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City of Chico exploring new options to cut the threat of possible bankruptcy As pension debt grows, the city is looking at considering at least one pension bond. This could potentially help the city refinance its outstanding debt. Posted: Apr 27, 2021 5:56 PM Updated: Apr 27, 2021 5:56 PM Posted By: Dani Masten CHICO, Calif.- The City of Chico has been working with CalPERS, the pension government program for many years. Councilmember Sean Morgan said he believes the program has invested poorly over the past year and now the city is feeling the consequences. "What they do when they do bad in...

Chico Fire holds annual swift water training at Sycamore Pool Thursday, Chico Fire held its annual swift water training at Sycamore Pool. Posted: Mar 11, 2021 4:38 PM Posted By: Dani Masten 3 Images CHICO, Calif. - Thursday, Chico Fire held its annual swift water training at the Sycamore Pool. Firefighters set up a system of ropes to practice capturing victims. Chico Fire said they do this training every year to make sure firefighters are prepared to rescue people in the winter when we experience high flows in the creeks and in the channels. "We stretch a rope across the creek, and we ten...

Chico Fire academy recruits become first group to practice skills under live fire training Chico Fire academy recruits are improving their skill set to keep people in the community safe. Posted: Feb 23, 2021 5:46 PM Updated: Feb 23, 2021 6:14 PM Posted By: Dani Masten 5 Images CHICO, Calif. - For the first time, Chico Fire recruits trained in the department's new live fire training box.  "We are the first academy that has been able to do this,” said recruit Mike Healy. Healy said getting real live training will help when it comes to battling fires for real. "On behalf of a lot of hard wo...

DUI Arrest reported in rollover crash in Chico Update: Driver Arrested after crash that snarled morning traffic Posted: Dec 22, 2020 11:33 AM Updated: Dec 22, 2020 5:30 PM Posted By: Deb Anderaos 2 Images UPDATE: 5:27 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 - University Police helped Chico Police arrest a man who left the scene of a rollover crash on Nord Avenue Tuesday morning.   25-year-old Keefer Fulton of Chico was arrested on DUI charges.   CHICO, Calif. – Traffic is returning to normal after a single-vehicle collision Tuesday morning in Chico. Just after 10 a.m., Chico Fire crews arrived...

We're -- its going to take a lot of funding. >> reporter: and the governor and governor-elect didn't call him on that. in fact, there's a lot of agreement there that there does need to be better forestry management. the underlying cause, of course, is the subject of continued debate. i'll give you a sense of where i am here. this is one of a half a dozen evacuation centers from the so-called chico fire. this one alone has 177 people here and the big issue -- you know, we have 1,000 plus people missing and this is one of the ways that they are -- go right ahead, this is the ways that they are t...