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Every local story we can verify from the outlets’ own feeds — ChicoSol, NSPR, KRCR, The Orion, Chico State Today, Butte County, Patch Chico and City of Chico — newest first, each linked to the article. The photos and summaries are the outlets’ own.

ChicoSol·Sep 4·By Natalie Hanson and Leslie Layton

State funding change leaves youth, LGBTQ+ programs in limbo

Stonewall Alliance Center, the nonprofit that provides a crucial lifeline for LGBTQ+ people in the North State, is one of many local organizations that have lost a significant funding source after the 2024 passage of Proposition 1.

ChicoSol·Sep 4

Sunny’s podcast: Aug. 27-Sept. 1

Reporter Chris Hutton discusses the latest in the Stock lawsuit against Chico State and the CSU and how he put together his story. He also reports on the Sept. 1 City Council meeting, including the proposition for an ad hoc committee to review Chico PD’s ALPR data sharing.

  • ChicoSol·Sep 4·By Aaron Quinn

    This article, fifth in a series, was originally published by The Rimfire Report. SACRAMENTO — This installment breaks the pattern of the ones before it, because on mental health Gavin Newsom did something the rest of his record mostly lacks. He didn’t just spend the money. He tried to rebuild the machine.

ChicoSol·Sep 3·By Aaron Quinn/The Rimfire Report

Newsom’s mental health overhaul is real

This article was originally published by The Rimfire Report, and is fifth in a nine-part series examining Gov. Gavin Newsom’s record. SACRAMENTO — This installment breaks the pattern of the ones before it, because on mental health Gavin Newsom did something the rest of his record mostly lacks.

ChicoSol·Sep 3·By Chris Hutton

Solar farm tentatively planned for Skyway

A 1,200-acre solar farm may soon develop off Skyway as Cenergy Power prepares to file its application to the California Energy Commission. The project has flown under the radar because the developers are submitting to a state commission rather than seeking county permits.

ChicoSol·Sep 1·By Chris Hutton

Council to consider an indoor temperature threshold today

Chico City Councilmember Katie Hawley will ask the panel to discuss the establishment of a “maximum indoor temperature threshold for residential and commercial units” at the Sept. 1 meeting. Hawley’s report states that rising temperatures in Butte County affect people’s health and businesses.

ChicoSol·Sep 1·By Lindajoy Fenley

ChicoSol adds new reporter

Katherine Kihiczak will begin reporting for ChicoSol on Sept. 8 as a California Local News fellow. Kihiczak met with ChicoSol Senior Editor Lindajoy Fenley for a Q-and-A about her background and move to Chico. Kihiczak will spend the next two years here, following in the footsteps of former fellow Yucheng Tang.

  • ChicoSol·Aug 31·By A.P. Porter

    Last Monday’s Hot Takes is A.P. Porter’s column that appears the last Monday of the month. The Chico Police Department requires that applicants, “Be free from any physical, emotional, or mental condition, including bias against race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, which…

ChicoSol·Aug 26·By Yucheng Tang

Rediscovering Our Hands

My most unforgettable memory of the Our Hands sculpture — the two huge hands next to city hall — was on a windy winter night in 2024. I was covering a memorial for unhoused people who had died outside that year. A group of people gathered next to the sculpture in a circle, holding tiny ... Rediscovering Our Hands

ChicoSol·Aug 26·By Li Lovett, ACoM

‘Encuentra a tu aliado’ ayuda a universitarios de California

Read this story in English here. Para los más de 2.5 millones de estudiantes de familias inmigrantes matriculados en la educación superior en California, el regreso a clases de este año está marcado por una mayor sensación de inseguridad en medio de la continua represión migratoria del gobierno de Trump.

  • ChicoSol·Aug 26·By A.P. Porter

    Last Monday is a column that appears the last Monday of the month. The Chico Police Department requires that applicants, “Be free from any physical, emotional, or mental condition, including bias against race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, which might adversely affect…

ChicoSol·Aug 24·By Adin White

What happened to free speech at Chico State?

ChicoSol runs guest commentary and analysis on Mondays. In early 2025, a social media post advertised a sit-in protest at an upcoming job fair on the Chico State campus. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be present at the fair to recruit students.

ChicoSol·Aug 20

Outcry at City Council over camera data sharing

Local citizens fill the Council chamber, and the City says it will hold a special City Council meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 21 for discussion of license plate reader data sharing. “These license plate readers, they’re just not reading the license plates, they’re video cameras basically,” said Chico resident Dan Pantry.

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