Excuse my absence for a month while I become a full-blown journalism cliché. In November, inspired by the annual National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo), I’m embarking on a sizable writing project. The goal: write […]
KZFR is proud to be a listener-supported, people-powered community radio station for the Sacramento Valley, the Foothills, and Beyond.—KZFR General Manager, Grant Parks Joining the KZFR (90.1FM) volunteer programming crew in April of 2015 is […]
Philosophically I was opposed to racism being part of the atmosphere. I did what I thought I could do to help change it, or at least expose it. You can never hope to solve a […]
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 […]
This column is part of the CN&R’s Oct. 6 Election Issue. For more stories on the 2022 general election click here. In preparation for this Election Issue, CN&R Contributing Editor Evan Tuchinsky and I sat […]
Local conservative politicians and their cronies sure know how to spin things. I’ve watched them do it repeatedly over the years, perhaps most notably amid the fallout from the Great Recession—and perhaps nobody as adeptly […]
Asked in downtown Chico. It’s multifactorial. It depends on where I am, the time of day, if I’m with my husband, by myself, if I have my pepper spray. I had transients living in my […]
Reader endorsements With inflation at a 40-year high, with 22.4 percent of Chicoans living in poverty and in a state among the highest in expenses in the country, the City Council wants you to pass […]
The planet lost one of its finest artistic reflections on Tuesday, Sept. 27 with the death of Carey Wilson. It was always a joy spending time with my friend Carey, with his gentle smile and […]
Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.—Abraham Lincoln ’Tis the […]
By Dora Rose and Brittany Stonesifer With our nation’s democracy facing existential threats, California’s duty to protect and empower every eligible voter in the state has never been more urgent. Although we often lead the […]
So here I am, sporting a mischievous smile, pondering why the hell I’m jumping head first into penning a column for the Chico News & Review. Hmmm … I reckon it’s because stories are in […]
As one of the editors who has been privvy to the spreadsheets of Best of Chico tabulations for many years, I can tell you there is a lot of love from the community for a […]
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 […]
Over the past three weeks, my son has been convalescing at home from surgery on his foot and leg. We’d go stir crazy if we were stuck in the house all day, so we use […]
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