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Savings over safety The security guard who fired the shot that mortally wounded Tyler Rushing

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It takes a village Tblockon theoff sidewalk along 15th Street, just half a Park Avenue. Patty worked as a licensed

Council volunteers pulled 6.8 tons of trash out of our parks and waterways during a recent one-day cleanup. One volunteer found 14 needles that day. After months of research that includes visits vocational nurse in Chico for 15 years, got a back to and meetings with the directors of tiny home injury and now she’s sleeping on villages in Portland, Eugene and Medford, Ore., the streets. along with one in Marysville, the According to Several studies Chico Housing Action Team (CHAT) Butte County’s 2017 Homeless have shown that has submitted a proposal to the city of Chico that is the least expensive Point-in-Time cities save way to get the most amount of Survey, which millions housing people housed in the least amount of was released time: It’s called Simplicity Village. in May, she the homeless ... Several studies have shown that is among the by cities save millions housing the homerecorded 433 people sleeping Charles Withuhn less compared with the costs of emergency response, unsheltered in Chico. (That The author is a board number doesn’t include the police time and jail time. member of the Chico Once it’s up and running, this 24-month pilot additional 600-plus individuals in Housing Action Team program, of 33 detached sleeping cabins with shared Chico who live without permaand founder of the amenities, will pay for itself! The participants pay Chico Tree Advocates. nent, stable housing.) the rent. Simplicity Village has a structure that Yuba County declared a includes CHAT oversight, neighborhood participashelter crisis a year ago, with tion and layered policing. CHAT is resolved to a homeless population that was smaller than what make this village safe, clean and an asset to our Chico’s is now. Officials there determined that community. This is an opportunity to have a positive homeless encampments posed a potential threat to impact on what may be the most urgent sociological the health and well-being of their citizens. crisis of our lifetimes. □ Here in our backyard, Butte Environmental he other day, I found 60-year-old Patty sleeping

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was not working in the course of his duties for the city of Chico. However, that incident should give municipal leaders pause when it comes to the relationship they’ve established with Armed Guard Private Protection. After all, Rushing could easily have broken into a city-owned facility. For context, the Stansbury Home is a few blocks away from where he was killed—and it’s among the properties listed in AGPP’s contract with the city. With that incident as the backdrop to this week’s cover story on that city contract (see page 18), we find City Manager Mark Orme’s response to the controversial nature of hiring armed guards dismissive. Orme noted that the company offered the lowest bid and that the city “didn’t mandate that they carry weapons.” He chalked up their being armed to “part of their corporate culture.” Somehow, Orme missed the memo that the public is wary of armed, nongovernmental firms working in public spaces. We’re surprised considering the controversy over armed private security is a national topic (think Blackwater) and, locally, community members have voiced concerns to the city, including a change.org petition that collected more than 350 signatures back in 2013 calling on the City Council, among others, to put a stop to privately funded patrols downtown. We’re also dubious of the claim that hiring AGPP is a cost-saving measure. If most of the tasks are menial, we’d argue for the city to hire an additional full-time city maintenance worker to perform them, along with additional work that would benefit the public (read: park and street repairs). The cost, based on city payroll data (including salary and benefits) for such a position, is comparable and in some cases lower than the contract with AGPP. As for the company performing quasi-police duties, we say leave those things to the professionals, who ostensibly have the proper training. In our minds, at the very least, the city could and should mandate that AGPP not carry weapons. That’s the only surefire way to avoid a potential tragedy— and liability for the cash-strapped city. □

A free Internet Net neutrality. Despite its now widespread use, the term alone is enough

to make most people’s eyes glaze over. But wait! It’s actually really important. Losing it could affect all of us in countless ways. And once again, it’s in jeopardy. The basic principle of net neutrality is that all websites are equal. Walmart’s site, then, would be just as accessible as Lulus.com or, heck, newsreview.com. To do away with net neutrality would allow Internet service providers (ISPs like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T) to speed up access to sites that pay a price and slow down those that don’t. This is a big deal right now because President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission chairman, Ajit Pai (incidentally a former Verizon lawyer), is attempting to reverse a decision in 2015 granting net neutrality. Under his plan, Internet and phone companies would be able to block certain sites and apps in favor of others. The FCC is scheduled to vote on the matter Dec. 14, so time is running out to make our voices heard. Here’s how: Email Pai directly at Ajit.Pai@fcc.gov and let him know why net neutrality is important to you. If you’re more of a sign-a-petition type, you can do so at act.freepress.net/sign/internet_wake_up_destroy. Or, alternatively, make a sign and join the masses around the country that will be protesting outside of Verizon stores on Dec. 7. We’ve heard of a protest planned for outside the East Avenue store in Chico. (Just keep in mind that most of Chico’s Verizon stores are franchises. As always, be kind to store employees.) □

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Secret police The CN&R first wrote about Armed Guard Private Protection four years ago (see “Private security,” Newslines, Oct. 31, 2013). A lot was happening at that time. Signs of the effects of the Great Recession were everywhere—particularly obvious was an increase in the local homeless population. Simultaneously, the Chico Police Officers’ Association was negotiating with the city for a new contract, and the leaders of that organization were using fear-mongering tactics about crime to get what they wanted: pay increases at a time when the city teetered on financial insolvency. Many members of the public seemed to buy into the rhetoric and stopped coming downtown. That’s when the R-Town Downtown Coalition, a group of property owners and business people, hired armed guards to patrol the city center on the lead-up to the holiday shopping season. The move was controversial. As retired Chico nurse Molly Amick put it in a guest commentary in this newspaper the week after that initial story (see “Looking for answers on armed guards,” Nov. 7, 2013), “Since when does the privilege of renting downtown business space extend to the right to hire armed private guards—who are not regulated, evaluated or operated by community-hired and -elected officials—to enforce public laws?” Armed Guard Private Protection (AGPP) was the subject of a few stories in the years that followed, but we honed in on the company once again this year after the death of Tyler Rushing, a Ventura man who was shot by an AGPP employee and then by a Chico police officer at a downtown business office he’d broken into. We knew AGPP worked for private businesses as well as the Downtown Chico Business Association, and we also knew the company had a contract with the city to carry out menial tasks such as locking and unlocking public restrooms and the gates to public parks. Turns out, though, that AGPP’s contract with the city is more expansive and expensive than we initially thought. As Ken Smith reports in this week’s cover story (page 18), an effort that included public records requests for the contract and other documentation, the city pays AGPP in excess of $66,000 annually and its duties include armed guards performing “sweeps” of public property, including city parks, where its employees engage those who violate city laws, including the one prohibiting camping. First, let’s talk about the $66,000. That’s a lot of money. It’s about $24,000 more than the median annual household income ($42,334). The number may seem insignificant in relation to the city of Chico’s $48 million operating budget, but it’s not in the context of the financial maneuverings we’ve seen take place in the years since the global economic crisis that wreaked havoc on the municipality’s coffers. Second, consider this: It’s taxpayer money. What’s distressing is that the public never had a chance to weigh in on the subject of the city hiring armed guards. Indeed, even City Councilman Randall Stone, one of the panel’s more competent financial watchdogs, was unaware of the scope of the contract. In short, nobody on staff, including any of the top administrators at City Hall or the police department, had the foresight to consider the public might voice opposition to the city spending tens of thousands of dollars—the majority of it from the general fund—on gun-toting rent-a-cops performing quasi-law-enforcement duties. Either that, or they just didn’t want to hear it.

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More on Anthem Re “Busted” (Newslines, by Chad Terhune, Nov. 22): Further to the article concerning Anthem’s recent fine from the state Department of Managed Health Care, and one earlier this year about refusal to cover the modern form of mammogram (see “Chico vs. The Man,” cover story, Sept. 28), I would like readers to be aware that Anthem is currently threatening to cut physician payments for some office visits by 50 percent. This is a company making about $1 billion profit per quarter and whose CEO is paid $16 million per year. Cutting provider payments in an area that is already very short of physicians of all types will only make it harder for patients with Anthem insurance to get and keep a doctor. Many patients have open enrollment currently; I urge them to think hard about which insurer they choose.

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‘Hear us out’ Re “Custody battle” (Newslines, by Robert Speer, Nov. 16): It is with great sadness that I have ended my relationship with Community Action Agency (CAA) and its CEO, Tom Tenorio, over his management and treatment of the employees at the Esplanade House. The Esplanade House is a transitional housing program for homeless families. I along with Gary Incaudo and Lynne Bussey have been a driving force for 26 years for the Esplanade House programs and its expansion to the now 60 units. We always wanted the Esplanade House to be a place where families could work on the issues that caused them to slip into homelessness; not just a housing project. Tenorio has stated he doesn’t need our program or monetary support, (what nonprofit wouldn’t want $75,000 to $100,000 each year). The chairman of the CAA board stated that the board has fully investigated our allegations and has found Tom Tenorio to be a great CEO. However, they didn’t read the letters written by CAA employees and former board LETTERS c o n t i n u e d

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Your recent article regarding the battle over the Esplanade House had a response from CAA Board Chair Doug Benander that is bewildering. He stated that CAA board members read the letters and researched the charges, and found the accusations aren’t substantiated. How could the CAA board have read our letters when we were never given a chance to submit them? Greg Webb, Gary Incaudo and I were given 10 minutes to present a brief verbal summary of our serious concerns to the CAA board. We subsequently requested in writing that we have a closed session with CAA board members without Tom Tenorio present, to not only share the staff letters but also bring staff in so they could hear directly from them and ask questions. Our request was denied. So, which letters have the CAA board members read? Certainly not the ones we have that continue to increase in number day by day and span over two decades. All we ask is for CAA board members to stand up and do the right thing: Hear us out! Lynne Bussey Chico

Editor’s note: In addition to being instrumental in establishing the Esplanade House, the authors are members of the board of the Esplanade House Children’s Fund, a nonprofit that has helped fund the organization through private donations.

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I was disappointed to hear the NRA-originated propaganda talking point, parroted through our California 3rd District Republican Assemblyman James Gallagher, that—had some school staff members been permitted to carry concealed weapons (small handguns, I assume, as you can’t easily conceal a shotgun or a rifle)—there would have been a different result in this attack on the rural elementary school. This is a highly dubious claim and wishful thinking to the highest degree. No, the real problem here is not the fact that school staff members were not allowed to carry concealed firearms, the blood shed here is directly on the hands of the NRA and the multimilliondollar munitions industry for the 2 million-3 million often poorly regulated AR-15-style assault weapons (and/or unregulated “ghost gun” copies) out there in the U.S., many in the hands of single-event serial killers. These weapons have only one purpose—to kill and to maim. Mark Gailey Chico

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Police have identified the man who was found shot to death in his North Cherry Street apartment on Nov. 9. He was 26-year-old David Bledsoe. An autopsy confirmed Bledsoe died from a gunshot wound, according to a press release. Investigators with the Chico Police Department continue to follow leads as no arrests have been made in connection to the homicide. Police are asking anyone with information to call 897-5820. A GoFundMe page was created to help cover Bledsoe’s funeral expenses. Among memories of the Chico man, who went by the nickname Listo, the page says he leaves behind a wife and toddler son.

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Father of Desmond Phillips disputes official account of his son’s shooting

M glass windows of Bethel AME Church and fell on David Phillips, who gripped orning light shone through the stained-

the lectern tightly as he addressed a small gathering of activists and members of the story and local media. As part of photo by his prepared statement, Howard Phillips acknowledged Hardee the presence of Scott h owa rd h @ Rushing and James n ew srev i ew. c o m Sharpe—two other fathers grief-stricken over the loss of a child. “We want all of these families to get justice,” Phillips said. Phillips is the father of Desmond Phillips, the 25-year-old man with a history of mental illness who was shot and killed by Chico police officers March 17. During the press conference on Monday (Nov. 27), he was joined by the fathers of Tyler Rushing, who was shot by a private security guard and a police officer downtown on July 23 (see “Under the gun” by Ken Smith, page 18) and Breanne Sharpe, who was shot by police in September 2013.

Phillips used the platform to make a striking allegation about his son’s killing— that more police officers were involved in Desmond’s shooting than originally reported. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey declared the shooting justified on April 13 based on the results of an investigation by the Butte County Officer Involved Shooting/Critical Incident Protocol Team. The report concluded that two Chico police officers—Jeremy Gagnebin and Alex Fliehr—fired at Desmond a combined total of 16 times, hitting him with 10 shots. That was determined by officials with the California Department of Justice, who reportedly counted the number of rounds left in each officer’s pistol magazine as well as the number of empty casings found at the scene. However, the Phillips family has questioned those and other findings from the beginning. “We have evidence that shows officers Gagnebin and Fliehr were not the only ones who fired their guns at my son, as the police report claims,” Phillips

said. “All officers involved must be held accountable.” He then alleged that officers Jared Cumber, David Martin and Derek Ament—all of whom responded to Phillips’ 911 call, according to the report—also fired their weapons at Desmond. However, no evidence was presented to back up the allegations, and the Justice for Desmond Phillips campaign declined to answer questions from reporters afterward, citing legal advice. When asked to respond to the Phillips

family’s claims, Ramsey said they “do not comport” with forensic evidence collected at the scene of the shooting. The investigation concluded that Cumber shot Desmond with a Taser but did not shoot his gun, and that Martin and Ament were not in the room during the shooting. “Martin did not fire his weapon, nor did officers Cumber and Ament,” Ramsey told the CN&R. “You can see that in the original report and that still stands.” Whether the Phillips family produces contradictory evidence remains to be seen,

David Phillips makes new allegations regarding the police-involved shooting of his son, Desmond, during a press conference at Bethel AME Church on Monday (Nov. 27).

but Justice for Desmond Phillips is pressing forward on other fronts. As the CN&R previously reported, the group of family members, concerned citizens and members of activist group Showing Up for Racial Justice filed a wrongful death claim against the city, which was rejected by the city in August. They also delivered to state Attorney General Xavier Becerra a petition signed by more than 45,000 people asking for an independent investigation by his office. According to Phillips, he met with Becerra in San Francisco on Nov. 9 and was assured that Becerra would personally oversee an investigation into Desmond’s shooting “independent of the influence of Butte County law enforcement or District Attorney Ramsey.” A spokeswoman for the Attorney General’s Office declined to confirm Phillips’ account of the meeting or the nature of Becerra’s review “to protect its integrity.” During the press conference, Phillips often appeared emotionally overcome as he called for capital murder charges against the police officers in question. He also called for departmental reforms such as increased police training on implicit racial bias, de-escalation techniques, nondeadly force and mental health crisis response tactics. The eight hours of critical incident training (CIT) the Chico Police Department currently requires for its officers are not enough, he said. Phillips was followed by Scott Rushing, who made the drive from his home in Ventura. He and his wife, Paula, are pursuing a private investigation into their son’s shooting, he said. Rushing didn’t share details, but applauded the Phillips family’s parallel efforts. “We support the efforts of the Justice for Desmond [Phillips] team to insist on meaningful training of police officers dealing with the mentally ill,” he said. “We pray, here in a house of God, that some of these officers are true Christians and they are walking the walk—that they will come forward and help us get justice for these unnecessary deaths.” □

Beyond books Virtual reality and 3-D printing at the Chico library; maker space coming soon ibliophiles and librarians have long likened the experience of cracking open a good book Bto departing on an adventure—in the figurative sense, of course. But at the Chico branch of the Butte County Library, visitors also have the opportunity to virtually embark on amazing journeys—to the deck of a ship buried under the sea, futuristic streets filled with killer robots, the Roman Colosseum at dawn, and hundreds of other fantastic locations. Last summer, the library acquired an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, which library assistant Alex Chen sets up for users to experience every Tuesday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. It’s one of many technological opportunities offered at the Chico branch, which is also home to two 3-D printers available for public use and—coming soon—a full-blown “maker Try the tech: A full calendar of space” that will house a technology-oriented wide range of computers and other programand high-tech equipment, ming available at all as well as instruction and of the Butte County Library’s branches assistance in using those can be found at resources. www.buttecounty. Melanie Lightbody, net/bclibrary. Butte County’s library director, appeared Tuesday (Nov. 28) in front of the Board of Supervisors to highlight some of the library’s technology programs and give props to Chen and another library assistant at the Chico branch, Joseph Rodgers. She credited the pair with helping to keep the library on the technological forefront, explaining that they found, wrote

a proposal for, and recently won a competitive $15,000 state grant for the county library system aimed at acquiring new tech hardware and software. The grant, called Libraries Illuminated, is funded through the California Library Services Act. “This is the future of our library,” Lightbody said while introducing Chen and Rodgers. “I was so proud of these young men that I just wanted to come in and let you know what they’ve done for Butte County.” At the Chico branch later that day, Chen and

Rodgers set up the library’s virtual reality system in a meeting room off the building’s main hallway, inviting anyone who showed interest (including this eager reporter) a chance to try out popular educational programs like “Google Earth VR,” aquatic adventure “theBlu,” and “3D Organon VR Anatomy,” which allows users to view, manipulate and learn to identify bones, organs and systems in the human body. The library also has games—like “Fruit Ninja” and “Robo Recall”—that appeal to younger users and promote physical activity. The branch’s head librarian, Brenda Crotts, also sat in to provide more information. She

SIFT ER Feel lucky, Chico Chico commuters shouldn’t feel so bad about that drive to work, even on the worst of days. At least we’re not commuting in San Francisco or Los Angeles. Those two California cities ended up on the list of the top 10 worst commutes compiled by staffing agency Robert Half. The agency commissioned an independent research firm to collect the data that included surveys of more than 2,700 workers in 27 different U.S. markets. The list is based on average round-trip commute times:

City 1. Washington, D.C. 2. San Francisco 3. Chicago 4. New York City 5. Dallas 6. Seattle 7. Boston 8. Los Angeles 9. Philadelphia 10. Austin, Texas

Minutes per commute 60.42 59.20 58.50 57.92 54.95 54.22 53.75 53.68 51.86 51.85

Joseph Rodgers comes face-to-face with a humpback whale using an Oculus Rift virtual reality device at the Chico branch of the Butte County Library. PHOTO BY KEN SMITH

said she’s used the VR equipment herself, noting her first virtual adventure was to wander the streets of her hometown in New York via Google Earth VR. Crotts said the existing VR equipment was purchased with funding from another grant, and that part of the new grant will be used to buy a second system. The Oculus unit has an age requirement of 13 and older, she explained, so the library will purchase an HTC Vive system that can be used by younger people. Chen has plans to mobilize the system to do library outreach. The maker space—which will eventually house the VR equipment and 3-D printers, as well as sewing machines, a button-maker and laptops geared toward different types of programming, including robotics—is currently under construction at a warehouse in Oroville, Crotts said. She expects it to be finished and installed sometime in December. It will have a metal frame covered in fabric, with scattered clear sections to allow the curious to watch the work going on inside. The space will be roughly the size of a four-car garage, Crotts said, and located in the center of the Chico branch’s main media area. All of the furnishings will be capable of being rearranged so it can function as an active workspace or classroom-like instructional area. Speaking of the library’s focus on technology, Crotts countered the common notion that libraries are simply repositories for knowledge contained in books. “I think libraries have traditionally been out there to provide the general public with new technologies they might not be able to afford or have at home,” she said. “Libraries were the first places where many people could use computers, for example. This is just the next step.” —KEN SMITH kens@ newsr ev iew.c o m

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Pickleball explosion Local enthusiasts look forward to four new courts for the sport, a combination of tennis, badminton and ping-pong hile many people may never have even heard of pickleW ball, the sport is fast becoming a

popular Chico pastime. That was evident at an October meeting of the Chico Area Recreation and Park District board, where about 90 members and supporters of the Chico Pickleball Club showed their love of it by donning their blue club shirts and proposing the conversion of a second tennis court at Community Park into four pickleball courts. Financially, the idea makes sense, said Chico Pickleball Club organizer Mike Kunkis. “Constructing an entire new, four-court pickleball area would cost $60,000 to $75,000, whereas converting an existing tennis court will be about $15,000, which is what the last conversion cost,” he said, referring to the existing playing area at Community Park, aka 20th Street Park, which was converted two years ago.

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The proposal won easily, with not a single person speaking in opposition. One woman had submitted a petition with about 20 names opposing the transition several weeks before, but she did not attend the meeting, said CARD General Manager Ann Willmann. The large number of supporters at the CARD meeting reflects pickleball’s exploding popularity locally. Kunkis, 65, says club membership has more than tripled in the two years he’s helped run it, from 40 to 140. The club’s second tournament was held the weekend of Nov. 18-19, and attracted 95 players from as far away as San Francisco and Eureka. Pickleball was invented in 1965 and

resembles tennis, badminton and ping-pong. It’s usually played on tennis courts condensed to about half the size of a regular one— from the back line to the net is

only 22 feet—with similar lines, and a net 2 inches lower than a tennis net. Singles or doubles hit a whiffle ball with a wooden paddle twice the size of a ping-pong paddle, scoring 1 point at a time. The first one to 11 wins. Membership in the Chico Pickleball Club has grown swiftly for several reasons. One is that the game is easy to take up. Another is that the club is open to everyone, of all ages and skill levels, and will even teach newbies the rules of the game. “It’s super easy,” Kunkis said. “If you have played any paddle sports, we can show you the basic strokes and have you playing within an hour. We’re happy to teach people for free.” Jennifer Wallace, another club At 87 years old, Tom Russo is the oldest member  of the Chico Pickleball Club. With a small court  size, he’s able to easily maneuver to hit the ball. photo by vic caNtu

Get into the game:

For those interested in joining the Chico Pickleball Club, find it on Facebook under “Chico Pickleball - 20th St. Tennis Courts” or email organizer Mike Kunkis at micysler@sbcglobal.net.

organizer, says newcomers are loaned paddles and advised not to buy one (they run from $60 to $120) before consulting with pickleball regulars. New players are encouraged to come by the courts between 11-11:30 a.m. MondaySaturday. Chico Junior High physical education instructor Corina Peruzzi says she has taught the sport for 15 years to students at Pleasant Valley, Chico Junior, Bidwell Junior and Marsh Junior high schools. “Kids love it and want to play it all the time,” Peruzzi said. “It’s easier to understand than tennis, and the paddle is closer to your hand than a tennis racket.” While all ages enjoy the sport, Kunkis says he’s noticed that seniors are especially attracted to it. Two-thirds of the club’s active members are over 60, with the oldest member clocking in at 87. Many have retired and lost their social group from work, Kunkis explained, and pickleball provides an instant replacement community of people with shared interests. One of those interests is staying in shape, Wallace said. “It keeps your mind really engaged and you don’t realize you’re exercising,” she said. Kunkis concurred: “I have a pacemaker and it doesn’t affect my play. In fact, it probably helps,” he said, laughing. Tom Russo, the 87-year-old, played briskly at the Community Park court, then revealed he has two artificial knees and two artificial hips. “I’ve been playing 3 1/2 years, and I love the game,” Russo said. “I played tennis for decades, but I lost all my partners when they died or went to retirement homes.” After the new court conversion is complete, Kunkis says the club wants to start leagues similar to bowling or softball leagues. “Chico is such a great place,” he said. “I would love it if we became Northern California’s destination for pickleball.”

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HEALTHLINES Steven Naiman, outreach and enrollment specialist at Ampla Health in Chico, debunks misconceptions about Covered California health insurance.

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n three years serving as a certified enroll-

ment counselor for Covered California, the state marketplace for health insurance spawned by the Affordable Care Act, Steven Naiman has helped hundreds of people get coverage for the first time. Only twice, he says, has someone left his office without signing up. “The majority of people that come in and find out what their options are, are pretty OK with the cost that they have to pay for insurance,” he told the CN&R. Many discover their premiums are less than they expected, thanks to government subsidies—one woman he met with recently will pay $50 monthly next year. Others gain motivation, and see added significance in being insured, from an anecdote Naiman shares. Naiman works for Ampla Health in Chico as outreach and enrollment specialist. In his first year as a Covered California counselor, he enrolled a woman in a highdeductible plan providing preventive services such as a physical exam but also a safety net in case of a major illness or injury.

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This woman avoided going to the doctor before getting insurance. During her checkup, her physician diagnosed her with cancer. “Thank god she got the physical done, and thank god that even though she had the most basic plan under Covered California, it helped her [by her] not having to pay an outrageous sum of money at the hospital,” Naiman said. “She did come in to thank me, and she wanted to purchase a better plan. “I use that example for other people.” Naiman, his colleagues in the six counties Ampla serves and Covered California counselors across the state are particularly busy these days, amid the open enrollment period for the insurance exchange. In a Nov. 16 news release, Covered California said 48,000 new consumers had signed up statewide since open enrollment began Nov. 1, up from 39,000 in the same period last year. (As of the CN&R’s deadline, Covered California had not updated numbers on enrollees nor broken out local numbers, including for Ampla.) James Scullary of Covered California characterized the initial enrollment as “a solid start”—perhaps an understatement considering challenges that have arisen. The federal government has sent discourag-

ing signs about the future of exchanges, with the White House announcing condensed

open enrollment periods and congressional Republicans mounting repeated efforts to dismantle the ACA, most recently via socalled tax reform legislation. Meanwhile, Anthem Blue Cross pulled out of Covered California for the majority of markets. What does all this mean? For the North State, for now, not much. • Covered California’s open enrollment period still runs through Jan. 31—though Dec. 15 (the federally announced deadline, applicable in most states) remains the final day to secure coverage effective Jan. 1. • As Scullary put it, “the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land.” It will be unless Congress actually passes a bill the president signs changing that.

• Anthem Blue Cross did not pull out of rural Northern California, so this region retains two carriers, Blue Shield being the other. More than in other years, Naiman has had to debunk misconceptions and address people’s fears. “Quite a few people come in with the uncertainty of whether they’re going to have this insurance for the rest of this year and if it’s going to be available next year,” he said. “That’s the first thing I hear.” Scullary, a communications and public relations officer for Covered California, told the CN&R by phone from Sacramento that “it’s probably too early to say” what the federal government ultimately will do with the ACA. “We’d respond and let our consumers know if there were any changes that would impact them,” he continued. “But, at this point, despite everything we’ve heard [out of Washington], the health care coverage is still available and Covered California is rock solid for 2018.” Bucking the feds, only state-run exchanges such as California’s could extend open enrollment past Dec. 15; nine of the 12 did so. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services narrowed the window to six weeks. “We elected to keep the same openenrollment period that consumers have grown accustomed to,” Scullary said, “to make sure they have the time they need to examine their options and find out what fits best for them and their family.” Plans change each year. For 201718, shifts are significant. Not only did Anthem’s decision alter the marketplace, rates and subsidies adjusted as well. HEALTHLINES C O N T I N U E D

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HEALTHLINES The price tag for specific policies has risen—but, ironically, the cost to many consumers has decreased because of corresponding increases in subsidies. A change in federal reimbursement prompted Covered California to impose what’s called a cost-share reduction surcharge on silver tier plans that also bases tax credits on the price of a certain silver plan. “As that premium rises, so does the amount of tax credit that people receive,” Scullary said. “The way I like to explain it is the price of the product went up, but people are receiving a bigger coupon. “So most of them will be paying less this year than last year.” Raising awareness of benefits such

as tax credits—and eligibility for the subsidies—constitutes a priority for Covered California and affiliated agencies such as Ampla. The exchange has mounted a multimedia campaign including Web videos. Ampla has outreach and enrollment specialists (i.e., Naiman) based in the communities it serves, plus a community promotions worker (Alejandra Beltran) who seeks out potential enrollees where farm workers gather (e.g.,

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schools, fields, housing). At Ampla Health Chico this year, Naiman said, more appointments have been for renewals than new policies. That’s valuable, too: He encourages plan subscribers to make an “active renewal” instead of just rolling over into the same plan or insurer-selected comparable plan for the coming year. Personal circumstances change; so do plan benefits and economics. Cynthia Peshek, Ampla’s outreach program manager, agreed— plus recommended anyone, with a Covered California plan or not, consult a certified enrollment counselor. “Why not come in and see what all of your options are? You will be able to enroll or renew with the most appropriate plan that suits your health care needs at a reasonable cost.” □

WEEKLY DOSE Kick the ‘winter blues’ Feeling down? You’re not alone— plenty of people feel a little low during the cold, dark months of the year. While nearly 10 million Americans suffer from clinically diagnosed seasonal affective disorder (SAD), many more experience a milder version of depression, colloquially known as the “winter blues.” Here are a few simple ways to keep your spirits lifted through the season: • Brighten your environment: Get a higher-wattage lamp for your office, or go big and buy a dawn simulator for your bedroom, which gradually turns on the lights to make it easier to get out of bed while it’s still dark outside. • Exercise: A Harvard University study found that walking for 35 minutes five days a week or one hour three times a week can improve symptoms of depression. • Volunteer: Helping others has been proven to brighten people’s moods.

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Attendees of the Chico Seed  Lending Library’s monthly meeting  and workshop organize seeds that  will be offered during the annual  seed swap in February.

Local seed lending library promotes gardening and diversity of crops

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Ebranch tables in the meeting room at the Chico of the Butte County Library become very third Tuesday of the month, the

littered with packets of seeds, ranging from arugula and zucchini to various types of tomatoes and beans. However, the library isn’t planning to plant a garden. It’s the Chico Seed Lending Library that fills the community room during its monthly workshop and planning meeting, called Lettuce Come Together, which aims to educate potential seed borrowers as well as draw interest in the program in order to help continue its goal to regionally adapt seeds and provide an alternative to genetically modified organisms. “Our particular reasons [for running a lending library] are to promote gardening and food production at a home scale—in addition to the seed saving—for security and sovereignty,” said Stephanie LadwigCooper, co-librarian and one of the program’s founders. The Chico Seed Lending Library formed in 2013 as a partnership among the Butte County Library, GRUB Education Program and Earthshed Solutions and has slowly drummed up interest in the community. It has lent out about 2,000 packets of seeds thus far this year, which is the most since its inception. The seeds come from community donations, volunteers with the program and its members. The program revolves around the notion that genetic diversity in crops is the key to food security and sustainable agriculture. The goal is to keep the agriculture system

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locally adapted and self-reliant, as opposed to dependent on corporate farms, which typically are the source of store-bought seeds. When people buy seeds from a store, they were most likely harvested at some faraway place. That means the resulting plants must adapt to the climate of the region in which the seeds are purchased. A seed harvested in Maine, for example, might react differently to the climate of Northern California. The seed library tries to lend seeds that were harvested locally from more robust vegetables, meaning the plant thrived in the local climate. Among the library’s offerings is a German pole bean that’s been growing in this area for nearly 20 years. “It’s super adapted to the heat here,” Ladwig-Cooper said. Right now, Ladwig-Cooper and Sherri Scott, another co-librarian with the program, are busy organizing seeds that will be given out during Chico’s ninth annual seed swap in February, an event during which members and the public can come and swap surplus seeds, bulbs, plants, cuttings and scion. The seed swap isn’t just a way to get members to interact and exchange tips on gardening and particular seeds. It’s the group’s largest fundraiser, with money taken in through gift baskets and donations of food from the Chico Natural Foods Cooperative. The proceeds, generally $400 to $600, ensure the continuation of the seed swap and the lending library. In addition, the women are hoping to raise the funds to make the program more accessible to the public.

“We are working on finding people to translate all our literature into different languages, so that everybody in our community has access to the library,” Ladwig-Cooper said. While last Tuesday’s workshop drew only a

handful of attendees, the group is growing and has more than 700 members. However, Ladwig-Cooper said only about 20 percent of the members are active and borrow seeds regularly. The hope is to educate them, in order to get a better return on seeds loaned out. To take home seeds, one must have a library card and fill out a member form with the Chico Seed Lending Library. Participants can choose seeds to take home and plant, and are asked to collect seeds from their healthiest plants and return them to the library once something is harvested, though that is not a requirement. “They love to borrow them, but the returning is not [as] successful,” LadwigCooper said. She explained that it’s not a lack of good will that prevents members from returning seeds. “Some of that is lack of education and not feeling confident enough to be able to, which is why we really want to be able to boost the workshops,” Ladwig-Cooper said. Already on the calendar is a harvesting clinic in coordination with the Butte County Master Gardener Program scheduled for 10 a.m.-noon on Dec. 7 at Patrick Ranch. The monthly Lettuce Come Together workshop, however, is a more laid-back

get-together, covering all things seeds. It’s a place for beginners to ask questions and learn about regional gardening. It’s also a place for master gardeners to geek out about more complex seeds, such as melons, squashes and cucumbers. Sometimes, members even bring dishes made with the vegetables from their gardens. “It’s our hope that people will come to the Lettuce Get Togethers and we talk more informally about it,” Scott said. □

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layered nutrition Ali Emdadian and Reza Soleymani see food and medicine as one and the same. Chicoans may recognize Emdadian, who has been filling prescriptions as a pharmacist at Rite Aid since 2010, but few likely know he’s been licensed in India and Iran as well, and has practiced since 1992. Soleymani found himself drawn to the food-service and hospitality industries, and worked at startup restaurants in Dubai and Iran before coming to California, where he studied nutrition and food science at Santa Monica College. He moved to Chico, his girlfriend’s hometown, in 2015, and met Emdadian (pictured, at left) shortly thereafter. This past September, the two opened TEB Pantry, which offers precooked meals layered in glass jars. They consist of natural ingredients, including quinoa, lentils, kale and microgreens, rotating seasonal produce like jicama and butternut squash, and exotic spices like saffron, which the two say acts as a natural metabolic enhancer and antidepressant. Check them out on Facebook, where you can find their latest jar offerings, or call 650-1420 to place an order for their weekly deliveries.

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What inspired you to start TEB Pantry?

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Soleymani: I used to work at Chuck Patterson, and we had catered lunches sometimes. I ran the numbers, and it was about $3,000 every two weeks, and saw the potential. I would bring my own homemade food that interested my co-workers ... and some of them started buying it. Emdadian: It was difficult to convince myself to stop working pharmacy full-time, but I was filling more and more medications to treat type 2 diabetes, and other diseases that can be prevented more often by focusing on eating healthy.

Why the name TEB? Emdadian: In Farsi, “teb” means knowledge of medicine. Food really is medicine. Your

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Where do you get your ingredients? Emdadian: We source as much locally and organically as possible. We even started growing our own sunflower microgreens. They’re packed with nutrition and we use them in nearly all our meals, but they can cost up to $25 a pound, and you can’t always find them.

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I hate the cold, but I love the holidays. All of the lights downtown, in shops and on houses just bring a feeling of warmth to the oncoming winter. As this past weekend was filled with leftover Thanksgiving merriment and a belly full of goodness, it’s now officially time to set our sights on Christmas. What fun! I didn’t make it out for the Black Friday madness or, sadly, even Small Business Saturday as I found myself stricken with the flu. No matter. I did make a small venture out to the grocery store for some much-needed chicken soup and Nyquil and took the opportunity to drive through downtown. Restaurants were bustling, shoppers were about. Let’s keep this up throughout the season, people—local businesses need our support now more than ever.

more mall updaTes I wrote last week about some unconventional new tenants at the Chico Mall. Then, after deadline, I got word that Shubert’s Ice Cream & Candy would be opening up shop there, too, starting on Black Friday. The mall location will be temporary, so take advantage of an extra dose of handmade fudge, candies and signature mints. Yum! bounCy bounCy The folks over at Rare Air Trampoline Park have been working hard to put the finishing touches on the new facility, which took over the spot left vacant by Off the Wall Soccer (1090 E. 20th St.). I stopped in last week and ran into the owner, Terry Smith, paintbrush in hand. He gave props to the city of Chico, which he said was easy to work with compared with Redding. That’s good to hear! The business opened the day after Thanksgiving and from the look of the place, with what Smith accurately described as “wall-to-wall trampolines,” it’ll be packed in no time. Who wants to start a dodgeball team? movin’ on up The community clamored when news spread of the impending demolition of the Beatles mural outside what used to be Lyon Books on Main Street. Well, a few locals listened and decided to do something about it: Aveed Khaki, owner of Formal Education just one door over, partnered with Grant Stephens and Tim Buckner, owners of Old Chico Iron, to construct a metal rendition of the beloved mural, which is scheduled for removal to make way for a new bar/eatery from Will Brady, who’s brought us The Banshee and B Street Public House. GeT yourself downTown If you needed a little extra incentive to shop downtown this winter season, here’s one: Free parking on Fridays! In an effort to lure potential shoppers downtown, the city of Chico once again is waiving parking fees one day a week leading up to Christmas. So, no more excuses!

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Under the gun

A deep dive into the city of Chico’s nearly $67,000 annual contract for armed security story and photos by

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nly darkness appears at the beginning of body camera footage captured just before 11 p.m. on July 23, as security guard Edgar Sanchez is heard radioing in signs  of a break-in to Armed Guard Private Protection’s dispatch center. With little  light penetrating the shrub-covered fence surrounding the back patio of Chico’s  Mid Valley Title and Escrow, where Sanchez was responding to a burglar alarm,  the scene becomes visible only when the 23-year-old guard activates the flashlight  mounted on his 9mm Glock semiautomatic pistol, already raised to firing position.

Seconds later, a man identified as 34-year-old Tyler Rushing appears and the two engage in a brief and chaotic melee. The camera catches glimpses of flailing body parts, banging and indistinct clamor. Rushing retreats as quickly as he appeared, groaning and cursing, and the guard frantically searches the patio for several seconds, the severity of the altercation unclear in the footage until Sanchez again reports over the radio. “AG Sam 5, shots fired! Shots fired!” says the panicked-sounding Sanchez (using his radio call name), who sustained stab wounds to his left forearm from a broken flowerpot wielded by Rushing. “The subject’s been shot … I shot him!” Less than an hour later, Rushing was dead inside the

Main Street business, following a standoff with law enforcement that culminated in the already critically wounded man being shot twice more by Chico Police Department Sgt. Scott Ruppel. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey declared the killing justified— saying the security guard and police officer acted in self-defense—but the incident has fueled ongoing concerns about police violence in Butte County. It also reignited apprehension over the role of private armed security, an increasing presence in Chico since Armed Guard Private Protection (AGPP) personnel—equipped with body armor, batons, loaded sidearms and hired by a group of downtown business owners—first walked the streets of downtown in November 2013. Though Rushing’s death happened while Sanchez

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was performing guard services for a private entity, that tragic event and reports of AGPP employees performing municipal duties in public spaces prompted the CN&R to look deeper into the relationship between the armed contractor and the city of Chico. This led to the discovery of a $66,534 annual contract with the company that seemingly gives the city wide berth in its regular and potential uses of armed security. This escalation of services was implemented with no public discussion, and the cost and scope is beyond what several sources intimately involved in city politics—including at least one City Council member—were aware of. The contract, obtained by the CN&R through the California Public Records Act, includes a summary— called a “project description”—that reads, “To provide armed private patrol services at Chico Downtown Parking Structure, City Plaza, the Stansbury House, the Chico Depot, and Park Facilities. Additional services may include armed private security services at the Chico Municipal Airport or other locations as deemed necessary or on an as needed basis.” City officials interviewed for this article downplayed the significance of the services provided by AGPP, touting the arrangement as a fiscally conservative alternative to paying staff to perform menial tasks outside of the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. workday. They also claimed AGPP could only provide those services armed because of changes in the security industry. City Councilman Randall Stone was unaware of the

city’s contract with AGPP until he was provided

details by the CN&R. He related the city hiring armed security to another effort to get more guns on the ground in light of perceived threats to public safety: the upcoming transition of city park rangers to armed officers overseen by the CPD. He characterized such efforts as being driven by “an appetite for blue gunmetal.” The councilman, who’s held his seat since 2012, said in an October phone interview that he’s long been troubled by the proliferation of armed security in Chico, and described a personal experience at City Plaza earlier this year that strengthened that concern. “I had my wife on one side of me and my child on the other and

one of those guards literally walked between us,” Stone said. “He had the four magazines on his belt, a tactical holster strapped to his leg … the whole battle-dress uniform. And he walked between my son and I, surrounded by children, at the Thursday Night Market.” Stone said the security guard’s equipment and appearance was unsettling in that environment, and the encounter prompted him to tell the organizers of downtown’s recently formed property-based improvement district (PBID) he couldn’t support that effort if it included hiring armed guards. Tom DiGiovanni, a business owner and member of the PBID’s steering committee, said that group’s

research found very few PBIDs employ armed security, and doing so is against established best practices. DiGiovanni confimed the local PBID will not include armed guards. AGPP’s presence at downtown events isn’t covered by the city’s contract, but until recently was paid for by the Downtown Chico Business Association. After the guards were first hired in 2013 by a group of business owners called the R-Town Downtown Coalition, the DCBA assumed responsibility for that contract in February 2014. Melanie Bassett, the DCBA’s executive director, said services initially included downtown foot patrols, but were dialed back to only cover calls for assistance from DCBA member businesses, and to provide security at downtown events. She said AGPP was paid through fundraising efforts like the DCBA’s Beautiful, Clean and Safe campaign. Left: Mike Stricker (center), co-owner of Armed  Guard Private Protection, says his company  provides invaluable services to the city of Chico  and other clients. Stricker is flanked here by  AGPP guards Gabriel Garber (left) and Derrick  Azevedo.  Below: Tyler Rushing’s parents, Scott and Paula,  of Ventura, question many of the details of their  son’s death on July 23, including whether the  private security guard who shot him on the back  patio of a Main Street business overstepped his  bounds.

Bassett said that, since the PBID rolled out its new Downtown Ambassador program on Nov. 17, the DCBA will no longer be using AGPP for on-call services, and she’s uncertain if the association will continue to employ them for event security. She said the DCBA has been happy with the company’s service, but is making the transition partly because of concerns about the safety of employing armed guards downtown brought up during the formation of the PBID. Regarding the city’s contract, Stone said, “I knew [the city was] doing some work with [AGPP], but my understanding was it was extremely limited. I’m uncomfortable with the ongoing relationship to this extent, but I’m not surprised. [The City Council] didn’t grant this authority, but when you give that general authority, mission creep can occur.” By mission creep, Stone was referring to contractors being hired to perform certain duties, with the cost and services increasing over time. “For an organization this caustic to public perception, given the nature of armed guards, I would like to have been able to have a piece of this conversation beforehand.”

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Mike O’Brien and City Manager Mark Orme individually about details of the contract and the city’s relationship with AGPP resulted in Orme arranging an Oct. 11 interview with both men on the third floor of City Hall. Also present were Public Works Department administrators Erik Gustafson and Linda Herman, as the current security contract is overseen by that department. “We’ve had security for a long time, as long as I’ve been here at least, and I’ve [been working for the city for] 21 years,” said Herman, parks and natural resources manager. She explained the city historically maintained a contract to provide unarmed security at the Chico Municipal Airport and the Amtrak depot when trains arrive and depart in the early morning. She said guards have been used some years to lock and unlock park gates. Previous contracts also covered on-call provision of armed services when needed to assist the Transportation Security Administration at the airport, and to secure crime scenes and guard prisoners during hospitalization or transport for Chico police. However, analysis of security contracts obtained through public records requests and accounts payable data available on the city’s website dating back to 2003 show that Councilman Stone’s description of “mission creep” is fitting. Security was provided by Elite Universal Security under contract from 2003-2009, and that company continued to provide varying degrees of service without an executed contract until the start of AGPP’s contract in February 2015. Though the cost of past services some years was close to that of the current amount (see chart), the AGPP agreement is for exclusively armed services. AGPP’s initial contract called for annual renewals, but was amended last year to extend through 2020. Payment for the current contract comes from multiple funds, all of which fall under oversight of the Public Works Department. The average monthly payments, according to a February 2016 purchase order provided by the city, are as follows: $2,469 from Parks, $1,976 from Transportation, $629 from Municipal Buildings Maintenance SECURITY c o N t i N u e d November 30, 2017

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(split between building/facilities management and Stansbury Home security funds) and $370 from parking revenue. Payments from city documents show the CPD has used on-call services sparingly, having last availed of AGPP’s services—to guard a prisoner—in February 2015. The last commercial flight left the Chico Municipal Airport in December 2014, alleviating the need for the city to provide guard services there. While it seems the city could save money by dialing back on its security contract, city officials said the opposite is true. “It’s a cost-saving measure for us, from a staffing perspective,” said Gustafson, operations and maintenance manager for public works. “Otherwise we’d have to have to staff 24/7. They’re closing park gates at 10 p.m., restrooms at 9 p.m. We’d have to provide that staffing otherwise.” Orme said the contract was reviewed by several department managers, city staff and O’Brien, who all signed off. Asked why such a sizable—and controversial— contract wasn’t brought to the attention of the City Council and the public, Orme said that isn’t necessary for contracts included in the normal budgetary process. The AGPP contract is listed as a line item in the city’s budget, though it’s understandable how even the most avid watchdogs would have missed it. “It’s just under ‘contractual services,’” Herman said. Asked why the city switched to solely armed security, Orme said

AGPP was the lowest bidder and that the company said it would be difficult to provide some armed and some unarmed services. “We didn’t mandate that they carry weapons; that’s a part of their corporate culture,” Orme said. “I think that dynamic is very important, because if it was a concern for the public, that should be an industry-wide concern. … The industry’s going in that direction, what are we going to do? Tell them, ‘Sorry, the industry is wrong; we need to go out and find someone who can do it that costs more?’ That’s kind of ludicrous.” AGPP’s website says the company

provides armed and unarmed security, but when interviewed earlier this month alongside other staff, Adam Stricker, the company’s administrative director and coowner, said it is an “all-armed company.” He noted a few exceptions, like loss-prevention jobs at department stores and providing security for Oroville Dam construction, a state contract that doesn’t allow armed service. Stricker, an 11-year veteran of the Marysville and Ferndale police departments, was surprisingly candid, offering comment on the Rushing shooting and other topics. He said AGPP provides services to “well over 241 properties” in Chico alone, as well as in other cities throughout the North State, and that the company contracts with Butte, Sutter, Glenn and Yuba counties to guard prisoners. He said he believes AGPP to be “the largest armed

contractor north of Sacramento,” employing nearly 50 guards. Stricker expressed regret over Rushing’s death, but defended Sanchez, saying he was merely responding to the burglar alarm as per the company’s contractual obligation when he was attacked. Asked if AGPP could provide the bulk of the city of Chico’s services unarmed, the company’s assistant manager, David Forsythe, said, “Well, it would be a possibility obviously, but there’s extra risk involved ...” “The majority of folks out there carry machetes,” Stricker interrupted. “Have you noticed that? There’s a lot of machetes being carried, knives and machetes.” The men went back and forth listing myriad improvised weapons they say are regularly carried by people they interact with, like rocks, spears, railroad spikes and needles. They also said animals, like bears, mountain lions and unleashed dogs, are a safety concern. “I’ll give you an example: Bidwell Park … you ever been up in Bidwell Park about 11 at night?” Stricker asked. “I encourage you to come along, and then ask yourself, ‘Do you want to be out here unarmed?’” While city officials downplayed

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regular patrols of city properties and “sweeps” while locking facilities, which O’Brien agreed “does sound a little ominous.” He said these duties are mainly to alert park users that gates will be closed, but Gustafson added that AGPP’s tasks include contacting illegal campers and those in violation of sit-lie and other ordinances that critics say target homeless individuals. “That’s actually a good public service,” O’Brien said. “You’re maybe sparing someone a citation or a phone call to the police if they’re violating some laws. I don’t think that’s a bad thing, if it’s done professionally, of course.” Security guards do not have the ability to cite people, and have no more ability to arrest than the average citizen. O’Brien said he could recall only one arrest attributed to AGPP, but added “there are probably more.” Stricker said AGPP guards regularly make citizen arrests, but said they try not to do so unless property owners demand it. He said he disagrees with the idea that AGPP guards are “the homeless police,” and said they distribute fliers listing local social services to people needing help. Further fogging the extent of CPD-AGPP cooperation is an AGPP Facebook post from Sept. 2 that includes pictures of members of AGPP’s “Special Enforcement Team” doing crowd control in the south campus neighborhood following a Labor Day weekend shooting. “This type of service requires experienced personnel who are trained in party dispersal,” the post reads. “This was a 300-350 person college party, just a half block from a shooting that Chico Police were investigating. We were able to successfully coordinate with the PD and flush the departing college crowd in the opposite direction for crime scene integrity. Happy Clients.” O’Brien said the CPD sometimes collaborates with AGPP in The city of Chico has long used private security  for various purposes. The majority of services  were provided unarmed by Elite Universal  Security until the city’s current contract with  Armed Guard Private Protection was signed in  February 2015. That contract calls for exclusively armed guard service at more city properties than earlier agreements. On-call armed  services were previously reserved to assist the  Transportation Security Administration at the  Chico Airport and for limited duties for the Chico  Police Department. At left are the total amounts  the city paid for security service from 2004  to 2016, as reported in accounts payable data  available on the city’s website.

Chico Police Chief Mike O’Brien says his department has used armed security for limited  purposes in the past, but that it hasn’t officially  used AGPP’s services since 2015.

situations like the one described, but that such service isn’t part of the contract or paid for out of city coffers: “If we’re responding to a large party and they happen to be there because they’re responding to their client, meaning the property owner, are we going to use them to help contain something, like if we have a crime scene or something? Certainly,” he said. Regarding Rushing’s death, O’Brien previously stated (at the Sept. 28 press conference declaring that shooting justified) that Sanchez’s gun may have saved his life when he was attacked. He reiterated that sentiment during the meeting at City Hall: “[Sanchez] simply was going into an area where he’s responding to broken glass and the alarm; he was attacked by Mr. Rushing [while] simply trying to do his job. Had Mr. Rushing not attacked him with those two sharpened pieces of glass, none of this would’ve been an issue. That’s the bottom line in that particular case, and I want to make sure we’re very clear on that.” In numerous conversations with

Rushing’s parents, Scott and Paula, since their son’s death, the couple raised questions about the conduct of security guard Sanchez and members of the CPD on that fateful night, as well as about the quality of the official investigation of the

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shooting. In a Nov. 4 email, Scott Rushing said a privately funded investigation is still in progress. Among the family’s concerns are Sanchez’s relationship with the CPD. The guard’s LinkedIn profile says he’s currently involved with the CPD’s Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS), and has been since July 2016. During the CN&R’s interview with AGPP personnel, Stricker said Sanchez’s application for a job in law enforcement has been hindered by the Rushing shooting, but didn’t specify which agency he was attempting to join. Rushing said he feels any relationship with the guard and the CPD should have been referenced in Ramsey’s investigation report. The report doesn’t name the security guard or AGPP; Ramsey said he chose not to include that information because it is a private company, and security guards are private citizens. The company was named in a CPD press release the day after the shooting, however, and Sanchez’ full name was provided to the CN&R by Stricker. O’Brien confirmed via email that Sanchez is a member of VIPS, and Ramsey verified that Sanchez had an active application to become a prison guard for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation during the shooting investigation. The Rushings say they’ve consulted law enforcement experts who’ve said Sanchez overstepped his authority by entering the darkened patio after seeing evidence of a break-in. That conclusion is likely based on an interpretation of security guards’ duties, as outlined by the state of California’s Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS), that state a guard’s primary responsibility is to observe and report. Matt Carroll, vice president of Sacramento-based Paladin Private Security and a state-licensed security guard and firearms instructor, said ambiguity regarding guards’ responsibilities, as well as differences in training and problems with BSIS lack of oversight, are rife in the burgeoning security industry. He looked at the guard’s body cam footage and Ramsey’s report to give his opinion and said, “objectively,” he believes the guard acted in selfdefense according to the law. “On the other side of that coin, and everyone can Monday-morning

quarterback any scenario, but are there things I would have liked to see done differently that may or may not have changed the ultimate outcome? Sure,” he said. “From an industry standpoint, you would see a lot of private security companies review that footage and say that once evidence of intrusion was afoot, the guard should have backed out, waited for law enforcement to respond and let them proceed with the investigation.” Carroll said some of Sanchez’ other actions that night are also fuel for debate. Specifically, he said it’s unclear if Sanchez identified himself verbally before entering the patio, and he questioned whether Sanchez had training to effectively wield a lethal and nonlethal weapon (his Taser) simultaneously— cowboy-style—as he is seen doing on film after the shot is fired. He also said he’s not a supporter of using gun-mounted flashlights. Yet another contentious detail in

the guard’s body camera footage is a voice heard over the AGPP radio immediately after Sanchez reports having shot Rushing—an exclamation that sounds like, “Baby, we just shot one!” Stricker said he’s unsure who is speaking, again citing AGPP’s number of employees. Ramsey said he didn’t investigate the statement further because it’s not completely clear what is said, and he believes it was said in the heat of the moment. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey holds up a replica of the purse-shaped flower pot Rushing used as a weapon against security guard Edgar Sanchez.

In the booming security industry, 40 hours of training enables anyone, with minimal background checks, to become state-certified to carry a loaded weapon in public and carry out some services traditionally reserved for police but for a fraction of their pay (AGPP, for example, hires security guards for $10.50 to $14 hourly, based on experience). Nationwide, on an increasing basis, these guards are acting as firstresponders to potentially dangerous, active crime scenes, as private security grows and public services shrink. Stricker best summed up that situation: “I think its unfortunate that the public has to turn to a private entity to get the job done because of whatever reason,” he said, referencing widespread municipal money troubles. “Now does it benefit me? Sure. We’re a large armed contractor up here, and we have a lot of properties.” He said his original vision for the company was much smaller and simpler, but it grew as clients came to AGPP for help. “Then, pretty soon you have a whole bunch of folks that now are depending on you because they can’t get what they want to get out of the police department and what the police department wants to give them. “Something needs to be done, and a lot of folks are turning towards us. And I’m an advocate, as you can tell, for law enforcement, but I gotta be honest with you … in this day and age, I’ll take whoever wants to come to my aid, whether it’s a private company or law enforcement or just a good Samaritan, over nobody.” Ω

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Vocalists China Forbes and Thomas Lauderdale (foreground) with the Pink Martini band. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHICO PERFORMANCES

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Special Events WINE TASTING: A benefit for River Partners, featuring tastings, a silent auction and an optional mountain bike ride prior to the event. Thu, 11/30, 5pm. $7. Bidwell Bar & Grill, 3199 Golf Course Road.

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Lauderdale sounds downright astonished that he still gets to make a living playing by music he likes. Alan “We’ve been Sculley going for 22 years,” Lauderdale said during a recent phone interPreview: view, reflecting on Chico Performances Pink Martini’s journey presents Holiday Spectacular with from a Portland, Ore., Pink Martini, curiosity to worldFriday, Dec. 8, touring, multilingual, 7:30 p.m. genre-blending, dozenTickets: $44-$54 ($10 for students) plus-member “little orchestra.” “It seems Laxson Auditorium so implausible [that] a Chico State campus band playing this kind 898-6333 of music and traveling www.chico performances.com the world … would actually be able to function. But here we are. We’re very lucky.” The niche Lauderdale and Pink Martini have carved out is indeed unlike any other in pop. The music traverses a spectrum that includes vintage and contemporary pop, jazz, classical and a range of international styles. And the songs are sung in a host of languages— with Je Dis Oui! composed of songs in French, Farsi, Armenian, Portuguese, Arabic, Turkish, Xhosa and English.

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“I’m the oldest of four adopted children. My parents were white, but they adopted a multicultural family,” Lauderdale said. “My father went back and forth between being a minister and being a plant nurseryman. So I spent a lot of time both in the church and also growing up on a plant nursery in Indiana. After church services, I would go up to the piano and pound out the hymns that I had heard during the service. My parents sort of took it as a sign. “So, I started piano lessons when I was 6,” Lauderdale said before running through his early musical influences. “There were sort of six things that really were my childhood soundtrack. They were Ray Conniff, Ray Charles, Roger Miller, The New Christy Minstrels, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the soundtrack to Jesus Christ Superstar. That was my childhood. That, coupled with the fact that I studied a couple of different languages and classical music and also loved sort of like show tunes, from like Rodgers and Hammerstein, those are the influences. And what you get really is Pink Martini, from all of that.” Lauderdale did not initially see music as a career option. After attending Harvard University, he moved to the band’s current home base, Portland, Ore., and had an eye on a future in politics. “I was working at city hall when I was in high school and even throughout college and beyond,” he said. “My

goal was really to become mayor of Portland.” As he began attending fundraisers for various political campaigns and progressive causes, Lauderdale noticed that the musical groups hired for these events left a lot to be desired. So in 1994, he formed Pink Martini, feeling a style built around a mix of retro pop, classical, jazz and world music would provide a more beautiful and inclusive soundtrack for political fundraisers. Pink Martini’s music began to catch on, and Lauderdale’s political ambitions began to fade. “Pretty soon it became kind of clear it was maybe much more fabulous to play music and get applause every night and make people happy, as opposed to working under fluorescent lighting and meeting angry constituents every day,” he said. Lauderdale said he considers the cheerful nature of Je Dis Oui! (French for “I say yes”)—a lively global pastiche of original songs ranging from bossa nova to French pop, and covers of the likes of Cole Porter’s “Love for Sale” and Iranian pop song “Kaj Kolah Khan”—a reflection of the positive place he and his band members have reached in their lives and shared musical journey. “I’m happier than I’ve been in years. I feel pretty comfortable in my life (right now),” Lauderdale said. “So that’s reflected in the music.” □

ZEPHYR SESSIONS: A fashion show styled by Billy Sky and Bootleg, featuring live music by Low Flying Birds and a no-host bar. Thu, 11/30, 6:30pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.

Music THE YULE LOGS: The hardest working band in snow biz is back for another run of rockin’ holiday parties. Thu, 11/30, 4pm. Chico branch of the Butte County Library, 1108 Sherman Ave. www.yulelogsmusic.com

Theater A VERY CHICO NUTCRACKER: Chico Community Ballet and Chico Performances present a take on the classic Christmas tale inspired by Stansbury Home namesake Dr. Oscar Stansbury and his daughter Angeline. Thu, 11/30, 7:30pm. $10-$30. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 530-898-6333. www.chico performances.com

THE GAME’S AFOOT: When one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Thu, 11/30, 7:30pm. $10-$18. Theatre On The Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

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. Thu, 11/30, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-894-3282. www.chicotix.com

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Special Events ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS: The annual Christmas concert presented by the Oroville Community Chorus and Concert Band. Sat, 12/2, 7pm. $10. Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St. 530-538-2470.

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Special Events CHICO COMMUNITY TREE LIGHTING: Listen to a musical program by the Children’s Choir of Chico and Sounds of the Valley Women’s Chorus, meet Santa and count down with the community as the tree lights up in the plaza. Includes an address by Mayor Sean Morgan Fri, 12/1, 6pm. City Plaza, downtown Chico. 530-345-6500. www.downtown chico.com

DINNER FOR DESMOND: A potluck to remember Desmond Phillips and an informal discussion of what crisis intervention should look like. Fri, 12/1, 6pm. Bethel AME Church, 821 Linden St.

GIFT SHOW RECEPTION: A reception for the annual show of handcrafted goods, pottery, jewelry, paintings, prints, cards, accessories and more. Fri, 12/1, 5pm. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St.

STANSBURY HOME VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS: Santa, entertainment, spiced cider, homemade cookies, holiday raffle and Victorian decorations. Fri, 12/1, 6pm. $2-$6. Stansbury Home, 207 W. Fifth St. 530-895-3848.

TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY-OROVILLE: A festive evening of caroling, carriage rides, pictures with Santa, an artisan fair and Christmas treats at downtown stores. Fri, 12/1, 5pm. Free. Oroville Municipal Auditorium, 1200 Myers St., Oroville. www.orovilledba.com

ROCKIN’ ACApeLLA 2— SOS TO THe WORLD Sunday, Dec. 3 First Christian Church See SUNDAY, MUSIC

come for 20th annual Christmas toy drive/ ride. Call for info. Sat 12/2, 9:30am. Silver Dollar Speedway, 2357 Fair St. 530-893-1918.

Music ELI YOUNG BAND: The hit-making country band out of Denton, Texas, performs in support

of its new album, Fingerprints. Fri, 12/1, 8pm. $40-$85. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. goldcountry casino.com

GLORIOUS SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: 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. Fri, 12/1, 7:30pm. $20. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State. 530-898-5739. www.schoolofthearts-csuchico.com

POOR MAN’S WHISKEY: KZFR 90.1 FM presents a high-octane hootenanny from an emerging act out of San Francisco. Fri, 12/1, 7:30pm. $20-$25. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.kzfr.org

Theater A VERY CHICO NUTCRACKER: See Thursday. Fri, 12/1, 7:30pm. $10 - $30. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 530-898-6333. www.chicoperfor mances.com

THE GAME’S AFOOT:See Thursday. Fri, 12/1, 7:30pm. $10-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: See Thursday. Fri, 12/1, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-894-3282. www.chicotix.com

CHRISTMAS LIGHTED TRUCK PARADE: A parade of lights through Paradise, starting at Ace Hardware and following Pearson up Skyway to the Holiday Shopping Center and back. Sat 12/2, 6pm. Paradise. www.paradise chamber.com

FRONTIER CHRISTMAS - OROVILLE: A Gold Rushera holiday celebration with pioneer crafts, live music and activities including panning for gold and pictures with Santa. Sat 12/2, 12pm. Lake Oroville Visitor Center, 917 Kelly Ridge Road. 530-538-2219.

HOLIDAY MAKER MARKET: A full gallery of community-submitted art, various exposes, demonstrations, workshops, and vending booths featuring the work of local makers. Sat 12/2, 12pm. Idea Fab Labs, 603 Orange St. 530-592-0609.

SANTA’S ARRIVAL AT PARADISE ON ICE: Song, dance and seasonal cheer welcome Santa to the Paradise Ice Rink; followed by the lighted truck parade. Sat 12/2, 2pm. Terry Ashe Park, 6626 Skyway, Paradise. 530-872-6393.

STANSBURY HOME VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS: See Friday. Sat 12/2, 12pm. $2-$6. Stansbury Home, 207 W. Fifth St. 530-895-3848.

STORIES SIX RECEPTION: A reception for the 1078 Gallery’s pop-up show featuring artists John Ferrell, Cameron Kelly, Lynette Krehe, Maria I. Navarro and Jason Tannen. Sat 12/2, 2pm. Private residence, 1143 Salem St. www.1078gallery.org

Music THE BROTHERS COMATOSE: Raucous West Coast renderings of traditional bluegrass, country and rock ’n’ roll with a five-piece string band. The Sam Chase opens. Sat, 12/2, 9pm. $15. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. www.jmaxproductions.net

CHICO COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Featuring Sweet Harmony, a women’s quartet, a string group of local high school students, and local singer-songwriter Stephanie Madsen. Includes a live nativity. Sat, 12/2, 7pm. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2430 Mariposa Ave.

CHICO HIGH VICTORIAN SINGERS: Festive singing throughout the mall. Sat, 12/2, 2pm. Chico Mall, 1950 E. 20th St. www.shopchicomall.com

GLORIOUS SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: See Friday. Sat, 12/2, 7:30pm. $20. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State. 530-898-5739. www.schoolof thearts-csuchico.com

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.

IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR: Paradise Community Chorus and Paradise High School Chorus present a Christmas music program. Plus, Santa appears one hour before each performance. Sat, 12/2, 7pm. $10. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. 530-588-4959. www.paradisechorus.org

Theater A VERY CHICO NUTCRACKER: See Thursday. Sat 12/2, 2pm, 7:30pm. $10-$30. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 530-898-6333. www.chicoperformances.com

THE GAME’S AFOOT: See Thursday. Sat, 12/2, 7:30pm. $10-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: See Thurday. Sat, 12/2, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-894-3282. www.chicotix.com

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Special Events CHRISTMAS IN THE FOOTHILLS: See Saturday. Sun, 12/3, 10:30am. Various locations, North Sierra Foothills. 530-675-9225.

STANSBURY HOME VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS: See Friday. Sun, 12/3, 1pm. $2-$6. Stansbury Home, 207 W. Fifth St. 530-895-3848.

Music FIGHT FIRE WITH MUSIC: A Benefit for North State Fire Relief with Big Mo & the Full Moon Band, Jonathan Richman, Pat Hull and Bogg. Hosted by Uncle Dad’s Art Collective. Sun, 12/3, 4:30pm. $7. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.uncledad.co

GLORIOUS SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: See Friday. Sun, 12/3, 2pm. $20. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State. 530-898-5739. www.schoolofthe arts-csuchico.com

IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR: See Saturday. Sun, 12/3, 3pm. $10. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. 530-588-4959. www.paradise chorus.org

PENNYWISE, H20: One of the most successful independent punk outfits of all time rolls through ahead of releasing their 12th studio album. H20 opens. Sun, 12/3, 8pm. $25. Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street. www.jmaxproductions.net

ROCKIN’ ACAPELLA 2 - SOS TO THE WORLD: Doin’ It Justice Chorus presents an evening of song and peace from back in the day. A benefit for Community Housing Action Team. Sun, 12/3, 7pm. $10-$20. First Christian Church, 295 E. Washington Ave. 530-591-7394.

Theater A VERY CHICO NUTCRACKER: See Thursday. Sun, 12/3, 2pm. $10-$30. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 530-898-6333. www.chico performances.com

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: See Thursday. Sun, 12/3, 2pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-894-3282. www.chicotix.com

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Music HONEYHONEY: A gritty, harmony-driven Americana and alt-country band out of Los Angeles. Mon, 12/4, 7pm. $25. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierra nevada.com

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HOLIDAY ALTeRNATIve (MUSIC) As you can see, there’s no shortage of festive, holiday-themed events this week. But maybe, for whatever reason, you don’t dig the Christmas season. Maybe you want something entirely different; maybe you just want to rock out to a bitchin’ string band, for instance. Well, look no further than The Brothers Comatose at the Senator Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 2. The boys from San Francisco have become regional favorites for their raucous West Coast renderings of traditional bluegrass, country and rock ’n’ roll—providing a perfect alternative to all the Christmas stuff going on. We certainly won’t call you the Grinch.

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FINE ARTS FINE ARTS Art B-SO SPACE: BFA Culminating Exhibition, featuring printmaker Jazmin Gonzalez. Through 12/1. BFA Culminating Exhibition, featuring ceramics by Blake Gardner. Through 12/8. Chico State.

BLACKBIRD - BOOKS, GALLERY, CAFE: Photography exhibition, featuring prints by Miles Claibourn, California Travis, Khari Cowell, and Sean Mellon. Through 12/31. 1431 Park Ave.

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CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING: Christmas Art Exhibit, paintings, photographs, stained glass, collage art and handmade items depicting Christmas and the holiday season. Through 12/30. 789 Bille Road, Paradise.

Our critic shares his iconic holiday-film characters

CHICO ART CENTER: Winter Gift Show, local artists set up shop to sell one-of-a-kind handcrafted goods such as pottery, jewelry, paintings, prints and more. Through 12/28. 450 Orange St., 530-895-8726.

HEALING ART GALLERY - ENLOE CANCER CENTER:

W great to me? They are the first ones who pop into my head when I’m thinking about the film or special. hat qualifies a holiday character as an all-time

Some of my picks here are probably predictable, but I’m a weird guy, so some of the others might put a damper on your holiby day spirit. Either way, holiday-movie Bob Grimm season is upon us and these are the bg r i mm@ characters on my mind. newsrev i ew.c om Randy—A Christmas Story: Darren McGavin (Kolchak!) as the “old man” is an all-time legendary movie figure, but the first one I think of when considering Bob Clark’s holiday classic is little brother Randy, sitting in his cave beneath the sink and crying that “Daddy’s gonna kill Ralphie!” When his momma offers a glass of milk, he gladly takes it as she closes the door. Also, his winter-wear ruled. George Bailey—It’s a Wonderful Life: An obvious pick—nobody beats George Bailey in this movie. But let’s not just remember older George, played by James Stewart. A friend of mine once pointed something out: One of the most devastating, memorable moments in this movie is young George (Bobbie Anderson) getting hit in his sore ear by drunken and crazed Mr. Gower the druggist. OK, not the happiest of memories from this holiday film, but it is a testament to how the movie really did tap into so many emotions. Oh shit, I just remembered little George saving his brother from the ice water and going deaf in that ear. I’m all bummed out now. Yukon Cornelius—Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: I always thought it was super cool how Yukon could tell if he struck gold or not by licking his pickaxe. I also dug the way he taught the Abominable Snow Monster how to decorate a tree after pulling all of his teeth out. Hey, wait a minute? Yukon tortured that beast by pulling all of his teeth out and making him his Christmas slave. Yukon was the monster! Max the dog—How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Of course the Grinch himself is a big deal, but my memories of the 1966 animated version always go to that poor dog with the fake antlers strapped to his head, hanging over the mountain with the sleigh teetering on the top. The Tree—A Charlie Brown Christmas: Most memorable Christmas tree ever, all bent over from that heavy ornament.

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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, a chronicle of loss and discovery across half a million years. Through 12/15. Chico State. www.universityart gallery.wordpress.com

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS & APPRAISALS:

Uncle Eddie pumps in the smells of the season.

Watercolors, dreamy, translucent works by Frances Miller. Through 12/29. 254 E. Fourth St., 530-343-2930.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: The Meaning

Jack Frost—Jack Frost: Hey, most memorable doesn’t necessarily mean best. Of all the snowmen in movie history, the weird one Michael Keaton voiced for this clunker remains emblazoned in my brain. If I were that little kid, I’d have taken a shovel to that awful looking thing. It’s evil and will eat your soul! Han Solo—The Star Wars Holiday Special: Yes, this is one of the very worst things anybody with a camera and a brain ever made for others to watch, but it’s so worth seeing just to witness the pain and embarrassment on Harrison Ford’s face for having to participate in it. Santa Claus—Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale: Of all the Santas, there has never been one more frightening—and more awesome—than the superbadass monster St. Nick in this oddball holiday offering from Finland. Cousin Eddie—Christmas Vacation: Oh, the yuletide spirit conveyed by that shot of Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) emptying the shitter into a street drain. It makes me want to go Christmas caroling. Bob Wallace—White Christmas: You know, when Capt. Wallace (Bing Crosby) sings that holiday classic, it makes me warmer than a chestnut roasting over on open fire (as opposed to a closed fire, which would be intolerably hot!). Yeah, when old Bing gets to a-crooning, it just means the holidays are upon us, and … ahhh, nuts to it! I hate this movie, and I hate this holiday “classic.” If I hate White Christmas, does this mean that I can’t be a movie critic? Does that mean I’m not allowed to have a Christmas tree and all the stupid crap that goes around it? Bing Crosby can rot in hell! Actually, his duet with David Bowie on “Little Drummer Boy” was pretty badass. □

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

MERIAM LIBRARY: We’ve Been Here, We’ll 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-artcenter.com

1078 GALLERY POP-UP: Stories Six, the annual group exhibition bringing together five artists with strong links to Chico. Through 12/23. 1143 Salem St. www.1078gallery.org

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Shows through Dec. 31 Blackbird – Books, Gallery, Cafe See ART

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. 800 Broadway St.

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., Oroville.

CHICO MUSEUM: Storybook Houses of Chico, local author and photographer Douglas Keister presents a program focusing on the fairy tale-style of residential architecture in Chico. 12/2, 10am. $5. 141 Salem St. www.chicomuseum.org

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Fun with Fizz - Investigation Station, Learn how chemical reactions that produce carbon dioxide can extinguish a candle or blow up a balloon—and think like a scientist. 12/2, 11am-3pm. 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, 530-898-4121. 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, 530-872-8722. goldnuggetmuseum.com

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

CHOW J.T. Martin stands by his still, the gleaming centerpiece of the Hooker Oak Distillery production facility on Park Avenue.

booze goes boom Hooker Oak Distillery sets roots in southeast Chico’s new alcohol district partner, Billy Ahumada, opened W Hooker Oak Distillery about a year

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ago, they had no idea they were setting up shop in a burgeoning story and photo by booze district off Howard Park Avenue, but Hardee Martin believes the mini-boom h owardh@ newsrev iew.c om will benefit all of the businesses Hooker Oak involved. He mused Distillery 2420 Park Ave. that most people 809-0720 probably won’t www.hookeroak drive from distillery.com Sacramento or Tasting room hours: Redding to check Wednesday-Friday: out one distillery, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. but the breweries, Saturday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. taprooms and Sunday: noon-5 p.m. cider houses that have been moving into the industrial area—not to mention the long-running Honey Run Winery on Park Avenue, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. on nearby 20th Street and Almendra Winery & Distillery about 5 miles south on the Midway—may combine to create more of a regional draw. “The more the merrier, I think,” Martin said. In the distillery’s tasting room, customers are greeted by one of two employees—Dylan Rowe and Rachel Danielle, who act as friendly, easygoing guides and pour

small amounts of each rum variety into shot glasses. (Under California law, the samples can only be offered for free.) The tastings include the distillery’s four current varieties—a standard light rum (aged in French oak wine barrels), as well as apple pie, pineapple and vanilla bean varieties, all of which range from 70 to 80 proof and sell for $29.95 a bottle. During a recent visit to the tasting room, Rowe whipped up a specialty drink, Apple Pie à la Mode—one part apple pie rum, two parts heavy cream and a dash of cream soda. It was delicious. Rowe explained that the staff collaborates in creating specialty concoctions, which rotate on a monthly basis. The ability to exercise creative freedom was part of why Martin and Ahumada, both general contractors, chose to make rum in the first place: It’s the leastregulated spirit under the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, according to Martin. “If it’s going to be whiskey, it has to be made from corn, wheat, rye or some other grain, and if it’s going to be called a bourbon it has to be 51 percent corn,” he said. “If it’s vodka, it has to be distilled at a certain proof. All of the other classifications come with a ton of restrictions, but with rum you’re free to do just about whatever you want as long as you start with a sugar cane base.”

The two got into making spirits together about six years ago, Martin said. “We were working in this attic one day and agreed there had to be a better way to make a living,” he said. “We decided on spirits and built a still at home and started messing around with it.” About two years ago, Martin and Ahumada decided to turn the hobby into a business and started looking around for a place to put their tasting room and production facility. They found a two-story, all-brick building (a former auto shop) on Park Avenue, but it was badly dilapidated. After negotiating with the owner, the partners agreed to renovate and lease the building. Following a lengthy construction period, the distillery opened last December. Hooker Oak’s brick façade is an eye-catching feature in the up-and-coming industrial area in southeast Chico, which also includes the recently opened Secret Trail Brewing Co. and Lassen Traditional Cidery. More alcohol establishments are set to open in the near future. For now, Martin and Ahumada are pushing to get their rum into more bars, restaurants and stores across the country, and they’ll watch with interest as the booze district develops. “It will be a place where everybody can find something they like,” Martin said. □

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Friday, Dec. 1 Gold Country Casino & Hotel See FrIDAY

BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and visiting producers and DJs. Fri, 12/1, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St.

DETROIT LEGENDS: A 7-piece band covering the biggest hits from the Motown era. Fri, 12/1, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

ELI YOUNG BAND: The hit-making

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ERIC PETER: Solo jazz guitar. Thu, 11/30,

Trio, Robert Karch, Jackie Daum, Jeff Olson Trio and Island Drums. Thu, 11/30, 6:30pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

6pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St.

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rock with a full band. Thu, 11/30, 8pm. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

SINGER/SONGWRITER SHOWCASE: Featuring the Groove Merchants

ARIZONA JONES: Rockin’ takes on

classic R&B hits in the lounge. Fri, 12/1, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

country band out of Denton, Texas performs in support of their new album, Fingerprints. Fri, 12/1, 8pm. $40-$85. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. www.goldcountrycasino.com

EVERYDAY OUTLAW: A Tahoe-based

outlaw country band. Fri, 12/1, 9pm. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

JESSIE LEIGH BAND: Live country in

the lounge. Fri, 12/1, 8:30pm. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

LOCAL BAND BLOWOUT: An evening with The Damaged Goods, Elwood of Chico, Summer Holds the Earth

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and No King. Fri, 12/1, 8:30pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

OPEN MIC: An open mic hosted by Tito (aka Thunder Lump). All forms of performance art welcome. Fri, 12/1, 7pm. $1. DownLo, 319 Main St.

PLAYBOY MANBABY: An evening most raucous with Phoenix, Arizona’s Playboy Manbaby, plus locals Licky Lips, Sex Hogs II and Cell Block. Fri, 12/1, 8pm. $7. Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave.

POOR MAN’S WHISKEY: KZFR 90.1 FM presents a high-octane hootenanny from an emerging act out of San Francisco. Fri, 12/1, 7:30pm. $20-$25. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.kzfr.org

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The Yule Logs kick off their annual rocket-powered sleigh ride through Chico with a show at the Pageant Theatre on Tuesday, Dec. 5, the first in a series of rockin’ December parties. They’ll all be good fun, whether these four chaps are wishing us a merry Christmas or taking the piss out of Santa Claus for not delivering on their wish lists. And for a double dose of the holidays, the Pageant show will be followed by a screening of the 1964 claymation classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

RETROTONES: Live classic-rock. Fri, 12/1, 7pm. The End Zone, 250 Cohasset Road.

SUBMERGED SESSIONS: A weekly show-

case of rotating house DJs. Fri, 12/1, 9pm. The Beach, 191 E. Second St.

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ARIZONA JONES: Rockin’ takes on

classic R&B hits in the lounge. Sat, 12/2, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

BLACKOUT BETTY: Covers of rock

‘n’ roll from the 1980s. Sat, 12/2, 9pm. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

BLUE COLLAR MEN: A Styx tribute

band. Sat, 12/2, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

THE BROTHERS COMATOSE: Raucous West Coast renderings of traditional bluegrass, country and rock ‘n’ roll with a five-piece string band. The Sam Chase opens. Sat, 12/2,

9pm. $15. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. www.jmaxproductions.net

CATTYWAMPUS COMEDY ALL STARS: Featuring nine stand-up comedians from Sacramento. Hosted by Rachel Lloyd Myles. Sat, 12/2, 8pm. $7. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

DANNY COHEN: Avant-garde rock. Tony

Berman and Travis Rowdy open. Sat,

12/2, 8pm. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

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H20 opens. Sun, 12/3, 8pm. $25. Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street. www.jmaxproductions.net

SUNDAY IRIS: The indie-folk duo per-

forms an intimate set. Sun, 12/3, 11am. Bidwell Perk, 664 E. First Ave.

DISNEY BURLESQUE: House troupe The Malteazers honors classic and contemporary Disney films with a risqué twist. Sat, 12/2, 10pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

DRIVER: Rock ‘n’ roll. Sat, 12/2,

9pm. White Water Saloon, 5771 Clark Road, Paradise.

JESSIE LEIGH BAND: Live country in

the lounge. Sat, 12/2, 8:30pm. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

MUDCREEK MISFITS: Live rockabilly/

Americana. Sat, 12/2, 6:30pm. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

OPEN MIC: For musicians of all

ages. Sat, 12/2, 7pm. The End Zone, 250 Cohasset Road.

THE STONE FOXES: An energetic classicrock band from San Francisco that has supported acts like The Black Keys, Cage the Elephant and ZZ Top. Joined by Lumbercat and The Michael Russell Trio. Sat, 12/2, 9pm. $10-$12. Lost on Main, 1531 Esplanade. www.lostonmainchico.com

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PENNYWISE, H20: One of the most successful independent punk outfits of all time rolls through ahead of releasing their 12th studio album.

VERA MARIE BRIDGES CD RELEASE SHOW: The local musician debuts her new album, Making Waves, showcasing styles ranging from swing to country. Opening set by Brad Peterson. Sun, 12/3, 6:30pm. $10. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

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HONEYHONEY: A gritty, harmony-driven Americana and alt-country band out of Los Angeles. Mon, 12/4, 7pm. $25. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierranevada.com

OLD TIME FIDDLERS: A good, old-

fashioned jam. Mon, 12/4, 7pm. $3. Bolt’s Antique Tool Museum, 1650 Broderick St., Oroville.

THE YULE LOGS: The hardest working band in snow biz is back for another run of rockin’ holiday parties. Tue, 12/5, 7pm. $8. Pageant Theatre, 351 E. Sixth St.

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Brandishing a classic-rock sound complete with humming organs and overdriven guitars, San Francisco’s The Stone Foxes roll through Lost on Main on Saturday, Dec. 2. The six-piece has opened for the likes of The Black Keys, Cage the Elephant and ZZ Top, and is currently touring in support of recently released EP Visalia. You can count on their gin-soaked, blues-infused tunes to provide plenty of shout-along moments.

OPEN MIKEFULL: At Paradise’s only

open mic, all musicians get two songs or 10 minutes onstage. Wed, 12/6, 7pm. $1-$2. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive, Paradise.

SUSURRUS & SINGER/SONGWRITERS: Six solo/duo acts, including: Bran Crown, Katie Barrett, Michael Bone, Fera, Jason & Ken, and Kevin Fuller. Followed by debut of new crew Susurrus. Wed, 12/6, 8pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

TRIVIA NIGHT: Face off against rival teams with your squad of up to six fellow trivia enthusiasts. Wed, 12/6, 8pm. Free. Woodstock’s Pizza, 166 E. Second St.

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Opening this week The Florida Project

An adventurous 6-year-old named Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) lives each day of the summer to the fullest despite living in a Florida budget motel with her mother (Bria Vinaite) who is struggling to make ends meet. Also starring Willem Dafoe. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Walk With Me

A documentary following members of a Zen Buddhist community over a three-year period as they practice the art of mindfulness. One showing: Sunday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

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.

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Coco

Coming of age in Nor Cal with Lady Bird

Ctution, finishing up her high school years at a Catholic instiprefers to be called “Lady Bird.” She’s a bright, hristine McPherson, a Sacramento teenager

angry and somewhat uninhibited misfit, and she’s the youthfully conflicted title character in a pungent new comedy/drama writby ten and directed by Greta Gerwig. Juan-Carlos Gerwig is a Sacramento native Selznick herself, and for her directorial debut she’s concocted a briskly incisive entertainment that is part coming-of-age tale, part comedy of California manners, part oddball rom-com. Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn) plays the title role with Lady Bird quietly bristling mixtures of irony Starring Saoirse and charm, with occasional touches ronan, Laurie metcalf, of Gerwiggian friskiness. Tracy Letts and Lucas Heretofore known chiefly as an Hedges. Directed by Greta Gerwig. actor (Frances Ha, etc.), Gerwig Cinemark 14. rated r. does not appear in this film, but her zest for the offbeat is evident throughout. And even with assorted hints of autobiography turning up in Christine/Lady Bird, the picture is also distinguished by a large and distinctively observed cast of secondary characters. Laurie Metcalf, perhaps the most familiar face in the entire film, is excellent as Christine’s compulsively anxious mother. Tracy Letts is amiably ineffectual as Christine’s indulgent and despairing dad. Those two older characters are pivotal to the whole story, but the portrayals of a half dozen younger characters are no less memorable.

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Particular standouts among the younger set include Lucas Hedges as Danny O’Neill, a stagestruck charmer who becomes more friend than boyfriend to Christine, and Timothée Chalamet as a gloomily handsome nonconformist who subsequently catches Christine’s eye. Odeya Rush plays class glamor girl Jenna Walton, who also captures Christine’s interest and who temporarily disrupts Christine’s long-running friendship with hefty “Jules,” a nonconformist of another sort (played with robust cheer by Beanie Feldstein). Others of note include the ceaseless Lois Smith as the charmingly spirited Sister Sarah Joan, and kindly Stephen McKinley Henderson as the hauntedly gentle Father Leviatch. Jake McDorman plays Mr. Bruno, a handsome young teacher on whom Jules develops a crush. Jordan Rodrigues plays Miguel, Christine’s adopted brother, and Marielle Scott plays his live-in girlfriend, Shelly. As you would expect with any coming-of-age tale, there are lessons to be learned here and points to consider and reconsider. The film as a whole might be taken as an embodiment of something the unsinkable Sister Sarah Joan says about true love and close, honest attention being the same thing. The story of Lady Bird/Christine is front and center throughout, but Gerwig also takes care to honor the individual point of view of every character mentioned above. Most of them are caricatures at one point or another, but none goes without a moment or two of the special recognitions that arise from Gerwig’s mixtures of sympathetic realism and quietly scathing humor. □

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.

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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Thor: Ragnarok

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.

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Justice League

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.

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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.

Denzel Washington stars as an idealistic attorney with a great legal mind and limited interpersonal skills who is faced with crises as a series of events challenge his conscience. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

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, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Lady Bird

See review this issue. Cinemark 14. Rated R —J.C.S.

Murder on the Orient Express

There are plenty of stellar faces and presences on hand for director Kenneth Brnagh’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 genius-level fussbudget with a

The latest from Irish playwright and sometimes film director Martin McDonagh is a dark comedy set in the Midwest starring Frances McDormand as a mother who, frustrated with the lack of progress in the case of the murder of her teen daughter, puts pressure on local authorities. Also starring Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

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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After a While & Waiting for the Train Wee Willie Walker & Johnny Rawls blue Dot & Cat Food

DANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS Sorry, Santa. This week, Krampus is the rea-

Like many soul singers, Wee Willie Walker got his start as a teenager singing in gospel groups recorded for the Goldwax and Checker labels back in the 1950s. He resurfaced a few years ago and in 2015 appeared at an Italian music fest backed—as he is on After a While—by Bay Area guitarist Anthony Paule’s Soul Orchestra. The songs range from “Romance in the Dark,” a 1940 Lil Green/Big Bill Broonzy composition, to such up-to-the-minute originals as “Second Chance” (the opening track about a man promising to reform) and the lively Latin-ish “Thanks for the Dance.” And the disc ends with “Your Good Thing Is About to End,” the 1966 Isaac Hayes/David Porter hit for Mable John. Fellow soul/bluesman Johnny Rawls has been active for more than 30 years. He co-wrote five of the 10 songs on Waiting for the Train, including the sinuous title track that finds him waiting to go back home. Set to a shake-yourbootie rhythm, “California Shake” is a double entendre earthquake ditty. Both CDs feature back-up singers and four-piece horn sections that provide a welcome punch to the songs.

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Arborescence Úlfur Figureight records With most music, the path from verse to chorus to bridge is mapped in familiar ways, so when the usual breadcrumbs disappear, it can be a bit disorienting. That would be the case with New York City-based Icelander Úlfur and his newest collection of experimental atmospheric pieces. To call Arborescence stark wouldn’t quite do it justice. The release of the album during winter is appropriate, because there’s an icy quality to it. The self-titled opener feels a bit like getting lost in the snowy woods and encountering the scariest thing you’ve ever seen. That’s not to say this album is something to be feared; it’s the kind of resonant—sometimes violent in volume— cold that awakens your sharpest senses, making soft moments like the strings of “Serpentine” all the more invigorating. On “Weightlessness,” the feeling is less floating above ground, and more being buried beneath it. If you’re intrigued by a little sonic desolation with some metal drama, get on this.

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son for the season. On Dec. 5—the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas—we will clutch our flasks of schnapps and run after the great horned dude as he gathers up all the naughty funmakers to run wild in the streets singing songs of drunken merriment! Merry Krampuslauf, my friends!

• Hot show alert: Phoenix-based dance-party punks Playboy Manbaby are back in town this week. Joining them Friday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m., at Monstros, are a trio of local troublemakers—Sex Hogs II, Licky Lips, Cell Block—for what promises to be a wild night of commemorative proportions. Don’t miss it!

• Return to Dannyland: Musical avantgardesman Danny Cohen has been out of the Chico spotlight for a minute, but he’s reappeared on local stages as of late. Next chance for a Danny sighting: Saturday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., at The Naked Lounge. • Fight fire with music: Whoa! Could this be

• Su-su-supergroup: Brand new local crew Susurrus makes its Chico debut next week, and based on the local rock pedigree alone, Arts DEVO is stoked. Featuring Shoko Horikawa (XDS), Becky Brown (Royal Crown, Pan Pan), MaryRose Lovgren (Ant Farm, Butcher Shop) and Anna Adams (Pan Pan), the band plays live Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Maltese Bar & Tap Room.

• Idea people: The bright minds behind the Chico and Santa Cruz Idea Fab Labs have their own documentary. A Bright Idea interviews those involved in the creation of the two maker spaces, and will debut at a screening/reception at the Chico space this Saturday, Dec. 2, 8:30 p.m. (after the IFL Holiday Maker Market, noon-6 p.m.).

• Hot dog, we have a weiner! Chico musician Matthew Weiner is putting the double (triple?) entendre potential of his last name to work for a good cause by selling shirts emblazoned with “I ♥ weiner” to raise money for AIDS research. Half of all proceeds from the “weiner” shirt sales will be donated to the AIDS Research Institute at UC San Francisco. Visit www.iheartweiner.org and stock up. The perfect gift for nana!

• Art transplant: Is the 1078 Gallery on the verge of returning to the scene? Maybe. The word on the street is that the local heroes behind the one-time local arts/music hub are zeroing in on a potential new spot on Park Avenue in south Chico. Nothing is confirmed yet, but negotiations have commenced. Stay tuned.

Wait Don’t Wait Sisters Tender Loving empire A synthy pop beat can be a hard thing to deny. The duo known as Sisters is proof of it. With Wait Don’t Wait, the Seattle two-piece is already on its second full-length release of the year, this time paired with Portland, Ore.’s, Tender Loving Empire. There’s some throwback sound here. “Glitter Lights” has a sticky synth riff and shimmery quality that feels right out of the 1980s, while the staccato jumps, electronic drums and vocal timbre on “Heart Beats” has a strong Phil Collins resemblance (the sax outro feeds that vibe as well). But the sound is still their own. The excellent “Let Me Go” exhibits just what distinguishes Sisters, with an instant communal feel via hand claps and chorus vocals, and a dynamic arrangement that grows from a wobbly riff into a warm piano-driven anthem: “Home is where I’d be if my heart could decide.” Start with that one.

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the most power-packed local lineup of 2017? This benefit for victims of Nor Cal fires in Yankee Hill and the North Bay Area features four local heavyweights on one bill: Jonathan Richman, Big Mo & the Full Moon Band, Pat Hull and Bogg. Sunday, Dec. 3, 5 p.m. (doors 4:30), at the Chico Women’s Club. Tickets ($7 minimum donation) at the door only.

RIP ANN Last week, Chico lost another one of its arts giants. Longtime local artist and teacher Ann Pierce died Monday, Nov. 20. She was 86. Pierce moved to town from Boulder, Colo., in 1964 to teach painting at Chico State, and didn’t stop for three decades (even serving as chair of the Art Department for three years in the ’80s). She retired from the university in 1995, but continued to teach around town and to paint. Pierce is best known locally for her mastery of watermedia, creating bold works in a wide range of styles. In 2015, she was part of a threeartist Chico Masters exhibit at Chico Art Center with Dolores Mitchell and Claudia Steel (the latter of whom also died this year, on Aug. 29), and her works are included in the collection of Chico’s new Museum of Northern California Art (see the museum’s short documentary on the artist at goo.gl/uYGQz3). No memorial plans had been announced by press time. Ann Pierce

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Would you wait until then?” I asked. “But, if you can’t wait, come to me.” Theo agreed. Two months before his 18th birthday, he wanted to try cannabis. I gave him a joint rolled from trimmings, but nothing happened. “Are you inhaling it into your lungs?” I asked. He tried again, and this time was bouncing around the house, laughing, more upbeat than usual.

Over the years Theo adjusted to the fact that his dad liked cannabis. I never smoked in front of him, but his curiosity peaked as a teen. So, I made my pitch. The next morning, Theo said he didn’t like the experience. “Loss of control” was his issue. He simply likes his daily non-high existence better. “You will avoid a lot of problems that way,” I told him. Was I a hypocrite for feeling relieved? Someday Theo may revisit cannabis. But for now he sees it, somewhat amusingly, as a social activity that preoccupies his dad’s peer group. Produced by N&R Publications, a division of News & Review.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF november 30, 2017 ARIES (March 21-April 19): I hope that

everything doesn’t come too easily for you in the coming weeks. I’m worried you will meet with no obstructions and face no challenges. And that wouldn’t be good. It might weaken your willpower and cause your puzzle-solving skills to atrophy. Let me add a small caveat, however. It’s also true that right about now you deserve a whoosh of slack. I’d love for you to be able to relax and enjoy your well-deserved rewards. But on the other hand, I know you will soon receive an opportunity to boost yourself up to an even higher level of excellence and accomplishment. I want to be sure that when it comes, you are at peak strength and alertness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You were

born with the potential to give the world specific gifts—benefits and blessings that are unique to you. One of those gifts has been slow in developing. You’ve never been ready to confidently offer it in its fullness. In fact, if you have tried to bestow it in the past, it may have caused problems. But the good news is that in the coming months, this gift will finally be ripe. You’ll know how to deal crisply with the interesting responsibilities it asks you to take on. Here’s your homework: Get clear about what this gift is and what you will have to do to offer it in its fullness.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Happy Un-

birthday, Gemini! You’re halfway between your last birthday and your next. That means you’re free to experiment with being different from who you have imagined yourself to be and who other people expect you to be. Here are inspirational quotes to help you celebrate. 1. “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”—George Bernard Shaw. 2. “Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.”—W. Somerset Maugham. 3. “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson. 4. “The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.”—Friedrich Nietzsche.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I suggest

that you take a piece of paper and write down a list of your biggest fears. Then call on the magical force within you that is bigger and smarter than your fears. Ask your deep sources of wisdom for the poised courage you need to keep those scary fantasies in their proper place. And what is their proper place? Not as the masters of your destiny, not as controlling agents that prevent you from living lustily, but rather as helpful guides that keep you from taking foolish risks.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In his book Life: The

Odds, Gregory Baer says that the odds you will marry a millionaire are not good: 215to-1. They’re 60,000-to-1 that you’ll wed royalty and 88,000-to-1 that you’ll date a model. After analyzing your astrological omens for the coming months, I suspect your chances of achieving these feats will be even lower than usual. That’s because you’re far more likely to cultivate synergistic and symbiotic relationships with people who enrich your soul and stimulate your imagination, but don’t necessarily pump up your ego. Instead of models and millionaires, you’re likely to connect with practical idealists, energetic creators, and emotionally intelligent people who’ve done work to transmute their own darkness.

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

you do to take better care of yourself in 2018, Virgo? According to my reading of the astrological omens, this will be a fertile meditation for you to keep revisiting. Here’s a good place to start: Consider the possibility that you have a lot to learn about what makes your body operate at peak efficiency and what keeps your soul humming along with the sense that your life is interesting. Here’s another crucial task: Intensify your love for yourself. With that as a driving force, you’ll be led to discover the actions necessary to super-

by rob brezsny charge your health. P.S. Now is an ideal time to get this project underway.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here are

themes I suggest you specialize in during the coming weeks. 1. How to gossip in ways that don’t diminish and damage your social network, but rather foster and enhance it. 2. How to be in three places at once without committing the mistake of being nowhere at all. 3. How to express precisely what you mean without losing your attractive mysteriousness. 4. How to be nosy and brash for fun and profit. 5. How to unite and harmonize the parts of yourself and your life that have been at odds with each other.

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

that in the coming months you won’t feel compulsions to set your adversaries’ hair on fire. You won’t fantasize about robbing banks to raise the funds you need, nor will you be tempted to worship the devil. And the news just gets better. I expect that the amount of self-sabotage you commit will be close to zero. The monsters under your bed will go on a long sabbatical. Any lame excuses you have used in the past to justify bad behavior will melt away. And you’ll mostly avoid indulging in bouts of irrational and unwarranted anger. In conclusion, Scorpio, your life should be pretty evil-free for quite some time. What will you do with this prolonged outburst of grace? Use it wisely!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

“What is love?” asks philosopher Richard Smoley. “It’s come to have a greeting-card quality,” he mourns. “Half the time ‘loving’ someone is taken to mean nurturing a warmish feeling in the heart for them, which mysteriously evaporates the moment the person has some concrete need or irritates us.” One of your key assignments in the next ten months will be to purge any aspects of this shrunken and shriveled kind of love that may still be lurking in your beautiful soul. You are primed to cultivate an unprecedented new embodiment of mature, robust love.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You

know that unfinished task you have halfavoided, allowing it to stagnate? Soon you’ll be able to summon the gritty determination required to complete it. I suspect you’ll also be able to carry out the glorious rebirth you’ve been shy about climaxing. To gather the energy you need, reframe your perspective so that you can feel gratitude for the failure or demise that has made your glorious rebirth necessary and inevitable.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In an

ideal world, your work and your character would speak for themselves. You’d receive exactly the amount of recognition and appreciation you deserve. You wouldn’t have to devote as much intelligence to selling yourself as you did to developing your skills in the first place. But now forget everything I just said. During the next ten months, I predict that packaging and promoting yourself won’t be so #$@&%*! important. Your work and character WILL speak for themselves with more vigor and clarity than they have before.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There used

to be a booth at a Santa Cruz flea market called “Joseph Campbell’s Love Child.” It was named after the mythological scholar who wrote the book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The booth’s proprietor sold items that spurred one’s “heroic journey,” like talismans made to order and herbs that stimulated courage and mini-books with personalized advice based on one’s horoscope. “Chaos-Tamers” were also for sale. They were magic spells designed to help people manage the messes that crop up in one’s everyday routine while pursuing a heroic quest. Given the current astrological omens, Pisces, you would benefit from a place that sold items like these. Since none exists, do the next best thing: Aggressively drum up all the help and inspiration you need. You can and should be well-supported as you follow your dreams on your hero’s journey.

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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

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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

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 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

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.

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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

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.

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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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as TLC CARPET CLEANING at 201 Crater Lake Dr Chico, CA 95973. TIMOTHY SCOTT WEHNAU 201 Crater Lake Dr Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: TIM WEHNAU Dated: November 17, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001527 Published: November 30, December 7,14,21, 2017

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PALETERIA Y NEVERIA LA FLOR DE MICHOACAN HOMEMADE ICE CREAM SHOP at 668 Mangrove Avenue Chico, CA 95926. ANTONIO ARREGUIN BERMUDEZ 15 Top Flight Court Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ANTONIO ARREGUIN BERMUDEZ Dated: November 17, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001528 Published: November 30, December 7,14,21, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO WINE AND FASHION at 1225 Stewart Avenue Chico, CA 95926. GARY RICHARD SMITH 1225 Stewart Avenue Chico, CA 95926. KELLY LYNN SMITH 1225 Stewart Avenue Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: KELLY SMITH Dated: October 17, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001385 Published: November 30, December 7,14,21, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORCAL CUSTOM at 13302 Cabin Hollow Ct Suite 110 Chico, CA 95973. JOSH PHILLIPSON 8233 Streng Ave Citrus Heights, CA 95610. TRAVIS STEARNS 2 Benton Way Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by A General Partnership. Signed: JOSH PHILLIPSON Dated: October 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001436 Published: November 30, December 7,14,21, 2017

NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BIDWELL BRIDGE CLUB at 965 Salem Chico, CA 95928. GALE CARTER ALVISTUR 2057 Hooker Oak Ave Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: GALE ALVISTUR Dated: November 2, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001456 Published: November 30, December 7,14,21, 2017

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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 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

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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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner E P.A. ESTELLE PAPPY ANN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ESTELLE A. CONWAY, ESTELLE A. JOHN Proposed name: ESTELLE PAPPY ANN (E P.A.-2157) 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: January 12, 2018 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: November 22, 2017 Case Number: 17CV03252 Published: November 30, December 7,14,21, 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.

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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 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

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Case Number: 17CV01121 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. 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

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doing business as BRAIN-FRIENDLY DYNAMICS LLC at 975 Filbert Avenue Chico, CA 95926. BRAIN-FRIENDLY DYNAMICS LLC 975 Filbert Avenue Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company. Signed: SCOTT S. WINTER, PRESIDENT Dated: October 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001451 Published: November 30, December 7,14,21, 2017

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CALBRE # 01996441 EACH OFFICE IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

ONE OWNER HOME WITH NICE UPDATES, 3 bed/2PE bth,ND 1,144 INsqGft on .21 of an acre .......................................$271,500

North Chico Remodeled 3/2 $349,500

sq ftGw/office, 1-car garage +VIEW! ......................$239,500 LAKE VIEW!! Beautiful 2 bed/1.5 bth condo, NDIN PE1,100

6ac Creekside on Butte Creek $249,000

HARD TO FIND 4 bed/3 bth, 1,833 sq ft with open floor plan .................................................................$340,000

3.4 ac, well, septic and power in place $129,000

TREED BUILDING LOT, .20 acre in town! ...................................................................................................... $99,000 Teresa Larson (530)899-5925 www.ChicoListings.com chiconativ@aol.com

5800 sf with 26 ac walnuts $1,795,000

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

5 ac lot. Owner carry $39,500

BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM ESTATE styled home offering 3 bed/3 bth, 2,638 sq ft with special custom features throughout. . ...........................................................................................................................................................$525,000

MARK REAMAN

MANUFACTURED HOME in a Park, 55 years +, 2 bed, 2 bth, 1,512 sq ft, with lovely upgrades. .................$125,000

www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com Mark.Reaman@c21jeffrieslydon.com www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com

530-228-2229

The following houses were sold in butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of november 13, 2017 – november 17, 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

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

4 Coleman Ct

Chico

$293,000

3/2

SQ. FT. 1404

1615 Sheridan Ave

Chico

$244,000

3/1

SQ. FT. 1040

8 Silkwood Way

Chico

$290,000

3/2

1077

848 Colusa St

Chico

$235,000

4/2

1162

1609 Citrus Ave

Chico

$275,000

3/1

1322

1401 Guill St

Chico

$235,000

3/1

1098

25 Glenshire Ln

Chico

$268,000

3/3

1286

979 Flying V St

Chico

$185,000

2/1

1027

37 Franciscan Way

Chico

$260,000

3/2

1156

837 W 4th Ave

Chico

$147,500

1/1

576

976 Azalea Ave

Chico

$260,000

3/1

1019

268 Rocky Point Rd

Oroville

$405,000

6/4

3718

1372 Hawthorne Ave

Chico

$259,000

4/2

1724

37 Kittridge Ave

Oroville

$330,000

3/3

1762

2352 Porter Way

Chico

$257,000

3/1

1050

122 Diamond Bar Ct

Oroville

$297,000

5/3

2608

2625 Waverly Ct

Chico

$257,000

3/2

1386

586 Forbestown Rd

Oroville

$280,000

3/2

1329

1219 Sheridan Ave

Chico

$245,000

3/1

732

1861 Vineyard Dr

Paradise

$434,000

3/2

2554

2117 Kennedy Ave

Chico

$245,000

2/1

947

5571 Butte View Ter

Paradise

$312,000

3/2

1951

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More Home for Your Money, on the Ridge in... For all your Real Estate Needs call (530) 872-7653 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 Shelinda Bryant 530-520-3663

Perfect Location! Corner of Bird St & Oliver St 2364 sq ft looking for a new owner, 4 roll up doors for lg deliveries, vehicles or equipment. 7405 sq ft lot, come see! $160,000 Ad#946 Sue Mawer 530-520-4094

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, horse property potential. $299,500 Ad#34 Patty McKee 530-518-5155

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 Sharon McKee 530-864-1745

BRE# 01011224

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

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