Chico City Council violates Brown Act at 4-6-21 Meeting

Our local newspapers and journalists are under attack. Local right-wingers, taking a page from trumps playbook, attacking journalists and the print media on a regular basis - see pics for a few recent examples. Things not going your way? Reporters provide facts that don’t agree with your narrative? “They’re biased!!”

It’s also disturbing to see Natalie Hanson-Ross singled out for their ire…

‘Go Ahead and Vote Me Out’: What Other Places Can Learn From Santa Rosa’s Tent City

Some good news!

The court has granted an emergency restraining order against the City of Chico, preventing them from clearing Comanche Creek of campers for now.

Cory Turner, along with many partners from Legal Services of Northern California have worked long and hard to make this happen…

Fliers went out in the past few days to nearby neighborhoods, and many have asked us about the new program. Here's what we know so far:

NVHRC is partnering with physicians as well as behavioral health, social workers, case managers, and specialists in addiction and recovery to address the scourge of addiction in Chico.

NVHRC has obtained a building on Park Avenue for services…

In the relentless Chico City Council-directed push to get rid of the homeless by evicting them from any and every place they try to sleep or camp, Comanche Creek is the last stand. They have pushed people further out with each eviction, and they intend to get rid of them for good by evicting them from the last place within city limits that people have camped.

Until we have a legal, sanctioned place for people to camp and a variety of shelter options, not to mention enough shelter for the people who need it, these evictions must be halted.
𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 tomorrow, and probably Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings as well.

Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) filed suit against the city of Chico on Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Sacramento. LSNC previously warned the city they were out of compliance with the law and faced potential litigation back in January.
Nonetheless, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲-𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥, 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐐𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐲, 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬, potentially losing the city hundreds of thousands in funding, and are now costing the city hundreds of thousands more to fight a lawsuit based on their specific decision to make people's live miserable.

𝐔𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐨

Ever seen that joke office sign, "The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves?" It was amusing until we realized it’s the actual strategy the City of Chico is putting it into action against the homeless…

Sunrise Chico Action to Demand Good Jobs for All

As the pandemic eases it’s grip on the North State, local organizations are beginning to plan events, and we are excited to see Sunrise Chico beginning to get more active again. Important work lead by young people to help ensure a just and livable future for all of us.