Articles by Andre Byik

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 […]

Photo by Andre Byik The design has become a ubiquitous symbol of Camp Fire solidarity. Found attached to car windows, worn on T-shirts and transferred to Klean Kanteen bottles, the outline of California with superimposed […]

PHOTO BY ANDRE BYIK Protesters on Monday (Aug. 12) line the entrance of the Chico Elks Lodge, where lawmakers held a meeting focused on Camp Fire recovery efforts. Susan Dobra lost her home—and possessions collected […]

PHOTO by Andre Byik Wally Sipher holds a photograph of his sister, Judy, at the site of her Paradise apartment off Clark Road. As the Camp Fire barreled toward the town of Paradise, Wally Sipher […]

Photo by Andre Byik Robert Catalano, president of the Honey Run Covered Bridge Association, says a reconstruction of the historic bridge could be completed in about two years under the nonprofit group’s stewardship. Robert Catalano […]

Photo by Andre Byik Scott Lindstrom, left, and Roy Applegate have linked to facilitate post-Camp Fire trauma and recovery initiatives at Butte County schools. In the weeks after the Camp Fire hit, school psychologists Roy […]

Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Tami Ritter, 3rd District Butte County supervisor. Forest Ranch resident Deanna Roesler was notified a couple of months ago that her annual home insurance premium was set to jump from about […]