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Speak up for water
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 […]
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A dry state
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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COVID and kids
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. From the earliest stages of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the evidence pointed to one silver […]
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Should Newsom be recalled?
By Ben Christopher & Sameea Kamal for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Backers of the campaign to fire Gov. Gavin Newsom are […]
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Butte County’s top doc departing
Butte County will be looking for a new public health officer for the second time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic after Dr. Robert Bernstein announced his retirement. County Public Health, which released the […]
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Still in crisis
On Tuesday (Aug. 10), the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on a resolution to extend the shelter crisis declaration for Butte County. The original resolution was approved in September 2018, the month before the Camp […]
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COVID patients have doubled in California hospitals
by Barbara Feder Ostrov & Ana B. Ibarra for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Propelled by the delta variant and large numbers […]
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In good faith?
Gail Tozier placed her hand upon the bark of a dying olive tree in her Butte Valley orchard. The trees are over 120 years old, she said, and haven’t been irrigated since November 2018, when […]
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Like minds
When Michael O’Brien retired as Chico police chief last June, he fielded calls from people encouraging him to run for City Council. The timing wasn’t right, he told the CN&R last Tuesday (July 27): After […]
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Charging forward
Tuesday’s (Aug. 3) Chico City Council meeting kicked off with the swearing in of new members Michael O’Brien and Dale Bennett, and the two men took their new seats on the dais within 10 minutes […]
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Scrap yard cuts back recycling
Chico Scrap Metal will stop collecting CRV (California Refund Value) materials Friday (Aug. 6), citing its ongoing legal battle with the city of Chico. The action is the latest in a decade-plus-long saga (see “Far […]
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Vaccine clinics go mobile
With COVID-19 numbers rising and vaccinations lagging, Butte County Public Health is holding mobile clinics this month to supplement fixed locations administering vaccines. BCPH has clinics Thursday afternoon (Aug. 5) at Nelson Middle School in […]
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Mirror images
Confirming the expected Tuesday evening (July 27), the Chico City Council appointed Michael O’Brien and Dale Bennett to fill the panel’s vacated seats. O’Brien, the former city police chief recently appointed to head the county’s […]
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Now hiring
With the Chico City Council on a fast track to appoint two new members to begin serving Aug. 3, the regular meeting on Tuesday (July 20) took the form of a group job interview. The […]
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Most want universal health care
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. The idea that most Americans support universal health care is neither new nor particularly controversial. Surveys showing […]