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Among more than a thousand reports received by the California vs Hate hotline in the first year, the most commonly cited form of hate was based on race and ethnicity. Anti-Black bias was the most common, followed by anti-Latino and anti-Asian, said …
Bidwell Mansion destroyed by morning fire - ChicoSol News
Dec 11, 2024 · The windows are gone. The roof and backside of the mansion are gone. Most of the pink paint on the exterior wall is gone. And a landmark of Chico is gone. A fire that happened in the early morning today destroyed the iconic Bidwell Mansion. Chico’s new mayor, Kasey Reynolds, called the early morning fire a “devastating loss” for the city. “The City of Chico Fire Marshall is working ...
About all of us 2024 - ChicoSol News
ChicoSol’s mission: To provide cross-cultural feature writing and bold investigative reporting in the Chico area of the Northern Sacramento Valley. ChicoSol is a not-for-profit news organization covering issues overlooked by traditional media that are starved for resources and unable to provide the in-depth coverage investigative reporting …
Pallet shelters offer refuge, future - ChicoSol News
by Leslie Layton posted Nov. 9 Part II of a two-part series. Read part I on surviving extreme conditions here. Beyond the gate that secures southeast Chico’s “Genesis,” the little grey sleeping cabins are in orderly lines. There are suggestions that this is home, for the moment, to occupants who have planted a cactus garden, … Continue reading "Pallet shelters offer refuge, future"
Chico residents again plea for a ceasefire resolution
Mar 21, 2024 · by Natalie Hanson posted March 21 A group of Chico residents again have called on city leaders — in a third effort — to pass a ceasefire resolution that would show support for the Palestinian community amid Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
Settlement ends lawsuit against City of Chico - ChicoSol News
Jan 16, 2022 · by Leslie Layton / commentary posted Jan. 15 A settlement agreement in the lawsuit related to the city’s treatment of unhoused people, signed Friday by a federal judge, could end the spectacle of chaotic mass evictions that stranded campers who had nowhere to go. Early last year, a newly-installed City Council began a series of … Continue reading "Settlement ends lawsuit against City of Chico"
Chico State passes ceasefire resolution - ChicoSol News
by Leslie Layton posted May 8 May 9 update: The Chico State Academic Senate approved a revised draft of the ceasefire resolution today, with only three votes in opposition. The Academic Senate at Chico State University will consider a ceasefire resolution at its May 9 meeting that also supports what it calls “First Amendment Protections” …
Chico's unhoused use survival strategies - ChicoSol News
by Leslie Layton posted Oct. 2 The first in a two-part series on homelessness in Chico in 2023. Donna Shepard spent some of Chico’s hottest days this past summer hunting down water. Shepard lives at the encampment known in Chico as the “alternate site” -– the homeless campground the City established to comply with a … Continue reading "Chico’s unhoused use survival strategies"
Is sanctuary status needed in Chico? - ChicoSol News
By Andrew Holley As an involved member of the immigrant community, I learned of the recent City Council meeting involving the request to discuss Chico as a sanctuary city. I was not able to attend because I had hearings in San Francisco for the past three days so I only know what I read and … Continue reading "Is sanctuary status needed in Chico?"
Community Archives - ChicoSol News
May 7, 2021 · Covington was able to slap the fire out, but the men were disgusted and angry to find that the bag was full of feces. Covington’s wheelchair had been taken by one of the two men who had been lurking around them when they bedded down. read more February 21, 2024February 21, 2024 Community, Health, Housing & homelessness, Tracking Hate attack on homeless, feces attack, flaming, hate crime 1 ...