Between captaining a fishing boat in Alaska, bartending in Vegas and sleeping on the beaches of Hawaii, Thomas Covington has lived nothing short of a colorful life.
This is Covington’s story as...
Katherine Tansey, who lives on the streets of Chico, battles with her mental health and struggles to find sufficient resources in the area.
Tansey has lived in Chico for 18 years, and has been homeless...
When executive director Hilary Crosby evaluates the work Safe Space, an organization providing resources and shelter to the unhoused community, has provided over the past decade, one of the things she...
Homelessness has been sweeping the nation, and the goal of the Chico Housing Action Team is to help those in the community. CHAT is hosting a silent auction on Easter Sunday, April 9.
CHAT has been...
Glance at alternative homeless camp on Eaton and Cohasset Road
The City of Chico and Chico Police Department began removing unauthorized vehicles and people from the alternative homeless camp...
Several tenants of Panama Springs Apartments have formed a union in response to receiving notices of eviction. The apartment complex was recently purchased by Beck Asset Management LLC, a Roseville based...
On Tuesday night the Chico City Council proposed changes to the titles 9, 12, and 12r of the Chico municipal code.
Citizens gathered that evening in protest of the recent shooting of Guy Steven...
His face smudged with dirt as his back pressed against the cold brick, he tucked his torn jacket around himself as he snuggled into the cold cracked concrete. My friend, Hunter and I had previously seen...
Chico City Councilmembers Alex Brown and Scott Huber held a press conference Tuesday in response to what Brown called a lack of evidence-based solutions to the city’s unhoused population.
Multiple...
Kelsey Ogle, Arts & Entertainment Editor
// April 9, 2021
Several approaches to the mental health aspects of homelessness, police brutality and lethal force were discussed and debated in Tuesday night's city council meeting. However, the only specific decisions...
Shae Pastrana, Opinion Columnist
// February 25, 2021
Recent evictions of Chico’s homeless encampments are facing heavy criticism. While some argue that evictions are a good solution, others like myself would prefer a care-based system.
Self-care, along...
