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CHAT In The News!
News articles about CHAT, Homelessness, &
Affordable Housing in Butte County

News Articles - 2021
12/30/2021 - NPR All Things Considered
How evictions impact tenants far beyond scrambling to find housing
12/29/2021, New York Times
The bill for my homelessness was $54,000
12/28/2021 - PBS NewsHour
What's behind rising homelessness in America?
12/23/2021, Action News Now
Cal Water Donates $200K to help build water infrastructure for its tiny home village
12/18/2021, Reveal podcast
Handcuffed and unhoused
12/2/2021, New York Times
A tiny home of one's own
11/26/2021 - Orange County Register
City of Costa Mesa ready to chip in $3.5 million to turn 2 motels into housing for homeless folks
11/16/2021 - Honolulu Civil Beat
Are tiny homes the answer to homelessness? Hawaii is giving them a try
11/15/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Affordable housing problem taking its toll on students working hard at higher education
11/03/2021 - KALW Public Radio
Tiny home village to open near Oakland's Lake Merritt
11/03/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Local group files to intervene in homeless lawsuit
10/07/2021 - Chico News & Reviw
Best of Chico: Community - CHAT wins "Best Charitable Cause"
10/07/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
CHAT holds public forum for Everhart Village
9/17/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Gavin Newsom abolishes single family home-only zoning in California
9/14/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Teen arrested in connection with Teichert Ponds killing
9/09/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Vigil held following death at Teichert Ponds
9/04/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
One Killed in Early Saturday Morning Shooting at Teichert Ponds
8/24/2021 - Action News Now
Chico Mayor Talks Plans to Clean Up Parks, Get Homeless into Shelters
8/24/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Nonprofit Demonstrates Temporary Homeless Shelters
8/11/2021 - Chico News & Review
Still in Crisis: Butte County Supervisors Extend Shelter Cris Declaration
8/7/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Documentary Explores Life of the Unhoused
7/28/2021 - Washington Post
Survivors of California's Deadliest Wildfire Haunted as New Blaze Nears: "I Can't Do It Again"
7/23/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Study Shows Chico Residents Making Less Than What's Needed
7/21/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Guest Commentary from former Chico Police Chief Mike Dunbaugh: Greater responsibility, understanding are past due
7/20/2021 - Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
Gov. Newsom in Sebastopol to spotlight $12 billion in state aid for homeless services, housing
7/19/2021 - Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom
Governor Newsom Signs Historic Housing and Homelessness Funding Package
7/9/2021 - Chico News & Review
Court Order: Stay (Judge England enacts a preliminary injunction against the city of Chico)
6/30/2021 - KCRA-Sacramento
Advocates respond to Sacramento mayor's plan to require housing homeless
6/9/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
New Temporary Shelters Arrive for Everhart Village
6/7/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico Federal Litigation Gets More Time, Homelessness Czar Quits
6/7/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Butte Strong Fund Approves $750,000 for Two Camp Fire Housing Programs
6/7/2021 - KRCR-ABC7 News
Tiny Homes Arrive for Everhart Village in Chico, One Step Closer to Opening by the Fall
6/4/2021 - Action News Now
5 CHAT Tiny Homes for the Homeless Are Almost Complete
5/31/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
New Chico Street Outreach Group Draws Local Scrutiny
5/31/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico Council Quiet on Homelessness Case, Prompting Community Protest
5/21/2021 - Sacramento Bee
Sacramento CA Identifies Sites for Homeless Shelters, Camps, Tiny Homes
5/19/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico City Council Approves Spending CDBG Funds on Sheltering Options (CHAT granted $280,000 for our HUSH program)
5/21/2021 - Sacramento Bee
Sacramento CA Identifies Sites for Homeless Shelters, Camps, Tiny Homes
5/19/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico City Council Approves Spending CDBG Funds on Sheltering Options (CHAT granted $280,000 for our HUSH program)
5/10/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Federal Judge Grants Extension of City, Legal Services Hearing to June 11
5/08/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Anxiety, Fear, and Hope on Homelessness Split Open in Committee Forum
5/07/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Business Owners Share Concerns for Impacts of Homelessness
5/07/2021 - Naomi Klein in a special report for The Intercept
A Climate Dystopia in Northern California
5/06/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Police, Fire Representatives Discuss Campground Possibilities
5/04/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Advocates for Unhoused Residents Tell Chico Council They Want Solutions
4/30/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Community Members Share Opinions on Sanctioned Camping Area
4/28/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico Mayor Creates Homeless Solutions Committee To Respond to Local Crisis
4/28/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Reaction: People Living in Park Talk Options After Restraining Order Extended
4/27/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico Survey Asks People Without Homes How They Get Their Meals
4/26/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Transcript of Bobby Warren, et al., against City of Chico, et al.: "It's about what the law is'
4/20/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Seeking Solutions From the Top and On the Ground for Butte County Homelessness Crisis
4/12/2021 - Bloomberg.com
The High Cost of Clearing Tent Cities
4/12/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
With Greenway Evictions Halted, Community Members Organizing Cleanup
4/12/2021 - Kaiser Health News via North State Public Radio
"Go Ahead and Vote Me Out": What Other Places Can Learn From Santa Rosa's Tent City
4/05/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Tiny Home Village for Chronically Displaced in Oroville Has Housed People for One Year
4/05/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Mercy House Offers Safe Housing For Several Unhoused in Medical Treatment
3/25/2021 - Bloomberg.com
How California Set Off a Backyard Apartment Boom
3/21/2021 - Sightline Institute
Yes, Other Countries Do Housing Better, Case 1: Japan
3/19/2021 - CapRadio
California's Homeless Population Rose 7% to 161,000 Ahead of the Pandemic, New Report Finds
2/12/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
CHAT Acquires Larger Warehouse To Expand Basic Needs Program
2/05/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico Housing Market Opens 2021 With Tight Outlook
1/06/2021 - Community Solutions
Bakersfield and Kern County, California: A Functional Zero Case Study
1/03/2021 - Chico Enterprise Record
In a Housing Crisis, Service Providers Struggle to Find Property
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