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California kids are going without vision care, and the problem is getting worse
April 9, 2026 0
Mia Ochoa, 9, behind a Phoropter during an eye exam at Vision to Learn mobile optometry clinic at Esther Lindstrom Elementary School in Lakewood on March 20, 2026. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters This report, which looked at the [...]
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A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? April 9–15
April 8, 2026 0
So much good stuff this week! Chico News & Review has picked highlights for you 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 the [...]
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This new California law will offer college students rehab before discipline for overdosing
April 7, 2026 0
The Chico State Student Health Center is currently one of three locations on campus where students can access Narcan nasal spray (Naloxone). Fentanyl test strips are also available here. CN&R photo By Alina Ta / CalMatters This story was originally [...]
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Spring Out!
April 6, 2026 0
Flower vendor at the downtown Saturday Farmers Market. Photo by Ken Magri Welcoming a new season in Chico Ah, springtime. Fresh starts. New life. This past week Chicoans got out in the warm weather to enjoy some of the small [...]
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Writer Rick Beren returns to Chico for book signing on April 4 A bad situation turns creative
April 2, 2026 1
Former Chico State student’s prison stay inspires a television writing career By Sam DeLong In life, sometimes we follow the path we choose. Other times, it’s the path that chooses us. For former California State University, Chico student Rick Beren, [...]

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? April 2–8
April 1, 2026 0
Events are blooming everywhere! Chico News & Review has picked some 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 [...]
California governor’s race: See the candidates’ incomes and tax payments
April 1, 2026 0
By Yue Stella Yu/CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. We already knew that Democrat Tom Steyer, a billionaire running for California governor, is rich. But how rich? In 2024, Steyer and his wife, [...]
Photo Essay: The Californians Powering America
March 31, 2026 0
A group of Latin American migrants works to restore a home damaged by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles. Photo by Yael Martinez / Magnum Photos for Economic Hardship Reporting Project Powerful photos capture the [...]
Chico joined the rest of the nation on March 28 to defend democracy Chico “No Kings 3” protest draws large crowd
March 30, 2026 1
Crowd arrives at City Plaza for the No Kings 3 protest, March 28. Photo by Ken Magri War, Epstein, ICE and fair elections among many reasons protesters give for coming out By Ken Magri “Protest [...]
A true cinema event: ‘Project Hail Mary’ is the epic sci-fi charmer movie theaters needed
March 26, 2026 0
Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary. By Bob Grimm All hail Project Hail Mary, a rousingly wonderful, beautifully strange sci-fi epic with Ryan Gosling and an enchanting pile of rocks at its center. Directors Phil [...]

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? March 26–April 1
March 25, 2026 0
Can’t decide? Chico News & Review will help you with this week’s 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 contentious project to raise Shasta Dam just got a funding boost from Trump
March 24, 2026 0
Drone image of Shasta Dam and Lake. Credit: Brandon Buza By Rachel Becker/CalMatters Following pressure from powerful California growers, the Trump administration’s Interior Department announced Tuesday (March 17) that it will put $40 million toward [...]
H.R. 1’s impact on Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and county eligibility offices: A Q&A with Carlos Marquez, County Welfare Directors Association of California
March 23, 2026 0
Carlos Marquez of the County Welfare Directors Association of California. Photo courtesy Carlos Marquez A growing dispute in Sacramento could determine whether hundreds of thousands of Californians eligible for Medi-Cal and CalFresh lose their health [...]
Like ‘Avatar,’ but with animals: ‘Hoppers’ Is funny, a bit demented—and one of Pixar’s best films in a while
March 19, 2026 0
By Bob Grimm Hoppers is one of Pixar’s goofiest and funniest movies yet—a self-professed animated riff on Avatar that is a million times more entertaining than Avatar. Mabel (the voice of Piper Curda) loves animals. [...]
A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? March 19–25
March 18, 2026 0
Spring’s here, so time to get out! 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 [...]

Bad pasts: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya are a fantastic onscreen couple—who will make you very uncomfortable in ‘The Drama’

California kids are going without vision care, and the problem is getting worse

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? April 9–15

This new California law will offer college students rehab before discipline for overdosing

Spring Out!

Writer Rick Beren returns to Chico for book signing on April 4 A bad situation turns creative

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? April 2–8

California governor’s race: See the candidates’ incomes and tax payments

Photo Essay: The Californians Powering America

Chico joined the rest of the nation on March 28 to defend democracy Chico “No Kings 3” protest draws large crowd

A true cinema event: ‘Project Hail Mary’ is the epic sci-fi charmer movie theaters needed

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? March 26–April 1

A contentious project to raise Shasta Dam just got a funding boost from Trump

H.R. 1’s impact on Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and county eligibility offices: A Q&A with Carlos Marquez, County Welfare Directors Association of California

Like ‘Avatar,’ but with animals: ‘Hoppers’ Is funny, a bit demented—and one of Pixar’s best films in a while

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? March 19–25

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California kids are going without vision care, and the problem is getting worse

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Bad pasts: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya are a fantastic onscreen couple—who will make you very uncomfortable in ‘The Drama’

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Essay: Surgical patients deserve access to acupuncture