Adding final amendments to emergency housing rules, the Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an urgency ordinance Tuesday (Feb. 26) that immediately eased restrictions on parking recreational vehicles. The supervisors, at their previous meeting, […]
Bankruptcy won't make PG&E's long-term wildfire problem—or its costs—go away U.S. Bankruptcy Court Facing a cash flow problem stemming from recent wildfire liabilities, PG&E will reorganize its gas and electric business under Chapter 11. The […]
Photo by Melissa Daugherty PG&E crews at work on Nov. 9, the day after the Camp Fire began, along a portion of Clark Road in Paradise. Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy has set off a […]
Launching a series of “listening sessions” on how to rebuild from the Camp Fire, the Paradise Town Council will hold a special meeting Friday morning (Feb. 22) with residents and its long-term planning consultant. The […]
Disaster-area protections will continue for residential tenants after the Oroville City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening (Feb. 19) to impose a rent-control ordinance for the next 10 1/2 months. Effective immediately, no landlord may increase […]
Butte County could receive assistance from the state to cover property tax revenue losses due to the Camp Fire. Assembly Bill 72, amending the Budget Act of 2018, was unanimously approved by the Senate on […]
Help is on the way for Paradise’s troubled water system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded about $1.4 million to the Paradise Irrigation District to repair and restore its water system damaged during the […]
With Paradise’s hospital closed indefinitely due to Camp Fire damage, two-thirds of Adventist Health Feather River employees got laid off this week. Jill Kinney, regional spokeswoman for Adventist Health, told the CN&R that the organization […]
It’s been three months since the Camp Fire was sparked in rural Butte County, but we all know it’s going to take years, perhaps even decades, for our region to heal from the most destructive […]
It’s been nearly three months since the Camp Fire torched a significant portion of Butte County, destroying thousands of homes and displacing tens of thousands of residents, and yet the most significant commitment in terms […]
The former Koppers wood-treatment plant in Oroville is officially out of consideration as a Camp Fire debris site, after state and federal officials determined processing capacity sufficient to preclude the need for a temporary sorting […]
With PG&E already facing so many claims it’s filing for bankruptcy, Butte County sued the utility for damages from the Camp Fire. The county’s suit, filed Jan. 15 in Butte County Superior Court, asserts that […]
Facing at least $7 billion in Camp Fire claims, PG&E announced Monday (Jan. 14) its intention to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Under state law, it can petition the court after a 15-day notice […]
Butte County schools soon will receive nearly $1 million for counseling services, school supplies and materials, excursions and extracurricular activities thanks to a donation from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. founder Ken Grossman (pictured) and his […]
The Paradise Irrigation District has detected unhealthy levels of benzene in water around the Ridge, the utility announced Tuesday (Jan. 8). PID and the State Water Resources Control Board recently tested drinking water for 30 […]
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