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On THE COVEr: DEsign by Tina Flynn

THE MAZE OF MAPS

WOLVES IN CALIFORNIA: THE LONG JOURNEY HOME

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center This year we will feature an eclectic assortment of interesting maps from around the North Valley and beyond. Get the bird’s eye view of our local landscape features. Stroll through maps in the CMFC hallway and let your curiosity take you on a tour.

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center California is excited to celebrate the beginning of what could be one of our state’s most inspiring conservation stories: the return of the gray wolf. As a keystone predator, wolves provide a critical balance to the ecosystem in which they belong. No other animal in history has so captured the imagination of people than the wolf! Come learn about the true nature of this dynamic predator and what the return of this iconic species means to our golden state.

Sat 9:00 am - 4:00 pm • Sun 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

EXHIBITS & VENDORS GALORE

Sat 9:00 am - 4:00 pm • Sun 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Displays by State, Federal, and Non-profit organizations. Plus vendors selling everything from binoculars to bird books.

SUNDAY ONLY

FEDERAL JUNIOR DUCK STAMP DISPLAY

Sun. 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Sat 9:00 am - 4:00 pm • Sun 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center All 100 California winners from nearly 2,000 entries will be on display. Don’t forget to see the Chico winners.

MEET SMOKEY BEAR AND THE BLUE GOOSE

Sat 9:00 am - 4:00 pm •Sun 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Smokey Bear and the National Wildlife Refuge’s Blue Goose will be visiting at various times courtesy of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Also be sure to visit the US Fish & Wildlife Service fire safety exhibit booth.

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Sat. 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Along with the Live Raptor Presentation, Meet Smokey Bear and Blue Goose, Junior Duck Stamp Display, children may earn a Junior Naturalist Certificate by participating in a few activities designed just for children. There will be nature crafts, opportunities to build bird feeders, make a bird call and much, much more!

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SLOW THE FLOW

Sat. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Want to learn how to prevent water pollution?. We will discuss water-wise landscaping practices that prevent water pollution, including rain gardens, bioswales, pervious pavers, and use of native plants. Then we’ll take a field trip to Lost Park to see a constructed stormwater treatment project. We’ll also join The Stream Team in monitoring water quality in Big Chico Creek and in assisting Friends of Bidwell Park in planting native trees along the creek.

LIVE RAPTOR EXPERIENCE

Sat. 10:00 am – 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Come see the Center for Reconnecting with Nature’s display of raptors and falcons. Live birds of prey will be present and the Center will be sharing about their mission, which focuses on reconnecting both youth and adults with nature. The exhibit of live raptors will be open from 10am to noon and 1pm to 3pm.

ALL THOSE WHITE GEESE! SNOW GOOSE WORKSHOP Sat. 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Snow Geese, Ross’s Geese, and Blue Morphs - it can be overwhelmingly white in the sky! Come learn how to tell the difference between all these white geese. Through exquisite pictures and lively narration, you can become much more knowledgeable about our Mascot of the Festival.

OUR MAGNETIC SUN & SOLAR VIEWING Sat. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Birds use the sun’s polarized light as one of their tools to enable them to navigate during migration. We’ll begin with a talk about our sun, sunspots, solar prominence, flares, and coronal mass ejections. Then we’ll explore light using simple diffraction gratings. Finally, skies permitting, we’ll go outside and do some solar viewing using a safe, dedicated solar telescope.

CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS PRESENTS - INDIAN FISHERY JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM Location: Meet at Indian Fishery Join Ranger Matthew Stalter for an exciting adventure on a short interpretive hike through the oak woodlands and riparian habitat at Indian Fishery. Participants will explore the relationship between the meandering river system and the oxbow lake located at the park unit. This is a kidfriendly hike, and families are encouraged to attend. The trail is approximately 1 mile long. Meet at Indian Fishery parking lot - West Sacramento Road and River Road. Limit 15 participants.

To register, please call Ranger Matt Stalter at the ranger office - (530) 342-5185.

ALL ABOUT BATS!

Sun. 11:00am – 12:30pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center They are one of the most beneficial, yet most misunderstood animals in the world. Learn more about the habits, habitats, and species of bats that reside within the unique ecosystems of California’s valleys and forests.

OPTICS DEMO

Sun 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Learn the basics about Binoculars and Spotting Scopes for bird watching! What do the numbers mean? Isn’t higher power always better? This will be a “show and tell” discussion about the differences in size, quality, and construction of optics so that you can make a good choice for your needs and budget. Sample optics will be available from numerous manufacturers to illustrate. Marilyn Rose from Out of This World Optics will be the presenter.

RAPTOR FORCE ASSEMBLY Sun. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center West Coast Falconry is coming to the Snow Goose Festival! Falconers have played a pivotal role in raptor conservation, captive breeding techniques, and educating the public on seeing the world through the eyes of nature’s elite predators. Get an up-close look at hawks, falcons, owls, and a precocious vulture. Bring your cameras and questions -- we will be flying several birds during the presentation.

WOLVES IN CALIFORNIA: THE LONG JOURNEY HOME Sun 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center California is excited to celebrate the beginning of what could be one of our state’s most inspiring conservation stories: the return of the gray wolf. As a keystone predator, wolves provide a critical balance to the ecosystem in which they belong. No other animal in history has so captured the imagination of people than the wolf! Come learn about the true nature of this dynamic predator and what the return of this iconic species means to our golden state.

WETLANDS’ WILDLIFE - THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY Sun. 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Location: Chico Masonic Family Center Filmed in Gray Lodge Wildlife Refuge, The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, The Llano Seco Wildlife Refuge, and the wetlands and rice fields in Butte and Colusa in California, this beautiful video gives viewers a close-up look at many of the migratory birds that come from as far away as Siberia and the Arctic Circle to make their homes in the Sacramento Valley’s wetlands each winter.

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EDITORIAL

The march ahead We believe we now have an answer to why Donald Trump has never kept

GUEST COMMENT

End congressman’s gravy train Idopopulated by the wealthy, whose first priority is to the bidding for their own kind. This appears to t is said that the United States Congress is

be the case in Congressional District 1, represented

by Doug LaMalfa, whose personal wealth as of 2014 was estimated by the Center for Responsive Politics at $3.5 million, according to insidegov.com. That’s more than three times the wealth of the average member of Congress.

LaMalfa’s economic status was in part accomplished by taking advantage of taxpayerby funded farm subsidies—he Dave Garcia circumvented the $180,000 The author, a per-year subsidy limit by splitlongtime Oroville ting his ranch among family resident, is a retired members. Interestingly, LaMalfa state park ranger. was the highest earner of taxpayer farm subsidies in Congress; he collected $5.3 million from 1995-2013, according to the Environmental Working Group.

One might ask, “How does this type of manipulation of federal law affect a community?” Very

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well, it appears. Congressman LaMalfa’s hometown of Richvale, population 244, has a median household income of $79,018 (nearly twice Butte County’s), a median property value of $254,700 (nearly $30,000 more than Butte County) and zero unemployment (Butte County has 4.8 percent). The 225 registered farm subsidy recipients in Richvale received more than $88 million in taxpayer funds from 1995-2016.

The current 2014 Farm Bill does not include language mandating that the USDA disclose whether—and in what amounts—lawmakers or cabinet members collect crop insurance payments (aka subsidies). We do know that a program for such payouts for the billion-dollar rice industry, among others, is another big government solution to a problem that does not exist.

Work on the 2018 Farm Bill is underway with LaMalfa and the U.S. Rice Producers Association lobbying against any taxpayer subsidy reductions. It is guaranteed that LaMalfa will continue to shower himself and his millionaire farm buddies with absurd taxpayer insurance subsidies as long as he remains in office. It is time for voters in this district to elect someone who will find ways to help the rest of us, not just corporate farmers. □

his promise to release his tax forms.

We think he deducted as a business expense the $130,000 he paid to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford (aka Stormy Daniels) for sex and/or silence.

Do we know for certain that this happened? We don’t know that he deducted it. But we know he paid it. Think about that for a moment. No one—journalist, lawyer, whoever—has ever had to write such a thing about a United States president. But it fits everything we have learned about him in and out of public office. What is most difficult is that if he did deduct it, nothing about it would surprise us.

One year has passed since Trump took office and the nation is degraded.

Among the qualities he lacks: altruism, amiability, benevolence, civility, class, conscientiousness, courtesy, decency, decorum, dignity, empathy, fitness, gentleness, goodness, manners, honesty, incorruptibility, kindness, modesty, openness, patience, seemliness, truthfulness, fairness, honor, integrity, loyalty, morality, openness, patience, principles, rectitude, sincerity, tact, tolerance, unselfishness, veracity.

Few world leaders embarrass their nations like Donald Trump does. They have gravitas; he has insignificance. Only his power gives him relevance.

Each day, our citizens reluctantly pick up their newspapers or tune into their newscasts, fearful of what they will read or hear. Lord, what has he done since yesterday? So many of our citizens have had to accustom themselves to a state of more or less perpetual outrage, because the impact of one of his misdeeds hardly fades before another one comes along. One lie tumbles on top of another.

Not in our history has the term “lie” been used so often to apply to one person. No president, no matter how unredeemable—Nixon, Harding, Grant—has so routinely been untruthful. We used to rank our presidents by their skills and abilities, their intentions and goals, how many of their promises they were able to keep. Trump has broken most of his promises, but we hardly notice because what kind of a president he is seems almost beside the point of how terrible a man he is. And there are still three years to go.

The republic will survive Trump. It has survived other villains. But we will be changed. We are changed. We are more cynical. The great Republican Party is diminished. The Democrats are still fumbling.

The upside: Last Saturday, on the one-year anniversary of the inauguration of the most unpopular American president in modern history, millions across the nation came together in protest of Trump’s administration during the now-annual Women’s March. From Washington, D.C., to Chico, where thousands took to the streets and rallied at City Plaza (see page 10), turnout was strong.

But now the real work begins. There are signs across the nation of a so-called Democratic wave, including the rash of retirements of House Republicans—more than 30, as of mid-month—but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy to flip historically red districts.

Here in California’s Congressional District 1, for instance, Doug LaMalfa has handily defeated challengers since his election back in 2012—even when a well-heeled conservative took him on during the 2016 election cycle.

He has a robust campaign account, buoyed by donors in the ag and other industries, so he’s generally comfortable steering clear of any campaign forums during the primary season.

Right now, four Democrats are looking to take his seat in Washington.

All of them will be on display this Saturday (Jan. 27) for The People’s Candidate Town Hall right here in Chico (see page 8 for more info) at the Women’s Club. There, you’ll have a chance to hear their ideas and visions for the future.

For those unhappy with LaMalfa’s representation, including his record of backing our porn-star-philandering president, here’s the deal: Marching is a great start, but supporting a viable challenger also means turning out your pockets. Indeed, they will need financial backing. Remember that during the march ahead to change the course of our nation. □

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SECOND & FLUME

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

Bowing out On Tuesday morning, Chico Vice Mayor Reanette Fillmer announced that she’s not going to run for re-election in November.

Her stated reason: She was promoted at work to a position that will, as she put it in a press release, “require a greater work load and time commitment.” The real reason: She’d get trounced in November and doesn’t want to be labeled a loser. That’s my take, anyway, and I suspect it’s hers as well.

To make my case, we’ll have to go back to the climate leading up to the 2014 election—namely the previous council’s efforts to deal with a massive general fund deficit stemming from the Great Recession.

The panel had begun that effort years earlier by, among other things, hiring hatchet man Brian Nakamura—he did what the previous city manager didn’t have the stomach for: extensive layoffs to keep the city afloat as the economy tanked, local coffers contracted and the state stole redevelopment money.

Virtually every mid-size city in the nation grappled with the fallout from the global economic crisis—Stockton and San Bernardino even filed for bankruptcy—but here in Chico you’d think we were the only ones teetering on insolvency.

During campaign season in 2014, Fillmer raised a ton of cash and hammered on the topics of public safety and purported fiscal mismanagement. To wit: “[S]ome of our elected representatives depleted the city’s financial reserves and passed smoke and mirror budgets designed to cover up the city’s fiscal condition so that excessive spending could continue.” That’s a quote from her smartvoter.org candidate’s statement.

Meanwhile, despite having stanched the city’s economic aneurysm, the lefty contingent made the mistake of letting the conservatives control the narrative. It showed at the polls—Fillmer and company swept the three open seats, including that of two-time Mayor Scott Gruendl.

Fillmer was one of the lesser-qualified candidates that year—no city board or commission experience, no volunteering to speak of, and an abysmal voting record. Her claim to fame was that her job as human resources representative would aid the city during employee bargaining processes, but the proof was in the pudding. One of her crowning achievements over the last three years was giving the Chico police officers a big, fat raise during the crisis ($1.5 million over three years). Others include: criminalizing homelessness (via the sit/lie and offenses against waterways laws); being combative with the public and her left-leaning colleagues; cursing from the dais; and voting to continue expensive litigation over Chico Scrap Metal despite a judge’s ruling that the case doesn’t hold merit.

Those are things Fillmer would have to reconcile with voters were she to seek re-election. Then there’s the so-called Democratic wave predicted for the 2018 midterms—here in California, it’s being heralded as a “tsunami.” Will it trickle down to the local races? Seems likely.

Quite honestly, I think bowing out is the smartest move Fillmer’s made in her short political career.

Still, she has a little over 10 months to go, and I’m rooting for her in at least one area: pensions. Rising costs associated with them are only going to lead to further reductions in staffing and fewer services for taxpayers. It would be a major accomplishment to persuade high-cost employees to contribute substantively more to their retirement. I’d love to give her credit for that.

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On finding your ‘pack’ Re “Ten ways to get healthy” (Cover story, Jan. 18): The fourth recommendation is to have a “strong network of family and friends”—to find our “pack.”

At last Saturday’s Women’s March there was a huge “pack” of women with the same values and goals. What if they were all connected on the basis of where they live, as neighbors as well as activists? What might happen if we if we formed a Chico Neighborhood Women’s Network?

I know from personal experience that our “sisterhood” would become even more powerful, productive and healthy. I was part of a 200-member Neighborhood Women’s Network in San Francisco’s Richmond District when we were protesting the Vietnam War. By freely helping each other face-to-face in neighborly ways, we had more time and enthusiasm for community service. We had more fun, too. We had block parties, garage sales, potlucks and swaps. We started environmental action and anti-nuke groups, a community center, saved a lot of Victorian homes from demolition, and built a playground.

In order to connect their members as neighbors, Chico activist groups need to get their addresses, as well as their emails and phone numbers.

I don’t know if there is a computer program that would help put together such a neighbor’s network, but if there is a will, there will be a way.

Renee Renaud Chico

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More on the march Much admiration to those who organized and volunteered at the Chico Women’s March on Saturday. It was heartening to see thousands of neighbors demonstrating such enthusiastic solidarity. It was also encouraging to see several local candidates actively cultivating progressive support— Debra Lucero and Tami Ritter are both running for county supervisor seats, while Heather Minton, Rich Ober, Jeremy Markley and Scott Huber are

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LETTERS c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 5 contending for three upcoming Chico City Council seats; they all have ideas worth hearing.

Millennia of aggressive economic competition, compelled by testosterone, forges a bleak dystopia of our grandchildren’s future. Perhaps more cooperative humans can lead the overdue enlightenment we desperately require. Women are generally more nurturing than men and more consistently pursue collaboration instead of domination. These traits are better than aggression at marshaling the expansive unity our growing range of severe global environmental crises demand.

Advanced compassion is also required closer to home, where public education steadily declines, infrastructure repairs are ignored, more and more neighbors are driven to starkest poverty while official priorities always favor the powerful.

If you’re a male candidate, please seek and heed abundant guidance from smart, kind and competent women, especially grandmothers and those from marginalized communities.

Dan Everhart Chico

Voters deserve a say Re “The scrap continues” (Newslines, by Robert Speer, Jan. 18): The 2018 Women’s March theme of “Power to the Polls” must be honored this November by allowing the referendum on Chico Scrap Metal to go to the voters.

The health and well-being of the children and families in Chapman Elementary School and homes surrounding the nonconforming facility must take priority

Republican leaders calculated that the middle class will be content as hamsters with crumbs.

—ralph Slater

over its continued operation. The dust and runoff from the facility are hazards that cannot be ignored.

The current Chico City Council majority keeps spending money to prevent the public from having our say. Is there any doubt that if the facility were in an upscale Chico neighborhood the entire council would have voted to have it moved in a hot minute?

We’ve watched government and industry put the needs of contributors and profits ahead of public safety many times before, only to be left with human suffering and much larger bills—like the $87 million that Flint, Mich., will pay out, or PG&E’s $333 million settlement for chromium 6.

When the government fails to protect its citizens, the people must fend for themselves. Our City Council majority has abdicated its responsibility to protect the community. Let’s see how the voters feel about it.

Scott Huber Chico

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Scrap Metal, the Jesus Center and marijuana dispensaries? We could put all three way out by the airport.

That way, we won’t have to think about them ever again.

Speaking of things “best forgotten,” we should create campaign signs for Doug LaMalfa: “The 1% says: ‘He’s one of us!’”

Charles Holzhauer Chico

Mother’s plea: boot LaMalfa I am writing this letter as a mother who lost a child to an opioid overdose in 2015. He was one of 54,000 people to die of an overdose that year.

We are in the midst of a crisis, yet our leaders are doing nothing to address this issue. During the past year, Congressman Doug LaMalfa has supported repealing the benefits in the Affordable Care Act that require insurance companies to pay for drug treatment and mental health services.

Families facing addiction need access to treatment. People can recover from addiction. Our congressman has done nothing helpful during this crisis. It is time District 1 had a representative who cared about solving this terrible

crisis, rather than blinding voting to support donors and big business.

People’s lives are depending on it. I am voting to replace LaMalfa in 2018. We deserve a better congressman.

Anne Sisney Chico

Whooping on the way In 10 months, Americans will deliver a historical message to the Republican Party: If you cheat us, you won’t be in power.

America realizes when it has been screwed. Eighty-three percent of tax benefits under the Tax “Deform” Act will go to the superrich, including large corporations.

Instead of paying an effective 18 percent of their income, these corporate giants are expected to actually pay an average of 9 percent. Starting in 2018, over $1 trillion will be transferred to the upper class at the expense of middle America.

Republican leaders calculated that the middle class will be content as hamsters with crumbs.

Even those crumbs are scheduled to disappear after the next two elections, although tax benefits for the jet set and mega-corporations are permanent. The tax plan, carefully kept under wraps until the last minute, was in essence a payoff demanded by large Republican donors, many of whom threatened to cut off campaign contributions if the Tax Deform Act was not passed.

The middle class will give its message by voting against all Republicans for all political offices on the 2018 ballot for this historical betrayal. The only kind of message the Republican elite understands are butt-whoopings at

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the ballot box. The message will be simple: “This will never happen again.”

Ralph Slater Chico

An important day Saturday (Jan. 27) is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day, I would suggest, for parents to explain to their children that throughout history, humans have become monsters, including in this country with the slaughter of Native Americans, the lynching of thousands of blacks, the killing of thousands of Mexicans in the Southwest after the U.S. “annexed” Texas to California, the internment of tens of thousands of JapaneseAmericans and others.

But Holocaust Remembrance Day is about World War II, with Hitler and his Nazi military killing up to 12 million people, including Gypsies, disabled people, political prisoners, artists, teachers, gays and 6 million Jews. My father and his Army unit liberated the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp on May 5, 1945, where one of the survivors was Simon Wiesenthal. As a kid, I came across a box of photos my dad had from that Nazi prison—depicting humans that were barely alive.

Let’s use Saturday to talk to others and parents to talk to their teenagers about actual history. And thank our World War II veterans.

Bob Mulholland Chico

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Two Chico business owners are the latest to announce their candidacy in 2018.

Kasey Reynolds, owner of Shubert’s Ice Cream & Candy, announced Tuesday she’ll be running for Chico City Council instead of vying for Maureen Kirk’s open seat on the Butte County Board of Supervisors.

Norm Rosene, a dentist and owner of Odyssey Winery and Vineyards, will be a candidate for Kirk’s District 3 seat, according to his LinkedIn profile. He joins former Chico Councilwoman Tami Ritter, who announced her candidacy in September.

District 2 Supervisor Larry Wahl’s seat is also up for grabs. So far, Debra Lucero is the only one challenging Wahl, who is seeking re-election.

Others running for Chico City Council include incumbent Andrew Coolidge, Matt

Gallaway, Scott Huber, Heather Minton, Jeremy Markley and Richard Ober.

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The Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is investigating a possible homicide after 60-year-old Sherry Facciuto was found dead on Thursday, Jan. 18. It’s the third suspicious death reported in Butte County in 2018, according to the CN&R’s archives.

Around 4 p.m., dispatch received a call from a man who reported that his wife and son were missing, according to a BCSO press release. Deputies located the couple’s car near Bed, Bath & Beyond in Chico. Later that night, they responded to Facciuto’s house on Anita Road, where they found her body and evidence suggesting foul play.

The next day, deputies arrested the couple’s 32-year-old son, Alton Facciuto, considered a person of interest. Anybody who’s had recent contact with him should call the BCSO Investigations Unit at 538-7671.

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The search for Chico State’s vice president of Student Affairs has ended, with alumnus Milton Lang replacing Drew Calandrella, who retired over the summer.

Lang graduated 25 years ago with a degree in social work and went on to earn his master’s in education and doctorate in higher education administration from Washington State University. He returns to Chico from UC Davis, where he had served as associate vice chancellor for student life, campus community and retention services since 2013.

Lang (pictured) says he’s prepared to address critical issues facing students, such as affordability and mental health. “As a team, we will work diligently to support students’ personal and professional development, enhance their campus engagement and sense of belonging, and assist them in reaching their educational goals and career aspirations,” he said in a press release.

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Part of the surge Chicoan Audrey Denney launches bid for Congress greatly disheartened by President LTrump’s election in November 2016. She ike many others, Audrey Denney was

found hope, however, from watching the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., folstory and photo by lowing his inauguration.

Howard Hardee “I started feeling like, if we can organize h owa rd h @ n ew srev i ew. c o m and harness our collective energy, love really Get acquainted: does trump hate,” she To learn more about the said during a recent candidates challenging interview.

District 1 rep. Doug Denney first enterLaMalfa, check out The People’s candidate tained the idea of Town Hall at entering politics on chico women’s club Thanksgiving Day, after (592 e. Third st.) on her sister mentioned saturday, Jan. 27, that three women from starting at 1 p.m. the Roseville area were running for office for the first time.

“We talked about how inspiring it was, and it was a conversation like none I’ve ever had before,” she recalled. “It was a conversation where you know something is right deep down in your soul. It was a conversation about empowering women, demanding a seat at the table and encouraging our generation to step forward and

claim leadership roles.”

Over coffee in downtown Chico, Denney told the CN&R she’d never had political ambitions before then. She spent the day after Thanksgiving talking with her sister about what a congressional campaign might look like, but after the holiday weekend ended, it all started seeming foolish. “Who am I to do this?” she said. “I’ve never even run for City Council before.

I started questioning everything about myself.”

But her indecision was short-lived.

After weeks of thinking about the prospect seriously, she said she woke up one December morning with a sense of purpose: “I thought, ‘If not me, who? And if not now, when?’ All of those fears and the self-doubt just washed away.”

Denney grew up in an Episcopalian house-

hold, raising draft horses on her family’s farm in Monterey County. She came to Chico for college about 15 years ago and worked as a tour guide and bartender at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. After graduating with a degree in agriculture, she taught the subject at Chico State, supplementing her income by tending bar at The Banshee.

After six years of teaching, Denney

moved on to nonprofit work, assisting small farmers in West Africa. Then she returned to Chico, where for the past three years she’s been working remotely for Vivayic, a Nebraska-based company that designs learning strategies and curricula for agricultural nonprofits and corporations. She also serves on the board of Cristosal, a human rights organization based in Central America.

Now, Denney, 33, spends most of her free time driving around the vast, mostly rural 1st Congressional District, meeting potential constituents and familiarizing herself with the issues important to them.

(District 1 covers Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou and Tehama counties, as well as portions of Glenn, Nevada and Placer counties.)

She hopes that her platform resonates with voters in all corners of the North State. As a representative, she says she would advocate for greater investment in career and technical education and workforce development programs; increasing the accessibility and affordability of health care; “regenerative agriculture,” or sustainable land-management practices, which she said “actually make the soil healthier and stronger”; investing in physical and

Audrey Denney officially kicked off her campaign with a speech on the back patio of B Street Public House on Friday (Jan. 19).

cyber infrastructure, such as highways and Internet connectivity; supporting and expanding veterans’ services; and taking a hard look at the state’s strained and aging water system.

That last one’s big for agricultural communities.

“We need to be conserving water, even in non-drought years,” she said, “but I don’t think we’re going to conserve our way out of it. We need to be fixing our leaky infrastructure and carefully examining new water projects through social, economic and environmental lenses to see if they are appropriate.”

Denney filed her candidacy paperwork

with the Federal Election Commission on Jan. 2 and officially kicked off her campaign last Friday (Jan. 19) with an event on the back patio of B Street Public House.

Next up, she’s set to speak during The People’s Candidate Town Hall at Chico Women’s Club on Saturday, Jan. 27, along with three other Democrats already jockeying for position heading into the June primary: Lewis Elbinger (Mount Shasta), Jessica Holcombe (Auburn) and Marty Walters (Quincy). Another Democrat, Dennis Duncan, of Paradise, dropped out of the race in December.

Of course, it’s a challenge for any Democrat running against a firmly entrenched Republican incumbent in a red district. Whichever candidate ends up winning the primary will hope to sway Republicans who are disillusioned by LaMalfa voting in lock-step with Trump on virtually every issue, and that’s where an unconventional Democratic candidate such as Denney may have an edge. She believes her agricultural background will give her credibility with conservative voters, as well as crossover appeal.

“I mean, I grew up on a ranch where we had to drive 30 minutes for [groceries],” she said. “I really do know what life is like in those rural places.”

Denney would have to win over more than a few Republicans in order to unseat LaMalfa, but she’s encouraged by the surge of women getting into politics and recent upset victories

by Democrats in rural counties in other states.

“I feel like this is the year,” she said.

“If there is a blue wave coming, we need to build the strongest boats we can and be ready to ride that wave.” □

New California?

Locals weigh in on effort to create 51st state Haring and Tom Kozik are disenchanted. In their estimation, the Golden RStateuth has lost its luster, due to an accumula-

tion of policy decisions from Sacramento, and the concentration of political power in urban areas that leaves rural regions such as the North State underrepresented, with little recourse.

“When I moved here in 1988, California was magic; everything about it was magic,” Kozik told the CN&R. “That’s gone. I’ve reached an age [51] where I want future generations to have what I had.”

A new state—a new California, if you will—strikes them as the solution.

The Chico couple looked into the State of Jefferson movement, a push to revive the 1940s effort at statehood combining a swath of Northern California and southern Oregon.

That group (soj51.org) remains active.

Others seek to split the state, too, including billionaire Tom Draper, who’s morphed his failed “Six Californias” proposal into a ballot initiative he hopes Learn more: Visit www.newcaliforniastate.com or to qualify this the Butte County Committee’s Facebook year, for three page (@newcaliforniabutte).

Californias.

Haring and Kozik found affinity with another venture. This one seeks to establish a new state, which the organization is calling New California, among counties interested in joining it. They stress their movement is not secessionist, but rather follows a process that adheres both to the U.S. and California constitutions.

At a meeting Sunday evening (Jan. 21) at the Chico branch of the Butte County Library, Haring laid out the what, how and why of New California, with the occasional interjection from Kozik and Joanne Alden. All three belong to the organization’s Butte County Committee, of which Haring is chair.

Haring also serves as chair of the statewide Council of County Representatives, which meets monthly in Marysville. Talk radio host Paul Preston is vice chair.

Kozik, known locally as a Chico Airport Commissioner and founder of the conservative political action committee Butte County Awareness and Accountability, is a voting alternate.

The most recent meeting of the council was Saturday, at which seven county committees—including those of Glenn and Tehama—joined the group, raising the total to 29. That’s precisely half of California’s 58 counties, and it’s not only small ones: Los Angeles, Orange, San Francisco and Sacramento have county committees.

Though it may seem counterintuitive to welcome metro counties into a campaign framed as “rural versus urban,” Haring explained to Sunday’s 11 attendees that in order for the new state to materialize, “we need to convince everybody in California—

SIFT ER Proactive policing Last Friday (Jan. 19), the Chico Police and Butte County Probation departments teamed up on a proactive approach to dealing with thefts in Chico, which have been a growing problem, according to a CPD press release. In so doing, they focused their efforts on making contact with those on probation for theft and robbery, as well as others suspected of being involved in such activity. A similar tactic was taken in December. Here are the results:

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Ruth Haring is an organizer of a local group advocating for a so-called New California.

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anybody who wants to come in[to the movement], we’ll probably let in.”

What do New Californians have against

California? In her presentation, Haring listed taxes, school performance, pension liabilities, legal jeopardy over the 2016 Democratic primary, and challenging the federal government on immigration. She also discussed homelessness, playing a video of a Fox News segment on the topic that was part of a commentary by Laura Ingraham saying California has been “brutalized by decades of liberal policies.”

Rural counties, which are generally more conservative, comprise roughly 18 million of the state’s 40 million population, Haring explained. The New California map features 42 counties, excluding the coastal stretch from Sonoma to L.A. State of Jefferson territory, by contrast, encompasses less than 2 million Californians.

Numbers give New California negotiating power with Sacramento, she continued. So, too, do the value of natural resources.

Again, counterintuitively, organizers argue that the richness of rural counties works in their favor.

California is approaching “technical insolvency,” said Kozik—unable to cover its contractual commitments. At that point, the Legislature would be willing, by necessity, to let New California buy its way to statehood in exchange for a bailout. Farmers and others could monetize their holdings (i.e., as collateral for loans).

The group, which formed last year, issued its Declaration of Independence last Monday (Jan. 15) and received national attention via TV, newspaper and social media reports.

“We don’t know the timetable,” Haring said. “We just want to be ready.”

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Fanning the flames Abandoning the status quo, supervisors seek solution to fire funding ith little fanfare, the Butte County Board of Supervisors W moved forward Tuesday (Jan. 23)

on a plan to restructure fire services by instructing staff to look into the creation of a county service area (CSA). The main idea behind such a move is to empower communities to determine just how much they’re willing to contribute to a fire department.

“This would allow people to tax themselves for the level of service they want,” said Supervisor Bill Connelly, whose district includes Oroville as well as several smaller communities in southeast Butte County that were hit last summer by multiple wildfires.

The decision was unanimous, but the discussion was anything but pleasant. The harsh reality: Butte County can’t afford fire services. This has been known since at least 2015, when budget talks revealed a rising cost for such services with no added revenues.

A consultant was brought in to review the situation and offer solutions—that report was brought to the board last spring. Regardless, the board chose to maintain the status quo, but was forced to close Station 42 in north Chico.

Another year of the same likely would yield more closures at the least and loss of other essential county services at the most, explained Sherry McCracken, the county’s interim chief administrative officer. Part of the problem is that fire services are largely paid for through discretionary funds.

That is, money the county takes in through property taxes, sales taxes, fines and fees—as opposed to funding from state and federal sources, which tend to be earmarked.

“Even though the county has a fairly large budget, the amount you have discretion over is very limited,” McCracken said, pointing to a pie chart indicating just 21 percent

of the county’s budget is discretionary. When it comes to the Butte County Fire Department, which contracts for services through Cal Fire, $18.6 million of its $19.8 million budget comes from county discretionary funds. “This makes it difficult to address budgetary problems, and nearly impossible to do so without impacting public safety.”

So, what to do? McCracken outlined

several options for the board to consider. It seemed clear from the outset that increasing funding was not a viable one—any attempt to impose a tax would require a vote of the people and previous attempts to do so have been unpopular, McCracken said. An early motion to table the matter and discuss it during budget deliberations was seconded but quickly voted down, as several supervisors noted that putting it off would just delay the inevitable.

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“We can’t really kick the can down the road, because we know we have a deficit coming in our budget,” Connelly said. “We have to address it.”

Among the remaining options, then, were three different governance models. The first, and most popular, was the CSA, which would allow the board to maintain decision-making authority while allowing the county to be split into smaller districts that could assess themselves based on the level of service they hope to receive.

Residents of fire-prone areas such as Forest Ranch or Magalia, for instance, could choose to contribute more than those less susceptible to wildfires. Incorporated areas also could opt in.

The second option was to create a community services district, which would be run by an independently elected board. It also could extend beyond Butte County, while the other options did not include that provision. The third and final option was to create a fire protection district, which would require approval of local jurisdictions as well the Local Agency Formation Commission.

There were just three members of the public who stood up to speak. “I would like to propose a tax on commercial marijuana that we could use for fire,” said the third speaker, identified simply as “June from Bangor.” “Every year I have been saved by fire personnel. I think we should grow a lot of marijuana and tax it.”

The board did not entertain that idea, however.

“I’d like to get more information on CSAs, because it seems like that’s the way to go,” said Supervisor Maureen Kirk, whose district includes part of Chico as well as Forest Ranch and Cohasset.

Ultimately, the board agreed with her, voting unanimously to direct staff to further investigate creating a CSA in Butte County. Expect this discussion to continue for the next few years at least.

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ou’ve seen them on TV: people housed amid

high and deep that there’s scarcely room to move. Shows such as Hoarders and Hoarders: Buried Alive have brought them into our living rooms.

The behavior may seem a curiosity, an uncommon phenomenon. It’s not. Chances are, you know someone who exhibits hoarding behavior, or someone related. Research suggests at least 19 million Americans, or 6 percent of the population, are so-called hoarders—and that figure may be low because of the secrecy and shame associated with the condition.

Dr. Patrick Arbore knows this firsthand.

He’s a program director with the Institute on Aging who speaks nationwide about hoarding behaviors—including Monday in Chico (see infobox)—and grew up with a hoarder, his father.

“This life is very difficult, and it’s really sad when [producers] use it as entertainment and people find these hoarders kind of freakish,” he said by phone from his Bay Area office. “That’s what I worry about with these television shows; it reduces this serious syndrome … and it’s very heartbreaking to see that.”

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Sarah Frohock, too, understands the underlying pain. She’s a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in Chico. She’s worked in the field in Butte County since 1997.

Around five years ago, Frohock received specialized training in hoarding behavior sponsored by the then-active Butte County Hoarding Task Force. (That group has since disbanded.) She’d had several clients over the years, plus she’d “seen it on a personal level” with a family member.

Typically, the client seeks counseling for an underlying issue that spawned the behavior—anxiety being the most common; also depression—but not hoarding. The therapist discovers this later.

“When people come to your office, you have no idea what their house looks like,” Frohock said by phone. “You often won’t find out [about their hoarding] because they don’t disclose it. There’s a lot of shame, there’s embarrassment, so they don’t share it.”

Once trust develops, she continued, the person may feel comfortable enough to

reveal the secret.

The accumulation weighs heavily on not just the hoarder but on loved ones, too, who often feel the same embarrassment and shame along with a need to stem the tide.

Arbore grew up on a dairy farm in western

Pennsylvania. His mother insisted that his father keep his stuff out of the house, so it

spread outside. She died 10 years before he did. Two weeks after her funeral, the house had begun to fill, to the shock of Arbore’s brothers.

Arbore gears his talks for a general audience and professionals alike, he said, “because I think it’s good for community members to see that practitioners are also interested in learning.” He estimates he’s come to Butte County 15 times to speak on various subjects related to aging, in partnership with the Passages elder care agency. At the Institute on Aging, Arbore founded both the Friendship Line (a confidential “warm line” for people in crisis) and the Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention.

When speaking about hoarding, Arbore aims to inform people not just about the symptoms but also the triggers.

“What they’re doing is hiding,” he explained, citing the research of psychologist Randy Frost, author of several books on the subject. “They are using stuff as a way of coping with past trauma, and the trauma event—or, usually, events—happened when they were young.

“Those traumatic events of childhood wind up feeding into this obsessive acquisition of stuff.”

Family and friends who think they’re “helping” by cleaning the person’s home actually wind up causing upset and anxiety, he explained, by removing the “stuff protective of my wounds, filling holes in my soul.”

“They can’t see the difference between ‘treasure’ and ‘trash,’” Arbore added. “I say to people, like I will say on the 29th in Chico, that we need to work with them, which is not that easy a task. There is no quick fix for it.”

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The trauma and anxiety associated with the hoarding behavior “is why I think it takes a special kind of individual—whether it’s a practitioner or a family member or friend or [clergy]—to really be able to create a trusting, caring relationship with these individuals,” Arbore added. “Normal, healthy people might be messy, but they’re not going to be hoarders or clutterers.”

As a first step in helping, Frohock recommended assessing the person’s physical welfare. Is there a health concern with how he/she is living?

“Address that,” she said. “Go from there.”

Arbore said his institute’s Friendship Line (800-971-0016) is open to callers statewide. He also advised, “Be aware of young people in your lives…. No one is born a hoarder.” □

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similar to a pattern in drug and alcohol abuse. People may struggle interminably until a “moment of clarity” causes “a breakthrough in their denial system.”

“People have a big capacity for denial,” she continued, “and it can be pretty easy to explain away things for folks who have a lot of practice at that.”

A group intervention—much like on the TV series Intervention, where loved ones confront addicts—can yield a moment of clarity and begin the healing. But Frohock cautions that “every situation is different. Alcoholics talk about hitting rock bottom; for some, that could be their family getting together and letting them know they’re seeing a problem.

For others, it could be someone letting them know their children or their pets can’t be there because it’s not safe.

“Different people have different motivations and different things that turn that switch for them.”

The helpers’ motivations matter, too.

“There’s something about this enormous amount of stuff that some people who don’t have this issue just can’t tolerate,” Arbore said, “and they usually get very angry at the person who hoards

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Chico Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, February 1, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Municipal Building (OMB), 2nd floor Conference Room, located at 441 Main Street, regarding the following project: Accessory Dwelling Units - Code Amendments for Consistency with State Housing Laws: The State has enacted several housing laws to address the critical housing shortage and affordability crisis in California. In particular, the State has mandated that Accessory Dwelling Units (also known as Secondary Dwelling Units or Granny Units) be allowed wherever single-family development exists and is permitted. While the City currently has regulations in place to allow for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), further amendments to these regulations are required for consistency with recent State housing laws. These required amendments include several areas of regulation, with emphasis on the following: • Vehicle parking • Conversion of existing space to a new ADU • Utility fees • Fire sprinklers are only required if required for the primary residence

The majority of the ADU code amendments are to Section 19.76.130 Accessory Dwelling Units (formerly Second Dwelling Units), of Title 19 of the Chico Municipal Code (Land Use and Development Regulations). These amendments are also intended to advance and implement several important General Plan Housing Element Goals, Policies, and Actions. At the meeting, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed amendments and provide a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council will consider the proposed amendments at a subsequent duly noticed public meeting.

The proposed amendments to Title 19 of the Municipal Code are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 (adoption of an ordinance by a city to implement the provisions of Section 65852.1 or Section 65852.2 of the Government Code).

Any person may appear and be heard at the public hearing. The Planning Commission may not have sufficient time to fully review materials presented at the public hearing. Interested parties are encouraged to provide written materials at least 8 days prior to the public hearing to allow distribution with the Planning Commission’s agenda and thus, adequate time for the Planning Commission to review. All written materials submitted in advance of the public hearing must be submitted to the City of Chico Community Development Department, 411 Main Street, Second Floor, or mailed to P.O. Box 3420, Chico, CA 95927. Written materials should refer to the specific public hearing item listed above. Questions regarding the review may be directed to Principal Planner Bruce Ambo at (530) 879-6801 or bruce.ambo@chicoca.gov.

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hen the century-old sycamore trees that

ago, the roots of a new project began to grow.

Arborist Susan Sims salvaged seed balls from the ancient sycamores, nurtured them and planted 100 saplings across Oroville.

Friday (Jan. 19), Sims walked along the cemetery pathway with Kent Fowler, a horticulturist, and Joan Bosque Swearingen, a permaculture designer. Fowler and Sims met when they were advocating for the survival of the sycamores and elms at the cemetery, cut down for a PG&E safety project. They stopped once they reached one of the six sycamore trees Sims had planted at the site, its limbs bare in the winter sun, reaching for greater heights.

The trio spoke about their common goal: establishing the nonprofit Oroville Botanic Gardens & Education Center. They don’t have a site picked out yet, but they’ve started reaching out to potential partners and investors to drum up community support.

Sims has been in the business of tree health care since 1972, operating Sims Tree Health Specialists Inc. in Riverside with her husband, Gary, and caring for her own private 7-acre botanic garden. Now residing in Oroville, Sims envisions people traveling through Northern California, seeing signs for the city’s beautiful botanic gardens from the highway, and making a pit stop.

“Economically and educationally, we are underserved,” Fowler said. “To have a world-class venue … would be an economic boost and help put Oroville back on the map in a positive way.”

The group wants to “empower the locals with knowledge, job opportunities [and] education,” Fowler said. Other goals include protecting, enhancing and celebrating open space for the benefit of the environment.

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The value of nature and open spaces is immeasurable, said Bosque Swearingen, especially now that smartphones and tablets are at everybody’s fingertips. “We need that green light, not that blue light.”

Oroville does have parks, but the educational component of the gardens is what makes this project special, Sims said.

“The purpose is to educate—not just a place to walk through and find beauty—but to educate through the gardens,” Sims said.

“So many people here live in the midst of agriculture and timber, and yet they don’t understand it or really know about it. All of that needs to change.”

Oroville City Councilwoman Marlene Del Rosario said the gardens haven’t been formally discussed by the council yet, but several members have expressed interest. If the city were to aid the nonprofit, she added, it’d likely come in the form of donating or leasing city-owned land, the process of which would be vetted through public hearings.

The botanic gardens could bring tourists to the city—and in turn, generate revenue, she said.

“I think Oroville is the perfect place for a botanical garden,” Del Rosario said. “I think

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people would come from distances to go to various classes.”

She also sees potential for mentorship opportunities, given the fact that there are numerous naturalists in the area. The gardens could not only be a beautiful spot, but also a place to infuse young people with an interest in plant sciences, she said.

First things first: where to put it? The group

is looking to secure 80 to 100 acres for the gardens. The design and plant species included will depend upon the location.

For example, if they settle on property that’s low in the valley, they’ll consider plants that are more cold-tolerant. A garden in the foothills would have more subtropical species. Either way, Sims said the garden will have displays of different plant families, native and foreign. It’ll be a great place for birders, as well, being a natural attraction for avian species.

Fowler and Bosque Swearingen said they are looking forward to the project’s inclusion of ethnobotany, the study of the relationship between plants and people.

One aspect that’s set in stone is that the gardens will include markers with descriptions of species, botanical names and origins.

“Even if you’re just a botany student or botany hobbyist, you can walk through and learn that, ‘Hey, this is interesting; all the pines have this similarity, and this batch of trees are from Australia, this batch is from China,’” Sims said.

The nonprofit wants to honor the his-

From left: Permaculture designer Joan Bosque Swearingen, horticulturalist Kent Fowler and arborist Susan Sims visit a sycamore tree at the Oroville Cemetery, planted by Sims almost three years ago. Fowler and Sims are the co-founders of Oroville Botanic Gardens & Education Center.

tory of Oroville and represent the natural resources used by its native tribes for food, clothing, spiritual uses and medicine. The gardens could also highlight the agricultural industries that have been around since the Gold Rush—citrus, olives, wheat, rice and lumber.

There are already a number of supporters and sponsors for the project, including the Butte County Farm Bureau, Native Sons of the Golden West, Butte County Historical Society, West Coast Arborists, Meier Olive Orchard and the Save Oroville Trees group.

Despite the lack of a home right now, classes are already underway. The nonprofit held its first one on Saturday (Jan. 20)—a seed and scion exchange at the Butte County Farm Bureau.

They have to start somewhere, Sims said.

“We want to show our value to the community. So the best way we can show what we’re going to do is by starting to do it, even though we don’t have the gardens,” she said.

“If you can imagine it and we can find a speaker, we will have it.”

Next month, it’s all about mushrooms— their biology, identification and culinary uses. Other upcoming topics could include cannabis gardens, fire safety, insects 101, birding and Butte County’s geology. □

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Mark McGinnis has been a coffee connoisseur since he was 13 years old—when he could finally drink it without his dad’s disapproval. From that point on, it was a good bet you could find him at a coffee shop around Chico, chatting with the baristas or reading, almost always about coffee, if not just enjoying a cup. After many of his favorite downtown coffee shops closed down, McGinnis decided the time was right to open his own, and enlisted his father, Michael, as a business partner. The duo had originally been on the hunt to buy an already-established coffee shop when, back in June, Michael found a vacant Park Avenue space and asked his son what he thought about just opening their own. For Mark it was a dream come true, and his almost lifelong obsession with the beverage culminated in the opening of 15th Street Cafe on Dec. 29, just in time to ring in the new year. Find 15th Street Cafe on Facebook, or head over to 1414 Park Ave., Ste. 120 (near Nobby’s), to check it out in person.

Why now, and why this spot?

I’ve been obsessed—well now that I’m a business owner I guess I can call it a passion— with coffee for about 25 years now, and the reality is that I wanted to do something different, and I saw ... a lack of passion in the coffee business in town, so I started looking for something.

I’ve lived in the Barber district for 12 of the last 20 years, and it’s my favorite neighborhood in town, and there’s never been coffee. We have to drive or ride a bike or walk downtown.

Tin Roof supplies the pastries, Chico Chai, Pacific Culture for kombucha, and a local coffee distributor, Six Degrees. Being a part of the community is really important.

Where do you get your beans and other products?

What makes you different from other coffee shops in Chico?

We’re getting stuff from Equator—they’re a B Corp, which allows them a double bottom line to be socially and environmentally responsible as well as focusing on returns to investors—they’re based out of San Rafael. They make really great quality coffee, and their owners are passionate about coffee and reinvest into the communities where their coffee comes from and down the supply chain, and [they] fit in with our social views. We’re trying to get as much [other] stuff as we can from local suppliers—S&S,

I’ve been drinking coffee somewhere here in Chico every day, I know the best baristas here and I just reached out and basically hand-picked the best ones in town. We [also] have some specialty equipment to take out some of the guesswork so that it’s consistent quality and always fresh. We’re gonna have a rotating single-origin coffee through Equator, and we’re gonna eventually roast our own coffee, and those will be singleorigin as well.

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Last Thursday, I spent the day at Gold Country Casino—not gambling, though I did throw a few bucks in one of the slot machines, to no avail. No, I was there to attend the annual North State Economic Forecast Conference, organized by Chico State’s Center for Economic Development.

In all, the outlook is sort of optimistic, though most of the sessions I attended seemed to focus on seeking solutions to problems in order to overcome shortcomings when it comes to jobs and job opportunities. Here are some key takeaways from the conference: • The region has pretty much reached capacity for accommodating new jobs being sought by college grads in the area. Result: They are looking elsewhere.

• The minimum wage increase, while painted as a positive, could hurt as well as help. A study of the city of Seattle’s recent minimum wage increase showed that when the change was implemented, employers cut down on employee hours by 9 percent. The study also found that for every $1 of increased earnings, workers were cut back in hours enough to lose $3 in actual pay. Speaker Jacob Vigdor of the University of Washington broke it down: “There is no evidence that workers have more money in their pockets. Hours are getting cut disproportionately to the wage increase.”

• Technology is taking a front-and-center role in solving problems related to employee costs, including higher minimum wage and benefit requirements. That’s resulting in things like the Starbucks app, which allows customers to order and pay on their smartphones, eliminating payroll hours for a human employee.

• Regulations, in particular those affecting immigrant workers and overtime pay, are affecting local agriculture businesses significantly, to the point where there are not enough workers. Despite cries that farms should hire domestic employees, an ag panel at the conference agreed that domestic workers are not willing to do the labor that they need done.

• Tech is also coming into play in the ag industry. To tackle a lack of workers as well as increased costs of doing business, farmers are looking to automate as much as possible. One of the panelists predicted that California will see the diversity of crops drop significantly in the near future. If crops are able to be cultivated elsewhere, they will be and California farmers will focus on those that are less labor-intensive.

Finger update Thanks to input from a knowledgeable reader, I’ve learned a little more about the statue that sits outside the CARD Center on Vallombrosa Avenue.

I wrote about it a few weeks ago after a clever local stepped up and, using a 3-D printer, re-created a finger that the statue was missing (see “The future is now,” Jan. 11). I put it in the context of other public art pieces that are in need of repair.

Turns out that while this installation is certainly publicly enjoyed, it was entirely privately funded. Friends and family collected the money to construct the bench in honor of Calvin “Doc” H. Layland, who founded the Mangrove Medical Offices.

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A PRIMER ON ISSUES THAT WILL SHAPE CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGNS IN 2018

BY BEN CHRISTOPHER

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he 2018 elections are coming—and those of you who don’t spend your waking hours monitoring the secretary of state’s website may have some questions.

Questions like: Wait, there’s an election this year? And, didn’t we just have an election? And, is Jerry Brown running again?

Yes, yes and no, but you may hear a lot from the current governor between now and the elections.

In fact, expect to hear more political chatter of all kinds as Californians gear up to select a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and other statewide constitutional officers; new Assembly members (all of them) and state senators (just half); members of Congress including a U.S. senator; and a yet-to-be-determined number of ballot propositions that may claim to remedy the housing crisis, fix health care policy and repeal the new gas tax, for starters.

Here’s a quick primer for anyone resolving to be a more informed citizen:

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POVERTY AND INEQUALITY Our state’s gross domestic product may dwarf those of most countries. We may host some of the world’s fastest growing industries and the country’s wealthiest ZIP codes. But it remains, as ever, the economy, stupid.

Just ask voters. In a fall poll from the Public Policy Institute of California, more respondents chose “jobs and the economy” as the state’s most pressing issue.

“Particularly as it relates to the uneven

growth of the economy in California, that is a hugely important factor,” said Mark Baldassare, the institute’s president. “It’s what people are referring to as the Two Californias.”

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who remains the frontrunner in the governor’s race despite some recent tightening in the polls, will be quick to take some credit for the state’s low unemployment rate.

It’s been bumping around 5 percent this year, the lowest level since 2007. He is also pushing for progressive palliatives like state-funded universal health insurance, a preschool-for-all program (as

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are all Democratic hopefuls) and an expanded earned income tax credit, which provides a boost to the wages of low-earners.

But you can’t take credit without inviting some blame. Democratic runner-up Antonio Villaraigosa, the former Los Angeles mayor, has framed his campaign around the tale-of-two-states theme.

“This focus on economic issues, particularly the stark divide between a few booming cities and the rest of California, distinguishes the candidates,” Villaraigosa spokesman Luis Vizcaino said in a statement. “As Mayor Villaraigosa travels to the many forgotten corners and communities of our state, he clearly hears from Californians that they want an economy that creates opportunity for everyone.”

Villaraigosa has paired that antielitist rhetoric with a politically moderate anti-poverty plan, lambasting Newsom’s “pie in the sky” thinking on health care and calling for a revamping of California’s “Byzantine and bureaucratic regulatory framework” to help small business.

That’s also proven to be a useful attack for the two Republican gubernatorial candidates, Assemblyman Travis Allen of Huntington Beach and millionaire John Cox of San Diego. Why have the state’s inland and northern areas stagnated while the coastal cities have boomed?

Why does uber-progressive California have the nation’s highest poverty rate once you account for the cost of housing?

Tough questions for any incumbent.

Didn’t the Legislature already fix this issue?

Sadly, no. Despite California lawmakers’ best efforts to tweak regulations and channel more money into low-income housing construction with a series of bills last August, California is still projected to fall woefully short of affordable places to live.

Newsom has said he would like the state to set a goal of building 3.5 million new homes by 2025—a proposal that walks the line between bold and delusional.

More recently, John Chiang, current state treasurer and the gubernatorial candidate most likely to issue a white paper, released his own detailed plan: more funding for low-income housing subsidies and more carrots and sticks to entice or compel local governments to allow more residential development.

Voters will also be asked to sign off on lawmakers’ plans to borrow $4 billion to build more affordable housing and subsidize the rent of veterans. Depending on how the signature gathering goes, they may also see a ballot measure that could repeal California’s restrictions on rent control—local laws that cap how much landlords can charge tenants. Democratic Assemblyman Richard Bloom from Santa Monica will introduce a similar proposal in the Legislature.

Finally, there’s the $1.5 trillion question mark that is the recent rewrite of the federal tax code. As the California housing market adjusts to the newly

slashed corporate tax rate and the reduced deductibility of property taxes and mortgage interest, expect to hear more.

TAXES Proposition 13 has long been considered sacrosanct—but this election season the 40-year-old tax law may finally get an overhaul.

On one side, the California Association of Realtors is currently gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that would allow seniors and disabled Californians to preserve their lower tax rates even if they move. Under Prop. 13, homeowners pay property taxes equal to 1 percent of a home’s price at the time of purchase.

Increases are limited to 2 percent each

year, no matter how fast a home’s value increases.

The proposed initiative would eliminate the penalty most longtime homeowners now pay when they move, which the Realtors say would encourage aging empty nesters to clear out of their large homes and make room for younger families. But it would come at a cost. The Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal scorekeeper has said the proposal would eventually cost local governments upward of a billion dollars each year.

On the flip side, another proposed initiative would weaken Prop. 13 by exempting commercial property owners. Already some of the gubernatorial candidates are on board.

Democrat contender Delaine Eastin, former state schools superintendent, has said that the extra revenue generated by taxing commercial property owners more could fund

school improvements. Villaraigosa has also said he would be willing to re-examine Prop. 13.

“I’m not interested in Prop. 13 in isolation,” Newsom recently told an audience in San Francisco.

Instead, he advocated for a more comprehensive approach to make the California budget less dependent on the volatile income of top earners. Otherwise, he warned, “When we catch a cold, our budget is going to catch the flu.”

That’s a concern that all gubernatorial candidates have nodded at, though details on how to actually boost the budget’s immune system have been scant.

TRANSPORTATION With President Trump’s approval numbers in the low 30s among likely voters and the majority of California voters unable to name the GOP’s two leading gubernatorial candidates (again, that would be Allen and Cox), California Republicans don’t have much to feel optimistic about, statewide.

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California gubernatorial candidates (left to right): state Treasurer John Chiang, former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Why does uber-progressive california have the nation’s highest poverty rate once you account for the cost of housing? and Assembly narrowly passed a transportation funding package that included a 12-cent hike to the gas tax and additional vehicle fees.

Taxing drivers isn’t considered best practice for winning future elections in California. It’s a testament to the Democrats’ political confidence—and the sorry state of the California road system—that they were willing to push this through.

Now, the Republicans are itching for political payback. Allen has sponsored one of two proposed ballot measures that would rescind the fee hike. San Diego anti-tax Republican Carl DeMaio is funding a recall effort against freshman state Sen. Josh Newman, a Democrat from Fullerton, allegedly for supporting the tax. Party leaders are hoping that their rallying cry of “GasTaxtrophe” will stick.

They may be onto something.

In a recent survey, nearly 3 in 4 likely voters said that repealing the gas tax is important to them.

But whether that’s enough to energize the Republican base and flip undecided voters red is an open question.

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EnvironmEnt If the smoldering moonscapes of Ojai and Napa don’t spark some talk of climate and environmental policy on the campaign trail this year, a round of upcoming green-themed legislation offers a conversation-starter.

Last year, Democratic President Pro Tem Kevin de León of Los Angeles introduced a bill mandating that 100 percent of California’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2045. That will be back this year. Likewise, Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting of San Francisco will introduce a bill to ban new gas-powered cars by 2040.

Gov. Brown has positioned himself as a global leader on climate change—hence his recent trip to Europe.

None of the Democrats seeking to replace him are climate skeptics.

But they do depart from him in substance and style.

Take Villaraigosa, who says the environmental movement needs to be less narrowly focused on greenhouse gas emissions and should better address local pollution and its impact on low-income communities of color.

Or Eastin, who frequently notes that she is the only candidate calling for a ban on fracking.

And while all of the Democratic candidates are broadly supportive of Brown’s high speed rail project, all have expressed varying

degrees of opposition to the governor’s twin tunnels water plan: Villaraigosa says cities need to conserve more, Chiang has raised concerns about the Delta ecosystem, Eastin calls the project “nonsense,” and Newsom has wondered whether one tunnel wouldn’t do just as well.

And then there are those fires. As the Central Coast and North Bay rush to house the newly homeless and grapple with the bigger questions of if, how and where to rebuild in a state that seems increasingly prone to going up in flames, expect to see some of that grappling on the campaign trail.

Education Almost half of the state’s discretionary funding goes to education.

The campaign for superintendent of public instruction—perhaps the most hotly, and expensively, contested race you’ve never heard of—is likely to resemble the 2014 campaign, when current superintendent Tom Torlakson was challenged by Marshall Tuck, a charter school administrator. The contest between the union-backed incumbent and the charter-supporting challenger took on symbolic importance. Torlakson ultimately won, but by a hair.

This time around, Tuck will be squaring off against Assemblyman Tony Thurmond of Richmond, who, like Torlakson, will have the support of the California Teachers Association—but not the benefit of being an incumbent.

That ideological battle has already spilled over into the governor’s race, where the CTA has endorsed Newsom, and Villaraigosa has come out as the lone Democrat to back changes to teacher tenure laws and charter schools.

Still, there isn’t much light between the four Democrats on other education issues. They all oppose for-profit charters, and, broadly speaking, support Gov. Brown’s local control formula for funding schools. They all advocate for publicly funded universal pre-

Republicans in Congress continue to tinker with the Affordable Care Act next year, lawmakers and candidates may have more immediate concerns.

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school, something Brown has rejected. Some have also mentioned supporting infant and child care programs, but so far, the candidates have been light on specifics.

HEaltH carE In the first two Democratic gubernatorial debates, no issue dominated quite like single-payer health care—if only because it was one of the few questions on which there was discernible friction.

The candidates split into two camps, with Newsom and Eastin unreservedly calling for a state-funded insurance program that would cover all Californians, and Villaraigosa and Chiang calling single payer a nice idea but wondering where the money would come from.

It’s a debate likely to echo in blue-tinged districts across the state. In June, the state Senate passed a bill that would have offered comprehensive health insurance to all, but lacked a funding source. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon put the plan on hold, which many progressives, led by the California Nurses Association, characterized as a knife in the back.

In some legislative districts, single payer is likely to be a progressive litmus test—and yet another opportunity to relitigate the California Democratic Party’s ferocious leadership battle last May, and before that, the 2016 primary.

But as the White House and

California Republicans have never shied away from making the state’s rising debt to its retired employees a central political issue.

“This is the Sword of Damocles hanging over the California economy,” gubernatorial candidate John Cox recently told a crowd in San Francisco.

In keeping with Gov. Brown, who had taken modest steps to roll back pension obligations, some of the Democratic candidates have at least alluded to the issue. As treasurer, Chiang helped spearhead an effort to pay down some of the state’s pension obligations by diverting money from a separate state account. But for progressive politicians, who count on the support of public sector unions and who aren’t ideologically inclined to cut benefits to retirees anyway, it’s

a tough circle to square.

This year, the California Supreme Court is likely to take up a challenge to the so-called “California Rule,” the legal standard which holds that the benefits promised to retired government workers are binding contracts that cannot be retroactively reduced.

If the state’s highest court breaks from that half-century-old precedent, it could trigger a wave of pension reductions across the state—and plenty of debate on the campaign trail.

Criminal justiCe California voters are not always predictable when it comes to crime.

In 2014, the majority of voters approved Proposition 47, which reclassified many nonviolent property and drug crimes as misdemeanors and released thousands of inmates from state prisons.

But two years later, voters took a tough-on-crime approach, making it easier to execute death-row inmates while rejecting a proposition that would have abolished the death penalty.

This year’s major justice battle is likely to center around bail.

In October, a working group put together by California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye recommended that California’s cash bail system be replaced by one in which defendants would be released from custody before trial based not on their ability to pay, but on the assessed danger that they pose to public safety.

Democrats in the Legislature have pledged to take up the measure, and they have the backing of the governor. It’s an issue that’s also attracted a degree of celebrity and quasi-celebrity attention, with the rapper Common advocating for reform and reality-TV star Duane Chapman (aka “Dog the Bounty Hunter”) taking the opposite position.

Republicans welcome that debate. After years of decline, California recently saw an uptick in the violent crime rate—something the GOP has taken to blame on reform proposals like Prop. 47 and earlier Brown-backed inmate population reduction efforts. Thus far, researchers haven’t found that connection.

#Wesaidenough Even if you don’t follow California politics closely, you’ve probably heard about this: Last October, two weeks after allegations of sexual assault by film producer Harvey Weinstein were published in The New York Times, over 140 women working in and around Sacramento— lawmakers, legislative staff members, consultants and lobbyists— wrote an open letter demanding an end to a culture of harassment and abuse. This was the California capitol’s own “Me Too” movement: “We Said Enough.”

Since then, two state lawmakers stepped down in the wake of accusations of sexual harassment or abuse, which they nonetheless contested. In purely political terms, the two vacancies have, for now, cost the Democrats their supermajority in the Assembly and forced two special elections this summer.

But the allegations have also put the Democratic leadership in Sacramento in the spotlight. Last week, Sen. Pat Bates of Laguna Niguel, the Republican State Sen. Connie Leyva

leader in the Senate, called on Speaker Rendon and Sen. de León to rescind any nondisclosure agreements that victims of sexual harassment or whistleblowers have signed with either chamber. Sen. Connie Leyva, a Democrat from Chino, has also promised to introduce legislation to ban confidential settlement agreements in cases of alleged sexual assault and harassment.

So far, de León has responded by hiring two law firms to investigate allegations against senators and to set up a confidential hotline for victims to report harassment and abuse.

It’s also a potentially uncomfortable moment for some of the candidates running for governor. When he was mayor of San Francisco, Newsom admitted to having an affair with his appointments secretary, the wife of his campaign manager. Villaraigosa also had a highprofile extramarital affair, though not with a subordinate or colleague.

There were no allegations of illegal activity in either case, but it’s not a fortuitous time to be a male politician with a history of sexual misconduct of any kind.

The other candidates have been more vocal on the subject. Chiang, true to form, released a 12-point proposal on how to prevent and address sexual harassment, which includes disclosing data about reported sexual harassment around Sacramento, setting up a confidential hotline, and beefing up training.

Eastin, the only woman running for governor, has denounced the Legislature’s practice of paying off victims of sexual harassment and asking claimants to remain anonymous. “We should not be protecting predators and paying off evil doers,” she said. “It blows my mind.”

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daily basis for the past 30 years has she mastered her aggresby sive, percussive and Howard technically impressive Hardee fingerstyle technique. h owardh@ In fact, King’s newsrev iew.c om entire adult life has been dedicated to pushing the boundarPreview: ies of playing guitar.

Kaki King headlines “Expanding the poschico Performances’ Guitar festival on sibilities of the instrusunday, feb. 4, 7 p.m., ment has always been at Laxson auditorium. something I’ve been Germán López and focused on,” she said Daniel Ho open. cost: $33 during a recent phone ($10 students) interview. “I want to keep experimentLaxson Auditorium ing and pushing the chico state envelope; I don’t ever 898-6333 www.chico want to be done.” performances.com King’s epic chops have gained her widespread recognition.

In 2006, she was the only woman and youngest musician on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “The New Guitar Gods.”

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sonable or true, just totally hyperbolic.”

King spoke to the CN&R from her home in Brooklyn ahead of her headlining set at Laxson Auditorium for Chico Performances’ Guitar Festival on Sunday, Feb. 4. Expect a spectacle.

During her immersive multimedia show, “The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body,” King’s instrument will be transformed from a blank white canvas into a dazzling explosion of light and color.

In this case, there is a secret—a technique called projection mapping.

“It’s really not as complicated as it seems,” she said. “Let’s say you take a piece of cardboard, cut out the shape of a guitar and shine a light through it; you get the reverse silhouette of a guitar.

Really, what we’re doing is sending light to only the guitar using software and digital projection.”

But there’s a little more to it: King’s guitar’s signal runs through a digital interface, which triggers various images—like, say, a spiral or a wash of color—based on which notes she strikes.

So, it may not be obvious to the audience, but there is a direct relationship between what they see and hear.

“I feel like I get more out of [the show] than anyone,” King said, “because I know what’s happening and I know how to control it. … It’s very surreal, very beautiful. It’s taking the guitar and making it look like something it

shouldn’t.”

In the name of pushing personal boundaries, King collaborated with the 12-piece Porta Girevole Chamber Orchestra last year. The end product is her most recent album, Live at Berklee, which includes arrangements of her compositions for solo guitar, reimagined with the addition of strings and woodwinds. As a self-taught guitarist, King was forced to overcome her fears in order to work with the group of classically trained musicians.

“It was kind of intimidating,” she said. “I had a bit of imposter’s syndrome, because I didn’t go to music school and I have a very limited knowledge of music theory, but I was able to let go of that after I realized I am qualified to work with an ensemble, write for an ensemble and give directions and take feedback.”

And when it comes to performing at a high level, either with an ensemble or solo, King said the only obstacle is herself.

“There’s this open-ended, communicative circuit between my fingers, my body and my brain,” she said. “The only thing that can interrupt that circuit is my own self doubt, and all the subcategories of self doubt—insecurity, fear, procrastination. Otherwise, I just sit and play guitar, and good things happen as long as I remain open and meditative without thinking too hard.” □

ebrating the journey of millions of waterfowl and raptors along the Pacific Flyway that call the Northern Sacramento Valley their home during the winter months. Includes more than 70 field trips and workshops, plus a banquet, art exhibitions and a host of free events. Thu, 1/25, 7am. Free. Various locations.

530-592-9092. www.snowgoosefestival.org

Music AFROMAN - BECAUSE I GOT HIGH PARTY: The stony-rap icon rolls up (get it?) with bleary-eyed classics such as “Colt 45” and “Because I Got High.” Al Mighty, Dat Boy Bri, Frisco Blunts and Jay Cali open. Thu, 1/25, 9pm. $25. Lost on Main, 319 Main St. www.lostonmainchico.com

GREAT WHITE: Best known for their Grammy-nominated hit, “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” the hard-rock band has sold over 10 million albums worldwide. Thu, 1/25, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. www.featherfallscasino.com

PASTA & POPS 2018 - THE MUSIC OF BROADWAY: The Pleasant Valley High School Music Department presents a variety of Broadway tunes, plus a pasta dinner. Proceeds benefit musical education. Thu, 1/25, 5:15pm, 6:15pm. $8. Marsh Junior High School, 2253 Humboldt Road.

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Theater A CHORUS LINE: See Thursday. Fri, 1/26, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road. www.chicotheatercompany.com

THE GLASS MENAGERIE: See Thursday. Fri, 1/26, 7:30pm. $14. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. www.blueroomtheatre.com

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME: California

Theater A CHORUS LINE: A musical following a day in the life of 17 dancers vying for a spot in the chorus line of a Broadway musical. Thu, 1/25, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road. www. chicotheatercompany.com

THE GLASS MENAGERIE: The play that catapulted playwright Tennessee Williams to fame is based on the narrator and protagonist’s shaky recollection of his mother Amanda and his sister Laura. Tom cautions the audience that what they see may not be precisely what happened. Thu, 1/25, 7:30pm. $14. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. www.blueroomtheatre.com

LIVING ON LOVE: This comedy by Joe DiPietro and directed by Jerry Miller follows a demanding diva who discovers that her husband, a maestro, has become enamored with another. Thu, 1/25, 7:30pm. $16. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-8775760. www.totr.org

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Special Events BUSINESS SUMMIT & STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS: The Chico Chamber of Commerce presents the mayor’s annual State of the City address, a business climate report, an economic snapshot and more. RSVPs required. Fri, 1/26, 3pm. Free. CARD Center, 545 Vallombrosa Ave. 530-891-5556. www.chicochamber.com

THE HUNCHBACK oF NoTRE DAmE Friday-Sunday, Jan. 26-28 CUSD Center for the Arts SEE FRIDAy-SUNDAy, THEATER

SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL ART OPENING: An opening reception for an inspiring collection of wildlife artwork. Includes refreshments and a no-host bar. Fri, 1/26, 5pm. Free. Chico Children’s Museum, 325 Main St. www.snow goosefestival.org

SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL OF THE PACIFIC FLYWAY: See Thursday. Fri, 1/26, 7am. Free. Various locations. 530-592-9092. www.snowgoose festival.org

SPOTLIGHT PERFORMANCES-LOCAL DANCE: An annual showcase of the best local choreographers, dance studios and dancers. With more than 100 local dancers, this performance features everything from classical ballet to hip-hop. Fri, 1/26, 7:30pm. $10-$20.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 530-8986333. www.chicoperformances.com

Music CHUCK BRODSKY IN CONCERT: The veteran singersongwriter is known for his narrative-driven songs, baritone voice and journeyman’s guitar skills. The evening includes a no-host bar and dessert. Fri, 1/26, 7:30pm. $20. Chico Guild Hall, 2775 Nord Ave. 530-487-1231. www.chicoguildhall.org

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Friday, Jan. 26 Chico Women’s Club SEE FRIDAy, MUSIC

sisters—Erika, Rachel and Chloe—who have been honing their indie-folk sound since childhood. Fri, 1/26, 6:30pm. $20. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.kzfr.org

Regional Theatre presents a play based on Victor Hugo’s classical novel and featuring songs from Disney’s animated film. Set in 15th century Paris, the story follows deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo, who is held captive by Dom Claude Frollo. Fri, 1/26, 7:30pm. $20. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. www.crtshows.com

LIVING ON LOVE: See Thursday. Fri, 1/26, 7:30pm. $16. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

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Special Events A PLACE TO STAY ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: A closing reception for the 1078 Gallery’s pop-up show with a performance by Donald Beaman. Sat 1/27, 6pm. Museum of Northern California Art, 900 Esplanade. www.1078gallery.org

BUTTE COUNTY FIRE CRAB FEED: An all-you-can eat crab feed to benefit the Butte County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation. Includes beer, wine, a raffle and a silent auction. Sat 1/27, 5pm. $15-$40. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St.

CRAB & TRI TIP DINNER FUNDRAISER: A fundraiser for Shasta Elementary PTO including dinner, cocktails, dancing, a raffle, a silent auction, and an address from the school’s principal. Sat 1/27, 5:30pm. $60. Manzanita Place, 1705 Manzanita Ave. www.shastabobcats pto.com

GATHERING OF WINGS: The biggest event of the Snow Goose Festival, this banquet and silent auction also includes a keynote address

by Jon L. Dunn, an author and expert birding guide, plus a no-host bar. Sat 1/27, 5:30pm. $30-$40. Bell Memorial Union Auditorium, Chico State. www.snowgoose festival.org

Music IRATION: JMAX Productions presents the smooth reggae, dub and rock band on its Heatseekers Winter Tour. The Movement and Tyrone’s Jacket open. Sat, 1/27, 8pm. $23.50.

Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. www.jmax productions.net

TO WAKE YOU: Scandinavian folk and American folk-rock from San Luis Obispo’s Mark Davis and Karoline Hausted. The duo is joined by David Leon Zink, a folk artist blending myriad influences. Sat, 1/27, 7pm. $15. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive, Paradise.

530-762-1490. www.nortonbuffalohall.com

WINTER CHAMBER MUSIC: North State Symphony Director Scott Seaton joins Terrie Baune, Carol Jacobson and guest pianist John Chernoff for a performance. Sat, 1/27, 7:30pm. $10-$25. Zingg Recital Hall, Chico State. www.northstatesymphony.org

SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL OF THE PACIFIC FLYWAY: See Thursday. Sun, 1/28, 7am. Free. Various locations. 530-592-9092. www.snowgoose festival.org

Music GOSPEL CHORAL CONCERT: A a benefit for the Jesus Center Expansion Farm with the Chico Celebration Gospel Choir, a communitybased group directed by Dr. Pedro Douglas and Robert Morton. Sun, 1/28, 3pm. St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 2341 Floral Ave. 530-228-3582.

PARADISE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Presenting Television and the Silver Screen, including music from movies and Broadway shows.

Guest conductor Sally MacMillan leads the orchestra in a medley of Disney tunes. Sun, 1/28, 7pm. $15-$20. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. 8728454. www.paradiseperformingarts.com

Theater A CHORUS LINE: See Thurday. Sat, 1/27, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road. www.chicotheatercompany.com

THE GLASS MENAGERIE: See Thursday. Sat, 1/27, 7:30pm. $14. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. www.blueroomtheatre.com

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME: See Friday. Sat, 1/27, 2pm, 7:30pm. $20. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. www.crtshows.com

LIVING ON LOVE: See Thursday. Sat, 1/27, 7:30pm. $16. Theatre On The Ridge, 3735 Neal

Theater A CHORUS LINE: See Thursday. Sun, 1/28, 2pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road. www.chicotheatercompany.com

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME: See Friday. Sun, 1/28, 2pm. $20. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. www.crtshows.com

LIVING ON LOVE: See Thursday. Sun, 1/28, 2pm. $16. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

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LEWIS BLACK - THE JOKE’S ON US TOUR: Chico Performances presents Black, a comedian known for his political rants and skewering of cultural trends. He rolls through Chico State on his “The Joke’s on US Tour.” Sun, 1/28, 7:30pm. $43. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 530-898-6333. www.chicoperfor mances.com

GOTR PALOOZA: Girls on the Run of the North State hosts a fundraising event featuring appetizers, a no-host bar, a silent auction, games, a wine pull and an escape room challenge. Proceeds benefit GOTR’s scholarship fund. Sat 1/27, 5pm. $35-$60. The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade. www.gotr northstate.org

THE PEOPLE’S CANDIDATE TOWN HALL: A town hall-style meeting to introduce the current candidates running against Congressman Doug LaMalfa: Audrey Denney, Jessica Holcombe, Lewis Elbinger and Marty Walters Sat 1/27, 1pm. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.

SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL OF THE PACIFIC FLYWAY: See Thursday. Sat 1/27, 7am. Free. Various locations. 530-592-9092. www.snowgoose festival.org

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renowned magician Peter Samelson. Includes a no-host bar. Wed, 1/31, 7pm. $5-$15.

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

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pUT oUT THE FIRE The midterm elections are a long way off, but you can get familiar with some of the candidates running against District 1 Rep. Doug LaMalfa (pictured) on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Chico Women’s Club. During The People’s Candidate Town Hall, candidates Audrey Denney, Lewis Elbinger, Jessica Holcombe and Marty Walters will introduce themselves to the community, and you can start mulling over who you might rather have representing the North State in Washington, D.C.

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BOLT’S ANTIQUE TOOL MUSEUM: Hand Tools,

annual non-juried exhibition to showcase the work of the center’s members.

Through 2/2. 450 Orange St. www.chico artcenter.com

CHICO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Snow Goose Festival Art Exhibit, an inspiring collection of wildlife art. Through 2/2.

325 Main St. www.snowgoosefestival. org

JACKI HEADLEY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Revolutionizing the World, exploring the visual history of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and evaluating the global impact of this historical event. Through 3/16.

Chico State. www.universityartgallery. wordpress.com

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: Paintings, by local artist Jerry Frost. Through 2/28. 254 E. Fourth St. www.jamessnidlefinearts. com

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Surprise New Acquisitions, an exhibition of new works recently added to the Turner collection. Through 2/9. Chico State, 530-898-4476. www.janetturner.org

MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART: 1078 Gallery Pop-up Show, featuring eight North State artists demonstrating performance, installation, and sound- and object-based art. Through 1/28. 900 Esplanade, 530-487-7272. www.monca.org

PARADISE ART CENTER: Monochromatic, a display of works created using only dark and light values of one color.

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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.

CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Permanent Exhibits, including the The Janeece Webb Living Animal Museum and the Nature Play Room. Through 12/15. 1968 E. Eighth St. www.ccnaturecenter.org

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Brain - The World Inside Your Head, an exhibit exploring the inner workings of the brain—neurons and synapses, electricity and chemistry. Through 5/6. 625 Esplanade. www.csuchico.edu/gateway

GOLD NUGGET MUSEUM: Outdoor Life on the Ridge - Then & Now, presenting a local perspective on the great outdoors and activities such as fishing, hunting, camping, horseback riding, swimming and winter sports. Through 2/25. 502 Pearson Road, Paradise, 530-872-8722. www.goldnuggetmuseum.com

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Imprisoned at Home, an exhibit on Japanese Americans held at the Tule Lake Incarceration Camp during WWII. Through 5/18. Chico State, 530-898-5397.

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The current staging at the Blue Room Theatre features veteran local actress and drama teacher Joyce Henderson as Amanda, and it’s as if the role was written for her. She gives a masterful performance, one that captures the totality of Amanda, physically and

emotionally. Watch, for just one example, how she uses her hands to flesh out her character by drawing pictures in the air.

The play, which is set in St. Louis in 1937, is familiar to most theater lovers. Sixteen years ago, Amanda’s husband, who worked for the phone company, “fell in love with long distance,” as Amanda puts it, and walked out on his family, leaving Amanda to care for her daughter Laura (Alexandra Hilsee) and son Tom (Evan Allen) under straitened financial circumstances.

It’s a major comedown for Amanda, who as a young woman in Mississippi was a Southern belle popular at cotillions and pursued by the wealthy sons of planters, her many “gentleman callers,” or so she says. Her great mistake, she insists, was marrying the charming alcoholic whose picture still hangs prominently in her living room.

Laura walks with a limp—perhaps from a bout of polio—and is pathologically shy. Amanda worries that she will end up alone and pushes her to socialize in order to meet potential husbands, but Laura prefers to stay home and care for her collection of tiny glass animals.

Tom, who wants to be a poet, works at a shoe warehouse and leads

a secret life at night. He says he’s going to the movies, but Amanda believes he’s hitting the bars.

Amanda insistently pressures him to be more ambitious, leading to vitriolic shouting matches between them.

Tom is also the narrator of the play, and from the beginning he warns us that it’s a “memory play” and may not be exactly true.

The plot comes to a head when Tom, at his mother’s insistence, invites a co-worker, Jim O’Connor (Jeremy Votava), home for dinner and to meet Laura—to become her “gentleman caller.” But Laura recoils when she learns that he’s her former high school crush-froma-distance and, later, that he’s engaged to be married.

Amanda Detmer directed this production, eliciting excellent performances from all of her actors, not just Henderson. One can quibble about details—Hilsee is too young for her role, and Allen sometimes rushes his lines—but overall it’s a superb production featuring four talented players. In addition, set, lighting and costume design (Amber Miller, Monica Bowker and Sandra Barton, respectively) make good use of the Blue Room’s intimate space.

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The evening includes a no-host bar and dessert. Fri, 1/26, 7:30pm. $20.

Chico Guild Hall, 2775 Nord Ave., 530487-1231. www.chicoguildhall.org

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tive rock. Fri, 1/26, 7:30pm. The End Zone, 250 Cohasset Road.

HANKS - A TRIBUTE TO JUNIOR & SENIOR: Ray Reynolds Jr. and the Country Time Band serve up two generations of Hank Williams hits. Fri, 1/26, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

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GREAT WHITE: Best known for its

white-hot rock ’n’ roll. Thu, 1/25, 8:30pm. $2. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second Ave.

ROBERT KARCH JAZZ QUARTET: Featuring Robert Karch on guitar/ vocals, Larry Lambert on piano, Joe Gardner playing bass and drummer Komoki Bunting. Thu, 1/25, 6:30pm. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

INSIDE STRAIT: Country and classicrock in the lounge. Fri, 1/26, 8:30pm. Gold Country Casino &

Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

JOHN SEID & LARRY PETERSON: An eclectic set of music for dining pleasure. Fri, 1/26, 6pm. Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

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Grammy-nominated hit, “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” the hard-rock band has sold over 10 million albums worldwide. Thu, 1/25, 8:30pm. Sold out. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. www.feather fallscasino.com

Productions kicks off the spring semester with performances by gothy R&B singer Saro, and Madi Sipes and the Painted Blue out of San Francisco. Chico State students only. Thu, 1/25, 7:30pm. Free. Bell Memorial Union Auditorium, Chico State. www.as.csuchico.edu

KHRIS AUDIO & BEN PHRASES: Two hip-hop artists from Florida come through on their Soul Addicted NW Tour. Includes MC SplitSoul and Pedro Morales, as well as local acts Shiro Kanai aka BFolkMuzik, HIMP C, Nate Joy, Big Slim and more. Fri,

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Can we get through this blurb about Afroman without making stupid reefer references? No. No, we cannot. After all, the rapper’s legend was founded on the simple storytelling of such songs as “Colt 45” and “Because I Got High,” both of which make plenty of stupid reefer references. And tonight, Jan. 25, when he plays at Lost on Main, all manner of stony hijinks will surely be afoot.

1/26, 8pm. $6-$7. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

MAX MINARDI: The loop-happy singer-

songwriter performs. Fri, 1/26, 7pm.

Butte County Wine Co., 1440 Myers St., Oroville.

MIXTAPE: Covers of top hits along

with creative mash-ups. Fri, 1/26, 9pm. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

OBJECT HEAVY: A rock, funk, blues, R&B and hip-hop band out of Arcata.

Rock band Lumbercat opens. Fri, 1/26, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St. www.lostonmainchico.com

PAD MUZIK: A night of heavy, dark and moody music also featuring Loner, Pervert and Tri-Lateral Dirts Commission. Fri, 1/26, 9pm. $7.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

REV-ATOMICS: All sorts of dance music at a reasonable volume. Fri, 1/26, 5pm. Paradise Elks Lodge, 1100 Elk Lane, Paradise.

T SISTERS: KZFR 90.1 FM presents the sister trio—Erika, Rachel and Chloe—who have been honing their indie-folk sound since childhood. Fri, 1/26, 6:30pm. $20. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.kzfr.org

TYLER DEVOLL: Live music from a

one-man band. Fri, 1/26, 7pm. The Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St., Oroville.

demonstrations against Donald Trump’s Inauguration. Features local musicians Black Magnet, Bran Crown and Cat Depot. Sat, 1/27, 7pm. $5-$10. Blackbird - Books, Gallery & Cafe, 1431 Park Ave.

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DEFCATS: Classic-rock covers

complete with four-part harmonies. Sat, 1/27, 9pm. $5. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

DOPUS LOCUS: A band blending

rock, blues and funk. Sat, 1/27, 8:30pm. White Water Saloon, 5771

DEFEND J20 RESISTANCE BENEFIT: A benefit for the organization fighting for the rights of 230 people who were arrested during

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30 YEARS OF BIG MO: A celebration

Saturday, Jan. 27 Blackbird: Books, Gallery & Cafe SEE SaTurDay

Chapel Drive, Paradise, 530-7621490. www.nortonbuffalohall.com

INSIDE STRAIT: Country and classic-

rock in the lounge. Sat, 1/27, 8:30pm.

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

IRATION: JMAX Productions presents the smooth reggae, dub and rock band on its Heatseekers Winter Tour. The Movement and Tyrone’s Jacket open. Sat, 1/27, 8pm. $23.50.

Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. www.jmaxproductions.net

LED ZEPAGAIN: That’s right: Led

Zeppelin covers all night. Sat, 1/27, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

OPEN EYES, OPEN HEART: A benefit concert for Rape Crisis Intervention featuring three local funk-forward bands: Lo and Behold, Black Fong and Smokey the Groove. Sat, 1/27, 8pm. $7-$10. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

PREMONITION: Hard and alt-rock

covers in the lounge. Sat, 1/27, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

REV ATOMICS: All sorts of dance music at a reasonable volume. Sat, 1/27, 6pm. Wine Time, 26 Lost Dutchman Drive.

THE SMOKEBREAK SHOWCASE: A hip-hop showcase featuring independent artists Apollo Snow, Feric, Tyree, Hailey Renae, King George, Yandi, Jae Supreme and Matty Aston. Sat, 1/27, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St. www.lostonmainchico.com

TO WAKE YOU: Scandinavian folk and American folk-rock from San Luis Obispo’s Mark Davis and Karoline Hausted. The duo is joined by David Leon Zink, a folk artist blending myriad influences. Sat, 1/27, 7pm. $15. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704

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BOOZE & BOOKS: Exactly what it

sounds like. This month’s book: Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. Sun, 1/28, 5pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

of three decades of music from local bluesman Maurice Huffman, frontman of Big Mo and the Full Moon Band. Includes support from Volker Strifler, Carlos Reyes, Mike Emmerson, Hannah Jane Kile, Pat Hull, Kyle Williams and more. Mon, 1/29, 6pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierra nevada.com

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BENDS & BEERS: A combination of

yoga and beer (in cans). Tue, 1/30, 6:30pm. $20. Chico Taproom, 2201 Pillsbury Road, Ste. 114.

JOHN SEID & LARRY PETERSON: An eclectic set of music for dining pleasure. Sun, 1/28, 6pm. 5th Street Steakhouse, 345 W. Fourth St.

SMASHED SPELLING BEE: Participants must have a drink in hand as they approach the microphone and spell progressively more difficult words. Sun, 1/28, 10pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

SUNWATCHERS: A jazz-punk band out of Brooklyn, New York. Support from locals The Bidwells and Matt Weiner. Sun, 1/28, 7pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

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FLIGHTS OF FANCY: The North State

Symphony hosts an evening of classical-ish chamber music. Wed, 1/31, 6pm. Free. Wine Time, 26 Lost Dutchman.

OPEN MIC COMEDY: Stand-up comedians test their material in front of a live Studio Inn audience. Wed, 1/31, 8pm. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade.

REUNION SHOW: Featuring the first

Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

three acts to play the Maltese—Alli Battaglia and the Musical Brewing Company, One Up and Julian Ruck (the last of whom is celebrating his solo CD release). Wed, 1/31, 8pm. Maltese

ROBERT KARCH & SHARON DEMEYER: Jazz on flute and guitar, plus vocals. Wed, 1/31, 6:30pm. Free. Izakaya Ichiban, 2000 Notre Dame Blvd.

LOnG LIVE BIG MO

It’s hard to believe, but Maurice Huffman (aka Big Mo) has been playing the blues locally and as far afield as his native country of Germany for 30 (!) years. His presence has been a blessing for blues fans, especially given that he’s surrounded himself with some of the finest players around with his group, the Full Moon Band.

You can pay homage to the local legend on Monday, Jan. 29, during a musical blowout at the Sierra Nevada Big Room. The evening includes support from musicians Volker Strifler, Carlos Reyes, Mike Emmerson, Hannah Jane Kile, Pat Hull, Kyle Williams and more.

319 Main St. • Downtown Chico

Jan 25 Afroman Jan 26 Object Heavy with Lumbercat Jan 27 Local hip hop showcase Feb 2 Blaze1 CD release Feb 3 Birds of Fortune with Michael Russell Trio Feb 9 Greg Loicano with Reed Mathis Special cocktail hour with Garrett Gray (7pm-8pm) Feb 13 Terrapin Flyer featuring Melvin Seals Feb 17 Low Flying Birds with The Sweet Lillies Feb 24 Jelly Bread w/ Midtown Social March 1 Hirie with Indubious March 2 Scott Pemberton, Bamboozle March 17 Mojo Green with Lo & Behold

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Tender Loving

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

Opening this week Hostiles

The latest from writer/director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) is a western set in 1892 and featuring Christian Bale as an Army captain tasked with escorting a Cheyenne chief through hostile territory back to his tribal lands in Montana. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

In the third installment of the film franchise based on the series of dystopian sci-fi novels by James Dashner, our young heroes endeavor to find a cure for the zombie-making disease called The Flare. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

of California manners, part oddball rom-com.

Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn) plays the title role with quietly bristling mixtures of irony and charm, with occasional touches of Gerwiggian friskiness. Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.C.S.

Paddington 2

The second entry in the UK-made animated film series based on the beloved bear from Michael Bond’s children’s books. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

Phantom Thread

Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Magnolia) wrote and directed this period piece—set in the 1950s high-end fashion world of London—about a renowned designer (played by Daniel Day-Lewis, in what the actor says will be his last film role) and the young muse (Vicky Krieps) who ends up consuming his life. Feather River Cinemas, Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

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Now playing 12 Strong

A modern war drama based on journalist Doug Stanton’s nonfiction book Horse Soldiers, about a team of U.S. Special Forces and CIA paramilitary deployed to Afghanistan following 9/11 to fight the Taliban on horseback.

Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

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Call Me By Your Name

See review this issue. Cinemark 14.

Rated R —J.C.S.

Summer love

Darkest Hour

Coming of age in Northern Italy

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all Me by Your Name is something special in a small multitude of ways.

As a coming-of-age tale centered on a samesex relationship, it stands out in subject matter alone. But this is also an extraordinary movie experience as a nuanced character study, as a sensuous evocation of time and place (summer in Northern Italy), as a deceptively by casual portrait of a family, as a Juan-Carlos mood piece with delicious senSelznick sitivity to color and sound, and as an uncommonly worldly and sophisticated summer romance.

Italian writer-director Luca Guadagnino (I Am Love, A Bigger Splash) has made the cinematic most of Andre Aciman’s novel of Call Me by the same name. A fine multilinYour Name gual cast brings a vivid nonchaStarring Timothée lance to this charmingly cosmoChalamet and armie politan tale. Plus, those ravishing Hammer. Directed

by Luca Guadagnino. visuals and that exquisitely gentle Cinemark 14. rated r. sound- and music track are not merely decorative; they’re part of the main point, as well.

In a way, mood and atmosphere are major characters here, particularly in the first sections. The provocative story of Elio and Oliver will inevitably take over, of course, but a key part of the film’s power and appeal arises from the ways in which that central relationship seems to emerge gradually out of the richly

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detailed circumstances of the characters and their assorted situations.

Seventeen-year-old Elio (Timothée Chalamet) is spending the summer with his parents at their villa in Northern Italy. Elio’s father (Michael Stuhlbarg) is a professor who works on summer research projects with the help of a live-in research assistant. This particular year’s assistant turns out to be a handsome young graduated student named Oliver (Armie Hammer).

Elio cavorts with a couple of neighboring French lasses (Esther Garrel and Victoire Du Bois) and Oliver catches the attention of several young women at the local dance club. But the crux of the matter is in the slow-brewing mutual attraction between Elio and Oliver, and the chief dramatic ripples have mostly to do with the unexpected bits of emotional surprise and fall-out between the two of them and with several other characters as well. The Elio-Oliver relationship takes a number of paradoxical turns, but the story’s bravura set piece is a conversation between Elio and his father near the end of the film.

Elio’s mother (Amira Casar) has same parallel moments, albeit in briefer form. The cook/housemaid and the villa’s handyman/caretaker are, by implication, part of the supportive family structure that bears witness to Elio’s ongoing story.

As to the significance of the title, that’s made clear enough late in the film, but it’s also something that’s best appreciated as a fresh discovery in its proper moment. □

Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, Atonement) directs Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in this biopic set during the early days of World War II, when the British prime minister was faced with the difficult decisions in the face of Hitler’s advancing troops. Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Perhaps the most important journalistic battle in American history gets the Spielberg treatment in The Post, starring a stellar cast that includes Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. The film explores The Washington Post’s decision in 1971 to print articles based on the Pentagon Papers, a leaked government study on the history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. It was a move that raised the ire of then-President Richard Nixon, and put the careers of people like publisher Kay Graham (Streep) and Editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks) in major jeopardy. Spielberg not only takes this opportunity to put great actors in play, but also makes the film a grand testament to the golden age of print journalism. The Post is an impressively staged account of a pivotal moment in our history and, at a time when freedom of the press is actively being challenged by a sitting president, an important movie for the present and future. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —B.G.

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The Shape of Water

Den of Thieves

An action/thriller about an elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department tasked with foiling the plans of a gang of bank robbers plotting to knock off the Federal Reserve.

Starring Gerard Butler and 50 Cent. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Forever My Girl

After 10 years away, a young country music star returns to his small hometown and has to contend with the consequences of his actions, including leaving his former fiancée behind.

Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

I, Tonya

Margot Robie takes on the title role in this biopic on the tumultuous life of one-time U.S. Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding.

Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Insidious: The Last Key

The fourth installment in the Insidious horror series finds the resident parapsychologist investigating a haunting in her own home. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

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The film, set in the 1960s, is in some strange way director/screenwriter Guillermo del Toro’s version of a Disney flick. In addition to violence, nudity, interspecies sex and cuss words, it has a sweetness to it. In an awesome performance, Sally Hawkins plays Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaning woman at a freaky research facility that gets a new arrival: an Amphibian Man (Doug Jones, wonderfully obscured in practical and CGI makeup). The Amphibian Man is accompanied by its keeper, Richard Strickland (Michael Shannon), a menacing man brandishing a cattle prod. A mishap leads to Richard losing a couple of fingers, and Elisa then gets some alone time with the Amphibian Man. She gives him some hard-boiled eggs and plays music for him, which leads to the two gradually falling in love (yep!) and an escape from the lab. The film is perhaps del Toro’s greatest visual accomplishment. Equally beautiful and fierce, not a second goes by when it isn’t one of the best things put on a screen this past year.

Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —B.G.

Still here

Lady Bird

Christine McPherson, a Sacramento teenager finishing up her high school years at a Catholic institution, prefers to be called “Lady Bird.” She’s a bright, angry and somewhat uninhibited misfit, and she’s the youthfully conflicted title character in a pungent new comedy/drama written and directed by Greta Gerwig. Gerwig is a Sacramento native herself, and for her directorial debut she’s concocted a briskly incisive entertainment that is part coming-of-age tale, part comedy

The Greatest Showman Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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$ Skee Savangsy, co-owner of Kathy’s Deli, serves up a chicken Philly and a lamb burger with a smile.

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Kathy’s Deli does a lot and does it right

Syears, blocks away for the past several I’d never stepped foot in omehow, despite living just

Kathy’s Deli until a few weeks ago. Indeed, it’s easy to story and drive past the photo by Meredith J. small eatery, Cooper situated in a nondescipt strip mer ed i thc @ newsrev iew.c om mall on Walnut Street, without noticing it. Now Kathy’s Deli that I know of 671 Walnut St., Ste. 1 the wonders it 343-5925 www.facebook.com/ offers, though, Kathysdeli530 I might just become a Hours: Mon.-Fri., regular.

10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Kathy’s is a Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; closed Sun. small, no-frills spot where you order at the counter for takeout or to eat at one of a handful of tables.

Drinks are serve-your-own, from a fridge near the register. And a sign on the door saying that restrooms are for customers only is the only indication that there is a restroom at all—it must be in the kitchen.

But you don’t go to Kathy’s for the ambiance (though the colorful murals are pretty rad); you go there for the food, which is killer. The window facing Walnut advertises Asian, Mediterranean and American foods—a strange yet wonderful assortment of teriyaki bowls, pho, falafel, burgers and Philly cheesesteak subs. So, what

kind of mood are you in?

On my first visit, I planned to try the pho, as I’d heard rave reviews and it was raining outside—perfect soup weather.

There are two options: chicken and beef. A third soup on the menu got me asking questions, though— what is khao piek sen? I was told that this soup had a similar homemade broth to the pho but includes hand-rolled rice noodles, like udon, instead of the thin ones, along with chicken, green onions and cilantro.

I was sold. My boyfriend, Chuck, ordered the pastrami sandwich, which, like the cheesesteak, comes in three sizes—small ($5.25), medium ($7.25) or “BF,” short for “bigfoot” ($9.25).

It’s amazing how food so simple can be so satisfying. That’s exactly what I can say of the khao piek sen, which turns out is a traditional Laotian soup. It was everything it was advertised to be and not a single bit more. The noodles had just the right silky texture and the broth was immensely flavorful without being overwhelming. My only complaint is that the white meat chicken was dry.

The pastrami was similarly simple and delicious, served on a white roll with mustard and pickles, as ordered. Not my flavor of choice, but I took a bite anyway—yum.

For visit two, it was my turn to try out a sandwich. And since

the cheesesteak is one of Kathy’s claims to fame, I settled on the classic, minus bell peppers but with grilled mushrooms and cheese. Not wanting to pass up on the No. 2 combo ($7.50) from the Asian menu, which is raved about on social media, I ordered that, too. It’s teriyaki chicken, rice and veggies, plus three egg rolls.

First, the cheesesteak. The meat basically melted in my mouth it was so juicy and tender. A serious winning recipe there. My only quibble is the bread. While there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the super-soft white bun, I have to say the sandwich as a whole was lacking in texture—just a slight crunch to the crust would have cured that up immediately.

Second, the No. 2. Any worries about the teriyaki chicken being dry were gone at first sight. If you’re a fan of Teriyaki House as I am, this plate will look familiar.

Chicken on a bed of white rice, served with broccoli, carrots and cabbage. Sauce came on the side, along with three impeccable egg rolls. My personal preference is for veggies to be cooked a little longer—these were at that stage where they’re not quite fork tender.

The menu also includes a breakfast selection, plus a list of Mediterranean items, from falafel to Egyptian shakshuka, a baked tomato and egg dish I’ll have to order on my next visit. □ January 25, 2018

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ARTS DEVO

IN THE MIX Oh, What an Honor/ Oh, What a Drag

by JASON CASSIDY • jasonc@newsreview.com

Far Lands Burnside records For Andy McFarlane, the process of forming and then hatching his musical idea took about 17 years. Those years were filled with a career in education, raising a family and losing parents. His circumstances might’ve remained roughly the same had he not run into a childhood friend, Matt Drenik. From there, McFarlane combined life and loss together with a musical energy that had been dormant since high school and leaned on Drenik as a producer for Oh, What an Honor/Oh, What a Drag, a debut album of sorts. The songs are modest and smooth, as on “Lowlands,” with bass and percussion that hopscotch into a hook as McFarlane sings a simple oscillating melody. Or there’s “Hearts Like a Knife,” with its hazy soft delivery and seamless transition between verse and chorus, wide lazy steps akin to early 2000s indie pop. There’s a light melancholy to these songs, likely from the source of the ups and downs of years past. It’s not epic, but it’s very real, which might be better.

—Robin Bacior

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Saving Capitalism netflix In the year since Donald Trump became president, Robert Reich—Berkeley professor, prolific author, labor secretary under Bill Clinton—has emerged as the anti-Trump crowd’s foremost public intellectual.

In his weekly “Resistance Reports,” available on Facebook and by email subscription, he puts his teacher chops to good use. His mini-lectures are succinct and jargon-free and blessedly understandable, in part because he’s a skilled cartoonist who, using a white board, illustrates his talks on the fly. Now he’s released a feature-length video documentary, Saving Capitalism, that offers a solidly liberal view of what needs to be done to reduce wealth inequality in America and save our democracy.

He posits three core steps: reducing the power of corporations and the super-wealthy by curtailing lobbyists; campaign finance reform to break the oligarchy’s stranglehold on politics; and imposing regulations on banks and other large corporations. As the documentary’s title suggests, Reich isn’t a radical. He believes capitalism can—and must—be controlled, and that if enough people become aroused to demand reform, it will happen.

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—Robert Speer

Blues Been Good to Me James Armstrong Catfood records On Blues Been Good to Me, his sixth album since his 1995 debut, Sleeping With a Stranger, James Armstrong revisits the title track of that CD, which describes his waking up and finding a note on his suddenly exgirlfriend’s pillow detailing the events that led to the break-up (“We’re lying so close but are so far apart”). Many of the 10 tracks (eight of them originals) are set to a rhythmic groove and accompanied throughout by a horn section and backup vocalists, the 60-year-old guitarist sings his way through a catalogue of love problems. After a brief guitar intro reprising the “Secret Agent Man” theme, “Second Time Around” limns a portrait of two previously burned people nervously edging toward each other. And after a mournful account of having his heart broken on “Change in the Weather,” a real treat—and welcome change of pace—is his rendition of the Marvin Gaye hit, “How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You,” featuring his spot-on slide guitar. Armstrong’s bleak “Shot Gun Wedding” closes this vital, but short (38-minute) recording.

—Miles Jordan

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WHERE MY WEIRDOS AT? The Chico News & Review is gearing up for its

fifth annual Keep Chico Weird Talent Show (March 3, at Senator Theatre) and Art Show (March 1-4 at Museum of Northern California Art) and we are getting down to the wire for submissions. Actually, we’ve extended the deadline and you have until next Tuesday, Jan. 30, to submit. See ad on page 26, or visit facebook.com/keepchicoweird (click on “about”) for info on how to enter.

WHERE MY BEARDOS AT? A big, messy beard is a sign to me that says,

“I’m working on some cool shit; too busy to worry about what’s going on with my face.”

I am drawn to people with unruly facial hair. Maybe it’s because I can hardly grow any myself—my “full beard” would be a patchy rug that looked like a cross between a diseased squirrel’s tail and Ringo Starr’s neck.

More likely, though, it’s because men with wild beards often have wild ideas, like Patrick Stickles, frontman and mastermind of my favorite active band, Titus Andronicus. Stickles and company have a new album—A Productive Patrick Stickles Cough—coming out March 2, and instead of the usual mixture of punk bangers and rock anthems, the album promises to be a slower affair, with seven sprawling songs, including the justreleased teaser track, the 8-plus-minute “Number One (in New York).” It’s a piano-driven, key-changing, verse- and chorus-free epic with Stickles’ poetic ranting over the top about life in modern America, about the part he plays as an artist singing in a rock band, and a bunch of other stuff as well. A small sample: Deplorable forces conspire to fire the lord and to hire a guy who will try to eat more of the portions/A guy who’s more boorish, a guy who’s more selfish, with elves as his helpers More beard and more words, this time from one of my favorite Chico artists, Cory Hunt, aka MC Himp C: Where bashful beat feet/The assholes eat meat/By the case load/Lotta waste yo/The mirror says graceful/As I hold a face full/Of my own distasteful/Ways you’ll/Have to deflate/any great that I might say/memories just paint/the plate we create/So present in the moment/We Himp C can share our whole flame Catch Himp C on the bill with fellow local MC Big Slim at one of the five (!) hip-hop shows in Chico this week (see ’em all in Nightlife, pages 26-27), Friday, Jan. 26, at Naked Lounge, with headliners from Florida, Khris Audio, Ben Phrases, MC SplitSoul and Pedro Morales.

And, in closing, some righteous words from one of the most glorious beards of all time, Walt Whitman (from the preface of the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass): This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown, or to any man or number of men—go freely with powerful uneducated persons, and with the young, and with the mothers of families—re-examine all you have been told in school or church or in any book, and dismiss whatever insults your own soul ...

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF january 25, 2018 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Anders

Haugen competed for the United States as a ski jumper in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Although he was an accomplished athlete who had previously set a world record for distance, he won no medals at the games. But wait! Fifty years later, a sports historian discovered that there had a been a scoring mistake back in 1924. In fact, Haugen had done well enough to win the bronze medal. The mistake was rectified, and he finally got his long-postponed award. I foresee a comparable development happening in your life, Aries. Recognition or appreciation you deserved to have received some time ago will finally come your way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1899,

Sobhuza II became king of Swaziland even though he was less than 5 months old. He kept his job for the next 82 years, and along the way managed to play an important role when his nation gained independence from the colonial rule of the United Kingdom.

These days you may feel a bit like Sobhuza did when he was still in diapers, Taurus: not sufficiently prepared or mature for the greater responsibilities that are coming your way. But just as he received competent help in his early years from his uncle and grandmother, I suspect you’ll receive the support you’ll need to ripen.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In my ideal

world, dancing and singing wouldn’t be luxuries practiced primarily by professionals. They would be regular occurrences in our daily routines. We’d dance and sing whenever we needed a break from the numbing trance. We’d whirl and hum to pass the time. We would greet each other with an interpretative movement and a little tune. In schools, dance and song would be a standard part of the curriculum—as important as math and history. That’s my utopian dream, Gemini. What’s yours? In accordance with the astrological omens, I urge you to identify the soul medicine you’d love to incorporate into your everyday regimen. Then go ahead and incorporate it! It’s time for you to get more aggressive about creating the world you want to live in.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Psychology

pioneer Carl Jung believed that most of our big problems can never be fully solved. And that’s actually a good thing. Working on them keeps us lively, in a state of constant transformation. It ensures we don’t stagnate. I generally agree with Jung’s high opinion of our problems. We should indeed be grateful for the way they impel us to grow. However, I think that’s irrelevant for you right now. Why? Because you have an unprecedented opportunity to solve and graduate from a major long-running problem. So no, don’t be grateful for it. Get rid of it. Say goodbye to it forever.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Between now and

March 21, you will be invited, encouraged, and pushed to deepen your understanding of intimate relationships. You will have the chance to learn much, much more about how to create the kind of togetherness that both comforts and inspires you. Will you take advantage of this eight-week opportunity? I hope so. You may imagine that you have more pressing matters to attend to. But the fact is that cultivating your relationship skills would transform you in ways that would best serve those other pressing matters.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In December,

mass protests broke out in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city. Why? The economy had been gradually worsening.

Inflation was slowly but surely exacting a toll. Unemployment was increasing.

But one of the immediate triggers for the uprising was a 40-percent hike in the price of eggs. It focused the Iranian people’s collective angst and galvanized a dramatic response. I’m predicting a comparable sequence in your personal future, Virgo.

A specific irritant will emerge, motivating you to stop putting up with trends that have been subtly bothering you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the late

1980s, Budweiser used a bull terrier to promote its Bud Light beer in commercials.

by rob brezsny The dog, who became mega-famous, was presented as a rich macho party animal named Spuds MacKenzie. The ad campaign was successful, boosting sales 20 percent.

But the truth was that the actor playing Spuds was a female dog whose owners called her Evie. To earn money, the poor creature, who was born under the sign of Libra, was forced to assume a false identity. To honor Evie’s memory, and in alignment with current astrological omens, I urge you human Libras to strip away any layers of false identity you’ve been pressured to acquire. Be your real self—to the max.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The giant

panda is a bear native to China. In the wild, its diet is 99 percent bamboo. But bamboo is not an energy-rich food, which means the creature has to compensate by consuming 20 to 30 pounds of the stuff every day. Because it’s so busy gathering its sustenance, the panda doesn’t have time to do much socializing. I mention this, Scorpio, because I want to offer up the panda as your anti-power animal for the coming weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you should have a diversified approach to getting your needs met—not just in regards to food, but in every other way as well. Variety is not just the spice of life; it’s the essence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

You’re the star of the “movie” that endlessly unfolds in your imagination. There may be a number of other lead actors and actresses, but few if any have your luster and stature. You also have a supporting cast, as well as a full complement of extras. To generate all the adventure you need, your story needs a lot of dramatis personae. In the coming weeks, I suggest that you be alert for certain minor characters who are primed to start playing a bigger role in your narrative. Consider the possibility of inviting them to say and do more to advance the plot.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Thirty-five miles per hour is typically the highest speed attained by the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. That’s not very fast. On the other hand, each ship’s engine generates 190 megawatts, enough to provide the energy needs of 140,000 houses, and can go more than 20 years without refueling. If you don’t mind, I’m going to compare you to one of those aircraft carriers during the next four weeks. You may not be moving fast, but you will have maximum stamina and power.

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

pawpaw is a tasty fruit that blends the flavors of mango, banana and melon. But you rarely find it in grocery stores. One reason is that the fruit ripens very fast after being picked. Another is that the pollination process is complicated. In response to these issues, a plant scientist named Neal Peterson has been trying to breed the pawpaw to be more commercially viable. Because of his work, cultivated crops have finally begun showing up at some farmers’ markets. I’d like to see you undertake metaphorically similar labors in 2018, Aquarius. I think you’ll have good luck at developing rough potentials into more mature forms of expression. You’ll have skill at turning unruly raw materials into more useful resources. Now is a great time to begin.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An iceberg

is a huge chunk of ice that has cracked away from a glacier and drifted off into the open sea. Only nine percent of it is visible above the waterline. The underwater part, which is most of the iceberg, is basically invisible. You can’t know much about it just by looking at the top. This is an apt metaphor for life itself. Most everyone and everything we encounter is 91 percent mysterious or hidden or inaccessible to our conscious understanding. That’s the weird news, Pisces. The good news is that during the next three weeks you will have an unprecedented ability to get better acquainted with the other 91 percent of anything or anyone you choose to explore.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as FUNES ENTERPRISES LLC at 13371 Hog Ranch Road Oroville, CA 95965.

FUNES ENTERPRISES LLC 13371 Hog Ranch Road Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: STACY FUNES, SECRETARY Dated: December 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001692 Published: January 4,11,18,25, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as X09A LEGACY at 116 Henshaw Avenue Chico, CA 95973.

KATHLEEN M CARPENTER 1095 Sierra Vista Way Chico, CA 95926.

BENJAMIN D KNIGHT 2606 Widgeon Lane Durham, CA 95938.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: KATHLEEN M CARPENTER Dated: December 26, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001688 Published: January 4,11,18,25, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BENCHMARK BUILDING MAINTENANCE at 123 W 6th Street Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928.

APARTMENT EQUITIES, INC 123 W 6th Street Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: WES HILL, PRESIDENT & CEO Dated: December 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001675 Published: January 4,11,18,25, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MULTIFAMILY ASSET ADVISORS at 123 W 6th Street Ste. 130 Chico, CA 95928.

APARTMENT EQUITIES INC 123 W 6th Street Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928.

TIM EDWARDS 670 E 5th Street Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: WES HILL Dated: December 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001688 Published: January 4,11,18,25, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PATHOLOGY SCIENCES MEDICAL GROUP at 183 E 8th Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

PRISCILLA S CHANG 2962 Chico River Road Chico, CA 95928.

HEIDI A JESS 34 Sparrow Hawk Lane Chico, CA 95928.

NELSON K KANEISHI 979 E 6th Street Chico, CA 95928.

MARK R CARTER MD A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION 621 Breanna Lane Chico, CA 95973.

ANTHONY NASR 4523 Garden Brook Drive Chico, CA 95973.

GEOFFREY T SASAKI 3156 Shallow Springs Terrace Chico, CA 95928.

LESTER K WONG 347 Legion Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: LESTER K WONG MD Dated: December 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001599 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as VILMA AUTO SALES at 2961 Hwy 32 Suite 1 Chico, CA 95973.

AYMAN KHALIL 8238 Leesburg Way Elk Grove, CA 95624.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: AYMAN KHALIL Dated: January 4, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000017 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as GOD PREPARED A FISH at 108 Oak Grove Pkwy Oroville, CA 95966.

DARVIS MCCOY 108 Oak Grove Pkwy Oroville, CA 95966.

DONNA MCCOY 108 Oak Grove Pkwy Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: DARVIS MCCOY Dated: January 2, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000005 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as DAVIS HAMMON & CO at 2080 Myers St Suite 3 Oroville,

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BLACKLINE PARTNERS, LLC 2330 Albatross St San Diego, CA 92101.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: TERESE LINK, SECRETARY Dated: December 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001673 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALIVE PRODUCT DESIGN at 1000 Deveney Street Chico, CA 95928.

AARON DAVIDSON 1000 Deveney Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: AARON DAVIDSON Dated: December 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001604 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as OLDE WORLD ART STUDIO at 3341 Hackamore Lane Chico, CA 95973.

SHAWN GLEN HAGSTROM 3341 Hackamore Lane Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SHAWN G. HAGSTROM Dated: December 26, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001687 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTHWEST HYDROSEEDING at 3355 Bell Road Chico, CA 95973.

MARK A BROWN 3355 Bell Road Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MARK A. BROWN Dated: October 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001440 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SPORTS BARBERSHOP at 1722 Mangrove Ave, Suite 34 Chico, CA 95926.

THIENVU D HO 4070 Nord Hwy #145 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: THIENVU D HO Dated: January 2, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000002 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PORCHLIGHT REAL ESTATE BROKERS at 1251 East Ave Chico, CA 95926.

SIMA SABOURY 1251 East Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SIMA SABOURY Dated: January 2, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000006 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BIDWELL THERAPEUTIC SERVICES at 2251 St. George Lane Suite F Chico, CA 95926.

SARA LYNN WATTS 54 Barker Ct Chico, CA 95928.

SESHA ELAINA ZINN 30 Herlax Circle Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: SESHA ZINN Dated: December 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001605 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as WBM CONSTRUCTION at 106 Grand Ave Apt 1 Oroville, CA 95965.

WILLIAM BLAIR MATTIS 106 Grand Ave Apt 1 Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: WILLIAM BLAIR MATTIS Dated: January 2, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000003 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as WHIPPLE INDUSTRIAL PARK at 1451 Manzanita Ave Chico, CA 95926.

JOEL G MONTGOMERY TRUSTEE 1451 Manzanita Ave Chico, CA 95926.

PRISCILLA A MONTGOMERY TRUSTEE 1451 Manzanita Ave Chico, CA 95926.

JOHN C WHIPPLE TRUSTEE 1962 Modoc Dr Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Unincorporated Association.

Signed: PRISCILLA A. MONTGOMERY, TRUSTEE Dated: January 2, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000001 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HAPPY GARDEN RESTAURANT at 180 Cohasset Road Chico, CA 95926.

HAPPY CHICO INC 180 Cohasset Road Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: LAN HENG, OFFICER Dated: January 3, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000011 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as B. E. LEGAL SERVICES at 6439 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

BRUCE GREGORY EPPERSON 14801 Humbug Road Magalia, CA 95954.

SUSAN ELISE EPPERSON 14801 Humbug Road Magalia, CA 95954.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: SUSAN E. EPPERSON Dated: December 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001667 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ESPLANADE MINI STORAGE at 2904 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

STEVEN J DEPA 3161 Canyon Oaks Terrace Chico, CA 95928.

NANCY HAAS-DEPA 3161 Canyon Oaks Terrace Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: NANCY HAAS-DEPA Dated: January 2, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000007 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO ANIMAL HOSPITAL at 3015 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

DM VETERINARY GROUP, INC. 957 East 1st Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: STEVEN R. DENNIS, CEO Dated: December 29, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001700 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTH VALLEY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER at 1628 E Lassen Ave Chico, CA 95973.

TAMARA WANINK 1628 E Lassen Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: TAMARA WANINK Dated: January 5, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000034 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BRAIN-FRIENDLY DYNAMICS, WINTER CONSULTING at 975 Filbert Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

BRAIN-FRIENDLY DYNAMICS 975 Filbert Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: SCOTT S. WINTER, PRESIDENT Dated: January 5, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000028 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DANSDEALS530, GOVEGAN2017 at 270 E. 9th Street Chico, CA 95928.

RHYANNA JARRETT 270 E. 9th Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RHYANNA JARRETT Dated: January 2, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000004 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MAS PALO ALTO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 18 Laguna Point Road Chico, CA 95928.

JUNRU WANG 18 Laguna Point Road Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JUNRU WANG Dated: January 4, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000020 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ADDISON MOUNTAIN PRODUCTS, KURTIS SALVAGNO at 18056 Deer Creek Highway Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

KURTIS LON SALVAGNO 18171 Deer Creek Highway Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KURTIS SALVAGNO Dated: December 13, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001645 Published: January 18, 25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LIBERTY TAX SERVICE at 2454 Notre Dame Blvd #110 Chico, CA 95928.

LINDA NEWMAN 1901 Dayton Road #46 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LINDA NEWMAN Dated: January 9, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000049 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HEARTBURN RECORDS at 520 Olive Street Chico, CA 95928.

JOSHUA RENE GARCIA 520 Olive Street Chico, CA 95928.

ALEXANDRA SUSAN KOKKINAKIS 520 Olive Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: ALEXANDRA

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KOKKINAKIS Dated: December 19, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001660 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALLURE SALON at 2575 Ceanothus Ave Suite 168 Chico, CA 95973.

ANGELA TAMAYO 3170 Caribou Ct Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ANGELA TAMAYO Dated: December 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001674 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DIXON ORCHARDS at 180 Marybill Ranch Road Chico, CA 95928.

THOMAS V DIXON 180 Marybill Ranch Road Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: THOMAS V. DIXON Dated: January 11, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000062 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as I FISH POKE BAR THAI KITCHEN at 1008 W. Sacramento Ave Ste A2 Chico, CA 95926.

NAI LAWI CHAN MON 8522 Maple Hall Drive Sacramento, CA 95823.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NAI LAWI CHAN MON Dated: January 9, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000051 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MUSIC AND MONTESSORI at 99 Limpach Road Chico, CA 95973.

KARA RENEE TUPY 99 Limpach Road Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KARA R. TUPY Dated: January 5, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000032 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as DIVERSE CITY TEE at 6318 Glory Road Paradise, CA 95969.

LOREE CLAIRE LAMPKE 6318 Glory Road Paradise, CA 95969.

ASHLEY CARLENE LUNSFORD 6318 Glory Road Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: LOREE LAMPKE Dated: January 10, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000056 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as WORTHINGTON MEDIA SERVICES at 270 E 18th Street, Unit A Chico, CA 95828.

JEFFREY PAUL WORTHINGTON 270 E 18th Street, Unit A Chico, CA 95828.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JEFFREY PAUL WORTHINGTON Dated: January 10, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000053 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as AUTHENTIC THAI CUISINE OF PARADISE, PARADISE THAI CUISINE, SOPHIA’S AUTHENTIC THAI CUISINE at 7641 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

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KHEK MANKHAMSENE 7639 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KHEK MANKHAMSENE Dated: December 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001689 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as WHOLE HEALTH SUPPLY at 1975 Bruce Road #324 Chico, CA 95928.

VEPRINITE, LLC 2485 Notre Dame Blvd Suite 370 PMB 8 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Signed: SAM KATZMAN, MANAGER Dated: January 4, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000019 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as POUND WITH LINDSAY at 1492 Elliott Road Paradise, CA 95969.

LINDSAY CANALES 1492 Elliott Road Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LINDSAY CANALES Dated: January 9, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000045 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name CHICO ANIMAL HOSPITAL at 3015 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

DR CRAIG CALLEN 21443 Biggers Lane Butte Meadows, CA 95942.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DR CRAIG CALLEN Dated: December 28, 2017 FBN Number: 2016-0001102 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PITTS STOP CAFE at 15474 Forest Ranch Way Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

CHRISTY MARIE PITTS 12745 Nicolas Rd Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CHRISTY PITTS Dated: December 20, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001662 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BLUE DIAMOND AGGREGATE at 15539 Nameco Rd Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

BRADFORD THOMAS REICHE 15539 Nameco Rd Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRADFORD THOMAS REICHE Dated: January 8, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000044 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as COASTAL CONNECT LLC at 436 Maple Street Chico, CA 95928.

COASTAL CONNECT LLC 436 Maple Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Signed: CONNOR NUTTALL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE Dated: January 8, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000041 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THE 530 BRIDE at 25 Bellarmine Court Chico, CA

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VERONICA ENNS 9412 Corbett Court Durham, CA 95938.

DELPHINE ANNE WINTER 1987 Belgium Ave Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: DELPHINE WINTER Dated: January 4, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000014 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as KIZER LAND CARE at 660 High Street Oroville, CA 95965.

CRAIG AARON KIZER JR 660 High Street Oroville, CA 95965.

STEPHANIE MARIE KIZER 660 High Street Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: CRAIG KIZER Dated: January 19, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000108 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as XTREME SCREEN CO at 1981 Bending Oak Way Chico, CA 95928.

ALLAN SAMUEL THORNE III 1981 Bending Oak Way Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ALLAN THORNE III Dated: January 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000096 Published: January 25, February 1,8.15, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as DOWNTOWN LIQUOR AND MARKET at 598 E. 8th Street, Suite 140 Chico, CA 95928.

SAYEGH BROTHERS, INC 598 E. 8th Street, Suite 140 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: SAM SAYEGH, PRESIDENT/CEO Dated: January 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000086 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as LIQUOR BANK #2 at 915 Main St. Chico, CA 95928.

SAYEGH/BASEM, INC 598 E. 8th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: SAM SAYEGH, PRESIDENT/CEO Dated: January 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000087 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as LIQUOR BANK #1 at 6026 Clark Rd Suite B Paradise, CA 95969.

SAYEGH/SAMAAN, INC 598 E. 8th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: SAM SAYEGH, PRESIDENT/CEO Dated: January 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000088 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CITY LIQUOR AND MARKET at 3028 Esplanade Suite A Chico, CA 95973.

CITY LIQUOR AND MARKET, INC 598 E. 8th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: SAM SAYEGH, PRESIDENT/CEO Dated: January 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000089 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CALIFORNIA PARK MARKET at 800 Bruce Rd, Suite 400 Chico, CA 95928.

SAYEGH BROTHERS, INC 598 E. 8th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: SAM SAYEGH, PRESIDENT/CEO Dated: January 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000090 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as RAY’S LIQUOR at 207 Walnut St Chico, CA 95928.

SAYEGH BROTHERS, INC 598 E. 8th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: SAM SAYEGH, PRESIDENT/CEO Dated: January 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000091 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HWY 32 MINI MART at 1295 E 8th St Chico, CA 95928.

SAYEGH BROTHERS, INC 598 E. 8th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: SAM SAYEGH, PRESIDENT/CEO Dated: January 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000092 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as WINE CELLAR at 958 East Ave Ste D Chico, CA 95926.

SAYEGH BROTHERS, INC 598 E. 8th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: SAM SAYEGH, PRESIDENT/CEO Dated: January 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000093 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KATSKILL HILL, REDSTONE CELLARS, REDSTONE VINEYARDS at 94 Orange Ave Bangor, CA 95914.

MARK RUSSELL HARRISON 1032 El Curtola Blvd Walnut Creek, CA 94595.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MARK R. HARRISON Dated: December 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001665 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PEACE OF MIND BILLING SERVICES at 1430 East Ave., Ste 4B Chico, CA 95973.

JODIE HOLLAND 582 Morgan Dr #2 Chico, CA 95973.

PAMELA SEID 1257 Warner St Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: PAMELA SEID Dated: January 12, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000068 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MONALISA TOUCH CHICO at 1058 Mangrove Ave Suite 2 Chico, CA 95926.

GREGORY LYNN DAVIS MD 6600 Gregory Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: GREGORY L. DAVIS Dated: January 16, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000074 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as JEEPTRAIL at 701 West 11th Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

THOMAS ROBERT LITTLE JR. 701 West 11th Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: TOM R LITTLE Dated: January 10, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000060 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as APPLIANCE RESALE at 2205 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95926.

DEBBI KAYE SLIGHTOM 810 W. 8th Ave Chico, CA 95926.

MICHAEL RAY SLIGHTOM 810 W. 8th Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: MIKE SLIGHTOM Dated: January 8, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000038 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PRESTIGE OILS WORLDWIDE at 1151 Marian Ave Chico, CA 95928.

DANIEL METCALF 1151 Marian Ave Chico, CA 95928.

LEVI RYAN 1151 Marian Ave Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by Copartners.

Signed: DANIEL METCALF Dated: January 18, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000103 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NUTRISHOP CHICO EAST AVE at 855 East Ave Chico, CA 95926.

DENVER ALAN SWININGTON 3416 Marguerite Ave. Corning, CA 96021.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DENVER SWININGTON Dated: January 12, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000069 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DANCING DAISIES BOTANICALS at 1297 Parque Dr Chico, CA 95926.

GEORGE BRIAN FREDSON 1297 Parque Dr Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: GEORGE BRIAN FREDSON Dated: January 9, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000048 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name DANCING DAISIES BOTANICALS at 1297 Parque Drive Chico, CA 95926.

MARIROSE DUNBAR 1297 Parque Drive Chico, CA 95926.

GEORGE FREDSON 1297 Parque Drive Chico, CA 95926.

This business was conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: GEORGE B. FREDSON Dated: January 9, 2018 FBN Number: 2013-0000798 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018 FICTITITOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NEW VIEW VENTURES at 5250 Country Club Drive Paradise, CA 95969.

FAITH EVELYN SHELTON 5250 Country Club Drive

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LARRY GENE SHELTON 5250 Country Club Drive Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: LARRY G. SHELTON Dated: January 18, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000101 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018

NOTICES TORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SARA HEIM filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ETHAN MILLER Proposed name: ETHAN HEIM 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: February 23, 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: December 20, 2017 Case Number: 17CV03583 Published: January 4,11,18,25, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner GEORGE EDWARD FREDSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: GEORGE EDWARD FREDSON Proposed name: GEORGE BRIAN FREDSON 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: February 16, 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: December 12, 2017 Case Number: 17CV03544 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner EMILY KEETON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: BRAYDON SHAY CLIFF-CARPENTER Proposed name: BRAYDON SHAY KEETON 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

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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: February 23, 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: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: December 27, 2017 Case Number: 17CV03646 Published: January 11,18,25, February 1, 2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SAGAN SMITH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SILAS ALLEN TROY DONALD Proposed name: SILAS ALLEN TROY 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: February 16, 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: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: December 28, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02752 Published: January 18,25, February 1,8, 2018

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 23, 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: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: January 16, 2018 Case Number: 18CV00095 Published: January 25, February 1,8,15, 2018

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Homes Sold Last Week ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

2909 6th St 11576 Dairy Rd 1 Blackstone Ct 3265 Rockin M Dr 1004 Arbutus Ave 24 New Dawn Cir 3197 Burdick Rd 2761 Dolphin Bnd 1258 Whitewood Way 1258 Dog Leg Dr 1650 W 8th Ave

Biggs Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$171,500 $499,000 $480,000 $445,000 $380,000 $380,000 $370,000 $355,000 $354,000 $329,000 $303,000

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SQ. FT. 1220 2422 2181 3524 1558 1827 1752 1580 1661 1496 1883

Vintage Avenues Home! 3/1.5 bath 1618 sq ft w/ updated kitchen, bonus rm, HVAC & dual pane windows and Detached 2 car garage. $329K Don’t wait on this one!

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Sponsored by Century 21 Jeffries Lydon ADDRESS 6 Harrier Ln 6 Renee Cir 1505 La Linda Ln 2785 Vistamont Way 345 W 19th St 1800 Magnolia Ave 555 Vallombrosa Ave #18 2346 Goodspeed St 9526 Lott Rd 1875 Nevada St 310 California St

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

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$294,000 $293,000 $278,000 $263,000 $260,000 $190,000 $182,000 $255,000 $240,000 $355,000 $125,000

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The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of january 8, 2018 – january 12, 2018 The housing prices are based on the stated documentary transfer tax of the parcel and may not necessarily reflect the actual sale price of the home.

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

14809 Nimshew Rd

ADDRESS

Magalia

$294,000

2/2

SQ. FT. 1672

6053 Lane Ct

Magalia

$235,500

3/2

1722

6474 Fir Haven Dr

Magalia

$203,000

3/1

1544

6241 Kilgord Ct

Magalia

$195,500

2/2

1282

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

1354 Biggs Ave

ADDRESS

Oroville

$167,000

3/1

SQ. FT. 1014 903

1221 Brereton Way

Oroville

$145,000

2/1

2233 Wyandotte Ave

Oroville

$140,000

2/1

883

1510 Montgomery St

Oroville

$120,000

3/2

1219

157 Valley Ridge Dr

Paradise

$862,500

5/4

5277

5130 Feather Rock Ct

Paradise

$500,000

4/4

3225

726 Edwards Ln

Paradise

$260,000

3/2

1638

5945 Del Mar Ave

Paradise

$240,000

3/3

1594

6830 Wetherbee Ln

Nelson

$137,000

3/1

986

114 Grey Fox Ln

Oroville

$500,000

3/3

2402

1916 Feather Ave

Oroville

$268,500

3/2

1744

149 Pinedale Ave

Oroville

$225,000

3/2

1893

544 Shasta Ave

Oroville

$210,000

3/3

1433

3168 Claremont Dr

Oroville

$195,000

2/2

1200

1846 Fruitland Ln

Paradise

$229,000

3/2

1216

195 Edgemont Dr

Oroville

$175,000

3/2

1200

1567 Sawpeck Way

Paradise

$214,500

2/1

1536

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