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Miocene fund intact
While PG&E has yet to announce a decision regarding the repair of the historic Miocene Canal—which is owned by PG&E and was destroyed by the Camp Fire—Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey told county supervisors […]
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Rebuild the canal?
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 […]
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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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Bittersweet
I may have been in the middle of feeling sorry for myself when former CN&R staff writer Ashiah Scharaga called to tell me the California News Publishers Association had revealed the results of its annual […]
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‘Don’t forget about the Miocene Canal’: Butte County DA and PG&E reach agreement on water access, but questions linger
Business started booming for the Bamford family shortly after they opened the doors to their olive oil tasting room and gift shop in 2016. People constantly trickled into the downtown Oroville storefront to sample the […]