Albert Garrido, a Chico State Alumni with a degree in Geology, shared his work experience of projects he’s been involved with for the past couple of years. Garrido spoke on the specific techniques...
Historic Evacuation
On the morning of Feb 12, two years ago, the Oroville Dam had been brimming with overflowing rainwater for days. The surrounding county of Butte and the residents of Oroville had...
A petition to get an independent agency to assess the safety of the Oroville dam has gathered over 3,000 signatures.The city of Oroville recently brought suit against The Department of Water Resources...
The city of Oroville filed suit against the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for damages, mismanagement and corruption Wednesday.
The DWR failed to pay an appropriate amount after the failure of...
Requests of public information on the Oroville Dam incident have been released.Assemblyman James Gallagher and Senator Jim Nielsen, publicly announced their attempts to increase transparency in regards...
California’s reservoirs are caught in a conflict: water storage or flood prevention.
“They are trying to keep the water as high as possible while still doing flood control,” Steven Mehl...
Caitlyn Richter remembers flashing notifications on her phone that read the Oroville Dam emergency spillway was going to fail within the hour. She was told it was going to fail. Not that it might.
An...
A new data analysis predicts 15,750 homes in Butte County could be damaged if the Oroville Dam completely failed.The data brief provided by Alexandra Hayes includes the following counties:· Colusa·...
The Oroville Dam situation isn’t a sudden problem, it comes from years of neglect by California Governor Jerry Brown.
Brown is not the only person who was responsible for the spill. Yes, he could...
At least 1,100 people have taken shelter at the Silver Dollar Fairground, according to the American Red Cross.
Five buildings have been converted into dorms for incoming evacuees, and volunteers are...
A press conference for the Oroville Spillway took place today at noon to address continued evacuations and federal involvement in the incident.
The evacuation remains in effect and efforts to secure...
San Francisco based artist Chris Sollars, opened a new exhibit entitled "DAAAM" in the University Art Gallery on Thursday. Students, staff and community members were invited to listen to...