Chico

As the legal battle surrounding homeless encampments within the city of Chico continues, the community has to grapple with the best way to address its growing unhoused population. NSPR’s Alec Stutson has more on what shelter options are currently available, and the barriers some face in accessing them.

A federal judge has extended a temporary order Friday that bars Chico police from clearing homeless encampments. District Judge Morrison England, Jr., extended his restraining order against the city for three more weeks.

Unhoused residents living at the Comanche Creek Greenway are still awaiting a judge’s decision on how long they will be able to remain there. Six unhoused plaintiffs sued the city on April 8 over its policies of sweeping homeless encampments. The lawsuit claims that there are no other appropriate options for shelter in Chico and the city is criminalizing homelessness.

Residents in Chico are writing critical letters to the federal judge who issued a temporary restraining order halting the city’s removal of homeless encampments. NSPR’s Andre Byik reports.

Five of seven Chico City Council members this week signaled they were uninterested in exploring the viability of a sanctioned campground for unsheltered people on city-owned land in south Chico. The council also voted to rescind its declaration of a shelter crisis – originally adopted by resolution in 2018 – in a 5-2 vote, with members Alex Brown and Scott Huber against.

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The Chico City Council Tuesday rehired the law firm Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin (AGC) to take over city attorney services. The move comes after the council…