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Behold, the champions of 2025 Best of Chico
August 20, 2025 0
The glorious conquerors approach! This is the 40th year for Best of Chico, and it’s been more fun than ever. After several months of online campaigning, a nominations round, and a final voting round, the Chico News & Review announces [...]
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Who’s running for California governor? Here’s a look at the current field of candidates
December 11, 2025 0
By Jeanne Kuang for CalMatters The game of musical chairs in the race to be California’s next governor lost another player last week. After Democratic businessman Stephen Cloobeck — who was polling at below half a percent — dropped out [...]
Arts & Culture

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and the Arts What’s going on? December 11–17
December 10, 2025 0
Holiday entertainment is here! Chico News & Review will help you find your favorite, with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all of the listings in [...]
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Actors acting: George Clooney and Adam Sandler make ‘Jay Kelly’ worth a watch
December 9, 2025 0
By Bob Grimm Jay Kelly, a somewhat satirical look at the life of an aging movie star (George Clooney), comes to us from writer-director Noah Baumbach—which suggests that it may be a brutal look at life in the limelight. Instead, [...]
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After SNAP was pushed to the breaking point during the shutdown, how have Chico organizations been responding for the future?
December 5, 2025 1
By Odin Rasco Although the protracted government shutdown was brought to a (potentially temporary) close mid-November, the shakeup that it brought to countless services including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (known to Californians as CalFresh) has put a new spotlight [...]
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California endures whipsaw climate extremes as federal support withers
December 4, 2025 0
Data and aid to fight landslides fueled by bigger fires and intense storms are imperiled under Trump By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. [...]

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and the Arts What’s going on? December 4–10
December 3, 2025 0
Hey, fit some fun time into your schedule this week! Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE [...]
Letters: Wildfire mismanagement, nerd culture, underfunded pensions, scooters downtown, Prop. 50 fallout and more
December 3, 2025 0
Re: Special investigation: Did officials begin to remove an area fire guardian for no reason? And is the Colby Mountain lookout really finished or not? By Ken Magri (News, November 28, 2025) Great piece! Why [...]
Project Censored dispatch: ‘A direct attack on the freedom of speech’ – Trump takes on Higher Ed
December 2, 2025 0
By James Libresco And then came the universities. After waging war on public broadcasting and the arts, the Trump administration threatened last month to cut federal funding to nine prominent colleges unless they restricted campus speech that opposed [...]
Special investigation: Did officials begin to remove an area fire guardian for no reason? And is the Colby Mountain lookout really finished or not?
November 28, 2025 7
CN&R obtains documents contradicting narrative about why the crucial tower is slated to be closed, while a community protests and candidates weigh in By Ken Magri On Oct. 9, amid California’s ongoing concern about wildfires, [...]
A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and the Arts What’s going on? Nov. 27–Dec. 3
November 26, 2025 0
Thankful for all the local talent we all get to enjoy! Chico News & Review shares the highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online [...]

From being farmers and fire survivors to bolstering Chico’s creatives, couple remains committed with upcoming Your Market Place pop-ups
November 26, 2025 3
More of the pair’s pop-up events will happen around Chico on Nov. 30, Dec. 15 and Dec. 20 & 21 By Emily Haerter Being a hustling college town that’s rich with agriculture, Chico has never [...]
Surprising POV: ‘Predator: Badlands’ offers a surprisingly compelling new take on the vicious alien
November 26, 2025 0
By Bob Grimm I wasn’t all that excited about a Predator movie that supposedly switched the point of view to that of the Predator, focusing on the hunter rather than the hunted. I also wasn’t [...]
CAP-EX: Can Chico’s nerd culture support a comics convention?
November 24, 2025 1
By Sam DeLong Vendors from Wonderland Crafts at the Chico Anime & Pop Expo. Photo by Sam DeLong There was a friendly, energetic voice echoing through the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds at the first Chico Anime [...]
Seven years into Gov. Newsom’s tenure, California’s housing crisis remains unsolved
November 24, 2025 1
Despite a burst of new housing laws, buying a home in California is increasingly unattainable – especially for lower-income earners, a new report shows. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by [...]
Underfunded Chico city worker pensions take center stage for council
November 20, 2025 2
The Chico City Council will look for outsource alternatives to lower future pension obligations By Ken Magri At the November 4 city council meeting, Councilmember Tom Van Overbeek brought up an ever-present funding problem so [...]

Chico’s big fashion and entertainment show on Dec. 13 benefits FUR’s cat rescue work

Behold, the champions of 2025 Best of Chico

Who’s running for California governor? Here’s a look at the current field of candidates

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and the Arts What’s going on? December 11–17

Actors acting: George Clooney and Adam Sandler make ‘Jay Kelly’ worth a watch

After SNAP was pushed to the breaking point during the shutdown, how have Chico organizations been responding for the future?

California endures whipsaw climate extremes as federal support withers

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and the Arts What’s going on? December 4–10

Letters: Wildfire mismanagement, nerd culture, underfunded pensions, scooters downtown, Prop. 50 fallout and more

Project Censored dispatch: ‘A direct attack on the freedom of speech’ – Trump takes on Higher Ed

Special investigation: Did officials begin to remove an area fire guardian for no reason? And is the Colby Mountain lookout really finished or not?

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and the Arts What’s going on? Nov. 27–Dec. 3

From being farmers and fire survivors to bolstering Chico’s creatives, couple remains committed with upcoming Your Market Place pop-ups

Surprising POV: ‘Predator: Badlands’ offers a surprisingly compelling new take on the vicious alien

CAP-EX: Can Chico’s nerd culture support a comics convention?

Seven years into Gov. Newsom’s tenure, California’s housing crisis remains unsolved

Underfunded Chico city worker pensions take center stage for council

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Who’s running for California governor? Here’s a look at the current field of candidates

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Chico’s big fashion and entertainment show on Dec. 13 benefits FUR’s cat rescue work

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Letters: Wildfire mismanagement, nerd culture, underfunded pensions, scooters downtown, Prop. 50 fallout and more