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WEBHoaxes. All those terms fall under the umbrella of fake news, according to a media literacy expert, who spoke Sept. 14 to the League of Women Voters in Chico. “We generally only cherry-pick the fake news producers that we dislike,” said Nolan Higdon, the author of “ The Anatomy of Fake News. ” “We don’t like to admit there are some ...
How the Park Fire became the largest active wildfire
WEBJul 29, 2024 · The speed of the Park Fire has made it – in a mere six days – one of the seven largest wildfires in the state’s history. Stemen says the conditions described by Arellano – the low humidity and the windy, hot nights – are because of climate change. For decades, Chico had an average of four days a year with temperatures over 104 F.
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WEBChicoSol’s mission: To provide cross-cultural feature writing and bold investigative reporting in the Chico area of the Northern Sacramento Valley. ChicoSol is a not-for-profit news organization covering issues overlooked by traditional media that are starved for resources and unable to provide the in-depth coverage investigative reporting produces. We provide a digital platform for stories ...
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WEBposted July 29. By 11:30 p.m. on July 24 – the day that some Chicoans heard that a fire had started near Upper Park’s Alligator Hole, an area that hadn’t burned in a very long time – the blaze had devoured 6,465 acres. The next morning, Cal Fire reported that by 6:46 a.m. the scorching-hot fire, driven by south winds, covered 45,550 acres.
Chico voters rejecting planned community Valley’s Edge
WEBMar 7, 2024 · The Valley’s Edge houses would be built on lava cap. Preliminary results in the primary election show Chico voters rejecting the controversial Valley’s Edge project that would produce a planned community east of City limits. As of March 8, the preliminary count showed the number of “NO” votes on measures O and P at 62% of some 19,000 ...
Chico State passes ceasefire resolution - ChicoSol News
WEBby Leslie Layton posted May 8. May 9 update: The Chico State Academic Senate approved a revised draft of the ceasefire resolution today, with only three votes in opposition. The Academic Senate at Chico State University will consider a ceasefire resolution at its May 9 meeting that also supports what it calls “First Amendment Protections” for students opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza and ...
Settlement ends lawsuit against City of Chico - ChicoSol News
WEBJan 16, 2022 · by Leslie Layton / commentary posted Jan. 15 A settlement agreement in the lawsuit related to the city’s treatment of unhoused people, signed Friday by a federal judge, could end the spectacle of chaotic mass evictions that stranded campers who had nowhere to go. Early last year, a newly-installed City Council began a series of … Continue reading "Settlement ends lawsuit against City of Chico"
Chico in turmoil with shrinking City Council - ChicoSol News
WEBJun 28, 2021 · Councilor Kami Denlay resigned June 27. The second City Council resignation came June 27 when first-term Councilor Kami Denlay announced she was stepping down — only seven days after her colleague, Scott Huber, had resigned. That leaves two vacancies on the seven-member panel – an unprecedented event, at least in recent decades.
Pallet shelters offer refuge, future - ChicoSol News
WEBby Leslie Layton posted Nov. 9 Part II of a two-part series. Read part I on surviving extreme conditions here. Beyond the gate that secures southeast Chico’s “Genesis,” the little grey sleeping cabins are in orderly lines. There are suggestions that this is home, for the moment, to occupants who have planted a cactus garden, … Continue reading "Pallet shelters offer refuge, future"
California Local News Fellow placed at ChicoSol
WEBJun 27, 2024 · ChicoSol will welcome a new, Chico-based full-time reporter in September, Yucheng Tang, after being selected to participate in the California Local News Fellowship program. Tang is one of 39 early-career journalists in this news fellows cohort who will work for two years at an outlet that has a focus on local and underserved communities.