By Sasha Abramsky This story is part two in the four-part Drought Nation series produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Becky Spears’ household started struggling with water in the […]
By Steve Appleford This story is part one in the four-part Drought Nation series produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. In California, there will always be droughts. And even […]
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. In the early months of COVID-19’s spread across the U.S. last year, researchers and journalists began tracking […]
Patrick Newman is a mainstay at Chico City Council meetings. Founder of Chico Friends on the Streets, he’s a relentless advocate for unhoused members of the community. Meeting after meeting, year after year, Newman has […]
It will take $40 million to $60 million and four to five years to repair the upper portion of a major canal destroyed by the Camp Fire, according to PG&E study findings reported during a […]
In accordance with rules established by a federal court, much of the ongoing drama surrounding Warren v. Chico—the civil case filed by eight plaintiffs against the city over lack of shelter options and anti-homeless ordinances—has […]
For Mike Wiltermood, the COVID-19 spike that’s gripping Butte County and the rest of the world is more than just a professional concern. It’s personal. Wiltermood knows the numbers. He’s seen people they represent firsthand. […]
Lisa Hilliard was settling in to sleep at her campsite on the east side of Teichert Ponds shortly after 2 a.m. on Sept. 4 when the sound of unfamiliar voices shouting set her nerves on […]
The Butte County Board of Supervisors chose to maintain its local disaster proclamation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic at its meeting Tuesday (Sept. 14). The decision passed narrowly with a 3-2 vote, with Chairman Bill Connelly […]
When Supervisor Doug Teeter originally proposed the idea of rescinding Butte County’s COVID-19 local disaster proclamation resolution on Aug. 10, California was two months into having fully reopened its economy, and local schools were gearing […]
“Why are we living in two different worlds?” That question, in a public comment from Jesica Giannola, encapsulated the overriding narrative of the Chico City Council meeting Tuesday night (Sept. 7), in which a consent-agenda […]
This feature is part of special wildfire report on the one-year anniversary of the North Complex Fire’s destruction of Berry Creek and Feather Falls. Find links for more articles in this series at the end […]
This feature is part of special wildfire report on the one-year anniversary of the North Complex Fire’s destruction of Berry Creek and Feather Falls. Find links for more articles in this series at the end […]
The future of groundwater in Butte County is on the agenda throughout September. A group of farmers and ranchers has filed an application with the county’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for the creation of […]
A drought-stricken Lake Oroville was barely visible through smoky skies on Thursday (Aug. 19) from a vantage point off Oro Quincy Highway. Air quality reached unhealthy levels in Butte County due to smoke from multiple wildfires, […]
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