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Still the Golden State?
Financial inequality, homelessness and the highest unemployment in the nation — for all its riches, California still has some big problems for lawmakers to address in 2026. By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by […]
Homelessness
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Supreme Court rules on homeless encampments
This story on Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. By Marissa Kendall (for CalMatters) The U.S. […]
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Would tough-on-crime measure curb homelessness?
This story on the proposed tough-on-crime measure was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. By Marisa Kendall and Yue Stella Yu (for CalMatters) […]
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Sober housing options for homeless?
This story on sober housing was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. By Marisa Kendall (for CalMatters) Desperate for a way to help […]
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Supreme Court hears encampments case
This story on Supreme Court case of whether or not 8th Amendment protects the unhoused was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. […]
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California homeless camp ban dies in committee
This story on a targeted homeless encampment ban was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. By Marisa Kendall (for CalMatters) On Thursday, […]
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Accounting of state homelessness programs lacking
This story on California’s tracking of spending on homelessness services was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. By Marisa Kendall (for CalMatters) […]
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Peeling back the labels
The use of labels to define a person or a group of people can create a situation devoid of empathy. The stereotypes involved allow us to skip over the person who is being labeled and […]
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Prop 1 changes how Californians with mental illness get help
By Jocelyn Wiener (for CalMatters) This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. After days of uncertainty, the results for Prop […]
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Supreme Court will hear homeless encampment case; huge implications for Chico
By Jeanne Kuang (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on whether cities can […]
Opinions
Guest Comment: A new response to homelessness
As any well-informed resident should know, the issue of homelessness in Butte County is abundant and nuanced. Somewhere between spirited (and at times violent) efforts to remove Chico’s homeless from public parks and spaces and […]
Opinions
Letters to the editor: March 1, 2023
Denounce hate I am writing to express my concern about a flier wrapped around a copy of the Chico News & Review in a plastic bag and delivered to my door. The flier contained a […]
Opinions
Imagining community: Signs inspiring humanity
Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.—Abraham Lincoln ’Tis the […]
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Imagining community: Coffee Jim
So here I am, sporting a mischievous smile, pondering why the hell I’m jumping head first into penning a column for the Chico News & Review. Hmmm … I reckon it’s because stories are in […]
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New nuisance code on the ballot
With little resistance and one final revision, Chico’s so-called Quality of Life Act is heading to the November ballot. The Chico City Council, at a special meeting Thursday evening (Aug. 4), approved a measure to […]