Charles Withuhn is a finalist in the Chico News and Review’s Best of Chico contest. He is nominated for Best Activist

The Butte County Grand Jury Takes Chico city leadership to task for their failures to address our homeless crisis

Impropriety be damned, Vice Mayor Kasey Reynolds working closely with Rob Berry, who has repeatedly sued the city. We deserve better.

Details on the settlement agreement for the civil rights lawsuit against the city.

The Washington DC-based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is partnering with the ACLU and others to draw attention to the human and civil rights violations taking place in the US as well as review relevant law, and Chico is the city they have chosen as an exemplar of poor leadership and bad policy leading to these violations.

Solidarity and needed supplies for people who are struggling.

ACLU issues scathing report; Chico cited as a case study for violating the civil rights of the unhoused. NY Times opinion and wage gaps

One of our favorite local housing/service providers, CHAT - Chico Housing Action Team, has been providing permanent supportive housing for people in our community since 2013. And now they need your help…

The proposal includes 177 Pallet Shelters. There is a lot to love about these shelters; they are non-congregate, giving people a space with a lockable door to protect their belongings. They include heating and air so people can manage the temperatures inside. They provide people with a modicum of privacy, which can be a major barrier to people being willing to enter congregate shelters. They take around an hour to set up or take down and fold virtually flat.

“I was shocked at the huge need of food and supplies our unhoused community faced. I was admittedly naïve in thinking people were being adequately provided food in our community.”