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Almost unanimous
The current iteration of the Chico City Council isn’t known for harmony. The six conservatives and one progressive often find themselves at loggerheads within their ranks and with members of the public. Meetings go long […]
Covid-19
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Supes spend COVID money
Before the Board of Supervisors heard proposals for Butte County’s allotment of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Chairman Bill Connelly expressed some reservations. “I’m worried about spending every bit of the money,” he said […]
Opinions
Editor’s note: A yokel abroad
I am finally back at the editor’s laptop after a planned three-week break that turned to into four weeks thanks to finally running out of luck in dodging COVID-19. On the eve of our flight […]
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Surge protectors
Walking into a store, eatery or nightspot around Butte County, a casual observer might assume the pandemic has passed. Quite the contrary: Absences of face coverings and plexiglass barriers belie a new spike in COVID-19 […]
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California preps for the endemic
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. The lifting of California’s statewide school mask mandate, leaving local districts to decide for themselves how to approach […]
Arts & Culture
Arts DEVO: Unpause
Press play … now? Dude, Arts DEVO’s band has a show! It has been more than two years since Viking Skate Country has played out. I am so stoked to be rehearsing. And I finally […]
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Butte County COVID changes
With California’s COVID-19 case rates falling and the state relaxing mandates, including most face-covering requirements, Butte County Public Health (BCPH) has announced changes to its pandemic policies and reporting. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard will now […]
Opinions
Editorial: Code yellow
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 […]
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Lifting COVID restrictions puts most vulnerable at greatest risk
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Like almost every attempt by health officials to deal with the constantly shifting COVID-19 pandemic, the decision to […]
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California weighs ending mask restrictions in schools
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. It was almost on cue. First came California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that the state was lifting its […]
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California’s COVID-19 future
By Ana B. Ibarra & Kristen Hwang for CalMatters CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Vowing to be smarter after lessons learned over the […]
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Most vulnerable left out of new COVID sick leave
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. The idea of reviving paid supplemental COVID sick leave in California is tremendously appealing. Among other things, the […]
Opinions
Editor’s note: Normalishness
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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University in-person
Chico State students returned to campus—literally—for spring semester after the school decided to stick with its plan for in-person instruction amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. Seventy percent of courses contain an in-person component, according […]
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‘Not alone’
Sometimes lost in the conversation about COVID-19 infections and ICU capacities is the impact the pandemic has had on our collective mental health. For this special Health Issue, the CN&R reports on the help that […]