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Meeting in the middle
One hour is all it took for the Chico City Council to take care of business during the last session of the summer (Sept. 20). Back on their bimonthly rotation after a monthly summertime schedule, […]
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Editorial: Council telegraphs agenda
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 […]
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Chico city manager out
After deliberating nearly six hours over two special meetings in the span of three days, the Chico City Council figured out what to do with the city manager position Friday afternoon (March 25): part ways […]
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Re-formed, but reformed?
During a recent City Council meeting, Chico Police Chief Matt Madden made a public presentation about the drone program his department is developing off a start-up grant from a local community group. He explained the […]
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Letters to the editor: March 11, 2021
Swept away Re “High Noon at the Triangle”: Observations on the City of Chico sweeps: 1. They’re not an effective use of taxpayer funds. Sweeps are more expensive than campgrounds. Sweeps cost tens of thousands […]
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Force and funding
It didn’t happen in 2013, when Chico police officers fired 19 shots at the car driven by Breanne Sharpe, killing the 19-year-old and sending bullets into a bus stop, a parked car and a residential […]