Issue: January 10, 2019
Morning, readers!
Any of you who were around Butte County 25 years ago may remember a story the CN&R published predicting a major inferno in Paradise with mass casualties. We found the predictions and concerns scarily appropriate enough to go ahead and reprint that story this week.
In other news: As state and county officials encourage fire survivors to sign right-of-entry forms, some of our neighbors in Redding share horror stories of the cleanup following the Carr Fire and offer advice on how to avoid the same thing here; three funds merge missions to tackle long-term recovery on the Ridge; and have you heard, Chico Mall may be getting a Dave & Buster's?
There's more, to be sure.
Until next time,
Meredith J. Cooper, managing editor
Bonus: If you'd like to see all our Camp Fire coverage in one place, you're in luck! Go to newsreview.com/chico and click on "Camp Fire Reports" under the Local Stories banner.
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Inferno in Paradise
CN&R story from 1993 predicts a Camp Fire-like blaze.
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Cleaning up a mess
Carr Fire survivors struggling with aftermath of debris removal offer advice to southerly neighbors.
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New places, more spaces?
Internal Affairs Committee’s first deliberation under new majority focuses on impact of Chico’s parking requirements on residential development downtown.
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Stewards of recovery
North Valley Community Foundation, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and Aaron Rodgers have formed the Butte Strong Fund to support Camp Fire recovery projects.
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Gridley OKs 350 FEMA units
Southern Butte County town agrees to lease land for temporary housing for 1,200 evacuees displaced by the Camp Fire.
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Fire contaminated water
Paradise Irrigation District’s tests of drinking water detect unhealthy levels of benzine.
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Schools receive hefty grant
Sierra Nevada Brewery founder and wife donate nearly $1 million to Butte County campuses.
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Americans: Don’t build that wall
Americans aren’t gung-ho on a border wall, despite president’s claims.
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Breaking a cycle
Chico couple’s “environmental life” of solar energy and pedal power propels them away from the fossil fuel industry.
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Coverage denied
Whistleblower complaint reveals how Medi-Cal patients suffer while private companies profit.
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‘Drynuary’
Researchers back effort to go a month without alcohol.
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Trump’s destructive showdown
Federal workers the pawn in the president’s battle for a fence.
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Insult to injury in Oroville
The City of Gold shouldn’t have to carry the burden of yet another disaster.
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Spoiler alert
Revisiting a quarter-century-old CN&R story in which county supervisor, public-safety officials warn residents of the Ridge’s fire vulnerability.
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Mall momentum
Natasha Shelton details changes in store for the shopping center, which just came under new ownership.
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Help with all that money
Nonprofit offers workshops to help Camp Fire victims get the insurance settlements they deserve and spend it wisely.
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Into the light
Shadow Limb re-emerges with a split-LP and a new old sound.
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For the birds
Nothing new in Netflix’s much-hyped horror flick.
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