The North Coast | The State of Homelessness
With just 7,000 residents, Fort Bragg is the largest city on the Mendocino Coast. It’s a place where everyone knows their neighbor, and strangers tend to stick out like a...
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Chico City Council moves closer to cannabis sales in Chico
CHICO — The Chico City Council moved forward a proposed ordinance that would allow for commercial cannabis in Chico Tuesday evening. The council reconvened Tuesday evening to discuss matters that...
‘A city within a city’: Chico’s ongoing response to the Camp Fire focuses on housing
CHICO -- Response and comfort. These were the guiding principles of Chico in the immediate days following the Camp Fire, said City Manager Mark Orme, as “a city within a...
Timeline | Breaking down Nov. 8 — the day the Camp Fire sparked
Nov. 8 6:15 a.m.: PG&E reports an outage on the Caribou-Palermo 115 kilovolt transmission line in Butte County. The utility company has been monitoring Butte and other counties for the...
Chico City Council to commemorate Camp Fire anniversary, consider alternatives to PG&E
CHICO — The Chico City Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss the Community Choice Aggregation, and several items that could change the parking experience in downtown Chico. Additionally, Mayor...
Affected by the shutoffs? PG&E won’t reimburse — but there’s still a chance for compensation
Customers affected by Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.’s planned power shut-offs will not eligible for any reimbursement through the company’s Safety Net program -- which typically compensates customers for weather-related...
Can mushrooms help save wildfire-scarred soil from toxins?
Mobile mushroom lab's goal is to 'break down carcinogenic and disruptive materials'
A mother of two disappeared 27 years ago in Butte County. Detectives have tracked down her suspected murderer
Arrest made in decades-old cold case murder of missing woman
Burn victim dies 9 months after surviving the Camp Fire; death toll may reach 87
A survivor of the Camp Fire has died in a West Sacramento hospital due to injuries inflicted during his harrowing escape from the flames -- Paul Ernest and his wife...
Inhaled | The lessons learned
In 2017 and 2018 alone, 139 lives and tens of thousands of homes, schools, businesses and other structures were lost to wildfires in California. The cost of firefighting rose to...
