Scrap move less green? Re: “Finally scrapped” Bummer. I’m a longtime customer of Chico Scrap Metal. For all the talk about “green” policies, I think [Karl] Ory and the “progressives” really missed the mark on […]
Asked at Chico State. Neesa Sonoquieassistant editorDisappointing, but not surprising. I’m hopeful that it energizes people to become more active in politics, to work together to support women’s rights to protect their own bodies and […]
This column is part of the Chico News & Review’s 2022 Arts & Music special issue. This July, I will celebrate my 19th year working for the Chico News & Review. Before transitioning to interim […]
This commentary is part of the Chico News & Review’s 2022 Arts & Music special issue. To live in a community like Butte County that blossoms with the creativity of many artistic souls as it […]
I’d say Mark Orme learned the hard way that there isn’t a back the conservatives on the Chico City Council won’t stab, but I suspect deep down he already knew that. In all my years […]
Asked in downtown Chico Joseph DeMarcowood flooring I am in the arts scene quite a bit. My favorite [local] painter is Lola Yang. I got a lot of favorite bands, but probably my favorite performer […]
Pallet shelter concerns Re “Shelter in the spotlight” (CN&R, March 10, 2022): More to consider concerning the new Pallet camp… · The Jesus Center’s quid-pro-quo 2017 “Memorandum of Understanding” with the city of Chico, leading […]
What happened to Mark Orme? Technically, Chico’s now-former city manager resigned and was replaced in the interim by Police Chief Matt Madden. But it’s clear from the reporting by CN&R Contributing Editor Evan Tuchinsky (see […]
The fence Chico City Plaza has been surrounded in chain link since October. The city’s explanation is that it went up to allow for needed repairs followed by the installation and then operation of the […]
Done with Dems A dear friend recently described the Democratic Party thusly: “It’s like people are drowning and the Democrats toss a life ring that comes up just short, every time.” During the fall of […]
Asked in downtown Chico. Annie Fischerrestaurant workerI would say that right now I’m most concerned about the homeless issue we have in Chico, and I’m really glad that there are some steps finally happening to […]
Butte County is not in the green. As of last week, the color-coded system of determining COVID-19 risk from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has our county and most of those […]
Already bleeding from a gunshot wound, Tyler Rushing was shot by Scott Ruppel, a Chico police officer, who shot Tyler again as he was being held up by Butte County Sheriff’s Deputy Ian Dickerson and […]
I support the recall of Mayor Andrew Coolidge and Councilman Sean Morgan. Here’s why: On April 23, 2021, Federal Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. in a court hearing said, “You can’t justify the ordinances that […]
When I get started on my workday, before I walk across the hall into the spare bedroom and turn on the computer, I put on real clothes. Even though it’s just me and the dog […]
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