Chico

A wrongful death lawsuit filed against the city on behalf of a man fatally shot by Chico police and a security guard can proceed toward trial. Also, community members will soon have a chance to give input on how the state plans to use grant funding to aid recovery efforts from 2020 wildfires, and a law requiring corporations to include a certain number of women on their boards has been ruled unconstitutional by a California judge.

The city of Chico designates three locations for unhoused residents to avoid enforcement of anti-camping laws. Also, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and other agencies held a briefing last week to explain current drought conditions, and Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use a chunk of the state’s budget surplus to offset high prices.

Chico’s new shelter site now has around 60 residents. Also, Chico’s Paegent Theatre overcomes COVID-19 challenges, and skywatchers in the North State can view a lunar eclipse this weekend.

With more than four decades of history, those looking for a unique movie experience have been able to rely on the Pageant Theatre in Chico, California.

The City of Chico is preparing to enforce its anti-camping ordinances after the opening of its shelter site. Also, Butte County Board of Supervisors candidates attend a forum on police reform, and Cal Fire will be conducting a prescribed burn on Cohasset Ridge starting this week.

Butte County has agreed to pay the family of a man who died while held at the county jail. Also, tribal leaders are calling on the California Legislature to act on the crisis of missing Indigenous people, and the Thursday Night Market in Chico opens today.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors terminates the county’s health officer in a narrow vote. Also, officials in Butte County struggle to fund road repairs following disasters, and homicide charges are filed after last month’s mass shooting in Sacramento.

Firefighters say they’ve stopped forward progress of a fire in remote Shasta County. Also, Butte County supervisors have approved a multi-year health officer contract, and Trans Month wraps up in Chico.

The Butte County Board of Supervisors ends the county’s local emergency proclamation for COVID-19. Also, a federal judge is scheduled to consider arguments over proposed rules at the city of Chico’s shelter site for the homeless, and California lawmakers are at odds with Gov. Gavin Newsom in providing relief at the gas pump.

The city of Chico says its Pallet shelter site for the homeless will open today. Also, a California bill would require schools to send firearm safety information to parents, and a poll finds a large majority of the state’s young adults are concerned about climate change.