Weekly picks
What’s going on? October 16–22
A chill in the air signals time for both fun and fright fests. Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit […]
Month: October 2025
News
California’s incarcerated firefighters to see ‘historic’ pay increase in laws Newsom signed
By Cayla Mihalovich for CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a set of bills meant to recognize incarcerated firefighters, including a historic measure to raise their pay to meet the federal minimum wage during active fires. The wage increase, […]
Arts & Culture
Art Against Erasure: New exhibition in Chico thru Oct. 19 highlights the LGBTQ+ community’s concerns about political targeting
By Ken Magri “Visibility is resistance, and we will not be erased.” That quote represents the sentiment of Chico’s LGBTQ+ community on the eve of a new art exhibition at the area’s Museum of Northern […]
Arts & Culture
Horror comedy filmed in Chico will screen at the Pageant Theatre on Oct. 14
More than 40 Chico State students helped give The Fuzzies an intricate, entertaining and creepy life By Odin Rasco What happens when the charm and magic of a children’s show is left to fester in […]
News
The insatiable energy demands of data centers could increase fossil fuel emissions in California
By 2030, the centers could consume the equivalent of adding another city the size of L.A. to the state’s power grid. By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism […]
Arts & Culture
What’s going on? October 9–15
Here’s a few unique ideas for you this week. And there’s more with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Just visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all […]
News
Community Science Book Club gets Chico back to its roots in the natural world
Group has been engaging and educating club members at the Gateway Science Museum since 2021 By Delaney Joyce On the first Saturday of each month, the Community Science Book Club brings together a love of […]
Arts & Culture
Constant surprises: Leonardo DiCaprio is wonderfully unhinged in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Masterful ‘One Battle After Another’
By Bob Grimm Back in the day, director Paul Thomas Anderson offered the role of Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights to Leonardo DiCaprio, who instead chose to go sink on a big boat and cement his status […]
News
With Butte County’s representation in question, CN&R offers a Proposition 50 primer
We look at the importance of California’s November 4 ballot measure By Ken Magri In the upcoming November 4 special election there is one issue to vote on, just one. Proposition 50 is asking whether […]
Opinions
Essay: The vaccine backslide that could shorten our lifespans
By Leanne Clark-Shirley The federal government is on the brink of reversing a century of medical progress for older adults. As a social scientist, it’s not often that I weigh in on medical policy. But […]
Arts & Culture
What’s going on? October 2–8
New season, lots of new sights and sounds. Chico News & Review gives a tour with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar […]