A CLIMATE DYSTOPIA IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

“Even in California, where the lack of affordable housing has reached epidemic levels in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Chico — an outdoorsy college town — stands out for the ruthlessness with which its city government and police have turned on unhoused residents...

All over Chico, individuals and organizations are working to make things better. More often than it should, that labor is done quietly, out of sight, and unsupported.

At Stand Up for Chico, we've highlighted a lot of problems in the community, so we've decided this month will be dedicated to solutions.

We didn't know the full extent of the Brown Act Violations committed by the Chico City Council when we sent our letter demanding they "cure and correct" their illegal actions of the April 6th City Council Meeting.
As the ACLU NorCal letter made clear yesterday, it has gone much further than we realized. We are heartened that the ACLU has joined us in calling out this malfeasance.

We are pleased the ACLU has joined Stand Up for Chico in calling out the Chico City Council’s Brown Act Violations.

Press Release: ACLU Calls Out Chico’s City Council for Criminalizing Unhoused People and for Violations of the Brown Act 

ACLU NorCal has also expanded on our concerns, including secret meetings between councilmembers and public officials which resulted in the allocation of funding to a right-wing “charity” that has recently sprung up.

The first few Homeless Solutions Ad Hoc meetings have left us guardedly optimistic. The council appears to be on the right track and earnestly seeking real solutions….

Let’s work together to protect the parks, greenways and quality of life we already love about Chico, while living up to our shared values of justice, kindness, equality and opportunity for all of our citizens.

𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 - 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 is a virtual exhibition hosted by 1078 Gallery. We love 💖 the creativity and resilience of our local art community. Check out the virtual show, and stop by after May 7th for their new exhibit, Zak Elstein - In Decline.

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.

Last week, federal judge Morris England extended the Temporary Restraining Order that prevents the City of Chico from evicting people from homeless encampments.

During the hearing, England told Chico City Attorney Vince Ewing, “I think the constituency needs to be educated about what the law is.” England also suggested that the City address the misinformation being spread through various social media outlets.

Little did England know that Chico Vice Mayor Kasey Reynolds is helping to spread this misinformation and even calls on her constituents to CANCEL the Enterprise Record, a source of information independent from local government.

Councilmembers Alex Brown and Scott Huber spoke on the ongoing shelter crisis, the potential impacts of the lawsuit against the city over evictions, as well as the impact of rescinding or failing to renew the Emergency Shelter Crisis Declaration.

There was a good turnout, many people were interested in hearing what they had to say and are alarmed by the ongoing evictions of the unhoused.

It may be a little hard to hear in places, someone kept setting off their car alarm and a few obnoxious people got loud and aggressive. After one was escorted away things settled down.

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