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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 […]
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With no limits, PG&E may raise rates again for Northern and Central Californians
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published here with permission. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which dominates the supply of power to most of Northern and Central […]
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Where do five major candidates for U.S. senator stand on the economy, crime and the border?
This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2024 election coverage By Yue Stella Yu (for Cal Matters) This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For […]
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Cal State faculty reaches a tentative contract agreement
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. A Cal State systemwide strike secured […]
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Cal State faculty strike across all 23 campuses
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. After more than half a year […]
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New ‘body-shaming’ bill to take effect in schools
By Samin Vafaee and Idaly Valencia Shannon Condie raised her children in a story book setting complete with a cul-de-sac and a picture-perfect home. But as her children grew into young adults, the challenges of […]
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Supreme Court will hear homeless encampment case; huge implications for Chico
By Jeanne Kuang (for Cal Matters) CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on whether cities can […]
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CN&R staffers and contributors—past and present—say goodbye to the print version
This newspaper has been in print since 1977, and if you have this issue in your hands, you are holding the final edition of the Chico News & Review. As a 20-year veteran in the […]
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Guest Comment: “No” to Valley’s Edge
A town the size of Gridley thrust up into the foothills on the east side of Chico, destroying valuable animal and plant habitat, eliminating mature oak trees, disrupting water flow, increasing Chico’s greenhouse gas emissions, […]
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Final print CN&R out Jan. 11
The Chico News & Review is ceasing print publication. Before the paper goes online-only, there will be one last special edition, featuring editors, writers and others from the CN&R family—from across its 46-year history—sharing their […]
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A new signal from the Capital: Leaders end travel ban to other states in favor of LBGTQ inclusivity campaign
By Alesha Blaauw and Christopher Woodard When California leaders prohibited state-sponsored travel in 2016 to states with laws deemed discriminatory toward the LGBTQ+ community, the ban applied to four destinations. By 2023, the list of […]
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Slow process of repatriation
By by Amelia Wu and Helena San Roque (for Cal Matters) This story was produced by the CalMatters College Journalism Network, a collaboration between CalMatters and student journalists from across California. This story and other […]