Times are tough. There’s no sugar-coating economic struggles in Chico, Butte County and elsewhere. Residents—and businesses—are feeling the pinch of high prices for gas, food and goods. The CN&R could devote our annual Business Issue […]
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 […]
Over the 40 years that Cindy Lares has been with Sunseri Construction, she’s hard-pressed to recall a grand opening that she’s missed. Without a doubt, resident speeches are her favorite part. Since Sunseri was founded […]
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Sydney O’Connor’s clients have disparate needs. One, a double transplant survivor who is almost blind, requires assistance […]
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 […]
By Emily Hoeven CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. What’s more American than a mass shooting? That was the question posed by the Sacramento Bee […]
By Ben Christopher and Sameea Kamal CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Much is expected of the California voter. In any given election year, […]
By Jeanne Kuang CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Californians won’t vote this fall on whether the minimum wage should rise again as inflation […]
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 […]
By Danny Feingold This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Long before the June 24 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Lisa Caruso decided to tell the story […]
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), […]
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 […]
By Andy Furillo This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. The moment may be at hand for Californians to turn the tide on a sea of plastic waste that […]
by Alexei Koseff for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. California lawmakers approved a $300 billion state budget this week, but it is […]
Chico police officer Peter Durfee took the lead over incumbent Debra Lucero in the race for District 2 supervisor in the latest update to Butte County’s primary election results. Hours after vote centers closed Tuesday […]
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