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Enter the altruist

On the top shelf of the bookcase above his office desk, Farshad Azad displays a soccer ball. It’s from the 2014 World Cup, now slightly deflated—seemingly out of place among mementos more apropos of the […]

Editor’s note: Reflecting ahead

CN&R Contributing Editor Evan Tuchinsky fills in for Editor Jason Cassidy, who is on vacation. “It’s like deja vu all over again.” This gem from Yogi Berra keeps popping to mind lately, and not just […]

Seeking stability

When the Chico City Council convened Tuesday evening (July 5) for closed session, an hour before open session, signs pointed to a meeting of unanimity. Literally so: City clerks had not affixed the seat marker […]

Council (re)turns to Sorensen

Former Mayor Mark Sorensen will be Chico’s next city manager, the city announced Thursday (June 30). The City Council, which will approve the appointment officially at its next meeting Tuesday (July 5), interviewed candidates in […]

Lucero relinquishes seat

The Butte County Board of Supervisors will tilt further right come January with the ouster of District 2 incumbent Debra Lucero. In the final results from the June 7 primary, released Friday morning (June 24), […]

Interpretive dance

What is “quality of life”? The city of Chico has a definition of sorts in its vision statement, which calls for the city to be “a safe place to raise a family, an ideal location […]

Not in their neighborhoods

Frequently on an election night, the Chico City Council holds a brisk meeting with the agenda short and simple. That wasn’t the case Tuesday (June 7), as polls closed for California’s primary. The council convened […]

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Environmental justice plan

The city of Chico is developing an environmental justice element of the general plan, for which the Planning Department is gathering community input. Under provisions of California Senate Bill 1000, the Planning for Healthy Communities […]

Shelter plan unfolds

With the Pallet homeless shelter having opened at the former BMX racetrack in south Chico on April 25, city officials have rolled out the outreach and enforcement cycles prescribed in the Warren v. City of […]

Candy’s house

Candace Grubbs is proud of where she works. The Butte County Hall of Records, just down Nelson Avenue from the entrance to the county’s administrative center in Oroville, represents the culmination of extensive efforts to […]

Roar of the people echoes through chambers

When Mayor Andrew Coolidge gaveled open the Chico City Council meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday (May 3), an unusual atmosphere permeated the chambers. He conducted business as usual, but with roars from outside piercing the […]

A new, but familiar, face at city hall

Midday Monday (April 25), a week after taking the reins as interim city manager of Chico, Paul Hahn welcomed a guest into his office. He sat at the conference table, which doubles as his work […]

‘Sunshine and rainbows’?

In several ways, the Chico City Council meeting Tuesday night (April 19) went like many under the current configuration. Regular attendees let fly their frustrations—a few boiling over into anger—about homelessness and roads. Other residents […]

City Hall carousel

For the second time in three weeks, Chico has a new interim city manager. The City Council appointed Paul Hahn, former Butte County chief administrative officer, at a special meeting Wednesday night (April 13)—returning previous […]

Finally scrapped

Karl Ory had no idea Chico Scrap Metal shuttered its operation on East 20th Street until his wife drove by recently and saw a sign. Figuring it was related to recycling, which the facility reduced […]

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