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Chico officials hold press conference on homeless lawsuit settlement The city speaks
January 19, 2022 0
Chico’s mayor and city manager held a press conference Tuesday (Jan. 18) regarding last week’s settlement of the Warren v. City of Chico lawsuit, breaking months of court-ordered confidentiality that barred players on both sides of the case from speaking [...]
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Council hears out citizens heated over lawsuit settlement but stays on track All steam, no boil
January 19, 2022 0
Several specters loomed over Chico City Council members as they convened Tuesday evening (Jan. 18). Meeting over Zoom due to coronavirus precautions, the council repeatedly heard comments in open session about matters that were to be considered later that night [...]
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Settlement agreement in Warren v. City of Chico lawsuit provides for non-congregate shelter and updated public camping rules On new terms
January 15, 2022 0
There is a sea change in store for the city of Chico and its approach to homelessness issues. On Friday (Jan. 14), a settlement agreement in the Warren v. City of Chico lawsuit was signed by a federal court judge [...]
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Highlighting a handful of figures positioned to impact the community over the new year Whom to watch in 2022
January 6, 2022 1
The pandemic may have altered a lot of traditions, but one we’ve maintained at the CN&R is our annual Whom to Watch feature, spotlighting locals we anticipate will make significant impacts—or at least headlines—over the coming year. Women dominate our [...]
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Pandemic has taken toll on mental health, motivating some to seek treatment and use technology to connect ‘Not alone’
January 6, 2022 0
Sometimes lost in the conversation about COVID-19 infections and ICU capacities is the impact the pandemic has had on our collective mental health. For this special Health Issue, the CN&R reports on the help that is available to address the [...]
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Ketamine therapy takes root locally amid mental health crisis Opening minds
January 6, 2022 2
Sometimes lost in the conversation about COVID-19 infections and ICU capacities is the impact the pandemic has had on our collective mental health. For this special Health Issue, the CN&R reports on the help that is available to address the [...]
Arts & Culture

Local theaters are back on schedule after two years of disruptions Theater season preview
January 6, 2022 0
For the past two years, the calendars for performing arts venues have been a mess. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced cancellations, reschedules (re-reschedules) and prolonged closures. Chico’s theater community has responded to the challenges as well as possible—enforcing social-distancing/masking requirements, [...]
Arts & Culture

Pageant Theatre emerges from pandemic shutdown renewed and improved Open arthouse
January 6, 2022 1
When the global pandemic arrived in Chico, Pageant Theatre owner Miles Montalbano figured it would pass by quickly. He and his 2020 crew were looking forward to celebrating the Pageant’s 40th anniversary in March. “We thought the lockdown would last [...]
Editor's note

Cautiously optimistic about the CN&R in 2022 Editor’s note: New year’s update
January 6, 2022 0
For this first issue of the Chico News & Review for 2022, I had hopes of sharing good news of a holiday boon and a return to normal for our county and this newspaper, but we are not out of [...]
Opinions

A tribute to Safeway’s wine guy, Dave Mettler, a friend to every shopper and this journalist Second & Flume: Cheers to Dave
January 6, 2022 4
I last saw Dave Mettler a few weeks before Thanksgiving. I was at Safeway to buy sourdough bread, but I popped over to the next aisle to say hello to the store’s venerable “wine guy.” I needed to get home [...]
Guest Comment
Guest comment: Permanent Christmas
January 6, 2022 0
We’re into January now, and so out of Christmas, which means everyone can go back to their regularly scheduled grump. Except: Wait. Some peoples in this world, they will celebrate Christmas today. Others, tomorrow. Still others celebrated long before December [...]
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Butte County's COVID-19 infections have risen sharply since the Christmas holiday Omicron is here
January 6, 2022 0
After weeks of declining COVID-19 infections, Butte County’s numbers spiked dramatically during the last week of 2021. Between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1, there were 701 new cases, the highest total since the summer surge and nearly triple the amount [...]
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Streetalk: How will history remember Jan. 6 Capitol attack?
January 6, 2022 0
Jeremy JierigFarmer/business owner I think we’ll remember it how the media depicted it, and I think the media skews a lot of different things. It was a horrible day. I don’t think you can blame it all on one person. [...]

With high infection rates in Butte County, omicron puts new strain on local health care Viral load
January 21, 2022 0
Preparing to speak about the latest manifestation of the COVID-19 pandemic locally, Dr. Marcia Nelson offered a quick apology. She explained she might look off-camera during the Zoom call to check statistics on another screen. [...]
The city speaks
January 19, 2022 0
All steam, no boil
January 19, 2022 0
On new terms
January 15, 2022 0
Whom to watch in 2022
January 6, 2022 1

Local theaters are back on schedule after two years of disruptions Theater season preview
January 6, 2022 0
For the past two years, the calendars for performing arts venues have been a mess. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced cancellations, reschedules (re-reschedules) and prolonged closures. Chico’s theater community has responded to the challenges as [...]
Open arthouse
January 6, 2022 1
Arts DEVO: Dads
January 4, 2022 0
Film flood 2021
December 30, 2021 0
Arts DEVO: 2021 DEVO Awards
December 2, 2021 0

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