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Voting amid the pandemic
At this time of year in a typical campaign season, Ann Schwab would be organizing events and gearing up to meet with Chicoans face-to-face. Instead, Chico’s mayor has had to adapt to the times, throwing […]
Articles by Ashiah Scharaga
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Solvency and reform
As the Chico City Council quietly assembled within the chambers on Tuesday (June 9), protesters across the street in the City Plaza cried, “No justice, no peace! No racist police!” The panel gathered amid the […]
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Hunger pains amid the pandemic
As cars lined the street outside the Magalia Community Church on a Tuesday morning last month, Pastor Kevin Lindstrom led a small group of volunteers in worship, praying that everyone arriving that day be “filled […]
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Tubes and tune-ups
Bike shops have been exceptionally busy this past month as people turn to the outdoors for recreation. But is life on two wheels safe during the pandemic? […]
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‘Don’t forget about the Miocene Canal’: Butte County DA and PG&E reach agreement on water access, but questions linger
Business started booming for the Bamford family shortly after they opened the doors to their olive oil tasting room and gift shop in 2016. People constantly trickled into the downtown Oroville storefront to sample the […]
COVID-19
Filling voids
Local schools prepare to provide critical services to students for an indefinite period as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves. […]
COVID-19
Peace of mind
Chico therapist and a meditation practitioner offer approaches to coping with the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Camp Fire
Stuck in survival mode
Juliette Chestang came back home to the Ridge in 2017. She’d been away for about 15 years, but after a long-term relationship didn’t work out, she turned to family for stability. She rented a room […]
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‘All about Paradise’
Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Nicki Jones opened Nic’s restaurant after the Camp Fire to create a comfortable gathering place for survivors. After the Camp Fire, it never occurred to Nicki Jones that she wouldn’t return […]
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Disaster response continues
CN&R File photo City park reservation fees—for events like the Chico Bicycle Music Festival in Cedar Grove—are slated to increase significantly for the first time in 27 years. It has been 15 months since the […]
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Shared vision
Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Shelby Boston, director of the Butte County Department of Employment and Social Services, and Scott Kennelly, interim director of Butte County Behavioral Health, say the goal of the new Community Services […]
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Tax windfall
Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Chico City Manager Mark Orme says he’ll recommend a portion of an $8 million budget surplus post-Camp Fire be directed to city roads. By now, it’s a well-known fact that the […]
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Crisis care
Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Rick Rawson, Adventist Health CEO, confirms that the Feather River Hospital emergency room will reopen. This year, the health care desert grew in the wake of the Camp Fire. Paradise already […]
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‘Really good hearts’
Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Doreen Fogle gets a blood pressure check up at Medspire Health’s December clinic in downtown Paradise. Four months after the Camp Fire, Katie Rosauer was providing free medical care to Camp […]
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Secondhand suffering
Photo by Ken Smith Staff writer Ashiah Scharaga at the Neighborhood Church evacuation shelter on Nov. 9, 2018. I knew I had to leave the auditorium of the Paradise Performing Arts Center when I started […]