Camp Fire

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 […]

Photo by Meredith J. Cooper Lok Keobouasom had this large water tank installed in order to have running water to wash dishes in his restaurant, Sophia’s Authentic Thai Cuisine. There are few things in life […]

Photo by Melissa Daugherty Chico Animal Shelter’s Tracy Mohr pets a tortoise shell cat that likely will be put up for adoption soon. Tamara Yates and her husband, Chris, were beaming on Tuesday morning (Jan. […]

Cue the damage control. After our story last week about the Red Cross’ pending closure of the emergency shelter at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds and my not-so-subtle criticism of that plan (see “#RedCrossFailure,” Jan. 17), […]

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 […]

Photo by Evan Tuchinsky Joaquin and Nandi Crosby-Jordan don’t distinguish between people who became homeless before or after the Camp Fire. The first day Chico State classes resumed following the campus’ Camp Fire hiatus, a […]

John Millergeorge is living at the Red Cross shelter at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds so he can be close to home to take care of business that comes up. His house, in a mobile home […]

Photo by David Ross Naomi Yarom, IsraAID psychosocial support therapist, teaches staff members at Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley how to use therapeutic art card storytelling. Dr. Scott Nichols is caring for […]

Last week, after talking about it for, I don’t know, six months at least, my boyfriend, Chuck, and I finally found ourselves at the counter ordering lunch at The Foodie Cafe. With its location all […]

Red Cross officials have told this newspaper’s reporters multiple times that the organization’s efforts to operate shelter services for Camp Fire evacuees would continue until there is no longer a need. Well, apologies for the […]

Photo by Ashiah Scharaga After the Camp Fire ignited, Chicostart knew it had to open its doors as soon as possible, says Director Wendy Porter. Whether it was to offer a space in which to […]

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 […]

Photo by Ashiah Scharaga North Valley Community Foundation’s Alexa Benson-Valavanis (right) and Jovanni Tricerri have a major role to play in the Camp Fire recovery: managing $25 million in donations. In the days following the […]

Photo courtesy of Judy Martin Carr Fire survivor Judy Martin submitted photos along with a letter of complaint after the state-run debris removal left her property with a huge hole where her modular home once […]