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Thank You, Judge Ann
Retired Butte County Superior Court Judge Ann Rutherford died last month—on Feb. 16. She was 86. During this Women’s History Month, I join those left behind who have been sharing their verities about Judge Ann. […]
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California Market Match program would be casualty in proposed state budget
By Sarah Portnoy (for CalMatters) Sarah Portnoy is a USC professor of Latinx food studies. She is also an executive producer, author, documentary filmmaker, curator and activist. This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent […]
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California salmon season to be restricted or shut down—again
By Rachel Becker (for CalMatters) This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. California’s fishing industry is bracing for another bad […]
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County meetings today, March 12
A preview of what’s on tap for this week’s meetings: BUTTE COUNTY SUPERVISORS: Agenda items include discussion of cryptocurrency fraud, building permit relief to fire-impacted residents, and a mid-fiscal-year financial report by county administration. Visit […]
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Primary 2024: Updated election results
Below are the most current numbers on local races—including Measures O and P, which decide the fate of the Valley’s Edge development (O and P currently sit at 62% for No on each and 38% […]
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City meetings tonight, March 5
On the agendas this week: Chico City Council The big-ticket item on the night’s agenda is the presentation of the Complete Streets Improvement Project by Public Works. The council will consider two options for redesigning […]
Election 2024
Editor’s Note: “No” on dirty campaigns
This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2024 election coverage. Like most contentious ballot issues that have come before Chico voters, the campaigning surrounding the Valley’s Edge referendum has been filled with noisy distractions. And […]
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Still undecided on Valley’s Edge?
This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2024 election coverage. If you follow E. 20th St. as east as it goes, the road comes to an end at a locked gate with a “No Trespassing” […]
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City council recap: New subdivision approved
The city of Chico is likely to get a tiny bit bigger in the near future. Last night, the City Council voted 6-1—with Councilman Addison Winslow opposed—to approve proposals that will allow Tatreau Construction to […]
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City meetings tonight
This week’s meetings: Chico City Council The centerpiece of this week’s meeting is a public hearing on two requests related to the proposed Orchard Creek Estates subdivision near the intersection of Nord and East avenues […]
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Cal State faculty ratify new contract
By by Mikhail Zinshteyn (for Cal Matters) This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. California State University faculty overwhelmingly approved […]
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Butte County supervisor candidate Q&A
This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2024 election coverage. Unlike the state and federal offices on the ballot (for which voters will pick nominees to run in the General Election in November), the open […]
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The 2024 primary election in California
This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2024 election coverage. This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. (Butte County-specific reporting by Chico News & Review.) […]
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How do I vote in Butte County?
This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2024 election coverage. The county started mailing ballots to registered voters for the 2024 Primary Election on Feb. 5. If you don’t receive—or lose or destroy—your vote-by-mail ballot, […]
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Local government/community meetings for the week of Feb. 5, 2024
What is on tap for this week’s meetings? Chico City Council As of its posting, there’s only one item on the regular agenda for this week’s meeting: a recommendation by the city manager for the […]