Butte County is blessed with bountiful fresh water within its boundaries. Big Chico Creek, Butte Creek, Feather River and the Sacramento River all support incredible and vibrant natural ecosystems. What is not as apparent is […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
After the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out advertising and forced a temporary cessation of print publication in March of 2020, the Chico News & Review came back to print that July. For three-and-a-half years the newspaper […]
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, […]
For me, the print CN&R died not with the monthly issue you may be holding in your hands, but rather the one published on March 19, 2020, the last weekly edition. I found a copy […]
Asked in downtown Chico Dylan Tellesenartist Maybe not. I mean, I read books, but as far as media—not in print. Most of the media I get is online. Will Bradyrestaurateur Gosh, it’s terrible. Fact of […]
Props for print Re: “CN&R to cease print publication; shift focus to digital” (Dec. 18, 2023). In high school, I was part of a program called Upward Bound, where I got to be the boss […]
Last month, while sick with a particularly bad virus, I ordered take-out a lot. Over the course of two weeks, I barely cooked. I didn’t have the energy, and the minuscule amount I could muster […]
We were dismayed but not surprised to learn that the number of Americans having trouble putting food on the table rose significantly last year. The news comes from a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report […]
Tying a bow around the year with quotes—by me and others— taken from a year’s worth of this column: What’s uncomfortable for many people is to meet people where they’re at. It changes people’s lives. […]
I’m having a hard time writing a holiday reflection this year. So much suffering. So much joy. How can one heart hold “everything everywhere all at once”? My meditation group has responded with a focus […]
No animals left behind Re: “Recovery on the Ridge” (Nov. 2, 2023). In remembrance of the five-year anniversary of the Camp Fire, a local nonprofit, donation- and grant-funded animal rescue group should be recognized. Friends […]
Asked in downtown Chico Jeff Boianbusiness consultantThis sounds cliché, but time with family, and rest—kind of a reset. My birthday is five days after Christmas, so we have a combination [with the holidays]. My wife […]
©2020 Chico News & Review
