserve in the first rains after the Camp Fire, shows where prescribed burning affected wildfire’s spread. Don Hankins had Nov. 8 marked on his […]

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After the fire

Photo by Charles Finlay Heavy rains last Thursday (Nov. 29) dumped 1.31 inches on leaf-clogged Chico, causing flooding in many areas, including the neighborhood around Butte Creek Country Club (pictured), parts of Highway 99, as […]

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Waging war

Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Erin Brockovich has joined a legal team, which includes Paradise attorney Joe Earley, that is organizing a mass civil lawsuit against the utility company. Attorney Joe Earley and his wife, Ashley, […]

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In the zone

Photo by Meredith J. Cooper Roger and Spencer Cates and their dog, Kona, on their Yankee Hill ranch. Spencer Cates steered the four-wheeler through a herd of cattle. Many of the animals—34 in total—trotted alongside […]

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Homes on the range

Many, many businesses perished in the Camp Fire—some of them large, corporate enterprises; others, mom-and-pop shops. I hate to say that one suffered more than the other, because any loss—of jobs, inventory, etc.—is painful. But […]

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Castaway

The CN&R is committed to chronicling the Camp Fire and its ensuing crises for the foreseeable future. That is our pledge to readers moving forward into the long and complex recovery process. I mention this […]