Safe Chico News Today

A review of the pro-Valley’s Edge LTEs of the past few months shows a distinct trend; chiefly that over 50% of the letter writers are associated with development, construction and/or the real estate industry. Those numbers roughly align with donors to the Safe Chico PAC, which spent nearly $600,000 in the 2020/2022 election seasons, using […]

The City of Chico's sudden renewed interest in the North Valley Harm Reduction Coalition raises a list of questions. The biggest question: Why now?

Tona Petersen, who was displaced from Paradise due to the Camp Fire, poses for a portrait at the Comanche Creek Greenway on May 4, 2021, in Chico, Calif. The Comanche Creek Greenway is the site of an unhoused community where Chico residents are currently safe from sweeps by local police. Photo: Salgu Wissmath for The InterceptTona Petersen, who was displaced from Paradise due to the Camp Fire, poses for a portrait at the Comanche Creek Greenway on May 4, 2021, in Chico, Calif. The Comanche Cree...