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WEBby Yucheng Tang posted Sept. 26. This story was updated Sept. 28 as more detail on the policy emerged. On a list of 174 locations on the Chico State campus, only three are listed as “Public” that are available for sound-amplified assembly, marches, protests, and debate between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays by reservation, based on the newly-introduced, California State University (CSU ...
Tasing of Tyler focus of long-delayed trial - ChicoSol News
WEB4 hours ago — by Dave Waddell posted Oct. 6 On the eve of a long-awaited civil rights trial over their late son’s tasing by Chico police, Scott and Paula Rushing are “cautiously optimistic” about getting justice for Tyler. The Estate of Tyler Rushing v. City of Chico will be tried beginning at 9 a.m. Monday (Oct. 7) in … Continue reading "Tasing of Tyler focus of long-delayed trial"
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WEBChicoSol’s mission: To provide cross-cultural feature writing and bold investigative reporting in the Chico area of the Northern Sacramento Valley. ChicoSol is a not-for-profit news organization covering issues overlooked by traditional media that are starved for resources and unable to provide the in-depth coverage investigative reporting produces. We provide a digital platform for stories ...
Pallet shelters offer refuge, future - ChicoSol News
WEBby Leslie Layton posted Nov. 9 Part II of a two-part series. Read part I on surviving extreme conditions here. Beyond the gate that secures southeast Chico’s “Genesis,” the little grey sleeping cabins are in orderly lines. There are suggestions that this is home, for the moment, to occupants who have planted a cactus garden, … Continue reading "Pallet shelters offer refuge, future"
Housing Element gets nod from both state and Council
WEBSep 26, 2023 — by Natalie Hanson posted Sept. 25 Chico’s City Council has adopted an eight-year housing plan after finally winning approval from the state with its fourth draft of the required document. The Sept. 19 City Council unanimous vote sealed the eight-year plan, the Housing Element, that outlines the development strategy for long-term residential growth and includes …
How the Park Fire became the largest active wildfire
WEBJul 29, 2024 — by Leslie Layton posted July 29 By 11:30 p.m. on July 24 – the day that some Chicoans heard that a fire had started near Upper Park’s Alligator Hole, an area that hadn’t burned in a very long time – the blaze had devoured 6,465 acres. The next morning, Cal Fire reported that by 6:46 … Continue reading "How the …
Tyler Rushing trial Archives - ChicoSol News
WEB4 hours ago — On the eve of a long-awaited civil rights trial over their late son’s tasing by Chico police, Scott and Paula Rushing are “cautiously optimistic” about getting justice for Tyler. The Estate of Tyler Rushing v. City of Chico will be tried beginning at 9 a.m. Monday (Oct. 7) in Courtroom 4 on ...
Settlement ends lawsuit against City of Chico - ChicoSol News
WEBJan 16, 2022 — by Leslie Layton / commentary posted Jan. 15 A settlement agreement in the lawsuit related to the city’s treatment of unhoused people, signed Friday by a federal judge, could end the spectacle of chaotic mass evictions that stranded campers who had nowhere to go. Early last year, a newly-installed City Council began a series of … Continue reading "Settlement ends lawsuit against City of Chico"
Chico in turmoil with shrinking City Council - ChicoSol News
WEBJun 28, 2021 — by Leslie Layton This is what a political crisis looks like: Two City Council resignations in seven days. A barely-used emergency shelter for homeless residents that was erected by the city on a remote lot. Social media threads where commenters use terms like “trench warfare” to describe local politics. The second City Council resignation came … Continue reading "Chico in turmoil with ...
Chico moves to dissolve lawsuit settlement - ChicoSol News
WEBJul 17, 2024 — The January 2022 Settlement Agreement produced by the Warren v. Chico lawsuit requires the City show it has shelter beds available before evicting unhoused people from public property. If the City prevails in a new round of litigation, it will once again be able to enforce anti-camping ordinances and conduct eviction sweeps freely.. In today’s press release from the City, it said the ...