Re: “California lawmakers roll back environmental law. Why is high-tech manufacturing now exempt?” by Alejandro Lazo and Rachel Becker ( News, July 24)
Newsom’s “meet ’em half way” policy toward fascists is cowardly and scummy.
-Jay Hansen
Re: “Streetalk: Would closing South Park Drive to vehicles improve your Bidwell Park experience?”
I think an added problem is that the motorized scooters and bikes need to be banned. They go pretty fast and endanger walkers, bikers, dogs, kids, strollers, etc. It is made more complex and dangerous because people ride and walk both ways when it is a one-way street. Down from the freeway heading east to Manzanita can be very dangerous for all. Also, dog walkers are usually very aware of needing to manage their dogs, except for a handful who still don’t use leashes. We are in the park almost daily and have been surprised at the lack of patrol of the park roads.
–Karen K Aikin
Re: “Streetalk: Would closing South Park Drive to vehicles improve your Bidwell Park experience?“
I pay taxes to support and USE this park. There haven’t been any major accidents in the park except the one when they closed the road on the other side of the park road because a tree jumped out in front of a drunk driving teenager. Once again the Bike Coalition has push out cars. I am, at this point of life unable to walk or ride through the beautiful park. I drive a small electric vehicle that is limited to 25mph. The car is street legal and safe to drive near bikers and pedestrians. My disabled wife will never again be able to see/use the park. I will never vote for any support for the city. The next thing they will do is cut off vehicles from the useless downtown area. I don’t understand why the downtown area has to be improved to benefit the merchant’s making money.
–Barry Alan Zeidman
Re: “Streetalk: Would closing South Park Drive to vehicles improve your Bidwell Park experience?“
The City Council’s decision to close lower park to auto traffic ignores both numerous pleas by citizens and the recommendation of the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission (BPPC) to not do so. The council was tasked with coming up with a plan to distribute Measure H funds to repave damaged park roadways. They asked the BPPC to weigh in. The BPPC came up with 4 options in response. Option #2, the most expensive plan, was adopted by the Council. By authorizing a plan that included closing off access to cars, creating a new entrance to the park near Linden St., and altering the entrance/exit point near Caper Acres, they exceeded their mandate. It may be a good idea to pave existing parking lots with a porous material that does not require a lot of maintenance, but there is no reason to shut down auto traffic, alter the Caper Acre exit, or add a new entrance to the park near Linden St. These actions not only exceed the council’s mandate, they are cost prohibitive and also entirely unnecessary. Closing off the beautiful historical Fourth St. park entrance to autos will deny those who are not ambulatory the opportunity to see the full beauty of the park as Annie Bidwell conceived it. This is not right; all Chicoans, regardless of ability, should be able to see all of lower park. Shutting down car access on roadways is too radical a step. If denied access in a car, elderly, who have difficulty walking, and those otherwise disabled or in wheelchairs, may thereby only be able to see a small slice of the park. If less drastic, less expensive traffic mitigation measures were taken, such as better signage, marked pedestrian lanes, and possibly speed bumps, there would be no need for the expensive additions contemplated by Option #2. If we maintain the status quo, Option 4, we’d save over $1 million in Measure H funds and could repair more of our and park and city streets.
–Elizabeth Griffin
Editor’s note: The Chico City Council may reconsider closure to vehicles at their next meeting, August 19.
Re: “Blue Room Theatre is making sure ‘The Twilight Zone’ hits its 30th anniversary in Chico” by Emily Haerter (Arts & Culture, July 15)
Sounds so cool! It would be fun to see some of those old episodes done in live theater format. Had no idea this was even a thing.
–Jack N.
Re: “Henri Goes Thrifting” by Hentri Bourride (Business, Food, July 14)
YAY! You’ve inspired me to do a THRIFT STORE CRAWL tomorrow!!!
-Susan B.
Re: “Henri Goes Thrifting” by Henri Bourride (Business, Food, July 14)
One of the best thrift stores in Chico is Uptown Vintage and Shabby at 1311 Mangrove Ave, they are a pop up and only open one weekend a month but so worth the wait!
-Su Z.
Re: “ICE Survival Guide for Butte County” by Ken Magri and Leslie Layton (News, July 10)
Let ICE do their job. They are here randomly — they are looking for specific people. If you’re a law abiding illegal immigrant you will be deported. There are options for illegal immigrants. And it’s against the law to interfere with the ICE operation, you’ll be subject to arrest.
–Robert Boyle
Re: “ICE Survival Guide for Butte County” by Ken Magri and Leslie Layton (News, July 10)
So the Irish in Florida, the Czech here in Sacramento, the Aussies in Seattle?…it’s the COLOR OF YOUR SKIN and you know it.
–Brian Mancarti
Re: “ICE Survival Guide for Butte County” by Ken Magri and Leslie Layton (News, July 10)
The reason ICE seems to target Hispanics is because they know that 200,000 Swedes did not illegally enter our country! ICD and the other thugs should concentrate their efforts by NOT blanket profiling just by race or creed. Much more such activities are just creating more havoc and confusion.
–Peter Rossi
Re: “ICE Survival Guide for Butte County” by Ken Magri and Leslie Layton (News, July 10)
Thank you for making this article very useful and keep up the good work.
–Zidane J.
Re: “Will California ban ultra-processed foods in school meals? The bill was co-authored by local Assemblymember James Gallagher ” by Kristen Hwang (News, July 8)
Locally grown rice has too much arsenic in it. Is James [Gallagher] going to vote for the bill if rice is cut out?
–James Zeidman
Re: “Essay: Democrats should dismantle this ‘legal’ drug cartel” by Howard Dean (Opinion, July 8)
Former Governor Dean is 100% correct, and I can confirm this, having worked in the US generic drug industry for 45 years. Pharmacy Benefit Managers are known to prioritize placements in their reimbursement tiers based on “rebates” (kickbacks) negotiated with drug manufacturers — which the PBMs do not extend to patients.
A branded manufacturer can thus purchase preferred reimbursement placement via kickbacks, including having generics placed in less-preferred reimbursement tiers, RAISING costs to patients who receive a generic drug.
Additionally, PBMs and wholesalers, an oligopoly of purchasers, are responsible for forcing generic manufacturers into “race-to-the-bottom” pricing. Even worse, I know of instances where a wholesaler forced a manufacturer to re-price product already in the wholesaler’s inventory, because a competing generic offered a lower price to the wholesaler. This is not only unfair, but irrational. Actual manufacturers, who work to develop and test their products, obtain and maintain FDA approvals, are victims of predatory action by an oligopoly of purchasers, who do nothing but store, sell and ship the product.
–Vincent P. Andolina
Re: “A fear pandemic grips safety net hospitals and their patients” by Mark Kreidler (News, June 30)
Hitler had his death camps and the SS. Stalin had the Gulag Archipelago and the KGB. Trump has CECOT and his masked, unidentifiable terrorist ICE thugs. And his new pet toy, the Alligator Alcatraz plus many more camps hidden around the country in his 45 billion dollar signature accomplishment—let’s call it the “Ahole’s Archipelago”— because Trump loves alliteration so much.
And you think you’re safe from Trump and his masked ICE thugs because you’re a citizen? You’d better damned well think again. He’s got six members of the Supreme Court in a lock, goose-stepping dance with these racist, fascist—let’s call them what they are—concentration camps. ANYONE can disappear into these unknown, hidden hellholes.
This is real. It’s here. He’s so jealous of his hero Putin he can hardly contain himself. But it’s no big deal to all of us willfully ignorant legal citizens right? You know, because these are just faceless, nameless brown people—rapists and murderers, right? Especially that skinny teenage kid they corralled in the parking lot of a Walmart. Just like that middle-aged waitress who’s been serving you coffee and cleaning houses on the side for decades. It’s just terrifying how these killers can hide in plain sight!
And you can bet your life that Trump has no idea who Alexander Solzhenitsyn is, much less the Gulag Archipelago.
–Tim Snapp
Re: “With sunny memories of Brian Wilson’s Chico performance, locals say goodbye to a genius of California harmony” by Ken Magri (Arts & Culture, June 19)
Loved this article and I loved that movie and that music filled my rather sad and chaotic childhood with love and rhythmic joys.
–Danetta Cox Cordova
Re: “With sunny memories of Brian Wilson’s Chico performance, locals say goodbye to a genius of California harmony” by Ken Magri (Arts & Culture, June 19)
The world needs Love and Mercy now more than ever! Great article!
–Daniel Bernick
Re: “With sunny memories of Brian Wilson’s Chico performance, locals say goodbye to a genius of California harmony” by Ken Magri (Arts & Culture, June 19)
Thank you for that very thoughtful acknowledgment of the times and the music we lived through. It really took me back. I’m so sorry I didn’t attend the concert here. Thank you Brian Wilson for your gift to the world. RIP.
–Lory Allan
Re: “‘No King’ Flag Day protest in Chico on Saturday” by Ken Magri (News, June 11)
We are supporting our democratic rights to protest the increasing degradation of those rights. Peaceful protest to affirm our goals of a fair and just society.
–Brooks Thorlaksson
Re: “‘No King’ Flag Day protest in Chico on Saturday” by Ken Magri (News, June 11)
Goodbye downtown business sector.
–Juanita Sumner
Re: “‘No King’ Flag Day protest in Chico on Saturday” by Ken Magri (News, June 11)
These protests are another excuse to burn and destroy property! What else can we expect from Democrats! Just what they are doing nationwide! At least President Trump called in the Marines for L.A.! Prayers for the communities, Police, Firemen, and the National Guard!
–Django B. Grinkiewicz
Re: “‘No King’ Flag Day protest in Chico on Saturday” by Ken Magri (News, June 11)
Please, America loving people show up to protest the protesters. We have to stand against these supporters of criminals and destruction. They have no answers, just hate. Stand tall for our amazing country, there’s more of us than them, we just have to show.
–Sean Shanahan
Re: “A moving memorial: A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is coming to Chico” by Ken Magri (News, June 4)
I visited the wall to pay homage. My dad, an Air Force veteran, served two tours in Vietnam in the late 1960s and early 1970s then lived a full life. Thank you to Veterans and to military families.
–Eric Miller
Re: “A moving memorial: A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is coming to Chico” by Ken Magri (News, June 4)
While there will be 900,000 Americans celebrating their birthday on June 14th, the one most Americans should focus on is the 250th birthday for the U.S. Army. Later this year America will celebrate the 250th Anniversary for the Navy (October 13th), and the Marines (November 10th).
As an Army Veteran (101st Airborne, Vietnam (1967-68), I will post an Official Army flag outside.
Thousands of people visited “The Moving Wall,” at the Elks Lodge [in Chico] and my local Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 582 brought it here. A special thanks to the Elks Lodge for hosting the Wall and thanks to many community groups and businesses who contributed and/or provided volunteers.
–Bob Mulholland
Re: “A moving memorial: A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is coming to Chico” by Ken Magri (News, June 4)
I find the wall stunningly and solemnly beautiful. The names the names the names of men and women who saved our country by fighting for ours. The names honor them. The names are the wall.
–Suki Haseman
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