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GUEST COMMENT

Iran: an inside view W is the destabilizing force in the Middle East (unchallenged by any presidential candidate) in

ith Hillary Clinton’s campaign claim that Iran

mind, I recently accepted an invitation to speak at Tehran University’s Islamic Human Rights Conference.

Contrary to nearly 40 years of U.S.-Israeli demonization of Iran as a monolithic society ruled by religious zealots, underneath the expected patriarchy I found a culturally complex, politically diverse, tradition-based yet modern country with intellectually interested citizens wanting by Beau Grosscup friendship with the U.S. and its people. the author, a Cohasset resident, As a hybrid theocracy/democis a retired Chico racy, the country’s political State political economy doesn’t fit the preferred science professor.

U.S. capitalist/liberal democratic model. But neither do secular dictatorships and pure theocracies, such as Saudi Arabia, that the U.S. uncritically embraces.

U.S. criticism of Iran’s “human rights violations” bewilders Iranians. Memories of U.S. support for Shah Reza Pahlavi’s dictatorship remain vivid.

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Some victims of his torture machine hold powerful political positions, as others, severely damaged physically and psychologically, suffer through life.

Iranians know pro-Israel/Wahabi Saudi politics drive the U.S. War on Terror (14,000-18,000 Iraq/ Syria civilian casualties, Airwars.org, August 2014July 2017) that is devastating the Middle East. Yet, they fight ISIS, allegedly the U.S.’s major enemy, in Iraq and Syria. Complying with the Joint Plan of Action, Iran poured concrete into its Arak nuclear reactor. Yet, Congress refuses to lift economic sanctions and more are coming.

Iranians fear that unless they unilaterally surrender their sovereignty, they are next in line for U.S. “shock and awe” terrorism. A U.S.-Israel imposed “regime change” means the Shah’s family (his son and wife await in Paris) will return to torture and plunder, and the U.S. principal of human rights, based on the ownership of property (the more you own, the more rights you have), will again prevail.

As a sovereign nation, Iran has every right to resist this U.S.-Israeli imperialist scenario. While self-preservation is the major concern, Iran is also fighting to prevent the neo-conservative disaster from spreading, possibly to Israel and the U.S. I came home from Iran even more determined to help.

I encourage you to do the same. □

opening 24-hour public restrooms underscores the significance of the city of Chico’s failure to provide round-the-clock facilities in downtown.

As has been reported in recent weeks, that virus has taken hold in that seaside metro due to a lack of sanitation—namely, from homeless individuals defecating on public rights of way because they have nowhere else to relieve themselves.

Sound familiar?

It should, considering public urination and defecation has been a perennial topic during city meetings. Recall, if you will, Vice Mayor Reanette Fillmer noting she’d ruined a pair of shoes by stepping in feces (she put it less eloquently) during a trip to San Francisco, and then using that experience as a way to relate to complaints from Chicoans who’d stepped in human waste here in our backyard. She also used it as justification for her aye vote on a local law that criminalizes homelessness (the Offenses Against Waterways ordinance).

Many of the complaints about human waste in public spaces have come from the business community, especially from downtown merchants, who are the ones who’ve had to deal with the brunt of the issue over the years. And it appears those same members of the business community are in the position of having to deal with it once again.

That’s because, after a test run of keeping City Plaza’s restrooms open day and night, the city began closing them in the evening back in April. That was part of the discussion at a meeting of the Internal Affairs Committee (IAC), during which it was announced that the trial actually ended early because people were camping out in the restrooms and trashing them, causing “unsustainable vandalism” (see “Temporary relief,” Downstroke, Sept. 14).

As a result, the bathrooms are now closed overnight indefinitely. Indeed, city leaders are kicking the can down the road. Sure, there was some talk about someday purchasing a vandalism-resistant facility. But we know what that sort of vague language ends up resulting in: bubkiss, zilch, squat.

Here’s the weird part: Nearly everyone agrees that such facilities are needed. By everyone, we’re referring to city staff, homeless individuals and their advocates, and downtown business owners and their advocates (read: the Chico Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Chico Business Association). Indeed, downtown merchants reported fewer instances of finding human waste outside of their shops during the trial. Considering the reason the city began keeping the restrooms open 24 hours in the first place was to appease local business interests, the operation was successful.

On many levels, it behooves the city to provide such overnight amenities.

After all, its main source of revenue is sales tax. If city leaders want people to continue coming downtown and spending money, keeping the sidewalks and alcoves of businesses free of human waste seems like a no-brainer. From an economic perspective, city leaders ought to consider the vandalism to the restrooms a cost of doing business.

So, what to do? At a minimum, the City Council ought to provide the public with overnight amenities in the form of a porta-potty and hand-washing station somewhere in the vicinity of downtown. Doing so is an affordable alternative that buoys the economic interests they cater to most.

Moreover, it’s something that could head off a public health crisis like the one San Diego is battling. There, 16 people have died. To stem the virus, the city is pressure-washing entire blocks with bleach. Those measures, among others, will come with a hefty price tag.

Another perspective that has thus far been lost on the City Council is the fact that human beings shouldn’t be without such amenities. Having a place to relieve oneself is a necessity of everyday life. Locking the doors of public restrooms for about half of the day every day robs the homeless members of our community of their dignity. It’s safe to say that none of them wants to perform bodily functions in public. □

LETTERS

SECOND & FLUME

by Melissa Daugherty m e l i s s a d @ n e w s r e v i e w. c o m

predictions, part ii Last week, when I wrote about the upcoming local elections, focusing on the Chico City Council and Butte County Board of Supervisors races, it wasn’t exactly the scoop of the century.

As it turns out, by the time the CN&R hit stands on Thursday, Tami Ritter already had announced that she’s vying for Maureen Kirk’s District 3 supervisorial seat. She made her intentions known publicly the night before, during the Butte County Democratic Party’s fundraiser. As I mentioned last week, she’ll have a challenger in Kasey Reynolds, who’s already put together a nice website (www.kaseyforsupervisor.com) and held a fundraiser featuring some Republican heavy hitters (Rep. Doug LaMalfa and state Sen. Jim Nielsen).

Considering both ends of the ideological spectrum are covered

by Ritter and Reynolds, I kind of doubt anyone from either of their respective camps will toss their names in the ring.

As for Kirk, I caught up with her this week and she confirmed that she’s retiring at the end of her current term: in January 2019.

That will mark an end to 24 years of public service—a dozen as supervisor, eight as a member of the Chico City Council and four on the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission before that.

Kirk told me her retirement has nothing to do with the rigors of the job—she loves being a supervisor and very much likes the people she works with. The longtime local public servant is a new grandmother and said she wants to spend more time with her grandson. She and her husband would also like to travel. “I’m just looking forward to some new adventures,” she summed up.

Speaking of the Board of Supervisors, another rumor I’d heard recently was verified over the weekend, when arts and culture impresario Debra Lucero announced via Facebook that she’s vying for Larry Wahl’s District 2 seat. I haven’t heard anything about Wahl retiring, so I imagine she’s challenging him for the post.

Lucero has long been a mover and shaker in Butte County, especially in the nonprofit realm. She has the name recognition and connections that should help her on many fronts, including fundraising—making her a formidable candidate.

I chatted with Lucero briefly this week and she said she was inspired to run after attending a women’s leadership event earlier this year. There she learned, among other things, that there is a dearth of women in government positions at the state and local levels. According to a quick search, I found a report by California Women Lead stating that just 25 percent of county supervisors are women.

That was but the impetus for her candidacy—Lucero listed off numerous reasons for her bid that she’ll speak to in the months ahead.

As for the Chico City Council race, I heard this week that Richard Ober and Jeremy Markley indeed announced their candidacies at the aforementioned county Democratic Party fundraiser. So did Tom Nickell, whose revelation was evidently a bit of a surprise to most folks, though it wasn’t to me. Markley reached out to me and corrected me on one point: he’s a former president of Chico State’s Democratic Club (not the current president, as I’d written).

The only other news I have to report is that Councilman Andrew Coolidge confirmed that he’ll be seeking re-election.

Again, it’s early. I suspect the council race to become increasingly crowded. We shall see.

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About immigration reform Re “Panic, confusion” (Newslines, by Kevin Fuller, Sept. 14): Congress has six months to come up with a new Immigration Reform and Control Act. We cannot deport all illegal immigrants, so I propose that we make the availability of residency as long as they have no criminal records and are a productive part of society.

Illegal immigrants will not be eligible for U.S. citizenship without re-entering the United States legally, with the exceptions of Dreamers, who must have entered the country prior to the age of 18; must register as a Dreamer to be eligible for residency or citizenship; must graduate from high school or complete the GED; and have no criminal record.

Anyone who immigrates illegally into the United States after a stated date and the passing of this immigration modification law will not qualify under any conditions and must be deported immediately.

However, you must deal with the employers of illegal immigrants. The penalty of hiring them must be so severe that no one in their right mind would consider doing so.

If caught employing illegal immigrants, one should be fined in the amount of one year’s salary per illegal immigrant at prevailing wages and benefits regardless of how long the illegal immigrant has been employed.

Immigration laws must be enforced to protect our country.

Michael Reilley Chico

Questions for the city Re “Greener acres” (Greenways, by Howard Hardee) and “Temporary relief” (Downstroke, Sept. 14): Comanche Creek Greenway booster Janet Ellner has no legal authority to ask homeless “campers” to “move along.” She should stop.

Consider this language from a city employee, in describing Comanche Creek gentrification: “… when an area becomes nice and usable, the homeless population goes elsewhere.”

Making “nice and usable” synonymous with homeless exclusion is hate speech.

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LETTERS c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 5 and I informed the committee that restrooms at City Plaza are being locked daily at 7 p.m., not 9 p.m., as stated by city staff.

AG Security guards, who lock the restrooms two hours early, told me they take orders from the Chico Police Department. Since this twohour difference is very significant for people on the streets, I’d like to know: Was Mr. Gustafson lying when he said he didn’t know restrooms were locked at 7? If Mr. Gustafson was not lying, then is the Chico Police Department simply restricting restroom hours, without the knowledge of Public Works? And why would Chico PD want to further limit restroom access for the homeless? Mayor Morgan? Chief O’Brien?

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Re “Skirting the needle” (Healthlines, by Evan Tuchinsky, Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov, Sept. 14): It is a very difficult decision whether to vaccinate or not. With all the new information coming to light, I feel it should be the parents’ right to make this decision. The child should not be penalized by not being allowed to enter a public school. If the vaccines are so effective, the vaccinated children should not be at risk. One really does not know what is true with all the information and misinformation being presented.

Caladonya Millwalkee Chico

Editor’s note: Those who believe that vaccinated children won’t be affected by unvaccinated children surrounding them should research “herd immunity.”

Beat cop needed For you folks who don’t remember or were not living here in Chico in the old days, here is a little tidbit for you. I believe it was in the early 1980s that the Chico Police Department had a dedicated officer assigned to Bidwell Park.

The department had at its disposal a mountain bike, a motorcycle and a four-wheel-drive vehicle for transportation.

Chico’s population was probably about 50,000 people at that time, and it was a much safer place and still had some magic in it.

Trump cannot manage his ego long enough to tweet selectively.

—norman b. beecher

Why was that option not pursued?

Chico PD: Put a beat cop back in the park, please!

Steve Kasprzyk Chico

The trouble with Trump The most chilling lesson of the Trump presidency: It shows what a smarter, equally corrupt leader could accomplish.

Americans have secretly nurtured a superiority complex since World War II, flattering ourselves we’d never be deceived

by Hitler. But as foolish and stupid, as utterly lacking in self-control and discipline as he is, Trump bamboozled enough Americans to become our president. For Hitler, the Reichstag fire and then the Enabling Act and Weimar Article 43 were sufficient to assert absolute control and run democracy into the dirt.

Trump cannot manage his ego long enough to tweet selectively.

He has thin skin and the debating skills of a 5-year-old. His insecurities are so overwhelming, he picks fights with the powerful he should cultivate. He misapprehends obstruction law so completely, he idiotically steps squarely in the cow pie just pointed out to him.

His only real talent is, savantlike, channeling the rage of a disaffected portion of our populace. He has shown no capacity whatsoever for governing, much less exercising real control. What if someone with similar skills—not so rare, if one is willing to be cynical, dishonest—and the same utter lack of conscience but better discipline, and real intelligence, emerges?

Norman B. Beecher Chico

I would like to begin by saying that Donald (may I call him Igor?) Trump is fulfilling one of

his campaign promises. He is, in fact, creating jobs. Everyone close to him, including his family members, is lawyering up and creating numerous jobs in the legal profession. But I’m sure there’s nothing to this. Pretty expensive, though, and I’m wondering how they’re going to pay, what, a thousand dollars an hour. Oh, I know where you can buy a cool hat.

Ed Pitman Chico

Tit for tat Re “Tiresome” (Letters, by Ray Estes, Sept 14): Ray Estes is having a really hard time with Lucy Cooke’s speaking truth to power.

Unfortunately, Ray linked Lucy Cooke to Steve Bannon and Rush Limbaugh, which opens the DNC to far more criticism than Lucy could deliver in the 200 words allotted.

Unindicted criminals of war are linked to the DNC campaign chest.

The Republican “neocon” fathers of the Iraq War (and subsequent regime change disasters), U.S. “exceptionalism” and “winning through chaos” were very clear about supporting Hillary in November 2016.

Yes, Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, Robert Kagan and William Kristoll III (and the millions of pro-war, antiRussia dollars they represent in Washington, D.C.) did all they could to keep their neoconservative ideology in power via Hillary Clinton, who had served them well as secretary of state under Obama.

Bottom line: This country desperately needs more than two major political parties. The two we have are owned by the same big money, and what that big money buys is corrupting the integrity of our country.

Linda Furr Chico

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NEWSLINES DOWNSTROKE GroupS challenGe tunnelS fundinG

Four local conservation groups have filed a legal challenge to the state’s request to use a bond measure to finance a controversial water project.

Representatives from AquAlliance, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Indian Water Commission and California Water Impact Network announced the joint filing, denouncing the WaterFix Twin Tunnels, during a press conference on the Chico State campus Monday morning (Sept. 18).

The state has requested $11 billion in bonds to pay for the project, but does not identify sources of revenue or indicate how total costs will be shared, the groups argue.

This comes on the heels of a series of lawsuits filed last month challenging the project’s environmental impact report (see “Challenging the tunnels,” Newsline, Aug. 24).

myStery meat

Facebook allows one’s imagination to run wild. That was certainly the case Monday (Sept. 18) after somebody reported an abandoned refrigerator with a foul stench coming from it on Coutolenc Road in Magalia.

The Butte County Fires, Accidents, Crimes (BCFAC) Facebook page filled with comments from would-be detectives, most of them fearing a dead body inside the fridge. One commenter visited the scene, posting pictures of bones found inside the refrigerator.

Eventually, the mystery was solved: The fridge had been offered for sale to anyone wanting the “bear bait” inside. An interested party apparently retrieved the fridge, but allegedly dumped it due to the smell of rotting meat.

According to Megan McMann, spokeswoman for the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, the bones inside the fridge were not human. The case was forwarded to county code enforcement as illegal dumping.

Vital SiGnS

On Tuesday (Sept. 19), the Chico City Council voted 4-3 to amend the municipal code regarding digital signs. Now, businesses in “commercial services areas”—i.e., along roadways such as the north Esplanade, Nord Avenue and East Avenue—can install signs that change messages up to six times a minute.

Previously, digital signs were allowed only where required by state or federal law— such as gas stations—and places of assembly, such as churches and movie theaters.

The changes were originally proposed by Councilman Mark Sorensen (pictured) and supported by Mark Page, owner of Fix Auto on East Park Avenue, who said the city’s strict code regarding digital signs adversely affected his business. In March, the council directed City Attorney Vince Ewing to draft changes to loosen the rules.

Councilmembers Karl Ory, Randall Stone and Ann Schwab opposed the amendments.

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together in tragedy Gathering unites parents of those killed by Chico police

StravelingTyler, had been killed while through Chico in July—shot ince learning that their 34-year-old son,

first by a security guard, then by Chico police—Scott and Paula Rushing have suffered story and grief and confusion that photo by can best be articulated Ken Smith in metaphorical terms. kens @ “It’s like being n ew srev i ew. c o m underwater,” Scott Rushing said. “It’s like the surface of the water is right above us but we’re being held down, we can’t make it up to take a breath.”

He and Paula were in town from Ventura and on Sunday (Sept. 17) attended a gathering at Chico City Plaza marking six months since the shooting death—also by Chico police—of Desmond Phillips.

At the event, the Rushings commiserated with others who’ve lost children to fatal police encounters. In addition to Phillips’ father, David, James Sharpe was in attendance. His daughter, Breanne, was shot and killed by Chico police in September 2013.

Sunday’s event was organized by Justice

for Desmond Phillips, a consortium of family members, concerned citizens and members of activist group Showing Up for Racial Justice formed shortly after the 25-year-old was killed during a mental health episode. The gathering featured free food provided by the Phillips family and activist group Food Not Bombs, as well as artwork, a graffiti wall and a memorial table dedicated to people killed by law enforcement in Butte County.

The three bereaved fathers spoke at the gathering, starting with Phillips, who continues to question the findings of a Butte County Officer Involved Shooting/Critical Incident Protocol Team investigation led by District Attorney Mike Ramsey. That investigation found two officers justified in shooting his son (see “A deadly mix,” cover story, June 1).

“No matter what, they’re justified,” Phillips told the crowd of about 100, referencing his son’s case and other officerinvolved shootings. “To me, the DA and Chico police are promoting murder … [they’re] giving these guys a message, [saying] ‘Go out there, shoot somebody, let’s kill ’em, I’m not going charge you.’ They

got a badge, and a gun. That’s dangerous.”

Justice for Desmond is calling for an outside investigation into the shooting, and on Monday (Sept. 18) held a rally outside California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s Sacramento office to deliver a petition signed by more than 45,000 people asking for one.

Sharpe took the stage next. His daughter’s shooting was also declared justified, as— according to the investigation—she reportedly tried to run down officers in a stolen car (see “Cops cleared,” Newslines, Oct. 10, 2013).

“The same agency that was sworn to protect and serve her murdered her and shot her in the back of the head,” Sharpe said. “She was 19 years old; they shot 19 times and hit her three [times]. It was like the wild, wild west—they hit houses, a bus stop, cars.”

The use of deadly force over de-escalation figured prominently in Scott Rushing’s address to the audience: “There needs to be amped-up education of officers on how to deal with the mentally ill or people that appear to be mentally impaired … every other means of nonlethal force should be used before.

“Think about it, they’ve got bean bags, pepper spray, mace, dogs and batons. The last thing should be a bullet.”

David Phillips and Scott Rushing, the fathers of two men killed by Chico police this year, share an embrace 0n Sunday (Sept. 17) behind the building where Rushing’s son, Tyler, was killed in July. Tyler’s mother, Paula, is on the right.

Other speakers called for better deescalation and critical incident training (CIT) for the Chico Police Department.

An eight-hour CIT session attended by 60 CPD personnel (including 42 sworn officers) was held Sept. 11, with more of the current roster of 95 officers slated to attend another session on Oct. 12. The CPD held similar sessions in 2015. According to the CPD, 16 officers have completed a 40-hour CIT training course. The department is in compliance with state laws passed in 2015 that mandated increased hours of CIT training for cadets and peace officers.

Directly following Sunday’s public event,

about a dozen people gathered at the corner of Fourth and Main streets for a quieter memorial for Tyler Rushing. His parents said a few words and handed out flowers before leading the assemblage on a short walk to Mid-Valley Title and Escrow Co., where their son was killed after he allegedly stabbed an armed security guard responding to a burglar alarm, as well as two CPD officers who responded to the scene.

The Rushings said their anguish is exacerbated by a lack of information as the investigation remains underway.

They met with Ramsey last week to hear some of the findings, and complied with his request not to share that information publicly until a press conference is held at the investigation’s end.

Tyler’s parents have expressed anger with their son’s portrayal in police and some press reports that they feel implied he was homeless, drug-addicted and suffered from mental illness. They counter that he owned a successful windowwashing business in Ventura, traveled often to attend and work at music festivals and, to their knowledge, didn’t use hard drugs or display signs of mental illness. He came to Chico three days before he was shot after his wallet and belongings were stolen at such a concert in Mendocino County, and arrangements to bring him home were in the works.

Several people at the small memorial who met Tyler during his time in Chico corroborated his parents’ assertions that he was kind, gentle and nonviolent.

“Tyler was all about peace, love, positivity and helping people,” Paula Rushing told the small gathering. “We want to celebrate what Tyler was here for. He was here to get a message out for people to help each other, to be here for each other.” □

Down the pipe Council updated on proposed Chico-Paradise sewer connection, revisits pot ordinance better part of four decades, the town has been trying to hook up Fwithorof theParadise Chico. In fact, the concept of building

an 8-mile pipe along the Skyway to send Paradise’s sewage to the Water Pollution Control Plant west of Chico may be the most studied, unfunded capital project in Butte County’s history.

Seeking to move the plan forward, two Paradise officials—Vice Mayor Jody Jones and Town Manager Lauren Gil—asked for the support of the Chico City Council on ful of alternatives, such as Paradise building Tuesday (Sept. 19). its own treatment plant or smaller clustered “We’d simply like to know Chico has not systems in commercial areas. Ultimately, outright rejected this,” Jones said. “If you the report recommended the Paradise-Chico don’t want to do this, please tell us now so sewer connection as by far the least expenwe don’t waste our money.” sive option, though it would cost an estiJones came before the council in mated $80 million.

September 2015 to outline the problem: “We’re looking at Paradise is still wholly depena lot of grants to make dent on septic systems, which “That’s really this work,” Gil told the are failing at an alarming rate council. in the town’s commercial core. the biggest The next step is enviFearing economic losses and benefit for ronmental review, which groundwater contamination, town officials have been scram- Chico—you would is expected to run somebling to find a solution. get our money.” where between $4 million and $5 million. However, That effort included hir—Jody Jones, vice mayor of paradise the Paradise officials ing consulting firm Bennett wanted to know Chico Engineering to complete the was on board before Paradise Sewer Project Feasibility Report, entering that process, and asked for a formal the seventh official study of the matter in the letter of support. last 35 years. The report considered a hand-

SIFT ER Crop revenue declines The gross value of local crops dropped more than $67 million—or about 9 percent—last year compared to 2015, according to the 2016 Butte County Crop Report released last week. The total value of the county’s crops in 2016 was $705 million, marking the third consecutive year income from local agriculture has declined. The top four money-making crops—walnuts ($235 million), almonds ($188 million), rice ($123 million) and prunes ($31 million)—remained in the same order as recent years. The prune harvest was negatively impacted by poor pollinating conditions, according to a press release from the county’s agricultural commissioner that accompanied the report; prunes’ value fell from $43 million in 2015.

Despite the decreases, the 2016 gross remains 4 percent above a 10-year average of $680 million, and agriculture remains the area’s top-grossing industry.

Paradise Vice Mayor Jody Jones (center) wants to solve her town’s wastewater problems—with Chico’s help.

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But most members of the council expressed skepticism of the project.

“So, don’t take this the wrong way,” said Mayor Sean Morgan. “I’ve heard a lot of reasons why this is good for Paradise—and we certainly want to be a friendly downstream neighbor—but what’s in it for the city of Chico? Whether or not our sewage treatment plant has excess capacity or not, we have an obligation to the people who pay for it.”

“Well, we would be paying for the services we’d be getting,” Jones responded, “and the money we’d pay you could be used to pay off some of those loans you have for that facility. That’s really the biggest benefit for Chico—you would get our money.”

“That’s a good answer for me,” Morgan said.

Councilwoman Ann Schwab said she was concerned about straining the capacity of the treatment plant as Chico’s population expands, while Councilman Karl Ory questioned whether the historically frugal, tax-averse community on the Ridge would make good long-term partners in paying to run the plant.

“It’s hard for me to imagine that the town will foot the bill,” Ory said.

The letter, however, is not legally binding. Before the project becomes reality, the two municipalities would need to negotiate a memorandum of understanding, said Councilman Mark Sorensen.

“At this point, there is no commitment,” he said.

The council voted 6-1 to sign the letter, with Schwab dissenting.

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voted 4-3 down party lines to “streamline” all of the city’s cannabis-related laws into one ordinance, which would, among other things, mean banning all outdoor grows—medicinal and recreational—within city limits. Outdoor gardens are currently allowed for medical purposes.

In May, the conservativemajority council voted to ban commercial weed activity, despite most residents having voted in favor of Proposition 64, which legalized adult use and commerce statewide.

But it wasn’t long before the regulatory landscape changed again with Senate Bill 94—passed by the California Legislature in June— which consolidated regulations for medicinal and recreational marijuana. City Attorney Vince Ewing recommended that the council follow suit and adopt a single ordinance, rather than two standalone laws for recreational and medicinal activity. Otherwise, “enforcement and prosecutorial challenges” could arise, Ewing said.

“One of the concerns that came to mind was the potential for exploitation of the two ordinances,” he said. “People who may not want to comply could point to one ordinance and say, ‘Well, gee, I thought I was following that ordinance when this other one applied to me.’ … One regulatory scheme eliminates that issue altogether.”

Several members of the public argued in favor of embracing cannabis legalization. Dan Everhart, for example, questioned the wisdom of forcing people to grow weed indoors.

“This is one of the sunniest places in the country,” he said.

“Telling people they should grow something inside just doesn’t make sense from an energy-use perspective.”

But the council’s conservative majority was unmoved; the ordinance is tentatively set to come back to the council in October.

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Aug. 28: The Washington Post and The New York Times report, respectively, that A) during his presidential campaign in 2015, Trump was seeking to develop a Trump Tower in Moscow; and B) that one of then-candidate Trump’s business colleagues pledged to put together a deal to accomplish just that with the help of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The same day, North Korea launches three ballistic missiles, one of which flew over Japan, the Times reports.

Aug. 30: As part of its ongoing investigation into potential collusion between Trump’s camp and the Kremlin, the Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to interview the president’s longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, reports Politico.

Meanwhile, POTUS ramps up his tough talk when it comes to North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and his nuclear ambitions.

“The U.S. has been talking to North Korea, and paying them extortion money, for 25 years.

Talking is not the answer!” Trump tweets.

Reuters reports that Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis has called for 4,000 or so additional U.S. troops to be sent to Afghanistan.

The Pentagon confirmed that 11,000 troops—a far larger number than the agency previously had stated—already are stationed there.

Sept. 1: Vox reports that a decision of the Senate parliamentarian means that Republicans in the Senate will not be able to repeal the Affordable Care Act without involving Democrats in the vote at the end of September.

Sept. 5: POTUS announces he’s ordered an end to DACA and places the onus on Congress to come up with a replacement immigration policy. The move generates immediate backlash from the Democrats, some Republicans, as well as educators and prominent business people, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, reports The New York Times.

Former President Obama also weighed in, calling the move, among other things, “contrary

to our spirit, and to common sense.”

Sept. 7: CNN reports that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team is looking closely at the circumstances surrounding Donald Trump Jr.’s initial statement related to his controversial meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian attorney during his father’s campaign—specifically, how the statement was crafted, since it was later found to have been misleading. Also present at that meeting: Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner and embattled onetime Trump campaign Manager Paul Manafort.

Sept. 10: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, in an interview with Charlie Rose, confirms that he considers Trump’s firing of former FBI Director James Comey the biggest mistake in “modern political history.”

Sept. 11: On a unanimous vote, the U.N. Security Council steps up sanctions against North Korea. Among other things, the measures call for restrictions on the country’s imports of oil and a ban on its textiles exports, reports The Washington Post.

Sept. 13: Sen. Bernie Sanders, in collaboration with Senate Democrats, introduces a Medicare for All bill. During his announcement, the fiery Vermont senator says he’s going to take his plan to “every state in the country and hear what the people have to say.”

Sept. 14: North Korea launches yet another missile over Japan, flouting sanctions and reprisals from the global community.

Sept. 15: The Trump administration announces plans to gut funding to Affordable Care Act-advocacy groups by up to 98 percent, reports Vox. Sept. 18: The New York Times reports that federal agents picked the lock to Paul Manafort’s front door when they arrived at his Virginia home with a search warrant back in July. That means Special Counsel Mueller was able to convince a federal judge there was concern Manafort would attempt to destroy evidence.

Sept. 19: Trump, during his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, comes out swinging against North Korea and Iran.

Among other things, POTUS referred to Kim Jong Un as “rocket man” and said North Korea’s supreme leader was “on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime.” Aside from support from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump’s combative tone largely drew criticism from world leaders and other attendees. In fact, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was photographed looking distraught during the president’s 40-minute address.

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resident Trump’s uncanny knack for keeping people guessing continued in August and into September, as he further employed the shock-and-awe tactics that have come to mark his presidency. Among the biggies: pardoning a fellow birther and known racial profiler, setting a time frame to end DACA, and saying the United States will “totally destroy” North Korea if the rogue nation continues developing its nuclear arsenal.

Here’s a rundown of the last month: Aug. 21: NBC releases a survey, conducted jointly with pollster Marist, showing that the president’s job approval in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—states that voted red during the general election— dropped below 40 percent. Moreover, a majority of those polled said POTUS has been an embarrassment.

Meanwhile, The New York Times reports on Trump’s nebulous plans for further U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan—16 years after the start of that conflict—noting that the president gave scant details. The thing that was clear is that POTUS is not pulling troops out of the region anytime soon. That news came as a shock to those in his base who believed his promises to the contrary during his campaign.

Aug. 22: Trump went off script during a rally in Phoenix, blaming the media (including the “failing New York Times”) for the widespread backlash generated by his controversial response (blaming “both sides”) to violence in Charlottesville, reports the Times.

It’s during this event that POTUS hints he’s going to pardon Joe Arpaio, the embattled former sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., who is known for, among other things, employing racial profiling tactics, abusing inmates, violating election laws, and being a so-called birther. Arpaio was convicted back in July of criminal contempt of court. Years earlier, he was found guilty of unfairly targeting Hispanics during traffic stops.

Aug. 25: Big news of the day: The president is considering ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (aka DACA), the Obama-era policy shielding certain undocumented immigrants from deportation—specifically, young people who arrived in the United States prior to age 18 who meet certain qualifications, file an application and pay a fee.

And finally, the president takes to Twitter to announce that he’d pardoned Arpaio. “I am pleased to inform you that I have just granted a full Pardon to 85-year-old American patriot Joe Arpaio. He kept Arizona safe!” Trump tweeted. The president later mentioned during a press conference with the president of Finland that he purposely timed the announcement about Arpaio as Hurricane Harvey touched down in the Lone Star State because he “assumed the ratings would be far higher.”

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Adirector of the Chico State Autism Clinic, Josie Blagrave has grown accustomed to s the mother of twin boys with autism and

steeling herself for a situation she anticipates will be nerve-wracking. Even so, she couldn’t contain the butterflies when she got a chance to call John Elder Robison.

His might not be a household name, apart from households in which a member is autistic, but Robison has international prominence. He’s an author, public speaker and member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, serving a third U.S. health secretary and second president.

He also has a diagnosis on the spectrum: Asperger’s syndrome.

Blagrave heard Robison address professional conferences and knew he’d visited the MIND Institute at UC Davis last fall—coincidentally, around the time she and Heather 12

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Quilici from Chico State’s Department of Regional and Continuing Education had put him on the “wish list” for a symposium they were planning here.

So, Blagrave reached out: first by email, then telephone.

“I completely fan-girled when I got on the phone with him; it was ridiculous,” she told the CN&R last Monday (Sept. 11), relaxed in her office. “It was like, ‘Play it cool, play it cool … Oh my God, it’s John!’

“He’s not as well known in this area as Temple Grandin [who spoke at Chico State in 2012], but in the world of research he’s really well known. After hearing him speak, it was like, he has to come to Chico; I don’t care what we have to do to get him.”

Turns out, all she had to do was ask.

Robison will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural Northern California Autism Symposium, on campus next Friday and Saturday (Sept. 29-30—see box). He’s making a special trip—flying to and from his Massachusetts home just for the event.

“Why would I go to Chico? I would go anywhere to deliver [my] message where

there are autistic people and families ready to hear it,” he said in a phone interview.

“And I’ve never been to Chico before, so it’s important for me to go to new places and not the same places I’ve always been.”

What’s his message? Put simply, Robison

explains—and demonstrates, by example— how aspects of autism that seem like obstacles actually can be assets. Moreover, he advocates coming together to aid others on the spectrum and champion the cause.

Under the pen name Augusten Burroughs, his brother Christopher relayed some of their family history in the book Running With Scissors. Robison grew up in the late 1950s and ’60s as a sad, solitary child uprooted every few years in moves prompted by his father, a minister turned professor.

Robison dropped out of high school in 10th grade and wound up designing specialeffects guitars for KISS. He segued into the engineering profession on the corporate level but found he didn’t fit into the structure. He quit and started an auto service business.

A client, who happened to be a therapist, became a friend; his introduction to Asperger’s proved transformative.

“I’m like a preacher who found God and then life,” Robison said. “At first I realized that autism was this thing that caused a lot of pain and suffering for me through my childhood—and that’s real, that’s one side of autism—but autism is also this thing that made me exceptional.

“It was because I was autistic that I saw the world differently. I was able to be an engineer for rock ’n’ roll bands; it was my different way of seeing that makes me successful making custom cars today….

“So many young people have only seen the failure side of autism; they’ve only seen what they can’t do. To see an older person who says, ‘Hey, I’m autistic and I’ve done a lot of cool stuff—you’re going to grow up and do those things, too,’ that’s a really important message that young people need to hear.”

Blagrave agrees. That’s precisely why she asked Robison to come. She said three other presenters also have autism spectrum disorders, though she declined to identify them because they have not gone public—at least yet.

“I think it’s important to start listening to the people with the actual disability and not just talking about them and around them,” she said. “I wanted them included in that dialogue.”

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that’s [your] autistic child or autistic client in the clinic or autistic students in class—the answer would be, ‘Build a community where we’re a welcome part of it,’” Robison said. “Every one of the people who’s going to be at this conference can become instrumental in building community for autistic people around Chico, California.”

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Blagrave, too, expressed hope that

the conference will serve as a catalyst for developing cohesion among families and professionals.

Symposium organizers designed the programming around the needs of parents and teachers in particular, though she said therapists without expertise in autism spectrum disorders could glean worthwhile overview information.

The event idea has percolated for a decade. Grandin’s appearance for three lectures five years ago intensified interest around campus; last year, Quilici’s department joined with Blagrave’s—kinesiology, in which she’s an assistant professor—to make the concept a reality.

Blagrave has focused on autism professionally since 2001. The condition became personal four years ago, when she and her wife

welcomed their sons, now 9-yearolds, into their home. Their adoption became permanent two years ago.

“Hands full, but hearts full, too, so it’s good,” she said.

Like Robison, Blagrave sees community as a goal for the symposium.

“This is bringing all the players to the table, and if we could just get everybody talking and collaborating, that would be key,” she said. “If at the end of the conference everybody stays around and talks for four more hours ...” □

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GREENWAYS Kristen Kaczynski, assistant professor of geological and environmental sciences at Chico State, will utilize a new Web portal to help students study energy use on campus.

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utility bill available to the public. But M that’s essentially what Chico State is doing ost people wouldn’t want to make their

with a new portal that aims to help cut energy consumption while making the process transparent.

“For the first time, we’re making building data easily publicly available,” said Fletcher Alexander, sustainability coordinator at Chico State.

Alexander and his colleagues are on the cusp of rolling out the new portal, which will make energy consumption on campus readily available not just for students but also the public to review.

The portal—in the form of a website, created using a third-party proprietary software called buildingOS—shows electricity use in almost every building on campus, along with resources on sustainability and recycling.

“It’s making available all kind of data that wasn’t once available,” Alexander said.

The data is broken down by time of day, cost per kilowatt hour, consumption trends per square foot and number of occupants, and can be compared building by building.

At midnight, every day, information from the meters is sent from campus servers to the portal and organized into graphs.

“It’s about making it engaging for people,” Alexander said.

The portal may be a new tool for the university to help achieve sustainability initiatives; however, campus officials already have been measuring energy consumption at the building level and creating the infrastructure to study the data. It’s just recently that the university’s Institute for Sustainable Development decided to take this process a step further and make the information public.

Alexander said the idea stemmed from participation in a nationwide competition to lower the university’s carbon footprint. As part of the competition, which was called the Campus Conservation Nationals, campuses

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got the software as a tool to measure how each reduced its carbon footprint. Chico State participated in the competition in 2013-15 and fared well—finishing first in the nation in 2014—by reducing its electricity and water usage. Organizers since have stopped holding the competition.

“The students really bought into it,” Alexander said.

It just made sense to continue to utilize the data from the software and eventually make the information available, Alexander said. He hopes the data stream can help identify opportunities for conservation and engage building occupants, such as faculty and staff as well as students living in residence halls.

The project did come at a cost, though Chico State won a grant through the California State University system under the Campus as a Living Lab program—part of the CSU’s 2014 sustainability policy tasking the 23 campuses with integrating sustainability into academics Alexander estimated the overall cost of implementation, software licences and hardware purchases to be about $100,000, all of which has been paid for with the grant money.

Some of the cost stems from incorporating

the data and portal into curricula, as the portal not only acts as a tool for university officials, but also serves as a teaching tool.

“Ultimately my idea was to take the data from all the buildings and use that in the Future plans:

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classroom,” said Kristen Kaczynski, assistant professor of geological and environmental sciences. Kaczynski also helped write the grant proposal to create the portal.

Kaczynski has included data in her Intro to Environmental Science course, consisting of mostly freshman non-science majors, for three semesters now, she said.

“They live in the dorms. They are able to actually see the type of energy use that the different buildings [register] and compare it,” Kaczynski said.

Students enrolled in classes using the portal receive a login and entry to a back door of additional information not provided to the public. The portal also is used in an environmental literacy course, and there are plans to incorporate it into other classes as well.

The data contributes to the university’s broader mission of getting students to be conscious of their carbon footprint, said Kaczynski.

“They think about their energy consumption or their food consumption,” she said. “It helps put their lives in perspective with how they’re living their life and how that might affect the planet.”

Students have been receptive to using the data in projects, saying it creates a level of engagement when the numbers are made personal.

“I tend to see students who are super passionate. They really want to know about environmental science and how their lives are affecting the earth,” Kaczynski said.

The software used to create the portal, along with the entire measurement system, was designed by software start-up Lucid out

of Oakland and is used by several universities and colleges, along with municipalities and corporations across the country.

Alexander said there have been hiccups implementing the entire system, stemming from various issues such as dated buildings with only one meter to working across dozens of departments campuswide.

He said the portal is live but he is still working through some minor technical glitches and updates before opening it to the public.

“We are really hoping this becomes a destination for folks,” he said. □

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ALL ABOUT ANIMALS Three new exhibits—Zoo in You, Journey to Africa: Elephants and Tiger! Tiger!—will be unveiled at Chico State’s Gateway Science Museum (625 Esplanade) on Saturday (Sept. 23) during an opening celebration from noon to 5 p.m. Festivities include a reptile show with Ron’s Reptiles from noon to 2 p.m., and hands-on experiments throughout the day. The exhibits will be on display through January. Go to www.csuchico.edu/gateway for more information.

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Karina Sandoval-Cantu needed a piñata. Her son’s birthday was approaching and he wanted his party to have a video game theme, but she had no luck finding an appropriate piñata at local party stores. So, she looked up an instructional video on YouTube and made one that looked like an Xbox controller.

A few months later, she made another one—a horse for her daughter, who likes cowboys— and knew she’d found a new hobby. Sandoval-Cantu, 33, was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. at 3 months old, living in Fresno until her family moved to the Oroville area when she was 19. Now a stay-at-home mom, she’s set up shop on social media and sells all sorts of handconstructed piñatas, including elaborate papier mâché sculptures of the Ice King from Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, a PG&E utility truck and even the 45th president of the United States. To place an order, search for Karina’s Custom Piñatas on Facebook.

Have you always been crafty?

I like to make decorations and plan parties, which stresses out a lot of people. But my mom and my sister are the same away, so when the kids’ birthday parties come around, we’re planning months ahead. The piñatas just kind of happened. It’s been almost a year, and I’m learning new ways of making them and getting better as I go.

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It’s funny how sometimes a whole lot seems to happen in one particular segment of the community all at once. Right now, that appears to be the case with coffee shops in Chico. In the past few months alone, I’ve written about the sad departure of two popular downtown caffeine stops: Midtown Local and Has Beans.

And, of course, there are more changes afoot. Sadly, Peet’s Coffee & Tea management confirmed with me last week that corporate is still planning to close its downtown store. That means no more Javivas—unless, of course, I find myself near Raley’s on Notre Dame Boulevard. And, actually, last I checked, they had a modified menu there that didn’t include my go-to blended chocolate-caramel swirl.

The good news here comes by way of Jennifer Silva, who owns Chico Coffee Co. (on Parmac Road, near the DMV) and two Cal Java locations in town with her boyfriend, Shawn Hamilton. Silva tells me that she and Hamilton will be taking over the Peet’s spot starting Jan. 1, 2018. “Our goal is a very short turnover time for construction in attempts to retain as many staff and customers as possible,” she said.

I’m happy to hear the spot won’t stay vacant for long, and I wish the local business owners much success—you’ll probably see me often!

Do you find some things too difficult to make?

People send me requests with some picture off the Internet and say, “Can you make this?”

I always say, “Yes, of course I can,” because who wants to hear, “Let me think about it?”

I’ll start sketching it out and thinking about how I’ll construct it. This month, I have to make a circus elephant on a ball.

Where do you find your materials?

I try to use recycled stuff. I use a lot of cardboard, so I’ll look on Craigslist for people advertising free moving boxes and jump on the opportunity. And my family always has old newspapers for me, so that’s what I use for the sculpting. As far as the decoration paint, I surprise myself sometimes. It’s like, This actually came out pretty decent.

Who are you customers?

A lot of moms like me who plan out everything and want the cake to match the invitations and the piñata.

What about people who just want to hit something with a stick?

I’ve had two requests for Donald Trump piñatas ...

Does it bother you knowing your creations will be destroyed?

One time we were invited to a party and they started whacking the piñata and I was like, “I can’t watch this.” My husband told me, “It’s not yours— somebody paid you to make it.”

So, I’m fine with it now. Once they’re out of my hands, they’re gone.

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but wait, there’s more That’s right, there are a few more bits of coffee-related

news, uh, brewing. First, there’s the imminent opening of Blackbird: Books, Gallery, & Cafe in that cute little house on Park Avenue (1431 to be precise) that’s been home to a barbershop, art galleries and even a thrift store over the years. I reached out to the folks behind the coffee shop/book store/gallery and Molly Roberts, who co-owns the space with Miles Montalbano, told me they expect to be open at the beginning of October.

Just across the street from Blackbird is another soon-to-be coffee shop: 15th Street Cafe. (1414 Park Ave.—at the rear of the small strip mall where Nobby’s is). This one’s owned by the father-son team of Mike and Mark McGinnis. Mark tells me they’re planning to be open by the end of October/early November. They’ll be serving Equator Coffees & Teas out of Marin County, and they hope to begin roasting their own single-origin coffees sometime next year, in addition to serving locally made pastries, sandwiches and salads.

help the Depot A few months ago, a fire ravaged The Depot Restaurant and Cafe in Magalia, causing extensive damage, although firefighters were able to put out the blaze quickly and save the building’s structural integrity. The historic building was an actual train depot built in 1903. Owners and siblings John and Jacki Clifford opened the restaurant and cafe in 2013, after six years spent fixing up the place (which, incidentally, survived two arson attempts by a serial arsonist back in 2011). If you’d like to help in the restoration effort, the Paradise Elks Lodge is hosting a benefit buffet dinner Sept. 30. Tickets are $25 in advance and can be purchased at the lodge, at Rabobank in Magalia or by calling 876-9903.

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h, fall.

Never have we anticipated its arrival as much as this year—the summer of scorch.

Indeed, this brutally hot and smoke-filled season couldn’t come to an end soon enough for us here at the corner of Second and Flume. Sure, we know we’re in store for patches of warm weather, but it’s nice to know the dog days are behind us.

Of course, the close of summer marks an end to some of our favorite seasonal events—notably, the Fork in the Road food truck gigs, Friday Night Concerts at City Plaza and the Thursday Night Market (the latter runs through Sept. 28). Already, the sycamores are starting to lose their leaves.

It’s just a matter of weeks before the tree-lined Esplanade begins its transformation into a picturesque showing of autumn colors (those ginkos!).

We know there’s plenty of outdoorsy stuff to enjoy in the next couple of months, but here’s a primer to get you in the mood for those chilly days ahead. It’s full of recommendations for autumn entertainment, so get ready to snuggle up with a good book, listen to some tunes or settle onto the couch for new TV shows and gaming. Happy reading!

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From biographies to mystery novels, there’s a lot to look forward to from the literary world this fall, including a slew of political biographies from folks like Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Jenna Bush Hager. Some of it will, no doubt, be stranger than fiction—and this, for some reason, makes it all the more comforting that there will be new works from a few fantasy greats to indulge in, too. Here are a few recommendations that cover the bases.

Manhattan Beach (to be released Oct. 3) Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad, published in June 2010, won the 2011 Pulitzer for fiction. Critics have contested whether it’s a novel or a collection of short stories. Told through 13 interconnected chapters, the stories span five decades from the late ’60s to present and have independent conclusions but feature a host of shared characters— mostly people involved in the music industry.

In an interview with Heidi Julavits for Bomb Magazine, Egan explained, “I don’t experience time as linear. I experience it in layers that seem to coexist. … One thing that facilitates that kind of time travel is music, which is why I think music ended up being such an important part of the book.”

Egan’s new book, Manhattan Beach, promises the same nonlinear storytelling she executed so well in Goon Squad. The book opens in Depression-era Brooklyn before flashing forward to World War II. Anna Kerrigan is a young woman who’s working as the first female diver at the Brooklyn Naval Yard. She’s also searching for answers to the disappearance of her father, who in the book’s opening is dangerously entangled with both a crooked union official and a mobster.

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy (to be released Oct. 3) Ta-Nehisi Coates is an author, comic book writer, educator, journalist and general badass.

He won the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction for his second release, Between the World and Me—a book-length letter to his son about the realities of being black in the U.S. After reading it, A. O. Scott of The New York Times tweeted that it is “essential, like water or air.”

Coates is best known by many for a series of Obama-era essays that were originally published in The Atlantic, including “Fear of a Black President” (2012), “The Case for Reparations” (2014) and “The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration” (2015). All of these appear in his new book, We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy. Many online summaries call it a “collection of previously published essays.” That’s not accurate. The publisher’s website reports the book also contains “eight fresh essays that revisit each year of the Obama administration through Coates’ own experiences, observations and intellectual development.”

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La Belle Sauvage (to be released Oct. 19) When Philip Pullman campaigned in October 2011 to stop the closure of 600 libraries in England, he called it a “war against stupidity.” Well-known for his late1990s children’s fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, the British novelist has been an outspoken voice on many education issues and ran a campaign against age and gender labeling on children’s books.

Fans of the parallel universes Pullman explores in the His Dark Materials trilogy will be pleased to know that the author’s forthcoming novel, La Belle Sauvage, is the first in a companion trilogy. Of course, they may already know. Pullman originally announced the new trilogy on his website in April 2005. In 2016, the Telegraph reported that he’d promised not to cut his hair until the first book was complete. Perhaps some of his original fans have children of their own now with whom to share these new stories.

The Overneath (to be released Nov. 7) Robert S. Beagle’s fantasy classic The Last Unicorn was published in 1968. A

unicorn leaves her forest home in search of others of her kind and gets swept into an adventure that eventually leads her to a seaside castle where she meets a mad king who holds the key to the other unicorns’ whereabouts. Children of the 1980s may remember a cartoon adaptation with music

by America. Beagle is the author of many fine fiction and nonfiction works.

The Overneath features new and previously uncollected short fiction. According to the book’s publisher, among the stories in the collection is one centering on a familiar character from The Last Unicorn.

—JERI CHADWELL-SINGLEY

Autumnal acting Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime anytime) After a 26-year pause, the story of Dale Cooper and Laura Palmer continues with 18 otherworldly episodes, and the series concludes in a way just as perplexing as it was when Agent Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) stared at his Evil Bob reflection in the mirror at the end of Twin Peaks Season 2, over 25 years ago.

Peaks fans, let’s face it—whether or not this is the final bow, even if it does come back again, the story will never be tied up in a neat little package. Lynch loves his puzzles—with his Mulholland Drive and Lost Highway being proof of that—and Twin Peaks has proven to be the ultimate Lynch puzzler.

I do believe that it all makes sense, the Lynch dream world. You can approach the series in so many different ways, all of them making perfect sense. Or you can look at it as a failure of narrative and a script-writing cop-out. I choose the former, and I brand this whole undertaking an absolute masterpiece.

Does the final episode leave much to

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interpretation? Yes, but I believe most of the questions that fans will ask can be answered in the 18-episode series, along with the now invaluable and formerly maligned Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. (Hey, that movie sort of makes sense now!)

Does the final episode leave things open for a continuation of Peaks lore and future stories? Sure it does, and I hope there are more. I will always hope for more Peaks.

I’m a junkie when it comes to this show.

If this is the open end for Twin Peaks, it’s a solid, fitting one. Thank you, David Lynch, for this funny, puzzling twister of a series, one that I will step up and call the best work you have ever done. Please make more. Or stop. It’s entirely up to you.

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Firewood, after the original Wet Hot American Summer film and the TV sequel/prequel Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, is the least funny of the three, it’s still one of the funniest things you will find on television.

Most of the group returns, yet again, for writer-director David Wain and writer Michael Showalter.

At the end of the original movie, the camp counselors (including Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper and Janeane Garofalo) promised to reunite 10 years later to see how they turned out. They do just that, with their reunion being threatened by an evil Ronald Reagan (Showalter) and the first George Bush (Michael Ian Black, in what has to be the worst and most hilarious first George Bush impersonation ever). They plan to nuke the place for nonsensical reasons.

Cooper, a superstar actor now, had to drop out (he’s replaced in a very funny way by Adam Scott), while Ant-Man himself, Paul Rudd, manages to return as rebel Andy. This time out, Andy is sporting grunge-long hair, and he has a tendency to look like his shots are inserted into group shots because Rudd probably couldn’t stick around for the whole shoot. Wain finds ways to make this obvious and, yes, very funny.

This one seems like a final chapter, with everything winding up in one of those clever 1990s twist endings. I certainly hope they can continue to get the band together for years to come. The world needs the continuing saga of Camp Firewood.

—BOB GRIMM

Falling sound I know what you’re wondering: What are the hot new releases climbing up the personal playlist charts of overweight, beer-drinking, weed-smoking, over-35 rocker dads? Let’s throw some water on that burning question!

Play time As the end of 2017 approaches, things are only ramping up when it comes to the top video games of the year. Even though most of the top releases of the fall are sequels, they still pack a punch to satisfy your gaming needs. So, strap in, loosen your belt a notch, and feast on some top-tier fall games.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War (Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC)—Oct. 10 Fans of the 2014 Game of the Year, Shadow of Mordor, can return to take on new enemies in this action-adventure based on the writings of Tolkien. With new improvements to the highly regarded Nemesis System, players can control and befriend orcs in the fight against Sauron.

South Park: Fractured but Whole (Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC)—Oct. 17 The second game in the new age of South Park video games has the player return as The New Kid in a role-playing adventure in the town of South Park. Written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, this game ditches the fantasy setting of The Stick of Truth for a more superhero aesthetic. With classes like Mystic and Karate Kid, battle it out in turnbased combat against fan favorites from the world of South Park.

Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo Switch)— Oct. 27 The next installment in the Super Mario franchise has Mario globetrotting all over the world to save Princess Peach from marriage to Bowser. With this addition to the franchise, Mario has the help of Cappy—a magical hat that can possess friend or foe to collect Power Moons in each world. The gameplay consists of the usual Mario tactics

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of running and jumping on enemies, along with possessing enemies like Goombas and Bullet Bills to access different parts of the world.

Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC)—Oct. 27 In this sequel to the 2014 game, players again assume the role of resistance leader BJ Blazkowicz in his fight against Nazis in an alternate 1961 where the Axis powers won World War II. While the first game was largely set in Europe, this game brings the fight across the pond to an America largely controlled by the Nazis. Run and gun your way through America, taking out Nazis with weapons ranging from hatchets to advanced laser-beam machine guns.

Call of Duty WWII (Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC)—Nov. 3 Gone are the days of exo-suits and space battles. The newest sequel in the Call of Duty franchise takes the action back to its roots in World War II. Featuring action-packed single-player and robust, online multiplayer modes, fans of the more realistic Call of Duty games may find their itch scratched with this one. Plus, it has zombies.

Console cornucopia Along with some of the best games of the year, fall will see the debut of consoles—old and new. The SNES Classic will be released on Sept. 29, featuring 20 classic Super Nintendo games and the release of the long-awaited Star Fox 2! Fall also will see the arrival of the Xbox One X, on Nov. 7.

It boasts the highest fidelity ever in console gaming, seen in true 4k resolution.

—BAILEY MECEY

LCD Soundsystem: American Dream As I write this, this is the No. 1 bestselling album in the country. It seems a bit disingenuous to celebrate that as a triumph of the underdog since schlubby middle-aged white men tend to be the overdogs in almost every other situation, but it’s still a bit strange and satisfying to see James Murphy, a guy who looks more like a recording engineer than a pop star, and who’s spent the majority of his career singing about the disappointments of aging, as a chart topper.

But the music has broad appeal, so it’s not that surprising. The perfect fusion of dancefloor anthems and post-punk face-rippers is even more appealing now that it’s been seven years since LCD Soundsystem last put out a new studio album.

LCD Soundsystem is one of rock music’s great postmodernist projects. Almost every note and lyric is a sly and clever twist on some classic song or other. I can’t listen to this new record without thinking about Brian Eno, the British recording artist and producer. “Other Voices” sounds like a cut from Talking Heads’ classic run of albums produced by Eno. “Call the Police” sounds like a

Upcoming events A dozen suggestions to get you out of the house Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest cut from U2’s classic run of albums also produced by Eno. The guitar solos sound like Robert Fripp, the King Crimson guitarist who also played on many of Eno’s solo albums.

I love that connection, but it’s something I bring to listening to the record since I’m obsessed with Eno. Other people will hear other references. Other people won’t hear any references and won’t care, and will hopefully just enjoy some great, catchy, good-beat-and-youcan-dance-to-it songs. Like much of the

best art, part of what you get out of it is what you put into it.

Queens of the Stone Age: Villains This shit is just so much fun. I read a lot of music writing, and I feel like Queens of the Stone Age is a band that’s often described inaccurately. The words “stoner” and “metal,” which often appear in reviews and articles about the band, don’t seem 100 percent apt to me.

The music is focused and polished— with little of the repetitive slop I associate with the stoner tag. (And that’s with all due respect to stoners—I love a good repetitive slop.) The band’s music, especially on this funky new record, is more happy, poppy and uplifting than what I think of as “metal.” But “metal” is of course a genre label that gets argued about constantly—and arguing about

genre labels is a sport for nerds, and I don’t want to play anymore.

But to my ears, this record sounds like catchy, 1970s-style boogie rock— think T. Rex, ZZ Top or Thin Lizzy.

And don’t get me wrong—this album kicks ass.

Liars: TFCF One of the things I love about Liars is that every record in the band’s long career has been a reinvention, and every record sounds vastly different than the last. The first album, They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top, was a perfect example of the disco-punk that was all the rage for about three months back in 2001, even though nobody seems to remember that. They Were Wrong, So We Drowned, from 2004, was a concept album about witches. Drum’s Not Dead, from 2006, is a masterpiece of anxious drone and bass. (Of course, not every reinvention works: the 2014 album Mess was all half-baked dance rock, and Sisterworld, from 2010, sounded like a mediocre Beck album.)

But this new album might be the most dramatic reinvention yet.

The band name is especially apt for this new record because the “s” at the end of the name is essentially a lie. This is a record about breakup and loneliness written, performed and recorded in isolation by producer and vocalist Angus Andrew. Much of the music is made from samples—some of them recognizable—like the iconic “My Sharona” beat that makes a brief appearance in “Cred Woes”—but most of them are obscure and strange.

Sounds that sound alienated.

But this isn’t a total sad-bastard record. There’s wit and humor throughout, and the sonic palette is unique. Still, the themes of loss, loneliness and reinvention make the album sound unmistakably autumnal.

—BRAD BYNUM

Sept. 29-30 & Oct. 6-7. Sierra Nevada’s annual fall celebration offers two weekends of Oktoberfest food, beer and music under the tent in the brewery’s hop field. It’s sold out, so you’d better have tickets. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., 893-3520, sierranevada.com/oktoberfest

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. Laxson Auditorium at Chico State. The multiple Grammy-winning orchestra, known for its “hard-core New York-style salsa,” brings its rhythm to Chico. csuchico.edu/upe/performance

Book Family Farm pumpkin patch

Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend

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Pun’kin Patch at Maisie Jane’s

Open Studios Art Tour

For more:

Go to CN&R’s website, www.newsreview.com/chico, to find a calendar of community events year-round. Also, pick up a copy of Discover Butte County at locations around town or at our offices, 353 E. Second St., in downtown Chico.

Chico Beer Week

Oct. 5-14. Chico News & Review and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. present Chico Beer Week 2017. For 10 days, Chico’s breweries, bars and restaurants will host an array of special events, including tap takeovers, beer/food pairings, specialty releases, etc. It all starts with Brewfork, a craft beer and food truck rally hosted by the Chico News & Review Foundation and Fork in the Road at Manzanita Place, Oct. 5, 5:30-8:30 p.m. www.chicobeer week.net, www.facebook.com/chicobeerweek

Johnny Appleseed Days

Oct. 7-8. Johnny Appleseed Days traces its roots back to an annual fair first held in 1888.

Nowadays, in preparation for the festival, Paradise residents bake 1,000 apple pies to celebrate the area’s apple heritage. Plus vendors, entertainment and a kid’s play area. Terry Ashe Park, 6626 Skyway, Paradise, www.para disechamber.com

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Oct. 7-8, locations vary. Tour Butte County’s farms and wineries and taste the very best of their wares. New this year: lunch stops—$10 gets you a sandwich at either Maisie Jane’s in Chico or the Wagon Wheel in Oroville. www.sierraoro.org

Oct. 1-31, Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The pumpkin patch is an annual attraction at Book Family Farm, which also offers interactive tours by appointment—feed the chickens, learn about rotational grazing, etc. 5153 Heavy Horse Lane, Durham, 342-4375, bookfamily farm.net Oct. 1-31. Open to general public on weekends, and for field trips on weekdays. Call for availability. With scavenger hunts, pumpkin relays and pumpkin picking. Also on site: giant sunflowers and gourds.

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Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m. Laxson Auditorium at Chico State. The beloved singer-songwriter and multiple Grammy winner, who’s played with everyone from Ryan Adams to Dolly Parton, treats Chico to a night of Americana. www.csuchico.edu/upe/performance Oct. 21-22 & 28-29, various locations.

Chico Art Center’s popular annual event brings all of Chico’s visual artists into one art-walking guide, allowing patrons to visit the artist studios, galleries and other art spaces in Chico and throughout Butte County over the course of two weekends. chicoartcenter.com

Treat Street

Oct. 31, 2-5 p.m. Downtown Chico gets into the Halloween spirit for Treat Street, when businesses open their doors to costumed children hoping to trade tricks for treats.

Christmas Preview

Nov. 19, 4-8 p.m. A downtown Chico tradition since 1978, Christmas Preview is the official kick-off of the holiday season. The Sunday before Thanksgiving, downtown shops get festively dressed up and filled with cheer to show off their holiday wares, and the streets are closed to traffic to allow the musicians, dancers, Santa and revelers to gather and enjoy a night of communal celebration. www.down townchico.com

A Very Chico Nutcracker

Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Laxson Auditorium at Chico State. Based on the classic ballet, but infused with local history, A Very Chico Nutcracker follows the Stansbury family on the night before Christmas. Performance by Chico Community Ballet. csuchico.edu/upe/ performance Ω

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Special Events AN EVENING WITH THREE LOCAL AUTHORS: Northstate Writers Group presents Michael Halldorson, Cathy Chase and Brian Marshall offering readings from their latest books, answering questions and sharing insights on publication and promotion. Thu, 9/21, 5pm. Free. Wildcat Bookstore, Chico State.

OKTOBERFEST: An Oktoberfest celebration featuring German food

New York crew plays music with intention but that’s another story.) To many, Jit seems too abstract, too dense, with

azz isn’t everyone’s favorite. (It’s mine,

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Drummer Sammy Miller doesn’t see it by Robin Bacior that way, and he’s made it his mission to spread the good word that jazz can be an Preview: easy, lovable experisammy miller and the congregation perform ence for the masses. tonight, sept. 21, He’s dubbed his 7:30 p.m., at chico approach “joyful jazz.”

Women’s club. Hannah “It’s a distinction Jane Kile and smokey the Groove open. in our intention,” tickets: $15/advance; Miller said during $20/door a recent interview.

“We’re playing jazz, Chico Women’s Club 592 e. third st. but the intention is to www.uncledad.co make people feel better, to have a medicinal quality; that’s why we added the ‘joyful’ to it.”

Miller has been a percussionist since the ripe age of 5, playing with his siblings throughout his childhood. “I always loved the visceral nature of drums,” Miller said. “It has sort of a universal appeal; it’s just so natural.”

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tigious musical haven Juilliard, in New York City, and in the midst of forming his band The Congregation.

As a well-educated lifelong percussionist, fresh from one of the top music conservatories in the world, one might imagine Miller’s new band was creating a repertoire of mind-bending sonic equations, but it was quite the opposite.

From the start, Miller and his crew wanted to play the sorts of sounds that would draw new listeners to the world of jazz through the most accessible means possible.

“We wanted to bridge the gap between jazz music that was high art, but also art that could be entertaining, accessible, and fun—also funny,” Miller said.

The band’s recent self-titled debut is a perfect example of its approach. It’s filled with larger-than-life classics such as “What A Wonderful World” and “Maple Leaf Rag,” done in peppy, whip-quick fashion, with fluttering horns, rich keys and trilling percussion. About two seconds in, it becomes unquestionable how wellversed the members of this ensemble are in their instruments. The album even has a few pop-inclined originals laced in.

The live show follows the same recipe, alternating their own tunes with crowd-pleasers for any generation.

“I try to be really specific about the repertoire we play, drawing from the larger American canon,” Miller said. “I think, within a night, it’s about songs that collectively will take us through a journey where we feel more hopeful than when we started.”

The group hasn’t limited that experience to a straightforward live music show. Over the summer, Miller and The Congregation premiered their two-night performance of “The Great Awakening,” an original theater production created by the group.

“We take the music really seriously, but also try to create something that has more access points for people,” Miller said. “In a lot of our songs, we’re doing theatrical things—telling love stories, dying onstage—so we sort of put it in the framework of a story of a jazz band that’s banned from jazz, and it’s their story of rebranding as a theater troupe.”

Miller and his band are delving further into theater with a few new collaborations on the horizon. In the meantime, they’ve been moving at a roadrunner pace: constantly touring, playing everywhere from Lincoln Center to the White House, and writing new material. All the while trying to stay true the band’s joyful mission. □

specials, raffles, contests, a photo booth and live music by Big Lou’s Polka Casserole. Thu, 9/21, 6pm. $10. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. www.featherfalls casino.com

PASTA ON THE PLAZA: An all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner raising funds to help local kids go back to school. Includes entertainment and family-friendly activities. Hosted by Boys and Girls Clubs of the North Valley. Thu, 9/21, 5pm. $10. Rotary Plaza, 601 Wall St. www.bgcnv.org

POETRY READING: Poets read poems. Includes refreshments. Thu, 9/21, 6:30pm. Free. The Bookstore, 118 Main St. THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: Downtown streets are closed to traffic each Thursday night for a community event featuring local

produce and products, live music, food trucks and more. Thu, 9/21, 6pm. Free. Downtown Chico. www.downtownchico.com

Music ERIC BIBB: The world-class bluesman is a fiery, soulful singer with roots in the folk and gospel traditions. He shares the stage with Michael Jerome Brown. Thu, 9/21, 7:30pm. $25.

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JAZZ AT THE MUSEUM: A limited-seating event featuring virtuoso jazz players Peter and Will Anderson on saxophone and clarinet, respectively, and accompaniment from guitarist Felix Lemerie. Includes a no-host bar; proceeds benefits Monca and the Nor Cal Jazz Festival. Thu, 9/21, 6pm. $5-$40.

Museum of Northern California Art, 900 Esplanade. www.monca.org

SAMMY MILLER & THE CONGREGATION: Uncle Dad’s Art Collective and the Nor Cal Jazz Festival present the Grammy Award-nominated drummer, singer and bandleader playing his joyful brand of jazz. Local acts Smokey The Groove and Hannah Jane Kile open. Thu, 9/21, 8pm. $15-$20. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.uncledad.co

Theater THE ARSONISTS: A parable with no moral directed by Joe Hilsee. Fires are becoming a problem, but Biedermann—a respected member of the community with a loving wife and flourishing business—believes nothing can get to him. He happily fulfills his civic duty and provides shelter to two new house guests. Thu, 9/21, 7:30pm. $15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. www.blueroom theatre.com

RADIOLAND’S FALL FANTASIA: This play/variety show written and directed by Jerry Miller is an homage to the ‘Fallidays’ with a cornucopia of musical talent, rising stars and old favorites. Thu, 9/21, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Theatre On The Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530877-5760. www.totr.org

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Special Events OROVILLE SALMON FESTIVAL: A two-day celebration of the return of wild Chinook Salmon to the Feather River featuring a dinner and dance on Friday night, and street fair, live entertainment, food court, tours of the fish hatchery, grilling contests, a 3K run and more on Saturday. Go online for a full listing of events. Fri, 9/22. Free. Downtown Oroville. www.salmonfestoroville.org

WEAVING WOMEN’S WISDOM: A two-night, threeday gathering of women aiming to foster core values of multigenerational mentoring, living close to the land and celebrating the varied expressions of women. Fri, 9/22. $70$140. Lake Concow Campground, 12967 Concow Road. www.weavingwomens wisdom.com

Music ALIVE WITH THE DEAD: KZFR 90.1 FM presents all Grateful Dead, all night. Photographer/ author Susana Millman and author Dennis McNally open with a video presentation offering a behind-the-scenes look at the band. Then the dance floor opens for live music from Wake of the Dead. Fri, 9/22, 6:30pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.

Theater THE ARSONISTS: See Thursday. Fri, 9/22, 7:30pm. $15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. www.blueroomtheatre.com

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RADIOLAND’S FALL FANTASIA: See Thursday. Fri, 9/22, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

nonprofit’s 106th annual fundraising event includes a three-course dinner, a silent auction and live music by the Kelly Twins Dueling Pianos. Plus, diners will interact with superhero and villain characters throughout the evening. Sat 9/23, 5:30pm. $125. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. www.butte humane.org

CASA SUPERHERO RUN: Run with the kids involved with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), who will don superhero costumes. Festivities include a 10K run, a 5K run/walk and the Little Heroes Dash. Sat 9/23, 7:30am. $10-$40. One-Mile Recreation Area, Lower Bidwell Park. www.nvcss.org

CHICO GRATITUDE DAY: A Gratitude Wins event during which community leaders share stories of gratitude, as well as a general community outpouring of why people love Chico. Sat 9/23, 8pm. City Plaza, downtown Chico. www.gratitudewins.org

EXHIBIT OPENING CELEBRATION: A kick-off party for Gateway’s fall exhibits, including “Zoo in You”, as well as “Journey to Africa: Elephants” and “Tiger! Tiger!” Festivities include a reptile display and hands-on experiments throughout the day. Sat 9/23, 12pm. Free. Gateway Science Museum, 625 Esplanade. www.csuchico.edu/gateway

FALL FLING: A fundraiser for the Paradise Ridge Democrats including food, drinks, a silent auction and music by Big Mo and The Full Moon Band. Sat 9/23, 7pm. $25-$30. Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 Luther Drive.

HAVANA NIGHTS: A fundraising event for Youth for Change celebrating the music, culture, food, color and vibrancy of Cuba. Includes live dance and bongo performances, salsa dance lessons, no host bar, outdoor cigar lounge, hat shop, gift raffle and silent dessert auction. Sat 9/23, 5:30pm. $50. The Palms, 2947 Nord Ave. www.youth4 change.org

NOR CAL ROLLER GIRLS: The home team faces off with the Auburn Gold Diggers. Sat 9/23, 7pm. $6-$12. Cal Skate, 2465 Carmichael Drive.

OROVILLE SALMON FESTIVAL: See Friday. Sat 9/23. Free. Downtown Oroville. www.salmon festoroville.org

WEAVING WOMEN’S WISDOM: See Friday. Sat 9/23. $70-$140. Lake Concow Campground, 12967 Concow Road. www.weavingwomens wisdom.com

Music BAAUER: Blowout Entertainment and Diamond Productions present the Brooklyn-based bass-music producer behind the viral “Harlem Shake” phenomenon. Also twisting knobs and looking cool: Vanic and Andrew Luce. Sat, 9/23, 8pm. $25-$40. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St.

members of the classic-rock band—drummer and vocalist Don Brewer (who penned the hit, “We’re an American Band”) and bassist Mel Schacher. Sat, 9/23, 8pm. $22-$69. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. www.goldcountrycasino.com

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NORTH STATE SYMPHONY—REFLECTIONS, MASTERWORKS: The NSS kicks off the season with the second symphony of Sibelius, followed by guest pianist Sara Davis Buechner playing Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”. Barber’s “School for Scandal Overture” rounds out the program. Sun, 9/24, 2pm. $10-$39. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. www.chicostate tickets.com

THE ARSONISTS: See Thursday. Sat, 9/23, 7:30pm. $15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. www.blueroomtheatre.com

RADIOLAND’S FALL FANTASIA: See Thursday. Sat, 9/23, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

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Special Events STRIDES FOR DIABETES RUN & PREVENTION FAIR: Feather River Health foundation hosts a 5K run/ 3K walk to benefit diabetes education and scholarships, along with a wellness fair with live fitness demos, live music, giveaways, healthy food samples and raffle drawings. Sun, 9/24, 8am. $5-$35. Paradise Community Park, Black Olive Drive, Paradise. www.FRHfoundation.org

TASTE OF CHICO: Downtown streets are closed for a showcase of restaurants, caterers, breweries, wineries and nonalcoholic beverage distributors in the North State.

Festivities include three stages of live entertainment (headlined by Diego’s Umbrella) as well as the work of dozens of local artists on display. Sun, 9/24, 12pm. $20-$35. Downtown Chico. www.downtownchico.com

WEAVING WOMEN’S WISDOM: See Friday. Sun, 9/24. $70-$140. Lake Concow Campground, 12967 Concow Road. www.weavingwomens wisdom.com

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Special Events HISTORY LECTURE SERIES: Donald J. Raleigh, a professor of history at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, discusses the causes of the 1917 Revolutions in Russia that toppled 300 years of Romanov rule and brought the Bolsheviks to power. Mon, 9/25, 7:30pm. Free.

Zingg Recital Hall, Chico State. 530-898-5366.

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STEVEN VANHAUWAERT: A Belgian-born pianist with monster technique and a solo repertoire consisting of works by Schumann, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin, and Debussy. Wed, 9/27, 7:30pm. $15-$25. Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Meyers St., Oroville. www.orovillestate theatre.com

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STILL CATCHY From the simple, instantly recognizable power chords during the intro to one of the catchiest choruses in the history of alt-rock, Jimmy Eat World’s 2001 single “The Middle” is an infectious, three-minute burst of pure early2000s nostalgia. The song is still relevant 15 years later—due in no small part to Taylor Swift lip-syncing along with it in an Apple Music commercial last year—and it’s just one of several big hits we’re hoping the band plays on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Senator Theatre. Get stoked.

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ARABICA CAFE: Either/Or, works by mixed media

BOLT’S ANTIQUE TOOL MUSEUM: Branding Irons,

artist Kandis Horton-Jorth. Through 9/30.

Free. 142 Broadway.

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING, PARADISE: Landscape Photographs, a display of local scenes from Bidwell Park and Table Mountain captured by Tom Hedge. Through 9/30. Free.

789 Bille Road, Paradise.

CHICO ART CENTER: Small Works, an open-entry exhibition of small works in collage, assemblage, textile, wire sculpture, paper clay, origami, found objects, or whatever else artists got their hands on. Through 9/29. Free.

450 Orange St.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Art by John Schmidt, paintings by Northern California artist John Schmidt. The Healing Art Gallery of Enloe Cancer Center features artists whose lives have been touched by cancer. Through 10/13.

Free. 265 Cohasset Road.

JACKI HEADLEY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Two Truths & A Lie, photography by Weegee, Zoe Crosher and Jessamyn Lovell. Through 9/30.

Free. Chico State.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: New Works by Avery Palmer, surrealist paintings on display.

Through 10/31. Free. 254 E. Fourth St.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Printing Obsessions Conjuring Curatorial Practice, advanced printmaking students select works that speak to the meticulous side of printmaking, showcasing obsessive technique, psychological intent or eliminative construction. Through 9/23. Free. Chico State.

MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART: Affinity, more than 20 works created by artists involved with Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development paired with paintings from Northern California artists.

Through 10/31. $5. 900 Esplanade.

NAKED LOUNGE: PaperArt & Metal Prints, collage and metal prints created from cocktail napkins by Molly Amick. Through 9/30. Free.

118 W 2nd St.

a display of more than 50 branding irons.

Through 11/4. $3. 1650 Broderick St., Oroville.

EHMANN HOME: Tales From Tule Lake, an American of Japanese ancestry, Gridley resident Jim Tanimoto shares his experiences from being in an internment camp during WWII. Through 9/24. Free. 1480 Lincoln, Oroville.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Zoo in You—The Human Microbiome, exploring the vibrant world of our inner microorganisms through engaging, interactive and bilingual exhibits.

Also on display: Journey to Africa: Elephants and Tiger, Tiger! Through 1/7. $5. Chico State.

GOLD NUGGET MUSEUM: Yellowstone Kelly Heritage Trail Dedication, a formal dedication ceremony including local dignitaries, celebrities, music and plenty of pomp and circumstance to honor the community’s forgotten hero. Sat 9/23, 1pm. Permanent Exhibits, including a collection of Maidu Indian artifacts, blacksmith and print shops, gold sluices, a miner’s cabin, a schoolhouse and a covered bridge that spans the width of a rushing creek. Through 12/31. Free. 502 Pearson Road, Paradise.

PATRICK RANCH MUSEUM: History Through the Lens of a Camera, an exhibition featuring vintage cameras and photos dating from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s. Through 10/28. Free.

10381 Midway, Durham.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Museum Day Live, a family-friendly day of activities to celebrate Museum Day and the powerful role that museums play as places to remember our past, reflect on the present and dream of the future. Sept. 23, 10am-3pm.

Shadow & Water, a display of puppets from Indonesia and Vietnam. Through 12/20. Free.

Chico State.

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many times that her face reddens like a mean tomaby to. In between Rebecca Thompson’s Huval yelps, singer and r ebecc ah@ guitarist Jessi newsrev iew.c om Permenter spells out their band Preview: name in a playSlutzville performs ful counterpoint: with a bunch of “S-L-U-T-Z-V-Ipunk crews from LLE.” They spew Sacramento Sunday, Sept. 24, 4 p.m., in fury from the a garage in paradise depths of their dia(aka the house of phragms. Once it’s Lost marbles—ask a done, they beam punk). love at each other with goofy grins.

That’s because these two have made an adorable, married queer punk duo—in sickness and in anger—since they got hitched on the Santa Cruz boardwalk in 2015.

But the band’s story began much earlier than that.

When Permenter was in high school in Grass Valley, she scrolled through porno titles with her exlover/bassist. That’s how the band name Slutzville, um, sprang up.

Since 2003, Permenter has been the only constant in the group, imbuing it with her sense of feisty fun and feminist ideals. She says she’s cycled through enough drummers and bassists that a sizable chunk of Grass Valley’s smallish punk scene

SEPTEMBER 30 can claim former membership.

Fast-forward to 2011, when Thompson’s brother showed her Permenter’s MySpace page, and Thompson said, “I like this chick.”

He introduced the two at a show, and they immediately agreed to jamming—but flirted with the idea of more. Soon after, without a practice space, they sneaked their equipment onto a steep hill behind a Safeway parking lot.

“It was awkward,” Thompson admits.

Over time, they tightened up their sound, quite literally.

Thompson now has a drum set with a higher register than most, making for snappy beats with a danceable, almost pop-punk sound. But really, she MacGyvered her kit to fit into their sedan. In the place of a bass drum, there’s a floor tom; in place of a floor tom, a high tom.

Slutzville has also streamlined the team: The couple have dumped former bassists who were both bandmates and lovers. Gradually, they say they’ve isolated themselves and developed a DIY ethos that features as the title of their 2014 EP, D.I.Y. or Die. They’ve been burned too many times by bookers who underpay them, by exes who’ve stolen from them, by promoters who ask them to open for less-experienced acts. So, they actually try to DET, Do Everything Themselves, from making their own merch to labeling each CD.

“It’s hard being a female in a band,” Thompson says. “It’s hard being a female in general. You get the shit end of the stick every single time, and you have to constantly fight. And I know that’s why a lot of females have great lyrics.”

Do they ever. Slutzville makes being pissed off sound fun as hell, and they preach social justice with swagger: “I won’t change who I am/ I won’t hide what I think/ I’ll scream till my voice gives out/ and take another drink.”

About that drink. After years of heavy boozing, they cut it out last year when Permenter nearly died from a septic abscess. At first, the shock of almost losing her wife made Thompson pound even more Pabst Blue Ribbons per day, but then she had a realization.

“She almost died, and I’m throwing my life away—she was watching me kill myself,” Thompson says. “I want to live for her.”

Permenter grins and whispers, “So sweet.”

Sobering up has shaped them into more professional musicians, they say. Slutzville has been playing a few shows a week lately while penning new material. But when I ask if Permenter feels or acts differently after her health scare, Thompson answers for her: “No! She’s still ornery.”

And it shows in their music.

Here’s a nonalcoholic cheers to that. □

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tHUrsDAY 9/21—WeDNesDAY 9/27 ROYAL JELLY JIVE: A gypsy-jazz band out of San Francisco. Sam Chase and The Untraditional and local singer-songwriter Pat Hull open. Thu, 9/21, 8pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St. www.lostonmain chico.com

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SAMMY MILLER & THE CONGREGATION: Uncle Dad’s Art Collective and the Nor Cal Jazz Festival present the Grammy Award-nominated drummer, singer and bandleader playing his joyful brand of jazz. Local acts Smokey the Groove and Hannah Jane Kile open. Thu, 9/21, 8pm. $15$20. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.uncledad.co

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man is a fiery, soulful singer with roots in the folk and gospel traditions. He shares the stage with Michael Jerome Brown. Thu, 9/21, 7:30pm. $25. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 107 E. 20th St. www.sierra nevada.com

THE HARMED BROTHERS: An Americana/ indiegrass group out of Portland, Ore. Sons of Jefferson and M. Lockwood Porter round out the bill. Thu, 9/21, 9pm. $7. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

limited-seating event featuring virtuoso jazz players Peter and Will Anderson on saxophone and clarinet, respectively, and accompaniment from guitarist Felix Lemerie. Includes a no-host bar; proceeds benefits Monca and the Nor Cal Jazz Festival. Thu, 9/21, 6pm. $5-$40. Museum of Northern California Art, 900 Esplanade. www.monca.org

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ALIVE WITH THE DEAD: KZFR 90.1 FM presents all Grateful Dead, all night. Photographer/author Susana Millman and author Dennis McNally open with a video presentation offering a behind-the-scenes look at the band. Then the dance floor opens for live music from Wake Of The Dead. Fri, 9/22, 6:30pm. $10.

Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.

The Chico Jazz Collective. Thu, 9/21, 8pm. Free. Down Lo, 319 Main St.

MUD CREEK MISFITS: Live

Americana. Thu, 9/21, 6:30pm. Free.

Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

THE NTH POWER & GHOST-NOTE: A group delivering gospel-style vocals and soul, jazz, funk and world-beat riffs.

Splitting the bill are Ghost-Note, a duo fusing world percussion and booty-shaking electronic hip-hop beats. Mononeon opens. Thu, 9/21, 9pm. $15. Lost on Main, 319 Main St. www.lostonmainchico.com

BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and visiting producers and DJs. Fri, 9/22, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St.

BLAIR CRIMMINS & THE HOOKERS: A hot ragtime jazz band with a touch of rock ‘n’ roll. Fri, 9/22, 7pm. $10. End of Normal, 2500 Estes Road.

GOSPEL RAP RECORD RELEASE: Local rapper Searious celebrates the release of his debut record, Sinsear, with help from contemporaries J-Bliz and Yung Lexi. Fri, 9/22, 6pm.

East Avenue Church, 1184 East Ave.

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HEARTLESS: A Heart cover band. Fri, 9/22, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

JIMMY RENO’S BIG-ASS BIRTHDAY BASH: A birthday special including musical performances (Jimmy Reno and The Re-Notes, Neon Junkie and Hörriblé), stand-up comedy (Rachel Lloyd Myles and TJ Hudson) and a burlesque performance by The Malteazers. Fri, 9/22, 8pm. $7.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

LOVE VIBE: Disco-rock. Fri, 9/22, 8pm. Free. The End Zone, 250 Cohasset Road.

OPEN MIC: An open mic hosted by Thunder Lump and Steve Givens.

Music only. Fri, 9/22, 7pm. Free.

DownLo, 319 Main St.

PUB SCOUTS: Traditional Irish music

for happy hour. Fri, 9/22, 4pm. $1.

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in the lounge. Fri, 9/22, 8:30pm. Free.

Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

Diamond Productions present the Brooklyn-based bass music producer behind the viral “Harlem Shake” phenomenon. Also twisting knobs and looking cool: Vanic and Andrew Luce. Sat, 9/23, 8pm. $25$40. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St.

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Scotty’s Boat Landing, 12609 River Road.

SMASHED SPELLING BEE -1990S EDITION: That’s right: a spelling bee during which participants must have a drink in hand. Sat, 9/23, 9pm. Free. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD: Including two founding members of the classicrock band—drummer and vocalist Don Brewer (who penned the hit, “We’re An American Band”) and bassist Mel Schacher. Sat, 9/23, 8pm. $22-$69. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. www.goldcountrycasino.com

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LAS GANESHAS: Dancing with a live

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Ramada Plaza, 685 Manzanita Court.

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE: Songs of The Eagles. Sat, 9/23, 9:30pm. $5.

Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

MOMMA T & THE GENTS: Rock, jazz, blues and country in the lounge. Sat, 9/23, 8:30pm. Free.

Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

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RETROTONES: Live classic rock. Sat, 9/23, 9pm. Free. Studio Inn, 2582 Esplanade.

REV ATOMICS: All sorts of dance music at a reasonable volume. Sat, 9/23,

swingin’ big-band tunes. Sun, 9/24, 7pm. $10. Paradise Ridge Senior Center, 877 Nunneley Road, Paradise.

TRIVIA NIGHT - 1990s: Unearth those facts you’ve forgotten about the 1990s. Sun, 9/24, 8pm. Free. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

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sounds like. This month: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Sun, 9/24, 5pm. Free. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

HANK DUKE’S GOOD TIME TRIVIA HOUR: Teams of five players try to outsmart The Duke. Hosted by Jason Allen. Sun, 9/24, 8pm. Free. The Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

JOHN SEID & LARRY PETERSON: An eclectic mix of tunes for dining pleasure. Sun, 9/24, 6pm. Free. 5th Street Steakhouse, 345 W. Fifth St.

THE PARADISE BIG BAND: Bring your dancing shoes for an evening of

CHAMBER MUSIC NIGHT: Get some

culture with the North State Symphony’s monthly series of classical-ish chamber music. Wed, 9/27, 6pm. Free. Wine Time, 26 Lost Dutchman Drive.

CONSCIOUS DAVE & THESE GUYS: An evening of bluesy hip-hop and beatboxing. Wed, 9/27, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

EDDY B & PURE COUNTRY PLUS: Classic country, blues and originals. Wed, 9/27, 6pm. Free. The Cabin Saloon, 8057 Highway 99, Los Molinos.

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infectious singles “Sweetness” and “The Middle,” the latter of which is near-synonymous with the early 2000s. Japanese dance-rock band Man With a Mission opens. Wed, 9/27, 8pm. $27.50. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St.

TRIVIA NIGHT: Face off against rival teams with your squad of up to six fellow trivia enthusiasts. Wed, 9/27, 8pm. Free. Woodstock’s Pizza, 166 E. Second St.

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A few times each year, the private orchard known as End of Normal, is opened to the public for concerts, and Friday, Sept. 22, will be one such occasion. So, dust off your suspenders and bowler hat for Blair Crimmins and The Hookers, a scorching-hot ragtime band out of Atlanta that often laces its dance numbers with a little humor. On the single “It’s All Over Now,” Crimmins sings: “All the little girls that I used to kiss/Little black book’s now a honeydo list/Out every single night trying to find another lover/Now I’m spending all my nights just a-fighting over covers.”

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police procedural with a physician-detective operating simultaneously as a trained professional and an inspired amateur. All of that is in play in The Unknown Girl, but the fraternal filmmakers, JeanPierre and Luc Dardenne, have a special flair for approaching familiar subject matter—and ordinary workaday experience as well—from fresh and unexpected angles.

And so the murder mystery in The Unknown Girl quietly propels Jenny and others into a more soulful kind of character drama, with low-key crises of conscience, deadpan moral reckonings and small but vivid epiphanies occurring at the personal and social levels alike.

As always with the Dardennes, there is also a quietly persistent socio-political dimension to the story: Jenny’s clinic is in a “bad” neighborhood marked by both the diversity and the deprivations of 21st century society, the economic disjunctions of a globalized workforce play a role in some of the characters’ moral quandaries, etc.

Haenel’s gently nuanced practicality in the lead role is perfectly in keeping with the film’s overall style. Fabrizio Rongione and Dardenne regulars Jérémie Renier and Olivier Gourmet are the big names in the ample supporting cast, but there are no star turns here. Olivier Bonnaud (as Davin’s downcast intern), Louka Minnella (as a teenaged patient named Bryan), Ben Hamidou (as Inspector Ben Mahmoud), and especially Nadège Ouedraogo (as a cybercafe cashier) all make strong contributions to the film’s gallery of guilty knowledge and moral hesitation. □

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Opening this week Friend Request

A college student’s friends start dying off after she accepts the friend request of a stranger online. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Entry No. 2 in the film franchise adapted from the Kingsman comic series, this one featuring members of the specialized British spy organization teaming up with their American counterparts. Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges and Halle Berry. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

The LEGO Ninjago Movie

The LEGO animated film spin-offs continue with a bunch of young ninjas fighting crime by night and high school by day. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Neither Wolf Nor Dog

A film adaptation of Kent Nerburn’s novel of the same name about the culture he encountered after being invited by a Lakota elder into his world deep in the Dakotas to share his words with the author. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

John Huston’s classic western is this week’s Pageant repertory feature. One showing: Sunday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. Pageant Theatre.

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Connie (Robert Pattinson) is a chronic screw-up with a criminal history. He plans to get out of jail, help his emotionally disabled brother Nick (Benny Safdie) escape from a mental hospital, rob a bank in order to finance their escape to a different life in a different state. He puts every phase of that plan into action, but it’s no surprise that nearly everything goes wrong. Plus, Connie’s irascible girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh), and a not that innocent teenager (Talitha Webster) and her Haitian grandmother (Gladys Mathon) get variously entangled in the brothers’ tragicomic misadventures. The not entirely unwelcome surprise in all this is that the film’s co-directors, brothers Benny and Josh Safdie, keep a glimmer of humanity percolating throughout most of this grim, urban picaresque tale. Pageant Theatre.

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An action thriller about a young man (Dylan O’Brien) who—seeking revenge for his fiance who was killed in a terrorist attack—ends up hooking up with the CIA to be trained in black ops. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

The Emoji Movie

An emoji named Gene has an adventure inside a smartphone. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Home Again

Reese Witherspoon plays a recently separated woman who, after moving out on her own with her two daughters, boards three handsome young men in her home. Rom-com shenanigans ensue. Cinemark 14, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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In Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, the core story remains the same: Children in Derry, Maine, have been disappearing for many years.

The film starts with the sad case of Georgie (Jackson Robert Scott), a little boy in a yellow rain slicker who follows his paper boat to the sewer drain and makes an unfortunate acquaintance. That would be Pennywise, the dancing, sewer-dwelling, evil clown, played as a most savage beast by Bill Skarsgard. If you saw him at a circus, you’d be seriously afraid for the trapeze artists and lions. The kids are great. The standout is Sophia Lillis as Beverly Marsh, and Jeremy Ray Taylor will break your heart as Ben Hanscom, the chubby kid who has a crush on Bev. Their first meeting is one of the best scenes in the film. Muschietti scores some big scares, especially during a slideshow gone very wrong, and a meeting between the Denbrough brothers in the family basement: “You’ll float, too!” Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7.

Rated R —B.G.

Leap!

A 3-D animated feature about an orphan girl (voiced by Elle Fanning) who sets off for Paris with dreams of becoming a ballerina. Released in Canada and France last year under the name Ballerina. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Mother!

The tranquil life of a married couple (Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem) takes a very dark turn when a couple of mysterious strangers (Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer) show up at the door of their secluded country home. Directed by Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream). Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Spider-Man: Homecoming

The third iteration of Spider-Man film franchises continues sometime after the events of Captain America: Civil War, with the young web-slinger (played here by Tom Holland) being mentored on superhero life by Iron Man/ Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). Cinemark 14.

Rated PG-13.

Wind River

Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River is a crime thriller that distinguishes itself both as an outdoor action film and as a nuanced multicharacter drama. The central mystery of the story revolves around the violent death of a young woman whose battered body is found in snowy mountainous terrain on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. The somewhat scrambled investigation that ensues is conducted by a disillusioned tribal policeman (Graham Greene), an eager but young and ill-prepared FBI agent (Elizabeth Olsen) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife hunter/tracker (Jeremy Renner) who found the body while tracking wolves that have been preying on local livestock. There’s a lively generic setup in all that, but Wind River delivers a good deal more than the conventional satisfactions, including some uncommon twists of emphasis in what may sound at first like a routinely familiar tale. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —J.C.S.

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’T Derek Smith, brewer at Moylan’s Brewing Co. in Novato, is the harvest season for

who pays a visit most summers to a giant wall of blackberries near his in-laws’ home in by Placerville.

Alastair There, he and Bland his wife “make a weekend of it,” spending four to six hours in each of two days before returning home with 50 or 60 pounds of ripe blackberries.

Smith freezes the harvest— mostly at the Moylan’s brewpub—and eventually adds the fruit to fermenting beer. He has used blackberries in several recipes, but had the most success with his Ryan Sullivan’s Imperial Stout. He plans to release his next batch of the beer in November.

To make it, Smith brews the stout as he normally would. After the beer has finished its primary fermentation—the initial brewing stage in which the beer explodes into a violent weeklong froth before calming down as the sugars are converted into alcohol—he transfers the beer to another tank where “secondary fermentation” commences. At this point, he adds the berry puree, which steeps in the quietly fermenting beer.

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“That way you don’t blow off all the flavors in the primary fermentation,” Smith said.

The beer is a heavy hitter—high in alcohol, rich in warm coffee and toast flavors—but Smith insisted that “you can totally taste the berries through the beer.” The fruit, he said, adds a bright sweetness to the robust beer.

Smith said the quality of California’s blackberries seemed to take a dive during the drought, when stressed vines produced lots of small berries with a higher seedto-juice ratio than was palatable.

Now, the berries are fat and juicy again.

He is hardly the only brewer who has taken advantage of California’s most cherished invasive species. San Francisco’s Almanac Brewing Co. has made a beer called the Farmer’s Reserve Blackberry, and Anchor Brewing—which, by the way, was bought recently by Sapporo—has introduced its Blackberry Daze IPA. I discovered this one recently in a Safeway supermarket, and I laughed out loud in the beer aisle as I read the bottle’s label.

The story explains that the San Francisco brewery chose to make this beer “[b]ecause the blackberry was once rampant in California …”

Once rampant? Have Anchor’s marketing directors not been

outside recently? Blackberries are an icon of the Northern California landscape—as prominent and ubiquitous as coconuts in Tahiti, figs in Greece and avocados in Santa Barbara. Few invasive pests have cost government so much money to fight back as the Himalayan blackberry, and perhaps no other fruit offers such an abundance of free fruit for the picking.

We have our native blackberries, but the most prolific type—and the one most of us curse for its thorns and praise for its fruit—is the Himalayan blackberry.

It was introduced to California by Sonoma County resident Luther Burbank in 1885, when the famed horticulturist placed an order in an Indian gardener’s catalog for a handful of seeds from Rubus armeniacus. The vines took, and thrived and rampaged across the continent.

Today, the Himalayan blackberry is recognized as one of the most problematic invasive pests anywhere. It has overtaken streams and native woodlands in New Zealand and Australia, Africa, western Europe and much of the New World.

Oh well. When the berries in Bidwell Park and along the back roads of Nor Cal are hanging heavy, fill your buckets. But leave some for the brewers. □

IN THE MIX Kevin Morby Dead Oceans After the success of Kevin Morby’s Singing Saw, some might’ve swept his recent City Music aside as merely B-sides quilted together for a rushed full-length.

What else would the man have had time for with his constant touring?

Turns out he made time for his deepest endeavor yet. A majority of these songs are ones that Morby’s had in a drawer for a few years, and all together, City Music feels like a safe haven for each of these odes to friends and life in New York City. Aside from the rapid Ramones call-off “1234,” the album hangs in a mellow twilight space. There are soothing tunes like “Dry Your Eyes,” with its bare-bones setup and refreshingly naked harmonies and a brief Flannery O’Connor excerpt describing the first sight of a city (read by Meg Baird).

The title track instantly sways to a near-perfect catchy guitar riff, trotting through almost seven gradually building minutes without falling off course. It embodies the allure of a city, and its own plain intrigue as well.

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Alive With the Dead Susana Millman Self-published Photographer Susana Millman experienced her first Grateful Dead show on Dec. 29, 1977, at San Francisco’s Winterland. Fast-forward 40 years and Millman has published a unique 264-page coffee-tablestyle photo book, Alive With the Dead, or A Fly on the Wall with a Camera, covering her years spent with the iconic band and the personalities and carnival-like revelry that went along with it. Living and working with band members and those close to them—including her eventual marriage to the band’s publicist and biographer, Dennis McNally, in 1985— gave Millman the access to visually capture the scene.

With words/notes by McNally, the book includes hundreds of great, and unique, images from the 1980s through today. Here one can see members of The Dead in suit and tie (with Garcia walking Millman down the wedding aisle), Bob Weir locking eyes with a duck and Mickey Hart vacuuming a stage carpet.

—Alan Sheckter Millman and McNally will give a video presentation on the book at the Wake of the Dead concert this Friday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., at Chico Women’s Club.

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Citizen isn’t typical. The Midwest rock band reached No. 2 on the Billboard vinyl album charts with 2015’s Everybody Is Going to Heaven, and now returns with As You Please, its third and most versatile album to date. The opening track, “Jet,” feels appropriately titled, immediately launching into radio-rock familiarity, mirroring a Foo Fighters-type drive steered by Mat Kerekes’ Grohl-esque howl. Kerekes, the five-piece’s songwriter and vocalist, hails from Toledo, Ohio. On As You Please, he examines the forces that’ve been unraveling the area’s spirit.

The subject matter is dark, even with its pop sheen.

Songs like “Discreet Routine” mark the album’s somber tone as Kerekes weaves his trudging vocal hook through wide open verses and thorny musical breakdowns, moving parallel with hard-hit rhythms. It’s radio rock in its cathartic prime, and if that’s your thing, this very well could be a new favorite.

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enough around Chico for me to tell you the pioneer day story that I’ve been dying to share.

No, this isn’t going to be a tale of couch fires in the street or downtown parades. This is a story about the true pioneer day. Things are about to get real.

The youngest of arts dEVo’s three sisters lives in Shingletown, a very rural foothill community in the eastern part of Shasta County. Over beers Hi, kids! recently, she told us the story (with typical colorful and unedited flair) about the “pioneer day” field trip she chaperoned with eight kids, including two of her own, from the local elementary school. The idea was that the kids would go out into the woods and get a hands-on education in the kinds of survival skills utilized by our pioneering forefathers. Out in the field, there were different stations set up, and the kids rotated from one to the next. station one: sawing. Kids love playing with sharp things, especially the jagged teeth of a crosscut saw. With a kid on each handle, they pushed and pulled their way through a modest log under the watchful eye of a sawyer and a serious-looking old man in suspenders. station two: nails! “Here, little girl. Take this handful of nails and this hammer and go hammer your name (in nails!) into a hunk of wood, you adorable little pioneer.” station three: hell. (Before you read on, I just want to remind you that this all really happened and that I’ve labeled this station “hell.” You’ve been forewarned.) During the middle of the field trip, one of the modern-day pioneers, having arrived late, backed his pickup to his station and began to hastily set up his demo. He pulled the tarp off his truck bed to reveal one full-grown deer corpse.

Having the children’s full attention, like a true showman, he first chopped the head clean off the fuzzy forest creature. He then proceeded to take all of those in attendance back to a simpler and much darker olden time, when adults apparently peeled the faces of severed deer-heads in front of young children. Next, he pulled out his knife and yanked Bambi’s coat off and stretched it out over a makeshift frame.

Now, all you city slickers who take your pansy kids on boring tours of Bidwell Mansion might not know it, but the best way to tan a deer hide is to rub some sort of oil across its surface. And there’s no better oil than the emulsified goodness running through deer brains. Lucky for the kids, there was a skull full of such treasure lying at their feet. So, Ranger Hannibal Lecter then invited the youngsters to dip their hands right in and say goodbye to the innocence of youth.

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“Many consumers are brand new to cannabis,” said Kristi Knoblich of Kiva Confections. “They don’t yet have an understanding of the effects of THC, especially when consumed orally.”

Cannabis edibles metabolize slowly through the liver, from delta-9 THC into 11-hydroxy-THC. While smokers can stop once they feel the effects, edibles often trick the user by taking an hour or more to kick in.

Tess, a teacher from Carmichael, had tried her husband’s 25 mg chocolates for relaxation. Recently, the same dosage transported her into an altered-state of paranoia.

She phoned her son, thinking, “I’m dreaming, so he won’t pick up.” But he did pick up, then drove over and called 911.

Gathered around Tess in her bedroom, the Emergency Medical Technicians analyzed the remaining edible and verified that she had taken about 25 mg. “You’re going to be OK in a while,” they said. “Do you want to go to emergency, or ride this out here with your family?” Tess chose to stay home. “I was afraid that if I didn’t, they would take me away in a straightjacket.”

Such loss-of-reality episodes are not rare.

In 2007, a Dearborn, Mich., police officer shared homemade pot brownies with his wife. An hour later he was calling 911 for a rescue, telling the dispatcher, “I think

we’re dead.” In 2014, columnist Maureen Dowd overdosed on cannabis candy. “As my paranoia deepened,” she wrote, “I became convinced that I had died and no one was telling me.” Tess can relate. “I also thought someone died, possibly me. It was a complete break from reality.”

“Many consumers are brand new to cannabis, and don’t yet have an understanding of the effects of THC, especially when consumed orally.”

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF september 21, 2017 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Psycholo-

gists say most people need a scapegoat— a personification of wickedness and ignorance onto which they can project the unacknowledged darkness in their own hearts. That’s the bad news. Here’s the good news: The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to neutralize that reflex and at least partially divest yourself of the need for scapegoats. How? The first thing to do is identify your own darkness with courageous clarity. Get to know it better. Converse with it. Negotiate with it. The more conscientiously you deal with that shadowy stuff within you, the less likely you’ll be to demonize other people.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If the

weather turns bad or your allies get sad or the news of the world grows even crazier, you will thrive. I’m not exaggerating or flattering you. It’s exactly when events threaten to demoralize you that you’ll have maximum power to redouble your fortitude and effectiveness. Developments that other people regard as daunting will trigger breakthroughs for you. Your allies’ confusion will mobilize you to manifest your unique visions of what it takes to live a good life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “If at first

you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.” declared comedian Steven Wright. My Great Uncle Ned had a different perspective. “If at first you don’t succeed,” he told me, “redefine the meaning of success.” I’m not a fan of Wright’s advice, but Ned’s counsel has served me well. I recommend you try it out, Gemini.

Here’s another bit of folk wisdom that might be helpful. Psychotherapist Dick Olney said that what a good therapist does is help her clients wake up from the delusion that they are the image they have of themselves.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): What is

home? The poet Elizabeth Corn pondered that question. She then told her lover that home was “the stars on the tip of your tongue, the flowers sprouting from your mouth, the roots entwined in the gaps between your fingers, the ocean echoing inside of your ribcage.” I offer this as inspiration, Cancerian, since now is a perfect time to dream up your own poetic testimonial about home. What experiences make you love yourself best? What situations bring out your most natural exuberance? What influences feel like gifts and blessings? Those are all clues to the beloved riddle “What is home?”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re most likely

to thrive if you weave together a variety of styles and methods. The coming weeks will be a highly miscellaneous time, and you can’t afford to get stuck in any single persona or approach. As an example of how to proceed, I invite you to borrow from both the thoughtful wisdom of the ancient Greek poet Homer and the silly wisdom of the cartoon character Homer Simpson. First, the poet: “As we learn, we must daily unlearn something which it has cost us no small labor and anxiety to acquire.” Now here’s Homer Simpson: “Every time I learn something new, it pushes out something old.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Filmmak-

ers often have test audiences evaluate their products before releasing it to the masses. If a lot of viewers express a particular critique, the filmmaker may make changes, even cutting out certain scenes or altering the ending. You might want to try a similar tack in the coming weeks, Virgo. Solicit feedback on the new projects and trends you’ve been working on—not just from anyone, of course, but rather from smart people who respect you. And be sure they’re not inclined to tell you only what you want to hear. Get yourself in the mood to treasure honesty and objectivity.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The poet E. E. Cummings said, “To be nobody-but-yourself—in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else —means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” On the other hand,

by rob brezsny naturalist and writer Henry David Thoreau declared that “We are constantly invited to be who we are,” to become “something worthy and noble.” So which of these two views is correct? Is fate aligned against us, working hard to prevent us from knowing and showing our authentic self? Or is fate forever conspiring in our behalf, seducing us to master our fullest expression?

I’m not sure if there’s a final, definitive answer, but I can tell you this, Libra: In the coming months, Thoreau’s view will be your predominant truth.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “When

you do your best, you’re depending to a large extent on your unconscious, because you’re waiting for the thing you can’t think of.” So said Scorpio director Mike Nichols in describing his process of making films.

Now I’m conveying this idea to you just in time for the beginning of a phase I call “Eruptions from Your Unconscious.” In the coming weeks, you will be ripe to receive and make good use of messages from the depths of your psyche. At any other time, these simmering bits of brilliance might remain below the threshold of your awareness, but for the foreseeable future they’ll be bursting through and making themselves available to be plucked.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Author Barbara Ehrenreich has done extensive research on the annals of partying. She says modern historians are astounded by the prodigious amount of time that medieval Europeans spent having fun together. “People feasted, drank, and danced for days on end,” she writes.

Seventeenth-century Spaniards celebrated festivals five months of each year.

In 16th-century France, peasants devoted an average of one day out of every four to “carnival revelry.” In accordance with current astrological omens, you Sagittarians are authorized to match those levels of conviviality in the coming weeks.

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CHARLES THOMPSON 1436 Salem St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: CHARLES THOMPSON Dated: August 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001152 Published: August 31, September 7,14,21, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MICROBLADING BY CHEYANN at 142 W 2nd Street Suite C Chico, CA 95928.

CHEYANN VELASQUEZ 1048 Montgomery St Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CHEYANN VELASQUEZ Dated: August 2, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001052 Published: August 31, September 7,14,21, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NOR CAL CREAMERY at 66 North Valley Ct Chico, CA 95973.

RICK WRIGHT 66 North Valley Ct Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RICK H. WRIGHT Dated: August 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001139 Published: August 31, September 7,14,21, 2017

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Kittens made French Emperor Napoleon III lose his composure. He shook and screamed around them. Butterflies scare actress Nicole Kidman. My friend Allie is frightened by photos of Donald Trump. As for me, I have an unnatural fear of watching reality TV. What about you, Capricorn? Are you susceptible to any odd anxieties or nervous fantasies that provoke agitation? If so, the coming weeks will be a perfect time to overcome them. Why? Because you’ll be host to an unprecedented slow-motion outbreak of courage that you can use to free yourself from long-standing worries.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “The

brain is wider than the sky,” wrote Emily Dickinson. “The brain is deeper than the sea.” I hope you cultivate a vivid awareness of those truths in the coming days, Aquarius. In order to accomplish the improbable tasks you have ahead of you, you’ve got to unleash your imagination, allowing it to bloom to its full power so it can encompass vast expanses and delve down into hidden abysses. Try this visualization exercise: Picture yourself bigger than the planet Earth, holding it tenderly in your hands.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I got an

email from a fan of Piscean singer Rihanna. He complained that my horoscopes rarely mention celebrities. “People love astrological predictions about big stars,” he wrote. “So what’s your problem?

Are you too ‘cultured’ to give us what we the people really want? Get off your high horse and ‘lower’ yourself to writing about our heroes. You could start with the lovely, talented, and very rich Rihanna.” I told Rihanna’s fan that my advice for megastars is sometimes different from what it is for average folks. For Piscean megastars like Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Ellen Page and Bryan Cranston, for example, the coming weeks will be a time to lay low, chill out, and recharge. But non-famous Pisceans will have prime opportunities to boost their reputation, expand their reach, and wield a stronger-than-usual influence in the domains they frequent.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GEOLOGY ROCKS! AND MINERALS, KCV CONSULTING at 835 Main St Chico, CA 95926.

KASEY CARLOS VALLE 835 Main St Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KASEY VALLE Dated: August 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001151 Published: August 31, September 7,14,21, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as FAMILY TREE HYDROPONIC SUPPLY at 2961 Hwy 32 Unit 27 Chico, CA 95973.

KASEY VALLE 852 Grass Ct Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KASEY VALLE Dated: August 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001150 Published: August 31, September 7,14,21, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BROTHERS FOUNDATION, PEACE BROTHERS FOUNDATION, REDWOOD GROVE CONNECTION at 1436 Salem St Chico, CA 95928.

RONALD BROWN 1617 E Lassen Ave Chico, CA

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as STRONG AGAIN at 1916 Oleander Ave Chico, CA 95926.

MARISA ELISABETH SMILEY-JARRELL 1355 Palm Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MARISA SMILEY-JARRELL Dated: August 28, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001166 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BECKY’S EARTHWORM FARM at 598 E Street Suite 140 Chico, CA 140.

JUAN GABRIEL GARCIA 4968 Durham Pentz Oroville, CA 95965.

SAYEGH BROTHERS, INC 598 E Street Suite 140 Chico, CA 140.

VERONICA SOLORIO 4968 Durham Pentz Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: SAM SAYEGH Dated: August 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001171 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DG AND T TRUCKING at 1693 Park View Lane Chico, CA 95926.

DONALD P CASSONE

1693 Park View Lane Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DONALD P. CASSONE Dated: August 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001149 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTH VALLEY AUTO AND TRUCK at 4950 Cohasset Rd Suite 6 Chico, CA 95973.

GREGORY THEODOR HOWELL 19 Top Flight Court Chico, CA 95928.

BUSTER RICH 10 San Gabriel Dr Unit A Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: GREG HOWELL Dated: August 8, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001069 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER at 8 Governors Lane Chico, CA 95926.

RICHARD PRUETT 3500 Cory Canyon Rrd Oroville, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RICHARD PRUETT Dated: August 29, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001168 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as JUMPSTART NUTRITION at 167 E. 3rd Ave Chico, CA 95926.

JUDY AKEMI HAMAMOTO 476 Hoopa Circle Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JUDY A HAMAMOTO Dated: August 29, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001169 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MARSHALL AND MARSHALL ACCOUNTING at 1294 E 1st Ave, Ste 100 Chico, CA 95926.

STEFANIE MARIE MARSHALL 1927 Ackerman Avenue Durham, CA 95938.

WALTER THOMAS MARSHALL JR 1660 Lance Terrace Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: STEFANIE MARSHALL Dated: August 18, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001120 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CREATIVE NERD, ESSENCE ART STUDIO, GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR A CAUSE at 40 Hampshire Drive Chico, CA 95926.

CONNIE MAY CASPARIE

40 Hampshire Drive Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CONNIE MAY CASPARIE Dated: August 14, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001094 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as J’S HOME REPAIRS at 9225 Good Speed Unit N Durham, CA 95938.

JAY DARREN DORNER 9225 Good Speed Unit N Durham, CA 95938.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JAY DORNER Dated: August 28, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001160 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SHINE STARS at 2838 Esplanade #3 Chico, CA 95973.

AYMAN ALDAHNEEM 2838 Esplanade #3 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: AYMAN ALDAHNEEM Dated: September 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001214 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALTERATIONS NANDAS at 2059 Forest Ave #1 Chico, CA 95928.

LAURA KARIZA OLIVA-ACOSTA 2489 Nakia Ct Durham, CA 95938.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LAURA KARIZA OLIVA ACOSTA Dated: August 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001138 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MADE BY JADE at 1417 Ridgebrook Way Chico, CA 95928.

DESIREE SUHR PEREZ 1417 Ridgebrook Way Chico, CA 95928.

JASON TARANTINO 2071 Amanda Way Apt 69 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: JASON TARANTINO Dated: September 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001205 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as FAST-N-EASY MARKET at 5309 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

FAST-N-EASY, INC 619 Fremont St Colusa, CA 95932.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: KAVINDER K.

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CHATKARA, PRESIDENT Dated: September 5, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001199 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO PEDIATRICS at 670 Rio Lindo Ste 300 Chico, CA 95926.

CHICO PEDIATRIC MEDICAL GROUP INC 670 Rio Lindo Ste 300 Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: JOHN ASARIAN, PRESIDENT Dated: August 14, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001092 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as THE ELEGANT FOREST at 14726 Carnegie Road Magalia, CA 95954.

SHERRY L BARNES 14726 Carnegie Road Magalia, CA 95954.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SHERRY L. BARNES Dated: September 5, 2017 FBN Numbe: 2017-0001194 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NC ESTATE INVESTORS at 720 High St Oroville, CA 95965.

NATHAN SANTIAGO CRUZ 720 High St Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NATHAN CRUZ Dated: August 2, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001053 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MOMMY MADE ENCAPSULATION SAC VALLEY at 203 Higgins Ave Gridley, CA 95948.

HOLLIE NICOLE BYERS 203 Higgins Ave Gridley, CA 95948.

JACOB WILLIAM BYERS 203 Higgins Ave Gridley, CA 95948.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: JACOB BYERS Dated: August 11, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001080 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT at 1685 Park View Lane Chico, CA 95926.

KIMBERLY HIGBY 1685 Park View Lane Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KIMBERLY HIGBY Dated: August 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001170 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

FANTAST INSURANCE SERVICES, FANTAST MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, FANTAST REALTY AND INVESTMENTS at 1940 Hillpark Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

FANTAST CORPORATION 1940 Hillpark Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: JIM LAWRENCE FINNIE, CEO Dated: September 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001220 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MOW BROS, MOW BROS USA at 2877 Godman Ave Chico, CA 95973.

NICHOLAS CHARLES DECARLO 2877 Godman Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NICK DECARLO Dated: September 14, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001245 Published: September 21,28, October 5,12, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PROSCAPE, REHABPRO, REPAIRPRO, RESTOREPRO at 242 Broadway Suite 12 Chico, CA 95928.

HIWA, INC. 242 Broadway Suite 12 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: RYAN VAUGHT, PRESIDENT Dated: August 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001131 Published: September 21,28, October 5,12, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CORRELARE at 1225 Stewart Ave Chico, CA 95926.

GARY RICHARD SMITH 1225 Stewart Ave Chico, CA 95926.

KELLY LYNN SMITH 1225 Stewart Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: GARY R. SMITH Dated: September 15, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001248 Published: September 21,28, October 5,12, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TURF KING LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE at 1397 Longfellow Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

JASON EVERETT STEWART 1397 Longfellow Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

JOHNNY RAY VASQUEZ 989 Jonell Ln Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: JASON E. STEWART Dated: September 15, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001257 Published: September 21,28, October 5,12, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as

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NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SALOMON P LESTER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SALOMON PATRICK LESTER Proposed name: SALOMON MONTANEZ 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: November 3, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: September 6, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02320 Published: September 14,21,28, October 5, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JAI LOR & PA VANG filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TOUKO LOR Proposed name: TOUKO RYAN LEE 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: October 20, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: August 24, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02112 Published: September 21,28, October 5,12, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SARA DANIELLE GERHART filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SARA DANIELLE GERHART Proposed name: SARA DANIELLE SANTINI THE COURT ORDERS that all

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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: October 20, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: August 25, 2017 Case Number: 17CV01583 Published: September 21,28, October 5,12, 2017

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: JAMIE C SANTULLI YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP 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 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 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 LIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address and

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telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928.

(530) 366-4290 Dated: February 24, 2017 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 17CV00570 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: ADRIAN J ESTERLINE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP 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 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 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 LIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928.

(530) 366-4290 Dated: March 2, 2017 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 17CV00687 Published: September 7,14,21,28, 2017

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The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of September 4, 2017 – September 8, 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.

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

1546 Bidwell Ave

Chico

$192,273

3/2

1210

1620 Sweem St

Oroville

$199,500

2/1

9566 Reo Ct

Durham

$470,000

3/2

2234

4753 Olive Hwy

Oroville

$187,000

3/2

1231

1093 French Ave

Gridley

$350,000

0/2

1744

755 Bird St

Oroville

$142,500

2/1

1094

1970 Indiana St

Gridley

$238,000

3/2

1504

138 Rivendell Ln

Paradise

$535,000

3/3

2086

263 Haskell St

Gridley

$185,000

3/1

1014

6111 Cliff Dr

Paradise

$374,000

3/2

2107

14064 Drexel Dr

Magalia

$222,500

3/2

1562

5604 Little Grand Canyon Dr

Paradise

$367,000

4/2

2022

14332 Carnegie Rd

Magalia

$218,000

3/2

1651

5927 Del Mar Ave

Paradise

$279,000

3/3

1300

25 Circle View Dr

Oroville

$560,000

4/3

3580

1655 Eaglet Way

Paradise

$259,000

2/2

1312

205 Mount Ida Rd

Oroville

$285,000

3/2

1676

6236 Oak Way

Paradise

$179,000

2/2

1518

20 Hunter Dr

Oroville

$229,000

2/2

1582

7106 Clark Rd

Paradise

$173,500

2/1

1117

2533 V6 Rd

Oroville

$220,000

3/1

1250

3329 Neal Rd

Paradise

$156,000

2/2

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9300 Lott Rd., Dunham—$625,000 555 Valstream Dr., Paradise—$545,000 15281 Northlake Rd., Magalia—$374,500 3 Beds, 2.5 Baths, 3-Car Garage, 2209 Sq.Ft. 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 3-Car Garage, 3383 Sq.Ft. 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 2-Car Garage, 1713 Sq.Ft. Troy Davis: (530) 570-1630 Larry Knifong: (530) 680-6234 Larry Knifong: (530) 680-6234

165 Fairgate Ln., Chico—$269,000 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 2-Car Garage, 1756 Sq.Ft. 3 Beds, 2.5 Baths, 2-Car Garage, 1251 Sq.Ft. Larry Knifong: (530) 680-6234 Larry Knifong: (530) 680-6234

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13543 W. Park Dr., Magalia—$225,000 4240 Stonecrest Ct., Paradise—$178,900 5427 Edgewood Ln., Paradise—$34,500 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 2-Car Garage, 1524 Sq.Ft. 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 2-Car Garage, 1298 Sq.Ft. 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1-Car Garage, 1248 Sq.Ft. Troy Davis: (530) 570-1630 Tom Gagne: (530) 966-2398 Larry Knifong: (530) 680-6234 SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

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