By Ken Magri Electric scooter sales and usage are on the rise, including new “shared mobility” rental businesses that allow customers to rent a device in one location and leave it in another when they’re […]
By Emily Haerter In the fall season, apples drop off trees almost as fast as the autumn leaves. Many folks don’t know what to do with the abundance, but this wasn’t the case for cider-making […]
Chevron and WSPA again dominate lobbying spending in the Golden State By Dan Bacher The oil and gas industry spent over $26 million in the first three quarters of 2025 in their successful effort to […]
It’s a week-long music party! Plus, other highlights from Chico News & Review 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 […]
By Bob Grimm Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness) keep their bizarre yet awesome cinematic party going with Bugonia, their darkest pairing yet. Conspiracy-theorist Teddy (Jesse Plemons) and his cousin/sidekick, Don […]
Proposition 50 makes North State region competitive for Democrats, Chico State University professor jumps in new race In an off-year election that saw Democratic candidates win big across the country, California’s redistricting initiative, Proposition 50, […]
Lots of music-making women in this week’s spotlight. For all events, Chico News & Review has highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar […]
By Juan-Carlos Selznick Trapped attentionThe Lost Bus, with its swathe of recent local history, caught some very real attention from me, even though some of it seemed to wobble between fascination and aggravation. As a […]
By Alexis Fitzpatrick I recently overheard a parent discussing how AI makes evenings so peaceful by reducing the toil of her child’s evening math homework by providing solutions to difficult core math questions. Although AI […]
Re: Looking into election ballot postal urgency in Butte County By Ken Magri (News, October 29, 2025) We mailed in our votes several weeks ago, but have not received any notification that they were received […]
By Maya C. Miller for CalMatters The Trump administration’s Department of Justice will deploy election monitors to five California counties on Election Day, the department announced Friday, in what it describes as an effort to […]
Night & day, it’s a spirited 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 […]
Mailed ballots from rural locations could arrive too late to be counted. Here’s what to do. By Ken Magri Because this Tuesday’s special election is being conducted entirely through the mail, there is a chance […]
By Ken Magri Chico resident, veteran and longtime Democratic strategist Bob Mulholland passed away on October 19 at the age of 78. The son of a veteran, Mulholland was born in 1946 almost a year […]
By Lori Bindig Yousman “Tradwives” are having a moment. Amidst the rejection of “lean-in” culture and “girl boss” backlash, a host of popular social media accounts created by and geared toward young women promote the role […]
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