Opinions
2020 and beyond
It is said that journalism is the first rough draft of history. And since we suspended our print edition after March 19, a lot of history has been made. The COVID-19 pandemic, the righteous anger […]
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Slideshow: Chico protests police violence
Protests have broken out all over the world in the wake of the killing of George Floyd on May 25, including in Chico, where every day since June 2, people have taken to the downtown […]
Community Essays
Police brutality and Chico’s path forward
By Ron Angle The role of a newspaper columnist is to provide perspective to the news of the day. The role of a newspaper reporter is to report the basic facts and no more: the […]
Community Essays
Doomsday and CN&R’s Plan A
By Ron Angle My father would always warn, “If you have nothing good to say, say nothing.” Unfortunately, his son eventually became a journalist, and as we all know journalists always have something to say. In […]
Community Essays
Protecting the community from COVID-19 includes protecting the unhoused
By Scott Huber The City Council’s recent vote to direct the Chico Police Department to discontinue the “eviction” of people experiencing homelessness from existing camps during the current public health emergency was a painful but […]
Community Essays
COVID-19: A wake-up call
By Ron Angle It is clear now that global society will not be same for decades or more. The current pandemic has changed the way society interacts. For a generation at least, that change will […]
Camp Fire
FEMA extends housing deadline
Temporary housing set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the wake of the Camp Fire will remain in Butte County through at least May 12, 2021. On Friday (March 13), FEMA announced a […]
Camp Fire
PG&E, FEMA reach settlement
PG&E and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have reached an agreement with the Official Committee of Tort Claimants in the utility company’s bankruptcy proceedings, according to a media advisory from FEMA. The agency, which is […]
Camp Fire
Grant funds food truck
Funded by a Camp Fire relief grant to combat hunger, the Butte County Office of Education (BCOE) unveiled its mobile teaching kitchen Tuesday (Feb. 25) in Oroville. BCOE will use the truck to deliver fresh […]
Camp Fire
$23 million for Paradise housing
Town of Paradise officials learned Monday (Feb. 24) that the municipality received a $23 million housing grant from the state to aid low-income residents. The CalHome funds, from the Department of Housing and Community Development, […]
Camp Fire
Starting over
Ridge business owners have had to do some serious soul-searching post-Camp Fire. For those whose enterprises were lost or damaged in the mega blaze, among the biggest decisions has been whether to re-establish in the […]
Camp Fire
Tree removal deadline pushed
Property owners in the Camp Fire burn scar now have until Feb. 21 to submit right-of-entry or inspection access forms to ensure burned trees that threaten to fall on public rights-of-way will be or have […]
Camp Fire
Honey Run bridge donation
The Honey Run Covered Bridge rebuild effort received a major boost in the form of a $225,000 donation, the Honey Run Covered Bridge Association (HRCBA) announced Thursday (Jan. 2). According to a press release, the […]
Camp Fire
Other notable stories 2019
CN&R File Photo The volunteers of the Northern Valley Harm Reduction Coalition, which received a license to distribute sterile syringes this year, set up their services in Humboldt Park. Chico State's grand ideas A hotel […]
Camp Fire
The top 10 stories of 2019
CN&R file photo Hundreds of supporters filled the Chico Masonic Family Center to hear presidential candidate Bernie Sanders unveil his climate plan. PG&E under pressure Following months of investigation, Cal Fire announced in May that […]