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October 30, 2024 0
Election Coverage – In their words. A majority of Chico’s registered voters have homework to do this election cycle. Of the City Council’s seven districts, representatives for four of them will be chosen in the Nov. 5 General Election. Each [...]
Election 2024
Progressive ideas return to Chico City Council
November 19, 2024 0
Hawley and Goldstein look to be seated on December 4th By Ken Magri According to the latest count from the Butte County Recorder-Clerk’s office, the open District 5 seat has candidate Katie Hawley leading contender Melissa Lopez-Mora by over 40 [...]
Arts & Culture
Gallery: Fall colors around Chico
November 19, 2024 0
Photographs by Ken Magri A mule deer wanders near the golf course by Upper Bidwell Park. Photograph by Ken Magri Autumn red returns to leaves around Butte County. Photograph by Ken Magri Ducks are out on the ponds across Chico. [...]
Local Government
When fish are free: Hundreds of salmon are now spawning in Klamath River and tributaries after dam removal completed
November 19, 2024 0
By Dan Bacher Hundreds of fall-run Chinook salmon are now spawning on the Klamath River and its tributaries both above and below the former sites of the four PacifiCorp dams – now that the removal of those structures is finally [...]
News
The region’s freshwater ecosystems are in urgent peril: report suggests a portfolio of tools may help
November 14, 2024 0
By Jennifer Junghans In California, nearly 4,000 native plant and animal species depend on the state’s freshwater ecosystems. Trout, salmon and smelt run the rivers and carry nutrients to and from the oceans. Nutrients feed the invertebrates that fuel the food chain [...]
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Climate advocates dismayed by Trump victory; buoyed by state results
November 14, 2024 0
Voters backed a $10 billion climate bond in California, rejected an anti-climate initiative in Washington By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. When they [...]

A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? November 14-November 20
November 13, 2024 0
What’s happening 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 online calendar for all of the [...]
A grand call for art in Chico
November 12, 2024 1
The city’s arts commission is busy creating opportunities for visual artists By Ken Magri The Chico Arts Commission, or CAC, is looking for artists, ideas and money for several projects intended to revitalize the city’s [...]
Killer confirmed? Netflix doc ‘This Is the Zodiac Speaking’ reveals info that seemingly solves the infamous case
November 12, 2024 1
By Bob Grimm It’s already been seventeen years since David Fincher released his supremely well-done Zodiac, starring Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo and Jake Gyllenhaal as a combination of detectives and reporters trying to track down [...]
A soldiering small business: Chico’s Krak Boba owners reflect as they celebrate 6-month anniversary
November 8, 2024 0
By Helen Harlan When Chico natives Cyndi and Frank Pereira opened Krak Boba Chico in East Avenue Marketplace in May, some of their close friends and family thought the couple was crazy. “Sometimes, we still [...]
Why Californians got tougher on crime: Bleak downtowns and attention-getting retail thefts
November 8, 2024 1
By Nigel Duara and Joe Garcia for CalMatters From their phones and their television screens and sometimes out their windows, Californians saw their state change quickly in the pandemic. Homelessness grew then and continued to grow. Fatal fentanyl [...]

A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? November 7-November 13
November 6, 2024 0
What’s happening 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 online calendar for all of the [...]
My drive back to Chico with Blind Uncle Ernie
November 5, 2024 1
A remembrance of what I learned about life by just listening By Ken Magri One winter day in 2011, I walked up to my 98-year-old Uncle Ernie’s apartment door in Carmichael and knocked. “Hey, Ernie, [...]
Federal firefighters say their pay is on the line in 2024 Election
November 5, 2024 0
As wildfires worsen, some federal firefighters fear Republican control of Congress and the White House could accelerate their exit from the workforce, leaving critical gaps in fire response. By Jeremy Lindenfeld, Capital & Main This [...]
Chico State’s Forensic Anthropology department is helping solve baffling homicides across the West and getting unknown remains brought home
November 1, 2024 0
By Samin vafaee From “CSI” to murder podcasts, stories of true crime are on the rise in popularity. But before these cases turn into Netflix documentaries, an immense amount of forensic work goes into identifying [...]
‘Notoriously slow:’ Lengthy investigations into California politicians leave voters in the dark
November 1, 2024 0
By Yue Stella Yu and Jeremia Kimelman for CalMatters A $1,044 outing at a glitzy Hollywood nightclub. A $1,316 meal at a Los Angeles steak and seafood restaurant. A $4,500 experience to see the L.A. [...]

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Election coverage

Progressive ideas return to Chico City Council

Gallery: Fall colors around Chico

When fish are free: Hundreds of salmon are now spawning in Klamath River and tributaries after dam removal completed

The region’s freshwater ecosystems are in urgent peril: report suggests a portfolio of tools may help

Climate advocates dismayed by Trump victory; buoyed by state results

A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? November 14-November 20

A grand call for art in Chico

Killer confirmed? Netflix doc ‘This Is the Zodiac Speaking’ reveals info that seemingly solves the infamous case

A soldiering small business: Chico’s Krak Boba owners reflect as they celebrate 6-month anniversary

Why Californians got tougher on crime: Bleak downtowns and attention-getting retail thefts

A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? November 7-November 13

My drive back to Chico with Blind Uncle Ernie

Federal firefighters say their pay is on the line in 2024 Election

Chico State’s Forensic Anthropology department is helping solve baffling homicides across the West and getting unknown remains brought home

‘Notoriously slow:’ Lengthy investigations into California politicians leave voters in the dark

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My drive back to Chico with Blind Uncle Ernie