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A Pioneering Switch
How will the transition to non-profit Pioneer Community Energy affect Butte County’s electricity customers? By Ken Magri In an era of increasing concern about energy prices and availability, Butte County is on its way to […]
Year: 2026
Weekly picks
What’s going on? March 12–18
It’s St. Paddy’s week, and a whole lot more. Chico News & Review gives you lots of choices of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online […]
Arts & Culture
Tonal catastrophe: ‘How to Make a Killing’ is billed as a dark comedy—but there are no laughs
By Bob Grimm Glen Powell’s new movie, How to Make a Killing, is being marketed as a dark comedy—but you will not laugh once during this flat, soulless endeavor. Writer-director John Patton Ford makes the fatal […]
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Pockets of unvaccinated communities — including the North State — are driving measles outbreaks in California
By Kristen Hwang for CalMatters When a possible measles case is identified in California, a phone rings at the local health department and the clock starts ticking. Laboratory workers need to process samples as soon […]
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Local demonstrators hold weekly vigil to support Social Security
By Sam DeLong Every Thursday at 10a.m., a cluster of folding chairs and handmade signs appear outside the Social Security office in north Chico. The signs read: “Honk if you support Social Security.”“If You Earn […]
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‘What the hell is going on?’: Mike McGuire one of the leaders clashing over congressional endorsement
By Maya C. Miller for CalMatters For a Democratic Party convention with the theme, “Together, we win,” there was a lot of infighting, culminating in a Sunday morning shouting match between two Democratic heavyweights. State […]
Weekly picks
What’s going on? March 5–11
Something for everyone this week. Chico News & Review presents 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 the listings in […]
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Colby Mountain lookout tower to reopen this Spring
Joint effort saves a valuable fire mitigation resource, but can it get a veteran fire-spotter rehired? By Ken Magri After months of concern, the United States Forest Service reversed an October 2025 decision to permanently […]
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They’re organizing to stop the next assault on immigrant families
Community groups are pushing back on an impending HUD rule that would force undocumented immigrants from public housing, splitting families. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main Community organizers in Los Angeles are rallying in opposition […]
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Factory-built housing hasn’t taken off in California yet, but this year might be different
By Ben Christopher for Calmatters As the first home rolled off the factory floor in Kalamazoo, Michigan — “like a boxcar with picture windows,” according to a journalist on the scene — the Secretary of […]
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Ending the murderer of many names: Behind the curtain of stopping California’s most prolific monster
By Scott Thomas Anderson Between 1974 and 1986, Joseph DeAngelo cut a path of psychological destruction and barbaric murder across 11 counties and four regions in California. He was the Visalia Ransacker who gunned down […]
Arts & Culture
What’s going on? Feb. 26–March 4
Sounds like a good week to go with the beat and get moving! Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit […]
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Navigating a legal maze in Chico
Cal Northern School of Law’s Chico clinic is providing no-cost legal advice available through April By Sam DeLong At some point in your adult life you might need to seek legal advice — but the […]
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District 1 congressional candidate Kyle Wilson explains positions on farming, housing, affordability and other issues
By Ken Magri Kyle Wilson is a 33-year-old Democrat from Santa Rosa running in the June 2 primary to advance toward November’s general election for the next two-year term as the US Representative from District […]
Film
Fungus among us: Even though it’s a box-office flop, ‘Cold Storage’ is a fine piece of horror-comedy
By Bob Grimm Skylab, the United States’ ill-fated first space station, was launched in 1973 and came crashing back to Earth in 1979. It has been a prominent plot device in some movies and TV […]