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Though commonly advertised as “wholesome fun for the whole family,” there’s an air of spookiness surrounding the circus. For one thing, clowns. On a deeper level, mystery, a touch of the supernatural and a peculiar […]
NewsThis story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. With the Sierra Nevada smothered in snow, large swaths of the Central Valley underwater and many Californians weary of [...]- NewsThis story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Most summer mornings at first light, Jared Davis is a few miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge, motoring [...]
- NewsThis story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Two winters’ worth of snow has already fallen in the Sierra Nevada since Christmas, pulling California from the depths [...]
- NewsBy Bobbi Murray This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published here with permission. “I think democracy thrives when everybody can participate,” says California Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Culver City). In February Bryan introduced a groundbreaking state [...]
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New estimate puts California high-speed rail project $100 billion in the red Bullet train costs soar
By Ralph Vartabedian CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. When Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his scaled down blueprint for the California bullet train four years ago, he proposed building a [...] - NewsA CN&R Outdoor Recreation special feature. If you live in Chico and are looking for some outdoor recreation, nearly any activity you could dream up is just a day trip away. The mountains of Shasta, Lassen and the Sierra Nevada; [...]
- NewsAs a Chico State nursing student, Kristina Chesterman dreamed of traveling to developing nations where she could use her skills to help those in desperate need. Sadly, while biking home from a marathon study session in September 2013, she was [...]
Dreaming of Owning a Home: the CHIP Self-Help program builds communities in the North Valley
CHIP’s Self-Help Housing Program partners with USDA Rural Development to develop land or buy finished lots to build subdivisions of about 10 to 50 houses for families whose income is at or below 80% of the area’s median income. […]
- Lately, single mother Santy Gray has been enjoying mini dance parties with her five-year-old son first thing in the morning. This is a new practice for them—Gray said she used to feel annoyed that he [...]
- After six years spent sailing down the coast of Central America and around the South Pacific, Mike and Mary McCluskey considered three different cities—the homes of their children—to (figuratively) drop anchor and call home. The [...]
- I miss Zot’s. When the Chico News & Review was still downtown (I miss that a lot, too), Zot’s Hot Dogs & Deli was the closest restaurant to our building. It was just a short [...]
- I’m always interested in learning who and what wins the Oscars, but I probably won’t be watching much of the televised ceremony, again, this year (March 12). That’s a reflection of my indifference toward the [...]
As troubling as it might be to hear the recent grandstanding by U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene advocating for a “national divorce”—splitting up America into separate red and blue countries—the truth is she’s not alone [...]- Asked in downtown Chico Ryan Reaves Mountain biking—in Upper Park. I like to go uphill on the south side, and then cross the creek and come back on the north side. Kim Hamberg Go to [...]
- One can only assume sweets shop heiress Kasey Reynolds has never been hungry. Same goes for Sean Morgan, the son of a doctor; Andrew Coolidge, whose father was an attorney; and caterer Deepika Tandon. These [...]
Roy Cook: What a wonderful story. So few people have the courage to follow their dreams that way you two did. Congratulations! 
Bill Collins: My job takes me frequently to Fresno. And, on most trips, I exit 99E at Herndon Avenue, just a few… 
RX: I worked at Zephyr’s for years and your Chicago dogs were my guilty pleasure! I remember you well. What a… 
Maria Giovanni: 50 years is an amazing run, congratulations! And enjoy your well-deserved retirement! 
Anthony: Mr Selznick, I like your work, and I’m sorry that no one caught the obvious small-but-quite-brilliant typo in your Oscar… 
