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The city of Chico is continuing to clear homeless encampments throughout the city. In its most recent enforcement, three encampments were cleared forcing 23 residents to relocate. Also, the Paradise Town Council is expected to vote on a plan for acquiring easements along the route of a proposed sewer line connection with Chico’s water treatment facility, and the Butte County Board of Supervisors will consider approving a 5.2 million dollar grant from the state to help the behavioral health department expand its services.
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The city of Chico is set to remove three homeless encampments today. In total, 23 unsheltered residents will be forced to relocate. Also, most business coming before the Butte County Board of Supervisors at its meeting tomorrow pertains to routine budget adjustments and contract approvals but some agenda items stand out, and North State residents won’t see the full solar eclipse today but even a partial eclipse is a remarkable event.
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Chico voters approved a 1% sales tax increase. Now the city is detailing where that money went. Also, two minor temblors shook the North State yesterday evening, and the nonprofit Butte County Local Food Network helps individuals grow their own food in community gardens, at schools and in their own backyards.
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Some 125 acres of forest land in California's Redwood National and State Parks will return to the Yurok Tribe in a first-of-its-kind arrangement. Also, Chico’s historic El Rey Theater is up for sale for just under $2 million, and the Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 this week to approve the county's election results.
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Chico has established fees for its shopping cart ordinance aimed at retailers who don’t collect abandoned carts taken off their properties. Also, Chico Housing Action Team has been selected to receive more than $15 million in grant funding, and California’s snowpack is above average for this time of the year.
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Residents of a senior mobile home park are continuing to attend Chico City Council meetings to request rent stabilization for their park. At Tuesday’s meeting, the council instructed city staff to find more information on rent stabilization. Also, an extremely close election race in Shasta County is prompting officials to recount ballots by hand to double-check the results, and yesterday was the spring equinox. But what does that mean exactly?
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Residents of senior mobile home parks in Chico have another chance at seeing rent stabilization as city council members discuss this and other topics at their meeting tomorrow.
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Chico State’s student government has passed a resolution urging an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza. The resolution also asks Chico State leadership and the city of Chico to join the call for a ceasefire. Also, PG&E is warning customers of an increasingly common phone scam, and several streets in downtown Chico will be closed to the public Sunday due to the upcoming bicycle race.
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Shasta County voters had many races and measures to weigh on Super Tuesday. Which issues mattered most them? Also, many Butte County voters said they headed to the polls to vote on the future president and Prop. 1, and the Chico City Council this week took the final step needed to annex a 20-acre parcel in north Chico to allow development there.
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The city has applied for Encampment Resolution Funds to help fight homelessness, but last time they applied their proposal was rejected. What changes are being made going forward?