As this issue headed to press, results from the November general election remained unofficial, but the final tally indicated who will sit on the Chico City Council the next two years. Tom Van Overbeek joins […]
This endorsement list is part of the CN&R’s Oct. 6 Election Issue. For more stories on the 2022 general election click here. For this year’s endorsements, the Chico News & Review has weighed in on […]
City officials got word in mid-August that the federal government would grant $12.4 million to Chico for disaster recovery from the Camp Fire. Those funds, for infrastructure projects, follow $22.1 million in COVID stimulus money […]
Fire season came early this year. As Howard Hardee details in this issue’s feature story (“The watcher”), North State smoke spotter Ken Jordan took his post in early May—month of the region’s biggest blaze so […]
Considering the financial burdens stemming from inflation, we can’t help but worry about the welfare of North State residents. In May alone, consumer prices shot up a full percentage point, marking an overall 8.6 increase […]
Recent heat and blustery winds in Butte County have sparked memories of the Camp Fire, serving as a reminder of our parched region’s ongoing wildfire vulnerability. Indeed, the North State is now in fire season […]
Although there are so many open offices in the June 7 election, the Chico News & Review is offering few endorsements. That’s because this is a primary with many two-person races as well as those […]
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