Back in March, when the coronavirus halted life as Californians had known it, Chico turned eerily quiet. Streets and sidewalks were noticeably empty as residents largely stayed home, leaving only for essential jobs or to […]
Asked June 17 in downtown Chico. Brittany WhiteparalegalI think if we see a spike in COVID, yes, but currently I’m not. To be honest, I haven’t worn a mask really at all except for in […]
This newspaper is in your hands because of you. You gave money in a shutdown economy during a global pandemic … to a broke newspaper! You gave money to Arts DEVO, literally. I still have […]
It didn’t happen in 2013, when Chico police officers fired 19 shots at the car driven by Breanne Sharpe, killing the 19-year-old and sending bullets into a bus stop, a parked car and a residential […]
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 […]
When coronavirus took hold in California over late winter and early spring, Adam Aaronson had a better sense than many Chicoans for how the pandemic would reshape lives. Aaronson, a marriage and family therapist in […]
By Ronald Angle A warm welcome back to the CN&R’s faithful print readers. Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Free speech, exercised both individually and through a free press, is a necessity in any country where the […]
Like many parents, Dan La Bar felt the impact of the coronavirus emergency profoundly in March when stay-at-home orders from Gov. Gavin Newsom changed how schools teach and students learn. La Bar works as an […]
Michael Hanko leaned over the lectern in a Chico courtroom as if his legs would give out, mustering the strength to continue speaking about the sibling he lost in the Camp Fire. His was the […]
Asked in downtown Chico. Rod Winkleconstruction managerConstruction is essential, so I’ve been working and then going home kind of like a normal day. I worked from home off and on for about a month, but […]
On Tuesday morning (June 16) at Butte County Superior Court, more than 19 months after the Camp Fire, PG&E pleaded guilty to causing the mega blaze as well as 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter linked […]
While economists are trying to determine just how stark the new COVID-19 reality is for mom-and-pop businesses, a recent survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce suggests the situation hasn’t hit rock bottom: Forty-three percent of […]
Following a week of passionate, near-nightly protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd that drew hundreds of people to downtown Chico, Tuesday (June 10) evening’s gathering at Chico City Plaza showed a […]
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 […]
At her pediatric office in Oroville, Dr. Maria Alice Alino meets little resistance when discussing measures to prevent coronavirus. Parents, teens and children get into that mindset when they walk in, because she enforces a […]
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