Camille von Kaenel, Times of San Diego

Camille von Kaenel

Times of San Diego

Chico, CA, United States

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Past articles by Camille:

San Diego County Avocado Farmers Must Pay Water District Thousands to Switch Service — or Lose It

Farmers in Highland Valley are fighting their water district over a plan to force them to pay thousands to switch the type of water they use. → Read More

Jacumba neighbors sue to block construction of San Diego County's largest solar farm

Residents are requesting a pause on the project until its compliance with environmental and zoning laws has been evaluated. → Read More

'Planet on Fire': Behind the Decision to Approve the Jacumba Solar Project

The project will be the county’s largest solar farm but has faced strong opposition from many locals who say it will prevent community growth. → Read More

County Nixed Spending $1.5 million for Fire Retrofits in Backcountry

County supervisors approved the funding in June 2019 to help homeowners pay for ember-resistant vents. → Read More

Proposed Bill Would Give California Farmers Last-Resort Option for Fire Insurance

San Diego County’s nearly $1.8 billion agriculture industry is facing significant risks as fire insurance becomes harder for farmers to get. → Read More

San Diego County farmers struggle to get fire insurance

San Diego lawmakers are working with farm advocates and insurance companies to ensure farmers and ranchers are eligible for insurance. → Read More

“We need everything up here”: Berry Creek’s volunteer firefighters battle the flames

It was 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8 when Reed Rankin, the volunteer fire chief in Berry Creek, got a call from a friend in Mountain House: His backyard was on fire. Rankin and his crew of six volu… → Read More

Berry Creek Community Water District GM Jeffrey Davis awaiting return

Most of the areas torched by the North Complex West Zone fire remain under mandatory evacuation, though some neighboring areas, like Kelly Ridge, are now open for returning residents. → Read More

Large animals evacuated to Oroville equestrian park

Volunteers with the North Valley Animal Disaster Group have been helping to evacuate and care for animals left in the fire zone, including pets and livestock, as they have for the many fire emergen… → Read More

Large animals evacuated to Oroville equestrian park

Volunteers with the North Valley Animal Disaster Group have been helping to evacuate and care for animals left in the fire zone, including pets and livestock, as they have for the many fire emergen… → Read More

Paradise’s class of 2020 persevered through historic crises – Oroville

The graduation ceremonies for Paradise’s seniors this year were untraditional, but that matched a high school experience in which the class of 2020 persevered through historic crisis after cr… → Read More

Returning residents grapple with overgrown abandoned neighboring properties

People who are not currently seeking to rebuild in the Camp Fire footprint outnumber those who are, leaving behind thousands of abandoned properties overgrown with flammable vegetation. → Read More

Returning residents grapple with overgrown abandoned neighboring properties – Oroville

People who are not currently seeking to rebuild in the Camp Fire footprint outnumber those who are, leaving behind thousands of abandoned properties overgrown with flammable vegetation. → Read More

Paradise Recreation and Park District to take over Paradise Lake on Monday

Monday will mark the first day that Paradise Recreation and Parks District will officially take over the Paradise Lake from the Paradise Irrigation District. → Read More

Bulletin boards bridge information gap in Concow, Magalia – Oroville

The boards were installed over the last two months and intend to fill an information gap as some residents lack reliable access to internet or do not have social media accounts. → Read More

Bulletin boards bridge information gap in Concow, Magalia

The boards were installed over the last two months and intend to fill an information gap as some residents lack reliable access to internet or do not have social media accounts. → Read More

FEMA approves further delay of rent collection on temporary housing

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced it will delay collecting rent from Camp Fire survivors living in temporary housing until Oct. 1 because of the “disproportionate impacts of COV… → Read More

New home-sharing nonprofit matches older adults, students, Camp Fire survivors

A new nonprofit in Butte County is matching older adults with spare rooms in their homes with people seeking affordable housing and willing to do some extra chores around the house. → Read More

Local leaders discuss next steps for PID funding

Guaranteeing a second year of backfill funding from the state for Paradise Irrigation District will take “tough negotiations” with the Governor’s office, local lawmakers and leaders said in press c… → Read More

Lake Concow Campground delays reopening but has several projects underway

The Lake Concow Campground is one of those places uniquely hit by two crises in the past two years: It was a forested refuge before a fire tore through and took out trees and structures and a gathe… → Read More