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EDITORIAL

Join the heroes Each Thanksgiving week, the CN&R publishes the popular Local Heroes

Issue, this newspaper’s way of thanking some of the members of our community who go out of their way to better the lives of others.

And every year, with help from our readers, via nominations, we end up with an impressive group. Finding folks to feature would be a much more difficult endeavor if our community wasn’t so engaged in volunteerism.

Indeed, Chico and the surrounding communities are home to many who are dedicated to giving back.

But that doesn’t mean the rest of us should sit back, content that others will continue carrying on with their good work. Organizations that rely on volunteers are nearly always in need of additional helping hands.

That’s why we’d like to encourage our readers to make an effort to volunteer in some capacity. Opportunities abound, and there are many ways to find them. Try volunteermatch.org, check out the organizations affiliated with the Chico-based North Valley Community Foundation (nvcf.org), or scour the listings in the volunteer section of Craigslist. Even if it’s for a single event or a single day, you can make a difference.

Here at the CN&R, we know this. For the past couple of years, our busy staff has banded together each winter to provide one evening’s dinner for the folks staying at the low-barrier Safe Space winter shelter operated by the Chico Housing Action Team (CHAT), whose efforts are heroic. About half a dozen of us prepare a hot dish, a single recipe. Others from our crew bring the rest of the meal: salad, rolls, refreshments, dessert. We meet at the facility and chat with and serve the folks spending the night there, as well as the people who organize and run that amazing program.

The seasonal, volunteer-run shelter opens on Dec. 10 and is currently seeking helpers, for meal donations, transportation and other tasks. To learn more, visit www.chicohousingactionteam.org. Another way to help: head to the Maltese Bar for Funksgiving III, a post-Thanksgiving benefit show on Friday, Nov. 24, featuring a DJ and live music from several bands, including Black Fong (see the event at www.facebook.com/chicosafespace). □

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Hiding the poor as if it were a moral compass. Alas, it has never Ibeen so. At the Chico City Council meeting on

f only we could depend on the will of the majority,

Nov. 7, it was clear the vast majority—from landlords to the Downtown Chico Business Association to the council itself—see transforming the Jesus Center, from a downtown soup kitchen into an industrialarea intake center, as the right move. It’s nothing of the sort.

The act of hiding the poor is as old as civilization itself.

In this case, we are not only by proposing to hide the poor, Patrick Newman we are “navigating” them to The author organizes nowhere: No amount of time on a weekly citizen-led a “transformational campus” will homeless outreach cause more housing to spring up effort called Chico out of the ground. But, a campus/ Friends on the Street. compound/containment center is one way a failing society can hold people, as we fail some more.

The only honorable direction is “housing first,” as described by Lloyd Pendleton, the former director of the Utah Homeless Task Force. All other

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“solutions” are Band-Aids. Some Band-Aids come at the cost of violating civil liberties and fundamental humanitarian principles—and others do not.

The “hospitality” model, long the standard of Christian charity, offers support with minimal conditions, leaving autonomy and rights in place. On the other hand, “reform” models offer “services” on a conditional basis.

Reform models undermine civil liberties to the degree they are applied coercively or paternalistically—generally through a combination of deprivation and law enforcement excesses. An Enterprise-Record editorial celebrated these elements in the proposed “center”: “single point entry,” “identification cards required” and “can’t come and go as they do now.” A prison-like facility. And, as such, highly compatible with the interests of those who wish to remove the homeless from the public space.

Since most homeless will remain largely unhoused, these questions remain: What is in the best interests of the homeless and our commonly held constitutional liberties? How do we resist the day-to-day agenda of those gutting the Constitution in order to sequester the poor? And, in what way does the current direction not exemplify the characteristics of a proto-police state? □

No thanks, big boxes We’ve been pretty disappointed over the years to see a trend of retailers

opening for Early Black Friday, aka Thanksgiving Day. Americans’ obsession with consumerism is bad enough, but seeing people support shopping on the actual holiday makes it that much more repulsive.

After all, the stores opening their doors generally are staffed with modest wage-earners who cannot simply tell their big-box bosses they refuse to come in to work. Instead, those employees have to leave their families as they would on a typical day. And don’t think this doesn’t happen locally. There are several outlets in Butte County who’ve taken on this practice.

Our request of readers: Send a message to these corporations with your pocketbook by staying home. Don’t enable them to continue to debase a national holiday that ought to be about family and togetherness. Then, after Thanksgiving, you can make a further statement by excluding them when you’re out and about shopping. Conversely, take notice of which companies are closed on Thursday. There are plenty taking a stand against this greedy trend.

As usual, however, we urge readers to spend money at the independent retailers that keep Chico from looking like homogenous suburban America.

You know, the mom and pops and other locally owned shops you won’t find lining highways up and down the state. Instead of waking up at the crack of dawn on Black Friday, save your shopping for Small Business Saturday, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, at stores owned and operated by your friends and neighbors. They’ll be thankful you did. □

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grateful I love our annual Local Heroes Issue. It’s a bit of an escape from the rough and tumble of politics, along with the other heavy topics you may have read about in these pages over the past couple of weeks and months. This year, for those of us in the newsroom and likely also those reading these pages, the respite couldn’t have come at a better time.

We’ve featured six people who go above and beyond to better the lives of other members of our community. Had we the room, though, we could have written about many more. It’s not easy culling our list of do-gooders down to a handful, but we’ve done our best to present you with a well-rounded group.

There are a number of things I’m grateful for this Thanksgiving, and living in a place with so many people dedicated to volunteerism is one of them.

As a journalist, I’m also thankful to work at a community newspaper.

The other day, while watching the White House press corps’ cringe-worthy interactions with Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump’s passive-aggressive press secretary, I could see that being a reporter in the heart of darkness (aka Washington, D.C.) is a helluva lot more stress-inducing these days.

Case in point: Having to deal with Sanders, who would allow reporters to ask questions during a press briefing only after they stated what they were grateful for. Props to Cecilia Vega, whose byline I remember from her time as a San Francisco Chronicle reporter. During the aforementioned press conference, she shut down Sanders with this three-word response: “the First Amendment.”

Amen to that. I’m similarly grateful for that portion of the Constitution. Indeed, it’s what allows me and my colleagues—here in Chico and throughout the nation—to speak truth to power.

You may have heard about a jump in newspaper subscriptions following the general election. Count me among the spike. I purchased a digital subscription to The New York Times this year, along with delivery of its Sunday paper, to support the investigative reporting at one of the nation’s preeminent publications.

But those gains have taken place largely at the nation’s biggest newspapers. Community newspapers are struggling. Most of them are losing readers and revenues, leading to a further decline in the quality of their reporting.

That makes me thankful for the CN&R’s faithful readership— this newspaper is in the outlier position of having gained a modest amount of circulation over the past year. That’s a pretty big deal in 2017, even for the alternative weeklies, whose models rely not on paid subscribers but rather on a steady stream of advertising.

That means I’m thankful for the businesses who purchase ads in these pages, allowing us to continue our community watchdogging efforts. Over the holidays, I’d like to urge readers to help the CN&R continue our mission by supporting them and shopping locally (see Editorial, page 4).

Last but not least, I’m grateful for the folks who write letters to the editor and guest commentaries for this newspaper. By doing so, you’re helping to create a vibrant, smart and insightful section that oftentimes challenges the status quo. Your voices play an important role in the dialogue that shapes the community. So, thank you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

On target Re “Plan lacks transparency” (Editorial, Nov. 16): It is praiseworthy that the city of Chico is considering a comprehensive plan to provide for the homeless, including wraparound services and a low-barrier option. Finally, we are having this conversation!

However, your editorial was on target. Mark Orme’s and Laura Cootsana’s vision raises many concerns. Just as with arming park rangers, there is this “sneaky” element to building the plan without including major stakeholders.

The “disappointment” expressed by some council members to the Torres Shelter’s request to “slow down” was rude and dense. It was obvious that that Torres representatives could not openly discuss the situation; obvious that they had been left out of the conversation. Torres should be front and center in such discussions, as the organization has the experience of sheltering large numbers of homeless for 15 years.

Councilmembers Ann Schwab and Karl Ory admonished that this mega-plan does not address the issue of providing housing. A comprehensive plan must include a structure for people to be housed, not just sheltered. A tiny house village would be a great start, but Chico must tackle the challenge of affordable housing on a large scale as poverty increases and more citizens are finding themselves without a roof.

Emily Alma Chico

Canadian system better Re “Support for single-payer” (Letters, by Garry Cooper, Nov. 16): Thank you, Gary Cooper, selfprofessed fiscal conservative, for speaking truth to power. A national single-payer health care system (i.e., guaranteed health care) is more accessible, effective, and less expensive than our present system or any other form of private for-profit health care.

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Canadians love their guaranteed health care system. No politician, no matter his or her party or philosophy, would seriously consider attacking the core of their health care system.

A recent Canadian poll asked, “Who was the most admired Canadian in history?” The winner was Tommy Douglas. Who was Tommy Douglas? Not a hockey player. He was the creator of the Canadian health care system.

Doug Fogel Chico

Vehicular embarrassment Sitting at Second and Main, I see multitudes of pickup trucks going by in all their obese, over-engined, pointlessly four-wheel-drive, dual-cabbed, military-style glory.

These vehicles are an embarrassment to the very idea of human intelligence.

By the 1970s or ’80s we could, and should, have begun to make pickups as light, safe and fuel-efficient as passenger cars, while still being able to haul a thousand pounds when necessary.

Instead, we made them bigger and heavier, with bigger engines and four wheel drive (which is purely a sales hook), and we mostly drive them as passenger vehicles! Ford brags that the F-series line is its most profitable, which means the company has manipulated our egos so as to separate us from our cash.

We move tens of millions of people hundreds of millions of miles every day in this country.

We run millions of tons of unused cargo capacity on American highways every day. AAA says that the average cost of a car is now $10,000 per year, which, multiplied by the 253 million registered vehicles, means more than $2 trillion per year. This is stupid; nothing to brag about. Surely we can use this astonishing wealth to better effect?

Nelson Kaiser Chico

‘Maladroit behavior’

Innocent until ...

While Trump’s bombastic display of ineptitude continues, the Republican-controlled Senate continues its quiet assault on our judicial system.

While the GOP has always sought the help of the courts to further its narrow and self-serving agenda, the sleaziness of its members’ contemptible behavior came to the forefront when the Republican Senate contemptuously disregarded the Constitution, as well as ethical behavior, and blocked President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.

When Trump took office there were 107 judicial court vacancies.

These justices are lifetime appointments, and they will have extraordinary influence over our elections.

They will oversee lawsuits on voter suppression, congressional district gerrymandering, and campaign finance laws.

The Federalist Society, an ultra-conservative organization that seeks to overhaul the judicial system, was instrumental in President George W. Bush disregarding the rating process for judicial nominees. It holds great sway over whom Trump nominates. So far, in keeping with his bigoted and sexist behavior, his nominations are 91 percent white and 81 percent male. Hardly representative of our country’s population.

One nominee is a 33-year-old lawyer who has never litigated a court case. This is but one example of maladroit behavior that could permanently damage the integrity of our voting system.

A founding principle of our democracy has always been “innocent until proven guilty”—until now. Today it’s: “guilty if I say so and keep repeating it.”

Since when does the media get to find anyone guilty without an indictment or court trial?

Hollywood’s reputation of the “casting couch way” of starlets finding fame has been around for years. Do I condone Harvey Weinstein’s actions? No way! But he should be allowed that same principle of innocent until proven guilty. Ditto for judge Roy Moore or all the odious men throughout our nation who have abused their power over women (or men.)

This same media tactic was used against President Trump before and after the 2016 election.

He’s still painted an abuser of women, when his only proven action was being taped talking about women throwing themselves at him, etc.

The actions of accusers who wait for decades, then come forward to ruin careers and reputations, should be suspect.

Roger S. Beadle Chico

More on Trump Trump is at it again. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave a no-bid contract to a Russian company [called Elite Security Holdings].

The head of this company, Viktor Budanov, was the former head of the KGB. His employees and security officers are all ex-KGB officers. This no-bid contract is to guard the United States Embassy in Russia. So now we know what Trump and his bro-mate Putin talked about at the recent presidential trip overseas.

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Loretta Ann Torres Chico

Editor’s note: President Trump was taped telling Access Hollywood host Billy Bush that his celebrity allowed him do whatever he wanted with women, including, as Trump put it, to “grab them by the pussy.”

Tax plan is harmful I am an advocate with the Alzheimer’s Association, and I am deeply concerned about the proposed elimination of the medical tax deduction within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, currently under consideration in the House of Representatives.

As a retired pastor I saw firsthand the effects of Alzheimer’s on the entire family. It takes a tremendous toll in physical and emotional stress to the caregivers, but it also takes a toll on the family’s finances. Alzheimer’s is the most expensive disease in the nation, with health and long-term care costs far greater for people living with Alzheimer’s.

Caregivers spend their life savings on long-term care, and rely on the medical tax deduction to offset these costs. More

than 630,000 Californians have Alzheimer’s disease, and it is the fifth leading cause of death in the state.

As Congress moves forward with negotiations, I encourage community members to join me in asking Congressman Doug LaMalfa to consider the impact on those caring for the nearly 5,000 people in Butte County who may very well rely on the medical tax deduction.

Richard Hoyt Jr. Chico

Speaking of Alzheimer’s November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. During November, the Alzheimer’s Association recognizes and honors the more than 15 million people in the U.S. who currently provide unpaid care to a person living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, with approximately 12,000 of those family caregivers living in Butte County.

Having been one of those 15 million people caring for my grandmother, I know how important it is to recognize this problem and push national and state legislation that would help ease the burden for families. One such bill is the federal Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), HR 1676.

Palliative care is a medical specialty separate from hospice focused on managing symptoms and easing pain at any stage of a chronic disease like Alzheimer’s. It has been shown to improve quality of life for chronically ill patients, and lower health care costs by preventing hospitalizations.

PCHETA would launch nationwide education and training programs to expand the palliative care workforce. I thank Congressman LaMalfa for cosponsoring PCHETA, and I also send a heartfelt thank you to all the caregivers who give their love, support and patience to those affected with Alzheimer’s.

Angie Martin Chico

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The city of Chico recently was awarded a $1.53 million grant for the second and final phase of the Comanche Creek Greenway Improvement Project—a bike path connecting Estes Road to the Chico-Durham bike path along the Midway.

The grant was awarded through the California Natural Resources Agency’s Urban Greening Grant Program, which handed out $76 million in cap-and-trade revenues for green infrastructure projects, according to a CNRA press release. Comanche Creek Greenway was one of 39 projects selected from 143 applications statewide.

Phase I of the project was completed last summer. It included paved and unpaved biking and hiking trails, picnic areas, lighting, benches and a parking lot. Phase II will significantly improve bicycle access to southwest Chico and connect to the greater network of bike paths.

TeAcher’s GuN sToleN, FouNd

A handgun was stolen from a teacher’s car at Bidwell Junior High School Monday afternoon (Nov. 20), but quickly recovered, according to Chico police.

The unidentified teacher reportedly left her vehicle unattended and unlocked for about 30 minutes at the school. She told police she’d been camping the night before and forgot to remove the weapon from her vehicle.

Witnesses reported seeing a man riding a bike with an attached trailer enter the vehicle. After alerting police, the teacher looked for the suspect and spotted a man who fit the description on Cohasset Road. She again notified police, who say they recovered the loaded gun from Lucas East, 24. East was arrested and charged with grand theft from a vehicle and possession of stolen property.

He was booked into Butte County Jail.

rApIsT GeTs sIx YeArs

The Butte County District Attorney’s Office announced last week that a 23-year-old Granite Bay man was sentenced to six years in prison for raping a 19-year-old Chico woman in 2015.

The assault reportedly occurred at a Chico apartment following a party. Authorities say Connor Guzman (pictured) plied the victim with 15 shots of hard liquor, and then offered to make sure she was OK. Instead, she woke up undressed from the waist down but with no recollection of having consented to intercourse. Biological samples from a rape kit matched Guzman’s DNA. According to District Attorney Mike Ramsey, Guzman pleaded guilty to the crime early this year when prosecutors believed he had no criminal background. It was later determined he had been identified as the pimp of a Roseville-based prostitute and arrested for theft in that Sacramento suburb.

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open secrets Chico Masonic lodge opens doors for a peek at history, mystery and membership

AMasonic Family Center last Saturday (Nov. 18), Dean Fairbanks paused in s he led the way around the Chico

front of a poster covered in images of pop culture references to Freemasonry hanging story and in the building’s main photo by hallway. It included Ken Smith book covers from Dan kens @ Brown’s The Da Vinci n ew srev i ew. c o m Code series, images from the National Treasure films and a picture of Homer Simpson dressed in his ritual Stonecutters get-up.

Fairbanks, a Chico State professor who joined the local lodge three years ago, laughed as he paraphrased a sentence printed at the top of the poster, the cutline from the 2013 thriller The Freemason: “We don’t control everything, just the things that matter.”

Fairbanks said the poster was an inside joke of sorts, playing on pop culture’s fascination with conspiracy theories centered on the fraternal society: “We like taking the piss out of ourselves,” he said. “We always get a lot of questions about the Illuminati and stuff like that.”

His young son Sabin, who’d tagged along for the tour, interjected when his father mentioned the name of the shadowy group that allegedly oversees Freemasonry, wielding its unbounded power to control the course of human history. Mustering his scariest monster voice, Sabin slowly repeated the word: “I-llu-min-at-i!”

Members of the international organiza-

tion’s local chapter—the Chico-Leland Stanford Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons No. 111—opened the doors to their semi-secret sanctum last weekend to provide information about the organization. Though there was nary a skull or hooded figure in sight, there were plenty of free cookies, and members gave tours and freely answered questions about the group’s history and often-misconstrued symbolism.

The open house was the second held this year, and Fairbanks organized both in honor of the 300th anniversary of Freemasonry. He explained Masonic practices and traditions go back much further—rooted in medieval masons’ (stoneworkers) guilds—but that the modern organization marks its birthday with the formation of the United Grand Lodge of England in June 1717.

“Masons’ guilds went from operative to speculative during the Enlightenment,” Fairbanks said. “Folks started bringing together a lot of philosophical [concepts] and using those guilds and their architectural tools and symbols as an entryway to explain things using allegory.”

As examples, Fairbanks offered the ubiquitous compass-and-square symbol, meant to symbolize the union of spirit (the compass) and mankind (the square). He also noted the organization’s many references to the long-lost Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, explaining the building is used metaphorically as a guideline to

“inner work” members do to become better, more complete human beings.

Freemasonry, he said, is based on brotherly love—manifested through its social and charitable work—and the search for greater truth.

“Our symbols and a lot of the history and philosophy draws from early Egyptian and Zoroastrianism influences, all the way through Kabbalah, Rosicrucians, the Renaissance … there’s a golden thread through history of all these ideas, and Freemasons are carrying them on.”

Freemasonry as conspiracy-theory fodder

is nothing new in America, where many of the Founding Fathers were members.

There was even a political movement aimed at eliminating that influence in the 19th century that spawned a short-lived Anti-Masonic Party.

Fairbanks acknowledged Masonic influence but said rumors of the organization’s power to control the world are comically overblown. He noted every state has an independent “Grand Lodge” and they don’t always see eye to eye. Golden State-based Masons, for example, are currently not allowed to visit or work with lodges in Tennessee and Georgia, because California’s Grand Lodge opposes those state lodges’ policies of not allowing homosexual members.

“We believe all humans are equal, and all men are allowed to join,” Fairbanks said. Women cannot be Freemasons, but the organization has female auxiliary

Master Mason Dean Fairbanks and Larry Willis, senior warden and acting master of the Chico-Leland Stanford Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons No. 111, inside the main chamber of the Chico Masonic Family Center. Many furnishings in the room were purchased by city founder John Bidwell when he helped start the lodge in 1857.

groups such as the International Order of Job’s Daughters.

The North State has a rich Masonic history dating back to the Gold Rush, with the first lodge in Chico founded in part by pioneer John Bidwell in 1857. Other prominent local Masons— like Augustus Chapman and former Mayor Ted Meriam—are remembered in local place names (Chico State’s Chapmantown and Meriam Library, respectively).

Chico’s original lodge was located where Tres Hombres now sits, and eventually moved to the Blue Room Theatre’s current location. A membership in excess of 600 necessitated a split into two lodges in 1958, which were reunified around 1990. The Masons moved from downtown to the East Avenue location in 1994.

Chico’s lodge, like all Masonic chapters, is largely devoted to charity. Fairbanks noted it is currently running a toy drive for Catalyst Domestic Violence Services, and local Shriners—a fez-wearing wing of the Masons perhaps best known outside Freemasonry for driving little cars in parades—raises about $10,000 annually for the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Despite popular fascination with

Freemasonry, membership—as in similar fraternal groups—is in decline. The local lodge currently has about 230 members.

“It used to be that anyone you met was part of some social organization, but not so much anymore,” said Darrel Deatherage, a past master (akin to president) of the local lodge who was recently appointed grand marshal of the state’s main lodge in San Francisco.

“We’re losing them faster than they’re signing up.”

Fairbanks said part of the function of the open houses is to provide information to those who are interested in joining. But part of Masonic tradition, he explained, is that they don’t actively recruit; new members must make the first step.

“Nobody will ever ask you to be a member; you have to do it for yourself,” he said. “It’s based on the idea that, if you want to do this, and are ready to look at life a little more speculatively and esoterically, then you will go ahead and knock on the door and ask.” □

‘Put up a parking lot’ Plans to demolish 10 homes in College Park rankle neighbors that classic Joni Mitchell song goes, it always seem to go/That you Adon’ts“Don’t know what you got/Till it’s gone/They

paved paradise/To put up a parking lot.”

The College Park neighborhood in Chico, bordered on the north by West Sacramento Avenue and the east by Warner Street, may not quite be paradise. But the houses there, many of them built in the 1940s and ’50s, have been home to countless residents over the years, while the university has sprung up around them. Those homes have been slowly acquired by Chico State in an effort to put in a parking lot—technically a garage—plus another dorm structure. And despite a few holdout homeowners, it appears the university is moving forward with a plan to demolish 10 homes and replace them with temporary gravel parking.

A California Environmental Quality Act draft initial study/mitigated negative declaration was completed last month and is currently in the public comment period, which ends Nov. 30. Some residents of the nearby Mansion Park neighborhood are concerned that the community wasn’t given ample opportunity to weigh in. The university counters that it’s complied with the law when it comes to public notice and that it’s merely following through on a plan that’s been in

Doris Meriam, John Whitehead and Jann Reed are residents of the Mansion Park neighborhood, which is near College Park, where homes are scheduled to be demolished and covered with gravel like that seen here, at the corner of West Sacramento Avenue and Warner Street.

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the works for over 20 years.

“The major thing for me is the communication and the respect for neighborhoods and neighbors,” said Jann Reed, a Mansion Park resident since 1987. “I think this plan that they have, if we’d had a community meeting and they’d been able to describe this to us, maybe I’d be OK with it. But as I read it, it sounds horrible. There are existing homes and they’re going to tear down houses next to them, leaving occupied homes standing.”

That is, indeed, the plan. The university currently owns 12 homes in the neighborhood, which spans about four blocks going south from West Sacramento Avenue, according to Mike Guzzi, executive director of facilities at Chico State. Of the 12, 10 are on the chopping block. They are not all next to each other, meaning when they are torn down, about eight occupied homes will be left standing, some of them destined to become the lone house on the block.

“The homes that we own will be demolished because they are a safety hazard,” Guzzi explained. “We are making it safer for [the neighbors].”

They are a hazard because they are unoccupied, which attracts vandalism, vagrancy and crime, Guzzi said.

But there’s more to the story, according to Reed.

“It seems to me the university has been a bad property owner,” she said during a visit to Brice Avenue, where one of the homes scheduled for demolition stands across from

Speak up:

The CEQA draft is available on the Chico State website at www.csuchico.edu/pdc/masterplan.shtml. Written comments can be submitted by 5 p.m. Nov. 30 to pdc@csuchico.edu.

a fenced-in parking lot where a home used to stand. “They had a responsibility to maintain those homes.”

When asked if the university created the safety hazard by buying the houses and leaving them vacant, Guzzi said simply, “I see your point there. That’s why we’re trying to address the situation and have them demolished.”

The fate of College Park seems to have been

sealed decades ago with the finalization of Chico State’s master plan, which calls for the acquisition of the homes there as they become available and the building of a parking structure and student housing in their place. In 2013, three homes that had been bought by the university were demolished and replaced with gravel parking lots, offering a prime example of what is to come with the current project.

“It’s not that this is coming as a big surprise,” said John Whitehead, also a resident of the Mansion Park neighborhood. “It’s the way they’re doing it.”

Whitehead and Reed suspect that the plan to demolish homes in a hodgepodge manner is a way to force the rest of the homeowners to sell their properties. They aren’t the only ones concerned about the project. In 2005, when the master plan environmental impact report was published, the city of Chico requested further information about the displacement of residents and how the homes would be acquired. The response: “The University intends to acquire these houses through the voluntary cooperation of the homeowners; however, in the event that the property owners are unwilling to sell the property, the University could use the power of eminent domain.”

Guzzi said he has not heard the term “eminent domain” used in current talks of the College Park neighborhood. He added that it’s his office’s intention to keep neighbors apprised of the situation. “We are doing everything we can to make sure we are discussing these things with the neighborhood.”

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‘Do as we say, not as we do’ In the California Legislature, many laws that protect the public interest don’t apply

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ith a declaration that “public servants best serve the W citizenry when they can be candid

and honest without reservation in conducting the people’s business,” lawmakers passed the California Whistleblower Protection Act in 1999.

The idea was to protect workers who report misconduct, so that they can blow the whistle on bad actors without losing their jobs. The bill at that time covered workers at state agencies and California’s two public university systems. Lawmakers expanded it in 2010 to cover employees of the state’s courts.

But one group of California government workers has never had whistleblower protection under the law: those who work for the lawmakers themselves. It’s an example of how the Legislature sometimes imposes laws on others that it doesn’t adhere to itself.

“Lawmakers make laws that affect all of us, including them, and they are softening the blow of regulations for themselves,” said Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School who chairs the Los Angeles Ethics Commission.

“It feels like double talk.”

The Legislature’s exemption from the Whistleblower Protection Act has garnered attention in recent weeks, as a groundswell of women complaining of pervasive sexual harassment in the state Capitol publicly call for such protections for legislative employees.

But the whistleblower act isn’t the only area of the law in which the Legislature has demonstrated a “do as I say, not as I do” mentality:

Public records

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them culpable of wrongdoing?

State agencies and local governments must release such information—calendars, emails and disciplinary records—under the California Public Records Act, which the Legislature created in 1968. But the same information is nearly impossible to get from state lawmakers because the Public Records Act does not apply to the Legislature.

Instead, lawmakers are covered by the Legislative Open Records Act, which they passed in 1975 in the wake of the Watergate scandal. The act that applies to them is riddled with exceptions, effectively keeping secret many documents that other branches of government must disclose.

“The Legislature has created in many areas a black box where the public can’t see records it would be entitled to see if the public officials at issue weren’t in the Legislature,” said David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, a nonprofit organization advocating government transparency.

The Legislature’s open-records law allows it to withhold investigations of wrongdoing, even when they led to disciplinary action. It also keeps secret correspondence by lawmakers and their staff, as well as officials’ calendars.

oPeN meetiNgs

The idea that government meetings should be open to the public, and designed to welcome public input, has been enshrined in California law for more than 60 years. In 1953, the Legislature passed the open-meeting law that applies to local governments, and in 1967 it passed a similar one for state agencies.

Yet the 1973 law it passed requiring open meetings of the Legislature does not follow the same rules. One major difference: It allows legislators to gather secretly in partisan caucuses.

When contentious issues hit the floor of the Assembly or the Senate, it’s common for one political party or the other to pause proceedings and call for a caucus.

Legislators file out of the chamber and into two private meeting rooms where Democrats and Republicans separately gather for conversations that exclude the public and the press. They can hash out disagreements or craft strategy behind closed doors, then return to the chamber to vote publicly.

Local governments, such as city councils, cannot do this. With a few limited exceptions, state law forbids a majority of a local board from gathering privately precisely because it shuts the public out of

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the decision-making process.

The same laws also slow down decision-making by local governments and state agencies so that the public can weigh in. Local governments must give at least three days’ notice before taking action, while state agencies have to post agendas 10 days in advance.

Legislators, until this year, did not have the same constraints.

Though most bills go through a months-long process of public deliberations, a handful of bills each session were written just hours before lawmakers cast votes on them, leaving the public no time to offer their input.

Voters grew frustrated with the secrecy and a Republican donor worked with nonpartisan good-government groups to put Proposition 54 on last year’s ballot, requiring that bills be written and posted online for at least three days before lawmakers can vote on them. The result: Voters put a rule on legislators that the politicians wouldn’t put on themselves.

Right now there’s plenty of atten-

tion on the Legislature over its policies for dealing with sexual harassment—and some debate about whether extending the whistleblower act would help remedy the problem.

As is, the Legislature has internal personnel policies that forbid retaliation, and legislative employees are also covered by a different state law that prohibits retaliation for complaining about discrimination or harassment. But the whistleblower act goes even further, laying out a process for workers to confidentially file complaints to the independent state auditor.

Lawmakers will yet again consider a bill giving whistleblower protection to legislative staff when they return to Sacramento next year. GOP Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez of Lake Elsinore plans to reintroduce a measure that has stalled in the past. And—in a nod to some who have said that her bill wouldn’t apply to employees reporting sexual harassment—she said she’ll add language explicitly stating that it does.

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by

Chad Terhune

Cit hasannounced last Wednesday (Nov. 15) fined insurance giant Anthem Blue alifornia’s managed-care regulator

Cross $5 million for repeatedly failing to resolve consumer grievances in a timely manner.

The state Department of Managed Health Care criticized Anthem, the nation’s second-largest health insurer, for systemic violations and a long history of flouting the law in regard to consumer complaints.

“Anthem Blue Cross’ failures to comply with the law surrounding grievance and appeals rights are long-standing, ongoing and unacceptable,” said Shelley Rouillard, director of the Department of Managed Health Care. “The plan must correct the deficiencies in their grievance and appeals system and comply with the law.”

Before this latest action, California had already fined Anthem more than $6 million collectively for grievance-system violations since 2002.

The state said it identified 245 grievancesystem violations during this latest investigation of consumer complaints at Anthem from 2013 to 2016.

Rouillard cited one example in which Anthem denied a submitted claim for an extensive surgical procedure, even though it had issued prior approval for the operation. Twenty-two calls contesting the denial by the patient, the patient’s spouse, the couple’s insurance broker and the medical provider failed to resolve the complaint. It was not until the patient sought help from the managed-care agency, more than six months after the treatment, that Anthem paid the claim.

Overall, state officials said that calls to Anthem’s customer service department often led to repeated transfers and that the company failed to follow up with enrollees.

In a statement, Anthem acknowledged there are some legitimate findings in the audit, but it strongly disagreed with the state’s assertion that the problems are “systemic and ongoing.” The company said it will contest the fine.

“Anthem has taken responsibility for errors in the past and has made signifi-

cant changes in our grievance and appeals process, as well as investments in system improvements,” the company said. “We remain committed to putting the needs of our members first.”

Anthem Inc., based in Indianapolis, sells Blue

Cross policies in California and 13 other states.

California is known for having tough consumer protection laws on health coverage and for assisting policyholders when they exhaust their appeals with insurers. In other actions, the state has fined insurers for overstating the extent of their doctor networks and for denying patients timely access to mental health treatment.

Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group in Santa Monica, said the regulatory response to these problems varies greatly by state. He singled out New York, Washington and Kansas as some of the states with a good track record of holding health insurers accountable.

“The real problem is when states don’t act there is not a great avenue for the consumer. It’s very hard to bring legal action,” Court said. “Anthem definitely needed a

wake-up call. But this will also send a message to other insurers.”

Nationally, consumers continue to express their displeasure with health insurers over a wide range of issues, including denials for treatment, billing disputes and the lack of in-network doctors.

Verified complaints related to accident and health insurance coverage totaled 53,680 in 2016, according to data compiled by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. That’s up 12 percent from 2015. The data include only incidents in which state regulators confirmed there was a violation or error by the insurer involved.

Court and other advocates welcomed the significant fine in California and said this is just the latest example of Anthem’s failure to uphold basic consumer protections.

The managed-care department said a health

plan’s grievance program is critical, so that consumers know they have the right to pursue an independent medical review or file a complaint with regulators if they are dissatisfied with the insurer’s decision. The grievance system can also help insurers identify systemic problems and improve customer

About this story:

Chad Terhune is a senior correspondent for Kaiser Health news, an editorially independent publication of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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GREENWAYS Mimi Riley helped create the sustainability credential program at Butte College a decade ago. She’s now trying to expand it to a full associate’s degree.

Charting a course Butte College instructors work toward creating sustainability degree story and photo by

Josh Cozine

to a four-year university may Shaveto transfer a new option on their plates come

tudents attending Butte College in order

2019: an associate’s degree in sustainability.

At least, that’s the plan as Mimi Riley, a sociology instructor, sees it. Riley helped create the sustainability studies certificate program back in 2007, when modeling sustainability became one of Butte College’s priorities. She is now hoping to further develop that program into a full associate’s degree.

The college won numerous awards, including the National Green Power Leadership Award from the EPA, when it first adopted sustainability as a core value.

But all of its recognition was facility-related, owing in large part to the multiple solar arrays that supply 85 percent of the campus’ total power usage. On the brightest days during nonpeak hours, the school goes gridpositive―producing more power than it uses. That’s a great accomplishment, Riley said, but now it’s time to refocus on sustainability education.

Riley and a small group of faculty and students met earlier this month to discuss the next steps in the planning process. The goal is to make the degree easy to access for the community college students by making sure all courses transfer to four-year universities, unlike what’s currently in place.

“Relabeling and repackaging alreadyoffered courses” will be a primary part of the efforts to get the degree green-lighted, Riley said. She hopes to raise attendance of program classes and make the degree easier to access by ensuring all courses meet the proper requirements under Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) guidelines.

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Riley plans to have all sustainability courses labeled with a green leaf next to their description in the course catalog in a manner similar to Chico State’s current sustainability minor. The green leaf notation would allow students to easily identify which of the courses offered will count toward the sustainability degree. Students who choose the green leaf classes in each of the main areas of instruction (English, math, science, etc.) will nearly complete the new degree while checking off their transfer requirements. Students aiming at the associate’s degree will need to take one final “capstone” course that ties all the classes together with an internship component.

Being more transfer-friendly by ensuring the

sustainability program courses cover general ed requirements for University of California and California State University schools will open the degree up to a lot more students who may already be interested in studying sustainability but can’t spare the excess units in their schedule, Riley says.

John Dahlgren agrees. He teaches Architectural Drafting Applications at Butte College and is also a member of the campus’ sustainability steering committee, working closely with Riley in developing the framework for the proposed new degree.

His students are working on an eightweek final project designing tiny houses, a nontraditional drafting assignment Dahlgren uses as both a fun and timely project, and a way to make students think more sustainably.

“It makes you really think about what you really need. It’s actually really fun,” said Grant Martine, a student in the class. He plans

to pursue a career in mechanical engineering and says the project has made him excited for future green technologies he’s learned about while drafting his tiny house, such as the possibility of solar-paneled windows.

The idea of earning a sustainability degree while finishing transfer requirements sounded appealing to Martine. “It could help open doors you didn’t know were available. It might help if your first job doesn’t work out.”

Along with having his architecture students draft up tiny house concepts, Dahlgren teaches other tech-related courses. He also advises student clubs and other groups on campus, where he constantly stresses sustainability principles. One of the groups built a mobile solar phone and laptop charging station that is wheeled around campus during events to show the viability of solar, while another competed in the Solar Regatta―a boat race where each vessel must be powered by 100 percent solar energy.

His students are excited, said Dahlgren, when it comes to learning about new sustainable technologies. “It gives them a sense of agency to be a part of the solution, rather than despair.”

The next steps in green-lighting the sustain-

ability degree, Riley says, will be reaching out to faculty in the counseling and advising departments about how to make students aware of the new program, and classifying current courses already offered at Butte as transferable under the CSU sustainability minor introduced in the 2015-16 school year.

Many of the courses under Butte’s sustainability studies certificate, such as Our Sustainable Future, Sustaining Life on Earth,

Environmental Economics and World Food and Hunger Issues, already cover the same topics as the CSU sustainability courses by initial design, said Riley, and should only need to be updated to reflect as much, with little to no change to curriculum. “I think it will sail through,” she said.

“Ten years ago [the certificate program] sailed right through and that was with needing all new classes.”

Riley expects the approval process will still take some time, and hopes to see the degree offered in fall of 2019.

Creation of the degree also depends on showing a “community need” for it, she said.

“We’re going to need a lot more students trained in sustainability,” Riley said on the matter, “to start fixing and remediating the damages we’ve done to our ecosphere.” □

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Natasha Shelton, general manager of Chico Mall, got her first job when she was 15 handing out samples for a restaurant in the mall back in 1994. She’s come full circle, returning to the Chico area last year to oversee the mall’s operations.

Despite setbacks, such as the closing of Sears this fall, Shelton is optimistic about the the center’s future. She said the mall is an economic force in Chico, contributing large amounts of sales taxes. It’s also among the county’s largest employers.

Shelton sat down with the CN&R to discuss the changing face of the Chico Mall.

How are malls changing?

Malls are hugely changing across the U.S. Now, department stores are kind of backing out. You’re seeing tons of closures. What’s changing, specifically, is no longer are people going to department stores and buying their linens, and buying their clothes all at the same time. They are going to specialty stores. They’re being more specific about their purchases, and they’re more cognizant of their price points.

Is the mall concept in trouble?

You do hear about the apocalypse of malls. One of the great things about Chico is we are an insulated community. You’ve got Yuba City, which is 45 minutes south; you’ve got Redding, that is an hour north. So, Chico is sort

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of in that unique position that we don’t have any fears of the mall closing. When we all knew Sears was going to close, we got together and said, “You know, we’ll be successful in Chico no matter what, but what can we do to make it better?”

to scrap the Sears building, start all over, create an outdoor area. We’ve talked about theater uses, family entertainment uses, organic grocery stores. We have a ton of interest.

How do malls compete with online retailers?

Probably 40 percent of our tenants are mom-and-pop shops from Chico. We partner with downtown. We don’t take the approach that we’re better than them. What we do highlight is that we have a full marketing program and we have a lot of community events. We also have 24/7 security. People feel safe here. A lot of people don’t know we have this specialty leasing program—you can come here for super cheap, for month-tomonth, or a 14-month deal, or just come in for the holidays.

Online has really changed everything. That’s why malls—and specifically Chico—are focusing on lifestyle and experience. We want a reason for someone to come to the mall. We are very well aware that the millennials are really driving the bus on where retail is going. They’re really more focused on experiences. We are really focusing on getting some awesome restaurants. If we could go local, we’d love to do that. [The mall owners, Centennial Real Estate] already decided that they’re likely going

How do you convince locally owned businesses to set up shop at the mall?

—KeVIN FuLLeR kev i nf@new srev i ew. c o m

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! While I can’t quite stomach the thought of shopping on the actual holiday, I suppose this time of year does get me thinking about gift-giving and, by extension, shopping.

CN&R staff writer Kevin Fuller interviewed Chico Mall General Manager Natasha Shelton for this week’s 15 Minutes feature, and she certainly echoes what I’ve been noticing about the mall lately. I popped in recently to do a little status-check and was pleasantly surprised to see few vacant shops. It was a stark contrast to a little over a decade ago, when I wrote a cover story about the struggling state of retail just leading up to the Great Recession. (Oh, if we’d known then ….)

Let’s reminisce. Back in 2007, the Chico Mall was still home to Gap, Aéropostale, Anchor Blue, Wet Seal. Clearly, it was the place to buy clothing. There was also Radio Shack and Waldenbooks. And, as I wrote: “if it’s a department store you’re looking for, it’s got JC Penney, Sears and Gottschalks”—only the first one remains. Copeland’s Sports had just closed (as had Tower Records downtown). Adjacent to the mall, Kohl’s had just moved in, and Chili’s was under construction in the parking lot.

Somehow, Marie Callender’s was still a thing.

And then the recession hit. But somehow the mall survived. We’re in a similar slump now when it comes to retail, so I’m glad to see the place adapting to the changes. For now, I’m optimistic.

SpeAking of the mAll What got me thinking about the Chico Mall in the first place was a recent visit to Comcast’s office off Eaton Road in an effort to switch my wireless service to Xfinity from Verizon. (I love Verizon, but it’s just so damn expensive!) I learned the local shop isn’t yet equipped with mobile phones on-site, but will be very, very soon—as soon as it moves into its new location in the Chico Mall (across from Men’s Wearhouse) in early December. That’s definitely not a business I’d expect to find in the mall (nor is Chico Honda Motorsports or a Budget/Avis rental office), but it’ll certainly be more convenient. Expect deals, Minions (yes, the little yellow guys) and other shenanigans to ensue.

poke invASion First we got Halo Hawaiian BBQ & Poke Bar—in the East Avenue

Safeway shopping center—and then came the sign for Lucky Poke, across Second Street from sister restaurant Aonami Sustainable Sushi. (Word there is that they’ve been holding training sessions for the cooks. So, it shouldn’t be long now before an official opening.) But that’s not all! Signs for yet a third Hawaiian raw fish salad-themed restaurant just went up in the windows of the old Has Beans at the corner of Fifth and Main streets. This one calls itself LemonShark Poké.

According to the eatery’s website (lemonsharkpoke.com), it started in Southern California and is planning to open dozens of franchises across the country in short order. Reviews of existing spots are good, which is promising. And the website boasts that they use only the freshest and most sustainable fish (the lemon shark apparently has very discerning tastes).

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very year for Thanksgiving, the Chico News & Review shines a spotlight on a handful of local heroes, people who go above and beyond as volunteers for causes that help our community. This year, we feature six locals who donate their time knitting hats for kids, soldiers and vets; hosting benefits for nonprofits; fostering animals; picking up litter; and feeding, housing and advocating for the homeless population.

Cheers to them, and happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers.

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Hats from the heart Lou Boelens

The bulk of Lou Boelens’ work for this year’s holiday season—making hats to brighten others’ lives—was already done when the CN&R visited her eastside Chico home one recent, rainy morning.

Still, Boelens remained hard at work, sitting in her easy chair with a bin full of yarn at her feet and a knitting needle in her hand.

“I’m already starting for next year,” Boelens said, her native Texas drawl still evident despite having moved to Chico with her late husband, Camiel, at age 17 (she is now 82). “I keep knitting year-round … I have to to get ’em all done.”

Boelens estimates she knits about 150 hats a year, 50 each for three beneficiaries: children with special needs at Loma Vista School; veterans in transitional housing at VECTORS House; and soldiers deployed to the Middle East through Adopt a Soldier for Christmas, Chico.

Boelens said a kid’s hat takes about a day to make, and adult ones about twice as long. She said knitting them for soldiers is “the least I can do,” and that she developed a love for children with special needs while working for several years at The Arc of Butte County.

The children are also gifted teddy bears she buys on weekly trips to Thrifty Bargain, after she cleans and washes them at home. That’s also where she gets yarn, likewise bought on her own dime.

Additionally, she contributes other comfort items

for the soldiers, like ChapStick, puzzle books and cookies.

Boelens started making hats for charity along with a friend, Barbara Schrader, about a decade ago: “We scrounged around and found yarn wherever we could and just started doing it,” Boelens recalled matter-of-factly.

Together the two made hundreds of hats annually and distributed them to several additional organizations. Becky Eitel, who runs the local Adopt a Soldier program with her husband, Scott, said the pair knitted enough hats back then—for her organization alone—to fill at least half of the roughly 750 care packages sent overseas each year.

Schrader passed away in 2015, and Boelens has kept up the effort alone since. She said a few others planned to join her, but they “pooped out.”

“My health is pretty good, but I can feel that slipping,” she said. She added she’s unsure how much longer she can keep hand-crafting the hats, but plans to do so as long as she’s able. “[The soldiers] absolutely love the hats, and appreciate having something handmade from home,” Eitel said, relating an anecdote she heard from one soldier whose small squad all received boxes with hats one year that made them feel like the big men on campus on base.

“I think there’s a lot of people out there who do really nice things without asking for any recognition,” Eitel said. “They just do it because they love others, and Lou is one of those people.”

—KEN SMITH kens@ newsr ev iew.c o m

Round up the hope posse Peggy Mead

You can tell a lot about a person by her social media posts.

At any given time, scrolling through Peggy Mead’s Facebook timeline, you’ll find “a picture of my cat, a picture of my grandkids, ‘I need beds,’ something else, something else, ‘I need bikes’ ...”

These appeals aren’t personal. Mead is one of five women who comprise the Chico Posse, a group that since 2015 has connected people in need with what’s needed. Primarily, that’s household goods and furnishings, but assistance also extends to social services: for instance, helping a veteran secure his housing voucher.

Beneficiaries range from graduates of transitional housing programs to disaster victims. Just last week, Mead posted a message on Facebook seeking gift cards to clothe families who lost homes to fire.

“I’m just putting people together is all,” she said, “but it’s a game-changer.”

Her service work—an extensive list extending to the Bay Area before she moved to Chico in 1993—has yielded awards,

such as when Assemblyman James Gallagher designated her as the district’s Woman of the Year for 2016.

Mead accepts yet deflects such honors. With each accolade, “I take one for the team,” she said, “because it helps us get recognition and donations, and it puts us on the map; but, ay-ay-ay!”

The group—Mead, Laurie Maloney, Shelly Watson, Holly Parker and Sally Hayes—took the name from Maloney’s husband, former Chico Police Chief Mike Maloney, who called them “my wife’s posse” as their efforts coalesced.

All have full-time jobs. Mead, for instance, is association executive for Chico’s realty board, Sierra North Valley Realtors. As a mark of their joint commitments, they got matching “Posse” tattoos on their wrists—“It was some of the girls’ first [tattoo],” Mead said.

Mead, Maloney and Watson also have matching wrist tattoos commemorating House of Hope, the first transitional living facility for the Jesus Center. Along with a fourth woman, Nancy Wolfe, they spearheaded construction and operation of the home for women and children. It opened in 2013; six other Jesus Center houses have followed.

“It’s an amazing thing; it’s how the patterns of addiction and homelessness are broken,” she said. “I can’t say enough about transitional living.”

House of Hope precipitated the Posse. Mead and the others who’ve served as mentors realized that families leaving for permanent housing typically lacked the means to furnish their new dwellings. Meanwhile, donors kept bringing items after House of Hope had opened, so the women started storing goods in their garages and distributing them.

Their garages filled; now they sublease space in a warehouse rented

by Vietnam Veterans of America.

Donations still flow: During a quick stop at the warehouse on a recent Monday morning (Nov. 13), the landlord happened by with a flat-screen TV and a bike-tire pump. The Posse, organized as a nonprofit foundation, also receives financial support, with regular contributors including two who tithe.

“It’s grown so much,” Mead said.

“It’s now a hand up for anyone who falls through the cracks.”

—Evan Tuchinsky eva nt u c h i ns k y @new sr v i ew. c o m

The show must go on Greg Amaral

It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

In 2009, Greg Amaral wanted to give his mother a special present for her 70th birthday. He hired his sister’s favorite band, the popular Bay Area group The Waybacks, blew out the side of a barn to create a makeshift stage, and threw a big outdoor party.

His mom loved it, and so did everyone else who attended. “You should do this more often,” they said.

Amaral agreed with them. He realized he had an ideal site for outdoor concerts and other events—close to town but far enough out to avoid noise and traffic complaints. Little did he know, however, that his mom’s birthday bash was the seminal event at what has evolved into an important performance venue in Chico as well as a major fundraising mechanism for a number of nonprofit service and educational groups.

One of the bands that later played there, the Brooklyn-based Defibulators, came up with a name for the place. Noting that posters advertising their concert directed attendees to “the end of Normal Street,” they suggested calling the venue The End of Normal. (It’s actually on Estes Road, which connects to the end of Normal.)

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Amaral, who is in his early 50s, grew up in Salinas and Truckee and moved to Chico in 1983. He put himself through Chico State by working for painters and builders, learning tradecraft as he went.

He was a general contractor for several years but eventually began specializing in cabinetry.

In 2004 he was looking to buy a property that had both a house and a workshop when he found the Normal Street site—eight acres complete with house, workshop and beat-up old barn, as well as several acres of almond trees.

The place was a mess, covered with junk, and Amaral had to use a bulldozer to clear out the many tree stumps.

It has since become the site of the annual Butcher Shop theater productions, as well as a number of benefit concerts. In particular, it has hosted events for three charter schools—Blue Oak, Wildflower Open Classroom and Sherwood Montessori—as well as community radio station KZFR. Amaral figures that so far the events have brought in about $150,000.

“I’m a half-ass concert promoter now without even trying,” he said during a recent interview.

Amaral doesn’t charge for the use of his property, and in fact has sunk money into it to make it even more attractive to attendees. He’s built a couple of bocce ball courts along with a large pergola-style roof to protect them from rain. He’s also improved the stage and even created a one-hole golf course, complete with green.

It’s a welcoming place for families, he points out.

Parents can enjoy the concerts without worrying about their kids because the place is completely safe.

He has neighbors, but they don’t mind the concerts and in fact enjoy them, he says. His policy is that “anyone who can hear the music from their house gets in free.”

—ROBERT SPEER r obe r tspeer@ newsrev iew. com

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Super volunteer

Shelly Rogers Shelly Rogers exited the living room in her charming home east of downtown Chico and returned with Grampaw, an approximately 8-year-old foster dog who began barking incessantly at this reporter.

Once it was clear the terrier mix wasn’t going to cut the yapping long enough for an interview, Rogers took him to another room.

Grampaw came to Rogers by way of the Chico Animal Shelter, which had taken him in as a stray in desperate need of medical care for a massive hernia and major dental issues that led to the extraction of all but four teeth.

“They were rotting out of his head,” said Rogers, who produced a disfigured tooth pulled from the little blond dog.

Now that Grampaw’s healthy, Rogers will begin socializing him so that he can be adopted. When that

happens, it’ll be the 53rd time since February 2012 that she’s helped an unwanted dog find a loving home. It’s a point of pride for her that not a single one of those animals has returned to the shelter.

At the same time, she’s also caring for a tiny, roughly 16-year-old bat-faced chihuahua that, sadly, as a senior, also ended up at the shelter.

Marietta is not a foster, but rather a “fospice”—a play on the term hospice, as she will live out the rest of her days being pampered by Rogers and her husband, Eric.

“Fospice isn’t for everybody, but if you go into it with the mindset that ‘I’m going to treat this dog like every day I have her is her last day on earth,’ that’s a pretty good way to look at it,” said Rogers, noting that Marietta isn’t sickly—just “super old.”

Meanwhile, she also volunteers with the Neighborhood Cat Advocates (NCA), a local group formed in January 2013 that traps, neuters/spays and then releases feral and unowned cats.

Rogers, one of the NCA’s founders, returns phone messages left with the organization. She also traps cats—the most rigorous of her volunteering duties, since it requires driving to and from the trapping location, the veterinarian’s office, her home where the cats recuperate, and then back to where the animals were picked up. NCA, which is funded through Pawprints Thrift Boutique, has fixed of 4,801 cats— thereby eliminating the birth of tens of thousands of unwanted felines.

While the aforementioned volunteer efforts revolve around her love of animals, yet another is spurred by her distaste for litter. For about 2 1/2 years, during breaks at her job as an electric mapper at the PG&E office on Rio Lindo Avenue, Rogers has picked up trash along the adjacent bike path. You may have seen her efforts on Facebook or Instagram under the moniker Trash Walking Chico (see “Trash Talkin’,” Greenways, Aug. 18, 2016).

As to what keeps her motivated to continue cleaning up a seemingly endless stream of refuse, Rogers noted that doing so is surprisingly satisfying.

“You can immediately see the results of your work.”

—MELISSA DAUGHERTY me lissad @ newsr ev iew.c o m

Little man, big dream Kieran Trent

Alexandra Trent describes her 6-year-old son, Kieran, as a constant reminder of the good in people.

“I think it’s really easy right now to be really upset about a lot of things,” Trent said. “But then you see kids making the right choices. It kind of restores that faith in humanity.”

Kieran came to her last March to share a dream he had of helping those in need.

“He basically came to me one day and asked me, ‘Mom, I have this dream of having a fancy dinner for the people at the Torres [Community] Shelter,’” she said.

“He was saying that he understood that not everyone had access to restaurants or even a home life like he has access to. He wanted to see if he could provide that for the people of the shelter.”

Kieran wanted to follow through and make the dinner a reality. He’d dreamt up even the details of the dinner, wanting to make them his

mer favorite meal, which he says, enthusiastically, is chicken parmigiano. He also wanted to serve broccoli, Caesar salad, and bread pudding with ice cream for dessert.

Kieran envisioned the “fancy” dinner including tablecloths, real china, real silverware and real glasses, he said. So, when the time came to do the work, Kieran got his little legs moving and rallied some sponsors for the event and even helped convince more than 20 volunteers to help prepare, cook and serve the meal, which was held June 25 at the Torres Shelter.

“It’s pretty easy to rally around a 5-year-old who had a dream—a literal dream,” Trent said.

When the day came, Kieran’s passion to help others never wavered. He helped prep food. He helped serve. And he even helped clean up. They fed 145 people, when all was said and done.

“That made me feel good,”

Kieran said.

Trent described the dinner as a success and said it’s inspired her son to become more involved in the community. Kieran and his family now volunteer once a month at the Torres Shelter and are looking at possibly putting on another dinner.

The dinner also inspired others, Trent said.

“We’ve had a lot of people tell us they’re now volunteering,” she said. “There’s been quite a few people who have said they felt like there was a barrier and they didn’t understand they could just get up and do something. When they saw a 5-year-old get up and do something, they became inspired.”

Kieran takes ballet classes at a local studio and is almost a celebrity in the place due to his community service. His mom says there’s a picture of him posted on the walls of North State Ballet as a result of the dinner, and it’s inspired the studio to organize drives for donations of items, such as canned foods and socks, to be given to the shelter.

“Having seen kids have compassion is important,” Trent said.

“I think sometimes as adults we forget about it. It’s more intrinsic in nature than we remember.”

—KEVIN FULLER kev i n f@new srev i ew. c o m

Putting the social in social justice Bill Mash

At its best, the Chico community is both caring and fun-loving. That could reasonably describe our city’s so-called “vibe.” And Bill Mash is the embodiment of that, equally tireless in advocating for those who are homeless in Chico as he is in supporting and promoting the local music and arts scenes.

Most recently, that duality has manifested in a weekly community news and entertainment program on community radio station KZFR 90.1 FM called (naturally) The Chico Vibe, as well as a newspaper page with the same name edited by Mash in the North State-based Homeward Street Journal.

“What the ‘Chico vibe’ means to me is people coming together for the better of the community,” Mash said over a cup of coffee. “I’ve met just the most beautiful people I possibly could have met doing the work that I do that I would never have met otherwise. The Chico Vibe to me is connecting with all those different people.”

For more than five years in town (and beyond), Mash has donated nearly all of his time to building those connections. His main gig has been providing “a face and a voice to poverty and extreme poverty,” largely under the umbrella of Without a Roof, a website and blog he started to chronicle local homelessness issues and feature interviews with people suffering from poverty via video and audio vignettes. He also hosts a Without a Roof radio show on KZFR (Wednesdays, 5-5:30 p.m.), which explores poverty via discourse with homeless advocates and others in the community.

The 57-year-old Massachusetts native under-

stands homelessness on a unique level, as he’s experienced it himself—first as a teen runaway in Boston, and again during the summer of 2012, when he lived out of his car for a few months after running out of money following an early retirement from Hewlett-Packard. He started his documentation of homelessness around that time, hiking and filming his way through Sacramento, Yuba City, Marysville and Oroville before settling in Chico.

Mash’s Chico Vibe radio show is actually winding down (he’ll host his final hour on Friday, Nov. 24, at 6 p.m.), but that’s only so he can free up more time for the rest of his projects and to do more of what he does best—on-thestreet networking.

“Everybody knows [Bill] … He is down on the ground with the people,” said Siana Sonoquie, a local homeless advocate and outreach director for North Valley Housing Trust.

Sonoquie and Mash have worked together in helping numerous people get services and off the streets, and she says his media work is very important for local efforts. “He speaks up for people who don’t have a voice. … He gives a platform to those who don’t have a platform.”

“I don’t consider myself a hero. I think everyone can do something on this issue,” said Mash, stressing that the first thing he believes needs to happen to address local homeless issues is for people to force themselves to become educated and aware. “What’s uncomfortable for many people is to meet people where they’re at,” he said. “It changes people’s lives. Because it shows them immediately that you care. And make a connection with them, keep coming back, ask them what they want. Don’t make any preconceptions. [Ask] ‘How can I help you?’

And just help them.”

—JASON CASSIDY jaso nc @ newsr v iew.c o m

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by Jonathan richman. (to be debuted at a Wednesday, nov. 29, at blackbird. CD-release show at no cover the Blackbird Cafe on (donations accepted) Nov. 29). And as with www.6thstreet other creative projects center.org that the center has Blackbird: Books, spearheaded—such as Gallery & Cafe open-mic nights, or 1431 Park Ave. the popular Writing 433-1577 for Donuts classes— www.facebook.com/ pg/blackbirdchico organizers are hoping the CD will help break down barriers.

“It spreads awareness and gets the community actively involved,” 6th Street case manager Aaron Farrell said of the project. A local musician/producer/engineer, the 25-year-old organized and recorded the story and photo by

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album, and sees both creative and social benefits to these types of artistic projects.

“It really changes people’s perceptions on homelessness and what that means,” he said. “The main goal of the project is to provide people with the opportunity to record.” The artists featured are the kids he’d hear taking advantage of the house piano (and whatever other instruments were lying around) during the center’s “music time.”

Weekdays between 1 and 4 p.m., 6th Street is filled with the sound of young people playing music, often their own original compositions. Farrell also organizes and produces music for hiphop shows in Chico and Redding, and knowing that most of the young people likely didn’t have the resources, he offered to record their songs and posted a sheet for sign-ups. It started off slow at first, but soon interest grew to the point where the center decided to put together a compilation recording.

Farrell brought in his own equipment for the project, and set up shop in the center’s counseling room.

“Some people were gung ho, and some people were apprehensive,” Farrell said. But eventually, between the organized sessions and a few open-mic live recordings, the CD came together.

The young artists’ names aren’t listed on the CD, only the titles are, some of which hint at what they’re about—

“Broken Butterfly Wings,” “Temporary Home,” “Rebel.” And each of the original tracks (there are two original poems, five original songs and two covers) feature distinct stories that paint pictures of the musicians’ experiences. The leadoff track, a live acoustic song called “Leather Jacket in June,” is particularly fun, with a spunky female narrator who sneaks out one summer night.

And in the middle of the compilation, “Tracin’” features a young man with smooth flow telling a story about dealing with life’s challenges: “When you’re put in a situation that you cannot escape/You run as fast you can and pretend it’s a race/But you can’t always run from your darkest fears/Sometimes you gotta chill and let it bring you to tears.”

Farrell stressed that one of the greatest benefits to the CD is how therapeutic it’s been for the young musicians to get a chance to reflect on the content of their creative output and what it means at this time in their lives. “Since that creativity is on a CD, they have the opportunity to look at their work,” he said.

And when asked how he felt about working on the recordings, Farrell deflected the attention back to the artists. “I just love that I have the opportunity to contribute.

I love music. This has been awesome,” he said, adding that he hopes to continue recording more of their music. “I feel like it’s going to grow and get better.” □

Special Events RUN FOR FOOD: A 5K run/walk to benefit the Jesus Center’s efforts to feed, clothe and shelter impoverished people in Chico. Thu, 11/23, 9am. $25-$35. One-Mile Recreation Area, Lower Bidwell Park. www.runforfood.com

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Music FUNKSGIVING: A fundraising benefit show for Safe Space Winter Shelter including live music by Black Fong, Lo and Behold and Bogg Trio. Hosted by Sesar Sanchez. Fri, 11/24, 7:30pm. $7-$10.

Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.

Theater IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A musical based on the classic film, which follows the story of how George Bailey gains a new perspective on his childhood dreams and midlife disappointments. Fri, 11/24, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-894-3282. www.chicotix.com

CHICo SPeAKS: HomeLeSSneSS Wednesday, Nov. 29 Cafe Coda

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THANKSgIvINg CALeNDAr Due to scheduling changes that may occur around the holidays, please confirm event details with venues.

Theater CALIFORNIA REGIONAL THEATER KIDS: Young CRT players perform outside of Dick’s Sporting Goods. Sun, 11/26, 2pm. Chico Mall, 1950 E. 20th St. www.shopchicomall.com

CASTING CALL: Auditions for 9 to 5—The Musical.

UNDer THe STreeTLAmp Saturday, Nov. 25 Laxson Auditorium

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Come prepared with 32 bars of music showcasing your vocal range and personality; there are non-singing roles available, as well. Sun, 11/26, 6pm. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. www.chico theatercompany.com

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: See Friday. Sun, 11/26, 2pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-894-3282. www.chicotix.com

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Special Events HOLIDAY PREBREW: An evening of unlimited beer and wine tastings, raffles, live music and more. Proceeds benefit Blue Room Theatre. Sat 11/25, 3pm. $20-$25. The Arc Pavilion, 2040 Park Ave. www.blueroom theatre.com

INDIAN MARKET: The Mechoopda Tribe hosts Native American craft vendors, plus Indian tacos and a bake sale. Sat 11/25, 10am. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E 3rd St.

HoLIDAY prebreW Saturday, Nov. 25 Arc Pavilion

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THE PARROTT FAMILY CHRISTMAS SHOW: Ring in the holiday season with this Christmas-themed variety show. Sat 11/25, 2:30pm. $1-$10.

Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. www.paradise performingarts.com

Music UNDER THE STREETLAMP - HIP TO THE HOLIDAYS: A quartet featuring leading cast members of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, putting a retro twist on holiday classics, doo-wop hits and originals. Sat 11/25, 7:30pm. $28-$46. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 530-898-6333. www.chico performances.com

Theater IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: See Friday. Sat, 11/25, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-894-3282. www.chicotix.com

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Special Events INDEPENDENT COMIC BOOK CREATOR EXPO: A day to celebrate independent comic books in the North State, including a showcase of publishers, Q&A sessions, book signings and guidance on how to create comic books yourself. Sun, 11/26, 11am. $5. Veterans Memorial Hall, 554 Rio Lindo Ave.

Music THE DEL MCCOURY BAND: A 2011 International Bluegrass Music Hall of Hall inductee, McCoury is a living link to the days when bluegrass was music made only in hillbilly honky tonks, schoolhouse shows and on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. Mon, 11/27,

free LISTINgS! post your event for free online at www. newsreview.com/calendar, or email the CN&r calendar editor 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.

7:30pm. $32.50. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierranevada.com

TORRES COMMUNITY SHELTER BENEFIT CONCERT: A fundraiser featuring cellist Michal Palzewicz and pianist Robert Bowman playing the music of Bach, Scarlatti and Rachmaninoff. Mon, 11/27, 7pm. $15. St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 2341 Floral Ave.

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Special Events CHICO SPEAKS - HOMELESSNESS: The public discussion series hosted by Slow Theatre continues with an exploration of issues surrounding homelessness and affordable housing. Includes a five-expert panel. Wed, 11/29, 7pm. Free. Cafe Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave. www.slowtheatre.com

Music CHAMBER MUSIC NIGHT: Get some culture with the North State Symphony’s monthly series of classical(-ish) chamber music. Wed, 11/29, 6pm. Wine Time, 26 Lost Dutchman Drive. www.northstatesymphony.org

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grANDmASTer pLUCK Sierra Nevada Big Room has hosted plenty of bluegrass, folk and Americana acts over the years, but few with as much-old school cred as The Del McCoury Band, which is set to play there Monday, Nov. 27. McCoury has been pluckin’ and warblin’ for more than 50 (!) years. He got started by joining Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in 1963, but his own career didn’t really take off until 1992, when his sons Ronnie and Rob joined his band on mandolin and banjo, respectively, and the family moved to Nashville. Backed by his boys, McCoury rose to iconic status in bluegrass circles based largely on the authentic quality of his voice, which will leave you convinced you’re somewhere in Appalachia a century ago.

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Works by Jenny C. Marr, watercolor paintings, soapstone sculptures and pine needle baskets by the Northern California artist. The Healing Art Gallery of features artists whose lives have been touched by cancer. Through 1/19. 265 Cohasset Road, 530-332-3856.

JACKI HEADLEY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Vanished, this Tuesday, a guided tour of the exhibition highlighting themes related to the project’s investigation of history, fact and myth. 11/28, 5:30pm. Exhibition through 12/15. Chico State. www.univer sityartgallery.wordpress.com

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If you would like to enter our prize package valued at approximately $300, e-mail MICHelleC@newsrevIew.COM by 5 p.m. on Thursday, nov. 30, with your first and last name and “Made In Chico Holiday Guide Giveaway” in the subject line. The randomly selected winner will be announced on Dec. 14 in Chico news & review and contacted via e-mail.

Always Be Here, traditional and contemporary Native American art. Through 12/15. Chico State.

MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART: Notes From a Spanish Dutchman, a retrospective exhibition of art work created by James Kuiper, artist and long-time faculty emeritus with the Chico State Art Department. Through 12/31. 900 Esplanade. www.monca.org

PARADISE ART CENTER: Teachers & Facilitators Show, paintings and drawings by the gallery’s instructors. Through 12/16. 5564 Almond St. www.paradise-art-center.com

WINCHESTER GOOSE: Furious Beauty of Earth, photography by Owen Bettis, including images from his time in China and Singapore as well as sweeping landscapes from Western America. Through 12/31.

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Museums BOLT’S ANTIQUE TOOL MUSEUM: Hand Tools, rotating displays of more than 12,000 kinds of tools. Through 6/2. $3. 1650 Broderick St., Oroville., 530-538-2528. www.boltsantiquetools.com

BUTTE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: WWI Exhibition, recently renovated exhibits demonstrating the profound changes in American society caused by The Great War. Through 7/29. 1749 Spencer Ave.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Harry Potter Day—Investigation Station, investigate exploding polyjuice potions, discover dry ice divinations and try your hand at herbology. 11/25, noon-4pm. 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-$7. 625 Esplanade, 530898-4121. www.csuchico.edu/gateway

GOLD NUGGET MUSEUM: Permanent exhibits, including a collection of Maidu Indian artifacts, blacksmith and print shops, gold sluices, a miner’s cabin, a schoolhouse and a covered bridge that spans the width of a rushing creek. Through 12/31.

Free. 502 Pearson Road, Paradise, 530872-8722. www.goldnuggetmuseum.com

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: The Meaning of Life - Visual Analogy, an exhibition adding visual layers to the biggest question—how we assign meaning to human existence. Through 12/9. Chico State, 530898-4476. www.theturner.org

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Shadow & Water, a display of puppets from Indonesia and Vietnam. Through 12/20. Free. Chico State. www.csuchico. edu

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Art imitates Louis C.K.’s new film will not be playing at a theater near you

Tavailable sage telling me Louis C.K. was for interviews in advance he week before last, I got a mes-

of his new film, I Love You, Daddy, which at the time by was scheduled Bob Grimm to be released in Chico on Dec. 1. bg r i mm@ newsrev iew.c om And along with a link for streaming the film, I also got a form asking for, among other things, my reaction to the movie.

I was a little peeved that my opinion of the film was needed before being granted an interview, but no big deal. I had a bunch of outlets interested in a story and, as a longstanding, rabid Louis C.K. fan, I figured the movie would be great. Right?

Wrong. This is easily the worst thing C.K. has done since Pootie Tang. Not only is it a bad movie on a purely technical level, but its subject matter is, as you may already know, highly suspect.

Over the past couple of years, I had read disturbing rumors of C.K.’s demented sexual proclivities, and this weird movie seems to be a sort of strange confessional about his then “alleged” mistreatment of some female colleagues and fans.

It also seems to be giving the finger to people who take issue with artists who do stupid, arguably criminal things, as if people are just being shallow for not separating

art from a person’s bad behavior.

It has a real creepy, odd vibe to it.

And, as I’ve already stated, it’s just not very good.

After watching, I sent a reply saying I did not like the movie and I withdrew myself from consideration to interview the comedian.

A few hours later, The New York Times story on C.K.’s previous sexual misconduct broke, followed shortly thereafter by the comedian’s half-assed apology to the five women who came forward in the piece. Those mistreatments are no longer alleged, and now nobody will be interviewing Louis C.K. or seeing what is now an even more shitty movie considering what has transpired. The garbage film’s release has been canceled by its distributor, The Orchard.

C.K. self-funded and directed the movie in secret so nobody could tell him what he could and could not put into it. Man, does that ever show. One of those pesky studios would’ve told him the movie looked like crap, and questioned the questionable subject matter, all things considered.

He shot it on black-and-white 35mm film quickly and cheaply.

It looks washed out and poorly constructed. This “art” film is, in part, an homage to Woody Allen’s Manhattan as well as a defense of C.K.’s cinematic idol, which makes it all the more troubling. It

features an older director, played

by John Malkovich (and clearly modeled after Allen) who is notorious for sleeping with under-age girls. C.K. plays a famous TV producer, a character who deeply admires the director’s work, but his fandom is called into question when said director takes an interest in his 17-year-old daughter, China, played by Chloë Grace Moretz.

The movie actually features a character (played by Charlie Day) mimicking vigorous masturbation while C.K talks to a woman on speaker phone. So, included in this insane film is a slapstick depiction of the very thing C.K. has since admitted doing.

I Love You, Daddy is billed as C.K.’s modern statement on feminism, but it actually is something closer to straight-up misogyny. It’s sad to see Moretz, Edie Falco and Rose Byrne virtually humiliated.

And it’s hard to take seriously C.K.’s apology—on what was supposed to be the day of the film’s national premiere—after seeing its content. I Love You, Daddy plays like a career suicide note, as if C.K. knew his day of reckoning was coming. He made what might be his last film perhaps knowing he was doomed or, even worse, thinking he was bulletproof. It is totally gross and stupid, and it will not be playing at a theater near you. □ November 22, 2017

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The CN&R’s annual holiday-season Festivities Guide

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

of historic Glenwood Farm House. $20. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, between Chico and Durham. 342-4359.

Paradise Ice Rink

Parade of Lights - Oroville

Nov. 10-Jan. 15, Mon.-Thurs., 3-8 p.m.; Fri., 3-10 p.m.; Sat., 12-10 p.m.; Sun., 12-8 p.m.

An outdoor ice rink for the holiday season. $12 day pass. Terry Ashe Recreation Center, 6626 Skyway.

872-6393.

Music & Tree Lighting

Dec. 9, 6 p.m. A hometown Christmas in historic downtown Oroville with floats, vehicles, horses, music and Santa riding a fire truck. Free.

Montgomery St., Oroville.

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Holiday Open House at the Ehmann Home

Dec. 9. 3 p.m. Open house with decorations, quilt drawing and light refreshments. Coincides with Parade of Lights. Call for more details. Ehmann Home, 1480 Lincoln St., Oroville, 533-5316.

Nov. 28, 5:15 p.m. Enloe’s tree lighting with music, hot beverages and holiday sweets. Free. Enloe Medical Center, 1531 Esplanade. 332-7300.

Chico Community Tree Lighting

Santa Shuffle

Dec. 1, 6-8 p.m. Listen to a musical program, meet Santa and count down with the community as the tree at Chico City Plaza is lit up. Free. 345-6500.

Dec. 9, 8:30 a.m. A 5K and 1-mile fun run/walk to raise money for the Salvation Army. Lower Bidwell Park. Register online at www.runsignup.com.

Paradise Ice Rink

The Christmas Faire

Dec. 8-10, Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A three-day fair featuring crafts, art, food, music and entertainment. Free admission and parking. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St.

Live Walk-Through Nativity

Dec. 1-2, 6-8 p.m. Annual event featuring live animals in a nativity scene, Christmas caroling and more. Oroville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1180 Robinson St., Oroville. 712-5388.

Stansbury Home Victorian Christmas

Dec. 1-3, Fri., 6-9 p.m.; Sat., noon-6 p.m.; Sun., 1-4 p.m. Santa, entertainment, spiced cider, homemade cookies, holiday raffle and Victorian decorations.

Donations: $2-$6. Stansbury Home, 207 W. Fifth St. 895-3848.

Winter Gift Show

Dec. 1-28, 12-4 p.m. Local artists set up shop to sell oneof-a-kind handcrafted goods such as pottery, jewelry, paintings, prints and more.

Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 895-8726.

Butte County Toy Run

Dec. 2, 9:30 a.m-2:30 p.m. All motorcyclists welcome for the 30th annual Christmas toy drive/ride.

Admission: one toy or gift card per person. Ride leaves at 11 a.m. Start location: 2357 Fair St., Chico.

893-1918.

Frontier Christmas - Oroville

Dec. 2, noon-4 p.m. A Gold-Rush-era holiday celebration with pioneer crafts, live music and activities including panning for gold and pictures with Santa.

Call for info. Lake Oroville Visitor Center, 917 Kelly Ridge Road, above Oroville Dam. 538-2219.

Idea Fab Labs Holiday Maker Market

Dec. 2, noon-6 p.m. A full gallery of communitysubmitted art, various exposés, demonstrations, workshops and vending booths featuring the work of local makers. Free. Idea Fab Labs, 603 Orange St. 592-0609.

Santa’s Arrival at Paradise on Ice

Dec. 2, 2 p.m. Song, dance and seasonal cheer welcome Santa to the Paradise Ice Rink; followed by the lighted truck parade. Terry Ashe Park, 6626 Skyway, Paradise, 872-6393.

Breakfast with Santa

Christmas Lighted Truck Parade

Dec. 2, 8 a.m.-noon. Four pancake/photo sessions with Santa: 8, 9, 10 and 11 a.m.

Sessions are currently sold out, but you can call to be placed on the waiting list. $10.

CARD Community Center, 545 Vallombrosa Ave. 895-4711.

Dec. 2, 6 p.m. Parade of lights through Paradise, starting at Ace Hardware and following Pearson up Skyway to the Holiday shopping center and back. Town of Paradise.

Oroville Eagles Holiday Bazaar

Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Handmade gifts, decorations, ladies apparel from local crafters and artisans, and much more. Eagles Hall, 2010 Montgomery St. Oroville. Info: 990-6716

Breakfast with Santa Oroville

Dec. 2, 8-11 a.m. Join Santa for breakfast, photos and craft time. Pre-registration required. $8.50. Feather River Recreation and Park District.

1875 Feather River Blvd., Oroville. 533-2011.

Patrick Ranch Museum Holiday Tea & Fashion Show

Dec. 9. 1-4 p.m. Holiday music, fashion show, tea and food, plus arts and crafts, the museum gift shop, and tours Breakfast with Santa

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Winter Bizarre Bazaar

Dec. 9-10, Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m; Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Chikoko design/artist collective hosts its annual alternative holiday craft faire, featuring the handmade clothing, jewelry and utilitarian art of local artists. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.

Community Hanukkah Party

Date/time TBA, Traditional dinner for the community, featuring music, menorah lighting, dancing, games and more. Call for more details.

Congregation Beth Israel, 1336 Hemlock St. 342-6146.

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A Very Chico Nutcracker

Nov. 30-Dec. 3, Thurs. 7:30 p.m.; Fri, 7:30 p.m.; Sat, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sun, 2 p.m.

Chico Community Ballet and Chico Performances present a take on the classic Christmas tale inspired by Stansbury House namesake Dr. Oscar Stansbury and his daughter Angeline. $10-$30.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 898-6333.

Glorious Sounds of the Season

Dec. 1-3, Fri.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. A Chico holiday tradition featuring music and drama for the season performed by Chico State faculty and students and raising money for Department of Music and Theatre student scholarships. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State. $20. University Box Office: 899-6333.

ENTERTAINMENT It’s a Wonderful Life

Nov. 24-Dec. 17, Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. A new musical version of the classic Frank Capra flick. $16-$22. Chico Theater Co., 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 894-3282.

Hip to the Holidays

Nov. 25, Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Cast members from the Broadway musical Jersey Boys put a retro twist on holiday classics, doo wop hits, and Christmas originals. Presented by Chico Performances. $10-$46.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 898-6333.

Parrott Family Christmas

Nov. 25, 2:30 & 7 p.m. The members of the Parrott family present spiritual and secular holiday tunes. Two performances. $1/general; $10/ reserved. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise, 872-8454.

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★ ★★ Pink Martini – Holiday Spectacular

Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Chico Performances brings Portland’s lively cocktail/swing/pop orchestra for a special holiday-themed performance. $10-$54.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 898-6333.

Great Expectations

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Dec. 2-3, Sat., 7 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m. Paradise Community Chorus and Paradise High School Chorus present a Christmas music program. Plus, Santa (one hour before each performance). $10 (children 12 and under free). Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise, 8728454.

Rockin’ Acapella 2: SOS to the World

Dec. 3, 7 p.m. Doin’ It Justice Chorus presents an evening of song and peace from back in the day. A benefit for Community Housing Action Team. $10$20 suggested donation. First Christian Church, 295 E. Washington Ave. info@dijchorus.org

All About Christmas

Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. The annual Christmas concert presented by the Oroville Community Chorus and Concert Band. $8-$10. Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St. 538-2470.

Great Expectations

Dec. 7-23, shows Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m. Join narrator Pip in this Dickens classic about wealth, poverty, love, rejection and redemption. Tickets $15 (except Dec. 14—$20 entry includes special performance by The Yule Logs). Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., 895-3749.

Celebrate the Season

Dec. 8, 7 p.m. A holiday performance by the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West.

Call for ticket info. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise, 872-8454.

North State Symphony: Holiday Concert

Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Festive performances of a variety of sacred and popular Christmas TUNES. $15$30. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2341 Floral Ave. University Box Office: 898-6333.

Voom Voom Variety Show

Dec. 8. A variety show of local artists, musicians, dancers and more to kick off Chikoko’s Bizarre Bazaar. Find “Chikoko” on Facebook for times and more info. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.chikoko.com

The Yule Logs

Dec. 8-16. The hardest working band in snow biz is back for another run of rockin’ holiday parties.

Local shows include: Chico Public Library (Nov. 30, 4 p.m.); The Pageant Theatre (Dec. 5, 7 p.m.); Duffy’s Tavern (Dec. 9, 9 p.m.); Blue Room Theatre (Dec. 14, 7 p.m.); and Argus Bar + Patio (Dec. 20, 8 p.m.). Go to www.yulelogsmusic.com for info on all the shows.

Chico Community Concert Band Holiday Show

Dec. 10, 2 p.m. Annual concert and sing-along featuring contemporary holiday music along with a traditional collection of Christmas carols. Free.

Lakeside Pavilion, California Park, 2565 California Park Drive.

Xmas Xtring Band

Dec. 14 & 16. A variety show featuring some of Chico’s finest music veterans and special guests presenting holiday music from swing to schmaltz.

Benefit the Torres Shelter and Chico Housing Action Team (CHAT). Two shows: Farm Star Pizza (Thurs. Dec. 14, 6:30-9 p.m.) and Wine Time (Sat., Dec. 16, 6:30-9:30 p.m.).

The Nutcracker in Paradise

Dec. 15-17, Fri, 7:15 p.m.; Sat, 2:15 & 7:15 p.m.; Sun, 2:15 p.m. Northern California Ballet presents its rendition of the Christmas classic. $12-$20.

Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road. 872-1719.

Hallelujah – Handel’s Messiah

Dec. 16-17, Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. (pre-show lecture one hour before each performance). The North Valley Chamber Chorale presents this perennial favorite. $10-$30. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 898-6333.

The Yule Logs

The Mondegreens Annual Holiday Show

Dec. 22, 8 p.m. One-time Chico favorites return from Seattle for their annual holiday hometown show with guests The Rainbow Girls. $12 in advance/$15 at the door. Lost on Main, 319 Main St. 892-2445.

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GIVE BACK

Chico Housing Action Team needs donations and volunteers for various endeavors, including the Safe Space Winter Shelter. Visit www.chicohousing actionteam.org for more info.

Chico News & Review Toiletries Drive Donate travelsize (or any size, as long as it’s unused) soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, deodorant, etc. for the homeless. Bring items to 353 E. Second St., Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Jesus Center needs food and clothing donations, along with volunteers. Call 345-2640 for info.

Humane Society Supper Club support Butte Humane Society by drinking and dining. Dec. 6, Lost Dutchman Taproom, 3219 Esplanade. 809-1797.

Salvation Army Angel Trees and red donation kettles are popping up around Chico. Salvation Army community center, 567 E. 16th St. Info: 342-2199.

Sixth Street Center for Youth needs donations of personal-care items, undergarments, coats, backpacks, sleeping bags, blankets and more. Donations accepted Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 130 W. Sixth St. 894-8008.

Torres Community Shelter needs food and clothing donations, along with volunteers. 101 Silver Dollar Way. Info: 891-9048.

Toys for Tots visit www.chico-ca.toysfortots.org to find drop-off locations. Info: 897-6236.

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Wednesday, Nov. 29 Maltese Bar & Tap Room SEE WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY 11/22—WEDNESDAY 11/29

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BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and visiting producers and DJs. Fri, 11/24, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St.

FUNKSGIVING: A fundraising benefit show for Safe Space Winter Shelter including live music by Black Fong, Lo and Behold and Bogg Trio.

Hosted by Sesar Sanchez. Fri, 11/24, 7:30pm. $7-$10 donations. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.

INNERSOUL: A mix of R&B, soul and

funk covers. Fri, 11/24, 9:30pm. $5.

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

JOHN SEID & LARRY PETERSON: Playing an eclectic mix in the lounge. Fri,

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JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON & STEVE COOK: Playing an eclectic mix of tunes for dining pleasure. Wed, 11/22, 6pm. Izakaya Ichiban, 2000 Notre Dame Blvd.

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OPEN MIKEFULL: At Paradise’s only open mic, all musicians get two songs or 10 minutes onstage. Wed, 11/22, 7pm. $1-$2. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive, Paradise.

TRIVIA NIGHT: Face off against rival teams with your squad of up to six fellow trivia enthusiasts. Wed, 11/22, 8pm. Free. Woodstock’s Pizza, 166 E. Second St.

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11/24, 6:30pm. Two Twenty

Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

OPEN MIC: An open mic hosted by Tito (aka Thunder Lump). All forms of performance art welcome. Fri, 11/24, 7pm. $1. DownLo, 319 Main St.

THUNDER COVER: Top 40 dance covers in the lounge. Fri, 11/24, 8:30pm.

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

THANKSgIVINg CALENDAR Due to scheduling changes that may occur around the holidays, please confirm details with venues.

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DECADES: Chico’s hardest-working

cover band plays its annual Thanksgiving show with support from Rock Mosaic. Sat, 11/25, 7:30pm. $5. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

DRIVER: Rock ’n’ roll. Sat, 11/25,

9pm. $3. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade.

GRAVYBRAIN’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW: The wacky local funk/jam band celebrates a decade of music, videos and booty-shaking. Sat, 11/25, 10am. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

THE HOUSE IS A ROCKIN’: A Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute band. Sat, 11/25, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

NO F@#*! GIVEN: Cattywampus Productions presents a stand-up comedy showcase for orphans

ROWDY FOLK

Travis Rowdy is a local folk/blues artist who also identifies as a poet and storyteller. On Wednesday, Nov. 29, you can catch him playing at Argus Bar + Patio along with singer-songwriter Garrett Gray and the Americana band Sons of Jefferson.

Rowdy is sometimes goofy, but more often poignant. On the somber, beautiful “Sweet Misery” from his self-titled EP, he sings: “Some may call it the blues/Some may call it mental illness/But it’s you/ Hello, sweet misery/Hello, familiar company.”

and people who can’t stand their families. Hosted by Rachel Lloyd Myles. Sat, 11/25, 7:30pm. $7.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

OPEN MIC: For musicians of all

ages. Sat, 11/25, 7pm. The End Zone, 250 Cohasset Road.

SOUTH 65: Country-rock in the

lounge. Sat, 11/25, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

THUNDER COVER: Top 40 dance covers in the lounge. Sat, 11/25, 8:30pm.

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

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Saturday, Nov. 25 Tackle Box SEE SATURDAY

6pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

SMASHED SPELLING BEE: Participants must have a drink in hand as they

approach the microphone. Sun, 11/26, 9pm. Free. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

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JOHN SEID & LARRY PETERSON: An eclectic blend of music to dine by. Sun, 11/26, 6pm. 5th Street Steakhouse, 345 W. Fifth St.

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International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductee, McCoury is a living link to the days when bluegrass was music made only in honky tonks, schoolhouses and on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. Mon, 11/27, 7:30pm. $32.50. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierranevada.com

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Includes guest appearance by Jonathan Richman. Wed, 11/29, 6pm. Blackbird Books, Gallery & Cafe, 1431 Park Ave.

CHAMBER MUSIC NIGHT: Get some culture with the North State Symphony’s monthly series of classical(-ish) chamber music. Wed, 11/29, 6pm. Wine Time, 26 Lost Dutchman Drive. www.northstate symphony.org

TRIVIA NIGHT: Face off against rival teams with your squad of up to six fellow trivia enthusiasts. Wed, 11/29, 8pm. Free. Woodstock’s

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LONG LIVE GRAVYBRAIN

It’s hard to believe that Chico’s freakiest funk/fusion band, GravyBrain, has been playing super groovy live shows and cranking out weird videos for a decade now.

Indeed, on Saturday, Nov. 25, the GravyBrain boys— Gravy, Galaxo, Danger and Scorpion—are celebrating the band’s 10th anniversary at Maltese Bar & Tap Room, and things are bound to get goofy. Also, they rock.

Here’s to another decade.

OPEN MIKEFULL: At Paradise’s only open mic, all musicians get two songs or 10 minutes onstage. Wed, 11/29, 7pm. $1-$2. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive, Paradise.

SUNBATHE, XDS & VSC: An evening of odd and loud noises and fun with local bands Viking Skate Country and XDS, plus Sunbathe out of Portland, Ore. Wed, 11/29, 8pm. $7.

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TRAVIS ROWDY: The indie-folk and blues artist plays with support from singer-songwriter Garrett Gray and full Americana band Sons of Jefferson. Wed, 11/29, 8pm. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

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Let There Be Light

Due to holiday deadlines, film listings might not be current. Please check with theaters for up-to-date information.

A Christian faith-based film about a notorious atheist who, after a drunken-driving accident, has a worldview-challenging moment. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

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Murder on the Orient Express

Opening this week Coco

A 3-D animated feature rooted in the Day of the Dead aesthetic that follows the story of a boy named Miguel who goes on an adventure fueled by his desire to play music. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Novitiate

The story of a young woman (Margaret Qualley) who converts from being a nonbeliever to Catholicism and becomes a nun, joining a convent during a tumultuous time for the church. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Now playing A Bad Moms Christmas

For this sequel, the three bad moms—Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn—have their holidays disrupted when their own bad moms—Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines and Susan Sarandon—invade for Christmas. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Life and death in the delta A powerful and timely social drama set in 1940s Mississippi

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udbound, currently streaming on Netflix and showing in a few theaters nationally, is a powerful social drama in a period setting (rural Mississippi in the 1940s), and its portrayals of war, sex, labor economics, community and racism pack by a contemporary wallop that is both Juan-Carlos incisive and haunting.

Selznick Working from an adaptation of a novel by Hillary Jordan, director/ co-writer Dee Rees (Pariah, Bessie) has mounted a richly detailed multicharacter saga about two families, one white and one black, who work and live on the same stretch of Deep Mudbound South farmland in a decade convulsed Starring Garrett in more ways than one by World Hedlund, Jason War II. mitchell, Carey mulligan, Jason Henry (Jason Clarke), the older Clarke and mary J. son of the McAllan family (who are blige. Directed by white), has ambitions of rising above Dee rees. Netflix. the Depression-era tenant-farming starated r. tus of his father (a snarling Jonathan Banks) by acquiring farmland of his own. He courts and marries Laura (Carey Mulligan), the inexplicably neglected daughter from a sniffy, well-to-do family. Laura proves a conventional good wife, but there’s no missing the mutual attraction that begins to emerge between her and Jamie McAllan (Garrett Hedlund), Henry’s charming younger brother.

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stalwart Florence (Mary J. Blige) and her husband, Hap (Rob Morgan), who serves as a kind of lay minister for a fledgling congregation of neighboring black families. Their son Ronsel (Jason Mitchell) is a modest but unmistakably upright young man among the field hands.

Racial injustice becomes a central dramatic issue by way of the McAllan boys’ irrevocably bigoted father. But Rees and co-writer Virgil Williams also give special emphasis to the brothers’ shifting relations with Laura and with each other. And the real heart of the film, its single most compelling drama, develops by way of the post-war relationship that forms between two returning veterans, Jamie and Ronsel.

The performances of Hedlund and Mitchell are the best of a very good bunch, and their respective characterizations gain special gravity and range by virtue of their centrality to the film’s key scene of racial violence and the bursts of combat action that come via flashbacks and reminiscences.

Figuratively speaking, Rees’ film wears its heart on its sleeve, but it mostly steers clear of predictable agitprop behavior in its major characters. The one glaring exception to that is “Pappy” McAllan (Banks), whose single-note villainy seems a strange waste of an actor fully capable of the more nuanced and incisive portraiture that prevails almost everywhere else in this remarkable film’s mixtures of the epical and the intimate. □

Daddy’s Home 2

Just in time for A Bad Moms Christmas across the cineplex comes another parental invasion featuring two dads (Mel Gibson and John Lithgow) of two co-dads (Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell) making a nuisance of themselves around the holidays. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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The bastard lives on. Things start in that oh-so-familiar Saw way, with a bunch of people trapped in a room and chained to contraptions that threaten to disembowel them. They are all bad people who must confess their crimes or face the wrath of Jigsaw and a rather stellar makeup department. This movie is idiotic, but the gore masters do some pretty decent, yucky stuff. There’s a half-sawed-off-head moment that is quite good. I hope the PA or intern who did the work on that one got an extra Snickers for the effort. I’d give you a plot synopsis but, hey, what’s the point, right? It’d just be me running off a bunch of characters played by actors and actresses you don’t really know dying at the hands of convoluted killing contraptions—like the nonsensical spinning blade thingamabob rigged to a motorcycle engine that makes little to no sense, or the wire rigging sniggle-dee-doo that chops a dude’s leg off, etc., ad nauseam. Cinemark 14. Rated R —B.G.

Justice League

There are plenty of stellar faces and presences on hand for director Kenneth Branagh’s update of the Agatha Christie murder mystery. In addition to Branagh himself in the lead role of detective Hercule Poirot, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Daisy Ridley and Josh Gad have roles of some consequence as the mysteries aboard that snowbound luxury train unfold once again. Branagh’s Poirot is a tightly wound perfectionist sporting a monstrous handlebar mustache. He’s also a geniuslevel fussbudget with a small but very telling touch of the tragicomic buffoon to him. Branagh the director, however, seems more the exuberantly antic extrovert here, reveling in the extravagant visions that the machinery of the movies makes possible. Branagh uses CGI and bizarre camera angles to wild, near-surreal effect for scenes whose main action is mostly a matter of intimate and/or fraught conversation. Branagh seems to have encouraged offbeat subtleties in several of the main performances, but this film doesn’t give that talented cast a whole lot to explore in depth. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

In a world without Superman, it’s up to Batman (Ben Affleck) and his newly assembled league of superheroes—including Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and The Flash (Ezra Miller)—to save the planet from dark forces. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

The hallucinogenic plot drops Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a crazy garbage planet bent on round-the-clock violent entertainment and led by the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum). The Grandmaster shaves Thor’s head, dresses him in gladiator gear, and throws him into the ring for a bout with his prized competitor. That would be the Hulk, held captive on the planet for the past couple of years. He’s been nothing but the Hulk the whole time, with alter ego Dr. Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) trapped inside. Thor and Hulk have a battle royale for the ages.

There’s a whole other, apocalyptic subplot going on, where Thor’s long-lost sister Hela (Cate Blanchett) is causing major havoc on his home planet of Asgard. To say the result of all this is trippy is an understatement. The movie looks like Thor meets Boogie Nights (minus the porn) meets The Lord of the Rings. It scores high marks in the fantasy genre realm while being one of the year’s funniest movies, and that’s high praise. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —B.G.

The Star

A Christian faith-based computer-animated feature with Bo the donkey and his animal friends as the heroes of the first Christmas. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

Wonder

Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson star as parents of a fifth-grade boy with genetic facial deformities who is struggling to make a go of it in a mainstream school where some students are less than accepting. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

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Or is it? On a recent visit to Safeway, I was shocked—though not disappointed—to by see not a single Alastair Bland pumpkin beer.

Between 2012 and 2015, pumpkin beers were the hottest thing brewing each autumn. Supermarket shelves were jammed with them from September through December.

Then, last year, retailers started seeing a decline in production, mainly following a glut in the market following a surplus in 2015.

Now, in 2017, the pumpkin beer department is barren.

“Pumpkin beer was very popular for a while but has probably seen its zenith,” says Tom McCormick, executive director of the California Craft Brewers Association. “I think there will always be pumpkin beers, but brewers are being more limited with their production. This is true, really, with all seasonal beers.”

Raley’s director of wine, beer and spirits Curtis Mann, confirms “the trend has mostly died.”

This isn’t a bad thing. From the get-go, pumpkin beers were something of a farce—a misleading

concept. This is because most traditional pumpkin varieties have very little flavor. They are watery with a vague zucchini-apricot taste, and brewed into a sweet and hoppy beer, pumpkins add next to nothing.

So, to make pumpkin beers taste at all remarkable, brewers usually make them with additions of potent spices, like nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom and allspice that we associate with pumpkin pie but are not in any other way related to the big clumsy squashes. A more honest label for the style might be “pumpkin pie” beer.

Labels aside, it seems the spice flavors in these beers simply don’t resonate with beer drinkers to begin with, at least not the way that, say, hops do. Whereas IPAs are a sure sell almost anywhere, anytime, pumpkin beers clogged shelves in late 2015, mainly, it seemed, because few people wanted them.

That summer and fall, brewers made so much pumpkin beer, and retailers bought so much, that cases of the beer remained on shelves at many markets well into January.

The conclusion among many in the industry that I spoke to a year ago was that consumers tend to buy pumpkin beer once or twice per season, then ignore the stuff.

Not all pumpkin beer is bad, of

course, and there are some examples that receive rave reviews, like various imperial pumpkin stouts, funky Brettanomyces pumpkin ales, and high-alcohol pumpkin beers aged in booze barrels. Rumpkin, from Avery Brewing Co., is a rumbarrel-aged pumpkin ale of almost 17 percent alcohol—fun, I have no doubt, for a few sips. Southern Tier Brewing Co.’s Cold Press Coffee Pumking, at 8.6 percent ABV, also sounds exciting.

Certainly, the cachet and charisma of the pumpkin, the biggest and most colorful of the squashes, makes it a powerful marketing tool. In fact, it is hardly just brewers who have cashed in on the inevitable association between pumpkins, autumn and the tradition of buying stuff. All sorts of products flavored with pumpkin and spice flood supermarkets in autumn. A list produced by Eater.com last year named 65 such items, including chewing gum, lattes, black tea, marshmallows, kefir, yogurt and even hummus.

However, despite the ubiquitous reality of American holidays being seasoned by pumpkin spice, there has been abrupt near-disappearance of the flavor from the beer department. And I haven’t heard anyone complaining. □

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Redwood, the fifth volume in Mark Z. Danielewski’s ongoing (and increasingly impossible to summarize) Familiar sci-fi/ fantasy series about an epileptic girl and a magical cat, finds the author slightly off-balance. Beneath the staggering technical ability and gorgeously unique presentation, there’s a hint of deliberate—and exasperating—opacity, of an author who values ambiguity less as a tool for generating suspense than as an end unto itself. Then again, the series is of such high quality that even its intermediate stages remain singular experiences. Maybe I’m just upset that I have to wait for more.

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Backwater Kllo Ghostly International Whatever the term “family band” brings to mind, cousins Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam likely have another approach. The Melbourne, Australia-based duo known as Kllo are beat-slingers who create a cacophony of blips and chopped rhythms and wrap them around soft, R&B-fused vocal hooks. After two successful EPs, their debut full-length, Backwater, has arrived loaded with electric pop shimmer. The chill “Predicament” has a kaleidoscopic body swirling beneath Kaul’s confused heart, “Tell me you’re the one/but you’re not the one.” It’s not all so straightforward. The theme of the album is moving through that murky self, a response to the duo’s long stretches of touring through new towns and countries and the sort of personal reflection and adjustments that came along with it. In that sense, it’s cathartic. The energetic drops and plateaus on “Last Yearn” draw you in because it feels so genuine. Enjoy it at your next family reunion.

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LETTER TO KRAMPUS Dear great beast dude of the season, bringer

of warming spirits and keeper of the flame of rock ’n’ roll revelry that burns deep in the heart of every boy and girl: All I want for Christmas is a cool buzz, some tasty tunes and: 1. A ball gag stuffed in the mouth of any commentator whining about a “war on Christmas” in a country where the holiday is omnipresent 24 hours a day between Thanksgiving and Dec. 25.

2. AC/DC’s Malcolm Young (RIP) to return to this partysphere with all his killer riffs intact.

3. Dudes to stop with the groping and the jacking it the front of others and just party like normal people, for crying out loud. How about you lay off the naughty kids this year, Krampus, and give several chain lashings to the creepers who failed human school.

Gettin’ in the Krampus spirit!

Thanks, Your pal Arts DEVO P.S.: I’ve enclosed a picture here of me in a sweater that I made in your image. I hope you like it.

EL REY: SAVED Ever since word got out last year about the El Rey

Theatre going up for sale, there were rumors that potential buyers might gut the 112-year-old theater and transform it into a commercial/ residential space. Well, I’m happy to report that the El Rey is going to remain a performance space. As was previously reported by CN&R biz columnist Meredith J. Cooper (“Under the radar,” The Goods, Oct. 19), the building has been undergoing some renovations and there’s a notice of a liquor license request in the name of San Luis Obispo restaurateurs Kyle and Hal Billingsley in the window. It turns out that the Billingsleys and a third partner, Tyrone Galgano, purchased the El Rey and have been busy renovating it and planning its future as a local entertainment hub.

“We’re trying to build the premier performance and event venue in Chico,” Galgano said during a recent tour of the initial (super impressive) upgrades, which include reinforcing and expanding the stage, tearing out the lower-level seats in front of the stage and making the area standing/dancing room only, and installing new sound and digitalprojection systems. Galgano will be the one managing operations of the theater, and his experience in the field includes running a production company called Collective Effort Events that puts on EDM, hip-hop and rock shows in California and Hawaii.

Right now in Chico, Galgano and crew are in a “soft opening” stage, hosting a string of EDM shows put on by Nor Cal’s EPIC El Rey, still a theater.

Productions (including a “neon party” with L.A.-via-England producer/DJ Gareth Emery coming up on Dec. 8). Going forward, Galgano says the new owners are going to open things up to outside promoters and a wide range of performance styles.

PUTTIN’ THE FUNK IN TRUNK Local jewelry designer Lauren Woodward

(of Billy Sky Jewelry) has teamed up with Sue Reed at Bootleg consignment shop for a themed fashion show at Chico Women’s Club next Thursday, Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m. Titled the Zephyr Sessions, the trunk show is 1970sthemed, and Woodward and company are dressing the models in styles of the era and pairing them with groove-appropriate local band Low Flying Birds. Tickets are $10.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF november 22, 2017 ARIES (March 21-April 19): In alignment with the current astrological omens, I have prepared your horoscope using five hand-plucked aphorisms by Aries poet Charles Bernstein. 1. “You never know what invention will look like or else it wouldn’t be invention.” 2. “So much depends on what you are expecting.” 3.

“What’s missing from the bird’s eye view is plain to see on the ground.” 4. “The questioning of the beautiful is always at least as important as the establishment of the beautiful.” 5. “Show me a man with two feet planted firmly on the ground and I’ll show you a man who can’t get his pants on.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It may

seem absurd for a dreamy oracle like me to give economic advice to Tauruses, who are renowned as being among the zodiac’s top cash attractors. Is there anything I can reveal to you that you don’t already know? Well, maybe you’re not aware that the next four weeks will be prime time to revise and refine your long-term financial plans. It’s possible you haven’t guessed the time is right to plant seeds that will produce lucrative yields by 2019.

And maybe you don’t realize that you can now lay the foundation for bringing more wealth into your life by raising your generosity levels.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I used to

have a girlfriend whose mother hated Christmas. The poor woman had been raised in a fanatical fundamentalist Christian sect, and she drew profound solace and pleasure from rebelling against that religion’s main holiday. One of her annual traditions was to buy a small Christmas tree and hang it upside-down from the ceiling. She decorated it with ornamental dildos she had made out of clay. While I understood her drive for revenge and appreciated the entertaining way she did it, I felt pity for the enduring ferocity of her rage. Rather than mocking the old ways, wouldn’t her energy have been much better spent inventing new ways? If there is any comparable situation in your own life, Gemini, now would be a perfect time to heed my tip. Give up your attachment to the negative emotions that arose in response to past frustrations and failures.

Focus on the future.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): So begins

the “I Love To Worry” season for you Cancerians. Even now, bewildering selfdoubts are working their way up toward your conscious awareness from your unconscious depths. You may already be overreacting in anticipation of the anxiety-provoking fantasies that are coalescing. But wait! It doesn’t have to be that way. I’m here to tell you that the bewildering self-doubts and anxiety-provoking fantasies are at most ten percent accurate. They’re not even close to being half-true! Here’s my advice: Do NOT go with the flow, because the flow will drag you down into ignominious habit. Resist all tendencies towards superstition, moodiness, and melodramatic descents into hell.

One thing you can do to help accomplish this brave uprising is to sing beloved songs with maximum feeling.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your lucky

numbers are 55 and 88. By tapping into the uncanny powers of 55 and 88, you can escape the temptation of a hexed fiction and break the spell of a mediocre addiction. These catalytic codes could wake you up to a useful secret you’ve been blind to.

They might help you catch the attention of familiar strangers or shrink one of your dangerous angers. When you call on 55 or 88 for inspiration, you may be motivated to seek a more dynamic accomplishment beyond your comfortable success. You could reactivate an important desire that has been dormant.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): What exactly

is the epic, overarching goal that you live for? What is the higher purpose that lies beneath every one of your daily activities?

What is the heroic identity you were born to create but have not yet fully embodied?

You may not be close to knowing the answers to those questions right now, Virgo.

by rob brezsny In fact, I’m guessing your fear of meaninglessness might be at a peak. Luckily, a big bolt of meaningfulness is right around the corner. Be alert for it. In a metaphorical sense, it will arrive from the depths. It will strengthen your center of gravity as it reveals lucid answers to the questions I posed in the beginning of this horoscope.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): We all need

teachers. We all need guides and instructors and sources of inspiration from the day we’re born until the day we die. In a perfect world, each of us would always have a personal mentor who’d help us fill the gaps in our learning and keep us focused on the potentials that are crying out to be nurtured in us. But since most of us don’t have that personal mentor, we have to fend for ourselves. We’ve got to be proactive as we push on to the next educational frontier. The next four weeks will be an excellent time for you to do just that, Libra.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is

your last warning! If you don’t stop fending off the happiness and freedom that are trying to worm their way into your life, I’m going to lose my cool. Damn it! Why can’t you just accept good luck and sweet strokes of fate at face value?! Why do you have to be so suspicious and mistrustful?!

Listen to me: The abundance that’s lurking in your vicinity is not the set-up for a cruel cosmic joke. It’s not some wicked game designed to raise your expectations and then dash them to pieces. Please, Scorpio, give in and let the good times wash over you.

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Dec. 21): Journalist James A. Fussell defined “thrashing” as “the act of tapping helter-skelter over a computer keyboard in an attempt to find ‘hidden’ keys that trigger previously undiscovered actions in a computer program.” I suggest we use this as a metaphor for your life in the next two weeks. Without becoming rude or irresponsible, thrash around to see what interesting surprises you can drum up. Play with various possibilities in a lighthearted effort to stimulate options you have not been able to discover through logic and reason.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let’s

observe a moment of silence for the illusion that is in the process of disintegrating. It has been a pretty illusion, hasn’t it?

Filled with hope and gusto, it has fueled you with motivation. But then again -- on second thought -- its prettiness was more the result of clever packaging than inner beauty. The hope was somewhat misleading, the gusto contained more than a little bluster, and the fuel was an inefficient source of motivation. Still, let’s observe a moment of silence anyway. Even dysfunctional mirages deserve to be mourned.

Besides, its demise will fertilize a truer and healthier and prettier dream that will contain a far smaller portion of illusion.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A snail can

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as GREEN SIERRA ECO FRIENDLY LAWN CARE at 935 Waggoner Road Paradise, CA 95969.

MATTHEW JAMES ARMSTRONG 935 Waggoner Road Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

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Signed: MATT ARMSTRONG Dated: October 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001419 Published: November 2,9,16,22, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as STEP BY STEP TUTORING at 352 E 8th Ave Chico, CA 95926.

MIHAELA BEATRICE HARJAU-BROUGHTON 352 E 8th Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MIHAELA BEATRICE HARJAU-BROUGHTON Dated: October 25, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001422 Published: November 2,9,16,22, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as J SCHLESINGER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT at 2734 Brenni Way Chico, CA 95973.

JOSEPH ERIC SCHLESINGER 2734 Brenni Way Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOSEPE E. SCHLESINGER Dated: October 23, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001409 Published: November 2,9,16,22, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as GREEN GODDESS at 701 Biggs East Hwy Biggs, CA 95917.

APRIL L RODRIGUEZ 347 C Street Biggs, CA 95917.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: APRIL L. RODRIGUEZ Dated: October 9, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001346 Published: November 9,16,22,30, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as PAKALOLO EXPRESS at 230-C Walnut St Suite 127 Chico, CA 95928.

KANWALJIT SINGH 18 Cameo Drive Apt 4 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KANWALJIT SINGH Dated: October 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001439 Published: November 9,16,22,30, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as NORPAC, NORTH BRIDGE HOLDINGS, NORTH BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL, NORTH BRIDGE INVESTMENTS, NORTH CREST INTERNATIONAL, NORTH PACIFIC HOLDINGS, NORTH PACIFIC INVESTMENTS, XAN GROUP, XANCREST at 2059 Forest Ave, Ste 5 Chico, CA 95926.

KENSHI ALEXANDER HENMAN 229 W. Lindo Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KENSHI HENMAN

Dated: October 26, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001429 Published: November 9,16,22,30, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as QUICKLY PHO KING BEST at 1124 Oro Dam Blvd E Suite F Oroville, CA 95965.

KOY H CHAO 1920 48th Ave #A Oakland, CA 94601.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KOY H. CHAO Dated: October 25, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001424 Published: November 9,16,22,30, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following persons are doing business as THE BUZZ at 208 Cedar St Chico, CA 95926.

ISAAC WARREN ANDERSON 805 Oak Lawn Ave Chico, CA 95926.

KRYSTIN A ANDERSON 805 Oak Lawn Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: ISAAC W. ANDERSON Dated: November 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001463 Published: November 9,16,22,30, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as EXPEDITE MOBILE NOTARY at 4025 Rio Bravo Dr Chico, CA 95973.

KIMBERLY MARIE JOHNSON 4025 Rio Bravo Dr Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KIMBERLY JOHNSON Dated: October 20, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001408 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as TAQUERIA at 645 West 5th Street #110 Chico, CA 95928.

SALVADOR HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ 43221 County Rd 17 Woodland, CA 95776.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SALVADOR HERNANDEZ Dated: October 23, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001413 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following persons are doing business as APIARY INNOVATION at 2829 Clark Road Oroville, CA 95965.

MARK DILLON HOOVER 1467 Hooker Oak Ave Chico, CA 95926.

BRYAN JOHN HOUTMAN 343 Roe Road Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: BRYAN HOUTMAN Dated: October 26, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001434 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as JOI DE VIE ART AND WORD at 788 Silverado Estates Court Chico, CA 95973.

ISABELLA ANNE STEWART 788 Silverado Estates Court Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ISABELLA STEWART Dated: November 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001473 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as WOLFS CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONSULTING at 567 Troy Ave Chico, CA 95973.

EDWARD BURCHARDT 567 Troy Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: EDWARD F BURCHARDT Dated: October 23, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001416 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following person is doing business as OLDE CLIPPINGS at 14154 Skyway #2 Magalia, CA 95954.

DANIEL ROSS WELTON 13760 W Park Dr Magalia, CA 95954.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DANIEL R. WELTON Dated: October 16, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001378 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT The following persons are doing business as TURKEY TAIL FARM AND EVERYTHING HERBAL at 10846 Nelson Bar Road Oroville, CA 95965.

CHRISTOPHER NELSON TCHUDI 10846 Nelson Bar Road Oroville, CA 95965.

SUSAN JANE TCHUDI 10846 Nelson Bar Road Oroville, CA 95965.

SAMANTHA ZANGRILLI 10846 Nelson Bar Road Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: SUSAN JANE TCHUDI Dated: November 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001462 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE - STATEmENT OF ABANDONmENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name ALTERNATIVE LIMOUSINE SERVICE at 1929 Perservation Oak Dr. Chico, CA 95928.

ESTHER BARNES 1929 Preservation Oak Dr. Chico, CA 95928.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ESTHER BARNES Dated: November 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2014-0001345 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NETWORK MORTGAGE at 155 E. 3rd Ave Chico, CA 95926.

WILSON INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED 155 E. 3rd Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: DARIN WILSON, PRESIDENT Dated: November 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001464 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as AFFORDABLE PLUMBING at 722 Miller Ave Chico, CA 95928.

STEVEN NORMAN ALLISON 722 Miller Ave Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: STEVE ALLISON Dated: September 14, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001244 Published: November 22,30, December 7,14, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the ficticious business name BAILEY PHOTO BOOTHS at 6427 Moss Ln. Paradise, CA 95969.

ASHLEY MARTIN 6427 Moss Ln. Paradise, CA 95969.

REBEKAH MARTIN DODSON 6427 Moss Ln. Paradise, CA 95969.

This business was conducted

by Copartners.

Signed: REBEKAH MARTIN DODSON Dated: November 16, 2017 FBN Number: 2016-0001407 Published: November 22,30, December 7,14, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PAT’S FLYFISHING at 1010 Lori Dr Chico, CA 95973.

DONALD VAN SLEEPER 1010 Lori Dr Chico, CA 95973.

PATRICIA EILEEN SLEEPER 1010 Lori Dr Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: PATRICIA SLEEPER Dated: November 16, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001524 Published: November 22,30, December 7,14, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALLADIN ROOFING at 5760 Via Pacana Ave Oroville, CA 95965.

MICHAEL JAMES LEDESMA 5760 Via Pacana Ave Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MICHAEL LEDESMA Dated: November 13, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001495 Published: November 22,30, December 7,14, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as COUNTRY SHEAK AND BOUTIQUE at 1382 Longfellow Ave Chico, CA 95926.

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ANGELA WALLER 4828 County Road DD Orland, CA 95963.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ANGELA WALLER Dated: November 14, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001506 Published: November 22,30, December 7,14, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as C AND A CLEANING at 1382 Longfellow Ave Chico, CA 95926.

LOUCINDA MAE OREAR 15077 Coyote Song Rd Chico, CA 95973.

ANGELA MAE WALLER 4828 Co Rd DD Orland, CA 95963.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: ANGELA WALLER Dated: November 15, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001511 Published: November 22,30, December 7,14, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PARADISE DRUG at 6585 Clark Rd #100 Paradise, CA 95969.

DRUG THERAPY SYSTEMS COMPANY 1629 Manzanita Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: JANET BALBUTIN, OWNER/PRESIDENT Dated: November 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001467 Published: November 22,30, December 7,14, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO COFFEE COMPANY DOWNTOWN at 145 Main St Chico, CA 95928.

J & S COFFEE LLC 24854 Notre Dame Blvd #390 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: JENNIFER SILVA, MEMBER Dated: November 16, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001523 Published: November 22,30, December 7,14, 2017

NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MIYAGI COLIN POCOCK Proposed name: MIYAGI TOMEY POCOCK 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: December 15, 2017

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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: October 17, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02718 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JAHLELAH FRANCIA PAULUS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JAHLELAH FRANCIA PAULUS Proposed name: JAHLELAH FRANCIA 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: December 22, 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: October 17, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02902 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: NICOLE ELAINE SAMPSON Proposed name: NICOLE ELAINE BARBOUR 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: December 15, 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: October 17, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02974 Published: November 16,22,30, December 7, 2017

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT TARA ABEYTA You are being sued by plaintiff: JOHN A ABEYTA You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately.

Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp) at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

The name and address of the court are: Butte County Superior Court North Butte County Courthouse 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: JOHN A ABEYTA 15 Big Fir Road Forbestown, CA 95941 AFFORDABLE DOCUMENTS 1751 Oro Dam Blvd. #4 Oroville, CA 95966 (530) 534-7777 LDA #22 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: September 14, 2017 Case Number: 17FL01831 Published: November 9,16,22,30, 2017

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: TIMOTHY R OSBORN 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

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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: April 21, 2017 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 17CV01121 Published: November 9,16,22,30, 2017

The name and address of the court is: SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT 400 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: MATTHEW P. GUICHARD, SBN 107450 WILLIAM L. PORTELLO, SBN 166845 Guichard, Teng & Portello, A.P.C. 101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 112 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 459-8440 Signed: ARLENE RAMOS Dated: April 21, 2016, August 8, 2017 Case Number: CGC-16-551616, 17CV02469 Published: November 9,16,22,30, 2017

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: AMANDA ROSS, PROPERTY MANAGER; VILLA EAST APARTMENTS; CHICO VILLA EAST; PALO VERDE APARTMENTS; BACO REALTY CORPORATION; DOE 1 JASMINE; AND DOES 2 THROUGH 25, INCLUSIVE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: TAMARA HAWORTH NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

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$399,000 $805,000 $729,000 $490,000 $450,000 $425,000 $402,500 $388,000 $375,000 $370,000 $365,000

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JOYCE TURNER

Making Your Dream Home a Reality

License#01145231

Homes Sold Last Week

34

SMILES ALWAYS!

Paul Champlin | (530) 828-2902

You don’t have to spell it out for me to sell it!

SQ. FT. 1977 3575 3336 2089 2171 2016 2424 1713 1766 1518 1952

3 bed 2 bath 1,465 sq ft. Two homes on one property in Chico. $279,900

570–1944 • joyce_turner@ymail.com

Sponsored by Century 21 Jeffries Lydon ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

443 W 11th Ave 938 Yosemite Dr 1319 Yosemite Dr 11767 Butte Creek Island Rd 1266 Wanderer Ln 1163 Deschutes Dr 968 Cyndi Cir 2415 Ceanothus Ave 50 Arroyo Way 898 E 8th St 281 E 12th St

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$340,000 $335,000 $320,000 $313,000 $309,000 $292,500 $270,500 $268,000 $265,000 $250,000 $240,000

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SQ. FT. 1649 1344 1718 1612 1379 1407 1830 1732 1019 946 1058

PROFESSIONAL APPROACH,

Personalized Service

I understand the emotional, financial, and practical hurdles of the home buying process and will utilize my expertise to facilitate a smooth and successful transaction for you.

of Paradise 530.872.5880

More Home for Your Money, on the Ridge in...

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Dori Regalia

Patty G. McKee

Sharon McKee

Susan G. Thomas

(530) 872-6829

(530) 518-5155

(530) 864-1745

(530) 518-8041

CalBRE#01892653

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With locations in:

Chico: 894-2612 • Oroville: 533-2414 Paradise: 877-6262 • Gridley: 846-4005 www.BidwellTitle.com

STUNNING MID CENTURY MODERN VILLA IN NORTH CHICO 2815 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, .69 of an acre, in ground Bob Hill pool. Home features 3 separate indoor living spaces, 3 separate exterior lounging spaces and has newer Solar.

TRULY A ONE OF A KIND HOME FOR THE CHICO AREA, $765,000 KIMBERLEY TONGE | (530) 518-5508

Each office is independently owned and operated

CalBRE#01428643

CalBRE#01437897

CalBRE#01049969

ALMOST 3 ACRES! Well Maintained Home Near Concow Lake Garage plus huge RV/shop $255,000 Ad #22 Don’t delay call Dori today!

530-872-6829

LOVELY CORNER LOT HOME! 2BD/2BA 1440 Sq Ft Home, Master suite With two closets and a full bath. Open floor plan, laundry room, new carpet & vinyl $98,000 Ad#35 Sharon McKee 530-864-1745

GORGEOUS HOME ON 2.28 ACRES! Privacy, Adjacent home for sale, 2BD, 2 BA with bonus. Open beam, vaulted ceiling, detached, two car garage, sheds $299,500 Ad#34 Susan G Thomas 530-518-8041

LOVELY VINTAGE HOME! 2BD/1BA Perfect to live in while you build your dream home.

Property would be perfect for horses or animals. $139,000 Ad#33 Patty G McKee 530-518-5155

5350 Skyway, Paradise | www.C21Skyway.com | Paradise@c21selectgroup.com

CALBRE # 01991235

Great Value Newer 5 beds 3 baths home in Chico $389,000 3/3 blocks to park/ downtown $259,000

Alice Zeissler | 530.518.1872

ONE OWNER HOME WITH NICE UPDATES, 3 bed/2 bth, 1,144 sq ft on .21 of an acre .......................................$271,500 LAKE VIEW!! Beautiful 2 bed/1.5 bth condo, 1,100 sq ft w/office, 1-car garage +VIEW! ......................$239,500 HARD TO FIND 4 bed/3 bth, 1,833 sq ft with open floor plan .................................................................$340,000 TREED BUILDING LOT, .20 acre in town! ...................................................................................................... $99,000 Teresa Larson (530)514-5925 www.ChicoListings.com chiconativ@aol.com

2-HOMES ON .77 OF AN ACRE IN TOWN! Custom 3 bed/2 bth, 3,000 sq ft + 3 bed 2 bth, 1,110 2nd home ...$599,000 BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM ESTATE styled home offering 3 bed/3 bth, 2,638 sq ft with special custom features throughout. . ...........................................................................................................................................................$559,000 MANUFACTURED HOME in a Park, 55 years +, 2 bed, 2 bth, 1,512 sq ft, with lovely upgrades. .................$125,000

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

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

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

129 W 20th St

Chico

$150,000

3/2

SQ. FT. 1808

832 Bird St

ADDRESS

Oroville

$159,000

2/1

948

447 W 7th St

Chico

$115,000

4/2

1641

2630 Mcclellan Ave

Oroville

$130,000

3/1

1318

1980 Northern Pintail Ct

Gridley

$252,500

4/2

1852

5208 Trafalgar Sq

Paradise

$380,000

3/3

3019

14375 Troy Way

Magalia

$292,500

3/3

2169

6251 Himmel St

Paradise

$340,000

3/2

2056

14348 Wycliff Way

Magalia

$97,500

2/2

1151

5180 Stargate Ln

Paradise

$285,000

2/1

1276

6312 Aiken Ct

Oroville

$315,500

3/3

2401

5616 Glen Way

Paradise

$266,000

3/3

1475

7 Debra Way

Oroville

$220,000

3/2

1100

5755 Pearl Dr

Paradise

$238,500

2/2

1253

1162 Ruddy Creek Ct

Oroville

$205,000

3/2

1232

574 Castle Dr

Paradise

$229,000

3/2

1624

2345 Via Corte

Oroville

$185,000

3/2

1120

72 Pearson Rd

Paradise

$180,000

2/1

984

13387 Concow Rd

Oroville

$173,000

3/1

1728

5587 Sierra Park Dr

Paradise

$179,091

2/1

1036

5452 Farley St

Oroville

$170,000

3/2

1599

8466 Skyway

Paradise

$165,000

2/1

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