City of Chico

The City of Chico and the City of Chico Arts Commission are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Arts and Culture Grant awardees: • 1078 Gallery - $1,992 for the “Community Scanning Project and Exhibition” • Chico Art Center - $4,620 for the “Maker’s Cafe” project • Chico State Enterprises - $2,000 for the “Asian American Artists at the Turner” project • Downtown Business Association - $5,000 for the “ARTober FEST Celebrating Art, Culture and Community in Downtown Chico” project • Friends of the Chico Ballet - $5,000 for the “Cinderella Sets & Costumes” project • Gateway Science Museum - $5,000 for the “Gateway Welcome Mural” project • Inspire School of the Arts & Sciences - $5,000 for the “All Schools Musical at Laxson” project • MONCA - $5,000.00 for the “More Than a Bus!” project • Stonewall Alliance - $5,000 for the “A Tapestry of Connection: Honoring LGBTQIA2S+ Intersectionality with Art” project • Upstate Community Enhancement Foundation - $3,500 for the “Chico Mini Art Gallery” project The City of Chico is a wonderfully creative community with a rich arts and cultural scene. See press release for details: https://bit.ly/4d1wYt6.

🔥Although the Park Fire in Upper Bidwell Park is contained and the evacuation orders have been reduced to warnings, Chico Fire, Cal Fire, and the Park Division warn that there are still many hazards in the fire area. 📣The City is asking for the public's cooperation by not entering Middle and Upper Park from both sides of Big Chico Creek, which includes the following specific areas: 🌲All Upper Park Roads (10 Mile House etc.) and Trails on both sides of Big Chico Creek 🌲Peregrine Point Disc Golf Course 🌲Horseshoe Lake Area 🌲Chico Observatory 🌲Upper Park Gun Range 🌲All Upper Park parking lots and swimming areas 🌲Annie Bidwell Trail access at Centennial & Chico Canyon Road 🌲North Five Mile Recreation Area #CityofChico #BidwellPark #ChicoParks #UpperBidwellPark #ChicoFire

Local businesses - there is still time to provide insight into the current business climate, and needs of the Chico business community! We are thankful that you chose to locate your business in Chico, and we want to offer the supports necessary to help you thrive in our community! This short 4-minute business needs assessment will help inform the scope of work of Team Chico over the next year. You may access the survey here (English and Spanish): www.chico.ca.us/teamchico.

Park Fire Shelter Update - There are now two shelters open: Neighborhood Church, 2801 Notre Dame Blvd, Chico; and Butte County Fairgrounds, 199 E. Hazel Street, Gridley. For additional information, see https://lnkd.in/gZ96CrHV. The Announcement section of the City's homepage has a link to this page and other Park Fire resources and information. #ParkFire

Road Closure Update - In order to expedite the Bruce Road Reconstruction Project, the City plans on implementing a full closure to all vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians from Banner Peak Dr. to State Route 32 beginning Monday, July 29th. This closure will be in addition to the existing closures along the Bruce Road corridor. See press release for full details: https://bit.ly/46jr3ND. #MeasureH #ChicoRoadConstruction

The nomination period for Chico City Council representatives (Districts 1, 3, 5, 7) is open through August 9, 2024. Check out this video to find out more about the process to become a Council candidate. #ChicoElections

Please see the Announcements Section of the City's website (www.chico.ca.us) for information and resources related to the Park Fire. We will keep the announcement up to date as information becomes available.

For #ChicoCA residents affected by the #ParkFire, here are some important resources: - Find your evacuation zone: https://lnkd.in/gmPday8t - Evacuation notices from the sheriff: https://lnkd.in/gasVBMrH - Updates from Cal Fire: https://lnkd.in/gCz6fJzR If you need shelter for yourself or your animals: - Neighborhood Church is an evacuation center at 2801 Notre Dame Blvd, Chico. - Small Animal Shelter is at 2279 Del Oro, Oroville. - Large Animal Shelter is at Camelot Equestrian Park, 1985 Clark Road, Oroville. And road closures at Cohasset Rd. and Rock Creek and Upper Park Rd. and Wildwood. Stay safe!

Chico Fire Department has established unified command with Cal Fire Butte for the Park Fire that began in Upper Bidwell Park. The current evacuation warnings and orders are for areas outside of the City limits. There are no evacuation orders or warnings for Chico residences. For more information on evacuations, including a map of the area, please visit https://lnkd.in/gsqY-mNp or call (833) 512-5378. #parkfire #calfirebutte #chicofire #chicopolice

The goats are back! Over the next few weeks, you will see 200-500 goats grazing in various locations. Goat grazing has proven to be an effective vegetation management, and fire fuel reduction tool. See press release for details: https://bit.ly/4bXkMIv. #CityofChico #BidwellPark