Year: 2019

Photo courtesy of Jess Mercer Jess Mercer with one of her artist clients at Gold Nugget Days. On a recent afternoon at the Phoenix Club—a new addition to the Chico location of the Boys & […]

Photo by Jason Cassidy Officials urge people to limit swimming in creeks within and downstream from the Camp Fire burn zone, as the water is not safe for drinking. When it rains, it pours. And […]

For months, the CN&R has been writing about water issues in the Camp Fire burn zone. We’re back at it this week, because we believe the contamination in the water conveyance systems is among the […]

After months of debate, the Chico City Council voted to reject Chico’s inclusion in Assembly Bill 430 (the Camp Fire Housing Assistance Act). Assemblyman James Gallagher (pictured), a Republican from Yuba City, drafted the bill […]

In the artist statement for her current one-woman show at 1078 Gallery, Mariam Pakbaz says, “Even though the Camp Fire smoke blew away physically, it’s still in my mind.” Although not all of the 20 […]

Benzene is a colorless liquid most often found in gasoline, cigarettes and, in the case of the Camp Fire, plastic pipes and water meters. It’s typically breathed in through the air, but when there’s contamination […]

Photo by Meredith J. Cooper Sherri and Thomas Gardner are eager to rebuild after their home on Ponderosa Way in Magalia burned in the Camp Fire. Sherri and Thomas Gardner are not concerned that the […]

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 […]