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WEBHoaxes. All those terms fall under the umbrella of fake news, according to a media literacy expert, who spoke Sept. 14 to the League of Women Voters in Chico. “We generally only cherry-pick the fake news producers that we dislike,” said Nolan Higdon, the author of “ The Anatomy of Fake News. ” “We don’t like to admit there are some ...
Chico moves to dissolve lawsuit settlement - ChicoSol News
WEBJul 17, 2024 · The January 2022 Settlement Agreement produced by the Warren v. Chico lawsuit requires the City show it has shelter beds available before evicting unhoused people from public property. If the City prevails in a new round of litigation, it will once again be able to enforce anti-camping ordinances and conduct eviction sweeps freely.. In today’s press release from the City, it said the ...
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WEBChicoSol’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 produces. We provide a digital platform for stories ...
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WEBMar 19, 2024 · Born Danny Allen Everhart in Madison, Ind., on Sept. 2, 1958, Dan split his time between Elgin, Ill., with his mother, and southern Indiana, with his father, until he was 20. Displaying anti-authoritarian hard-headedness and the general alienation that foments, Dan lived rough and tumble in his formative years and fell into alcohol and drug abuse.
Final steps underway for pallet shelter site - ChicoSol News
WEBApr 4, 2022 · by Natalie Hanson posted April 4 The city’s court-ordered pallet shelter project is close to completion, and advocates for unhoused people are hopeful but cautious about its chance for success. The proposed code of conduct and the operating standards for the site are now being finalized. The city, plaintiffs and the judge must agree on … Continue reading "Final steps underway for pallet ...
Settlement ends lawsuit against City of Chico - ChicoSol News
WEBJan 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"
How the Park Fire became the largest active wildfire
WEBJul 29, 2024 · The speed of the Park Fire has made it – in a mere six days – one of the seven largest wildfires in the state’s history. Stemen says the conditions described by Arellano – the low humidity and the windy, hot nights – are because of climate change. For decades, Chico had an average of four days a year with temperatures over 104 F.
Chico in turmoil with shrinking City Council - ChicoSol News
WEBJun 28, 2021 · Councilor Kami Denlay resigned June 27. The second City Council resignation came June 27 when first-term Councilor Kami Denlay announced she was stepping down — only seven days after her colleague, Scott Huber, had resigned. That leaves two vacancies on the seven-member panel – an unprecedented event, at least in recent decades.
Pallet shelters offer refuge, future - ChicoSol News
WEBby 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"
Activists turn from personal pain to community healing
WEBby Natalie Hanson June 12 At a time when hate-fueled speech, crime and violence are threatening marginalized communities nationwide, it often falls on grassroots community movements to create change and promote healing from injustice, experts say. Chico has tragically faced numerous incidents of hate against people who have historically faced discrimination. The city’s oldest Black ...