On Tuesday (Sept. 24), the Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a letter of support for a bill that would establish a grant program to strengthen or construct evacuation routes. The federal bill, H.R. […]
Photo by Melissa Daugherty One snapshot of Paradise on Nov. 9, the day after the Camp Fire ravaged the town. Climate change is here. On average, temperatures are already 1 degree Celsius warmer than pre-industrial […]
Photo by Andre Byik Rich Harwood, author and founder of the Harwood Institute of Public Innovation, stopped at the Paradise library before touring the fire-devastated town. Rich Harwood was called into Newtown, Conn., after a […]
PHOTO BY ANDRE BYIK Ron Smith, left, and Robin McCollum, both former certified arborists, stand near an oracle oak they say has been improperly marked for removal by Butte County. Ron Smith began noticing the […]
PHOTO COURTESY OROVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT The Oroville City Council on Tuesday (Sept. 3) voted to seek proposals from outside agencies to provide fire services for the city. City Administrator Bill LaGrone is confronting Oroville’s post-Camp […]
Assembly Bill 430, the Camp Fire Housing Assistance Act of 2019, continues to roll toward adoption as state law. It’s not just its lead author and champion, North State Assemblyman James Gallagher, saying so—Gov. Gavin […]
The city of Gridley’s motto—the small town that loves company—is a nod to the hospitality often inherent in rural life. But that slogan is especially true now that the southern Butte County city has welcomed […]
Approximately $5 million in disaster relief is on its way to two Butte County cities, according to a press release from Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City). Chico is slated to receive $3 million, Oroville $2 […]
Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Bert Jenkins and Jennifer Powell are among the first residents to move into the Gridley Camp Fire Community. Jennifer Powell sought refuge in the church parking lot across from her mobile […]
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