Safe Space Chico

The group recently ended its overnight winter shelter for the season, but will still be active in the lead-up to summer when it operates as a cooling center. The nonprofit is focusing on case management, and new day classes to help build life skills.

Safe Space opened its winter shelter more than a week ahead of schedule. The shelter hosted its first night over the weekend.

Safe Space opened its winter shelter more than a week ahead of schedule. The shelter hosted its first night over the weekend. Also, officials continue to look for two brothers who were reported missing on Saturday. One called 911 to report that his brother had overturned his kayak and that he planned to go in to rescue him, and the federal government pays for much of the work for recovery from disasters like flooding and wildfires. But a new analysis shows that millions of dollars of needed grant money sometimes goes unspent.

Winter is on its way, and so are more storms and low temperatures. Safe Space is getting ready to provide emergency shelter, but needs volunteers.

A long-lasting winter storm is set to hit the North State. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch and winter weather advisory, but says flash flooding is unlikely. Also, Chico is filled with hundreds of types of trees. More on the most likely species you’ll likely notice this fall, and with temperatures dropping a Chico-based nonprofit is looking for volunteers to help those in need.

The nonprofit Safe Space had identified a potential location for its office, and to use as an intake center. After being told it would cost thousands of dollars to apply for a land-use permit, the group is weighing other options.

The nonprofit Safe Space had identified a potential new location for its intake and cooling center, but city officials say they'll need to go through a lengthy application process. Now, Safe Space is requesting the process to be expedited.

The nonprofit Safe Space had identified a potential new location for its intake center and cooling operations. But city officials say they'll need to go through a lengthy application process that will cost thousands of dollars. Also, a local art exhibit celebrates the beloved house cat as the ultimate artistic muse, and residents in Chico’s West East Avenue “island” will not be able to vote on city matters in November.

Chico residents have endured several days of dangerous temperatures this summer. Wednesday the city of Chico renewed its contract with the nonprofit Safe Space to provide emergency cooling and warming shelter services.

As Chico is forecast to see triple-digit heat, the city of Chico has no contract to provide cooling center services. Negotiations with the nonprofit Safe Space have been stalled. That's despite the city initially saying the contract had been finalized.