Michael Weber

A day off combined with incredible weather Monday brought Chicoans out of their house to hang out on green grasses of the city's parks.

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A day off: Chicoans enjoy parks on observed holidays | Photos

April 2, 2024 at 4:25 a.m.

A day off combined with incredible weather Monday brought Chicoans out of their house to hang out on green grasses of the city's parks.

Sewer fee rates in Oroville have not been updated since 2013, overdue a typical five-year update cycle. A proposed fee study projects about a $3 increase per year for the next five years for single family residences, according to City Administrator Brian Ring.

Oroville sewer fees proposed through 2029

April 1, 2024 at 4:20 a.m.

Sewer fee rates in Oroville have not been updated since 2013, overdue a typical five-year update cycle. A proposed fee study projects about a $3 increase per year for the...

Rather than waiting until after a disaster, what if there was a plan for housing, healthcare and food resources to support people when it strikes?

Environment |
This Way to Resilience expo sees future of disasters

March 30, 2024 at 8:06 a.m.

Rather than waiting until after a disaster, what if there was a plan for housing, healthcare and food resources to support people when it strikes?

In the span of nearly two years since Chico resumed anti-camping ordinance enforcements (after being sued and banned from doing so), its four-phase process requiring advance notices to homeless people it wishes to evict has been conducted 19 times, as counted by this newspaper.

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Chico closes in on 20th enforcement since Warren settlement

March 30, 2024 at 4:10 a.m.

In the span of nearly two years since Chico resumed anti-camping ordinance enforcements (after being sued and banned from doing so), its four-phase process requiring advance notices to homeless people...

The local family-owned company Chico Electric awarded its annual NC "Cec" Nielsen Memorial Founder's Sustainability Award to Gorrill Ranch on Friday for its investment into a total of 894 kilowatts of solar production on their property.

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Gorrill Ranch receives Chico Electric sustainability award

March 30, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

The local family-owned company Chico Electric awarded its annual NC "Cec" Nielsen Memorial Founder's Sustainability Award to Gorrill Ranch on Friday for its investment into a total of 894 kilowatts...

Unsheltered homeless people in areas of Chico were given notice to start packing up early Wednesday morning as part of an enforcement process following settlement terms of Warren v. Chico.

Unsheltered people receive enforcement notices

March 28, 2024 at 4:25 a.m.

Unsheltered homeless people in areas of Chico were given notice to start packing up early Wednesday morning as part of an enforcement process following settlement terms of Warren v. Chico.

Crime and Public Safety |
Gridley man accused of murdering mother

March 27, 2024 at 2:28 p.m.

A Gridley man was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder, accused of assaulting and killing his mother, according to a Butte County Sheriff's Office press release.

A 3-foot-wide buffer between parked cars and traveling cars was approved Tuesday for Montgomery Street, aimed at improving visibility around corners and providing a safe area for people getting in and out of cars.

Buffer zones, bulb outs planned on Montgomery Street

March 20, 2024 at 4:25 a.m.

A 3-foot-wide buffer between parked cars and traveling cars was approved Tuesday for Montgomery Street, aimed at improving visibility around corners and providing a safe area for people getting in...