𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐄𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐤𝐞!
After a week spent promoting false and ugly narratives about a Chico City Councilmember Scott Huber, a week culminated in him losing his job and resigning from the council, the people behind Citizens for a Safe Chico are holding a benefit Saturday for the wealthiest among us. Those who can afford it will make the trek to Bailey Creek to golf and spend money at the silent auction.
𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬...

The paid ads and harassment that led Chico City Councilmember Scott Huber to first resign from his job and then to resign from the Chico City Council.

The Butte County Democratic Party is 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 by the agitators who, in the pursuit of political advantage, cost Chico City Councilor Scott Huber his employment.

Members of the political action committee 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗼 and other conservative groups targeted a public official’s employer, threatening not only his livelihood, but the viability of the employer’s business itself. Council member Huber resigned from his position as a result.

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:

I am writing you today to again advocate for the renewal of the Shelter Crisis Declaration. If you read no further, know this: to fail to renew the shelter crisis declaration is to expose the city to unnecessary liability at the exact time when we most need that protection. It would be ethically and fiscally irresponsible.

𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬: Larry D. Halstead is a campfire survivor who was homeless, camping in the park, and evicted during the winter sweeps, then cited when he refused to go. The charges against him have finally been dropped! We could not be more thrilled to see Larry vindicated. ❤️ 💪 Read more about Larry's story …

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬: Chico’s city attorney didn’t even bother to appear…

We issued a warning back in May about Rob Berry’s latest scheme to line his pockets, the hilariously misnomered “Chico Stewards for Parks and Waterways.”

As expected, it has begun. Rob partnered with the Redding law firm he previously used to help him harass the city and local service providers with frivolous lawsuits to send a series of threats to the council.

The rambling, often silly, hysteria-filled 13-page attack presents a plethora of misinformation, much of it wildly, egregiously misleading. We may discuss other parts of the letter later, but today our focus is on the portion calling for the closure of the Sycamore Pool.

“As of January 2020, 72% of homeless Californians were unsheltered. Compare that to New York state, where only 5% are unsheltered. The result is a city where homelessness, while still troubling, is also less in-your-face. Warmer weather on the West Coast, which may alter thinking about the cruelty of allowing people to sleep outdoors, could play a role in the difference, but New York has a "right to shelter" because of a 1979 court decision that interpreted the state constitution to give New Yorkers this right.”

There is literally no downside to renewing the Shelter Crisis Declaration. There are no costs, only potential benefits. It’s time to rise above pandering to an ill-informed minority. It’s time to educate our citizens and demonstrate to the judge the city is taking his admonitions seriously. It’s time to protect our community from additional liability as we begin the process of sheltering people on city-owned land. It’s time to do the right thing for Chico.

𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐀𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟒𝐏𝐌 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭

During the Chico City Council closed session meeting Monday night to discuss the homeless evictions lawsuit against the city, a decision was made to create an Ad Hoc Committee and invite groups of stakeholders to give input and look at potential solutions.

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭 𝐇𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟒:𝟒𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡