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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
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 story is produced by the [...]
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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 the victims. This analysis of [...]
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‘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. Dodgers. Isaac Galvan paid for [...]
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A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? October 31-November 6
October 30, 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 listings in Butte County. Diggin [...]

What the ghost stories of Venice tell us about … us
October 29, 2024 0
By Scott Thomas Anderson You can glean a lot from a culture by how it remembers its dead. In our corner of California, most ghost stories involve unlucky prospectors, victims of frontier justice and thousands [...]
Raised in Butte County, District 3 Assembly Candidate Aaron Draper discusses the region’s biggest issues
October 25, 2024 4
By Ken Magri “I am not a politician,” says Aaron Draper, taking his first dive into electoral politics by challenging Assemblymember James Gallagher. He knows he has a mighty uphill climb ahead of him. Trying [...]
Proposition confusion: Rent control, affordable housing and AIDS drugs intertwine in Propositions 33 and 34
October 25, 2024 0
By Ken Magri By the middle of October Californians start feeling the agony of frequent mailers and political advertisements for ballot propositions. But even the sharpest voter can get confused by the way these voter [...]
New study indicates raising California’s minimum wage has not cost jobs
October 25, 2024 0
Ahead of a ballot measure to add $2 to the hourly minimum wage, studies show fast food jobs increased after the state bumped hourly pay to $20 in that sector. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & [...]
A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? October 24–October 30
October 23, 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 [...]

All’s fair in Chico election politics? Attack mailers raise questions about honest campaigning
October 22, 2024 5
By Ken Magri In a race for two Chico city council seats, a controversy has erupted over recent negative campaign mailers addressing the issue of homelessness. Two of the challengers are crying foul about the [...]
From lighthouse ghosts to modern jazz and stage visions, writer Dana Gioia is still proving that poetry can matter
October 22, 2024 0
Former Poet Laureate of California Dana Gioia recently released his new collection ‘Meet Me at the Lighthouse.‘ By Scott Thomas Anderson To descend into the underworld of California’s literary past, the only Virgil for guiding [...]
Butte County Environmental Council rallies the community in an era of climate anxiety
October 18, 2024 0
On the heels of Chico river clean-up, group holds its Climate Action Day on Saturday By Odin Rasco Soaking in the final rays of the summer sun (or, at least, the last official day of [...]
Labor advocates say Newsom’s gas prices bill risks safety. He disagreed
October 18, 2024 0
By Malena Carollo for CalMatters A bill attempting to remedy California’s ongoing gas price spikes has prevailed despite questions about whether it could jeopardize worker safety. The bill – Assembly Bill X2-1 – would require [...]
A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? October 17–October 23
October 16, 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 [...]

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Election coverage

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

A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? October 31-November 6

What the ghost stories of Venice tell us about … us

Raised in Butte County, District 3 Assembly Candidate Aaron Draper discusses the region’s biggest issues

Proposition confusion: Rent control, affordable housing and AIDS drugs intertwine in Propositions 33 and 34

New study indicates raising California’s minimum wage has not cost jobs

A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? October 24–October 30

All’s fair in Chico election politics? Attack mailers raise questions about honest campaigning

From lighthouse ghosts to modern jazz and stage visions, writer Dana Gioia is still proving that poetry can matter

Butte County Environmental Council rallies the community in an era of climate anxiety

Labor advocates say Newsom’s gas prices bill risks safety. He disagreed

A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? October 17–October 23

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