Month: May 2019

CN&R file photo Adventist Health Feather River’s emergency room, shown Nov. 9, may get a temporary dispensation to reopen without the hospital operating fully. As the town rebuilds, Paradise Mayor Jody Jones has heard an […]

Photo by Evan Tuchinsky Jessica Kamph, principal of Marsh Junior High, stands on the campus plot that soon will become a garden where students can relieve stress through horticulture. Middle school years, even in the […]

The world that we knew before the Camp Fire was a beautiful one. In the morning, as we took our kids to school, we saw the same people every day. That includes the spunky yard […]

In this week’s cover package, we assess the impacts of the Camp Fire on the city of Chico specifically. Having covered the array of issues that have arisen since Nov. 8, we knew there were […]

Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Jeff Schwein sees Broadway Street as a roadway in the city that could benefit from protected bike lanes. A month after the Camp Fire, city staff set up 34 traffic counters […]

Photo by Evan Tuchinsky Superintendent Kelly Staley says the Chico Unified School District had space for hundreds of fire-displaced students. Nearly a month after the Camp Fire, when smoke had cleared and schools reopened, campuses […]

Photo by Ashiah Scharaga The “replacement cycle is exploding” at the wastewater treatment plant post-Camp Fire, according to Erik Gustafson, public works director of operations and maintenance. As Travis Elliott walked around the Chico Water […]

Before the Camp Fire hit on Nov. 8, Chico already was experiencing a shortage of housing options, particularly for those in the lower income brackets. A vacancy rate of 1 percent to 2 percent, as […]

Photo by Ashiah Scharaga City Manager Mark Orme, pictured outside of the City Council chambers about a week after the Camp Fire, across the street from smoke-shrouded City Plaza, where the flag flew at half-staff […]

Illustration by Mark Ricketts A lot has transpired in the six months since the Camp Fire ravaged Butte County’s foothills communities. As residents from those regions face the daunting task of rebuilding—or starting over elsewhere—nearby […]

I’ve had a pretty bad bout of insomnia since the Camp Fire. Actually, to be precise, the trouble sleeping began on Nov. 9, the day after the state’s deadliest wildfire began in remote Butte County. […]

A team from Purdue University and Manhattan College, working on solutions for the water contamination issue following the Camp Fire, has launched an online survey for anyone with a standing home within the burn area. […]