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Vol. 41, Issue 5 • September 28, 2017 OPINION

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COVER STORY

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EDITORIAL

Knee down, fist raised Of all of the problems plaguing the United States of America (the devastating

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more spent, less in return the Affordable Care Act, claiming it to be inefRficient and too costly, and that the United States

epublicans in Congress keep trying to sabotage

already has the best health care in the world. While we may have excellent health care facilities and medical personnel, the problem lies in our inability to efficiently deliver it to the American people.

According to the Bloomberg index, which assesses life expectancy, health care spending percapita and relative spending as a share of gross domestic product, by in 2014, U.S. expenditures on Roger S. Beadle health care averaged $9,403 per the author, a CSUC person, about 17.1 percent of alum and former the gross domestic product, with small-business life expectancy at 78.9 years. owner, spent 30 years as an Conversely, Hong Kong, whose executive in the government plays a stronger U.S. travel industry. role in regulating and providing health care, had an average per person cost of $2,021, which is 5.4 percent of its GDP, and has a life expectancy of 83.98 years.

More startling was Hong Kong’s efficiency

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score, which is weighted on three basic metrics: life expectancy, relative costs (that is, total health costs as measured against GDP), and absolute cost, which is the simple per-dollar figure of total health expenditures. Hong Kong measured at 88.9, while the United States measured at 32.6. That put the United States at 50th out of 55 countries rated.

Now Republicans and President Trump want to devise a new tax plan. A myth they champion is that our taxes are too high. Research by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, published this past July, highlighted the tax burdens of 35 countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as of 2014. With a tax burden of 25 percent—a measurement that includes income, property and various other taxes—the U.S. is near the very bottom, well below the overall average of 34 percent. It ranks below all the measured countries except Korea, Chile and Mexico.

Our taxes are not too high. Instead, Congress squanders the revenue and favors tax breaks for the wealthy. They should instead focus on how to efficiently use our taxes to deliver programs that benefit the American people, such as universal health care. □

effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico come to mind), our president has chosen to spend an inordinate amount of time criticizing professional athletes, particularly those in the NFL, who have chosen to kneel during the national anthem in protest of the country’s pervasive problems with racial injustice.

The demonstration began just over a year ago, when then-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee to give rise to the issue.

Trump took on the topic in earnest last Friday, Sept. 22, at a rally in Huntsville, Ala., as he stumped for Republican Sen. Luther Strange, who on Tuesday ended up losing in a primary election to an anti-establishment Republican challenger. There, during one of POTUS’ signature bizarre speeches, he railed against the on-the-field protesters. He called on NFL team owners to intervene, to say, “Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!”

Over a period of days following those crude remarks, Trump doubled down on his criticism. His tactic: bastardizing the intent of the protest by suggesting it’s not about racism but rather about disrespecting not only the U.S. flag, but also the military and the nation in general.

Meanwhile, via Twitter, he rescinded his invitation to the 2017 NBA champion Golden State Warriors to visit the White House, singling out star point guard Stephen Curry, who’d made it clear he wouldn’t attend. Trump’s about-face came before the rest of the team even had the chance to discuss whether it would accept the invitation. As Coach Steve Kerr put it, “[Trump] was going to break up with us before we could break up with him.”

In short, 240-plus days into his presidency, Donald Trump set out to fan the flames of division in an already divided country. Indeed, Trump evidently believes he’s still operating on the level of The Apprentice, his canceled reality-TV show. That’s also clear from his utter and complete lack of understanding about the First Amendment—in this case, that using the bully pulpit to try to compel NFL owners to punish their employees is not protected speech. That said, neither are the demonstrations by anyone on the field. Those players could face repercussions by their employers by participating in such protests.

However, over the weekend, Trump’s comments drew sweeping backlash from within the NFL—more than 200 players took part in the demonstrations, by sitting, kneeling or raising a fist. In addition, team owners, coaches and other colleagues have rejected Trump’s comments by locking arms with them, in many cases while also kneeling, either during or prior to the anthem. Moreover, the NFL’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, issued a statement saying he was proud of the league and, among other things, calling the president divisive.

At the conclusion of the weekend, what started as Kaepernick’s lone protest has snowballed into a larger demonstration, spurring discussion far and wide.

Locally, a couple of businesses have weighed in on the issue by siding with Trump (see The Goods, page 15). That’s their right. However, it seems like a poor business decision considering that while those who support Trump’s stance may spend a few extra bucks there in the short term, the folks who oppose the president’s belligerent rhetoric are likely to have much longer memories.

For those who haven’t made up their minds, we present you with a few options: You can take the side of a race-baiting, xenophobic bully who is doing all he can to recharacterize the nature of a peaceful protest of a very real and important issue. Or, you can be on the right side of history by rejecting his efforts to hijack the narrative of this movement to shed light on systematic racism.

We know what side we’re on. We’re kneeling. Fists up—way up. □

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

underdogs I love a good David versus Goliath story. That’s what you’ll find in this week’s cover story. I don’t want to give too many spoilers, but I will say that it involves a local health clinic taking on giant private insurers over payments for high-tech screenings for breast cancer.

Sadly, I suspect a lot of those who read the piece (page 16) can relate to waging some sort of battle over insurance coverage. I know I can. In fact, this story has renewed my interest in fighting my own private insurer for denying me medication my gastroenterologist prescribed to treat Crohn’s disease, a condition I was diagnosed with a few years ago that causes chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. In my case, it feels as though lava is flowing through the right side of my torso. Crohn’s is pretty unpleasant—to put it mildly. It’s also incurable.

The pills my insurer refuses to pay for have the best efficacy for treatment of my particular type of Crohn’s, according to my doctor. They also happen to be the more expensive option. Instead, I’m taking a cheaper medication, which, unsurprisingly, doesn’t work as well. In other words, my treatment is altered by a giant corporation concerned more about its bottom line than my health and wellbeing. I write about this not so you’ll feel sorry for me, but because I’ve heard similar stories. Moreover, I don’t think I’m an outlier when it comes to moving on with life despite knowing I’m not getting the optimal treatment.

But again, after reading this week’s cover story, I’m inspired.

I did a little research and found the portion of the Department of Managed Health Care’s website that walks patients through the grievance process. You can check it out at www.dmhc.ca.gov/ FileaComplaint.aspx.

Speaking of the cover story, its author, Evan Tuchinsky, deserves a big shout out not only for his good work on this important piece but also for his efforts the past five months here at the CN&R. As I noted back in early May, he came aboard as a contributing editor to help us get through a period of being short-handed. Evan jumped right into writing and editing the feature sections, Healthlines and Greenways, but he also delved into other areas as needed. In fact, if you didn’t read his cover story about local human trafficking, I recommend heading to our archives (see “In plain sight,” Aug. 3).

Evan cleared out his temporary office here at the corner of Second and Flume streets officially at the end of last week, and he’s taking some time off from being a contributing writer to work on other projects and travel, among other things. Anyone who knows Evan knows that he likes keeping busy. Did I mention that he’s a Chico Rotary member, a city planning commissioner and works as a communications management consultant?

Our thanks to Evan, who is part of the extended CN&R family.

Last but not least, I’m happy to report that a cornerstone of the CN&R family, Jamie DeGarmo, our sales and advertising manager, is alive and kicking (though a little banged up) after being involved in a harrowing, 16-vehicle collision on I-80, about 20 miles west of Truckee. The accident was triggered by a hail storm on the last day of summer, and one man died as a result. The first thing I did when Jamie returned to work this week was give her a gentle squeeze.

You can send her virtual hugs at jamied@newsreview.com.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

The saga continues Re “Tit for tat” (Letters, by Linda Furr, Sept. 21): In her vague response to my [Sept. 14] letter, Linda Furr takes on neocons Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, etc., as being pro-Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

These men worked for none other than George W. Bush. Did they, like Bernie backers, stab little brother Jeb Bush in the back by nominating the real “pro” Russian comrade Trump?

Jeb Bush lost to Trump in a landslide, yet Furr somehow thinks it’s the fault of George W. Bush cabinet members?

Furthermore, Furr never mentioned one word in defense of the 2016 Ralph Nader Award-winning Bernie Sanders. Like I said in my letter, the independent Sanders does indeed need to run as an independent, instead of a Democrat, which he denies being vehemently. These GOP trolls never cease to amaze, or is it just another Hillary-hating white woman?

Ray Estes Chico

I thank Linda Furr for defending me, in response to Ray Estes’ Sept. 14 letter.

The editor’s choice of “header” for Linda’s letter, “Tit for tat,” trivialized the necessary and important debate among Democrats over values and the direction of the Democratic Party.

Ray, I take it that you support the corporate, Wall Street, warmongering wing of the Democratic Party represented by Hillary Clinton. A candidate like Clinton is what made it easy for Trump to win the presidency.

Obviously, I want a Democratic Party that reflects Bernie Sanders’ values, a vigorous approach to huge and growing inequality, a less militaristic foreign policy, affordable health care for all, and tuition-free public higher education.

A better educated citizenry would make a future Trump-type president less likely.

There should be acknowledgment that some education beyond high school is necessary for all citizens as preparation for life in a democracy, not just for job skills.

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Re “Greener acres” (Greenways, by Howard Hardee, Sept. 14): While I appreciate Howard Hardee’s fine article on the Comanche Creek Greenway and the city’s application for an Urban Greening Grant, there was an error that I found distressing. Howard wrote that I ask campers to move along. I did not say this, and, in fact, I have never in my life asked anyone to move along.

The Greenway is a public space, and although camping there is illegal, and the sanitary issues and fire danger associated with campers is distressing, I would not presume to have the authority to confront anybody. However, I did say to Howard, when we walked on the Greenway, that I have always been treated courteously in my encounters with the seemingly homeless persons I have met there.

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GOP’s health care plan These older people, who will soon enough include me, need us to help them through their last day—not hurt them, make them afraid. Try other options like going solar for our planet! That will make “hecka” jobs and a greater future for all.

Things POTUS says Did I miss something, or did Mr. Trump say something that amounted to only the wealthy elite should be entitled to manage our country’s resources? Is he a classist as well?

Robert Andersen Chico

Eco-car adventures This summer, I drove my Chevy Volt (electric and gas car) between RV parks (tented at them to get the electric outlets) and chargers up both the Oregon and Washington coasts and down I-5 to/from my destination of Bellingham, Wash. (the beginning of the Alaska Marine Highway).

I made very slow time, but got very good mileage. In Alaska and the Yukon, I rarely got to charge off buildings and was only on EV 30 percent of my journey there. Overall, my whole trip mileage (to/ from Valdez, Alaska), minus the ferry, was 97 MPG averaging gas and electric. The best charger I found was in Willow Creek, Calif. There was signage to find it and it was conveniently located near the park and library. It worked off my debit card, giving me a written receipt at the end of the charge, like a gas pump.

My range is only about 60 miles, but many new electric cars have over 200-mile range and work on 20-minute “superchargers.” We are just at the beginning of the electric car evolution. Around town they are the perfect vehicle and subsidies to help with purchase are still available.

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Government largesse?

Yet another incident of your taxpayer dollars hard at work. There is an alley between Stewart and Bidwell avenues.

While in county jurisdiction, there was never any maintenance done on this alley. It was never considered a public alley. Now, after being thrown into the city jurisdiction, the road/maintenance department comes in and spends two days clearing vegetation. City workers, water truck, back hoe and gravel truck. The finished product: a beautiful alley for use by one resident. How can the city justify this at a time when our streets are in the worst shape they have ever been in? I guess that old saying: It’s not who you know ...

Martine Stillwell Chico

Correction As noted in a letter to the editor this week, the recent story about the Comanche Creek Greenway (see “Greener acres,” Greenways, by Howard Hardee, Sept. 14) incorrectly reported the nature of Janet Ellner’s interactions with people who camp there. Ms. Ellner occasionally informs them that doing so is illegal. We apologize for the error, which has been corrected online. —ed.

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NEWSLINES DOWNSTROKE city grantS announced

Organizations participating in the Community Grant Program raised more than $174,000 in August, and the city of Chico will contribute about $53,000 more to that total.

In the program overseen by the North Valley Community Foundation, the city matches a percentage of funds raised by selected nonprofit groups. It started in 2013 after the state eliminated redevelopment funding, a portion of which the city had used to give directly to more organizations each year. The money now comes out of the city’s general fund.

The organizations that received this year’s maximum contribution of $5,319 are Boys & Girls Club of the North Valley, Butte Environmental Council, Chico Meals on Wheels, Community Action Agency of Butte County, The Jesus Center, Museum of Northern California Art and Reading Pals. Other awards are as follows: Peg Taylor Center ($2,892), Friends of Bidwell Park ($2,660), Catholic Ladies Relief Society No. 3 ($2,665), Help Central 2-1-1 ($1,937) and Friends of Comanche Creek Greenway ($854).

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If you received a text, email or phone call from Butte County saying “CodeRED” Thursday morning (Sept. 28), there’s no need for panic. The message was a test of the county’s emergency notification system, called CodeRED, aimed at ensuring the system is functional and to encourage participation by local residents.

If you didn’t get a message, county officials suggest logging on to buttecounty. net/massnotification, where residents can sign into the system using Google, Facebook or Twitter to update their information. A CodeRED Mobile Alert App is also available for download.

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Local immigration attorney Andrew Holley (pictured) has started a fundraising campaign to help provide subsidies for filing fees associated with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal applications. The federal program shields certain young undocumented immigrants from deportation while allowing them to attend school and work here legally.

The funds are being raised through a nonprofit organization called the Friends of Immigrants in Crisis Global Resource Fund, in partnership with the North Valley Community Foundation, and will help provide funds to cover the $495 application fee with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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blessed are the peacemakers CPJC to honor community builders during a time of division

ALakshmi inequality, injustice and ongoing war, Ariaratnamla is no stranger to anger. s someone concerned with issues like

“When we see something wrong and hurtful happening, our blood boils and we get angry,” said Ariaratnamla, one of three community members who will receive a Peace Endeavor Award story and from the Chico Peace photo by and Justice Center at Ken Smith the organization’s 37th kens @ annual dinner next n ew srev i ew. c o m Wednesday (Oct. 4).

“I understand, and I Peace and lasagna: the chico peace and still get angry myself, Justice center’s sometimes … but some37th annual dinner, one who is angry and “community rising,” violent and trying to will be held Wednesday, talk about peace doesn’t oct. 4, 5-8 p.m., at the chico family masonic help.

“If you can’t make center. for more information on the yourself calm and then cpJc and its programs, respond rather than go to chicopeace.org. react, then you are increasing the violence.

If you stay centered and at peace, then you will be more effective in all that you do.”

Ariaratnamla, who emigrated from Sri Lanka in 1969, has been involved with the center since she settled in Chico in 1981.

She is a founding member of the Sky Creek Dharma Center and active in the Chico Area Interfaith Council and MLK Unity Group, and said she enjoys group singing and folk dancing.

A strong proponent of meditation, universal spirituality and nonviolent communication, Ariaratnamla regularly quotes sources ranging from Buddhist monk Thích Nhat Hanh to Albert Einstein to illustrate her philosophy. She also uses personal anecdotes to share her own strategies to put that philosophy in action, like her penchant for speaking to strangers.

“My daughter says, ‘Ma, what if they don’t want to talk to you?’” she said. “I tell her I wouldn’t take it personally, but nobody has refused to talk so far. I am an old lady now, and everyone has been happy I spoke to them.”

The theme of the dinner is “Community

Rising,” which CPJC Executive Director Aramenta Hawkins said pays homage to the increased political activism she’s seen since Donald Trump was elected president last November.

“People are very passionate about politics and social justice right now,” Hawkins said. “They’re getting together with com-

munity members they probably didn’t know before to organize, be around likeminded people, get their message out and educate others.

“This year’s awards are to acknowledge key figures who are helping to build community between marginalized groups and the majority of people,” she continued.

Also receiving awards are activists Vince Haynie and Rain Scher. Haynie, a local pastor, is involved in several social justice efforts and is the founder and chair of the Love Chapmantown Community Coalition. Love Chapmantown has succeeded in efforts to improve that neighborhood through new lighting, sidewalks and community-building events, and this week hosts its largest annual event— Chapmantown Night Out—on Friday (Sept. 29).

Scher is a founder of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Butte County and, with Haynie, active in the Justice for Desmond Phillips effort, which is seeking recourse for the family of Phillips— the 25-year-old shot by Chico police in March—and advocating for change at local law enforcement agencies. Scher is also active in LGBTQ issues and

Lakshmi Ariaratnamla, one of this year’s Peace Endeavor Award recipients, speaks at the Chico Women’s March on Jan. 21.

was involved in organizing the Chico Women’s March in January. in addition to an awards presentation,

Hawkins said the dinner will include informational tables from the center’s community allies, a potluck-style “Lasagna-palooza,” live music and memorabilia from the center’s history.

Though the CPJC first opened in 1982, its origin dates back much further. In 1960, a local woman named Wilhelmina Taggart began making weekly visits to a Titan missile base located near the Chico Municipal Airport, where she would pray in protest of the nuclear warheads the site was designed to launch.

After the missile site was abandoned in the mid-’60s, Taggart and two other women who’d joined her weekly pilgrimages—Florence McLane and Helen Kinnee—moved the demonstration, known as the Chico Peace Vigil, to Third and Main streets. It has continued every Sunday at 12:30 p.m. since, expanding upon the anti-nuclear message to include a range of other social justice issues.

Today, the CPJC runs regular programs and workshops focused on nonviolent communication, veterans’ experiences, community gardening, beginning Spanish and much more. It is also involved with ongoing campaigns like the Chico Palestine Action Group and Occupy Beale Air Force Base (which protests drone warfare). The center partners with community allies like the Chico Housing Action Team and SURJ and provides space for many groups to meet.

The dinner also will feature a presentation spotlighting one of the CPJC’s newest programs, Career Builders: Counter Recruitment. That program aims to help provide young adults with alternatives to joining the military by providing “under-reported information about the realities of military service,” according to the CPJC website, as well as information about scholarships and nonmilitary career opportunities.

The CPJC’s annual dinner and Pancakes for Peace—held in the spring—are the nonprofit organization’s largest fundraisers.

“There’s a lot of energy going on right now in Chico, all around Butte County and beyond,” Hawkins said.

“People are fired up … that’s the temperament of today’s society. The goal of the people we’re honoring this year is to help bring those people together. We’re all on the same page.” □

Fairgrounds fair play County open to suggestions for new uses at Gridley property

he Butte County Fairgrounds encompass 37 acres of tree-studded property in TGridley.

And for about one week each year,

that property is taken over by amusement rides, prized pig competitions and all of the wonders of a county fair in an agricultural community.

“I grew up showing at 4-H there, and my kids did, too,” said Butte County Supervisor Steve Lambert, whose district includes Gridley. “We’re not going to be shutting that down by any means.”

But the fairgrounds are at a crossroads of sorts. Just last month, the county put out a request for proposal from the private sector to come up with creative uses for the property. Not to wipe the fair off the map, though, Lambert said. In fact, one of the four criteria for accepting a proposal is that the fair have a permanent home there, explained Casey Hatcher, county public information officer.

“The real goal is, we would like to hear

from the development community about what could take place at the fairgrounds as a redevelopment project,” she said.

The impetus for change was born several years ago, Lambert recalled. In 2014, the state pulled back funding for county fairs, resulting in the dissolution of many throughout the state. Butte County’s has remained viable, Lambert said, but the loss of state funds did require that the county step in to do more repairs and maintenance on the property that were previously performed by Butte County Fair Association employees and paid for out of its budget.

“It’s a beautiful fairgrounds; there’s a lot of natural beauty there,” Lambert said. In addition to outdoor arenas, there are horse stables, a large gym that is leased by the local high school most of the year, and a community swimming pool that will need upgrades in the next few years. “We’ve got some old buildings, there’s no large com-

SIFT ER Sweatin’ out West A study with some positive results for Chico?!

According to a Community Rankings for Exercise study conducted for the Gallup/Sharecare State of American Well-Being index, Chico is the 10th most active city in the country. Here are the top 10 cities and the percentage of population that regularly exercises three or more times per week.

1. Boulder, Colo. . . . 69.6 2. Fort Collins, Colo. . . . 67.9 3. San Luis Obispo/Paso Robles/Arroyo Grande . . . 67.0 4. Greeley, Colo. . . . . 65.3 5. Santa Rosa . . . 62.3 6. Urban Honolulu . . . 61.4 7. Hilton Head Island/Bluffton/Beaufort, S.C. . . . 61.4 8. Anchorage . . . 61.3 9. Clarksville, Tenn./Ky. . . . 61.0 10. Chico . . . 60.9

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Butte County is looking for developers to come up with creative new uses for the fairgrounds in Gridley. But the fair won’t be going away, officials promise. photo courteSy of butte county fair aSSociation

mercial kitchen. … We’ve got challenges.

But there are a lot of creative people out there—we’re hoping they can come up with some solutions.”

Hatcher said the fairgrounds request for proposal is unique in that it isn’t seeking any specific solution, but rather is leaving the door wide open for creative ideas on how to improve the use of the space. In addition to maintaining the fair on the grounds, other criteria include providing a benefit for the community, creating jobs and minimizing costs to the county.

“Our responsibility is to ensure we’re using county facilities for the community,” Hatcher said. “We want to use it in the best ways possible. We need to find a balance that will allow us to maintain the fair and also better utilize that land.”

As far as the Fair Association is concerned, without an actual proposal in hand, there’s no way to know how to feel at the moment. That said, with a secure future on the premises, any change holds promise.

“Until we actually have an idea of what’s possible, it could be a great thing—or not.

We just don’t know,” said Stephen Kenny, CEO of the association. “It could very much be a winning situation for the fair and the community.”

The request for proposal is out through Friday (Sept. 29) and can be accessed through the county’s website by visiting the General Services department page. Hatcher said she couldn’t confirm if the county had received any proposals or what their content might be until the period is closed.

“I like that people are thinking about it,” Lambert said. “If nothing else happens, we at least have people talking about it.”

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Party fouls Two students shot in south campus neighborhood this month highlight escalation of violence Braud considers himself lucky to be alive.

Andrew And it’s easy to see why. On

the night of Sept. 1, the Chico State student was beaten unconscious and shot in the leg during an altercation at Tau Gamma Theta fraternity, of which he’s a member.

“They went for the kill,” he said.

Braud, 22, spent a week in the hospital and now gets around with either a wheelchair or crutches, after a bullet from a handgun went straight through the bone in his left calf, nicking an artery and sending a spider web of hairline fractures through his tibia. The shooter, who was unknown to Braud and has yet to be caught by police, was with a group of men that was turned away from a party at the fraternity house that night.

That shooting was the first of two incidents of gun violence involving students since the start of the semester. Both shootings happened at house parties close to campus, and they have law enforcement raising safety concerns about Chico’s party culture.

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officially affiliated with the school, threw a party. Fraternity President A.J. Windsor said the gathering was open only to Chico State students, and only those over 18 years of age. Fraternity brothers were stationed outside to check IDs and, after four to six young black men—as described by witnesses to police—were denied entrance for lack of student identification, they attempted to sneak in a side door.

Fellow fraternity members confronted them and a fight broke out.

Braud said he heard the argument, ran outside to see what was happening and attempted to break it up. At that point, Braud recalled, he was punched in the face, which knocked him to the ground, and kicked in the head. “I had a print of a boot on my face,” he said. Then, as he struggled to regain consciousness, he was shot in the leg.

“I just couldn’t believe that someone would shoot someone because they couldn’t get into a party,” Braud said.

A few weeks later, at a party near Seventh and Hazel streets, just a couple of blocks from the Tau Gamma Theta house, another student was shot, this time in the arm. A campus-wide email described the incident as occur-

ring at about 1 a.m. on Sept. 23.

The suspect, who has not been identified, was described as a male wearing dark clothing who got into a dark SUV. The victim, who has not been named, suffered a gunshot wound to the arm, was transported to Enloe Medical Center and the next morning was described as “visibly shaken but in good spirits overall”

by Pedro Douglas, interim vice president for Student Affairs, who penned the campus email.

Police said in a press release they had not determined a motive for the shooting.

“It’s been far too many incidents,”

Chico Police Chief Mike O’Brien said of the two shootings during a recent phone interview.

O’Brien, who graduated from Chico State and also served as the police force’s liaison to the university in the 1990s, pointed to Chico’s long history as a party town. While the university has tried to move on from the culture that ranked it the No. 1 party school in the country by Playboy magazine in 1986, plenty of open parties with alcohol still exist.

“It’s just a dynamic that’s not safe anymore,” O’Brien said.

Andrew Braud suffered a leg injury and concussion after being knocked unconscious and shot on Sept. 1.

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“Some of these parties elicit violence.”

O’Brien, although concerned, said the incidents haven’t changed how the police do business. The department already has a unit dedicated to patrolling areas in north and south campus. He said there’s a sergeant and six officers dedicated to patrolling those areas from Thursday evening until 4:30 a.m. on Sunday. In addition, the neighborhoods surrounding campus also are patrolled by University Police officers.

“We can’t prevent everything,” O’Brien said.

He also said his department has focused on educating students about being safe and the dangers of open parties and having strangers attend social gatherings.

But that doesn’t appear to have been the problem at Tau Gamma Theta. Windsor said his fraternity did everything it could to try to contain the party Sept. 1, including having members at the door checking IDs. Windsor said the fraternity has taken additional safety precautions since the incident, including hiring private unarmed security guards for events and installing floodlights on the exterior of the building.

Chico State Interim Chief of Police John Reid said he will be meeting with O’Brien and other law enforcement personnel, along with city officials and community leaders, in the coming days to discuss strategies to curb the recent violence.

“It’s very concerning,” Reid said. “These are all areas our students live in.”

Despite Braud’s experience and the fact that his shooter has yet to be found, he’s convinced that Chico is not a dangerous place to live.

“I’ve always considered it to be safe,” he said. “I do feel that it was a freak incident that won’t happen as long as we stick to inviting people we know.”

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HEALTHLINES Students at McManus Elementary School gather tomatoes and flowers from the school’s garden. pHoto courtesy of Linnea mack

Healthy habits FoodCorps volunteer focuses on better nutrition through curiosity by

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GMack’s food was a consistent part of Linnea life. It wasn’t until she got a little

rowing up, easy access to fresh, healthy

bit older that she realized that wasn’t the case for everybody.

“I was raised in a home were we ate mostly organic,” said Mack, 21, a recent graduate of UCLA. “When I was in high school, I realized that was a privilege in many ways, and that not everyone ate or knew about the importance of good food. It helped me realize how lucky I was.”

That realization remained at the back of Mack’s mind as she studied geography—with an emphasis on environmental issues—in college. A course focused on cities and food further enforced Mack’s understanding that food access is a matter of social justice, and after graduating this past spring she spent

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the summer working with Food Forward, an organization that collects leftover produce from Los Angeles-area farmers’ markets and distributes it to organizations dedicated to poverty and hunger relief.

Mack said seeing firsthand the positive impacts of fresh food for those who received it encouraged her to continue on that path.

She applied and was accepted to FoodCorps, an AmericCorps program dedicated to educating schoolchildren about and connecting

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them to healthy food and eating habits. She recently began working toward those goals with the Chico Unified School District.

She’ll spend one year in Chico with the program and, while she grew up in San Jose, she’s no stranger to the area, as her grandparents are longtime Butte County residents.

Mack is the third FoodCorps member to come

to Chico since the organization partnered with CUSD three years ago, according to Crystal O’Rear, the district’s nutrition specialist and program liaison. The partnership is funded by the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (more commonly known as the PEP grant), a federal funding source directed toward physical and nutritional education for students from kindergarten through high school.

Locally, the program focuses on educating students in after-school programs through hands-on experience in community gardens at McManus and Citrus elementary schools.

“Our garden education program is very important to the district, and working with FoodCorps has helped us optimize the value of that program,” O’Rear said. “One of our goals is to teach our kids that food doesn’t just come packaged and processed from the grocery store. When they see food growing from the ground and pick it from plants and vines, it really helps with that understanding.

“When students take part in helping to grow the food, they get excited, or at least curious enough to try things they may not have been willing to before.”

To help develop that curiosity, the district’s FoodCorps service member also helps facilitate a regular, district-wide program at CUSD called Harvest of the Month.

Each month, the district obtains a particular crop from local farmers and integrates it into food served at the schools, and Mack will go to each campus to teach students about—and let them sample—each new item.

“Next month, we’re doing tri-colored baby carrots,” Mack said. “I’ll set up a booth showing the kids what you can do with them and give them a chance to see what it tastes like. If [the carrots] are just on the salad bar one day, kids won’t pick them up, because a purple carrot … that’s weird.

But if we make it fun, put on a little show and give them a sticker, they get excited about trying something new.”

Another part of the FoodCorps program at CUSD is “Kids Cook Monday,” in which parents are invited to campus to eat a meal the children prepare based on foods they’ve grown themselves in the schools’ gardens.

Aside from those special events, Mack spends

four days a week in the gardens with students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

She started that part of the program last week and, though she’s the one charged with teaching the kids, Mack said she’s also learning as she goes.

“The first time you see a group of 15 kindergartners and first-graders charging at you, it’s kind of shocking,” she said, laughing. “I made lesson plans for the first two days but they went right out the window.

“It’s really up to the kids and up to what the garden is doing that day to determine what our days look like. We might see a

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So far, some of the activities Mack has done with the students include planting radish seeds via relay race and making “one-bite salsa” from a fresh-picked tomato, green onion and some cilantro.

“They loved it,” she said of the salsa. “Some of them didn’t want to try the tomatoes at first, but after they ate it a few asked to take some home because their moms would love it, or if they could have seeds to grow their own salsa at home.”

Mack has already made steps to improve the Linnea Mack says her choice to join FoodCorps—an AmeriCorps program—was influenced by her parents’ gardens that serve as her Peace Corps service. classroom since she started photo by Ken smith at the beginning of the semester. She noted the garden at Citrus is parThe purpose for at least one of ticularly small, consisting of six those beds has already been deterplanter boxes set on asphalt. Mack mined: “We went around the group and O’Rear have arranged with the and everyone named their favorite district to have more boxes built foods,” Mack said. “Most of them around the current perimeter, sigsaid pizza, so we’re going to plant nificantly enhancing the garden’s a pizza garden so they can make size. their own.” □

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Pierce’s company has secured $100 million in total funding and has more than 800 employees in the U.S., Tanzania, Rwanda, the Ivory Coast, the Netherlands, Russia and Nigeria.

Chico-rooted solar venture expands impact in Africa

Across its swath of Africa, Off Grid Electric

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W Dale Word took a job with Off Grid Electric, a solar-power provider, about a

hen former Chico State faculty member

year ago, he wanted to get his hands dirty.

But he never imagined he’d be jumping into a 4x4 truck and driving down dirt paths in Sub-Saharan Africa to help deliver the ways and means of electricity to those living— yes—off the grid.

“When I left Chico State after 15 years, all I wanted to do was get my hands on real engineering,” said Word, previously an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. “I had no idea I would come across this opportunity.”

Word, 55, lives in Chico and is now a computer engineer with Off Grid Electric, a venture-capital-backed firm providing smallscale solar-power units for lease to some of the poorest places in Africa. The company has expanded vastly on the continent and grown its workforce immensely since Chico State grad Joshua Pierce co-founded it in 2013.

Pierce planted the company’s roots here early on. He since has moved its U.S. headquarters to the Bay Area, along with relocating his family there. However, the Chico footprint remains firm—and Word is a large part of that.

“It’s been where a lot of the hands-on technical work has happened,” Word said.

From a small office in downtown Chico, Word works with a team of designers at Solutions Cubed, a subcontractor of Off Grid Electric that also does independent projects.

The office is filled with circuit boxes connected to various electronic devices, such as fans, to help test the units. Solar panels also are strewn about the space on East First Street.

Word spends three days a week in the small design studio and two days at the headquarters in San Francisco. He codes the circuits inside small boxes that are meant to be the brains and battery pack of the system,

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connecting solar power to a small light. The systems are alternatives to archaic power supplies including kerosene lanterns, which can emit unhealthy fumes, or heavily polluting diesel generators. They are meant to provide light in places without electricity.

Off Grid Electric leases the small systems to each customer individually for less than $7 a month for the base option. The regional economy primarily functions on mobile currency. Users have a similar account to PayPal and deposit money; they then receive

Clean-energy outcomes:

Off Grid electric’s data in tanzania and eDF’s data in South Africa show that households using the solar services have reduced emissions from kerosene and black carbon by 1.45 kg per year.

Dale Word stands in front of the Chico headquarters of Solutions Cubed, where he works with their design team troubleshooting engineering projects for Off Grid Electric.

a code to type into the small box that connects solar power to the lights.

The company reached about 500 customers in its first year. That number jumped to about 21,000 the next. It now provides power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses across Tanzania, Rwanda and the Ivory Coast.

“Off Grid Electric has expanded from East Africa into West Africa, and we have plans to continue growing,” Pierce said.

“Africa and distributed energy are ripe with potential, and we’re proud to be creating value in every new community we enter.”

is distributing thousands of new systems every month. Word sees his work as not just providing light in places where that commodity is hard to come by—it’s providing a metaphorical light for those looking to better their economic situation.

“This is our chance to get this continent right,” Word said.

Lights in the solar systems make it possible for children to do homework. They allow adults to read.

“Our goal is to empower folks,” he said.

“It’s really exciting to see how proud people are to have these boxes.”

He has experienced this first-hand. On a trip to see the African operations, he went out on service calls with local technicians.

His intent “was to go to some of the more remote customers,” he said.

Word recalls riding in a four-wheel-drive pickup down a gravel road in Tanzania when someone in his convoy tapped on the window from the back of the truck, telling the driver to turn left.

“There was nothing [to the] left, other than a path and some trees,” he said. “We had to figure out how to get it down the path.”

After navigating the truck, the group arrived at a clearing with a collection of round huts made out of sticks and mud, most with solar panels installed on the roof.

“It was great to see that connection between traditional lifestyle and using our products,” he said.

The future looks bright for the solarpower provider. The company recently started leasing small television sets that run similarly off the solar-power battery packs.

Word also is developing circuits that communicate wirelessly with Off Grid Electric, eliminating the process of entering a code after a payment to make the units work. With the new systems, Off Grid Electric could activate the units remotely and access them to perform diagnostic checks.

Additionally, the company formed a partnership with the EDF Group, a low-carbonenergy company, and launched a pilot expansion last year into the Ivory Coast.

Off Grid Electric is looking at developing new products as well.

“We’ve done a lot of really wonderful work on some things I can’t talk about yet,” Word said with a smile. □

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Opening taps, NFL protests

As Charlie Knipp and Jenny St. Ours prepared their East Out West Gallery for its grand opening this weekend, they left their shop door unlocked and happily greeted the many passersby who wandered in out of curiosity—offering even to make special arrangements for small sales, despite their register not yet being fully functional. Knipp originally envisioned East Out West as a traveling exhibit that would set up at varying West Coast music festivals. A Virginia native who moved to Chico in 2013, Knipp sold and displayed custom art and jewelry with another East Coast artist for a time, but that venture fizzled out. He subsequently met St. Ours, who is originally from Wisconsin and felt the name was still fitting.

She added her business knowhow and marketing skills to the mix, along with her lifelong passion for art, and East Out West was reborn. Six weeks ago, they began setting up a permanent gallery at 228 Main St. They’ve displayed paintings from a handful of artists around the gallery, along with brightly colored specialty printed clothing and hats, as well as select local products and custom jewelry.

Stop by Saturday (Sept. 30), 11 a.m.-9 p.m., for the grand opening, with live bands, live paintings by one of their featured artists and limited-edition clothing.

How did you two meet?

St. Ours [laughing]: We met on Tinder—on my friend’s Tinder— probably a little over a year and a half ago for a friendly meetand-greet …. Then we saw each other out a couple months later and hit it off at Lost on Main. It’s a funny story.

Why Chico?

St. Ours: We live here. This is our home base, and I felt like Chico was lacking in something like this. A couple of the galleries here that previously existed have gone out of business ...

Knipp: Well, they didn’t really have the same kind of thing as we do here.

St. Ours: We also noticed that when we were wanting to buy clothes, we were having a difficult time finding a place that carried the style and the brands that we liked, and we decided that would be a good supplement to just having art on display as well.

Knipp: Yeah, I like the Fab Lab a lot, and all the music that

comes through [Chico] ….

St. Ours: And the people are great! I just really like the people here and the community.

What do you think will be most popular in your store?

St. Ours: I think the clothing is going to be our bread and butter, along with the smaller items.

We hope to get some more local artists up on display.

How do you pick which art to display?

St. Ours: A lot of it is based off of personal taste, since, you know, it’s going to be displayed in our store. We like colorful, although some of the pieces don’t necessarily fit into that structure. There’s a couple of artists that we’ve talked to about having a gallery night where they could display their pieces as more of a commissiontype thing. We just want to keep showing the artwork that we like, and hopefully other people will like it, too.

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Almost a year and a half ago I noticed the fictitious business statement filed by Younes Anani for a restaurant called Taps and eagerly awaited its opening. Every time I passed by the space, I hoped to see some movement, but nothing happened.

Then, six months ago or so, I started to notice the lights were on at night and cars were parked out front—indications that a transformation was taking place inside. Paper covered the windows, though, so it remained a mystery.

Not anymore. The space, at 407 Walnut St., is now home to Taps Bar & Grill, and I was fortunate enough to be invited by a friend to its soft opening Monday night (Sept. 25). It went pretty smoothly, from my point of view. The staff was courteous and attentive. The drinks were delicious and service was fast. And the food was good. The fettuccine Gorgonzola was awesome—I’ll return for that dish alone. I also got to try the Buffalo chicken sandwich, which was on point; and the steak, which was cooked to a perfect medium rare, as ordered. Our table also got the fried green beans, which were satisfyingly crispy. A few items needed some work—but that’s what soft openings are for, to work out the kinks.

I also met Anani, one of the owners, and chatted with him intermittently as he dashed around, ensuring everything was working as planned. Nice guy, and clearly a hard worker, which is encouraging. The chef, too, comes with an impressive résumé: Mike Kelley previously worked at The Steak House at Gold Country Casino as well as Midway Steakhouse (which, sadly, has closed indefinitely).

A few other fun tidbits: Anani told me that DBI Beverage, a huge beer distributor with a warehouse in Chico, created four beers specifically for Taps and available, believe it or not, on tap (at the triangle-shaped bar!). I’ll have to go back to taste them. Also, check out the keg lamps hanging above the booths in front of the windows—they’re super cool! It’ll be open to the public soon—stay tuned.

pOLitics at pLay Two local restaurants made headlines this past week for weighing in on the kneeling-during-the-national-anthem debate. First, the Park Avenue Pub posted a picture of a Colin Kaepernick jersey on its Facebook page (and reportedly also in the restaurant) with a sign reading, “Will work for anything.”

Then, Mike Fuller, owner of Mike’s Grande Burgers in Oroville, announced he will no longer air football games “due to the lack of respect by the NFL.” We’re all entitled to our opinions and to expressing those opinions. The flack— and support—those restaurants are getting is only natural. But let’s remember what Kaepernick was protesting in the first place. It wasn’t the flag and it wasn’t our troops. It was the systemic racism in America, the same racism that will dilute his message if you let it.

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ChiCo Vs. the man How a local health center fought insurance companies statewide—and won story and photos by

Evan Tuchinsky

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eanette Wemette takes cancer seriously. She doesn’t live in constant dread, but the disease has touched her deeply. Breast cancer claimed an aunt and a friend who was diagnosed in her 20s and battled for 17 years. Other friends and relatives fought cancer, too.

For the past decade, Wemette—who turned 50 in May—has gotten annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer.

“It’s not anything that I’m particularly concerned with; it’s just making sure.… In this day and age, it’s always in the back of your mind until you find out that everything is clear.”

She said so on a recent morning, seated comfortably but poised—her tone measured, attention focused, expression even. Wemette spoke willingly—candidly—about her life story.

An alumna of Chico State, she moved to the Bay Area after college, most recently living in Fairfield while working for a wine company in Napa. In 2009, she reconnected with a college friend; she married him in 2013 and moved back.

She continues to work for the same employer, as a telecommuter, only needing to spend two days every other week in the corporate office. As part of her life in Chico, she brings her dog, a king cavalier spaniel trained for therapy visits, to the Enloe Regional Cancer Center as a comfort animal.

In the Bay Area, Wemette had received her medical care from Kaiser Permanente. Since Kaiser operates no facilities in the North State, she switched health insurers to Anthem Blue Cross.

She sought an in-network provider for mammograms and found North State Radiology, which operates Chico Breast Care Center.

Her first local screening, in 2015, was covered fully. That’s because it was preventive—to prevent illness—and a standard, two-dimensional mammogram: several X-rays, shot from specified angles, with the breast compressed to spread the tissue as evenly as possible. Standard for Wemette, too, was an additional screening via ultrasound due to the density of breast tissue; Anthem paid for this as well.

The next year, though, Wemette hit a snag— one that tripped up all of the center’s privately

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insured patients receiving mammograms. It proved the bone of contention in a David-versus-Goliath struggle, with Chico as the battleground, altering health care statewide.

North State Radiology opened the Chico Breast

Care Center facility in July 2015. CBCC occupies a two-story building on The Esplanade, adjacent to the North State Radiology complex, a block from Enloe Medical Center. There, women can receive all services related to breast health—screenings, biopsies, surgeries—under one roof.

Across the board, North State Radiology replaced 2-D mammography with 3-D mammography, also known as digital breast tomosynthesis (or DBT). Unlike 2-D, the 3-D technology composes views from sequences of X-rays taken with the breast positioned as uncompressed as possible. This delivers a more refined image for the radiologist to assess, akin to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that also turns a series of “slices” into composites.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 3-D mammography in 2011, and soon after the federal government decided Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) would cover the procedure starting in 2015. In the interim, studies showed the technology revealed smaller cancers and reduced the number of follow-up screenings for “false positives”—known as “callbacks”—versus 2-D. Dr. James Schlund, director of the Chico Breast Care Center, finds smaller cancers with fewer “false positives” using 3-D mammography.

“Now, with the clarity of 3-D, in good conscience we cannot go back or ever go and do 2-D mammography,” said Dr. James Schlund, director of the Chico Breast Care Center. He’s a radiologist who’s lived in Chico since 1994.

Expecting all insurers to accept technology already approved by the government, he and the other principals at CBCC designed their facility with 3-D exclusivity in mind.

So, when Wemette came for her 2016 screening, she got a 3-D mammogram. She didn’t need an ultrasound, as DBT scanning accommodates varying tissue thicknesses.

The single appointment sufficed.

The ease of the process ended, however, when she received a statement from Anthem listing her as responsible for $109. The insurer would cover $318, meaning she’d pay 25 percent of the expense.

“At that time, I just thought it was a mistake,” she said. “I’ve had claims denied in the past, or not paid. They have codes at the bottom of the billing statement, and I thought that maybe it was just billed incorrectly by

the doctor’s office.”

She contacted the clinic’s billing department and learned her insurer was denying all 3-D claims, only paying amounts for 2-D. In fact, all private insurers with local contracts were—none followed the government’s lead.

Though CBCC offered to write off the difference, Wemette appealed the denial. She won. Anthem paid, but with a proviso stating that this decision would not set a precedent for future mammograms.

Sure enough, come 2017, Anthem denied the claim for Wemette’s 3-D mammogram.

This time—as part of a coordinated effort by radiology centers statewide, spearheaded by CBCC—she let the clinic handle her appeal.

Once again, Anthem lost; however, in a new wrinkle, Anthem reclassified her mammogram (labeling it “diagnostic” versus “preventive”) after the appeal so as to shift more cost onto her (via co-pay and deductible).

The $109 she paid this year did not come back, though her employer’s benefits broker is lobbying Anthem on her behalf to

Dawn Wright, who’s worked for a national billing firm since leaving the Chico Breast Care Center, says California’s insurance issues aren’t unique.

get the money for her.

Reflecting on her experience, from a patient’s perspective, Wemette said: “It just feels like a fight we shouldn’t have to have.”

Dawn Wright feels the same way. Chico

Breast Care Center’s billing manager for much of this fight, Wright worked in the business office of North State Radiology for 25 years before leaving last August. She’s now a telecommuting employee of a Wisconsin-based billing company that serves radiologist clients across the country.

Wright’s motivation is more professional than personal. Breast cancer hasn’t touched her life, nor the lives of anyone close to her. She cares about people, though, and at the outset found herself spurred to challenge a disparity of health care based strictly on insurance type (here, public versus private).

“To say that this group of people deserve to have [3-D mammography] as a benefit and these people don’t, it’s just ridiculous,” Wright said during a recent visit to the clinic. “Every woman deserves the benefit, and I don’t think it should be an added expense for them.

“Truly, it bothered me personally, because you’ve got these insurance carriers that honestly are making money hand over fist, and this tomography was in all honesty saving them money because it reduced callbacks for false positives … so in essence these insurances weren’t being billed for these additional services—they were saving money by this equipment—but they didn’t want to acknowledge it.”

Research has demonstrated both effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 3-D mammography.

Fifteen physicians spanning multiple institutions analyzed nearly a half-million mammograms and determined the 3-D technology increased detection of invasive cancers by 41 percent and reduced callbacks by 15 percent. (Their results appear in a 2014 Journal of the American Medical Association article.)

A clinical trial with nearly 200,000 participants, also across multiple centers (with results published in 2016), established “statistically significant” improvements as well.

Scott Pohlman, associate director of outcomes research for the health-tech firm Hologic, manufacturer of 3-D mammography machines, said by email that while those two are the largest, “there are a dozen or so other studies showing similar results.”

Meanwhile, another study found that, even with the increased expense of 3-D technology, insurers saved $28 per patient—translating to over $2 million in annual savings for an insurance company. That research, published online in 2015, including on the Journal of

“To say that this group of people deserve to have [3-D mammography] as a benefit and these people don’t, it’s just ridiculous. Every woman deserves the benefit.”

—Dawn Wright

the American College of Radiology website, is titled “Value analysis of digital breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer screening in a commercially-insured US population.”

These reports came out several years after the FDA’s approval of 3-D mammography.

Some, not all, preceded the October 2014 decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover the tests.

An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CMS administers health coverage for 100 million Americans.

“CMS did their due diligence and looked at all of the published literature,” Schlund said. “All the breast care centers took notice, because we knew the landscape had now changed: Even [amid] the inertia of the federal government, they looked at the technology and said, ‘This is valid technology; it’s ready for prime time.’”

Under the federal order, payments would commence for 3-D mammograms performed starting Jan. 1, 2015.

“It was a remarkable time,” Schlund said.

“And that is why we got angry.

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and that ‘the evidence does not support our paying for it; it’s too new.’ And, on the other hand, centers like ours, in the moral conscience of medicine, were providing 3-D knowing full well that we weren’t going to get paid for it because we couldn’t see our way clear to do anything else—and the insurance companies benefited.”

The $100 difference between 2-D and 3-D billing is a matter of scale. For a local imaging center, that’s a good percentage of income; for multibillion-dollar corporations, in Schlund’s view, it’s “a rounding error,” even accounting for thousands of patients.

On the other side of the ledger are insurers’ costs for callbacks, which Schlund quoted at $1,200 each, and treating invasive breast cancers that go undetected. Around 1 in 8 American women, or 12 percent, develop invasive breast cancer. Schlund estimated treatment for a T1 cancer (smallest/compact) runs an insurer $54,000; T4 (largest/spread), $215,000.

“Even setting aside the tremendous benefit of finding small, curable cancers, the payers were just killing it [financially] by doing nothing,” he said.

When Chico Breast Care Center patients

began receiving denial letters, the clinic already was prepared to fight. Wright, the business office and the front desk staff guided their clients through the appeals process.

Concurrently, Schlund and the medical team mounted a persuasion campaign—first with state regulators, then insurance company policymakers (Anthem and Blue Shield of California being the two largest carriers).

In California, unlike most other states, oversight of private insurers does not fall to the insurance commissioner. Instead, the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) holds this authority. When patients—i.e., customers—have problems with commercial carriers, DMHC handles their appeals.

California has another quirk. For the majority of circumstances in which an insurer denies a claim, the patient must go through an appeal with the company before the DMHC. “Experimental and investigational” claims are distinct: A drug or procedure deemed as such by the insurer may be appealed directly to the DMHC by requesting an independent medical review. Physicians in the same field, not connected to either party, scrutinize the case and judge whether to uphold or overturn the denial.

Who’s heard of this provision? Apart from professionals, hardly anyone, Schlund said— only entrenched appellants, “the people who are so completely angry that they will go to the end of the world to figure this thing out.”

Chico Breast Care Center performs hundreds of mammograms a week. With the stack of denials growing, the clinic decided to present the issue directly to the DMHC. Schlund invited Mary Watanabe, deputy director of health policy and stakeholder relations, to visit.

She accepted.

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“It was the most shocking moment, I think, of my life,” he said.

Schlund solicited the added expertise of Robert Achermann, executive director of the California Radiological Society, the Sacramento-based chapter of the nonprofit American College of Radiology; and Hologic, which made the equipment at his center. He, Achermann and Veronica Miller—health economics manager at Hologic—spent the afternoon of Feb. 10, 2016, with Watanabe and her team reviewing the technology, studies and cases.

“They [Watanabe and her associates] were impressed, and they understood the value to the patient and the plight of the breast care centers,” Schlund said. “But they cannot necessarily—and, I agree, appropriately—side; they have a regulatory oversight function that cannot be biased.

“It almost hurts me to sing the praises of government; they’re just right.”

The meeting—which DMHC spokesman

Blue Shield of California’s senior medical director brought his team from San Francisco to Chico, bypassing institutions such as Stanford and UCSF to evaluate 3-D mammography in Chico.

Four months later, Blue Shield became the first private carrier to cover the procedure in California.

Jeanette Wemette hopes to secure a refund from her insurer, which reclassified her mammogram to require a co-payment.

Rodger Butler confirmed took place, without characterizing its content—wasn’t moot, though. Toward the end, Schlund asked if breast care centers such as his could appeal on patients’ behalf. Specifically, could the patient sign a form at the time of service allowing the clinic to request an independent medical review on her behalf should her insurer deny the claim?

Watanabe’s answer in the affirmative permitted the Chico center to take charge of the process.

“The Department of Managed Health Care was very responsive and helpful on getting all of these tracked and filled out,” said Wright, CBCC’s former billing manager. “Not only was it a burden on us, honestly, sending 3[00] and 400 appeals at a time, it was a burden on them as well, because they had to ramp up their staffing to be able to cover all of the [independent medical reviews] that were being sent in.”

Schlund estimated that breast centers statewide submitted 10,000 reviews, with over 3,000 fully adjudicated—and Chico accounting for the largest share of any single location.

Wemette appreciated not needing to dispute the denial herself. She felt she’d done her “due diligence” as she “went to a facility that was considered in-network.” Her insurer had—has—a contract with CBCC, Wemette continued, so it’s “obligated to pay for whatever technology was used at that facility.

“I could maybe see [a denial] if I chose on my own to go to an out-of-network facility—that’s a risk you take as a patient—but I didn’t do that.”

As reviews moved through the system, a

trend emerged: Patients kept winning. Not only were insurers responsible for the payment, they also had to pay the cost of the independent reviews (approximately $300

each) and incur negative notations on their corporate compliance reports with the DMHC, which tracks complaints on health plans’ operations.

The companies switched gears.

Dr. Tony Van Goor, Blue Shield of California’s senior medical director, brought his team from San Francisco to Chico on July 22, 2016.

“The second most remarkable moment of my life,” Schlund said, noting how Van Goor bypassed institutions such as Stanford and UCSF to evaluate 3-D mammography in Chico.

Four months later, Blue Shield became the first private carrier to cover the procedure in California.

“They also made [the decision] retroactive, which was remarkable as well,” Schlund said. “So it’s not necessarily the evil empire here; there are moments of appropriateness.

Although ...”

Schlund recalled a May 2016 conversation with a Sacramento region representative of Blue Shield, documented in an email the man sent as a follow-up, attempting to dissuade Chico Breast Care Center from the independent medical review route. Imitating a mobster to characterize the tone, Schlund read: “To submit complaints to DMHC … will most likely result in no positive outcome.”

That’s pale compared to the intimidating image projected by “the Armani suits guys” dispatched by Anthem. That insurer declined to visit Chico but would meet Schlund at the DMHC offices, near the state Capitol.

He went to Sacramento on Aug. 24, 2016.

Achermann, from the radiological society, and Pohlman, from Hologic, also came.

Schlund encountered Dr. Jacob Asher, Anthem’s chief medical officer; Terry German, executive counsel; and a principal lobbyist. Schlund said he felt like a young U.S. hockey player facing off against the Soviets in the 1980 Olympics—but there was no replay of the movie Miracle. The heavy hitters thanked him for the information “and nothing changed.”

At least not until this year. In February, Anthem got hit with a lawsuit from a Sacramento woman, Darla Moe, claiming she was denied 3-D mammography despite her doctor’s recommendation. Moe, diagnosed with breast cancer, originally intended to launch a class action suit but by July had entered mediation with Anthem.

Whether coincidental or related, Anthem announced in June that it had changed its policy regarding 3-D mammograms—that, as of Feb. 20, the technology no longer would be deemed experimental and investigational, nor medically unnecessary. In addition, effective June 6 for most customers and Aug. 1 for others, Anthem said in a notice that preventive screenings would be 100 percent covered.

The turn of events hasn’t been a full 180, however. According to Schlund, Anthem frequently classifies 3-D mammograms as

diagnostic rather than preventive. Those are not covered 100 percent; rather, co-pays and deductibles apply, leaving patients such as Wemette partially financially responsible.

“They’re now laughing their butt off because the patients who were going to get 3-D were going to get slapped with a bill,” Schlund said. “Anthem had [maneuvered] to take away patients’ screening opportunities and then to financially abuse the patient, and then to have the patient turn around and be angry with us.”

The CN&R contacted Anthem as well as Blue Cross of California. Public relations representatives for each supplied statements rather than responses to specific questions for this article.

Suzanne Zegata-Meraz of Anthem wrote, in part: “Under federal guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, digital breast tomosynthesis is not identified as a preventive benefit and insurers are not obligated to provide coverage of the technology as a preventive benefit with zero co-pay.

“However, due to potential confusion for the level of coverage of preventive 2-D mammograms and 3-D mammograms, Anthem is covering the 3-D mammograms as a preventive benefit for screening, which would mean that members would have zero co-pay for the service. The zero co-pay ... was in place for most members by Aug. 1.”

Clinton McGue of Blue Cross, along with saying his company offers 3-D mammograms as a preventive benefit, acknowledged advantages.

“Three-dimensional imaging technology improves the detection of breast cancer, particularly in women with dense breast tissue that can mask subtle lesions in conventional mammograms,” he wrote. “The advanced screening method helps limit unnecessary biopsies, emotional stress, or a delay in diagnosis for our members.”

The 3-D mammography battle isn’t quite

over. As of the CN&R’s deadline, one private insurer remained a holdout: Medicare Advantage. Meanwhile, patients (and centers)

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ince leaving the Chico Breast Care Center business office last August, Dawn Wright has gotten a broader perspective on health care. She now works for a billing company with clients nationwide; her accounts include two radiology practices in Alaska and one in the Bay Area.

The California fight over 3-D mammography mirrors insurance issues “all over the United States,” she said. “One of the Alaska groups I deal with chooses not to bill for it because they don’t want to deal with the problems.” This sense of resignation echoed in a number of California clinics, Wright added, even after CBCC helped pave the way for a quicker appeals process.

“They didn’t want to have to deal with the patient complaints or the denials or having to submit appeals,” she explained, “which, in all honesty, hinders the whole movement.”

Such deterrents fit into the bigger picture described by Henry Abrons. A retired physician and professor living in Berkeley, Abrons serves on the national

seeking redress from Anthem will find the process more challenging.

Since Anthem no longer considers the technology experimental and investigative, patients cannot bypass the company and go directly to the Department of Managed Health Care.

Only after the insurer concludes its grievance procedure—which it controls—can a patient seek an independent medical review.

Besides, “you can only get an [independent review] on something that gets denied,” said Lynne Bussey, Chico Breast Center

board and as president of the California chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, an organization advocating for single-payer insurance.

“The system is set up to not do a good job of doing the very thing the system exists for in the first place,” he said by phone. “While there is a market in health insurance, there is no market in health care services.”

By that, Abrons means “the classic economic definition of how a market operates”: where sides “transact for the sale and purchase of a product, and each party has adequate information for a decision. They can walk away from the sale. That’s a free market.”

Can patients always “walk away”?

How often do they know prices and insurance payments before getting a statement?

“Health care is not a commodity like cellphones and cabbage, where if you like the product and can afford it you go to the market and buy it,” Abrons said.

“Health care isn’t that way.”

—Evan Tuchinsky

provider liason, and Anthem technically approves claims for 3-D mammograms.

Such coverage issues are not unique to 3-D mammograms … or Anthem … or California. (See sidebar.) Dr. Henry Abrons, board member of Physicians for a National Health Plan, told the CN&R by phone from Berkeley that the problem is systemic.

“This gets down to the conflict of interest, basically, that lies within an insurance company whose business model is to collect premiums, pay out the minimum amount in

covered benefits, pocket the difference and use that profit to reward their employees and their shareholders—for whom the business of health insurance is an investment,” he said.

“This is a basic contradiction: Health care is a service, and it should be funded as a social insurance program, not as a profit-making or money-making commercial program.”

Chico Breast Care Center finally has started receiving reimbursement for 3-D mammography, rather than getting 2-D-level payments from private insurers.

“I’m happy to be the most visible member of the team that made this true,” Schlund said. “But without our billing manager and our billing department, this would have never been true. Without the front office staff sitting down with patients … this would not have been true. There are unspoken heroes at every turn.”

The expense differential stems primarily from the equipment costing more; Schlund said the clinic was “running negative balances” while awaiting the change anticipated as inevitable. Had North State Radiology stuck with 2-D equipment, “we would have been profitable.”

But 2-D isn’t the same as 3-D. Schlund described examining a scan, slice by slice, and suddenly catching a glimpse of a speck not present on the previous or subsequent layer.

“This little smile breaks out on your face, because you realize that you just found a small curable cancer,” he said. “You’re like, ‘Oh my God!’ It’s so cool. And it happens virtually every day.”

One doesn’t need a medical degree to appreciate the technology. When waging her first appeal, Wemette researched mammography and found “everything in the medical community moving toward 3-D….

Everything I read said 3-D technology is more beneficial than 2-D technology.”

Her company just finished open enrollment for benefits. Wemette switched to Cigna, one with better coverage for 3-D mammograms.

“That’s one less thing I have to worry about the next time I have one.” Ω

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one of the greatest American singers of our time. Over the last 48 years, she has by accumulated some of Robin the most prestigious Bacior awards in her field, including 13 Grammys, induction into the Preview: Chico performances Country Music Hall of presents Fame and a Lifetime emmylou Harris Achievement Award tuesday, oct. 10, from the Americana 7:30 p.m., at laxson auditorium. Music Association.

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Harris’ career began in New York.

After her 1969 debut, Gliding Bird, went fairly unnoticed (in part due to her label, Jubilee, folding), Harris moved in with her parents in a suburb of Washington, D.C. A young divorcée and single mother, Harris found herself singing in clubs in the city three times a night, six nights a week.

“Actually, there were times when I played four sets,” Harris said during a recent phone interview. “But that was only at one place.”

That grind became the foundation of Harris’ aptitude for performing live.

“I think it’s really important to put yourself out there and deal with bad sound systems and inattentive audiences,” Harris said. “You have to work 20

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for it; people don’t really know who you are. There’s nothing to compare with that kind of muscle-building.”

In 1973, Harris received her first big break by singing with Gram Parsons on his acclaimed Grievous Angel album, which led to a record deal with Reprise and her major-label debut, Pieces of the Sky (1975). Even as her solo career blossomed, the collaborations continued in earnest, though it was never something Harris expected or pushed.

“People just kept asking me to dance,” Harris said. “It wasn’t something I sought out, unless there was a particular artist that I felt would add something to something I was doing. And then of course I had that great chance to do those [Trio] records with Dolly and Linda. It’s just been wonderful to be able to do your solo records but then be a part of collaborating with someone else.”

Now 70, Harris is nowhere near quieting down. She continues to tour and record (most recently on a couple of award-winning collaborations with Crowell), and even celebrate her back catalog with a couple of reissues, including this year’s 25th anniversary edition of At the Ryman and an upcoming rerelease of 1985’s The Ballad of Sally Rose with demos included.

She also still takes time to seek out the new.

“You wanna get excited about music,” Harris said. “I still of course have my favorite people, but Americana’s about hearing people that I just discovered. I went to a club last night to see a duo called The War and Treaty, and it was unbelievable. I think the world is going to hear about them, hopefully very soon.”

Harris’ collaborations extend beyond music as well. She runs a dog rescue shelter in her own backyard in Nashville, and is also a founder of Crossroads Campus, a nonprofit animal shelter that provides job-training opportunities for at-risk youth within the community.

Harris was also part of the Lampedusa tour last year to help raise money for the Jesuit Refugee Service, and performed its unofficial anthem, Steve Earle’s “Pilgrim,” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this summer.

“I wanted to be able to shine a light on the refugee crisis, and that particular song, it just sings itself,” Harris said. “I was grateful for that opportunity.”

In the midst of all this, Harris has been gradually chipping away at a memoir.

“Tell people, ‘Don’t hold your breath,’” she said. □

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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, 9/28, 7:30pm. $15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. www.blueroomtheatre.com

RADIOLAND’S FALL FANTASIA: This play/variety show written and directed by Jerry Miller is a celebration of the “Fallidays” with a cornucopia of musical talent. Thu, 9/28, 7:30pm. $16$22. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise.

530-877-5760. www.totr.org

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TRAVIS BRASS QUINTET: An ensemble from the

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

PEACOCK FEATHER FOLLIES: See Friday. Sat, 9/30, 6:30pm. $10-$12. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St., Oroville. www.birdcagetheatre.org

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

SPAMALOT: See Friday. Sat, 9/30, 7:30pm. $22.

Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-894-3282. www.chicotheater company.com

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Special Events CHAPMANTOWN NIGHT OUT: The Love Chapmantown Community Coalition hosts it annual celebration for residents of Chapmantown and the greater community.

Includes a barbecue, live music by the Chico Community Band, tabling, arts and crafts, games and more. Fri, 9/29, 5pm. Free.

Dorothy Johnson Park, 775 E. 16th St. 530-781-4676.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AUTISM SYMPOSIUM: A two-day gathering featuring a breadth of concurrent sessions on research and available interventions, services and support for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder as well as their families, teachers and service providers. Fri, 9/29. Chico State, Chico State. 530-898-6105. www.ncas.csuchico.edu

OKTOBERFEST: Two evenings of lederhosen- and dirndl-sporting friends hoisting steins in celebration of the harvest, complete with Sierra Nevada festbier, feasting, dancing, live music and more. Fri, 9/29, 5pm. SOLD OUT. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierranevada.com

Music BORGORE: EPIC and Collective Effort Events present Israeli producer Asaf Borger, who mixes his bass, trance, hip-hop and dubstep influences with a classical music background. Parker and YesOrNo open. Fri, 9/29, 8pm. $35. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. www.DamnThatsEpic.com

EBONY & IVORY - SHIGEMI MINETAKA: The local piano virtuoso plays with her Afro-Cuban jazz band for the final concert in this year’s Ebony and Ivory series. Fri, 9/29, 6pm. $15.

Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.chicowomensclub.org

Theater THE ARSONISTS: See Thursday. Fri, 9/29, 7:30pm. $15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. www.blueroomtheatre.com

PEACOCK FEATHER FOLLIES: A “frisky” look at the 1980s (with dancing!). Mature audiences. Fri, 9/29, 6:30pm. $10-$12. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St., Oroville. www.birdcagetheatre.org

RADIOLAND’S FALL FANTASIA: See Thursday. Fri, 9/29, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

SPAMALOT: Based on the classic comedy Monty

TOUcH OF cHIcO Sunday, Oct. 1 Chico Creek Nature Center

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Python and the Holy Grail, a comedy-musical featuring beautiful show girls and killer rabbits. Fri, 9/29, 7:30pm. $22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-8943282. www.chicotheatercompany.com

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BIDWELL BUMP MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE: Chico’s preeminent mountain-biking race includes courses for pros, beginners and every level of rider in between (not to mention lunch). Sat 9/30, 9am. $25-$50. Five-Mile Recreation Area, Upper Bidwell Park.

EAST OUT WEST GALLERY GRAND OPENING: The new downtown gallery officially opens. Sat 9/30, 11am. Free. East Out West Gallery, 228 Main St.

FOCUS YOUR VISION FUNDRAISER: The Growing Place staff hosts a full-course meal, guest speaker Greg Cootsona and a silent art auction to benefit mental health outreach programs. Sat 9/30, 6pm. $40. The Growing Place, 1074 East Ave. www.tgplace.org

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AUTISM SYMPOSIUM: See Friday. Sat 9/30. Chico State, Chico State.

530-898-6105. www.ncas.csuchico.edu

OKTOBERFEST: See Friday. Sat 9/30, 5pm. $30-

HOT HALF: Choose from either the half- or quarter-marathon through Upper Bidwell Park. Sun, 10/1, 7am. $55-$65. Hooker Oak Park, Five-Mile Recreation Area. 530-8941110. www.chicorunningclub.org

TOUCH OF CHICO: KZFR 90.1 FM presents the annual gathering of local massage therapists to raise awareness of community radio and holistic health options in the North State.

Includes massages, live music, free classes, organic food and drink, and more. Sun, 10/1, 12pm. Free. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St. 530-895-0706.

Music MELVIN SEALS & THE JERRY GARCIA BAND: KZFR 90.1 FM presents the longtime friend and musical collaborator of Jerry Garcia and his namesake band. The grooves keep coming for two 90-minute sets. Sun, 10/1, 6pm. $30. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.kzfr.org

$51.50. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St. 530-899-6144.

presents the Grammy Award-winning musicians known for their upbeat salsa and Latin jazz, currently touring to celebrate their 15-year anniversary. Sat, 9/30, 7:30pm. $26$42. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State.

530-898-6785. www.chicoperformances.com

FREE LISTINGS! Post your event for free online at www.newsreview.com/calendar, or email the CN&R calendar assistant at cnrcalendar@newsreview.com.

Deadline for print listings is Wednesday, 5 p.m., one week prior to the issue in which you wish the listing to appear.

CASTING CALL - CHORUS LINE: Auditions for the upcoming production directed by Marina Kalani and choreographed by Beau Cash.

Must be 18 or older. Come prepared to sing 32 bars of music in the style of the show.

An accompanist will be provided. Sun, 10/1, 6pm. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. www.chicotheatercompany.com

PEACOCK FEATHER FOLLIES: See Friday. Sun, 10/1, 1pm. $10-$12. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St., Oroville. www.birdcagetheatre.org

SPAMALOT: See Friday. Sun, 10/1, 2pm. $22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-894-3282. www.chicotheatercompany. com

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Theater CASTING CALL - CHORUS LINE: See Sunday. Mon, 10/2, 6pm. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. www.chicotheatercompany.com

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Music KREWELLA: EPIC Productions presents sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf drawing on EDM dance music sub-genres such as dubstep, hardstyle, progressive house, and trap.

Unlike Pluto opens. Tue, 10/3, 8:30pm. $27.50.

Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. www.DamnThatsEpic.com

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SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA: Chico Performances

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Music ular and Christian bands, barbecue and kids’ activities. Featuring Feedbac, Overdrive, Roy Dyer & The BigUns, DeVoll and Hope Rising. Sat, 9/30, 3pm. Donations accepted.

Terry Ashe Park, 6626 Skyway, Paradise.

U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West performs the music of Bach, Arnold, and DiLorenzo, as well as patriotic favorites. Sun, 10/1, 3pm. Free. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise.

pIANO WOMAN Jazz fans are in for a treat on Friday, Sept. 29, when this year’s Ebony and Ivory concert series at Chico Women’s Club concludes with a performance from local pianist/composer Shigemi Minetaka.

Playing with her Afro-Cuban jazz band—featuring Niobel Cascaret, Zach Cowan and Ethan Swett— Minetaka will show off her inventive improvisation on the club’s fully restored 1911 Steinway grand piano.

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Fiction 59

DEADLINE FOR The annual Fiction 59 flash fiction contest is back.

ENTRIES IS TUESDAY, OCT. 17, Submit your 59-word stories to the Chico News & Review today for the chance AT 11:59 P.M. to have your work published in the CN&R on Nov. 9.

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COMMUNITY RISING: The CPJC’s annual dinner

PARTY FAVOR: The fast-rising EDM producer

featuring live music, wine, beer, tabling, a raffle and more to celebrate and benefit bringing peace and justice to our city, county and planet. Wed, 10/4, 5pm. $25-$49.

Chico Peace & Justice Center, 526 Broadway St. www.chico-peace.org

For submission guidelines, visit www.newsreview.com/fiction59

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helped pioneer the festival trap and twerk genres. Bay Royale opens. Wed, 10/4, 8pm. $15-$25. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Chico Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, located at 421 Main Street, regarding the following: Amendments to Title 19 Land Use and Development Regulations of the Chico Municipal Code Regarding Marijuana Regulations (CA 17-03) – At the City Council meeting on March 7, 2017 the City Attorney’s Office made a presentation to City Council concerning the City’s local regulatory authority per the Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64 or AUMA), the regulatory implications of AUMA, and the City’s regulatory options. After City Council had the opportunity to discuss the City’s regulatory options, received input from City staff, and heard public comment, City Council made three (3) motions directing the City Attorney’s Office to draft an ordinance to cover the following general regulatory tenets: (1) Explicitly prohibit all commercial marijuana activity; (2) Implement a permitting and regulatory scheme for indoor personal marijuana cultivation; and (3) Explicitly regulate the locations where smoking of marijuana is prohibited. At the City Council meeting on May 16, 2017, the City Attorney’s Office presented City Council with said proposed ordinance in accordance with City Council’s direction, and a motion was carried to refer the item to the Planning Commission. On June 27, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 94, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“SB 94” or the “MAUCRSA”). SB 94 reconciles AUMA, with Proposition 215 and the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MCRSA”). SB 94 essentially creates one regulatory structure for medical and nonmedical cannabis use and commercial cannabis activities.

In light of the passage of SB 94, at the September 19, 2017 Chico City Council meeting, the Chico City Council provided further direction to the City Attorney’s office concerning proposed Title 19 amendments regarding marijuana regulations. The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and review the proposed amendments, and forward a recommendation to the City Council.

Any person may appear and be heard at the public hearing. The Planning Commission may not have sufficient time to fully review materials presented at the public hearing. Interested parties are encouraged to provide written materials at least 8 days prior to the public hearing to allow distribution with the Planning Commission’s agenda and thus, adequate time for the Planning Commission to review. All written materials submitted in advance of the public hearing must be submitted to the City of Chico Community Development Department, 411 Main Street, Second Floor, or mailed to P.O. Box 3420, Chico, CA 95927.

Written materials should refer to the specific public hearing item listed above. The Planning Commission agenda, including staff reports, are available the Friday prior to the meeting. Additional information may be reviewed at the Community Development Department, 411 Main Street, Second Floor. Questions may be directed to Deputy City Attorney Norma Copado at ncopado@agclawfirm.com.

In accordance with Government Code Section 65009, if any person(s) challenges the action of the Planning Commission in court, said person(s) may be limited to raising only those issues that were raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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Art ARABICA CAFE: Either/Or, works by mixed media artist Kandis Horton-Jorth.

Through 9/30. Free. 142 Broadway.

AFFINItY

Shows through Oct. 31 Museum of Northern California Art see Art

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 openentry 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. Artist talk with Lovell, Thu, 9/28, 5:30pm. Free. Chico State.Free.

Chico State.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: New Works by Avery Palmer, surrealist paintings on display. Through 10/31. Free. 254 E. Fourth St.

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.

Museums BOLT’S ANTIQUE TOOL MUSEUM: Branding Irons, a display of more than 50 branding irons.

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

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Curiosity Day, a celebration of Curious George’s birthday with readings and activities all day. 9/30, 12-5pm. $5-$7. 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. 625 Esplanade.

GOLD NUGGET MUSEUM: 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., 530-872-8722. www.goldnugget museum.com

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

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Fascinating but difficult, The Arsonists heats up the Blue Room The Arsonists Blue Room Theatre, is hard to pin down. Is it a M comedy or a drama? A parable or a slice of realism? ax Frisch’s

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A morality tale or a portrait of evil?

That evil takes the form of gangs of arsonists who are randomly setby ting fires and burning down buildRobert Speer ings in the city. Their modus oper ober ts@ randi is to insinuate their way into newsrev iew.c om people’s homes, where they carry Review: out their destructive schemes—as the Arsonists, now two of them do in the home of showing at the blue Gottlieb and Anna Biederman. room, thursdaySet in an unnamed city in an Saturday, 7:30 p.m., unnamed country (Frisch himself was through Oct. 7. tickets: $15 Swiss) at an unspecified moment in time (The Arsonists was written in Blue Room Theatre 1948), the play leaves it up to the 139 W. First St. audience to decide what real-life 895-3749 www.blueroom evil the arsonists represent. Nazism theatre.com and fascism? Russian communism or post-war anarchism? The atomic bomb, as was suggested by Lindsay Anderson, director of the 1961 Royal Court production?

Or—if we update the list of evils—is it referring to climate change denial, or the Islamic State, or the slaughter in Syria and Iraq? Or the divisiveness and distrust fostered by our new president?

Besides, Frisch seems to be saying, the issue isn’t the evil embodied in the arsonists. They are simply doing what comes naturally because, as one of them exclaims, “We like it!” Some people will resist the evil, but others, such as Gottlieb, will lack the moral focus to do so.

Oh, he puts on a good show—at first. Responding to newspaper reports of arson-set fires in the city,

he declaims to his wife that, if he had his way, the firebugs would all be hanged. As a boss he’s callous, even ruthless, but at home he’s a very proper gentleman, attentive to his wife.

This sense of propriety is what does him in. When an unemployed former circus wrestler named Schmitz (Joey Moshiri) appears at his door asking to come in, Gottlieb lacks the resolve to send him packing. And when a second man, a waiter named Eisenring (Nick Anderson), appears, Gottlieb soon realizes that the men are arsonists—they’ve filled the attic with cans of gasoline—but is too fearful to act and instead holds out hope that they will set their fires elsewhere. In other words, he wants to make “a contract with evil, the recognized evil,” as Frisch wrote in a letter to Anderson, the Royal Court director.

The Arsonists is an absurdist play and a fable for all times—just pick your particular evil. But it also presents a rough go for actors, who have little in the way of motive to define their characters.

Gottlieb is especially problematic. In the previously mentioned letter, Frisch notes that Gottlieb starts off as “a heavy and fine bourgeois boss with a very normal self-confidence,” but that after realizing who the arsonists are, “he is full of fear (this has to be shown otherwise he is just an idiot) and a dangerous fellow.”

Unfortunately, Steve Swim doesn’t quite convey Gottlieb’s transition, despite his intensely emotional performance, and I found myself saying “What an idiot!” in response to Gottlieb’s naïveté.

The Arsonists is fascinating and well worth seeing, but ultimately it’s a little too much for the Blue Room, even as directed by the formidable Joe Hilsee.

It’s notable that, in his letter to Anderson, Frisch said he’d seen 75 productions of the play, and only three had done it right. I’m not surprised. □

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2017 Hailing from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia,The Steel Wheels are familiar with the traditions of folk music and how a string band is supposed to sound.

Back by popular demand.Their first visit to the Big Room was one of the most talked about shows of the year.

“Few groups have come as far in such a short period of time as The Steel Wheels…” – NPR’s Mountain Stage

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1960S MUSIC NIGHT: All ’60s music

with California Dreamin’ and Black Slax. Fri, 9/29, 8:30pm. $5. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

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AUDIOBOXX: Top-40 dance hits in the

lounge. Fri, 9/29, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

GAELIC STORM: The Celtic band, touring to promote new album Go Climb a Tree, blends traditional and modern elements. Thu, 9/28, 8:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

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CHICO UNPLUGGED: Chico State’s SOTA

Productions presents its weekly singer-songwriter competition. Thu, 9/28, 7pm. Free. Madison Bear Garden, 316 W. Second St.

DIRTY DROPS: Filthy underground bass music with Dub Heezy, Jason Harbour, Crystal Rose, Shiner and Align the Planets. Thu, 9/28, 9pm. $5.

The Beach Patio, 177 E. Second St.

ERIC PETER: Solo jazz guitar. Thu, 9/28, 6pm. Free. Grana, 198 E. Second St.

BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and visiting producers and DJs. Fri, 9/29, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St.

BORGORE: EPIC and Collective Effort Events present the Israeli producer Asaf Borger, who mixes his bass, trance, hip-hop and dubstep influences with a classical music background. Parker and YesOrNo open. Fri, 9/29, 8pm. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. www.damn thatsepic.com

JAZZ NIGHT: A weekly performance by

The Chico Jazz Collective. Thu, 9/28, 8pm. Free. Down Lo, 319 Main St.

OLD BLIND DOGS: KZFR 90.1 FM presents an evening of traditional Scottish and Celtic music with dashes of rock, reggae, jazz, blues and Middle Eastern sounds. Thu, 9/28, 6pm. $25.

Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.kzfr.org

EBONY & IVORY SHIGEMI MINETAKA: The local piano virtuoso plays with her Afro-Cuban jazz band for the final concert in this year’s Ebony and Ivory series. Fri, 9/29, 6pm. $15.

Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.chicowomensclub.org

VERSIONS OF VIRGINS: Five women play and sing an eclectic and upbeat mix of originals, pop, rock and international music. Thu, 9/28, 6:30pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, 530-343-2056.

FOLSOM PRISM: A tribute to Johnny

Cash. Fri, 9/29, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

GROW WELL BROTHERS: Live reggae-

rock. Fri, 9/29, 8pm. Free. The End Zone, 250 Cohasset Road.

JAZZ CAFE: Jazz with Alan Rigg, Amy

Celeste and friends. Fri, 9/29, 7pm. $10. Center for Spiritual Living, 789 Bille Road, Paradise.

JOHN SEID & LARRY PETERSON: An eclectic mix of tunes for dining pleasure. Fri, 9/29, 6:30pm. Free.

Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

KATHY ZAVADA COMMUNITY CONCERT: A nationally acclaimed recording artist and producer of sacred music. Fri, 9/29, 7pm. $15. Center for Spiritual Living, 14 Hillary Lane, 530-895-8395.

NOCHE LATINA: Live Latin music hosted

by ABK Events and DJ Lil 50. Fri, 9/29, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

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Intisaar is a Seattle-based art-rock band featuring dynamic singer-songwriter-guitarist Intisaar Jubran and wildly experimental cellist Natalie Mai Hall— who has worked with Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and the Seattle Rock Orchestra. Together, Jabrah and Mai Hall’s music is delicate, dark and brooding—in the same vein as Radiohead’s more haunting work—and they’re playing with locals Sunday Iris and Coyote Church at the Maltese Bar & Tap Room on Saturday, Natalie Mai Hall Sept. 30.

OREV ATOMICS: All kinds of dance music at a reasonable volume, plus an all-you-can-eat pizza and pasta buffet. Fri, 9/29, 6pm. $6-$12.

Paradise Elk’s Lodge, 1100 Elk Lane, Paradise.

WOMEN & MUSIC: An evening of lady-fronted musical acts including Shibumi, Lillie Lemon, Alli Battaglia and Olympia Lix. Fri, 9/29, 7:30pm. $7. The Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

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BLACK SLAX: Classic rock, surf and

Record. Sat, 9/30, 9pm. Studio Inn, 2582 Esplanade.

THE DALES: Americana and roots-

blues in the lounge. Sat, 9/30, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

1980S NIGHT: Classic rock by Off the

rock. Sat, 9/30, 8pm. $8. Tackle Box, 379 Park Ave.

AUDIOBOXX: Top-40 dance hits in the

lounge. Sat, 9/30, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

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Interns wanted!

Do you think you have what it takes to be a reporter or news photographer?

Want to work on your skills at a real-life newspaper? Well, you might just be in luck. The Chico News & Review is looking for writing and photojournalism interns.

Must be a college student and willing to work—we’ll send you out on assignment, not to get us coffee and run errands.

To apply, submit your résumé and at least three writing clips or a link to your portfolio to: CN&R Managing Editor Meredith J. Cooper at meredithc@newsreview.com and include “internship” in the subject line.

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Duffy’s and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. host an official party after the big event. Comes with polka. Sat, 9/30, 8pm. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

ROOSTER JR.: Country and rocka-

billy. Mon, 10/2, 9pm. Free. White Water Saloon, 5771 Clark Road, Paradise.

TRIVIA NIGHT: Get quizzed on useless knowledge. Mon, 10/2, 9pm. Free.

Down Lo, 319 Main St.

REGGAE PARTY: An end-of-summer party with Triple Tree and Jah Remedi. Sat, 9/30, 8pm. Free.

Ramada Plaza, 685 Manzanita.

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SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA: Chico

Coast swing, blues and fusion. Sat, 9/30, 8pm. Downtown Dance, 163 E. Third St., www.downtown dancechico.com

EAST OUT WEST AFTER-PARTY: The new gallery keeps the party going after its grand opening around the block with music by DrFameus, Smokey the Groove and Dub Heezy.

Also, living painting by Rhett Johnston. Sat, 9/30, 9pm. $15-$20.

Lost on Main, 319 Main St. www.lost onmainchico.com

INTISAAR: Art-rock/Baroque pop out of Seattle. Joined by locals Sunday Iris and Coyote Church. Sat, 9/30, 9pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

JOURNEY UNAUTHORIZED: Laying down the musical evolution of Journey. Sat, 9/30, 9:30pm. $5.

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

MICHAEL RUSSELL ALBUM RELEASE: The local guitarist and singersongwriter celebrates the release of new record Six Strings Away.

KLEZ and Erin Haley open. Sat, 9/30, 7:30pm. $4. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

GET THE LED OUT: A Led Zeppelin tribute band performing the classic-rock band’s hits down to the finest details. Sat, 9/30, 7:30pm. $29-34. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. www.paradiseperforming arts.com

OFF THE RECORD: Rock hits from the

1980s. Sat, 9/30, 9pm. $3. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade.

Performances presents the Grammy Award-winning musicians known for their upbeat salsa and Latin jazz, currently touring to celebrate their 15-year anniversary. Sat, 9/30, 7:30pm. $26-$42.

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pioneer of jam band music and longtime friend and musical collaborator of Jerry Garcia. Two 90-minute sets. Sun, 10/1, 6pm. $30.

Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.kzfr.org

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local fun-makers Bad Mana and XDS. Wed, 10/4, 8pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

TRIVIA NIGHT: Face off against rival

WALK LIKE A MAN: A tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, as well as the hit Broadway show The Jersey Boys. Wed, 10/4, 6:30pm. $5.

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

teams with your squad of up to six fellow trivia enthusiasts. Wed, 10/4, 8pm. Free. Woodstock’s Pizza, 166 E. Second St.

KREWELLA: JMAX Productions pres-

ents sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf drawing on EDM dance music sub-genres such as dubstep, hardstyle, progressive house, and trap. Unlike Pluto opens. Tue, 10/3, 8:30pm. $27.50. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. www.jmaxproductions.net

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present dark, gothy bands including Cell Block, The Dancing Plague of 1518, Collin Cairo and Black Magnet. Wed, 10/4, 8pm. $7. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

PARTY FAVOR: The fast-rising EDM producer helped pioneer the festival trap genre. Bay Royale opens. Wed, 10/4, 8pm. $15-$25. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St.

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REEL WORLD FILM SHORTS Reviewers: Bob Grimm and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

A documentary on Dolores Huerta, cofounder (with César Chávez) of the United Farmworkers of America and one of the most important social-justice activists of the 20th century. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

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.

Flatliners

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Opening this week American Made

Bourne Identity director Doug Liman is at the helm of this adaptation of the life of Barry Seal (played by Tom Cruise), a smuggler for the Medellín cartel who went on to become a DEA informant. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Dolores

Full house Style over substance in arty horror flick Or maybe a maniacally inventive and stylish M dud, an art film variously disguised as a horror

other! is an elaborate and fascinating mishmash.

film, a psychodrama, a revisionist myth for our times, an allegory of apocalypse. Or by maybe a dream within a nightmare Juan-Carlos within a dream.

Selznick Or, yes, maybe a little bit of all of the above, but not quite fully invested in any of them. There’s been a good deal of talk about these matters in the press, including diverse observations from the director (Darren Aronofsky) and his lead Mother! actors (Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem), and the critics’ assessbardem, ed Harris ments have been wildly divided. and michelle pfeiffer.

Now that I’ve actually seen the Directed by Darren film locally, I can tell you that I Aronofsky. Cinemark don’t see my way clear to any grand 14, paradise Cinema 7. rated r. or compelling conclusions about the mysteries, puzzles and lessons of Mother! But I will say that it’s something that I wanted very much to see, for a variety of reasons, and while I have no regrets on those accounts, it’s not a movie that I can recommend with any real enthusiasm.

In any event, here are the specifics: A poet (Bardem) lives in a large and remote house with his young wife (Lawrence). He’s struggling with a follow-up to his first book’s success; she spends her days painting the interior of their home that is a restored replica of a house destroyed in a fire. She seems prone to brief, haunting visions as she works

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inside the house.

Things get considerably more weird and complex when a peculiar stranger (Ed Harris) comes to their door seeking a room for the night. The young wife is wary, but the poet welcomes the stranger with increasingly reckless enthusiasm, first as a guest and soon after as a semi-permanent resident. The stranger, it turns out, is a fan of the poet’s work; and when his wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) shows up unannounced, she takes up a contentious but semi-permanent residency herself.

There’s plenty of spooky tension just with that increasingly bizarre foursome, but the weirdness is just getting started. Inside the house the hallucinatory visions become more and more extravagant and disturbing, and the influx of uninvited visitors escalates toward something like an epidemic of insanity.

Much of the story centers on the young wife’s point of view, and the semi-surreal disruptions of the narrative play an increasingly provocative role in the characterizations of the wife and the poet in particular, and several of the others as well. An aura of dream and fantasy seems to point to psychological depths that might also have spiritual implications.

The preceding risks making Mother! sound more interesting than it really is, and so I hasten to add that while Aronosky’s film deserves high marks for technical daring and unorthodox perspectives, the overall impression it makes is more that of a brash and spectacular set of cinematic exercises than any heartfelt exploration of motherhood, creativity, spiritual questing, the confines of human consciousness, etc. □

With assistance from a doctor/theorist in the field (Ellen Page), a group of med students take part in medical experiments in which they stop each others’ hearts for glimpses of the afterlife, but with unintended consequences. A sequel to the 1990 film of the same name. Cinemark 14.

Rated PG-13.

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.

Ingrid Goes West

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A dark comedy starring Aubrey Plaza as an “unhinged social media stalker” who sets her sights on an Instragram celebrity (Elizabeth Olsen). Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

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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.

The LEGO Ninjago Movie

American Assassin

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 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.

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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.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

A buddy action-comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as a bodyguard tasked with delivering a notorious hitman (Samuel L. Jackson) to a court appearance as assassins and other baddies make the assignment very difficult. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

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.

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,

See review this issue. Cinemark 14, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.C.S.

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.

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Ois how Henri loves about early fall all the fruits come out, ne of the many things that

especially apples. From the farmers’ markets in Chico to the stalls of Johnny Appleseed Days in Paradise (Oct. 7-8) and S & S Organic Produce to Chico Natural Foods, the gorgeous orbs—galas, honeycrisps, Fujis, Gravensteins—sparkle in rows and pyramids of spectacular light-reflecting beauty. by Henri And biting Bourride into one is like biting into fall itself, the Johnny crisp juiciness Appleseed Days suggesting the oct. 7-8, cooler days terry Ashe park, ahead, firewood paradise tinyurl.com/ya2vzew4 stacked by the back door, The Esplanade a ribbon of golden gingkos.

And what of the apple, long associated with man’s fall from grace in the Garden? Thanks largely to Milton’s Paradise Lost, where the fruit that “brought death into the world, and all our woe” is referred to as a “love apple,” many people assume that the “forbidden fruit” was in fact an apple (which, according to legend, gets lodged in Adam’s throat—hence “Adam’s apple”). Actually, apples are never mentioned in Genesis. Rather, it is the fruit from one specific but unnamed tree “in the midst of the garden” from which God forbids them to eat.

According to In the Devil’s Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food, by Stewart Lee Allen, it was the smug Roman

Catholics who identified the forbidden fruit as an apple, while the Celts, those lusty pagans, held the apple sacred, and their priests, the Druids, used them to make a ceremonial alcohol.

Which, alas, Henri has never endeavored to concoct—although mon père would sometimes intentionally let apple juice go “bad,” or ferment, thus producing one of his favorite beverages: Apple Jacques.

On the other main, however, Henri has several apple dishes that he loves preparing in the fall, including one for a delicious apple cake and one for a crumble-crust apple pie that I inherited from ma mère. Maybe the best apple pie ever. Seulement sayin’.

Henri’s apple crumb pie Ingredients: 5-7 large tart apples (Gravensteins if you can find them) 1 pastry crust (unbaked) 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/3 cup flour 1/4 cup butter (firm)

Peel and slice the apples. In a large bowl, mix the apples, the cinnamon, and half the sugar, and pour into unbaked crust.

Combine the rest of the sugar, the flour and the butter in another large bowl, cutting the mixture with a pastry cutter. Sprinkle the topping over the sliced apples.

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour, or until apples are soft. Let cool for one half hour and serve.

Note: A wedge of apple pie is never compromised by a scoop of ice cream, particularly Shubert’s country vanilla.

Chunky apple cake (adapted from

The Silver Palate Cookbook)

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 2 cups flour 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground mace 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup whole-wheat flour 3 1/2 cups course chunks of rome beauty, or similar red baking apple 3 tablespoons brandy Apple cider glaze (below) For glaze: 1/2 cube butter 6 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons brown sugar 3 tablespoons brandy 4 tablespoons sweet cider 2 tablespoons orange juice 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Preheat oven to 325. In a large bowl, combine oil and sugar. Add eggs, one at time, beating well. Sift together flour, cloves, cinnamon, mace, baking soda and salt. Add whole-wheat flour, and blend into egg mixture. Stir in apples and brandy. Pour into greased 10-inch cake pan, and bake for about 75 minutes (or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean).

While cake bakes, melt butter in saucepan over medium and stir in white and brown sugars. Stir in remaining ingredients, bring to boil. Reduce heat and cook for four or five minutes. Remove from heat.

Let cake cool for 10 minutes, then turn over onto plate, remove pan, and pour glaze on top. □ September 28, 2017

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Failed State Ayo River self-released Being optimistic is an essential skill, but there’s also something to calling out things that just aren’t panning out. And that is the main sentiment of Failed State, the debut of singer/songwriter Weston Taylor, aka Ayo River. The Atlanta-based songwriter spent his college years in Athens, Ga., during which time he pursued rapping, even sending his rhymes to Lil Wayne while the New Orleans rapper was serving time at Rikers.

After a change of heart, Taylor dove into fiction, submitting novels to publishing houses in hopes of a break. It didn’t happen, but what did come about was Taylor’s realization of a love for pop music and its ample space for a good narrative. His songs bear a strong resemblance to the melancholy rock of old Dave Bazan tunes (“Waking Up”), or even a little bit of the Death Cab for Cutie charm. Taylor’s not afraid to dwell on the pain of failing, as on the title track (“When was it I strayed/another way, another way?”), and as is sometimes the case, the freedom—and optimism—that comes after.

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Your cool uncle arts dEVo is still buzzing from one of the most kick-ass

musical events he’s ever had the privilege of being a part of. My band, Viking Skate Country, was one of 13 local acts invited to play a song with the Uncle dad’s orchestra at sierra nevada Big Room as part of the two-night run of the small Town Big sound show (Sept. 18-19). It was my first time performing on that legendary stage, and it was as amazing as you might imagine.

But it wasn’t just the hallowed ground that made it so awesome. It was that stage, plus that impressive orchestra put together by the Uncle dad’s art Collective, plus that standing-room-only crowd enthusiastically devouring a medley of original tunes by local songwriters. I hadn’t seen anything quite so complete in Chico before, and I must take my hat off to Uncle Dad’s for bringing it all together and thank them for making us songwriters feel so damn special.

One final thought: As I watched the Small Town Big Sound compilation. show, I wondered if the audience’s introduction to the wide variety of featured artists would translate into more fans for the various local acts? Will they come out to see the musicians in more humble environs? With that in mind, I’ve compiled a list below with upcoming shows over the next month or so featuring the musicians who were in the show. Get pumped by listening to the Small Town Big Sound compilation album at www.uncledadsartcollective. bandcamp.com, then get out there and hear your new favorites: • Sept. 29, 6 p.m.: Shigemi Minetaka and Ethan Swett play Afro-Cuban jazz (with Niobel Cascaret and Zach Cowan) for the latest installment in the Ebony & Ivory series at Chico Women’s Club (tickets: $15).

• Oct. 5: Pat Hull at Argus Bar + Patio.

• Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.: Bogg and Loki Miller Band, as well as many other local acts, play Chico Palooza at Chico High School Amphitheatre.

• Oct. 7, 9 p.m.: Loki Miller Band at the Studio Inn. • Oct. 10, 7 p.m.: Ryan Heimlich (Uncle Dad’s clarinetist) hosts the Marine Corps Jazz Orchestra and conducts Pleasant Valley High’s band at the Center for the Arts. Tickets are free but required (available at PVHS office).

• Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m.: Uncle Dad’s hosts Third Monday Jazz Jam at Naked Lounge.

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Steel had been creating art locally in a variety of media—mostly paintings—longer than many people lived. Her works have appeared in galleries and museums all over the West, from the seattle Museum and the de young in San Francisco to every art space of note in Chico. She won many local arts awards, including an Annie’s Visual Arts Award (1998), the Chico High School Foundation Award (2007), the Turner Award for Lifetime Achievement (2010), Chico Mayor’s Award (2010), Legacy Artist of the North State from Monca (2014), and was one of the featured artists in Chico Masters: Past and Present, at Chico Art Center in 2015. Monca has a permanent display of Steel’s works in the dr. Lowell and Claudia steel Gallery, and the museum has produced a fine mini-documentary of her life that you can watch online at www.monca.org/ claudia-steel.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Conceptual

artist Jonathon Keats likes to play along with the music of nature. On one occasion he collaborated with Mandeville Creek in Montana. He listened and studied the melodies that emanated from its flowing current. Then he moved around some of the underwater rocks, subtly changing the creek’s song. Your assignment, Aries, is to experiment with equally imaginative and exotic collaborations. The coming weeks will be a time when you can make beautiful music together with anyone or anything that tickles your imagination.

for you: I recommend that you start with safe, manageable tasks. Master the simple details and practical actions. Work on achieving easy, low-risk victories. In this way, you’ll prepare yourself for more epic efforts in the future.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be realistic,

Libra: Demand the impossible; expect inspiration; visualize yourself being able to express yourself more completely and vividly than you ever have before. Believe me when I tell you that you now have extra power to develop your sleeping potentials and are capable of accomplishing feats that might seem like miracles. You are braver than you know, as sexy as you need to be, and wiser than you were two months ago. I am not exaggerating, nor am I flattering you. It’s time for you to start making your move to the next level.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some

newspapers publish regular rectifications of the mistakes they’ve made in past editions. For example, the editors of the UK publication The Guardian once apologized to readers for a mistaken statement about Richard Wagner. They said that when the 19th-century German composer had trysts with his chambermaid, he did not in fact ask her to wear purple underpants, as previously reported. They were pink underpants. I tell you this, Taurus, as encouragement to engage in corrective meditations yourself. Before bedtime on the next ten nights, scan the day’s events and identify any actions you might have done differently—perhaps with more integrity or focus or creativity. This will have a deeply tonic effect. You are in a phase of your astrological cycle when you’ll flourish as you make amendments and revisions.

dance with the astrological omens, I invite you to take extra good care of yourself during the next three weeks. Do whatever it takes to feel safe and protected and resilient. Ask for the support you need, and if the people whose help you solicit can’t or won’t give it to you, seek elsewhere. Provide your body with more than the usual amount of healthy food, deep sleep, tender touch, and enlivening movement. Go see a psychotherapist or counselor or good listener every single day if you want. And don’t you dare apologize or feel guilty for being such a connoisseur of self-respect and self-healing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A

queen bee may keep mating until she gathers 70 million sperm from many different drones. When composing my horoscopes, I aim to cultivate a metaphorically comparable receptivity. Long ago I realized that all of creation is speaking to me all the time; I recognized that everyone I encounter is potentially a muse or teacher.

If I hope to rustle up the oracles that are precisely suitable for your needs, I have to be alert to the possibility that they may arrive from unexpected directions and surprising sources. Can you handle being that open to influence, Sagittarius? Now is a favorable time to expand your capacity to be fertilized.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of the

oldest houses in Northern Europe is called the Knap of Howar. Built out of stone around 3,600 B.C., it faces the wild sea on Papa Westray, an island off the northern coast of Scotland. Although no one has lived there for 5,000 years, some of its stone furniture remains intact. Places like this will have a symbolic power for you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. They’ll tease your imagination and provoke worthwhile fantasies. Why? Because the past will be calling to you more than usual. The old days and old ways will have secrets to reveal and stories to teach. Listen with alert discernment.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The United States

has a bizarre system for electing its president. There’s nothing like it in any other democratic nation on earth. Every four years, the winning candidate needs only to win the electoral college, not the popular vote. So theoretically, it’s possible to garner just 23 percent of all votes actually cast, and yet still ascend to the most powerful political position in the world. For example, in two of the last five elections, the new chief of state has received significantly fewer votes than his main competitor. I suspect that you may soon benefit from a comparable anomaly, Leo. You’ll be able to claim victory on a technicality. Your effort may be “ugly,” yet good enough to succeed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

You’re approaching a rendezvous with prime time. Any minute now you could receive an invitation to live up to your hype or fulfill your promises to yourself—or both. This test is likely to involve an edgy challenge that is both fun and daunting, both liberating and exacting. It will have the potential to either steal a bit of your soul or else heal an ache in your soul. To ensure the healing occurs rather than the stealing, do your best to understand why the difficulty and the pleasure are both essential.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1901,

physician Duncan MacDougall carried out experiments that led him to conclude that the average human soul weighs 21 grams.

Does his claim have any merit? That question is beyond my level of expertise. But if he was right, then I’m pretty sure your soul has bulked up to at least 42 grams in the past few weeks. The work you’ve been doing to refine and cultivate your inner state has been heroic. It’s like you’ve been ingesting a healthy version of soul-building steroids. Congrats!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I found this

advertisement for a workshop: “You will learn to do the INCREDIBLE! Smash bricks with your bare hands! Walk on fiery coals unscathed! Leap safely off a roof! No broken bones! No cuts! No pain!

Accomplish the impossible first! Then everything else will be a breeze!” I bring this to your attention, Virgo, not because I think you should sign up for this class or anything like it. I hope you don’t. In fact, a very different approach is preferable

are enough authorities, experts, and know-it-alls out there trying to tell you what to think and do. In accordance with current astrological factors, I urge you to utterly ignore them during the next two weeks. And do it gleefully, not angrily.

Exult in the power that this declaration of independence gives you to trust your own assessments and heed your own intuitions. Furthermore, regard your rebellion as good practice for dealing with the little voices in your head that speak for those authorities, experts, and know-it-alls. Rise up and reject their shaming and criticism, too. Shield yourself from their fearful fantasies.

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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,

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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. 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

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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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as 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

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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 person is doing business as LEK-LAI at 3058 Helena Way Chico, CA 95973.

SAO LO 3058 Helena Way Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SAO LO Dated: August 25, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001155 Published: September 28, October 5,12,19, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HEIDI’S PICKLES AND PRESERVES at 6165 Oliver Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

HEIDI ANN LANGE 6165 Oliver Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: HEIDI LANGE Dated: September 18, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001264 Published: September 28, October 5,12,19, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TOMFOOLERY at 126 West 3rd Street Chico, CA 95928.

JULIE STRASSER 15 Pebblewood Pines Chico, CA 95926.

TERRY STRASSER 15 Pebblewood Pines Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: TERRY STRASSER Dated: September 19, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001266 Published: September 28, October 5,12,19, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as POLISHED at 3095 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95973.

JONATHAN HORNER 3095 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95973.

VANESA FLORES HORNER 3095 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: VANESA FLORES-HORNER Dated: September 1, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001184 Published: September 28, October 5,12,19, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as WILLIAMS ELECTRIC at 609 Entler Ave #4 Chico, CA 95928.

MATT THOMAS WILLIAMS 14706 Bridgeport Cir. Magalia, CA 95954.

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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

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names as follows: Present name: SARA DANIELLE GERHART Proposed name: SARA DANIELLE SANTINI 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 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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KELLY LYNN BECKMAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KELLY LYNN BECKMAN Proposed name: KELLY LYNN PENTZER 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 Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: September 14, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02377 Published: September 28, October 5,12,19, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KAREN HANSEN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ALICE MICHELLE ADAMS Proposed name: ALICE MICHELLE HANSEN ADAMS 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

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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 17, 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: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: September 15, 2017 Case Number: 17CV01993 Published: September 28, October 5,12,19, 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 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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“Hi, Carol -” I started.

fact, they had gone to Vegas for their honeymoon! I told her we were trying to get the Buyer’s Agent and the Loan Officer to the bottom of it and somehow assure us the Buyer still intended to buy this house. I raged! I told Carol that although these things were not my fault, I was fighting for her and Ron.

“You’ve called at a bad time,” she said, raising her voice. Click.

“Are you done?”

Uh-oh. They might be ready to cancel the whole thing. No surprise.

The Buyer’s loan problems had delayed the sale. Carol and Ron’s life plans were stifled. Two delays had fractured Carol and Ron’s purchase of their next property in Colorado. This next one might kill it off.

“Well, also……”

My sellers, Carol and Ron, were already mad, and now, more bad news. I sucked in a deep breath and dialed the number.

Quiet country living close to town. Designed and built by a mechanical engineer, this 3 bed, 2 bath 2104 sq’ custom home sits on over a half of an acre. Outside there are raised garden beds, mature fruit trees and landscaping, a detached 1 car garage and an 800 sq’ mechanics shop that has a dedicated office and storage room. Inside the home is simple elegance. Bamboo floors run throughout, vertical grain fir trim cases out the windows, baseboards and door trim. This home is one of a kind and looking for its new lucky owner. Call for a private tour.

$475,000

“Hello,” said Carol flat-voiced.

“I’ve been better,” she said.

“Stop!” she said. “You have been talking for eight minutes and thirtytwo seconds! My mother told me a long time ago that anyone who won’t stop making excuses is not to be believed. You have two ears and one mouth for a reason. You are supposed to shut up and listen!

Communication is key! You should have been communicating with me a long time ago. If this doesn’t close, we will cancel our listing and I hope to never hear from you again!”

I dove into my dialogue. I told Carol that I was as mad as anyone that we were lied to. It is unacceptable to be told the Buyer had a family emergency which required them to suddenly leave town, when in

Good lessons: Communication is key. Shut up and listen. You have two ears and one mouth for a reason. And, no excuses. Especially for eight minutes and thirty-two seconds.

Carol called back. She was about to teach me a few lessons.

CONTACT EMMETT JACOBI

“How are you?” I said. A stupid question.

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ADDRESS

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TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

Bangor Biggs Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$620,000 $130,000 $580,000 $530,000 $455,000 $446,500 $398,000 $384,500 $380,000 $365,000 $320,000

4/4 2/1 3/3 4/3 2/3 4/3 4/3 3/2 3/2 4/3 3/3

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

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YOU DON’T HAVE TO SPELL IT OUT FOR ME TO SELL IT!

SQ. FT. 4563 1044 2305 2491 2081 2136 2181 1510 2091 2541 1660

3 bed 2 bath 1,291 sq ft. Two homes on one property in Chico. $275,000

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TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Durham

$315,000 $310,000 $300,000 $293,000 $280,000 $279,000 $272,000 $255,000 $240,000 $230,000 $356,000

3/3 3/2 3/2 3/2 4/2 2/1 3/1 3/2 2/1 2/1 3/2

SQ. FT. 1472 1346 1440 1527 1830 1856 1008 1235 884 884 1488

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HOUSE - JUNK = COOL DEAL Don’t be distracted by ongoing yard sale 2 br/1.1ba, 1232 sf, Triple S, 1976, 1 car gar Call Patty G McKee 530.518.5155 $159,900 Ad #28

BUILT IN 2006 3BD/2BA ON LRG GREENBELT LOT! Forested views, concrete walkways & trex decking. Vaulted ceilings throughout the home. Tile and granite floor in entry way. Granite counters, lot of cupboards & counter space Susan G. Thomas 530-518-8041 $192,000 Ad #14

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A CHANCE TO LIVE IN HISTORY. This home is one of the earliest homes built in “Downtown Durham.” This home has gone through a complete remodel while maintaining the exterior charm of it’s past. The house features new plumbing including septic system, Sharon McKee 530-864-1745 $315,000 2346 Goodspeed St

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HERITAGE OAKS Home features PE family room, livingGroom, 3bed, 2 bath NDplusIN on a large lot - $329,000 NORTH CHICO LOCATION BUILT IN 2014 ING Gorgeous Ranch StyleND home,1759 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 2 PE baths - $359,000 DOE MILL 1462 sq ft main home features 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, plus 555 sq ft studio above the garage $415,000

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BUILDING LOT WITH CITY SERVICES IN TOWN. .21 of an acre lot............................................................................ $99,000

Newer home close to park $347,000 3/3 blocks to park/ downtown $269,900

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BIDWELL PARK IS YOUR NEIGHBOR, in-ground pool and beautifully updated 3bed/2 bth, 1,900 sq ft ..........$369,000

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STUNNING ONE OF A KIND. 2 homes on .77 of an acre in town. 3 bed/ 2 bth 3,000 sq ft PLUS 3 bed 2 bth, 1,100 sq ft, lovely homes with lush landscaping and a spa/sauna detached building! REDUCED ......$599,000 SPRINGFIELD MANOR SENIOR MANUFACTURED HOME. Beautiful 2 bed 2 bath, 1512 sq ft with many upgrades, plus lovely fenced back yard, covered patio and garage. ..................................... $127,500 ING 2 bed/1 bth, 904 sq ft condo. 1-car garage ........................................$189,900 NDbeautiful PEand CAL PARK, updated

The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of September 11, 2017 – September 15, 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

Forest Ranch

$525,000

4/3

3116

11 Regent Loop

Oroville

$190,000

3/2

2026 Jay Dr

Gridley

$305,000

4/3

2198

19 La Palma Dr

Oroville

$167,500

3/1

1092

1085 Kentucky St

Gridley

$125,000

3/2

1160

4449 Sierra Del Sol

Paradise

$475,000

3/3

3021

13951 Chestnut Cir

Magalia

$238,500

3/2

1504

6209 Descanso Ln

Paradise

$379,000

3/2

1720

14759 Vassar Ct

Magalia

$233,000

3/3

1738

2179 De Mille Rd

Paradise

$359,000

3/4

3275

14338 Carnegie Rd

Magalia

$200,000

3/2

1232

5969 Pine View Dr

Paradise

$298,500

3/3

1988

14196 Decatur Dr

Magalia

$186,000

4/2

1662

5770 Crestview Dr

Paradise

$217,909

2/3

1863

13620 W Park Dr

Magalia

$182,000

3/2

1540

6409 Parkwood Way

Paradise

$190,000

3/2

1372

14772 Masterson Way

Magalia

$164,000

2/2

1144

6359 Lancaster Dr

Paradise

$183,000

3/1

1045

121 Chocho Son Ct

Oroville

$424,000

5/3

2754

317 Circlewood Dr

Paradise

$135,000

2/1

1088

660 Colusa Ave

Oroville

$190,000

4/2

1470

5102 Foster Rd

Paradise

$130,000

1/1

796

15914 Wintergreen Ln

SQ. FT.

ADDRESS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

SQ. FT. 1266

CN&R

35

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