Molly Myers

2 weeks ago | chicoer.com | Michael Weber |Molly Myers

CHICO — It’s been three years since 177 white metal boxes provided a means for Chico to proceed with enforcing anti-camping ordinances. On April 25, 2022, the first occupant of Chico’s emergency non-congregate housing site, also known as Genesis or the Pallet Shelter, made their white box a home. Propped up to a height of about 8 feet, measuring 64 square feet in total, these boxes — Pallet shelter units — were installed in Chico as part of the Warren v.

2 weeks ago | chicoer.com | Molly Myers |Michael Weber

CHICO — After years of living outside and regularly relocating his tent, Charles Edward Whitfield now has a place to call home at Chico Housing Action Team’s Everhart Village. Before receiving housing through the nonprofit, Whitfield said the city of Chico offered him a spot at the Torres Community Shelter after he went through the assessment process. However, due to a longstanding grievance he had with someone living there, he chose to remain unsheltered. That was his only option, though.

1 month ago | chicoer.com | Molly Myers |Kyra Gottesman

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