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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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Inflation targets California’s poor
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. When I met Amparo Ramirez in March of 2020, our conversation was very much of the moment. The […]
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Looking ahead
This feature is part of the Chico News & Review’s 2022 Arts & Music special issue. Arts have long been entwined with the identity of Chico—theaters, museums, troupes, musicians, artists and patrons weaving a rich […]
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Arts & Music Issue: Recreating the scene
In 2019, Californians for the Arts successfully campaigned the state Senate to have April designated as Arts, Culture and Creativity Month. The resolution points out that the creative economy contributes more than $400 billion to […]
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‘Antidote to hopelessness’
When Katie Worth began working on her book about climate change education in America, she did not anticipate ending up back in her hometown of Chico. But shortly after the deadly 2018 Camp Fire, she […]
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Flow downhill?
The effort to connect the Town of Paradise to the city of Chico’s sewer and wastewater treatment system continues to move forward, and this month the public has the opportunity to speak up on the […]
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Butte evac zones
Last month, Sheriff Kory Honea announced the completion of a new evacuation map for Butte County. According to the Butte County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office (BSCO) press release, in fall of 2020, the Sheriff partnered with Cal […]
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Battle lines
“I’m embarrassed.” Alex Brown uttered those words Tuesday night (April 5) from the dais of a nearly full Chico City Council Chambers, then again the next morning when reflecting on the action that prompted her […]
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Chicoans speak out on maps
At the last regular Chico City Council meeting (March 15), when the third public hearing on redistricting drew public response even more muted than earlier in the process, council members felt anything but reassured. “Two […]
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Quit or fired?
Though all appearances point to a unilateral decision by the Chico City Council to replace City Manager Mark Orme, councilmembers who spoke with the CN&R would not provide confirmation for the impetus of last week’s […]
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Chico city manager out
After deliberating nearly six hours over two special meetings in the span of three days, the Chico City Council figured out what to do with the city manager position Friday afternoon (March 25): part ways […]
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Halfway out the door?
For nearly four hours Tuesday night (March 22), Chico City Manager Mark Orme awaited his fate as the City Council met in for a special closed session meeting with “public employee performance evaluation” on the […]
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California braces for another dry year
by Rachel Becker for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Californians used 2.6 percent more water in January compared to before the drought […]
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California preps for the endemic
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. The lifting of California’s statewide school mask mandate, leaving local districts to decide for themselves how to approach […]