Town of Chico continues homeless evictions in ‘Triangle’
CHICO, Calif. – The metropolis of Chico moved ahead with getting rid of encampments out of city parks Thursday afternoon.
The Chico “Triangle,” the place Cypress St. and Pine St. meet, is now empty.
The Chico “Triangle” on Pine St and Cypress is now entirely empty. General public is effective and Law enforcement confirmed up before right now to clear away anything, and still left powering only a line of caution tape. This, as the town proceeds to seem for homeless sheltering options. (02/04/2021)
The night time before, on Wednesday, the park was loaded with tents and the homeless. Now, the only factor remaining is warning tape.


The Chico “Triangle” on Pine St and Cypress is now fully vacant. General public will work and Law enforcement showed up right now to clear away every little thing, and remaining guiding only a line of warning tape. @reynosotv will have a total report tonight at 6. pic.twitter.com/E1q3GmWWys


— Action Information Now (@ActionNewsNow) February 5, 2021
Neighbors residing in the place shared what it was like dwelling up coming to the homeless encampment.
“We acquired together and acquired a house, but then all these persons moved in and we’ve had to contact the cops a number of times for people today just screaming for several hours and hours and hrs,” mentioned neighbor David Nichols upcoming to his spouse Kelly who is keeping their son.
They viewed on as the bulldozers and dump vehicles emptied the park.
Thursday morning, the couple woke up to a distinctive seem, and they say it will make them experience safer.
“Just remaining equipped to have a household that is protected so I can raise my son,” explained David. “I’m definitely happy that Chico is executing a thing about this.”
But not all local community associates come to feel the same as David and Kelly.
“These people today are just attempting to exist and this is what is happening to them,” claimed protestor Alma Godinez. “This is a shameful stain on the city of Chico.”
City Supervisor, Mark Orme, explained Chico is continuing to transfer forward with what the town council sought after. But now that the two Lower Bidwell Park and the Triangle are vacant, exactly where do all the men and women go?
“This is not an easy ordinance to implement, and so even with the very last hard work in Lower Bidwell park, we observed people that bought a hotel space that would’ve or else not experienced a hotel area,” mentioned Orme. “So we are viewing a large amount of achievement appear out of this.”
“My level is it truly is up to the town to present an alternative if they intend to transfer forward with enforcement,” said Chico resident, Harrison Pratt.
“What transpires to the people today that will not cooperate or don’t go into the hotels or motels, what transpires with them?” questioned Motion Information Now.
“I really don’t have an remedy for you. It is really a issue that you can have to request people folks you know, where are you going future?” said Orme in response.
Action News Now reached out to Mayor Andrew Coolidge, and Law enforcement Main Matt Madden to obtain out if everyone experienced been arrested for the duration of Thursday’s encampment ban. We have but to hear back again from them.
On Tuesday, the Chico metropolis council handed a motion to use a quarter-of-a-million dollars in coronavirus resources to finding a appropriate socially distant shelter.
