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One Chico food pantry served more people than it ever has in one day last month. And they aren’t alone in seeing a need for food.
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Food pantries in Chico are seeing more demand for services than ever before. Butte County Supervisors will discuss a letter opposing AT&T’s attempt to end landline service, and with less than a month before the California primary election, a controversial proposition will be on everyone’s ballot.
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Landlines are crucial for wildfire safety, North State officials say in opposition to AT&T’s new proposal to end the service. Also, Chico councilors move to support a new appeal against Martin v. Boise case, and a new farm to food bank program in Yuba and Sutter counties began this week.
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An exhibit at UC Davis argues the future isn’t pre-determined when it comes to wildfires. Also, a new study by Harvard University shows the Chico area has the second highest share of rent-burned residents in the state, and the California Public Utilities Commission has fined PG&E $45 million for its involvement in the 2021 Dixie Fire as part of a settlement between the company and utility regulator.
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The Paradise Town Council will let Camp Fire survivors live on their properties until April 2025 without rebuilding. Some survivors are only now beginning to return, in trailers.
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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.