The decision to consolidate the downtown store into Starbucks’ newer Mangrove Avenue location is not related to performance, parking, safety, or homelessness. Rather, it reflects a broader corporate strategy that has been underway for several years

The January 2026 Report on Downtown Ambassador activities is now available. Download here.

In the year 2025, Chico Downtown Property-based Improvement District (PBID) Ambassadors cleaned up 416 sharps, 305 incidents of human waste, 97 spills, and made 3,397 homeless contacts. They also provided hospitality assistance 2,092 times. Results are summarized below, or you can download the Ambassadors Report for Calendar Year 2025.

Under the initiative to create a vibrant and welcoming physical downtown destination, the Downtown Building Enhancement Committee conducted an inventory and assessment of vacant buildings in downtown Chico. In order to market those properties, a new StoryMap offers a virtual tour of those properties, with specs and photos. This effort is part of the "Why Downtown Chico" campaign to attract potential tenants, and the StoryMap also offers introductory information on the benef

On August 14, 2025, the City of Chico filed a new Rule 60 Motion in Federal Court, asking Judge Dale Drozd to grant relief from, or modify, the Warren Settlement Agreement. This filing raises issues entirely different from earlier motions, focusing on two fundamental legal questions: Whether the Warren Settlement improperly extended relief to all "Homeless Persons" even though no class was certified. Whether the agreement unlawfully restricted the City's police powers, limi

In the year 2024, Chico Downtown Property-based Improvement District (PBID) Ambassadors cleaned up 114 sharps, 435 incidents of human waste, 962 spills, and made 5,493 homeless contacts. They also provided hospitality assistance an astounding 10,817 times. You can read a complete summary of PBID services, as well as a full accounting of budget and revenues, in the annual report for Calendar Year 2024.