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Chico’s Little Red Hen adapts to challenges of funding cuts
February 9, 2026 1
After closing the Gift Shop on East 20th Street, that location has been repurposed for LRH day programs. By Sam DeLong Full disclosure: The author of this story was an employee of Little Red Hen for more than 10 years [...]
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Essay: Surgical patients deserve access to acupuncture
February 12, 2026 0
By Dr. Stephanie Cheng America’s opioid crisis touches nearly every family. Roughly 5.7 million Americans live with opioid use disorder, and about one in three adults say they or someone in their family has battled addiction. As an anesthesiologist, I [...]
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AI apocalypse: Sam Rockwell is in peak form in the zany ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
February 12, 2026 0
By Bob Grimm The future is in cataclysmic peril because we stare at our phones and blather on social media all day in the apocalyptic comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. Humanity has one last shot at salvation—an unnamed time [...]
Arts & Culture

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? February 12–18
February 11, 2026 0
Hearts are throbbing. But, not everything’s exclusively for love birds this week. Chico News & Review has more 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 [...]
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Essay: Red tape is strangling rural healthcare. We need to cut it
February 5, 2026 0
By Sally C. Pipes Rural America is running out of doctors. According to a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund, 43 million Americans now live in rural communities facing a shortage of primary care providers. This shortage isn’t new. It’s [...]

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? February 5–11
February 4, 2026 0
Get movin’! Don’t miss a beat with Chico News & Review’s coverage 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 [...]
The one big beautiful prediction: The energy transition is still alive
February 3, 2026 0
Trump has attacked renewable power from every angle, but energy justice scholar Sanya Carley envisions an affordable green future. By Audrey Carleton, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital [...]
Keep ’em guessing: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck help make Netflix’s ‘The Rip’ an enjoyable, unpredictable thriller
February 3, 2026 0
By Bob Grimm Ben Affleck and Matt Damon team up again for Netflix’s The Rip. This time, they’re under the direction of Joe Carnahan (The Grey … it’s a great film if you haven’t seen it) as a [...]
Chico’s small businesses find ways to lend support to city’s burgeoning ICE protests
February 2, 2026 1
By Ken Magri More than 100 Chico State students, staff and faculty members left their classrooms for a hastily arranged walkout on Friday. Their show of solidarity with Minneapolis was organized by the Students for [...]
Embattled reservoir project in Colusa and Glenn counties gets federal approval
January 29, 2026 0
Critics say initiative ‘fails to respect tribal nations and local economies in the North State’ By Dan Bacher The U.S. Department of the Interior just approved the Record of Decision, or ROD, for the controversial [...]

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? Jan. 29–Feb. 4
January 28, 2026 0
Hot picks for a very cool 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 [...]
Straight out of Project 2025: Trump’s immigration plan was clear
January 28, 2026 1
The president denied involvement in the far right game plan, but he has followed it like a script. Here’s what might be next. By Kate Morrissey, Capital & Main This story is produced by the [...]
What would you do? Streetalk: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
January 26, 2026 2
Asked at Saturday’s Farmers Market, Chico Morgan W. Farmer I wish I could alleviate everyone’s sense of fear. I think that’s the root of most of our issues. And if we weren’t afraid of change [...]
On eve of strike, Kaiser nurses sound alarm on patient care
January 25, 2026 2
More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers plan to walk out next week following months-long stalemate with Kaiser. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital [...]
Project Censored dispatch: Communities push back against AI data center expansion
January 22, 2026 0
By Alefiya Presswala Editor’s Note: This is the first of two Dispatches on AI data centers, with a second article, by Ella Mrofka, to be published in January 2026. There are more than 5,400 data centers in [...]

Mental health advocate for Yurok Tribe, of California’s first nations dies in apparent murder-suicide

Chico’s Little Red Hen adapts to challenges of funding cuts

Essay: Surgical patients deserve access to acupuncture

AI apocalypse: Sam Rockwell is in peak form in the zany ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? February 12–18

Essay: Red tape is strangling rural healthcare. We need to cut it

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? February 5–11

The one big beautiful prediction: The energy transition is still alive

Keep ’em guessing: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck help make Netflix’s ‘The Rip’ an enjoyable, unpredictable thriller

Chico’s small businesses find ways to lend support to city’s burgeoning ICE protests

Embattled reservoir project in Colusa and Glenn counties gets federal approval

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? Jan. 29–Feb. 4

Straight out of Project 2025: Trump’s immigration plan was clear

What would you do? Streetalk: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?

On eve of strike, Kaiser nurses sound alarm on patient care

Project Censored dispatch: Communities push back against AI data center expansion

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Mental health advocate for Yurok Tribe, of California’s first nations dies in apparent murder-suicide

Arts & Culture

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? February 12–18

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Essay: Surgical patients deserve access to acupuncture