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Butte County and Chico don’t track unhoused deaths. A UC Berkeley professor says for places that do, the data can guide policy and give a clear picture of the unhoused community. Also, Chico started delivering 7-day enforcement notices to unsheltered residents yesterday in advance of clearing homeless encampments at three locations in the city, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is preparing to dip into the state’s rainy day fund to help fill a budget deficit this year but he also wants to be able to put more into the state’s savings account during good times.
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A UC Berkeley professor says the data can guide policy, and give a clear picture of the unhoused community.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear a case about homeless camps later this year. It could have major implications for California.
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Following the forced removal of Safe Space’s intake center from its original location this year at the former 7-Eleven building downtown, the nonprofit says it’s doing the best it can at a new location outside a local church.
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The emergency winter shelter has moved its intake center to an outdoor church parking lot following fines and threats of legal action from the city.
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The ongoing USC study found participants spent the money on basic needs like food, transportation and car repairs.
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At least 27 unhoused residents in Chico died on the streets or in temporary shelters last year. But that’s according to a local advocate, not any official agency. Neither Chico nor Butte County keep track of unhoused deaths, but other communities do.
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The nonprofit has stopped operating out of its downtown location after the city threatened to impose hefty fines.
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The city sent Safe Space a cease-and-desist letter and denied a temporary use permit for the nonprofit’s downtown intake center. This comes as unhoused advocates say at least 27 people have died while experiencing homelessness in the city this year.
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A memorial for at least 26 individuals who died in Chico while experiencing homelessness this year is scheduled for tomorrow. Organizations who knew them say things need to change in the city.