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Missing in action Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s staffers will have company at his Oroville

office on Monday (Feb. 27), as a group of constituents plans to lobby the Republican lawmaker on upcoming policy, including the GOP’s forthcoming efforts to eviscerate the nation’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act. (The event starts at 3 p.m.)

Citizens are increasingly holding demonstrations at the Richvale politician’s district offices, as LaMalfa remains missing in action. Like many of his conservative colleagues, he’s lying low. During this week’s congressional recess, a time when representatives typically attend public events to hear from their constituents, just 88 traditional town hall events were scheduled for all of Congress’ 292 Republican members, according to Vice News via Legistorm, a nonpartisan website that tracks activity on Capitol Hill. That’s in comparison to the 222 such events held two years ago around this time. What’s more, over a third of those events were scheduled by a single politician.

Republicans are facing increasing scrutiny from their constituents under the Trump administration, but that’s not a valid excuse for dodging such face-to-face meetings. LaMalfa had no public events scheduled over the break, though he did meet with reporters from Redding’s daily paper for a so-called Facebook Live Q&A on Tuesday (Feb. 21).

Thing is, LaMalfa has a history of avoiding his constituents, especially those in Chico. Think about it. Chico is the largest municipality in Butte County, the second largest municipality in District 1, yet LaMalfa doesn’t have an office in town. CN&R cannot recall the last time our District 1 representative held an open forum here. His last-minute “community coffee” event during the general election cycle doesn’t count. It was an under-the-radar campaign stop at the Chico Fire Department, a quick flyover to curry favor with that agency’s voting bloc. Indeed, he was even hesitant to participate in a debate with Democratic challenger Jim Reed in Chico around that same time. To say he’s due for a town-hall-style event in Chico is an understatement.

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Soulless Ffamily represented itself as the party of God, country and values. Many of us bought into this narrative, or more than 30 years, the Republican Party

even if Republicans launched the disastrous invasion of Iraq and sometimes had sex with the wrong people (prostitutes, congressional pages, and people in airport lavatories, for example). Still, many of us clung fast to the Republicans’ narrative of patriotism and sanctimonious piety.

But that was before they nominated and then elected a thrice-married hedonist as by Stephen Lewis president of the United States.

Donald Trump dodged the The author teaches Latin Vietnam draft just as ably as he american history dodges his tax obligations, and at Chico State. his current defense of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin smacks of treason.

How have establishment Republicans responded to the Trump travesty? Having once fought him, they’ve now joined him. To cite but two examples, remember former Texas Gov. Rick Perry? He

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We are not the enemy denounced Trump as a “cancer on conservatism” and a “barking carnival act.” Perry now directs the Department of Energy, one of three departments that he vowed to abolish when running for the Republican nomination in 2012! In a true sign of the times, the dim-witted Perry replaced Stanfordeducated nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz.

And what of Mitt Romney, who so famously denounced Trump as “a phony, a fraud” and a misogynist this past March? Surely, Romney would have the dignity to steer clear of the Trumpian rot.

Yet instead, he dined on sautéed frog legs and lamb chops with the self-proclaimed sexual predator in vain hopes of being appointed secretary of state.

Apparently, the party that once stood for God, country and family values now stands for nothing more than cynical careerism.

Since Nov. 8, the punditocracy has argued that the Democratic Party is in real trouble. Although Clinton won the popular vote and Republican gerrymandering is behind that party’s large House majority, the fact remains that the GOP controls Congress and the presidency as well as most state legislatures and governors’ seats. Without question, the Democratic Party is due for some soul-searching.

But at least the Democrats still have a soul. □

According to President Trump, the media is the “enemy of the American

people.” We beg to differ, and we believe history is on our side.

Our nation’s Founding Fathers saw journalists as integral to democracy.

Journalists serve the governed by holding politicians accountable, and while the relationship between the media and office holders hasn’t always been rosy, most understand the value of their role in society. Thomas Jefferson, though not a particular fan of the press, famously said, “And were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” The media, after all, ensure the fair and transparent workings of government. That, apparently, was so important that freedom of the press was included in the First Amendment.

Not that journalists are—or should be—above rebuke. Media must adhere to certain standards. For instance, we should write clearly and grammatically; we should research thoroughly; we should treat our subjects respectfully; and we should report accurately. We also must take our role as watchdogs seriously and not cower under threats, such as those made by Trump to “open up libel laws” to make it easier to sue the media. We must stand up to these bullies, of whom there are many in government, and hold them to account. That’s what we do.

Arizona Sen. John McCain had it right when he countered Trump’s assertion casting the media as the enemy. “That’s how dictators get started,” he told Meet the Press’ Chuck Todd. Undermining the people’s trust in the press is a dangerous step toward suppressing the efforts to hold the government—and especially a wild card with power like Trump—accountable to those same people. We are not the enemy. □

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advice for activists After work on a recent Wednesday, the day CN&R puts the paper to bed (when we ship it to the printer), I headed over to downtown’s KZFR studio to join Sue Hilderbrand on her weekly public affairs show, The Real Issue.

I was running on less than four hours of sleep, having been up the night before doing research for an editorial related to President Trump’s threat to withhold federal funding from California as well as a new, biweekly feature called Eye on 45. The latter is a reference to watching our 45th president and his maneuverings—the near-daily controversies surrounding his executive orders, cabinet appointments, staffers’ so-called alternative facts and so on (see this week’s installment on page 11).

I was so tired that, as I was speaking with Hilderbrand, it felt like an out-of-body experience. There were a number of “Ums” and a few cases of “You know.” This is why I sit in front of a keyboard and not a microphone, I thought, as she deftly steered me through the first portion of her show.

Hilderbrand wanted to hear my take on what the public thinks about the new incarnation of the White House, since I hear from a lot of folks through the paper’s letters to the editor. CN&R is seeing a flood of letters each week, I said, and we’re not seeing just the familiar names—a host of new writers are sharing their thoughts. Aside from a few outliers, most of them are worried or outraged or both.

The real star of the show that evening was professor Diana Dwyre, who teaches political science at Chico State. She was there to chat about politics, especially the tools citizens can use to engage their representatives.

First off, Dwyre noted that politicians—from congressional members to state representatives and even municipal leaders— devote much of their staff’s efforts to tracking the sentiments of their constituents. They care in no small part because voters determine whether they’ll keep their jobs. Having worked on Capitol Hill for Rep. Sandy Levin of Michigan back in the late 1990s and in district offices for a representative in the New York state assembly before that, Dwyre knows her stuff.

Here are a few of her pointers for contacting your representatives’ offices: • Say you’re a constituent and be sure to give your address and ZIP code.

• Say something original. If you’re working from a script as part of a grassroots effort to speak to a particular topic, try to put things in your own words. Better yet, describe how something will affect you personally.

Dwyre’s advice is applicable to all voters—regardless of party preference or whether they are concerned with local, state or federal policy. Right now, of course, our nation is focused on Washington. That’s because there’s a lot on the line—think the Affordable Care Act, Social Security and Medicare, as well as environmental and Wall Street regulations. Congress is in recess this week, but big decisions are on the horizon.

Depending on the office, Dwyre said, some politicians may start paying close attention with as few as 50 calls on a subject. That’s a small number considering each congressional district has 700,000 constituents.

Kind of makes you want to pick up the phone, doesn’t it?

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

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CN&R’s dam stories Your extensive coverage of the Oroville Dam events was exceptional and needed. Jane Dolan (I’m her husband), as a member of the Central Valley Flood Protection Board (appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown), and I are following the crisis closely.

I spent many hours volunteering at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds over five days. The first night saw over 2,000 evacuees arrive and the response of many reminded me of my time in Vietnam. The people, mostly from Oroville, were scared and had many questions, but our community came through.

We owe thanks to many, including Gov. Brown for organizing state resources (CHP, etc.); other government agencies; Scott Stoller, the fairgrounds manager; the Red Cross for so much, especially trained volunteers; and businesses and so many people who dropped off everything from toys and clothes to food.

Bob Mulholland Chico

Thoughts concerning Oroville Dam and its spillways: 1. The emergency spillway was never designed for actual use and in its present form stands as a huge liability. We all saw what happened in 40 hours with very limited use. Can we all agree it will not/should not ever be used again?

2. Work should begin immediately to design and build a new spillway in the same location [as the emergency spillway] as authorities are now possibly wasting time and money on the emergency repairs.

3. The existing primary spillway would be used in its completely damaged but apparently usable condition until the second spillway is completed. Any changes or attempts to repair or reconstruct the primary spillway could compromise its use in an emergency. It conceivably could be “left alone” as “the” emergency spillway, so engineers and students would have plenty of time to study it and think about what happened. Things like prematurely corroded rebar or LETTERS c o n t i n u e d

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LETTERS c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 5 patched cracks may have pointed to deeper problems.

Bob Speer Chico

Editor’s note: The author is the other Bob Speer in Chico—not the former editor of this publication.

Some denied help Re “‘Get to higher ground’” (Newslines, by Meredith J. Cooper, Feb. 16): I am a volunteer firefighter who left her home, family and safety to help evacuate others who could not escape on their own. I chose, like many other firefighters and police officers, to be a sitting duck to help those who could not help themselves and to protect Butte County residents’ homes and businesses from looters.

Many homeless people denied our help to evacuate them to safety.

We cannot force them to accept a ride from us or any other form of transportation that the county departments helped provide. As we drove away to find and help others, we were sad. Felt truly awful.

I am also a volunteer at the Oroville Rescue Mission for the last six years. My brother and sister are living at that shelter. It was reassuring to know that the rescue had an evacuation plan in place to automatically get them to safety, from programmers to the shelter side. All were safe.

Be safe and be prepared.

Michelle Dodele-Monnot Oroville

No cutting corners Re “Eye of the storm” (Newslines,

by Ken Smith, Feb. 16): Congressman LaMalfa, you do not cut corners on repairing this dam. This problem could have been solved in 2005, but you and your buddies in So Cal agri-biz and water contractors wanted irrigation water and didn’t care about the potential problems with the dam. You are doing it again.

Who is the “We” in “We can’t be fooling around or held up by a bunch of permits and lawsuits and nonsense.” It’s not me, it’s not the environmentalists, and it’s not the citizens of the North State.

How can the citizens trust you when you say something so thoughtless? If it takes two years or more, then let it happen, but do 6

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not sacrifice the economy and the lives of citizens in the North State for the greed of the water contractors and agri-biz in Southern California.

Caroline Burkett Chico

Environmental organizations are in agreement that climate change, caused by a buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, brings on extreme weather events like our recent “pineapple express” storms. They’ve been warning the public about this since NASA atmospheric scientist James Hansen first warned Congress back in 1988. For climate denier Doug LaMalfa to suggest that “environmental organizations” might cause delays with “a bunch of permits and lawsuits and nonsense” unfairly shifts the blame.

LaMalfa and fellow climate deniers are to blame. LaMalfa has never recognized the devastating costs of coal and carbon use, nor has he ever been remotely aware of how to make our infrastructure climate friendly. Like a medieval king hiding out from his subjects, he won’t even hold a town hall meeting. LaMalfa and Agent Orange (Trump) have a lot in common when it comes to climate denial, lying and shifting the blame, but the peasantry and middle class, recently cowering beneath the ill-prepared Oroville Dam, will not be fooled much longer. (Go to: www.indivisible guide.org.)

Ed Schilling Paradise

Evacuation and empathy I wonder if any of the 200,000 people who had to evacuate due to the recent flood danger gave any thought to the plight of millions of people around the world that have had to flee their homes every day—many die, and many will never be able to go back.

Thankfully, our area was only affected for about 48 hours before returning home, and just look at the chaos those few hours produced. Imagine what it would be like to endure that situation for years or even a lifetime, yet we do not seem to have much empathy for refugees running for their lives.

I hate drama, except in books or on

TV. I prefer being contently bored in my daily life!

J. Troy Chambers Live Oak

Evangelical hypocrisy Re “Amazed by the left” (Letters,

by John Matlin, Feb. 16): Being once again admonished by an apologetic Trump supporter for pointing out the uneducated white male vote that went to Trump, 58 percent to 31 percent, I stumbled on a couple of other statistics that have me scratching my head. Voters 65 and older voted for Trump by a 53 percent to 45 percent margin over Hillary Clinton. Being in that particular demographic, I’m scared to death of losing my Social Security and Medicare benefits. Tom Price and the GOP Congress are salivating over dismantling them. Go figure.

Last but not least, the most bewildering result come from the white evangelicals who voted Trump by a whopping 80 percent to 16 percent. These are probably the same deplorables who put “vote for the American” signs out in front of their churches in 2012, and accused Obama of being the anti-Christ, etc. If Lucifer himself ran on a Republican ticket, he’d get the so-called evangelical vote, but like grab-happy Trump’s Calvinism/Reformed Church of America religion teaches, just whisper a prayer of repentance.

Their hypocrisy still amazes me.

Ray Estes Chico

Time for a town hall I became a U.S. citizen when I was 12 years old. I spent nine years in the U.S. Army, and I vote in every election. Usually Democratic. I’ve heard a lot the last few days about a Republican congressman from New York who held four town hall meetings this past Saturday, the first day of our hard-working Congress’ week off. He faced and listened to many protesters who disagreed with him. What a great example to our own representative here in California’s 1st District.

Where’s Doug LaMalfa this week?

Lastly, my wife participated in the Women’s March recently and hasn’t received her check yet.

Who’s paying these protesters?

Ed Pitman Chico

‘Begin to fish’ There’s an old adage that begs the question whether you’re going to “fish or cut bait.” For the past three months, the Republican Congress has been “cutting bait,” looking forward to the future when the “fishing” will become lucrative for their programs. By now they should realize that that’s not likely to happen. The Trump administration has promised the fish harvest to the sharks, most of them with red stars on their sides and led by a great white named Putin.

If there are any patriots left in the Republican Congress who still believe country is more important than party, it is time for them to pick up their poles and nets and begin to fish, even if they may have to harpoon a few domestic sharks while they’re at it.

We can’t count on those who voted for Trump to change anything because they are more worried of being recognized as having been duped and, being too embarrassed to admit it, they choose to ignore it.

I fear if things don’t rapidly change, we’re in for a long fishless future.

W. Dean Carrier Paradise

Not a winner Like Donald Trump, I too don’t like losers, and with his 39 percent approval rating, it doesn’t look like he’s exactly heading to the “Winner’s Circle.”

Rick Hunter Chico

Hear, hear!

Mr. Trump: A free press constitutes one of the essential cornerstones of a free and democratic society.

The Constitution guarantees that a free press shall exist to serve the American public.

It is absurd, ludicrous and quite untenable to assert that internationally respected American media organizations are the enemy of the people. It is the responsibility of the press to scrutinize the government, and specifically, to challenge your administration. It’s even more preposterous for you to suggest that members of the mainstream press corps and their

respective news outlets are dishonest because their reporting is not to your liking.

Your proclamations would be silly if they weren’t so disturbing and dangerous. I demand that you apologize to both the media and the people of the United States for your recent insults to democracy.

The rest of the world is watching, sir. It’s time to start setting an example instead of creating a spectacle!

James P. Aram Chico

Backing Speaker Bercow An open letter to the speaker of Parliament: Dear Speaker John Bercow, I am writing to express my support for your efforts regarding the prospect of President Trump visiting England. Giving him a platform from which to spew his self-serving rants, half-truths and outright lies would be damaging to the standing of Parliament, and an embarrassment to most Americans.

Further, I sincerely hope that a way can be found to rescind Prime Minister May’s unfortunate invitation in such a way that it could be amended so as to not be a state visit.

My wife and I were in London last September and had the wonderful opportunity to visit Buckingham Palace. During our tour, we became horrified at the thought of President Trump, as the Queen’s guest, making a mockery of civility with his bombastic and narcissistic musings. We truly believed at the time that such a situation was not possible and yet here we are highly dismayed that such a visit may take place.

Speaker Bercow, we applaud your efforts regarding our president’s pending visit and wish you success in saving a lot of people the embarrassment from witnessing first-hand his uncouth and damaging rhetoric.

Roger S. Beadle Chico

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On Monday (Feb. 20), Oroville Police arrested two 15-year-old boys who allegedly stole guns from a home.

Shortly after 11 p.m., officers responded to a report of two “suspicious juveniles” on Baldwin Avenue who appeared to be carrying gun cases, according to an Oroville Police Department press release. The teenagers ran when police arrived. One boy was arrested quickly, but the other one kept running along the train tracks until an officer brought him down with a Taser. Police say the boys discarded three rifles and a shotgun—later determined to have been stolen during a residential burglary—in a nearby abandoned home.

The teens, whose names have been withheld, were booked into the Butte County Juvenile Hall on charges of burglary and resisting, obstructing or delaying an officer.

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Chapman Elementary School was locked down for eight minutes on Tuesday (Feb. 21) after police received several reports of a man holding a rifle and riding a bicycle toward the school.

The lockdown started just before 1 p.m., according to a Chico Police Department press release. Shortly after, members of Chico PD’s Target Team reportedly found 32-yearold Charles Adams on East 20th Street with an unloaded, bolt-action rifle. Though the release notes that Adams “had no intention of using the firearm to cause harm,” he had a prior felony and was therefore prohibited from carrying a gun.

The code-red lockdown was lifted and Adams was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Police matters

During its meeting on Tuesday (Feb. 21), the Chico City Council honored the career of Deputy Police Chief Dave Britt (pictured), who is set to retire next week after 26 years with the Chico Police Department. Lt. Rob Merrifield’s retirement in December left Britt as the longest-tenured member of the department.

In other news, the council voted 6-1, with Councilman Karl Ory dissenting, to approve the purchase of the California Highway Patrol facility on Fir Street for $984,500. The building will be used to expand operations of the Chico Police Department located next door.

The city had allocated $700,000 for the purchase in its 2014-15 budget for capital improvements. To complete the purchase, the council approved transfers of $155,465 from the city’s Police Protection Building and Equipment Fund and $108,035 from the police department’s operating budget for fiscal year 2016-17.

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With tensions easing at Oroville Dam spillway, leaders look to the future

LationDamorder spillways and associated evacuput Oroville on the map for

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people throughout California, the United States and the world.

Some locals see that as an opportunity, both for by tourism and infrastrucMeredith J. ture repairs. Others are Cooper seizing the moment to m e re d i t h c @ demand fair and equitan ew srev i ew. c o m ble treatment from state and federal officials.

“All of a sudden, weather maps on the news in Los Angeles are showing forecasts for L.A., San Francisco and Oroville,” said Nicole Johansson, member of the Butte County Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) board. “Everyone knows where we are!”

For Johansson, who works as director of marketing and communications for Enloe Medical Center, that’s a positive, despite the negative nature of the news that put a spotlight on Oroville in the first place. “I’ve worked in marketing my entire career, and at some point you have to say, there’s no such thing as bad publicity,” she said. “People know where Lake Oroville is on a map. They see a lake with great hiking, fishing, boating .… In terms of a California destination, there’s a big opportunity here.”

Her positivity bears weight, as the

TBID, a relatively new district tasked with attracting visitors to Butte County using money collected from local hotels, has thus far focused its energy on—you guessed it—Oroville. The consulting firm hired to help, FMG Consulting, identified the town as the hook to lure visitors.

“Oroville is really the key to our travel strategy,” said Johansson, who lives in Oroville. Her husband, Jamie, owns Lodestar Farms, and the couple launched the Sierra Oro Farm Trail. “Making Oroville the gateway for world-class recreational opportunities—the lake—is one of the things [the consultant] said from the very beginning was the key for bringing tourism to Butte County.”

So, that’s still a go? Despite the crisis at the dam? Apparently so, at least from the TBID’s perspective. “The concern right now is making sure the spillway is reinforced,” Johansson said. “We have national and federal support here trying to make that happen for us. Once we’re out of the spring runoff season and into the summer season for Oroville, there’s really no reason not to visit.”

Parts of Lake Oroville were reopened Wednesday (Feb. 22) for recreation, but areas near the spillways remain closed until further notice. “We’re moving forward with our plan in hopes that everything is open for business this summer, that the lake is open for business,” Johansson said.

For local government leaders like Bill

Connelly, Butte County supervisor for the Oroville area, there’s still too much work to be done to repair damage to the spillways—and the town’s spirit—to be so optimistic. In fact, he’s skeptical, going so far as to question the motives behind Department of Water Resources statements that work will be done, everything will be fine.

“Incompetence at DWR should never be let go,” he said by phone. “What they’re doing is, they’re coming to town, they’re making us collaborate, cooperate, get along, but in the end they’ll do little or nothing. They’ve already changed the terminology from ‘emergency spillway’ to ‘auxiliary spillway.’ That’s a psychological attack on my people to try to make them believe there’s some control. There’s no control with the emergency spillway.

When you use that spillway, you’re at the mercy of the weather.

“They need to concentrate on keeping my people safe, and keeping the people downstream safe—not on delivering water to water contractors.”

Indeed, a warning is still in effect for those residing along the Feather River south of the dam. While water levels in the lake have been reduced—sufficiently, officials say—there are still rains and mountain runoff to come.

“There’s still an evacuation warning, and until it’s not a warning, people need

Butte County Supervisor Bill Connelly says changing the terminology from “emergency spillway” to “auxiliary spillway” is a manipulation tool. “There’s no control with the emergency spillway. When you use that spillway, you’re at the mercy of the weather.”

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to be prepared,” Oroville Mayor Linda Dahlmeier said Wednesday (Feb. 22) by phone.

Work is underway to strengthen the emergency spillway, and the huge amount of attention on Oroville— including media from around the world—has resulted in better information from dam officials, Connelly said.

“I think the public can count on reports being fairly factual now,” he said.

For his part, Connelly wants five things to come out of this crisis. “No. 1 in my mind is safety. The dam needs to be rebuilt in a manner that’s consistent with the 21st century.” Second, daily operations should consider flood control in the 21st century—including climate change. Third, he would like to see the community compensated for this incident and the disruptions it’s caused.

No. 4: “We need ongoing compensation.” That’s been promised from the start and never delivered, he said. And finally, “They need to consider really bringing recreation here.”

Dahlmeier is more optimistic than

Connelly about the sufficiency of the work being done by DWR. She sees this eye on Oroville as an opportunity to improve infrastructure. For instance, the trucks carrying rock and concrete that have wreaked havoc on Oroville’s streets—Connelly pointed to the junction of Oro Dam Boulevard and Olive Highway as particularly bad—offer a chance to improve roads.

“They are doing a number on our streets,” Dahlmeier acknowledged. “But what’s going to be really nice about all of that—guess who’s going to have all new roads?”

Criticism of a lack of sirens signaling an emergency, too, is an opportunity as Dahlmeier sees it. “They used to have a siren system, but a lot of that is defunct because of bad infrastructure underneath our community. Our phones go out in low-lying areas when it rains because of the bad infrastructure.

Without upgraded tech, we can’t make [sirens] work. Moving forward, there will be pots of money available from FEMA. And I’ll certainly be looking to some of the telecom companies with that in mind.” □

No sanctuary Council refuses to protect undocumented immigrants, adds police patrols ozens of people lined the walls of the Chico City Council chambers and waited Dto speak for more than three hours on

Tuesday (Feb. 21). But the group’s proposal for Chico to become a sanctuary city that protects undocumented immigrants from deportation didn’t fly with the council’s conservative majority. Ultimately, the panel refused to even talk about it.

A vote on that controversial matter came at the tail end of the meeting, which included discussion of adding two police units dedicated to traffic enforcement and property crime.

The police department hasn’t had a fulltime traffic unit for five years, and during that time accidents within city limits have increased by 39 percent, according to a report

by Lt. Billy Aldridge. In 2016 alone, there were 2,427 traffic accidents—six fatal—and a total of 100 felony and misdemeanor DUI collisions. Meanwhile, police received roughly 1,100 complaints about traffic-related issues, mostly regarding motorists driving recklessly, speeding and running stop signs in school zones.

“The reality of human nature is: When you know nobody is going to catch you doing something wrong, you keep doing it,” said Donna Shary, who spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting. “I think having a traffic unit will make people pay attention.”

To fill the traffic unit, existing patrol officers would work overtime and focus on enforcing traffic laws during weekdays; on weekends, they would patrol in the evenings to conduct “high-intensity enforcement” of people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Aldridge said.

The department has also struggled to investigate property crimes. In 2016, Chico police received about 1,500 reports of burglaries involving 777 vehicles, 511 residences and 168 commercial businesses. “I think we can all agree these numbers are unacceptable,” Aldridge said.

Under the proposal, a sergeant and four officers would spend a total of 50 hours a month investigating burglaries.

Councilwoman Ann Schwab said both units are “badly needed,” but questioned why the council should support them after denying the Chico Fire Department’s request for additional funding during the panel’s meet-

SIFT ER Tremendously unpopular President Trump is fond of touting his popularity, despite evidence to the contrary—like, losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton. Here’s some more: About a month after his inauguration, a Gallup poll shows that Trump’s 45 percent approval rating is 16 percent below the average for newly elected presidents and well lower than any other president in the poll’s history. Ronald Reagan held the previous low—53 percent—in February 1981.

By comparison, Barack Obama’s approval rating was 64 percent in mid-February 2009 and John F. Kennedy holds the record at 72 percent in 1961.

The Chico Police Department is deploying a new traffic enforcement unit with an emphasis on patrolling school zones, including this crosswalk on The Esplanade near Chico High School.

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ing on Feb. 7. Maintaining daily staffing of 17 firefighters would have cost $352,150 through the end of the fiscal year, but the council chose to reduce daily staffing to 14 firefighters starting on March 7.

“That was an out-of-cycle funding request, to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars, with no identified funding source,” responded Councilman Mark Sorensen.

Whereas the firefighters’ request likely would have required a transfer from the city’s general fund, the means to fund the police department’s burglary and traffic units already exists. Police Chief Mike O’Brien said he expects to have saved nearly $1 million from funded but unfilled positions by the end of fiscal year 2016-17, and deploying the new units for the next few months will cost less than $100,000.

The council voted unanimously to approve the proposal. The patrols will start immediately and continue through June, but how to pay for them beyond that remains to be seen, O’Brien said.

With the regular agenda complete, the meet-

ing took a dramatic turn during business from the floor.

Following the example of California cities like Oakland, Berkeley and Davis, local peace activist Lin Jensen wrote a resolution for Chico to become a sanctuary city for “immigrants seeking asylum from unjust deportation.” Chico State students and instructors, health care professionals, attorneys and concerned citizens showed up in NEWSLINES C o N t i N u e d February 23, 2017

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Jensen’s document was a response to President Donald Trump’s recently rolled-out plan for the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively enforce immigration laws, which includes empowering state and local law enforcement agencies to perform the functions of immigration officers.

Asa Mittman, an art history professor at Chico State, said that immigrants are often “the best students we have; they truly understand and appreciate the opportunity that a college education represents.” For instance, speaker William Mendoza, an undocumented Chico State student, told the council he has a 3.6 GPA. “It’s unjust for a person pursuing higher education to live with that fear [of deportation],” Mendoza said.

Local activist Dan Everhart pointed to conservative communities elsewhere in the country that have recognized the cultural and economic contributions of undocumented immigrants. “I ask you to make sure Chico isn’t less progressive than Dallas, Texas,” he said.

After the last of about 35 speakers concluded, Schwab commented that, “In my 12 years on the council, I’ve never seen such an outpouring of sentiment and powerful words.” She made a motion to agendize a discussion of the resolution, which drew a second from Councilman Randall Stone. The motion failed by a split vote down party lines.

The decision prompted an eruption of jeering from the resolution’s supporters, some of whom hurled expletives and personal insults at conservative members of the council.

Outside the chambers, Chico State graduate Olegario Gomez vented his frustration to the CN&R. “I’m outraged,” he said.

“To not even entertain the idea is disrespectful to this demographic.

The council’s message is that these individuals are not valued in the community.”

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EYE ON 45 A biweekly rundown of news items out of the Trump White House and Congress

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n this second installment of Eye on 45, CN&R’s biweekly look at what’s taking place under the Trump administration, we pick up where we left off on Feb. 7. That’s the day Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to approve the confirmation of POTUS’ controversial pick for secretary of education, billionaire Betsy DeVos. Here are some highlights: Feb. 8: A lone Democrat from West Virginia crosses the aisle to approve the confirmation of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general.

The vote in the Senate was controversial given Sessions’ history of making racially offensive comments. Attorneys from the Department of Justice who worked with the embattled senator testified in the 1980s about those remarks. Sessions was denied a federal judgeship as a result. Among that testimony were comments that Sessions thought the Ku Klux Klan was OK until he found out its members smoked marijuana.

The night before, during a debate on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invokes an arcane rule to shut down Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of Trump’s fiercest critics. Warren was reading a letter written by Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King Jr., 30 years earlier in opposition to Sessions’ bid for the aforementioned judgeship. McConnell’s rebuking of Warren—“She was warned. ... Nevertheless, she persisted”—has been embraced by progressives.

Feb. 9: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco upholds a Seattle federal court judge’s ruling halting Trump’s executive order barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days. POTUS’ plan caused chaos at airports throughout the country because it included those with valid visas as well as permanent residents (i.e., those with green cards).

The order also called for a four-month ban on refugees, and an indefinite hold on those from Syria.

In response, the president takes to Twitter: “SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!” Those comments ostensibly mean taking the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Feb. 10: The Washington Post reveals that President Trump’s national security adviser, retired Gen. Michael Flynn, spoke privately with the Russian ambassador to the United States about sanctions President Obama put in place in response to Russia’s interference in the general election. The paper’s reporting reignites concerns about the administration’s ties to the Kremlin and contradicts comments made by Pence, whom Flynn reportedly misled by denying such conversations took place.

President Trump dines with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at POTUS’ private Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, and allegedly conducts an emergency meeting in front of members and other guests after news breaks that North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan. Guests post photos of the scene on Facebook, drawing criticism from security experts, among others.

Feb. 11: POTUS and Abe golf at the Trump National Golf Club. Later in the day, Trump suggests

he’s working on a new immigration ban.

Feb. 13: Flynn resigns after just 24 days as national security adviser.

Feb. 14: Media reports reveal that the president had known for two weeks that Flynn wasn’t being honest about his conversations with Russia. Trump had been warned by the Justice Department back in January due to concerns that, because Russia knew about his dishonesty, Flynn would be vulnerable to the Kremlin.

Trump takes to Twitter, declaring that the “real story” behind Flynn’s resignation has to do with government leaks.

Missouri Republican Roy Blunt, a U.S. senator and member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, calls for a full investigation into the ties between Russia and President Trump and his administration.

Feb. 15: The New York Times reports that communications intercepted by American intelligence agencies during the 2016 presidential campaign show that members of Trump’s campaign staff— including then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort— had “repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials.”

Feb. 16: Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder, CEO of the parent company for Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, pulls his name from consideration for that cabinet post. Republicans and Democrats alike were poised to tank Puzder’s confirmation following reports on his past, ranging from concerns about his business practices to his personal life, including charges he abused his ex-wife.

POTUS holds a press conference, ostensibly to talk about his new Labor Department secretary nominee, Alex Acosta. Instead, he focuses on intelligence agencies’ leaks to the media about his campaign’s ties to Russia and calls the subsequent reporting “fake news.” Among other things, the president falsely claims he secured “the biggest Electoral College win since Ronald Reagan” and says his administration is “running like a fine-tuned machine.”

The president signs a bill that eliminates a rule prohibiting coal operations from polluting waterways.

Feb. 17: The president takes to Twitter to further castigate the media. “The FAKE NEWS media is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!”

Trump pick Scott Pruitt is sworn in as the leader of the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency he sued repeatedly in his role as the attorney general of Oklahoma.

Feb. 18: The Washington Post reports that John F. Kelly, Homeland Security secretary, announced he’d signed new guidelines allowing federal agencies to step up detainment and deportations of undocumented immigrants.

Feb. 20: POTUS names a new national security adviser: Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster. The move comes four days after Vice Adm. Robert Harward turned down the job.

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HEALTHLINES Alyssa Cozine of Catalyst Domestic Violence Services regularly speaks at local junior high and high schools to raise awareness of teen dating violence.

phones, they’re essentially putting their partner in their purse or backpack; their partner can constantly check in on them through apps that show their physical location. Or they can send 100 text messages in an hour, asking them where they are and why they aren’t responding.

What about snooping?

I’ve seen this in adults, too, but it’s sort of become normal for your partner to go through your emails and text messages behind your back. It’s actually a controversial topic of debate for youth. Like, half of them will say, “Wow, that’s awful, you definitely have a right to privacy,” but the other half will say, “Well, if you have nothing to hide, then what’s the big deal?”

What do you tell them about snooping?

It comes down to a lack of trust. If you go through your partner’s text messages because you suspect they’re cheating on you … that’s a symptom of the problem: You don’t trust this person.

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dating violence, she always asks the Dsameteenquestion: “How many people have uring Alyssa Cozine’s presentations about

seen relationship drama play out on social media?” When she’s in a local junior high or high school classroom, she says, nearly every student will raise his or her hand.

“It’s something they’re all aware of, but they’re not necessarily talking about it,” she said. “They don’t know it isn’t OK, that it shouldn’t be normal. When you do stuff online, it’s not separate from your real life—it’s the real world, too, and it has consequences.”

Cozine is a 28-year-old community educator at Catalyst Domestic Violence Services who visits as many as six classrooms a day. In her interactions with students, she

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has observed the way teenagers’ social lives revolve around technology—and, if their relationships become abusive, how technology can be used to coerce and control. Aggressors may snoop through their partner’s text messages, share intimate and embarrassing photos of them on social media, and obsessively track their GPS location, she said.

Digital abuse is one aspect of teen dating violence, which the National Institute of Justice defines as “physical, psychological or sexual abuse; harassment; or stalking of any person ages 12 to 18 in the context of a past or present romantic or consensual relationship.” Of the American high school students who responded to the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 10 percent reported being physically abused and 10 percent reported being sexually abused by a dating partner in the 12 months before they were surveyed.

The behaviors that define domestic violence for teens and adults alike are similar,

but attitudes toward them are not, Cozine said.

“A lot of times, adults assume that teen relationships aren’t serious, that they’re going to break up soon anyway, so it doesn’t matter,” she said. “But when abusive patterns start during teen relationships, they actually become more violent and severe in adulthood, compared with abusive relationships that start in adulthood.”

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and Catalyst is trying to get the message to people who can help teenagers break unhealthy relationship patterns—parents, guardians, educators, coaches and counselors. To that end, Cozine discussed teen dating violence during a recent interview with the CN&R. How does technology relate to teens in abusive relationships?

Social media is such a huge part of their lives. You know, 20 years ago, if you were a teenager in an abusive relationship and you left school, left the house, left the party, you left your partner behind. Now, with smart-

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Catalyst Domestic Violence Services is offering a free training for community members interested in learning about the warning signs of teen dating violence and how to help. It’s set for Monday (feb. 27) from 1:30-4:15 p.m. at the Chico branch of the butte County Library (1108 Sherman ave.). Contact alyssa Cozine at 343-7711 or alyssa@catalystdvservices.org for more information.

call her names because he was scared she was fantasizing about Robert Pattinson. Really trivial, silly-seeming things can be used to get control.

What are some of the warning signs of teen dating violence?

If they drop off the face of the planet and they’re hesitant to talk about their partner, that can be a red flag. Also, if their grades drop; if they stop engaging in activities and hobbies they used to enjoy; and if they’re really attentive to their phone—they feel like they have to respond to text messages right away and get nervous if they can’t.

Should adults bring it up?

Most teenagers will never tell anybody if they are experiencing abuse, and if they do, they’re going to tell a peer—a friend, not an adult. That’s why it’s so important for adults to educate themselves and support their teens. □

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How do you distinguish between immature teenagers learning how to have healthy relationships and a truly abusive situation?

Even if it is based in emotional immaturity, we have to take it seriously the second power and control dynamics come into play. Once those patterns are established in a relationship, they’re really hard to break.

How do they start?

At the beginning of a relationship, it might be putting pressure on them to stop hanging out with certain friends or family: “I really like you. I like spending all of my time with you. Don’t you want to spend all of your time with me, too? It kind of hurts my feelings that you don’t.” And, months or years later, when the relationship has gotten scary, the [victims] may not have the same connections with friends and family that they had before the relationship started.

Is jealousy an issue for young people?

Jealousy for teenagers can be really intense. I was working with an adult a while ago and she was reflecting on a teenage relationship. At the time, she was really into the Twilight series, and her boyfriend would get really jealous when anything Twilight-related came up. He would get mean and

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If your body more resembles an apple than a pear, you could be at greater risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston added weight to existing evidence that it’s unhealthy to carry a lot of fat around your stomach (like an apple), rather than on your hips (like a pear). Though the study did not establish cause and effect, it demonstrates that people genetically predisposed to abdominal obesity have a 46 percent greater risk of heart disease and 77 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes. A big waistline is also associated with higher blood sugar, blood pressure and triglyceride levels—all risk factors for those conditions.

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GREENWAYS Green burials in Nevada County do not require grave markers.

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he archetypal vision of a modern cemetery

a manicured garden of monuments meant to commemorate the lives of those buried beneath—often in caskets designed to fend off the natural cycle of decomposition—for generations.

But in recent decades, more people have grown concerned with lessening, rather than maximizing, their posthumous presence.

Green burials—after-death options aimed at reducing environmental impact and aiding in conservation efforts—have grown increasingly popular.

Matt Melugin, operations manager of the Nevada County Cemetery District, wasn’t familiar with the practice until someone called his office to request green services in 2014. Melugin’s interest was piqued, and he spent much of the next two years paving the way for the county’s first green burial last summer.

“We had plenty of real estate available to make it happen, which turned out to be the easy part,” Melugin said.

A much more difficult obstacle, he discovered, was that no other public cemetery district in California offered such services (though a handful of privately owned facilities do), so there were few guidelines for how to go about it. Sans any laws prohibiting the practice, Melugin set out to establish new policies to allow green burials in his county.

“When you start anything new, it’s hard to keep everyone happy,” he said. “It was quite a process, and we had to address concerns brought up by citizens and [cemetery district] trustees, ranging from environmen-

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tal health to cost issues.”

Melugin and Akhila Murphy, a Nevada County resident and self-described “deathcare midwife” who assisted in the effort to establish green burial in that area, are scheduled to give a presentation called “Going Out Green” this Sunday (Feb. 26) at the Butte County Library’s Chico branch.

The event is hosted by the local Alliance for Support and Education in Dying and Death.

John Kunst of that group said that in addition to being open to the public, local afterlife care professionals and county officials are invited to learn about green burial and how to bring that option to Butte County.

Green burial advocates are critical of the

environmental impacts of modern mortuary services, including using caskets and vaults (plastic or concrete grave liners) made of nonbiodegradable materials, chemicals to embalm and preserve bodies, and more chemicals and massive amounts of water to maintain grass cemeteries. Cremation, long considered a greener option, also involves the use of natural gas and results in the vaporization of substances such as mercury and dioxins into the atmosphere.

With a broad range of options for what people consider green burial, part of Melugin’s charge was figuring out what the practice would look like in Nevada County.

Dust to dust:

“Going Out Green: Natural Green burial—bring It to your County” will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28, at the butte County Library’s Chico branch (1108 Sherman ave.).

This prompted him to contact Murphy, cofounder of Grass Valley’s Full Circle Living and Dying Collective, who helped him meet with the community to find what services people were seeking. Similar to the local organization hosting the green burial presentation, the alliance holds regular events and “death cafes” to help educate people about end-of-life options, provide grief support and re-establish a connection with death that members believe has disappeared from modern society.

“Our culture avoids having conversations about death,” Murphy said. “Today, people just hand everything off to a mortuary, but 150 years ago we were born at home and we would care for the dying and dead at home … being aware of our mortality can help us appreciate life more.”

Melugin found the greenest options in his area were “pioneer cemeteries” with limited to no maintained landscaping. Thus far, green burials are allowed only at Nevada County’s Cherokee Cemetery, but other graveyards may be available in the future.

According to the guidelines Malugin established for green burials in Nevada County, bodies must be buried in natural materials, like shrouds made of seaweed or grass, or caskets made completely of natural wood with no metal fasteners. Burial vaults (plastic or concrete cement barriers that commonly surround a casket) are not used and grave markers are optional, but if chosen they must be made from natural, unpolished rock. Bodies are lowered by hand. Burial mounds are required and serve a dual purpose—to mark graves and to prevent ground unsupported by burial vaults from sinking.

The only mechanical part of the process is using tractors to cover and uncover the graves. Melugin said that was necessary, given the difficulty of digging by hand in the cemetery’s rocky soil.

Kunst, of the local death support and education group, noted that there are about 50 pioneer cemeteries in the fields and foothills of Butte County, some of which could provide green burial sites locally in the near future.

Since Nevada County began offering green burials last summer, one person has used the service, but 40 percent of the available space has been prepurchased to date. Melugin said that, for the time being, the cost is slightly higher than that of a traditional burial to ensure the limited space is available for those who truly want green burial services rather than those just looking for the cheapest option.

“If we had thousands of open graves available, the cost might actually be less, but in the meantime we want to reserve green burial for the people who feel very strongly about it.” □

ECO EVENT NurSery time Spring is almost here, and that means planting season is upon us (even if the weather hasn’t quite cooperated yet).

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The annual Local Nursery Crawl is this weekend (Feb. 24-25), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. With a dozen stops on the map, ranging from Vina all the way to Yankee Hill, you’re sure to find that unique something to complete your spring garden. Go to localnursery crawl17.weebly.com for more info, including a printable map.

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When it comes to love and business, Michael and Norma Riley are in it for the long haul. The couple, who married before their last year at Chico State 47 years ago, went into business together in 2002. After decades in the Bay Area, they longed to return to Chico, and they found an opportunity to do so with opening a franchise of Batteries Plus Bulbs (previously Batteries Plus). In 15 years, they’ve grown from one store to four, opening locations in Redding, Yuba City and Vacaville. Specializing in batteries and lightbulbs that you can’t find easily at other stores—a battery for your laptop or a lightbulb for your microwave, for instance—the Rileys take pride in their ability to help people find what they need and, more often than not, having it on hand. They recently sat down with the CN&R to talk about their business, the benefits of owning a franchise and how technology has changed over the years. Find Batteries Plus Bulbs at 2500 Zanella Way.

What’s changed since you opened?

Norma: When we opened, it was cordless phones—and we still sell some of those batteries. Then it moved to cellphone batteries. And now, because of embedded batteries, we’re doing repair of phones and devices. So, the business has to move with the technology.

bottom up, where if we see an opportunity, we work together with the franchisor.

Michael: Lightbulbs have changed from incandescent bulbs to CFLs to LEDs. Now LEDs are everything.

What are the benefits to owning a franchise versus starting a business from scratch?

Michael: It saves you a lot of

You can also custom-manufacture batteries?

Michael: One of our good customers is Ease Seating [Systems] up in Paradise. They manufacture cushions for medical use—it’s for people who sit in wheelchairs, or people who are bed-ridden—they have this special cushion that deflates and inflates to where it moves the person around so they don’t develop bedsores. We custommade the battery packs and helped them make that.

You have the freedom to do things like that, even though this is a franchise?

Norma: People are often confused about what franchising can do for you. Franchising gives you a business plan, and some infrastructure and support that you can’t get on your own. They provide us with a lot of training.

But it comes both top down and

trial-and-error headache. Plus, we have about 200 vendors. Just developing the vendor relationships and then getting enough volume to get pricing—even with four stores we couldn’t get the pricing. But being part of this network, there are almost 700 stores across the country.

Norma: If you’re going to go into a franchise, you have to have some entrepreneurial skill, in that you’re risking your own money, you’re going to take a lot of responsibility you’re not used to. On the other side of things, you have to be willing to take some direction. It’s not right for everybody, but it can be very fulfilling. You’re not buying a job; you’re building a business.

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Tapping in So, about Parkside Tap House: It’s very hip. This place feels like it belongs in a big city, which seems to be the way Chico is trending. It’s spacious, combining booth seating with bar space. Big picture windows provide an eye on the kitchen, which churned out some killer finger foods (my favorite was the lamb chop). But the coolest thing is the bar itself—it’s U-shaped, except the windows behind it—which face the large outdoor patio—slide up, so it’ll provide service to outside patrons as well.

Owned by Josh Snider and Josh Marks, who also own Bella’s Sports Pub on Broadway, Parkside Tap House (115 Third St.) is planned to open March 3. puppies! I was so happy to see a recent post on the Northern Star Mills Facebook page announcing the upcoming debut of a new shop dog. Jake was a local celebrity and he’ll always be missed. But if you need a dose of cuteness in your life, go check out the puppy pic on FB! rocKsTar coda I was over at Urban Wax Studios the other day on Longfellow Ave-

nue and noticed a “for rent” sign next door. Turns out Chico Rockstars dropped the mic right after Christmas. A note from owners Cody and Erin Johns on the music school’s Facebook page says, “Our plan is to take this time to find a new location, re-evaluate our business model, and get back to providing services for musicians of all skill levels by mid-2017.”

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I’ll admit, when I first heard the idea of putting a children’s museum on Main Street downtown, I laughed a little. And I said a silent, sad “RIP” in memory of the Towne Lounge, my old stomping grounds. Kids learning and adults out boozing just sounded like a strange mix. But, what do I know? I mean, look at it now. Just the paint job and the bright, clean windows have brought new life to that block. For that, I’m thankful.

A couple of weeks ago, I excitedly RSVP’d to an event being held last Thursday (Feb. 16) by the executive team of the Chico Children’s Museum. I was eager to hear a status report and find out more about the project. I also was eager to check out Parkside Tap House, which hosted the event as a soft opening.

First of all, I was impressed by museum founder and CEO Dana Leslie. As she addressed the crowd, she was very articulate and knowledgeable (not to mention passionate). If nothing else, that inspires confidence. The plan also seems well-thought-out, much of it based on other children’s museums (and therefore proven) around the country. There will be an area in the museum dedicated to teaching kids about growing their own food and following that food to market and to the table. Another exhibit will focus on teeth and dentistry. And a full third of the musuem will provide a multisensory environment for kids with special needs—particularly those with autism. All in all, seems pretty awesome.

Obviously work has begun, but Leslie said the museum needs to raise about $160,000 before it can open. Go to www.chicochildrensmuseum.com for more info.

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Taking back science

BY MADELINE OSTRANDER

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fter he moved to London in his early 20s, Luke Howard became obsessed with the weather. Howard had a day job running a pharmacy business in the 1790s and early 1800s, but he spent a lot of his spare time staring at the sky. He collected a set of makeshift weather instruments—glass thermometers; a hygrometer (to measure moisture in the air) cobbled together from a wire spring and a strip of whalebone; and a barometer attached to an old astronomical clock that he bought secondhand and repaired himself.

He and his business partner, William Allen, started a science club of a dozen or so members, all men, who met in each other’s houses to give talks about a range of subjects like chemistry, astronomy and mineralogy.

When he was 30, Howard presented to the group three names he had come up with for different types of clouds—cirrus (from the Latin for “curl of hair”), cumulus (referring to a pile), and stratus (a “horizontal sheet”).

The talk was a hit, and he published a version of the lecture a year later in a science magazine. And the names stuck: Howard’s cloud categories are still used by professional meteorologists.

This was science in the late 18th and early 19th centuries—a buzzing world of nerds and amateurs trying to document the workings of the world in their spare time. It was less an institution than a labor of love, like sculpture or poetry. London was a kind of hub, full of scientific societies and clubs—they were like the maker faires, the do-it-yourself collectives, the hack-a-thons of the Enlightenment.

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managed to push their way into influential scientific circles in Europe and America, and black inventors made important technological contributions in the United States.)

Still, the technology for making scientific observations was cheap, much was unknown, and nearly anyone with the means available could make a major contribution.

Then, somewhere between the late 19th and mid-20th centuries, science took a turn. As it became more powerful, sophisticated, complicated and better funded, it disappeared behind the walls of ivory towers and cor-

porate labs. Since the 1970s, support for science has become a partisan issue in the United States, as conservatives’ faith in science keeps declining. Fifty-eight percent of Europeans say they can’t trust scientists because they are too influenced by corporate money. Science culture is now elitist, say its detractors.

Have we forgotten what science is actually for?

During the U.S. election campaign, some

politicians and talking heads spoke as if science were not a means of gathering knowledge but some kind of cabal. Thenpresidential candidate Donald Trump met with leaders of a discredited anti-vaccination group and infamously called global warming a hoax “created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing noncompetitive.” Matt Drudge, editor of the far-right Drudge Report, on Twitter accused the National Hurricane Center of exaggerating Hurricane Matthew’s intensity, even as it killed more than 1,000 people in Haiti.

U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith from Texas used the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to hurl unfounded accusations at the researchers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, accusing them of altering data.

If federal politicians wage war on scientific institutions, can the public take ownership of science again? There are

signs that the Internet and global technology are reviving the role of citizens in documenting how the world around us is changing.

Not to undermine the knowledge of experts.

Not to engage in some elitist project or define some new kind of geekdom. But to build collective insight—millions of little observations about the now-warming climate, the now-shrinking numbers of species of animals and plants, the chemistry of air and oceans and minerals—that might just help us survive and adapt to the next century.

Though many of the tools we associate with modern science emerged during the Enlightenment, science itself is arguably as old as human existence. Take, for example, the fields of meteorology and climatology.

Indigenous people have kept oral histories spanning thousands of years of past climates.

Written a few thousand years ago in India, the Upanishads discussed the process of cloud formation. In 1500 B.C., the Chinese engraved weather data on bones. Aristotle wrote a book called Meteorology in 350 B.C. that described the hydrologic cycle.

But meteorology and climatology emerged as serious scientific professions more than a century after Howard named the clouds, especially after these fields received government funding during World War II. In the United States, the National Weather Service has relied on citizen observers to track weather since the mid-19th century. But once the study of the weather became institutionalized, meteorologists, climatologists and atmospheric scientists developed their About the author:

Madeline Ostrander wrote this article for Why Science Can’t Be Silent, the Spring 2017 issue of YES! Magazine.

Madeline is a freelance science writer based in Seattle.

Follow her on Twitter @madelinevo.

NEW TECHNOLOGY IS REVIVING THE ROLE CITIZENS CAN PLAY IN DOCUMENTING THE WORLD AROUND US Maine biologist and Silent Spring author Rachel Carson has been an inspiration to countless women in the field of science.

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own subcultures, their own publications and meetings, and a kind of separate language, defined by jargon and technical concepts.

In the mid-20th century, scientists like Rachel Carson and Aldo Leopold popularized the findings of the emerging field of ecology. Public concern about the environment spurred the passage of America’s most important environmental laws and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, which functions as both a watchdog and a scientific agency monitoring the water and the air for chemicals that harm public health and ecosystems.

The National Park Service turned to ecosystem science to redefine its work as the nation’s lead conservation agency.

NASA took on the role of atmospheric monitoring, and meteorological research surged forward.

Satellites floated overhead to capture images of land and cloud and ocean; supercomputers spun threedimensional models of weather moving across the entire globe.

Then, in the 1960s and 1970s, some climate scientists began to suspect that fossil fuel burning could alter the Earth’s climate in frightening and irrevocable ways. By the late 1980s, when Dr. James Hansen testified before Congress about the dangers of climate change, the evidence was undeniable—at least to the scientists. But fossil fuel industry leaders, afraid of regulations clamping down on their activities and unwilling to chance any dent in their profits, set up their own alleged experts to sow confusion.

Over nearly three decades, industry front groups like the Marshall Institute, the Heartland Institute and the Institute for Energy Research have paid miscellaneous ideologues and hacks to pose as experts and use media coverage to discredit the work of reputable scientists. Recent investigations reveal that oil companies like Exxon gathered decades’ worth of evidence confirming that climate change was real, even as they publicly cast doubt. Understandably,

the spread of misinformation has bewildered some members of the public: Most people haven’t had access to the inner workings of climate science and couldn’t easily say whom to trust, who was the expert, or what they should do.

Meanwhile, the global temperature has ticked inexorably upward—churning out more severe storms, more intense wildfires, and putting global agriculture and water supplies ever more at risk. Controversy has delayed or obstructed public discussions about how to change the ways we generate energy, grow food, build cities and roads, avert crises and adapt to change.

With the public conversation over scientific issues polluted by a haze of misinformation, many people in the United

Retired NASA scientist and renowned climate change expert James Hansen has been sounding alarms about global warming for upward of three decades.

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States have never known how to respond to science. Similar manufactured controversies have shrouded other dilemmas where the science was clear but people with an agenda broadcast doubt. Is smoking really bad for you? (Yes.) Aren’t vaccines a bit dangerous?

(No.) Is the pesticide DDT linked to cancer?

(Yes.) Now nearly every looming crisis our society faces is at least partly a scientific one.

The colossal emergency of climate change, the problem of feeding the couple billion additional people who might populate this planet in the next couple of decades, the collapse of ocean ecosystems, the rise of the next epidemic disease. Problems as large as this will require ingenuity, labor and support beyond just the professional scientific community. They’ll require scientists to step out of the laboratory more often and the rest of us to get involved.

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“You can be scientists,” Katie

Spellman, a post-doctoral researcher from the International Arctic Research Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, told a troop of kindergarteners and first- and second-graders in the Native Gwich’in village of Venetie. “You don’t need me.”

Venetie sits just south of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge near the Brooks Range. On an afternoon in early November, the children gathered around a cluster of wild roses a short walk from their school. Under the guidance of Spellman and their teacher, Terri Mynatt, they attached metal tags to the bushes and named five of them—kid names like “Princess Batman” and “Junior Heart.” Then they wrote down the number of rose hips still clinging to the ends of the branches, the first notes in what would become an ongoing data log for each plant.

In the past few years, spring has arrived unusually early here, winter too late. Wild roses, whose hips make jam and jelly for humans (naturally fortified with vitamin C) and winter forage for animals, might bloom sooner or later or more often. As the seasons went off-kilter, would wild foods such as rose hips and berries become harder to find? Both the children and scientists wanted to find an answer.

Then Spellman pulled out a smartphone, and together they gazed up at the clouds. How much of the sky was covered with clouds, and what shape were they? The kids took turns snapping a series

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of photographs of the overcast sky with an app called GLOBE Observer. The phone automatically stamped geolocation and time and date information on the photograph. A class of schoolchildren in remote Alaska had just joined a global research project—the data they recorded would help NASA scientists better interpret their satellite images and climate models. In Fairbanks, Spellman and her colleagues would use the class’ data on roses as part of a larger project to study what warmer weather might mean for Alaskan ecosystems. In Venetie, the information would allow the villagers to keep track of their own food supply.

NASA’s GLOBE program, a citizen science project, has existed for more than 20 years, but it has taken off since the agency launched the app in August. About 15,000 people have used it to snap more than 55,000 photos of cloud and sky.

Clouds are especially difficult to model, and satellites can spot only their tops but not their underbellies. For that, NASA needs people on the ground, around the world, snapping pictures and making notes.

It’s part of a kind of citizen science renaissance, driven partly by affordable computer technol-

Researcher Katie Spellman encourages citizens, including kids, to use technology as a way to contribute to scientific study.

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ogy: The smartphone puts cameras and a GPS into the palms of millions of people, and the Internet makes crowdsourcing simple. This lets scientists draft huge numbers of volunteers to assist in documenting how the world is transforming.

“What can be really exciting about citizen science is the ability to get many, many people working together on the same problem,” says Scott Loarie, a co-director of a project called iNaturalist, which launched in 2008 and is now run by the California Academy of Sciences. “We’re able to tackle science problems that are too big for any individual person.”

About 93 percent of all monarch butterfly data and three-fourths of U.S. dragonfly sightings during this decade have come from iNaturalist, which lets people around the world use smartphones to chronicle their sightings of plants and animals.

Every day, they gather about 5,000 new photos of flowers and trees, amphibians and colorful insects, and other organisms. An iNaturalist volunteer in Colombia discovered a previously unknown species of dart frog, simply snapping a photo and uploading it to the Web. Crowdsourced projects like

these are proliferating throughout the scientific world like mushrooms. This past fall, researchers at the University of Arizona launched an app called Kidenga to crowdsource observations about mosquito populations and outbreaks of the mosquitoborne diseases Zika, dengue and chikungunya. Old Weather—a partnership among U.S. and British science agencies, the National Archives, and university researchers—has enlisted 30,000 volunteers to study the scanned pages of 19th- and early 20th-century ships’ logs for weather observations made during Arctic whaling voyages: These help sharpen the calculations of Arctic and global climate models. An organization called iSeeChange, founded by both scientists and journalists, created an app in collaboration with NASA that lets people document phenomena like the timing of first

programs that document the Earth’s climate because they are, in his words, “politically correct” (as if ice and clouds had a political affiliation).

President Trump also has criticized the National Institutes of Health, and scientists fear that some programs there and at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could be on the chopping block.

To photograph clouds, to mark down temperatures, to study how berries ripen, and to support financially and politically the scientists who help us understand how to read the signs of a changing Earth—these now become acts of saving democracy and human knowledge and trying to hang on to a livable planet. Knowing about biodiversity loss, disease outbreaks, or changes in weather, ice, clouds and seasons shapes our society’s life-and-death decisions—about water and agriculture or about pro-

It’s part of a kind of citizen science renaissance, driven partly by affordable computer technology. This lets scientists draft huge numbers of volunteers to assist in documenting how the world is transforming. snowfall, early springs, the migration of birds, and the browning of trees in drought. This summer, working with a group called AdaptNY and the radio station WNYC, iSeeChange handed out 30 temperature sensors in New York City’s Harlem and northern Manhattan neighborhoods to monitor the hyper-local effects of heat waves on public health.

The explosion of citizen science comes just as scientific institutions face losses that could endanger us all. The federal government supports about one-third of all research and development, and even the biggest philanthropists in the country wouldn’t be able to fill the gap if much of that money were gone. A senior Trump adviser has talked about cutting funding for NASA

tecting communities from natural disasters or epidemics. To interfere politically in science that simply watches the Earth from satellites or studies the spread and treatment of diseases is “really disheartening and dangerous as hell,” says Jonathan Foley, the executive director of the California Academy.

“I think it’s important for other organizations to step up and start doing science and being a voice for it. I think that’s where citizen science enthusiasts are crucial.”

“It’s an interesting circle that we’ve come to,” says Spellman.

“We’ve worked so hard to professionalize science, but then scientists became the elite and isolated. Now [science] is returning the power back to the public.” Never has that power been so important. Ω

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An ‘epic screw-up’ kick-starts play about division in America

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uman Error, the play by Eric Pfeffinger now in its world premiere performance at Chico’s Blue Room Theatre, begins with a disturbing quandary: A husband and wife receiving invitro fertilization learn by that, because of “human Robert Speer error,� their fertilized r o ber tspe er@ embryo has mistakenly newsrev iew.com been planted in the uterus of another woman.

The story proceeds Review: Human Error shows from the moment in the Thursday-Saturday, fertility clinic office 7:30 p.m., through when Dr. Hoskins March 4, at the Blue Room. (Sean Constantine) Tickets: $15-$18 informs Keenan (Dave (Thursdays: pay- Myers) and Madelyn what-you-can, (Annie Fischer) about $5 min.) the accidental switchBlue Room Theatre eroo. Shocked and per139 W. First St. plexed, they go to the 895-3749 home of the married www.blueroom couple who are pregtheatre.com nant with their baby, where they discover they have absolutely nothing in common.

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made the couple biracial.

Jim (Sean Green) and Heather (Delisa Freistadt), in contrast, are stereotypically “red state.� They live in a McMansion in a subdivision of McMansions; he owns a string of car stereo stores and she’s a homemaker; and they are decidedly “pro-life� and determined to carry the baby to term.

This sounds like serious stuff, and it is, but Human Error is as much comedy as drama. In the opening scene, for example, the Dr. Hoskins character is so mortified by the clinic’s mistake that he’s become a simpering fool too flustered even to talk about it with Madelyn and Keenan. I didn’t buy the character as written (I’ve never known a doctor to be so pathetically dumbstruck), but Constantine is very funny in the role.

In an interview for a theater blog, Midwest native Pfeffinger said his initial impulse with the play was “to write about an event that is very upsetting for its characters—an epic screw-up at a fertility clinic—but make it as funny as possible.�

The play is particularly relevant today because it’s about the many ways we separate ourselves from those we perceive as not sharing our values, protecting our self-identities in echo chambers of our own making. The two couples

portrayed here would have gone on indefinitely living in their separate universes were it not for the baby growing in Heather’s womb.

In some ways, that child is the most important character in the play. She forces the couples to transcend their prejudices and recognize the human commonalities they share. How this personal growth will affect the outcome of a situation that would test the wisdom of a Solomon remains unknown until play’s end, but the progression—away from distrust and dislike to trust and a kind of love—is enjoyable to watch.

Individually, all of the actors did a good job when I saw the play Friday night (Feb. 17). But there were times when I felt they weren’t fully working together, that they were just delivering lines instead of truly connecting.

Perhaps we can blame it on the play.

In his effort to dig comedy out of the mud of human suffering, Pfeffinger creates caricatures instead of characters.

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Special Events BAM CONFERENCE 2017: Body and Mind (BAM) conference featuring visiting fitness presenters, workshops, trainings and certifications.

Call for more info and schedule. F, 2/24, 9am-

7pm, Sa, 2/25, 7:30am-6:15pm, Su, 2/26, 7:30am-9:45pm. In Motion Fitness, 1293 E. First Ave., (530) 343-5678 ext. 324, www.inmotionfit ness.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ BAM2017-Brochure.pdf.

CHICO CIOPPINO FEED: An all-you-can-eat luncheon and auction, with the seafood cioppino soup served with bread, Caesar salad and free-flowing red wine. Followed by live charity auction. F, 2/24, 11:30am-3pm. Tickets: $100 (call or buy online). Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 345-0840, www.event brite.com.

music by the Pub Scouts. F, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.

SIMON LYNGE: The Greenland-based singer/songwriter ventures all the way out to Norton Buffalo Hall in Paradise. F, 2/24, 7-10pm. $20 (door & www.eventbrite.com). Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive in Paradise.

Theater A DOLL’S HOUSE: Henrik Ibsen’s modernist clas-

sic. F, Sa, 6:30pm through 2/26. Opens 2/24, Sa, 2/25, 1:30pm. $10-$12. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville, (530) 533-2473, www.bird cagetheatre.net.

HUMAN ERROR: See Thursday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

CHICO STAGE RACE: The season opener for cycling season, featuring multiple races over three days. F, 2/24, Sa, 2/25, Su, 2/26. Visit website for details, Chico, www.chico stagerace.com.

LOCAL NURSERY CRAWL: A dozen North State nurseries are opening their doors for the weekend for a pre-spring showcase. Visit site and print a map. F, 2/24, 9am-4pm, Sa, 2/25, 9am-4pm. Magnolia Gift & Garden, 1367 East Ave., (530) 894-5410, www.localnursery crawl17.weebly.com.

MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION: Mardi Gras party with New Orleans-inspired music of the Alan Rigg Trio. Admission includes food, beads, beverages and more. Beer and wine are available for a nominal price. F, 2/24, 6-10pm. $25 per person or $175 for a reserved table of 8.

Paradise Ridge Senior Center, 877 Nunneley Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5673, www.paradisecsl.org.

Music BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION CHOIR: The Black History Celebration Choir will present roughly 10 songs/spirituals that showcase the development of sacred music from the AfricanAmerican Christian tradition. In addition to the choir, there will be spoken word and dance. F, 2/24, 3pm. Free. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333.

FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with local experimental troupe Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476, www.cafecoda.com.

IRISH MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradition: Friday night happy hour with traditional Irish

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Special Events BAM CONFERENCE 2017: See Friday. F, 2/24, 9am-

7pm, Sa, 2/25, 7:30am-6:15pm, Su, 2/26, 7:30am-9:45pm. In Motion Fitness, 1293 E. First

Ave., (530) 343-5678 ext. 324

CHICO STAGE RACE: See Friday. F, 2/24, Sa, 2/25, Su, 2/26. Visit website for details, Chico, www.chicostagerace.com.

FEATHER FALLS CASINO TATTOO EXPO: A two-day event featuring world-famous and local artists, plus a tattoo contest, live music, art, and beer garden. Featured artists include Ink Master judge Oliver Peck (Saturday only), Vintage Tattoo owner BaBa and current Ink Master contestant John Collins. Sa, 2/25, 12-9pm; Su, 2/26, 12-9pm. Free entry. Feather Falls Casino, 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com.

HEN ADOPTION: Butte Humane Society is holding

GLORIA STEINEM

Wednesday, March 1 Laxson Auditorium & Harlen Adams Theatre SEE WEDNESDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

an adoption event for hens rescued from an egg farm. Call to make appt. Sa, 2/25, 11am1:30pm. Butte Humane Society administration warehouse, 2580 Fair St., (530) 343-7917, www.buttehumane.org/event/ rescued-hen-adoption.

LOCAL NURSERY CRAWL: See Friday. F, 2/24,

Special Events BAM CONFERENCE 2017: See Friday. F, 2/24,

9am-7pm, Sa, 2/25, 7:30am-6:15pm, Su, 2/26, 7:30am-9:45pm. In Motion Fitness, 1293 E. First

Ave., (530) 343-5678 ext. 324

CHICO STAGE RACE: See Friday. F, 2/24, Sa, 2/25, Su, 2/26. Visit website for details, Chico, www.chicostagerace.com.

DOWNTOWN MILE: That’s right, one very fast onemile race. Test yourself to see just how hard you can push. Su, 2/26, 11:30am. $10.

Downtown Chico.

FEATHER FALLS CASINO TATTOO EXPO: See Saturday. Feather Falls Casino, 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com.

GRANDMA’S ATTIC ANTIQUE APPRAISAL FAIRE: Expert appraisers evaluate your treasures.

Call 891-3489 for more info. Su, 2/26, 11am3pm. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

MEDITATION FOR PEACE: Participants will practice seated and walking silent meditation as a public demonstration of cultivating peace through mindfulness. No prior experience with meditation is required. Su, 2/26, 11am-2pm.

Children’s Park, 202 W. First St.

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Laurence Hobgood. Su, 2/26, 7:30-9pm. $10$32. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333.

Theater A DOLL’S HOUSE: See Friday. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville, (530) 533-2473, www.birdcagetheatre.net.

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Special Events UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES: This week: The Wind

Rises (Japan, 2013). Tu, 2/28, 7:30-9:30pm. $3 suggested donation. Ayres 106, Chico State, (530) 899-7921.

Art Receptions CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING: A talk in the gallery by the Art Department’s Eileen MacDonald. Tu, 2/28, 5pm. Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico State, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.

GALLERY WALK & TALK: Kelly Lindner, director and curator of the Jacki Headley University Art Gallery, will lead a talk on the gallery’s current exhibition, Currency. Tu, 2/28, 5pm.

Jacki Headley University Art Gallery, Chico State.

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Special Events GLORIA STEINEM: Chico Performances presents

the feminist icon and author of My Life on the Road, this year’s Book In Common. Laxson is sold out, but tickets are available for simulcast in Harlen Adams Theatre on campus.

W, 3/1, 7:30pm. $8. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperfor mances.com.

POEMJAZZ: Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky performs the spoken word as an instrument alongside Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist

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9am-4pm, Sa, 2/25, 9am-4pm. Magnolia Gift & Garden, 1367 East Ave., (530) 894-5410, www.localnurserycrawl17.weebly.com.

ROLLER DERBY: MY BLOODY VALENTINE: Nor Cal Roller Girls will be taking on Quad City Derby Bombshells! Sa, 2/25, 7pm. $6-$10. Cal Skate, 2465 Carmichael Drive, (530) 343-1601.

Music NORTH STATE SYMPHONY: LEAPING INTO SPRING: A program from the North State Symphony featuring, among others, the icy melodies of Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Snow Maiden Suite” to the warm and optimistic passages that

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Personal best It’s been nearly 18 years since anyone has broken the world record for running the mile. In 1999, Moroccan badass Hicham El Guerrouj brought the mark down to 3 minutes and 43.13 seconds at a race in Rome. Could history be made this Sunday, Feb. 26, in Chico? Not likely. However, the Downtown Mile promises to be way more exciting to run or watch than your average weekend 5K. It’s only $10 to participate, and you can register all the way up to race day, so get out there and see if you can beat your neighbors around the block.

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A huge THANK YOU to all sponsors, presenters, field trip leaders, participants and the amazing dedicated, hardworking and very talented steering committee members and volunteers who helped organize and plan this celebrated regional event.

2017 Sponsors

Major Sponsors – Snow Goose ($2,500 or more)

Altacal Audubon Society, California Conservation Corps, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, California State Parks Northern Buttes District, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sacramento, National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Chico News & Review, River Partners

Supporting Sponsors – Great Blue Heron ($1,000 or more)

Central Valley Joint Venture, The Hofmann Family Foundation, Rancho Esquon, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., The Printed Image, Sacramento River Preservation Trust, Rancho Llano Seco, Top Birding Tours, Denis & Carlla Westphal

Tundra Swan ($500 or more)

This guy saves you money.

The 2017 Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway was Wild and Wondrous!

FINE ARTS

Snowy Egret ($250 or more) White-faced Ibis ($100 or more)

B-SO SPACE: Glass Group Show, student works

THE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING, PARADISE:

Artwork of Molly LittleBird, recycled, textured abstract wall art. Through 3/31. 789 Bille Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5673.

18th Annual Snow Goose Festival Field Trip Leaders/Workshop Presenters

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Art-ish works by Bay Area artist Michael Mulcahy. Through 2/25. 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

History Month Photo Exhibit, photo exhibit exploring the history of black migration to Southside Oroville. Through 2/28, 4:30-5:30pm.

1820 Mitchell Ave. in Oroville, (530) 538-7642, www.buttecounty.net/bclibrary.

Barbara Buchanan • Cathy Carter • Katheryn Hood Carter • Debbie Chakarun • Pat DelFrate • Amber Drake • Marilyn Gamette • Claire Greene • Lyn Harrod • Kathleen Huber • Ruth Kennedy • Chuck Lundgren • Sandy Makau • Kathleen McPartland • John Merz • Marvey Mueller • Steve Overlock • Jennifer Patten • Warren Patten • Lynne Pryde • Abby Rhoden • Bill Rhoden • John Scott • Sue Scott • Cynthia Sexton • Billie Sommerfeld • Kathy Trevino • Lisa Winslow • Mary Wrysinski

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BUTTE COUNTY LIBRARY, OROVILLE BRANCH: Black

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Journey, exhibition of textile work by Chico artist Sandy Fisher. Through 2/23. 3536 Butte Campus Drive in Oroville, (530) 895-2208.

Baker’s Birkenstock, Mountain Sports, Sacramento River Discovery Center

See you all at next year’s Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway, January 24 – 28, 2018.

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BUTTE COLLEGE ART GALLERY: A Weaver’s

Brome Bird Care, Chico Chamber of Commerce, Lundberg Family Farms

CHICO ART CENTER: Discovery Series, annual exhibition featuring artists with limited exposure. This year’s artists are Bonnie Smith, Sandra Reylea and photographer Jamie Blankenship. Through 2/24. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

GREAT NORTHERN COFFEE: Kandis Horton-Jorth,

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THE SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO the California Conservation Corps, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Rancho Esquon, Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, Sohnrey Farms, Chico Certified Farmers Market, Chico Creek Nature Center, Iris Software, Inc., Mission Linen Service, Ninth Avenue Gallery & Studio ,Chico Children’s Museum, Mathews Rice Farm, Rick and Geri Wulbern, C & R Ranch Paskenta, Divide Ranch, City of Chico, Kidd Biological, Inc. and H. T. Harvey Associates, Ecological Consultants.

Shows through Feb 28 Butte County Library, Oroville

on display. Through 2/24. Advanced Photo, exhibit of student works. 2/27-3/3. Ayres 107, Chico State, (530) 898-5331.

California Rice Commission, Chico Creek Nature Center, David and Patria Forster/Yellow Rose Ranch, Ducks Unlimited, New Urban Builders, Out of this World Optics, Oxford Suites, Western Canal Water District

Linda Angerer • David Arsenault • Skip Augur • Jon Aull • Everett Ayers • Donald Beers • Jay Bogiatto • Jim Burcio • Carol Burr • Diego Bustamante • Dean Carrier • Ranger Zack Chambers • Cris Cline • Gary Cole • Andrew Conlin • Brad Cooke • Charlie Cornell • Robert Cromwell • David Dahnke • Amy Darwin • Tim Davis • Michael Denega • Jerry Dirnberger • Dan Dugan • Steve Emmons • Matt Forster • Bill Frey • Henry Ganzler • Dawn Garcia • Ian Gledhill • Gaylord Grams • Herman Gray • Scott Grist • Timmarie Hamill • Wyatt Hersey • Kate Howard • Mike Hubbartt • Scott Huber • John W. Hunt • Todd Jesse • Phil Johnson • Bob Joseph • Maya Khosla • Jeff Kidd • Steve King • Paul Kirk • Shelly Kirn • Jesse Klingler • Erika Iacona • Mike & Kathy Landini • Roger Lederer • Henry Lomeli • Laura Lush • Christine Mac Shane • Kyle Marsh • Jan Martinez • Charlie Mathews • John Mac McCormick • John Meserve • Maureen Morales • Mary Muchowski • Gary Nielsen • David O’Keefe • Joseph O’Neil • Heidi Ortiz • Owl Monitoring Team • Victor & Ruth Paz • Sharon Perry • Mike Peters • Jeffrey Rich • Michael Rogner • Shane Romain • Marilyn Rose • David Samuels • Peter Sands • Ron & Nancy Sanford • Miguette Sansegundo • Mauricio Schrader • James Shipps • Joe Silveria • Bill Smith • Jeff P. Smith, Ph.D. • Lise Smith-Peters • Ken Sobon • Bob Solari • Christina Souto • Ranger Matt Stalter • Marty Steidlmayer • Richard Thieriot • Scott Thomas • Dave Tinker • Andy Tomaselli • Scott Torricelli • Pamela Waldsmith • Bruce Webb • Greg Weddig • Carrie Wendt • West Coast Falconry • Scott Weston/Russ McCourt • Dale Whitmore • John Whittlesey • Lisa Winslow • Lindsay Wood • Julie Woodruff • Rick & Gerryann Wulbern

BLACK HISTORY MONTH PHOTO EXHIBIT

mixed media pieces by Chico artist Kandis Horton-Jorth. Through 2/28. 434 Orange St., (530) 895-8726.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Art by Ken W. Moore, oil paintings and pencil drawings by northern California Artist Ken W. Moore. Through 4/14.

265 Cohasset Road inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

JACKI HEADLEY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY:

Currency, Turner National Print Competition and Exhibition, a biennial event showcasing national print artistry through an exploration of the theme of “currency,” curated by Erin Sullivan Maynes. (Also on display at Turner Print Museum.) Through 3/4. Chico State.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: Paintings by Sal Casa, early collection of the artist’s paintings representing his changing styles and perspectives.

Through 3/31. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Currency, Turner National Print Competition and Exhibition, a biennial event showcasing national print artistry through an exploration of the theme of “currency,” curated by Erin Sullivan Maynes. (Also on display at University Art Gallery). Through 3/4. Chico State, (530) 8984476, www.theturner.org.

KENDALL HALL: Black History Month Art Show, exhibition of art celebrating Black History month with a portion of proceeds going to benefit the Chico State Black Faculty and Staff Association. Through 2/28. Chico State, (530) 898-5397.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Ongoing exhibits, rotating exhibits featuring local artists.

Ongoing. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.

Museums CHICO AIR MUSEUM: Ongoing display highlighting local aviation history. Ongoing. 165 Ryan Ave., (530) 345-6468.

CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Banding by Day

and Night, a close look at birds in hand with incredible detail. Ongoing. $2-$4. 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

CHICO MUSEUM: Chico Through Time, a permanent exhibit, featuring a variety of displays depicting Chico’s history—from John Bidwell and the Mechoopda Indians to Robin Hood and Hmong Life in Chico. Ongoing. 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336, www.chicomuseum.org.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Ongoing Exhibits, Chico’s science museum features rotating special exhibits, plus a range of permanent displays on local farming, water, famous regional oak trees and a couple of ice-age skeletons. Check site for current special exhibition. Ongoing. 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: A railroad and logging museum in Paradise. Ongoing, 7-9pm. 5570 Black Olive Drive in Paradise, (530) 877-1919.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY:

Hmong Reflections: Stories of Our Own, Hmong history, culture and identity as told by students from the local Hmong community.

Through 7/27. Meriam Library Complex at Chico State.

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Acianlating for the last 2,000 years or so, the mathematiArchimedes was once charged with determining ccording to a popular anecdote that’s been circu-

whether a crown made for a Greek king contained all of the gold designated for the story and project. The great thinker ruminated photo by over the mystery for some time, Ken Smith with the answer unexpectedly cryskens@ tallizing when Archimedes noticed newsrev iew.c om the water rising as he slipped into Plan an escape: the bathtub, prompting him to run Chico escape rooms through the streets naked yelling, is located at “Eureka! Eureka!”—Greek for 3075 Cohasset road, “I’ve found it!”

Ste. 2. admission is I thought I’d had my own eureka $30 per player for groups of two to moment a few weeks ago, as a eight participants. group of friends and I frantically For more information, worked our way through a series of go to chicoescape rooms.com. engineered conundrums at Chico Escape Rooms, trying to find a fortune hidden by our batty but genius—and entirely fictitious—Aunt Edna.

“A gopher! A gopher!” I yelled, convinced I’d cracked Edna’s enigma as one friend contemplated prying open a television set and others struggled to crack locks and solve puzzles scattered throughout the room. “Look for a gopher!”

Turns out I’m no Archimedes. My gopher moment only led our party to fish for another red herring as a digital timer counted down the hour we were given to find Edna’s stash. At least, I later found out, the people observing our progress by camera from another room found my outburst hilarious.

Aunt Edna’s Condo, as the room is called, is the first of what Chico Escape Rooms owners Dayle and Nicki Evenson plan to be several different adventures offered inside a nondescript suite on Cohasset Road.

The Evensons were introduced to the escape room phenomenon a few years ago after a family visit to one in Lake Tahoe. They have since visited others in Reno,

San Francisco and Yuba City. The Evensons live in Oroville, and decided Chico would be a good place to start their own, which opened here earlier this month.

Escape rooms are interactive, alternate reality games in which participants must solve a series of problems in a set amount of time in order to reach a specific goal—sometimes to escape the room, but in this case, locating Edna’s loot.

The trend has become so popular that there are companies that sell predesigned rooms. The scenario and basic design for Aunt Edna’s Condo, for example, was created by New Escape Room Designs Inc. (aka N.E.R.D.)—though Nicki notes that she incorporated some of her own flourishes and devised some of the puzzles to make the room unique.

Participants must hand over their cellphones and other electronic devices before entering the room, which Dayle said is part of the attraction: “People have to rely entirely on their own brains, cooperation and communication skills to figure everything out.”

The Evensons hope to make Chico Escape Rooms a go-to not just for mystery fans, gamers and people in search of offbeat entertainment, but also as a teambuilding tool for local companies and other groups.

The local iteration of Aunt Edna’s Condo tests participants’ shared knowledge of history and pop culture, use of language, and logic skills. Though several groups (consisting of two to eight people, the more the better) have tried in recent weeks, none have solved Edna’s mystery to date. The Evensons plan to open another, Sherlock Holmes-themed, room in the near future.

All told, though our group fell short of the goal, we came close through a mix of legitimate deductive reasoning and dumb luck. Most importantly, we had a great time trying. The room itself was an interesting and convincing mock-up of an old lady’s apartment, down to the smell of moth balls.

To avoid spoiling anything for those planning to give it a shot, I’ll offer just one hint: The answer doesn’t have a damned thing to do with gophers. □

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BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION CHOIR Friday, Feb. 24 Harlen Adams Theatre SEE FRIDAY

that showcase the development of sacred music from the African American Christian tradition. In addition to the choir, there will be spoken word and dance. F, 2/24, 3pm. Free.

Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333.

FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning MOON HOOCH: Brooklyn purveyors of “cave music” are joined by tour mate Jackson Whalan (hip-hop) and locals Mad Tantra. Th, 2/23, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

OPEN MIC: Singers, poets and musicians

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CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday night jazz featuring local musicians. Th, 811pm. Free. The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.

welcome. Th, 7pm. Has Beans Cafe, 501 Main St., (530) 894-3033, www.has beans.com.

PAT HULL BAND: Troubadour Pat Hull is joined by multi-instrumentalist Michael Bone on bass. Th, 2/23, 8pm.

Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

LEFTY’S BLUES JAM: Monthly blues jam.

All musicians welcome. Guitar amp, bass amp and drums provided. Last Th of every month, 7pm. The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 E. Park Ave., (530) 3457499, www.tackleboxchico.com.

I RESPECT MUSIC ARTISTS’ RIGHTS RALLY: Blake Morgan, founder of the #IRespectMusic campaign and the activist behind the “Fair Play, Fair Pay Act.” will lead a benefit and rally for artists’ rights. Performances by Morgan, Finland’s Janita and several Chico acts—Klez, Mawd and Justin Kolas. F, 2/24, 7:30pm. $7. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

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CHICO UNPLUGGED: Finale/winner showcase for SOTA Productions’ singer-songwriter contest. Th, 2/23, 7-9pm. Free. Madison Bear Garden, 316 W. Second St., (530) 891-1639, www.facebook.com/ChicoSOTAP.

jazz appointment with local experimental troupe Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com.

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BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and regional producers and DJs. Check with venue for details. F, 9:30pm.

Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St., (530) 895-3888.

BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION CHOIR: The Black History Celebration Choir will present roughly 10 songs/spirituals

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tion: Friday night happy hour with traditional Irish music by the Pub Scouts. F, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.

JESSICA MALONE & CAITLIN JEMMA: Visiting singer/songwriters Jessica Malone and Caitlin Jemma are joined by local duo Shibumi and local songmaker Garret James Gray. F, 2/24, 9pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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TACO MONDAY

JOHN SEID AND FRIENDS: John Seid and Larry Peterson play an eclectic range of live music in the lounge. F, 2/24, 6-9pm. No cover. Two-Twenty Restaurant/Lounge, 220 W. Fourth St., (530) 895-1515, www.twotwentyrestau rant.com.

KZFR MARDI GRAS: KZFR community radio presents a hoppin’ dance party for Mardi Gras, featuring a set of Dead tunes by Wake of the Dead, local party crew Bahapki and a bellydance porformance by Eastwind on Fire. F, 2/24, 7pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION: Mardi Gras party with New Orleans-inspired music of the Alan Rigg Trio. Admission includes food, beads, beverages and more. Beer and wine are available for a nominal price. F, 2/24, 6-10pm. $25 per person or $175 for a reserved table of 8. Paradise Ridge Senior Center, 877 Nunneley Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5673, www.paradisecsl.org.

MIXTAPE: Local band plays favorite

covers. F, 2/24, 9pm. The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 E. Park Ave., (530) 3457499, www.tackleboxchico.com.

OPEN MIC: All-ages open mic hosted by Jodi Foster and Julie Bos. F, 7pm. The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.

SIMON LYNGE: The Greenland-based singer/songwriter ventures all the way out to Norton Buffalo Hall in Paradise.

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Seattle feminist proto-punk crew Tacocat (pictured) blew the doors off at Duffy’s Tavern last summer, and KZFR 90.1 FM has brought the raucous quartet back to bigger environs for a benefit concert for the station this Monday, Feb. 27, at the Chico Women’s Club. Joining them on tour are grungy pop-rockers Daddy Issues (Nashville) and, in a rare performance, Chico’s own Skin Peaks.

F, 2/24, 7-10pm. $20 (door & www.eventbrite.com). Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive in Paradise.

UNPLUGGED OPEN MIC/JAM: Happy hour and music hosted by singer/songwriter Jeb Draper in the fireplace room or on the new outdoor stage. F, 5-8pm through 11/23. No cover. Rock House, 11865 Highway 70 in Yankee Hill, (530) 532-1889.

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BLACKOUT BETTY: Local “high-octane”

rockers. Sa, 2/25, 9pm. Studio Inn Cocktail Lounge, 2582 Esplanade, (530) 343-0662.

DROP DIRTY: 1200 HUSTLE NIGHT: Bass music night presented by 1200 Hustle, with DJs Wagonburna, Dave Xim, Otter, Whyno and Dub Heezy, plus visuals by

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Seattle post-punk pop-rockers Tacocat come to town with Nashville’s Daddy Issues for this benefit concert for KZFR community radio. Locals Skin Peaks open. M, 2/27, 7pm. $7-$10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

LOCALS ONLY WEDNESDAYS: A weekly, alllocal showcase. This week: Biggs Roller, Fly You Fools, Indigo Spaceband, and Get Foxy W, 3/1, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 3434915.

LOW FLYING BIRDS: Live bluegrass featuring members of Swamp Zen and Electric Circus. W, 7-10pm. No cover.

The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 8922473.

OPEN MIC MUSIC NIGHTS: Local musicians Jeff Coleman and Jimmy Reno host this open mic night. Bring your instrument of choice. W, 6-10pm.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

BOOZE & BOOKS: A monthly boozy book

Sheynanigans. Sa, 2/25, 8pm. $5.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

2/25, 8pm. Ramada Plaza Hotel, 685 Manzanita Court, (530) 345-2491.

NORTH STATE SYMPHONY: LEAPING INTO SPRING: A program from the North State Symphony featuring, among others, the icy melodies of RimskyKorsakov’s “The Snow Maiden Suite” to the warm and optimistic passages that adorn Robert Schumann’s Spring Symphony. Sa, 2/25, 7:30pm. $10-$39.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.northstate symphony.org.

ROLLER DERBY: MY BLOODY VALENTINE: Nor Cal Roller Girls will be taking on Quad City Derby Bombshells! Sa, 2/25, 7pm. $6-$10. Cal Skate, 2465 Carmichael Drive, (530) 343-1601.

SALSA NIGHT WITH LAS GANESHAS: Salsa lessons (8pm) and dancing to DJ (8:30pm) and live music (9:30pm). Sa,

SEMI-ACOUSTIC MUSIC SHOWCASE: A benefit for Chico schools, hosted by Keith Kendall and friends. Sa, 5-9pm.

Free. Scotty’s Landing, 12609 River Road, (530) 710-2020.

SILENT DISCO: Receive a pair of headphones and choose a station to listen and dance to. Featuring DJ SAVAG3 and DJ Nocturnal! Chico State students only. Sa, 2/25, 9pm. Bell Memorial Union (BMU), Chico State, (530) 8984696, www.aschico.com.

STONEWALL BENEFIT: An eclectic local bill featuring No Wave, Cell Block, Bran Crown and Cat Depot. Sa, 2/25, 7:30pm.

Suggested donation: $5-$10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 3431973, www.1078gallery.org.

club. Su, 2/26, 5-8pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 3434915.

IAN ETHAN CASE: Boston double-neck master shares his complex compositions. Su, 2/26, 7pm. $10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

SWAMP JAM: Bring an instrument and enjoy swamp-themed food and drinks available for purchase. Last Su of every month, 7-11pm. The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 E. Park Ave., (530) 3457499, www.tackleboxchico.com.

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The LEGO Batman Movie

Opening this week Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Italian director Vittorio De Sica’s classic is one of this week’s Pageant repertory selections. Shows Sunday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

Collide

A crime-action flick starring Nicholas Hoult as a young man caught between two crime bosses (played by Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley) as he races across Germany to save his girlfriend (Felicity Jones). Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

Get Out

The directorial debut for comedian Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) is actually not a comedy. It’s a horror flick about a young black man and his white girlfriend who visit her family’s suburban neighborhood, where mysterious things go down. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Lion

The Holy Mountain (1973)

Dev Patel stars as a young man who, after being separated from his parents as a young boy in India and adopted and raised by an Austrailian couple, returns to his home country in search of his family. Also starring Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.

Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Alejandro Jodorowsky’s mind-melting avant garde cult classic is one of this week’s Pageant repertory selections.

Shows Saturday, Feb. 25, 11 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

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aterson is about a bus driver in Paterson, N.J., who writes poetry. His name is also Paterson, and he’s played, quietly and with an amiable sort of gravity,

by Adam Driver. The film is written and directed by that quirky master of magical movie minimalism, Jim Jarmusch (Stranger Than Paradise). by And even though it doesn’t have Juan-Carlos much in the way of fast action and Selznick suspenseful drama, Paterson has a strange and gently enchanting beauty to it, and its unhurried celebration of mundane detail consistently proves unexpectedly fascinating.

By conventional movie standards, not much happens in Jarmusch’s film, Paterson but part of the point is that Paterson is Opens Friday, very much about the things worth noticFeb. 24. Starring ing in the patently “nondramatic” places adam Driver and and moments and actions of everyday Golshifteh Farahani.

Directed by Jim life. And the film’s bus driver/poet is Jarmusch. Pageant very much inclined to give close, kindTheatre. rated r. ly, patient attention to such matters.

A central thread of the film, of course, has to do with giving that attention, taking notice. And a central part of that has to do with poetry—reading it, writing it, reciting it and hearing it. With the bus driver’s poetry, we see him writing it, hear him reading it aloud (in voiceover), and read it via the handwritten subtitles that appear onscreen as he speaks aloud.

There are allusions to several great American poets, but some of the film’s best scenes involve the bus driver’s encounters with ordinary folk whom he recognizes as fellow poets—a rapper working on his rhymes in a laundromat; a young girl writing in her “secret book” while waiting on the street for her mom

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and her older sister; a Japanese tourist with a rucksack full of notebooks paying homage to William Carlos Williams and his book-length poem titled Paterson.

But the film also gives a good deal of time and attention to the various people that Driver’s character encounters during and/or after working hours.

“Twinned” characters recur, as do troubled couples.

The painful and protracted breakup of two denizens of the bus driver’s favorite tavern is one of the more striking episodes in the film. “Doc” (Barry Shabaka Henley), the tavern’s world-weary proprietor, makes a particularly strong impression among the story’s secondary characters. The bus driver’s dog Marvin (played by a bulldog named Nellie) figures as a comic/ironic character in his own right, and thus gets third billing in the cast list.

The bus driver is married, happily for the most part, to Laura (Golshifteh Farahani), whose flourishing creativity gets expressed through multiple aspects of the domestic realm. It’s noteworthy as well that the bus driver is very much at ease in a place where most of his neighbors are people of color and/or immigrants, and that Jarmusch’s film takes this as a given rather than as a point to be emphasized.

The bus driver and several other characters express special reverence for William Carlos Williams, the great modern American poet who was a working physician in Rutherford, N.J., for much of his life. There are also some reverential mentions of Frank O’Hara, a major figure in the New York school of mid-century poets.

The bus driver’s poems were written for the film

by Ron Padgett, a second generation “New York poet” whose career as writer, editor and teacher seems very much in tune with the playful, energizing, street-level sense of poetic vocation that Jarmusch celebrates here. □

The LEGO Batman Movie is a great Batman story, with Will Arnett voicing Batman with a super-amped, still dark but amazingly well-rounded and sometimes humorous incarnation. After all of these years watching dark (and sometimes brilliant) Batman movies, it’s nice to have one where we can also have fun with the character.

And director Chris McKay—along with a long list of writers—has come up with a story that will please adult Batman fans as much as the kids. Arnett’s Batman not only faces off against the Joker (a very funny Zach Galifianakis), but also finds himself in a scenario where he’s battling a smorgasbord of movie villains including King Kong, the Gremlins, Dracula, evil British robots and Harry Potter’s Lord Voldemort (Eddie Izzard), to name just a few. It’s a geek fest, a movie lover’s delight that has funny little trivia bits at nearly every turn, and an emotional center (Batman has family issues; the Joker longs to be hated) that gives the movie a surprising depth among the chaos. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG —B.G.

Animated feature about a dog (voiced by Luke Wilson) intent on leaving his mundane guard-dog life behind to pursue becoming a rock star. Also starring voices of J.K. Simmons, Eddie Izzard and Lewis Black.

Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Now playing A Cure for Wellness

Gore Verbinski (The Ring, Pirates of the Caribbean) directs this psychological horror flick about a mysterious spa in the Swiss Alps where the “treatments” are more sinister than miraculous. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Fist Fight

Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) plays a high school teacher who inadvertently gets one of his colleagues (Ice Cube) fired and is in turn challenged to a fight after school. Also starring Tracy Morgan and Christina Hendricks. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

M. Night Shyamalan has finally made his first good movie since Signs (2002).

Split is a down-to-basics, creepy thriller propelled by excellent performances from James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy. Taylor-Joy plays Casey, an introverted high school outcast attending a birthday party for Claire (Haley Lu Richardson) thanks to a “mercy invite.” Casey’s stuck after the party, so Claire’s dad offers her and another friend, Marcia (Jessica Sula), a ride home. Claire’s dad never gets his car out of the parking lot because a strange, angry man (McAvoy) takes the driver’s seat and knocks the three girls out. They wake up together in a prison cell. It’s no big reveal to let you know that McAvoy’s character is suffering from a multiple personality disorder. In addition to the man who kidnaps them, he’s a stately, mannered woman; a 9-year-old child; and, well, a bunch of others. McAvoy is bone-chillingly good here, seamlessly segueing into each personality, and giving each an original vocal and physical spin. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13 —B.G.

Still here A Dog’s Purpose

The Great Wall

Set sometime in the middle of Imperial China, this fantasy-adventure follows some European mercenaries (including Matt Damon) who join an elite force guarding the title structure in a battle against some scary monsters. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

John Wick: Chapter 2

Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas.

Rated PG.

Fifty Shades Darker

Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas.

Rated R.

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Cinemark 14. Rated PG —B.G.

Retired hitmen have a hard time staying out of the workforce, and John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is no exception. This time he’s pulled back into the underworld once again to face off against some of the baddest hired killers in the world. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

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saw the sign, a generic neon “Open” glowing in the

mere 20 feet from the front door as I coasted through the parking lot on my bike, it just looked as if Lou’s Shoe Repair store story and next door had maybe forgotten to photo by Jason Cassidy turn a light off.

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The Chester-based brewery opened the intimate space in Chico last December and, judging by the warm, wall-to-wall crowd fogging up the window on that first Friday night visit, it appears the secret is out on Waganupa. Technically, the spot is a “tasting room,” a distinction that allows California breweries to open up bare-bones storefronts for selling tastes of beers as well as merch. In fact, Waganupa already had another tasting room before opening in Chico—at Bailey Creek Golf Course at Lake Almanor (which is closed for the winter season).

Waganupa owner/head brewer Alex Willhoit opened the brewery in Chester last June with his wife, Stephanie, an interior designer who’s given the tasting rooms a rustic but cleanly stylish look. Behind the strip-mall facade, the Chico location is elegantly simple, warmed up with bare wood framing and beams, a long painted cedar bar, and the brewery logo

in metal overlooking it.

The Willhoits themselves are often behind the bar—along with son/brewer Dane Packard—and their engaging attitude contribute greatly to the casual vibe.

Oh, and the beer? It’s really good! The menu is small, with six regulars on tap: NorCal Common, Blueberry Saison, Ginger Saison, 10# Brown Stout, Rusty Squabbit coffee stout, and the 1325 session IPA. Willhoit has also started tapping his experimental brews as a regular Wednesday night feature, including recently the Chocolate Orange Stick, a stout infused with orange peel and cocoa.

I haven’t made it there on a Wednesday, but over the course of two visits I’ve tried most of the regular rotation (all but the Rusty Squabbit, which wasn’t available either night). I’m a huge fan of farmhouse/ saison styles, so Waganupa’s two selections are predictably my favorites on the menu. Both are smooth with a mild and wonderful earthy/funky backbone. The blueberry is the star of the two, with the fruit adding a nice sour note, while the ginger was good but with only a subtle hint of the root’s aroma that I was craving.

I also really enjoyed the 1325 session IPA, both for its bright and balanced hop-forward taste and the reasonable alcohol content (just 4.5 ABV). The 10# Brown Stout was also nice, with plenty of toasty, coffee flavor, but still very smooth. The sample I tried of NorCal Common didn’t have much body and didn’t grab me right away. I’ll have to try it again when the weather warms up and I’m looking for something lighter.

Since food sales aren’t allowed under its license, Waganupa encourages patrons to bring in their own, a scenario that has created a mutually beneficial relationship between the bar and the popular El Tapatio taco wagon across the street. And frankly, it’s another charming aspect that, in this fun-seeker’s opinion, adds to the funky appeal of the little tasting room. □

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Jesca Hoop’s power is in her subtle manipulation. Though her sound appears as onedimensional, bare-bones folk, a closer listen to Memories Are Now reveals many delicate layers that turn it into a living, breathing landscape: a world. Pardon the pun, but there’s something very circular about Hoop’s melodies, as though the verses never hit the ground but rather roll swiftly into spacious, simple choruses. On tunes like “Songs of Old,” Hoop projects something sparse with a folk narrative approach, while igniting brief, orchestral flourishes that move in and out like breathing. It’s the kind of master control of a minimal song that Joanna Newsom similarly takes with her older ones. There’s a huge factor that hasn’t been mentioned: Hoop’s music has a palpable rawness. On “Unsaid,” she uses gritty guitar tones, a tucked but explosive percussive approach, and harmonies that help ride a certain tension, somewhat reminiscent of artists like PJ Harvey. It’s a lot, but Hoop manages to wrap herself around it all profoundly.

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I’ll Sing the Blues for You Trudy Lynn Connor ray Music Texas has produced an incredible number of blues musicians and Houston vocalist Trudy Lynn certainly fits that bill. Now in her 60s, she’s released 12 solo albums in a career that began in the 1960s. In 1989, she signed with Ichiban Records, with whom she recorded a batch of LPs that enabled her to realize her goal of performing at prominent blues festivals. Three years ago, she hooked up with Connor Ray Music, and on I’ll Sing the Blues for You, her third release with the label, she’s backed (and how!) by harpist Steve Krase, guitarist David Carter, keyboardist Randy Wall, bassist Terry Dry and drummer Matt Johnson. Lynn struts her stuff on 10 numbers that include songs by Big Mama Thornton (“Alright, Baby”), Lowell Fulson (“Black Nights”), Johnny Copeland (“Down on Bended Knee”) and the highlight—Memphis Minnie’s “World of Trouble,” a saga of homelessness that Minnie recorded in 1953. Lynn purrs, croons, snarls and howls—whatever it takes to put a song across. It all works!

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Teen Daze, aka Jamison Isaak, has a vision. In fact, he has something visual—unique photos he took and includes with copies of his newest album, Themes for Dying Earth. To bring the audio and visual together seems like a lofty endeavor, but the Canadian musician’s path from the start has been one of continually pushing his projects’ boundaries. While Isaak’s past sound has fallen more into the realm of chillwave with shoegaze textures, his newer work has begun to turn toward a more distinct pop approach, making those electronic tones into more tangible hooks and melodies. This album has Isaak with one foot in each place. There are still some long, ambient breathers like “Water in Heaven” and “Dream City,” but others like “Rising” and “Lost” have a clear road map, with vocal lines that ride on percussive pop grooves. The versatility of the album is amplified by several guest appearances, including Bon Iver’s S. Carey.

It’s a lot all at once, but Isaak keeps it cohesive.

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looking art show, but thankfully not too late. The discovery series is an annual curated show hosted by Chico art Center that features artists with whom Chicoans likely aren’t familiar, and it is up for two more days (through Feb. 24). This year’s selection features works by three artists doing very distinct work: Redding’s sandra Relyea has put together inventive installations featuring life-size “shadows” depicting marginalized people—elderly, homeless—fashioned from screen mesh; Chico photographer Jamie Blankship has colorful light installations and photographs; and San Jose’s Bonnie smith has hung incredible quilts featuring giant images of people in swimming pools. Get to the gallery before the art is gone!

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Picture this In what is the most logical of progressions of an already good idea, the 1day Club is about to accept a new member. The online, prompt-powered arts-making project that already features three avenues for spontaneous creation—1day Song Club, 1day Poem Club, 1day Art Club—will now also welcome pictures in the new 1day Photo Club. As with the other clubs, every other week (on Tuesdays for photos), a prompt will be given and photographers will have 24 hours to take a photo on the theme. Prompt No. 1 was Feb. 21. Visit www.1dayclub.com to see how it was interpreted … and to sign up to get prompts for your own art!

Flow The words pour down and rise over banks and take down the oak and we pick out the best from the piles of debris in the middle of the road And we poke at them when they clog until they come to us flushing downspout to hide among bulbs deep in the mud waiting to spring Just a little timely wordplay from Arts DEVO to get the Poetry 99 waters flowing. (In fact, while you’re writing your 1day, or 2day or 67.5day poems, why not submit them to the Chico News & Review’s annual poetry contest, too?) Your pieces just have to be 99 words or fewer, not one word over!

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF February 23, 2017 ARIES (March 21-April 19): My

astrological radar suggests there’s a space-time anomaly looming just ahead of you. Is it a fun and exotic limbo where the rules are flexible and everything’s an experiment? That might be cool. Or is it more like an alien labyrinth where nothing is as it seems, you can hear howling in the distance and you barely recognize yourself? That might be weird. What do you think? Is it worth the gamble? If so, full speed ahead. If not, I suggest a course correction.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Someone

on Reddit asked readers to respond to the question, “What is the most liberating thought you’ve ever had?” Among the replies were the following six: (1) “If new evidence presents itself, it’s OK to change my beliefs.” (2) “I get to choose who’s in my life and who isn’t.” (3) “I am not my history.” (4) “You can’t change something that has already happened, so stop worrying about it.” (5) “I am not, nor will I ever be, conventionally beautiful.” (6) “I don’t have to respond to people when they say stupid shit to me.” I hope these testimonies inspire you to come up with several of your own, Taurus. It’s a perfect time to formulate liberating intentions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It has been

a while since I told you that I love you. So I’m doing it now. I love you. More than you could ever imagine. And that’s why I continue to offer these horoscopes to you free of charge, with no strings attached. That’s why I work so hard to be a playful therapist and an edgy mentor for you. That’s why I am so tenacious in my efforts to serve you as a feminist father figure and a kindly devil’s advocate and a sacred cheerleader.

Again, I don’t expect anything in return from you. But if you would like to express your appreciation, you could do so by offering a similar type of well-crafted care to people in your own sphere. Now would be an excellent time to give such gifts.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I like the

word ‘bewilderment’ because it has both ‘be’ and ‘wild’ in it,” says poet Peter Gizzi.

I propose that you go even further, Cancerian: Express a fondness for the actual experience of bewilderment as well as the word. In fact, be willing to not just tolerate, but actually embrace the fuzzy blessings of bewilderment. In the coming weeks, that’s your ticket to being wild in the healthiest (and wealthiest) ways. As you wander innocently through the perplexing mysteries that make themselves available, you’ll be inspired to escape formalities and needless rules that have kept you overly tame.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you familiar

with psychologist Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow? It’s the unflattering or uncomfortable part of you that you would prefer to ignore or suppress. It’s the source of behavior about which you later say, “I wasn’t acting like myself.” Jungians say that the shadow hounds you and wounds you to the degree that you refuse to deal with it. But if you negotiate with it, it leads you to beautiful surprises. It prods you to uncover riches you’ve hidden from yourself. I mention this, Leo, because any shadow work you do in the coming weeks could generate rather spectacular breakthroughs.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You could

make a vow like this: “Between now and April 15, I will be relentless in getting my needs met. I will harbor a steely resolve to call on every ploy necessary to ensure that my deepest requirements are not just gratified, but satiated to the max. I will be a dogged and ferocious seeker of absolute fulfillment.” If you want to swear an oath like that, Virgo, I understand. But I hope you will try a softer approach—more like the following: “Between now and April 15, I will be imaginative and ingenious in getting my needs met. I will have fun calling on every trick necessary to ensure that my deepest requirements are playfully addressed. I will be a sweet seeker of unpredictable fulfillment.”

by rob brezsny LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): How would

Buddha ask for a raise or promotion?

How would Jesus tinker with his career plans as he took into consideration large-scale shifts in the economy?

How would Confucius try to infuse new approaches and ideas into the status quo of his work environment? Ruminate deeply on these matters, dear Libra.

Your yearning to be more satisfyingly employed may soon be rewarded—especially if you infuse your ambitions with holy insight. How would Joan of Arc break through the glass ceiling?

How would Harriet Tubman deal with the inefficiencies caused by excess testosterone? How would Hildegard of Bingen seek more emotional richness on the job?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I suspect

you would benefit from acquiring a new bedroom name, my dear. But should I be the one to give it to you? I’m not sure. Maybe you could invite a practical dreamer you adore to provide you with this crazy sweet new moniker. If there is no such person to do the job (although given the current astrological omens, I bet there is), I’ll offer the following array of amorous aliases for you to choose from: Wild Face …

Kiss Genius … Thrill Witch … Freaky Nectar … Boink Master … Lust Moxie … Pearly Thunder … Peach Licker … Painkiller … Silky Bliss … Slippery Diver … Swoon Craver.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Soon I’ll be off on my first vacation in 18 months. At first glance it might seem odd for an astrologer like myself to have selected two Sagittarians to be my house sitters. Members of your sign are reputed to be among the least home-nurturing people in the zodiac. But I’m confident that by the time I return, raccoons won’t be living in my kitchen, nor will my plants be dead or my snail mail stolen or my TV broken.

The current astrological omens suggest that most of you Centaurs, at least for the foreseeable future, will display an uncommon aptitude for the domestic arts.

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The place where you’re most likely to encounter a crucial teaching is a threshold or thrift shop. Your colors of destiny will be flecked and dappled. (P.S. I suspect that an as-yet-undiscovered talisman of power is crammed in a drawer full of junk.)

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Treat

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And regard your imagination as a treasured sanctuary. Be very choosy about what you allow to enter in to both of those holy places. This strategy is always a wise idea, of course, but it’s especially so now, when you are extra sensitive to the influences you absorb. It’s crucial that you express maximum discernment as you determine which foods, drinks, drugs, images, sounds and ideas are likely to foster your maximum wellbeing—and which aren’t. Be a masterful caretaker of your health and sanity.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SHARKEY COMPANY at 230 Walnut St. Suite C Chico, CA 95928.

TIMOTHY J SHARKEY II 3375 Bodero Ln #2 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: TIMOTHY J SHARKEY II Dated: December 30, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0001596 Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name TIMOTHY INDUSTRIES at 3375 Bodero Lane Unit 2 Chico, CA 95973.

TIMOTHY JOESPH SHARKEY 3375 Bodero Lane Unit 2 Chico, CA 95973.

OLGA MONIKA MORSKA-SHARKEY 3375 Bodero Lane Unit 2 Chico, CA 95973.

This business was conducted

by A General Partnership.

Signed: OLGA MORSKA-SHARKEY Dated: December 30, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000264 Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as

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MEDIAPLUS at 1228 Marian Ave Chico, CA 95928.

LAWRENCE A MARQUEZ 1228 Marian Ave Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LAWRENCE A. MARQUEZ Dated: January 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000135 Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as A-1 AND SON HANDYMAN SERVICES at 14737 Wildlife Drive Magalia, CA 95954.

WILLIAM STEVEN BUNN 14737 Wildlife Drive Magalia, CA 95954.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: WILLIAM STEVEN BUNN Dated: November 7, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0001386 Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TRUE REST FLOAT SPA at 1357 East 8th Street Chico, CA 95928.

VERGEO ENTERPRISE, LLC 53 Chinese Wall Rd Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: VERONICA G CARPENTER, MANAGER Dated: January 11, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000064 Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name SERVANT LEADERSHIP NETWORK at 3015 Cohasset Rd Chico, CA 95973.

CITY LIGHT OF CHICO PO Box 9199 Chico, CA 95927.

This business was conducted

by A Corporation.

Signed: JACKLYN HAGBERG, TREASURER Dated: January 12, 2017 FBN Number: 2014-0000178 Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SERVANT LEADERSHIP NETWORK at 1479 Hooker Oak Ave Unit 2 Chico, CA 95926.

LOVE RESOLUTION NOW 1479 Hooker Oak Ave Unit 2 Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: RANDALL C. STARK, TREASURER Dated: January 19, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000102 Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TAYLOR CRAFTED at 752 Brandonbury Ln Chico, CA 95926.

MELISSA LYNN TAYLOR

752 Brandonbury Ln Chico, CA 95926.

STEPHEN KILE TAYLOR 752 Brandonbury Ln Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: STEPHEN TAYLOR, MELISSA TAYLOR Dated: January 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000020 Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SCOTT MICHAELS at 5782 Clark Road Paradise, CA 95969.

SCOTT J MAYER 3149 Silverbell Road Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SCOTT MAYER Dated: February 2, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000158 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as KELLER WILLIAMS CHICO REFERRALS at 2080 E 20th St Suite 170 Chico, CA 95928.

BCHM CORPORATION 2080 E 20th St Suite 170 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: ERICA MARTINI, PRESIDENT Dated: January 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000112 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BROWN BOX BAKESHOP at 1975 Bruce Road #105 Chico, CA 95928.

MONICA F JOHNSON 1975 Bruce Road #105 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MONICA F. JOHNSON Dated: January 17, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000086 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name BUTTE COUNTY JANITORIAL at 12 Noyo Ct Chico, CA 95973.

CONNOR STANDLEY 12 Noyo Ct Chico, CA 95973.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CONNOR STANDLEY Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2015-0000580 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BUTTE COUNTY JANITORIAL at 12 Noyo Ct Chico, CA 95973.

BRITNEY CHRISTINE SAWYER 12 Noyo Ct Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRITNEY SAWYER Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000146

Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SIGNUM COMMERCIAL at 125 W 3rd Street #200 Chico, CA 95928.

DANIEL ANDERSON 1944 Cummings Lane Durham, CA 95938.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DAN ANDERSON Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000145 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SIGNUM COMMERCIAL at 2619 Forest Ave #100 Chico, CA 95928.

AARON STEWART 25 Pine Oaks Road Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: AARON J. STEWART Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000144 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CLINE DUST, DOG CREEK CELLARS at 9975 Garden Creek Road Durham, CA 95938.

NEAL WAREN CLINE 9975 Garden Creek Road Durham, CA 95938.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NEAL CLINE Dated: December 1, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0001471 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as INTEGRITY HOUSE at 606 Center Ave Gridley, CA 95948.

NORTHERN CALIF THERAPY SERVICES INC 2889 Cohasset Road #6 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: SUSAN K. MADSON, PRESIDENT Dated: February 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000178 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BIDWELL DESIGN at 2239 Elm St Chico, CA 95928.

JAMES GRADY MCCLAIN 2239 Elm St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JAMES MCCLAIN Dated: February 9, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000214 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The follow person is doing business as PRIMO LANDSCAPE at 3549 Esplanade #406 Chico,

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MARCIANO SALIGAN 3549 Esplanade #406 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MARCIANO SALIGAN Dated: February 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000168 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO CENTER FOR COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY at 341 Broadway St Ste 414 Chico, CA 95928.

JOEL MINDEN 359 E 7th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOEL MINDEN Dated: February 8, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000201 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HAL THRIFT SHOP at 611 Walnut St Chico, CA 95928.

THE MUSTANG PROJECT INCORPORATED 23864 Mclane Ave Corning, CA 96021.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: TRACY MOHR, PRESIDENT Dated: January 20, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000107 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BLOOM PORTRAITURE at 1155 Ceres Manor Ct Chico, CA 95926.

WENDY STEWART 1155 Ceres Manor Ct Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: WENDY STEWART Dated: February 8, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000199 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CREATION QUEST at 831 Buschmann Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

PATRICK SCOTT ROY 831 Buschmann Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

SANDRA SUE ROY 831 Buschmann Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: PATRICK S. ROY Dated: February 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000192 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PURE Z SKIN CARE PRODUCTS at 3569 A Connie Circle Paradise, CA 95969.

JOHN GRANT MELTON 3559 C Connie Circle Paradise, CA 95969.

ROBERT THOMAS BROWN 3569 A Connie Circle Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: JOHN MELTON Dated: February 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000186 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name UNCLE PING’S RESTAURANT at 1958 Robinson Street Oroville, CA 95965.

GUO PING WU 14 Oak Hill Dr Oroville, CA 95965.

SHAO XIANG WU 1109 Grace St San Leandro, CA 94578.

This business was conducted

by A General Partnership.

Signed: GUO PING WU Dated: January 18, 2017 FBN Number: 2015-0001145 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as RENEWED PROPERTIES LLC at 1620 Oakdale St Chico, CA 95928.

RENEWED PROPERTIES LLC 1620 Oakdale St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: DEEPIKA TANDON, MANAGER Dated: February 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000194 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as OLIVE HILL MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY at 2921 Wyandotte Rd Oroville, CA 95966.

DAN FISCHER 14751 Plaza Dr. Suite H Tustin, CA 92780.

LAUREN FISCHER 14751 Plaza Dr., Suite H Tustin, CA 92780.

This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership.

Signed: DAN FISCHER Dated: January 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000134 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as RABBIT HOLE at 2607 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

CASSANDRA SCOTT 2554 North Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CASSANDRA S. SCOTT Dated: February 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000167 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THE ADDRESS at 2444 Cohasset Road Chico, CA 95973.

J AND M CAMERON VENTURES LLC 3515 Belle Estates Drive Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: MONTE J. CAMERON Dated: January 31, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000148 Published: February 23, March 2,9,16, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as UNCLE PINGS RESTAURANT at 1958 Robinson Street Oroville, CA 95965.

QUANAN GAO 14 Oak Hill Drive Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: QUAN AN GAO Dated: January 18, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000088 Published: February 23, March 2,9,16, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as FRESH HOP CINEMA at 100 Risa Way 200 Chico, CA 95973.

MAX MINARDI 100 Risa Way 200 Chico, CA 95973.

JONNY SUMMERS 1801 Salem Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: MAX MINARDI Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000139 Published: February 23, March 2,9,16, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as VEVA ARTE at 81 Mulford Ave Sonoma, CA 95476.

EVA MONICA STEVENS 81 Mulford Ave Sonoma, CA 95476.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: EVA STEVENS Dated: December 27, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0001581 Published: February 23, March 2,9,16, 2017

NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KAESHA FLEMING filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KAESHA LELAMARI FLEMING Proposed name: KAESHA LELAMARI ABRAMS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 24, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: January 11, 2017 Case Number: 16CV02820 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MARICELA BUENROSTRO, MITCHELL ADOLFO ZEPEDA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MITCHELL ALEJANDRO ZEPEDA Proposed name: ALEJANDRO MITCHELL ZEPEDA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 7, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBD The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: February 7, 2017 Case Number: 17CV00323 Published: February 23, March 2,9,16, 2017

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: ANDREW JONATHAN DAVIS AND DOES 1-100, INCLUSIVE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: GEORGE S. KILKENNY-JOHNSTON NOTICE! You have been sued.

The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local

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court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without and attorney, is: CHRISTOPHER COLE (065493) & JENNIFER ZARICH (276130) Law Office of Christopher Cole 601 Montgomery Street, Ste. 712 San Francisco, CA 94111-2610 (415) 978-9999 Dated: March 4, 2016 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 16CV00247 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017 STATEMENT OF DAMAGES To: ANDREW JONATHAN DAVIS Plaintiff: GEORGE S. KILKENNY-JOHNSTON seeks damages in the above-entitled adction, as follows: 1. General damages Pain, suffering, and inconvenience $1,000,000.00 Emotional distress $1,000,000.00 2. Special damages Medical expenses (to date) $68,367.00 Future medical expenses (present value) $500,000.00 Other (specify) Future lost earnings $200,000.00 Dated: December 12, 2016 Signed: JENNIFER ZARICH ATTORNEY: CHRISTOPHER COLE (065493) JENNIFER ZARICH (276130) Law Office of Christopher Cole 601 Montgomery Street, Ste. 712 San Francisco, CA 94111-2610 (415) 978-9999 Case Number: 16CV00247 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

PETITION NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE NOLAN SMITH JACQUES To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: NOLAN SMITH JACQUES A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DARRYL G. JACQUES in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: DARRYL G. JACQUES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless as interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause

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why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 7, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: C-18 Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965.

(530) 533-5661 Case Number: 17PR00041 Dated: February 7, 2017 Published: February 16,23, March 2, 2017

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE ROBERT BARRY MERENBLOOM a.k.a. ROBERT B. MERENBLOOM, a.k.a.

ROBERT MERENBLOOM To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ROBERT BARRY MERENBLOOM, ROBERT B. MERENBLOOM, ROBERT MERENBLOOM A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DOUGLAS B. JACOBS in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: DOUGLAS B. JACOBS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless as interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause

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why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 21, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: Probate Room: TBA Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: DOUGLAS B. JACOBS 20 Independence Circle Chico, CA 95973 (530) 342-6144 Case Number: 17PR00049 Dated: February 10, 2017 Published: February 23, March 2,9, 2017

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE DAVID EDWARD POWERS To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DAVID EDWARD POWERS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DENNIS DYSTHE in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: DENNIS DYSTHE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless as interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 14, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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Dept: TBD Room: TBD Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: JOHN J. RANK, ESQ. 5951 Almond Street Paradise, California 95969 (530) 877-2600 Case Number: 17PR00059 Dated: February 17, 2017 Published: February 23, March 2,9, 2017

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Quote 2: “Does this new law mean I’m supposed to buy new toilets and faucets right now? And hire someone to change them out in my house? I’m sorry, but I just can’t afford that. What will happen to me?”

Don’t worry; the police aren’t coming to ticket your toilets and faucets. And the new law is not a ‘point-of-sale’ law, so there is no requirement to change your plumbing fixtures to sell your house. But the new law does require a seller to disclose to their buyer if the house has any non-compliant fixtures.

So, should you make the changes to your plumbing fixtures now? Not a bad idea to get it out of the way. Maybe settle your conscience, if it bothers you to live with code violations.

Unfortunately, the law doesn’t speak to the affordability of making the changes. It does, however, allow for an exemption if a licensed plumber will certify that installation of new fixtures is not “technically feasible.”

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BR/BA

374 Spanish Garden Dr 337 Denali Dr 3104 Tule River Way 1087 San Ramon Dr 33 Cayman Ct 759 San Antonio Dr 2654 Fairfield Cmn 1721 Salem St 3064 Whistler Way 1115 Sunset Ave 1 Silkwood Way

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TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

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$269,000 $267,000 $250,000 $204,500 $198,000 $185,000 $172,000 $86,000 $270,000 $165,000 $113,000

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The following houses were sold in butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of February 6, 2017 – February 10, 2017.

The housing prices are based on the stated documentary transfer tax of the parcel and may not necessarily reflect the actual sale price of the home.

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

14743 Holmwood Dr

ADDRESS

Magalia

$250,000

3/2

SQ. FT. 1,520

186 Crystal Pines Rd

ADDRESS

Oroville

$80,000

3/2

1,200

165 Spring Creek Rd

Oroville

$400,000

4/3

2,508

9 Windy Ridge Rd

Paradise

$533,999

3/4

3,595

4680 Foothill Blvd

Oroville

$372,500

3/2

1,422

283 Burden Ter

Paradise

$390,000

4/3

2,254

689 Fire Camp Rd

Oroville

$310,000

3/2

1,872

5697 Pentz Rd

Paradise

$308,000

4/3

2,073

335 La Mirada Ave

Oroville

$291,000

3/2

1,792

1453 Scandia Way

Paradise

$287,500

3/2

1,500

1113 Feather Ave

Oroville

$223,000

2/1

1,056

414 Castle Dr

Paradise

$285,000

2/3

1,711

1624 20Th St

Oroville

$191,000

3/1

1,232

5424 Filbert St

Paradise

$280,000

3/2

1,734

2790 Montgomery St

Oroville

$185,000

2/1

1,400

1358 Manhattan Dr

Paradise

$243,500

2/2

1,519

56 Oak Ave

Oroville

$155,500

3/2

2,193

5980 Another Ln

Paradise

$205,000

2/2

1,383

2957 Gawthorne Ave

Oroville

$140,000

2/1

831

4256 Fieldstone Ct

Paradise

$153,000

2/2

1,271

1927 Wyandotte Ave

Oroville

$100,000

2/1

676

5975 Maxwell Dr 16

Paradise

$59,000

2/2

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