By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published here with permission. California’s vulnerability to destructive flooding is anything but a secret. Meteorologists and climatologists have been warning of the […]
This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Chinook salmon haven’t spawned in the McCloud River for more than 80 years. But […]
This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. The year 2023 began with a historic bang—record precipitation and disastrous flooding throughout much […]
With pandemic restrictions and midterm election campaigns behind us, the year ahead feels a bit like a blank slate. What stories will the Chico News & Review tell, and who will be making the news, […]
Twice a month, struggling families, college students, seniors and unhoused folks browse the South Chico Community Assistance Center’s free neighborhood pantry at 1805 Park Ave. There, they can fill up a bag or two with […]
A few pieces of clothing; family pictures; important documents. A reality of living in Northern California, especially in recent years, is that most residents have a mental list of what to grab in case of […]
Staying in-house, Chico city leaders elevated Billy Aldridge to chief of police. Aldridge (pictured), who served as interim chief following the August retirement of Matt Madden, topped two other finalists for the job. The Chico […]
By Alastair Bland CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. December delivered a powerful punch of storms to California. But the wet weather comes with a […]
It has been a challenging holiday season for the greater Chico family. In just one month, the community has lost so many of its guiding lights. The word is just getting out about the passing […]
By David Bacon This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. For Maria Zavala’s family, there are no easy years. But last year brought […]
By Pilar Marrero This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. After interviewing hundreds of farmworkers in three states for a study of the impact […]
By David Bacon This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. Gloria Merino came to the Salinas Valley from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, […]
By Pilar Marrero This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. Luis Lopez, 50, who has worked the strawberry fields in Santa Maria for […]
By David Bacon This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. In the summer of 2008, Andres Cruz got a call from a crew […]
By David Bacon This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. Carmen Hernandez lives in a small home on Chateau Fresno Avenue, […]
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