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[ December 5, 2025 ] After SNAP was pushed to the breaking point during the shutdown, how have Chico organizations been responding for the future? News
[ December 4, 2025 ] California endures whipsaw climate extremes as federal support withers News
[ November 28, 2025 ] Special investigation: Did officials begin to remove an area fire guardian for no reason? And is the Colby Mountain lookout really finished or not? News
[ November 24, 2025 ] Seven years into Gov. Newsom’s tenure, California’s housing crisis remains unsolved News
[ November 20, 2025 ] Underfunded Chico city worker pensions take center stage for council News

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California endures whipsaw climate extremes as federal support withers
December 4, 2025 0
Data and aid to fight landslides fueled by bigger fires and intense storms are imperiled under Trump By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. [...]
Arts & Culture

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and the Arts What’s going on? December 4–10
December 3, 2025 0
Hey, fit some fun time into your schedule 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 [...]
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Wildfire mismanagement, nerd culture, underfunded pensions, scooters downtown, Prop. 50 fallout and more
December 3, 2025 0
Re: Special investigation: Did officials begin to remove an area fire guardian for no reason? And is the Colby Mountain lookout really finished or not? By Ken Magri (News, November 28, 2025) Great piece! Why is the USFS closing the [...]
Guest Comment
Project Censored dispatch: ‘A direct attack on the freedom of speech’ – Trump takes on Higher Ed
December 2, 2025 0
By James Libresco And then came the universities. After waging war on public broadcasting and the arts, the Trump administration threatened last month to cut federal funding to nine prominent colleges unless they restricted campus speech that opposed conservatives. “Academic freedom is not [...]
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Special investigation: Did officials begin to remove an area fire guardian for no reason? And is the Colby Mountain lookout really finished or not?
November 28, 2025 6
CN&R obtains documents contradicting narrative about why the crucial tower is slated to be closed, while a community protests and candidates weigh in By Ken Magri On Oct. 9, amid California’s ongoing concern about wildfires, the United States Forest Service, [...]

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and the Arts What’s going on? Nov. 27–Dec. 3
November 26, 2025 0
Thankful for all the local talent we all get to enjoy! Chico News & Review shares the highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online [...]
From being farmers and fire survivors to bolstering Chico’s creatives, couple remains committed with upcoming Your Market Place pop-ups
November 26, 2025 3
More of the pair’s pop-up events will happen around Chico on Nov. 30, Dec. 15 and Dec. 20 & 21 By Emily Haerter Being a hustling college town that’s rich with agriculture, Chico has never [...]
Surprising POV: ‘Predator: Badlands’ offers a surprisingly compelling new take on the vicious alien
November 26, 2025 0
By Bob Grimm I wasn’t all that excited about a Predator movie that supposedly switched the point of view to that of the Predator, focusing on the hunter rather than the hunted. I also wasn’t [...]
CAP-EX: Can Chico’s nerd culture support a comics convention?
November 24, 2025 1
By Sam DeLong Vendors from Wonderland Crafts at the Chico Anime & Pop Expo. Photo by Sam DeLong There was a friendly, energetic voice echoing through the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds at the first Chico Anime [...]
Seven years into Gov. Newsom’s tenure, California’s housing crisis remains unsolved
November 24, 2025 1
Despite a burst of new housing laws, buying a home in California is increasingly unattainable – especially for lower-income earners, a new report shows. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by [...]

Underfunded Chico city worker pensions take center stage for council
November 20, 2025 2
The Chico City Council will look for outsource alternatives to lower future pension obligations By Ken Magri At the November 4 city council meeting, Councilmember Tom Van Overbeek brought up an ever-present funding problem so [...]
A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and the Arts What’s going on? November 20–26
November 19, 2025 0
Hey, it’s a cozy week for gettin’ 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 [...]
Experiencing a new environment Streetalk: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?
November 19, 2025 0
Asked at Chico’s Farmers Market Mike GriffithPedicab DriverHawaii, because it’s so beautiful. I’ve never been but always wanted to go. Abby McGuireSalesperson for Adam’s Family Olives and Respite Care ProviderVenice, Italy. I’ve wanted to go [...]
Essay: Beware of a rural hospital slush fund
November 18, 2025 0
By Sally C. Pipes Congress has handed hospital giants a new line of taxpayer-funded credit. This summer, Congress included a $50 billion “rural health fund” in the multitrillion-dollar One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The fund’s [...]
Officials find more positive news for Fall-run salmon in the Feather, Klamath and Sacramento rivers
November 18, 2025 0
By Dan Bacher Preliminary data suggests Fall-run Chinook salmon returns to the Feather, Sacramento and Klamath river systems are looking much better in 2025, following the third year of a total closure of commercial ocean salmon [...]

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