“Lisa Hilliard was settling in to sleep at her campsite on the east side of Teichert Ponds shortly after 2 a.m. on Sept. 4 when the sound of unfamiliar voices shouting set her nerves on edge. Moments later, two bursts of multiple gunshots rang out, prompting her to run toward the source of the gunfire on the north side of the ponds.

She arrived to a chaotic scene at a camp a few hundred yards from her own, where she found two of her close friends lying on the dirt, desperately gripping at gunshot wounds. Seeing that another camper was already on the phone with 911, Hilliard tried to comfort her friends as she waited for police and medics to arrive on scene. “

Chico City Councilmember Sean Morgan’s irresponsible behavior costs the city again + stokes rage against the homeless in the wake of another murder

The city finally acknowledges what we’ve known all along and what the judge affirmed - the airport site “did not pass the straight face test.” Now, the city is about to kick 30-50 more people off that site who have been staying there in RVs and campers, including families with children

“Before yesterday’s City Council meeting, almost 100 people gathered to honor the life of Guy Steven Vanzant — a homeless man who was shot and killed this week at Teichert Ponds — and to call for justice. Losing any life due to the conditions on the street is a tragedy, but losing an unhoused neighbor due to violence hits a particular chord for many of us. “

Disturbing new video released about the Chico PD killing of Tyler Rushing

Last night’s Town Hall meeting was well attended and loaded with important information for the community

An attempt to privatize control of Butte County’s Tuscan Aquifer is flying under the radar, and we need to make sure the community knows what is going on and speaks out on the issue.
If this succeeds, 1% of the landowners will control 100% of the water in the district.

Two videos about homelessness in Chico. One from Respectful Revolution, a full-length movie that brings you into Comanche Creek Park to meet the people who are living there, and a short we created to educate