๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐
Eviction notices went out to multiple sites where people are camping on Friday.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐จ. ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐.
While we can all agree that unmanaged camping in the parks is not a good solution (we shouldnโt even have to keep saying this, but we do), far worse is the fact that the council is evicting people who have literally nowhere else to go, and in the dead of winter.
Almost as bad is that the city council, in a fit of piqued inhumanity, has made camping in the parks a misdemeanor instead of an infraction - meaning people can be cited and booked at the jail as well as fined. One homeless man who was cited last year was fined $450+ for this offense, an insurmountable cost for most people living on the streets.
In addition, the jail is overcrowded and they will likely be released the following day โ typically between midnight and 2am, in Oroville, with no way to get back to their meager belongings.
If they are actually held at the jail, Butte County jail remains a hotbed of COVID-19 infections (26 active infections as of mid-December), so if they werenโt sick going in, thereโs a high likelihood they will be sick going out. Not only does this affect the health of the person in question, but it puts them back in the community, and constantly on the move to evade police, dramatically increasing the likelihood of spreading the disease.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ .
๐น๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ถ๐ท๐ถ:
โ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ : ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ โ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ โ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐.
๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ข๐โ๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ .
๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.โ
(reference: CDC Guidelines, COVID19 and Homelessness )
The current council is ignoring national health guidelines intended to keep us all safe during this pandemic. It is also ignoring the plight of unhoused community members who are powerless at this time to make other choices, given that no legal camping nor shelter is available.
This action, taken without a single alternative location available for those without homes, is cruel and reprehensible.
We have created an โIdeaโ on Chicoโs Engaged website: Please take a moment to vote for the idea and add comments. We will ensure that this is sent to the council and key city staff.
You can also email the City Council directly
Please CC:
mark.orme@chicoca.gov
matt.madden@chicoca.gov
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