Arts & Culture
What’s on? June 30-July 6
Wondering what shows, plays, concerts and other events are happening around Butte County? Chico News & Review has you covered with a few highlighted picks for the week. Get out and have some fun! Visit […]
Month: June 2022
Local Government
Council (re)turns to Sorensen
Former Mayor Mark Sorensen will be Chico’s next city manager, the city announced Thursday (June 30). The City Council, which will approve the appointment officially at its next meeting Tuesday (July 5), interviewed candidates in […]
News
‘Crossing the Line’ for choice
By Danny Feingold This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Long before the June 24 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Lisa Caruso decided to tell the story […]
News
Lucero relinquishes seat
The Butte County Board of Supervisors will tilt further right come January with the ouster of District 2 incumbent Debra Lucero. In the final results from the June 7 primary, released Friday morning (June 24), […]
Arts & Culture
What’s on? June 23-29
Wondering what shows, plays, concerts and other events are happening around Butte County? Chico News & Review has you covered with a few highlighted picks for the week. Get out and have some fun! Visit […]
Local Government
Interpretive dance
What is “quality of life”? The city of Chico has a definition of sorts in its vision statement, which calls for the city to be “a safe place to raise a family, an ideal location […]
News
Massive mess
By Andy Furillo This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. The moment may be at hand for Californians to turn the tide on a sea of plastic waste that […]
Arts & Culture
What’s on? June 16-22
Wondering what shows, plays, concerts and other events are happening around Butte County? Chico News & Review has you covered with a few highlighted picks for the week. Get out and have some fun! Visit […]
News
California budget: Big surplus, big differences
by Alexei Koseff for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. California lawmakers approved a $300 billion state budget this week, but it is […]
News
Lucero loses lead
Chico police officer Peter Durfee took the lead over incumbent Debra Lucero in the race for District 2 supervisor in the latest update to Butte County’s primary election results. Hours after vote centers closed Tuesday […]
Guest Comment
Sharks and other ‘threats’
It occurred to me the other evening that, through my lifetime, I’d never given much thought to sharks. That might seem odd as I was born and raised in a beach town, and until I […]
Arts & Culture
What’s on? June 9-15
Wondering what shows, plays, concerts and other events are happening around Butte County? Chico News & Review has you covered with a few highlighted picks for the week. Get out and have some fun! Visit […]
Local Government
Not in their neighborhoods
Frequently on an election night, the Chico City Council holds a brisk meeting with the agenda short and simple. That wasn’t the case Tuesday (June 7), as polls closed for California’s primary. The council convened […]
News
Apathy at the polls
Early returns suggest that participation of Butte County voters in the primary election Tuesday (June 7) was paltry, and potentially historically low. A midnight update on the Butte County Clerk-Recorder’s website, about four hours after […]
Arts & Culture
Living the dream
Midway through the opening-night performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as the sun set on a makeshift stage area at the edge of Bidwell Park’s Cedar Grove, the Bard’s words were momentarily drowned out by […]