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the million-dollar question When it comes to whether Chico is facing a shelter

emergency, the answer is most definitely yes. The question—for community members and city leaders— is whether to support an effort to officially declare an emergency shelter crisis. While that declaration does present some unknowns as well as some additional work on the city’s part, we believe that the benefits far outweigh the potential problems. On the most basic level, declaring a crisis would allow for the creation of shelters that do not necessarily adhere to state building codes. The logic here, for communities that have a significant number of homeless residents, is that being unsheltered poses a greater health risk than those types of accommodations. The tiny house village proposed by the Chico Housing Action Team, for instance, does not include kitchen or bathroom features in each unit, as is currently required for dwellings. It would, however, include communal access to those amenities. As has been demonstrated at similar sites, including 14Forward in Marysville, these transitional facilities work. They give a number of formerly homeless individuals a decent shot at finding permanent housing by providing safe, clean living environments along with counseling

and help finding jobs, among other services. Under the crisis declaration, the City Council still will have to vet proposed projects. In other words, its approval does not mean Chico will be home to tent cities, as many people have warned. The 2018-19 California state budget includes $500 million in funding for continuums of care in communities that declare emergency shelter crises. The amount each area receives is based on their point-intime homeless census numbers. As the CN&R reported last year (see “Tiny houses, big potential,” cover story, Dec. 14, 2017), Chico’s rate of homelessness is three times the state average and seven times the national average. That, in our opinion, amounts to a crisis. Butte County as a whole is eligible to receive $4.9 million. That money won’t be around forever, so Chico must not balk. We’re talking about a major infusion of money that the many local agencies helping our region’s homeless population could use to boost their efforts. We have a crisis, people. And the state is giving us an opportunity to do something about it. Should city leaders declare an emergency shelter crises? The answer to this million-dollar question is a resounding yes. Ω

GUEST COMMENT

‘Fiddles of denial’ Iswept and, tragically, for some to die. Last year, fires through Sonoma, Napa and Santa Barbara

t’s Redding’s turn to burn, for its citizens to flee

counties, killing dozens. Chico’s turn will come, and Paradise will burn again. Portola, Quincy, Truckee—all the small, wonderful mountain communities are sitting ducks. Our national parks and forests will continue to be consumed at unprecedented rates. Wildland firefighters will die—more than 300 have since 2010. Homes by the hundreds and the thousands will be destroyed. by Why? Gordon Gregory Partly because we live in a firethe author lives in prone region and have taken scant Paradise with his precautions to protect ourselves wife, owns a small through such things as appropriate business and is a building codes. We’ve also worked member of the Chico chapter of Citizens’ to extinguish every fire as soon as Climate Lobby. possible—a laudable goal but one resulting in the buildup of heavy fuels. But that’s only part of the story. The new part involves our climate, which is

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heating up rapidly. No one with an open mind denies this. Winters are shorter, droughts more severe, the vegetation far more ignitable. And temperatures soar. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts 2018 will join 2017, 2016 and 2015 as the hottest years on record. And if we do nothing to seriously limit greenhouse gases, this is but the beginning. Analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists found that between 1986 and 2003, in the West wildfires burned more than six times more land and lasted five time longer than between 1970 and 1986. And UC Merced’s Sierra Nevada Research Institute predicts that over the next 20 years, western wildfires will be five to seven times larger than today. Redding may be the new normal, but only until things get worse. We lost our home to the 2008 Humboldt Fire. The trauma these infernos cause is profound and lasting. So I’m perplexed that so many of those who represent us at the local, state and congressional levels continue to ignore these risks by pretending climate change isn’t real or isn’t their responsibility. There are solutions, yet key politicians play their fiddles of denial while our communities burn? This is an election year. It’s time we hold their feet to the fire. Ω

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

Fires and ‘t’-towns In college, I lived in a little house on an old almond and walnut farm outside of Hamilton City that’s been in my family since, well, before I was born. I’d been there for just a year or so—getting the hang of country life after growing up in the Bay Area ’burbs—when one day all hell broke loose. It was summertime, and the back acreage was filled with bonedry grass. Though it was hot and breezy, a worker at a nearby ranch decided it was an ideal time for ag burning. It didn’t take long for the fire to get out of control. I sprang into action. First, by tending to my animals—two dogs, two cats and three horses. I loaded the cats into carriers and placed them in my car, which I’d parked in the shade with the windows down. Luckily, a neighbor a few ranches away spontaneously appeared and led my two mares and gelding to her place out of harm’s way. I’ll never forget seeing the fire jump Stony Creek, the southern boundary of the property. It engulfed the bamboo-like arundo donax lining the near-empty waterway. Then the sounds grew louder— crackling, popping and roaring as the flames climbed cottonwood, oak and sycamore trees, sending embers sailing toward the outbuildings and my house. That spurred further action. I grabbed a ladder and a couple of hoses and raced up to the old wood-shingled roof—placing a sprinkler at one end and hand-dousing the other part as the embers touched down. Word of the fire spread quickly. Some folks came as spectators, which was pretty annoying. Others helped stamp out little patches that caught fire. I had the house under control by the time the thenall-volunteer fire station made it to the property. Just about the time I thought the hay barn was going to be a goner, the firefighters connected their hose and tamped down the flames. After the coals cooled, days later, I surveyed the area. The only thing remaining of those big, beautiful old trees were their charred skeletal trunks jutting out of a barren landscape that looked like some sort of alien planet. For several weeks afterward, I often awoke in the middle of the night thinking I’d heard popping, only to find things were fine. Based on my experience with that small blaze, I can’t imagine what the folks in the Redding area are going through. As of deadline, the massive Carr Fire had torched nearly 900 homes and taken the lives of six people, including children, and turned parts of the region into what resembles a post-apocalyptic nightmare. My heart goes out to our neighbors to the north (see Arts DEVO for ways to help).

MEA CuLPA Last week, I made a mistake in a piece about Rep. Doug LaMalfa bringing embattled Rep. Devin Nunes to town for a fundraiser (see “Kindred spirits,” Second & Flume). In response, the pitchforks have come out. One letter-writer showed his cards with a subject line of “Time for another Fake News Correction.” However, he didn’t challenge me over Nunes’ reputation as a slithering Trump sycophant who’s tried to undermine the American intelligence community’s investigation into Russian meddling. No, my egregious error was confusing Turlock with Tulare, another town in the armpit of California that begins with a “T.” Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

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Goodbye, Molly Re “Making peace with fate” (Cover story, by Ken Smith, July 26): Our dearly departed Molly Amick, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, considered it woefully unacceptable (and many others agree) that Butte County Behavioral Health isn’t funded at a level that would provide adequate psychiatric beds and supportive housing for seriously mentally ill patients living without shelter on our streets. Meanwhile, the mayor of Chico is on public record as stating, “lack of housing isn’t a cause of homelessness” and that good and decent people assisting destitute humans in City Plaza are “selfish.” Reckless governance has consequences and this year it rings to the tune of $4.9 million in one-timeonly state assistance, which Butte County municipalities will lose if a shelter crisis isn’t declared by local jurisdictions in time for organizations to make grant applications this fall. It’s time to act now and stop the

political kick-the-can charade that has stifled numerous requests for the city to act on declaring a shelter crisis. Then again, perhaps I’m being selfish in wanting to see a dramatic decrease in the level of visible pain and suffering for the seriously mentally ill wandering, and dying, on our streets without shelter. Bill Mash Chico

Thank you to all who celebrated at Molly’s Soul Dance Release Party and Remembrance with me. Thanks to Kandis HortonJorth for her extreme hard work putting together the remembrance. And special thanks to Samantha Muntifering for creating the amazing shadow boxes of Molly’s life. Now let’s honor Molly by having happy, healthy, self-examined and civically engaged lives! Sterling Ogden Chico

Why lethal force? Re “Seeking accountability” (Newslines, by Meredith J. Cooper, July 26): Why ambush [Myra Micalizio] in her car? Thirteen shots? She was unarmed. Why not shoot the tires to stop vehicle? Because they intended to kill her in cold blood, not stop the car. Can you really justify that? She was leaving as she was asked to do by the residents; she was not trying to harm anybody. Your officers simply messed up, panicked and ambushed her for no reason. She was unarmed and they knew that, so why kill her? Really, neither cop needed to draw their weapon. Also, why not turn on your camera when you first got out of the patrol car? Saying there was no time is a bold-face lie. Melody Rudy Sacramento

Two views on editorial Re “What were they thinking?” (Editorial, July 26): I found the [Butte County

Sheriff’s Office] video fun, entertaining and a good PR move. I also enjoyed similar videos from other jurisdictions—San Francisco Police Department as well as other sheriff’s departments. All are in good fun and show the law enforcement agencies as having a lot of heart, unlike yourself, apparently. My friends in the Bay Area expressed a lot of pride in SFPD’s version and enjoyed our BSCO’s video and its “country” spin. The common theme is pride in our respective LE agencies, which you obviously lack. Your negative bias is obvious. Touting an emotionally charged lawsuit, which hasn’t been settled, was manipulative and irrelevant. I find BSCO to be very responsive to problems occurring in our remote corner of the county. I think highly of the sheriff, his senior staff, dispatch team and all the deputies in the field. Sheriff Honea is a very intelligent, caring leader with utmost integrity. I heartily endorse his sanction of this fun video. You seem to imply that working hard and improving the department are mutually exclusive with light-hearted public outreach. Wow, talk about uptight. Your remarks are snide and petty. Get out of your stuffy ivory tower and smell the fresh air already. Chris Sommers Bangor

The taxpayers were ripped off. Unless the sheriff can prove the participants were doing this video on their own time, the taxpayers were ripped off. Unless the sheriff paid for the video with his own personal funds, the taxpayers were ripped off. The video is a pathetic attempt at improving public relations since there are multiple lawsuits currently active against the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. There are lawsuits for racism and killing civilians. Why not spend time and taxpayer money on increased training of officers on crucial topics such as crisis intervention, de-escalation, cultural sensitivity and the moral and ethical conditions surrounding the use of force.

‘Noxious and uninformed’ Re “Kindred spirits” (Second & Flume, July 26): I enjoy reading the CN&R each week for the updates on local events and venues, but it has been increasingly difficult to peruse each Thursday due to the increasingly noxious and uninformed lecturing and ranting by Editor Melissa Daugherty. Her screed this week, complaining and whining that our local Congressman Doug LaMalfa did not send her a free ticket to his recent fundraising dinner really is enlightening. For an editor who regularly poses as the school marm about fact-checking, she might inform herself that Rep. Nunes is from the 22nd Congressional District covering parts of Tulare and Fresno County, not Turlock as she stated in her recent rant. Moreover, it’s somewhat shocking, but I guess nowhere near surprising, that Daugherty was happy to insult the hundreds of thousands of residents of Stanislaus County (where I grew up) by implying we are all products of an “armpit.” Really, Ms. Daugherty? So much for liberal love and kindness. Funny how the liberal leftists love to insult and sneer at huge groups of fellow citizens. Editor, issue a correction and most certainly an apology to the 538,000 citizens of Stanislaus County that you just so smugly insulted. Of course, that will never happen, now will it? Mike Birch Chico

We get you don’t like conservative elected officials and the policies and positions they support, but I would kindly ask that you dig a bit deeper when researching the hometowns of the Congressman you are looking to disparage. Devin Nunes is not from Turlock, he is from Tulare. While both start with a “T” and have vibrant agricultural economies, one is north of Fresno and the other is south. One has a university and one has the World Ag Expo annually. Both are communities with residents who are proud to live there. I can also believe that neither appreciate being called an armpit either. Colleen Cecil Orland

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Fact skeptic What are the facts? Just because the CIA, FBI, the State Department, the generals, The New York Times, The Washington Post and most other media say it, does not make something a fact. Totally consumed with exciting U.S. citizenry for war with Iraq, they all used the “fact” of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction to justify the war. Not much changes when it comes to U.S. government propaganda and militarism, and the role the U.S. media plays in sustaining it all. I am suspicious of all this anti-Russia hype. There are many real facts omitted from the establishment tirades against Russia. There is never mention of the concrete assurances made to Mikhail Gorbachev by the George H.W. Bush administration in 1990 that NATO would not expand 1 inch eastward. There is no mention of the fact of the huge effort made by the U.S. to ensure the drunk, easily manipulated Boris Yeltsin would be re-elected when he had become very unpopular in Russia. I am still disgusted that our local DNC superdelegate Bob Mulholland suggested that limiting superdelegate voting is part of a Russian plot, as reported in the Post. Obviously, he does not trust democracy, but blaming Russia? Lucy Cooke Butte Valley

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Blowing smoke Re “Women’s time” (Letters, by Roger S. Beadle, July 19): Roger Beadle’s recent letter touting Audrey Denney with the idea that it’s “women’s time” struck me as being vague on which women he means. They differ, ya know. Audrey is no Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Opinions like this are why the left can’t gain traction, especially in districts like ours. It is predicated on the idea that we can win by dividing people, in this case, right down to gender. The writer makes a feel-good point demonstrating how free he is about giving up patriarchy, but he creates a caricature of the left that is sure to energize people who love Trump and Doug LaMalfa. His letter isn’t about winning hearts and minds, it’s about blowing smoke up the asses of those whose

Outside of a real emergency, there is no need for police to drive along bike/walkways as this only leads to public distrust of our community servants. —andy tomaselli

hearts and minds are already voting for Audrey Denney, and it doesn’t seem to me that will help her. I’m voting for her, but not because of her genitalia. “Men Suck, Vote for Women” isn’t a great campaign slogan, any more than the reverse would be. It is, in fact, sexist. Stupid won’t win this election, which could and should be ours to lose. Jaime O’Neill Magalia

Train wreck Trump’s proclamation of “America First” is simply camouflage for “Party First.” The leader of the Republican Party is under suspicion of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” so loyal party members are attacking the structure of the judicial system: personnel placement and decisionmaking; employee retention and/ or termination; due process; and judicial authority. They see their leader under attack, therefore their party is under attack, regardless of whether or not the potential criminal charges are related to actions that threaten the security of the United States. The Republican Party—in particular, certain committees in the House—have repeatedly tried to discredit any and all allegations of illegal behavior by the Trump campaign, and by Trump himself. The administration’s communications continue to distort an honest narrative, and the current press secretary beats an endless drum of half-truths and outright lies. At the recent VFW convention, Trump declared, “What you’re seeing and what you you are reading is not what’s happening.” A chilling echo from George

Orwell’s futuristic novel 1984: “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” A continuation of this train wreck will destroy our democracy. Vote Democrat this November. Roger S. Beadle Chico

Lying eyes “Just remember, what you’re seeing and what you are reading is not what’s happening,” Trump told his minions in Chicago last week. If not for the threat of protests, I have no doubts he would have continued, paraphrasing Exodus 20:2-3 by saying, “I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of immigrants, out of the house of Democracy.” Then he would have followed by taking credit for quotes of the Italian fascist dictator, Adolf Hitler’s ally, Benito Mussolini, in: “The press of Italy is free … so long as it supports the regime.” “Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. You in America will see that some day.” “We become strong … when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look to for moral guidance.” Of course, at the end of World War II, the Italian people executed Mussolini and dumped his body in a public square in Milan. Dean Carrier Paradise

Note to council members To the Chico City Council: Homelessness will not go away. Please give Chico Housing Action Team the go ahead to address

this issue by allowing them to provide the tiny house option for Chico. Let CHAT have the land and time to prove this option is workable. It would help the entire community. Mona Martine Chico

Woke in Chico My wife and I attended a barbecue event at One-Mile Recreation Area in Bidwell Park Saturday afternoon. It was a joint event, accepting donations for victims of the Carr Fire and also for raising awareness for last year’s police killing of Desmond Phillips. We were dismayed that Chico police circled the event twice in two police vehicles. The attendees, including my spouse and myself, felt the police were trying to intimidate this gathering. Outside of a real emergency, there is no need for police to drive along bike/ walkways as this only leads to public distrust of our community servants. I attended as an average white dude with little understanding of what a person of color has to endure daily in this or any city in America. I left with my eyes wide open, now understanding the meaning of “woke.” Andy Tomaselli Chico

Correction and omission In last week’s Second & Flume (see “Kindred spirits,” by Melissa Daugherty), Rep. Devin Nunes’ home city was mistakenly identified. He’s from Tulare. Also, in Greenways (see “Untangling a mess,” by Josh Cozine), the California Coastal Commission was left out as an agency that leads a fishing line recycling program. The articles have been corrected online. —ed.

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July ended with two car chases within one week for Chico, the first resulting in the death of the driver. According to the Chico Police Department, on July 22 just after 1 a.m., officers pulled over Madeline Lynch, 21, of Chico, who was driving a stolen vehicle on the Skyway. When officers exited their vehicles, she sped away. Lynch was chased for about 3 miles on Honey Run Road before the car hit a tree, killing her. Alex Cabral, 41, was driving another car and attempted to intervene when police first stopped Lynch. He was arrested. In the other incident, on Sunday (July 29), CPD received a call around 4:30 a.m. of vehicle break-ins at apartments on Cobblestone Drive. Officers attempted to pull over the driver of the suspected getaway car, ultimately chasing the older white Honda Civic to Broadway Street, where the driver crashed into a Ford F-250 at the intersection of West 20th Street. Jonathan Johns, 27, and passenger Eva Cervantes, were booked at the Butte County jail on a variety of charges.

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MILLIONS FOR STEM

The California State University system is poised to make some headway on an impending shortage of qualified math and science teachers. Six campuses—Chico, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Marcos and Stanislaus—received a total of $7.1 million from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. Most of the grant—$701,438 of which will go to Chico State—will fund scholarships and stipends for undergraduate and teachercredential students. The goal is to create a more robust and diverse group of K-12 teachers for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), with a focus on recruiting people from underrepresented communities. In the next 10 years, California is facing a projected need of more than 33,000 additional math and science teachers.

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Delivering a vote of confidence and job security, the Chico Unified School District board has extended the term of service for Superintendent Kelly Staley by three years, until 2021. Staley (pictured) was promoted to interim superintendent in 2007 with the departure of Chet Francisco after just 21 months. Chico’s first woman superintendent, she’s held the job outright since 2008. Previously she’d been a CUSD assistant superintendent for six years. The school board approved her new contract at its July 18 meeting. 8

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Chico group’s tiny house village project hinges on proposed shelter crisis designation

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Team (CHAT) organizes perhaps the biggest potluck in Chico—about 80 folks from 19 homes are invited to bring turkey, gravy, cranberries, string beans and other festive story and foods to share with one photo by Ashiah Scharaga another. They’re certainly as h i a h s @ not a traditional family n ew sr ev i ew. c o m breaking bread during Thanksgiving, but the attendees share at least two things in common: a story to tell about their lives, lived at least in part without a home; and gratitude toward this new, loving community, which many thought they may never find. Bob Trausch, one of CHAT’s co-founders, said this safe, welcoming community that has been created within the nonprofit’s Housing Now permanent housing program is also what its latest proposed project—a tiny home development called Simplicity Village—is all about (see “Tiny houses, big potential,” cover story, Dec. 14, 2017). Specifically, it would provide shelter for 30 to 40 seniors, 55 and older. The basic layout would include tiny homes

along with shared community gardens, a kitchen, washers and dryers, showers and bathrooms. Therein lies the challenge: The tiny homes, which do not include individual kitchens and bathrooms, do not meet current building code standards. In order for Simplicity Village to move forward, then, the city of Chico must act. If the City Council declares a shelter crisis, this would relax state building code requirements and help provide temporary— or “bridge”—housing for homeless people, whose health and safety are threatened because of a lack of available shelter. The 2017 homeless census reported there were 747 people living unsheltered in Butte County—meaning on the streets and in parks. In Chico, 433 were living without a roof. As of April, there was a 2 percent vacancy rate for homes and apartments in Chico. “No matter where you are politically, the community of Chico knows there’s a housing crisis. How we address that is important,” Trausch said. “[CHAT is] just part of the solution.” Trausch and his wife, Leslie Johnson, have envisioned a tiny home village for Chico for the past five years. They have

researched and visited similar projects as far away as Olympia, Wash., and as close to home as 14Forward in Marysville. The idea is that residents would pay a small amount for rent each month and no drugs or alcohol would be allowed (residents will go through background checks and must be sober prior to admission). CHAT plans to have three paid staff on-site 24/7, Trausch said, along with volunteers, and offer activities and services such as yoga, skills-based classes and counseling. CHAT intends to partner with Butte County, whose supervisors passed a resolution in October toward supporting homeless housing efforts. “We’re bridging people from homelessness ultimately to permanent housing, [and] doing the same thing with emotional, psychological and physical support,” Trausch said. “Our hope is to move people on to something better.” Their vision, supported by more than

30 active volunteers, doesn’t seem so far off now. In Chico, the city attorney is drafting a shelter crisis declaration for council members to consider at a future meeting, when

Chico Housing Action Team’s Bob Trausch shows the potential future site of Simplicity Village.

they’ll also discuss potential associated funding from the state. As part of that declaration, the council wants to make interagency collaboration a requirement. Based on analysis by the City Attorney’s Office, whether it is Simplicity Village or a similar project, the city would have to review detailed plans before giving the green light. There are additional benefits. If the city declares a crisis, it would open up $4.9 million in one-time state funding through the Homelessness Emergency Aid Program (with a minimum of 5 percent of funds set aside for homeless youth), established with the passage of Senate Bill 850 last month. Individual nonprofits, like CHAT, then could apply for the funding, which would come through the Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care. The catch is that the funds can be disbursed only within jurisdictions of Butte County that have declared a shelter crisis. For months, CHAT struggled to find a location for Simplicity Village. This year, they reached out to property owner Ted Ball and have signed an intent to lease 2.6 acres off of Notre Dame Boulevard, just past Morrow Lane (neighboring the former site of a rogue homeless camp shut down by the city last year). Speaking with the CN&R by phone earlier this week, City Councilman Andrew Coolidge said his intent in bringing up the shelter crisis declaration issue in May wasn’t to allow for tent cities to pop up across Chico, but to help Simplicity Village move forward. “CHAT has proven themselves with very good oversight in terms of the homes they’re putting people into, so I trust the organization,” he said. It’s his desire to hear more about CHAT’s financial plan and make sure there is neighborhood buy-in, wherever the development ends up. CHAT’s advocacy has been spearheaded recently by volunteer Charles Withuhn, who said he’s confident that the organization can raise enough money for Simplicity Village through private donations. He’s frustrated at what he sees as a lack of urgency in making the project happen. “I want to be a part of a community that’s civilized, that can pull together in a crisis and inclusively provide for people who are challenged,” he said. “Until we have enough low-income housing, this is what we need to be doing.” Ω

Hotel revival Late innkeeper’s family hopes to rejuvenate landmark, community

Eric Hilgeman grew up in Durham, but in many

respects, he’s the pride of Stirling City. His aunt Charlotte bought the historic Stirling City Hotel in 1986, when he was a boy. Nearly every weekend, he’d head up the Ridge with his father—Charlotte’s brother, Carl—to bring supplies or help work on the building. Shortly after, his grandmother moved a block away; the neighborhood became a hub for family functions. Charlotte Ann Hilgeman became a local institution. She transformed the hotel into a successful bed and breakfast, which also offered a $10 all-you-can-eat omelet brunch, with Eric’s cousins as chefs. After a decade, the lodging business declined; she turned the place into a corner store that remains open—the only commercial business Auction info: in this Upper Ridge comBidding runs Saturday through Tuesday munity. (Aug. 4-7); visit “It’s a special place, auctionbrothers.com for sure,” Eric told the for full details. CN&R, seated in the great room, by the bar. “It’s a very unique building; it’s a unique town, with the Feather River just down the ridge. “There’s always good memories here, I should say.”

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In October 2016, Charlotte died at age 73. She left no will, so the hotel went to Carl, as her surviving sibling. The hotel and its contents. Charlotte was a collector—“that’s a polite way of saying it,” Eric noted. Like her mother, sister and brother, she accumulated belongings large and small. Eric’s father told him they were raised poor and “you’d rather have something and not need it than need something and not have it.” Most of the hotel grew inaccessible: “The last 20 years, it was a glorified storage unit,”

Upper Park users speak up

• About 80 percent of respondents use the park weekly or monthly. • The majority of survey respondents were educated, employed and do not have children.

On Monday evening (July 30), city officials discussed results of a survey regarding usage of Upper Bidwell Park during a meeting of the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission. The goals of the survey were to gauge public support for the park as well as implementation of fees, while also determining what improvements frequent users would like to see. The Upper Park Road Survey Final Report can be found on the city website (chico.ca.us) by clicking “minutes and agendas” and finding the BPPC. Here are some of the key findings.

• Most park users who support vehicle access to remote areas would use said access for hiking (90 percent), swimming (57 percent) or viewing wildlife (54 percent). • The majority of respondents support a modest fee—either as a daily ($1-$2) or annual ($10$20) parking pass—though requests were made for waivers to be offered to seniors and low-income residents. • Among the most common requests were trail improvement, permanent bathrooms and vehicle access to remote areas.

Eric and Desi Hilgeman, with 3-month-old son Ethan, envision the Stirling City Hotel returning to its origins as a community hall. PHOTO BY EVAN TUCHINSKY

Eric said. “It was American Pickers meets Hoarders meets Tetris.” He and his wife, Desi, spent over a year sorting through the piles. Selling items at auction (see infobox) will complete the probate process. The sale also will kick-start Eric and Desi’s dream of returning the hotel to its roots, a plan he says his father supports. Built in 1904 by the Diamond Match Co., in a boomtown for lumber workers, the Stirling City Hotel originally served as a dance hall and community center. That’s the vision the Hilgemans have for its restoration. They see great potential in a community hall with a stage for concerts and a kitchen to cater events, plus loft beds in the six guest rooms for occasional overnight visitors. Proceeds from the auction, and a benefit concert at the hotel Sept. 14, will fund renovations. Butte County Supervisor Doug Teeter, whose district includes Stirling City, appreciates the effort. He’s come to the Upper Ridge since growing up in Paradise and attended a Halloween event Eric and Desi hosted last fall. “I think it’d be great if it was put back to its former glory and was a unique place people could go and stay at,” Teeter said by phone. “That hotel could be a real nice gem to bring folks up, get out of the heat—otherNEWSLINES C O N T I N U E D AUGUST 2, 2018

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promise and problems. Much of the exterior and—finally revealed—interior look their age. Eric cites painting and roof repair as primary tasks. They’ll phase other projects, such as installing a large commercial kitchen, over time as funding permits. “We could spend as much money as we could get, really,” he said. “Half-million dollars I could sink into this building real quick. “We’re trying to do everything on a shoestring budget, and as much of the stuff we can do ourselves, we try.” Carl gave them the chance after Eric showed a passion for the place while his siblings and cousins didn’t. He’d recently returned after 10 years in Oregon, where he met Desi. There they both worked as golf caddies; the toll on their backs prompted them to make a change, so they moved to Durham. Six months after losing Charlotte, Eric cleared enough from the hotel to live there. Desi came three months later—last June. Now they have a family, with 3-month-old son Ethan. “All in all, we just want this to be a place where people can come and enjoy themselves,” Desi said. “Be a place to go.” Stirling City offers few places to gather. The Stirling City Historical Society has a museum open weekend afternoons. Brakebill School occasionally holds events but otherwise remains closed. Merlo Park, a popular venue for outdoor weddings, is open Thursdays through Sundays. The Hilgemans see a chance to cater to couples wed in the park by providing changing rooms and food. They hope to draw others with two concerts a month; anyone who doesn’t feel up to driving home could spend the night in their lodgings. “Charlotte wanted this to be somewhat of an artists’ retreat,” Desi said. “To have musicians come in, people exploring the woods and us entertaining, it kind of fulfills what she wanted to do.” —EvAn Tuchinsky eva ntu c h insk y @ newsr ev iew.c o m

Who will pay the cost? California legislators face heated debates over liability for wildfires Asked this spring to identify the

most important issue facing California lawmakers, the leader of the state Senate didn’t hesitate: wildfires. Two months later—with fires blazing from the Oregon border to San Diego—legislators are poised to wade into a political firestorm sparked by last year’s historic fires and mudslides, which destroyed about 10,000 buildings and killed at least 66 people. The biggest fight will be over liability—who pays for billions of dollars of damages from the loss of so many homes, busiAbout this story: nesses and It was originally lives? Expect produced by CalMatters. org, a nonprofit, nonanother partisan media venture battle over explaining California how much policies and politics. utilities like Pacific Gas & Electric can pass liability costs on to their customers—and whether the state should step in to help. The backdrop for the drama: The scientific expectation that hotter, drier conditions brought on by climate change make it likely that California will suffer more large, intense fires. All of this will play out in the Capitol in a special committee formed to create new laws aimed at

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preventing wildfires and improving the response to them. The committee has just a few weeks to figure it out because the legislative session ends on Aug. 31. Interest groups with huge clout are gearing up. On one side are power companies that supply electricity to Californians and campaign cash to politicians. Their allies include an influential union representing electrical workers, and some environmentalists who see utilities as key players in California’s fight against climate change. On the other side stand different moneyed interests and political juice: insurance companies, plaintiffs’ lawyers and a coalition of fire victims that includes local governments and well-to-do homeowners. “Even if it wasn’t contentious, it’s just complicated,” said Sen. Bill Dodd, a Napa Democrat who represents thousands of victims of last year’s wine country fires and is a co-chair of the new committee. “There are so many potential winners and losers depending on what decisions are made.” Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders have vowed they won’t retroactively change liability laws for the 2017 fires, which caused damages that likely will top $10 billion. But lawmakers will discuss chang-

Upon learning of the location where Rep. Doug LaMalfa was holding a re-election fundraiser—the Elks Lodge—with a special appearance by Rep. Devin Nunes, Mobilize Chico members gathered their signs Monday night (July 30) and took to the streets outside. In the foreground, Rae

ing liability laws to limit the financial burden on utilities in the future, when the next wildfires ignite. The key issue is a legal doctrine called “inverse condemnation,” a fancy way of saying “with great power comes great responsibility.” Courts have ruled that the state Constitution gives utilities eminent domain rights—the power to take private land for public use. Subsequent rulings determined that utilities bear the associated responsibility in the form of strict liability. Under inverse condemnation, utilities are liable for any wildfire damage traced to their equipment—even if they were not negligent in maintaining it. PG&E and other utilities are pushing to change inverse condemnation, arguing that it—combined with regulators’ decision barring San Diego Gas & Electric from passing liability costs on to customers following a 2007 wildfire— could cripple them. “Without reform, the application of inverse condemnation directly threatens our shared energy future and the financial viability of California’s utilities that could unjustly face billions of dollars in liability without any ability to spread these costs across customers—irrespective of whether they are at fault for these wildfires,”

Anne Flores Owen protests LaMalfa’s campaign to raise money for his re-election, at a big-dollar function, while a record-setting fire rages in his district. PHOTO BY CHARLES FINLAY

according to a statement from PG&E spokesman James Noonan. Cal Fire investigations allege that PG&E’s equipment was involved in 16 of last year’s fires, and that in 11 of those the company violated state codes that require keeping trees and shrubs away from power lines. The company says it met the state’s standards. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the Tubbs Fire, the deadliest of last year’s blazes.

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change contributes to wildfires and liability rules should reflect a “new normal” that involves greater risk. “If we are operating the system and we’ve done everything we can and yet the environment around us causes a problem that leads to a large, disastrous fire, the [legal] structure needs to be modernized to reflect today’s new challenges,” said Eugene Mitchell, vice president of San Diego Gas & Electric, which is widely praised for making its power system safer after the 2007 fire by replacing wood poles with steel and creating a high-tech weather center that tracks conditions before fires erupt. Insurance companies and fire victims want to keep the inverse condemnation law—seeing the enormous liability as an incentive for utilities to make the electrical system safe. “You have to maintain some type of liability so that you continue to have responsible parties,” said Mark Sektnan, vice president of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Currently, insurers pay their policy-holders after a disaster, then turn to utilities for reimbursement. Without that, insurers likely would charge homeowners more. Other issues lawmakers likely will debate include how to strengthen the electrical system to prevent future fires and how much utilities can pass liability costs on to customers. A new bill proposed by Democratic Assemblyman Bill Quirk of Hayward would allow PG&E to access state-authorized bonds to pay off damages from last year’s fires. PG&E customers would pay off the debt, though at a lower rate than if PG&E had to borrow from another source, the bill says. “One way or another, ratepayers are going to be part of the solution and it’s just a matter of what’s the venue: bankruptcy court or the state Legislature?” said Scott Wetch, a lobbyist for the electrical workers union. —LAUREL ROSENTHAL

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HEALTHLINES James and Sarah Geary, center, react to their $10,000 grant for in vitro fertilization services from the Northern California Fertility Foundation, presented by co-founders Shawn Blofsky, far left, Sarah Blofsky and Andrea Gleason, far right. PHOTO BY AMBER ENOS

“We were not expecting to get the grant, because there’s so many [deserving] people we’ve met through the foundation,” Sarah said. “We’re just so grateful.” The fertility foundation is operated entirely

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ames Geary effortlessly hoisted his

niece onto his shoulders at the Cozy Diner in Chico one recent morning. The 5-year-old smiled with delight as they headed to the car, her curly bob bouncing. Earlier, his wife, Sarah, had lobbied for a little extra whipped cream on the kiddo’s french toast. Sarah and James have been together for about six years now, married for three. They often watch her older brother’s kids, and the couple are a dynamic team—that’s why people often are surprised they are not parents themselves. A question that’s kept popping up— “When are you going to have kids of your Meeting up:

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own?”—isn’t something the couple can answer simply. “It’s like, Oh yeah, we’re thinking about it every single day,” Sarah said. This is because the Gearys have had trouble conceiving. James said it intially was difficult. Sarah started attending an infertility support group sponsored by her employer, Enloe Medical Center, about two years ago. James joined her a few meetings later. The couple said they found solace in the discovery that they were not alone in their suffering, and inspiration witnessing other couples’ success and meeting their children. In vitro fertilization ended up being their best option. They just had a $20,000 hurdle to clear first. Should they take out a loan? They couldn’t really wait to weigh their options: Sarah is in her mid-30s, an age at which pregnancy generally becomes more risky, so time is precious when it comes to their chances. Then, an unexpected opportunity came up. The support group’s founders had formed the Northern California Fertility

Foundation and were awarding hopeful parents grants. When the award ceremony came this April, the Gearys were floored when another couple received $2,000 toward their treatment. James said they knew they’d received a grant, too, just not how much. He thought: This is so great. It’s going to help so much. Then their award amount was announced: $10,000. “I just started bawling,” James said, grabbing a paper napkin at the diner as he became emotional. Sarah said she kept staring down at the massive check and thinking, I’m dreaming. They’ll start the embryo transfer process this December and are cautiously optimistic.

by volunteers who can relate directly to what the Gearys are going through— they’ve all been there themselves. About three years ago, Sarah Blofsky and Andrea Gleason were struggling silently with infertility. As they became close friends, they realized they both were going through the IVF process with their husbands. Gleason wanted to nurture the support system they had cultivated. They launched their support group at Enloe in January 2016, welcoming couples at all stages of fertility treatment. (See “Better together,” Healthlines, July 28, 2016.) After Blofsky’s brother-in-law Shawn attended a group session with his wife, Monika, and son Nolan (who was born through IVF), he built upon their momentum. The three launched the foundation in December 2016, placing the support group under its umbrella and bringing on Golden Valley Bank CEO Mark Francis and business owner Darien Sterling as board members. “I started hearing about more people that I knew that were still dealing with it,” Shawn said. “They were all having the same issues: Hey, we’re going to try again as soon as we can save money, or HEALTHLINES C O N T I N U E D

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We’re going to have to borrow this [amount] or sell our car … That was kind of the driver for me.” The foundation is operating under the Golden Valley Bank Community Foundation, but aiming to achieve federal nonprofit status, Shawn said. It has raised more than $40,000 so far and was designated “Nonprofit of the Year” by the California Association of Nonprofits this June. The first grants were largely made possible through a financial partnership with Northern California Fertility Medical Center, based in the Sacramento area. Currently, the awards are given out once a year in April, during National Infertility Awareness Month. The foundation is a passion

project—all the founders had fulltime jobs and were either already parents or expecting when they formed it. Gleason’s son, Jack, was born through surrogacy in January 2017, and Blofsky gave birth to her daughter, Brooklyn, in April 2017. Shawn and Monika now have two boys—Toby joined the family one year ago, and was born without IVF (a surprise to the couple).

Gleason and her husband, Michael, lost their first child when their surrogate was 13 weeks pregnant, and it brought her to the lowest point in her life. Maybe I’m just not meant to be a mom, she thought. Finding comfort in her faith, the Gleasons tried again through surrogacy, and her son was born. “Every day I’m reminded what a gift [Jack] is,” she said. “Helping people achieve their dream of parenthood … was the way we could make something good out of something so bad.” When Blofsky and her husband, Eric, were going through IVF, they were fortunate to have financial help from family, she said. Many fertility treatments are not covered by insurance, and costs can range from $1,000 to $100,000. “If that’s the reason that’s stopping people from having a family, that needs to be eliminated,” she said. “It’s like saying you can’t love somebody because you don’t have enough money to do it. … Giving [these couples] a glimpse of hope that they have a chance to even go through that process is remarkable.” Gleason added: “You can’t put a price tag on something like that.” Ω

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GREENWAYS John Soares and his partner, Stephanie Hoffman, savor the summit of Mount Eddy, where vistas include Mount Shasta’s peak.

Exploring his heartland

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Former CN&R columnist releases hiking trail guidebooks

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Fwould of nature, the Hawaiian island of Kauai seem utopian. It’s nicknamed “the or someone who loves majestic views

Garden Isle”—revered for a predominance of rainforests, along with coastal peaks and cliffs, that define tropical splendor. John Soares appreciated living there. He’d moved from Chico in 1996 and spent three years experiencing life in the tropics. Yet, he felt tugged back to the North State, to places he first explored as a child in Tehama County. Soares (pronounced SORE-ease) says he had “island fever”; also, a case of homesickness. “Hawaii’s beautiful; it was fantastically beautiful,” he said by phone last week. “But I just missed the wide variety of landscapes of Northern California—the ability to go to the coast one weekend and the Sierra Nevada the next and then hike in the foothills and have the Sacramento River. “Plus, it was my home territory … it was just really embedded in who I am.” In a Ford Econoline van, with two golden retrievers, Soares spent the next 18 months camping and hiking across the Western U.S., primarily in the upper reaches of California. He retraced his steps along many trails he wrote about as a hiking columnist for the CN&R in the mid-’90s. “I have very fond memories of that [traveling],” he said. Soares decided to settle down—“I wanted

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to be in an environment where I could control the temperature,” he quipped—but homeownership and home-based work as a freelance writer (primarily of educational and professional materials) didn’t extinguish his love of the outdoors. He continued, and continues, to hike around his heartland, even after moving to southern Oregon. Often joining him: Stephanie Hoffman, his partner. Soares shares his passion through his Northern California Hiking Trails blog. He’s also published four books—with a fifth on the way—through a leading publisher in the field, Mountaineer Books. In the past three months, he’s had two releases: the fourth edition of 100 Classic Hikes: Northern California, which debuted in 1994, and the new book, Day Hiking: Mount Shasta, Lassen & Trinity Alps Regions. Soares is on track to have Mountaineer publish Hiking the Parks: Redwood National and State Parks next spring. Mountaineer Books is an independent publisher with over 700 titles focused on the outdoors and conservation. Founded in 1960, it’s part of a Pacific Northwest nonprofit, the Mountaineers. Soares first connected with Mountaineer Books in 1990, fresh out of grad school at UC Davis, looking to match his writing skills with an interest other than his subject of study, political science. “I had always been an avid hiker,” he said,

Writer notes:

Visit mountaineers.org to find John Soares’ author page through his publisher, Mountaineers Books, which includes in-print editions and a link to his blog.

starting as a young boy in the foothills outside Anderson and progressing as a teen to backpacking in the Trinity Alps, Mount Shasta area and Lassen Volcanic National Park. “I saw there was a geographical spot that had not been adequately covered [by guidebooks.]” The result was Best Short Hikes in and Around the Northern Sacramento Valley, unveiled in 1992 (now out of print). Two years later came 100 Classic Hikes. Soares’ guides emphasize user-friendliness.

He rates hikes not by preference—though he certainly has favorites—but rather by features such as difficulty, distance, vistas and solitude. The latter ranks high with him: “It doesn’t have to be total, absolute solitude, but vast numbers of people on a trail decreases the quality of that hike for me a bit,” he said. “I like relative solitude and some combination of great natural beauty.” In each of the 2018 books, Soares lists trails, then describes them. All the information is first-hand; although he has a network of sources (including old friends from Chico) keeping him apprised of changes, he hikes every trail he highlights. He uses a hand-held voice recorder to note what he sees. Hoffman, who works for a business consulting firm, comes when she can. Now that they’ve planted roots in Ashland, Ore., and she commutes to Medford, Soares takes some trips alone. True solitude. The Day Hiking book covers areas northward from Red Bluff. Butte County trekkers will find a closer trail in 100 Classic Hikes: Feather Falls. (Deer Creek and Mill Creek below Black Rock are in both.) Soares shared a half-dozen personal

picks with the CN&R. At Lassen, try trails to Brokeoff Mountain, Kings Creek Falls and Cinder Cone and Snag Lake; around Mount Shasta, go for South Gate Meadows, Deadfall Lakes and Mount Eddy. His overarching advice is to “hike your own hike.” That common expression, to Soares, means “you do what you like to do—what’s most comfortable to you and what pleases you and most calls to you.” Some people like to pull out ropes and pitons to scale rocks, or journey 30 miles in a day; “other people, for them hiking their hike, they just go to Lower Bidwell Park and they walk on the paved path along the creek, and that’s absolutely fine. “That doesn’t mean that sometimes you don’t challenge yourself,” he added, with selfpermission to turn around if the going gets too tough. “It’s about enjoying the process, not about reaching a destination.” Ω

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korean food, fast There’s a new food truck in town that’s already created a bit of buzz. The Korean menu has some locals pretty excited, especially since the only Korean restaurant in town, Enjoy Teriyaki, closed earlier this summer. The Oshio Teriyaki food truck is owned by Micki Kim, who is originally from Korea and moved to Chico from Sacramento in 2015. Kim says she’s always dreamed of cooking as a business and decided a food truck would be a great way to start. Her husband, Daniel, has been a source of encouragement and even helps out in the truck, but it’s clear that this venture is Kim’s. She loves to cook and is thrilled to bring healthy, traditional Korean food to Chico at a time when there aren’t any restaurants offering it. She is proud to say that she shops every morning to provide nothing but the freshest food every day. Check Oshio out between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday-Saturday, at the corner of Eighth and Main streets.

people who are poor or old, something like that. I want to pay back to society.

What’s the Oshio specialty? Bibimbap is our main dish—it’s like all the vegetables go around [the bowl], all kinds of carrots and zucchini and mushrooms and bean sprouts and lettuce, cucumber, and then we put the rice in the middle and the egg on top. If you want chicken or beef or tofu for vegetarian, we give you the choice and then we put the Korean special hot sauce on top and then you mix everything up and you eat it.

What are your business goals?

Any other unique dishes on the menu?

I want to cook healthy food, and I want people to enjoy it and also, down the road, if I’m really a success, I want to help people,

Chicken teriyaki is another main dish. We make the sauce, and we put in orange and kiwi and apples. We make the sauce

sweeter that way. Bulgogi is a marinated Korean beef; it’s just small pieces of the meat, we slice it and mix it with homemade Korean sauce. Korean galbi ribs—it’s the short ribs and we do specialize with the fruit that we mix in. It’s good sauce and it’s a little bit sweet and it’s really good. Everything is served with rice mixed with black rice, salad and pot stickers.

Your husband has been supportive? He thinks I have a business mind, so he wants me to do whatever I feel like and just “open it out of your head and do whatever you wish to do,” and I said, “OK.” He said, “You know you’re smart and you know what to do, so try it and if you fail, you fail, so what?” —CAthY WAgNER

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There seems to be a lot going on, business-wise, in the North State these days. Indeed, it’s an exciting time, when people are feeling (finally) confident enough in their finances following the Great Recession that things are really booming. While lenders appear to be more prudent, there certainly still are opportunities for those who need a little start-up capital or need a cash infusion to propel their business forward. Just last week (July 23), I got word of just such an opportunity, this one available specifically to women entrepreneurs in Northern California. It’s a pilot program called Opportunity Fund Empowering Women, a subsidiary of Opportunity Fund, in partnership with the Women’s Business Center at the Jefferson Economic Development Institute (JEDI) in Mount Shasta. The premise is simple: Women run fewer businesses than men and are approved for fewer loans than men. But data show that when they do borrow money, they’re typically good at paying it back while putting it to good use. So, women throughout the North State who want to borrow anywhere from $5,000 to $100,000 now can apply for an OFEW loan, and if they also sign up for mentoring through JEDI, they can receive a 2 percent lower interest rate. “This is the secret sauce to sustainability and prosperity,” JEDI Executive Director Nancy Swift said in a press release. “We know more women in the ... North State need capital for their businesses and we are pleased to be partners with the Opportunity Fund in providing that capital and assistance to truly thrive.” I spoke with Jenny Payton over at JEDI and she confirmed the program is open to women in Butte County. “We’d love to work with them,” Payton said. One of JEDI’s areas of expertise, she added, is assisting businesses in rural communities. As such, it is equipped to offer mentoring either in person or remotely. For more information, contact the Women’s Business Center at JEDI (info@e-jedi.org), call 926-6670, or go online to e-jedi.org.

shOw us yOur Art! I can remember back to when the CN&R first launched its art box project, in 2010. Our offices were abuzz with artists picking up blank newspaper boxes and returning with all manner of colorful creations. They’ve been displayed across town ever since. Well, we’ve got more blank canvases ready for your artistic ideas. And, as we receive finished works, the old art boxes will be replaced with new ones. If you’re interested in submitting an application to decorate a box, check out page 27 for details.

get yOur tickets Almendra Winery & Distillery is hosting a fundraiser “happy hour for a cause” on Aug. 25 to benefit Valley Oak Children’s Services, which provides services and resources for local families. Tickets are $50 ($40 for designated drivers) and include wine, beer, cocktails and appetizers. For more info, including how to buy tickets, go to valleyoakchildren.org.

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November’s election is coming—here’s a quick rundown of its measures

Ben Christopher

fter months of signature-gathering and legislative wrangling, here’s the final list of propositions that made the cut for the November election. On the list are proposals to slash the gas tax, re-introduce rent control, absolve major corporations of their legal debt, and borrow billions to fund houses, hospitals and water canals. Take a look. You have a little over three months to decide. (You’ll notice that the list jumps from Prop. 8 to Prop. 10. That’s because the California Supreme Court ordered Prop. 9—the socalled three state solution, a move to divide California into three new states—be removed from the ballot.)

Prop. 1: Affordable housing bond

construction of new units around public transit stations, and home loan assistance to veterans.

What it does

This bond will result in a one-time boost in housing construction, a blip in supply that will do nothing to combat the long-term and persistent shortage that the state faces. For that minimal benefit, taxpayers will be saddled with billions more in debt.

Give the state permission to borrow $4 billion to fund affordable housing construction ($3 billion) and to subsidize home loans for veterans ($1 billion).

hoW it got on the ballot

In the fall of 2017, state lawmakers went all in on housing, passing a cluster of bills aimed at subsidizing and streamlining new development. This bond, introduced by state Sen. Jim Beall from San Jose, was the product of one of those bills. estimated cost

Will increase state costs $171 million per year for 30 years.

supporting arguments

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The state faces an unprecedented housing crisis. This money will be used to build and rehabilitate rental units for those making under a certain income, for grants to local governments for the

opposing arguments

Prop. 2: Mental health money for housing What it does

Give the state permission to borrow $2 billion to fund supportive housing for those suffering with mental illness and to repay the cost of that bond with money set aside for mental health services.

hoW it got on the ballot

In 2004, voters approved Prop. 63, which hiked the income tax on millionaires by 1 percent in order to fund mental health services and related programs. Twelve years later, state lawmakers passed a bill to spend $2 billion on permanent supportive housing for those suffering from mental

About this story:

It was produced by Cal Matters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. Learn more at calmatters.org.

illness and to fund it out of the Prop. 63 account. But a Sacramento lawyer sued, arguing that voters didn’t sign off on housing construction or servicing new debt in 2004. Counties are now sitting on millions of dollars reserved for the homeless and unsure how to spend it. Rather than wait out the court battle, state lawmakers are taking the question to voters. ESTIMATED COST

Based on typical long-term bond costs, this likely will increase state costs by an extra $100 million per year for the next 40 years on average.

Water projects and infrastructure upgrades.

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

Providing housing paired with social and health services is one of the most effective ways to help the chronically homeless who suffer from mental illness. This is entirely within the spirit of Prop. 63, which is why the co-author of that proposition, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, supports this initiative.

OPPOSING ARGUMENTS

If the state wants to fund new supportive housing, it shouldn’t come at the expense of basic mental health treatment. And while supportive housing may be a noble idea in theory, cities often drag their heels when it comes to approving new housing for the mentally ill, making it less likely that the money will be spent on its intended purpose.

Prop. 3: Another water bond WHAT IT DOES

Give the state permission to borrow $8.9 billion to fund watershed protection, wastewater projects, groundwater management, as well as upgrades and repairs to traditional water infrastructure, like canals and dams.

HOW IT GOT ON THE BALLOT

No, this isn’t déjà vu. On June 5, California voters passed a $4.1 billion bond to fund water infrastructure improvements, as well as new parks. That propoImprovements to children’s hospitals.

sition was placed on the ballot by state lawmakers in part to discourage outside groups from asking voters for even more money in November. And yet here we are. Unlike the June proposition, this bond is much bigger and its funds will be entirely dedicated to water projects.

Prop. 4: Children’s hospitals bond WHAT IT DOES

ESTIMATED COST

Approximately $435 million per year for 40 years.

Give the state permission to borrow $1.5 billion to make renovations, expansions and upgrades at hospitals that treat children. Most of the funding is reserved for private nonprofit hospitals and hospitals run through University of California campuses.

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

HOW IT GOT ON THE BALLOT

From the Oroville Dam to groundwater depletion in the Central Valley to the Salton Sea, California faces no shortage of water woes. Yes, the state has borrowed big to fund water projects in the past. But bonds provide long-term, recession-proof, dedicated streams of cash, exactly what the state needs to upgrade and update its aging infrastructure.

OPPOSING ARGUMENTS

Not only have taxpayers foot the bill for big water bonds in the past, we did it again in early June! The state still hasn’t spent all of the money it borrowed in 2014 with Prop. 1. There are additional concerns about how the money will be spent. Why should taxpayers statewide pay for regional projects, like canal and dam repairs, that are usually paid for by local water agencies?

The California Children’s Hospital Association regularly turns to taxpayers for help. In 2004, voters backed a $750 million bond to fund similar infrastructure investments. Four years later, they approved another $980 million in borrowing. This year’s proposal looks pretty similar—only bigger.

ESTIMATED COST

An extra $80 million annually for 35 years.

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

Kids deserve the best possible care. Medical technology is constantly changing, but because many of the hospitals are dependent on the low reimbursement rates from Medi-Cal, the state’s public insurance program for low-income residents, they often can’t afford to make these kinds of investments. These bond funds would allow the state’s health care providers to catch up. BALLOT C O N T I N U E D AUGUST 2, 2018

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in over two decades to fund repairs and maintenance, along with new transit projects and infrastructure upgrades. The bill also raised taxes on diesel and introduced a new car fee. In June, Republicans and antitax advocates successfully campaigned for the recall of Josh Newman, a vulnerable Democratic state senator from Orange County, ostensibly over his support of the transportation bill. ESTIMATED COST

The loss of nearly $5 billion annually, which is the amount the transportation bill would have raised. There likely also would be longer term fiscal impacts, as state lawmakers would have a much more difficult time raising revenue from gas and car-related sources in the future.

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS Property tax protection for empty-nesters.

OPPOSING ARGUMENTS

If the taxpayer is going to throw more money at hospitals, many of which are privately owned and operated, why not use existing resources, rather than borrowing even more?

Prop. 5: Portable Prop. 13 WHAT IT DOES

Allow older or disabled homeowners to take their lowered property tax base with them when they move. HOW IT GOT ON THE BALLOT

Suspend daylight saving time.

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Ever since voters passed Prop. 13 in 1978, property taxes have been calculated based on a home’s purchase price, rather than its current market value. That has kept property tax bills low for longtime homeowners despite skyrocketing real estate prices, but it also discourages people from moving, since selling one house and buying another often means getting stuck with a higher property tax bill. The California Association of Realtors, the folks in the business of selling homes, introduced this ballot measure last fall as a way to address the state’s housing crisis.

ESTIMATED COST

A loss of $2 billion annually in foregone tax revenue for local governments and school districts.

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

Because homeowners are penalized for moving, many of them—particularly empty-nesters—are living in houses and large apartments that no longer meet their needs. There are plenty of first-time homebuyers and young families who would use all that extra space. Encouraging the first group to sell to the second is a win-win.

OPPOSING ARGUMENTS

Of all the ways to address the state’s housing crisis, this is one of the least direct. It doesn’t increase the housing supply. It doesn’t subsidize rents. It merely switches homes from one group to another. Meanwhile, it strips millions of dollars from our already cash-strapped school districts and local governments.

Prop. 6: Gas tax repeal

Californians already pay some of the highest taxes in the nation, including one of the highest state gas taxes. Lawmakers should be forced to trim spending and improve efficiency before asking drivers for more money.

OPPOSING ARGUMENTS

California hasn’t raised its gas tax in decades and the state’s transportation infrastructure is crumbling as a result. Conditions are unsafe for drivers and bad for business. Cities and counties are already using this money to improve our streets, highways and transit system. Taking away the funding without a Plan B is irresponsible.

Prop. 7: Daylight saving time WHAT IT DOES

Would repeal the measure Californians passed back in 1949 creating daylight saving time. The Legislature would then be able to determine how the state sets its time—to eliminate moving clocks backward and forward every spring and fall.

HOW IT GOT ON THE BALLOT

Repeal a recent increase in the gas tax and other fuel and car fees and require voter approval for all related taxes in the future.

Democratic Assemblyman Kansen Chu of San Jose carried a bill the Legislature passed to place the measure on the ballot. Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing statement declared “Fiat Lux!”—the motto of his alma mater, UC Berkeley. It’s Latin for “Let there be light.”

HOW IT GOT ON THE BALLOT

ESTIMATED COST

WHAT IT DOES

California roads are in rough shape, the product of years of deferred maintenance and recession-era budget cutting. Last year, lawmakers passed a bill to raise the state tax on gasoline for the first time

According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, “This measure has no direct fiscal effect because changes to daylight saving time would depend on future actions by the Legislature and

potentially the federal government.” SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

Studies indicate that clock-switching increases traffic accidents, heart attacks, workplace accidents and other hazards as people struggle to adapt to the disruption of their sleep schedules.

OPPOSING ARGUMENTS

This measure has a couple of caveats even if voters approve it. It will require a second bill in the Legislature, and Congress would have to approve the ultimate goal—year-round daylight saving time.

Prop. 8: Dialysis clinic profit pruning WHAT IT DOES

Require companies that operate dialysis clinics to pay back insurers any profits over 15 percent of qualifying business costs.

HOW IT GOT ON THE BALLOT

The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers has had its sights trained on the California dialysis industry for years. The union has sponsored legislation and floated ballot measures to mandate higher staffing ratios and regulate insurance payments. The majority of California dialysis clinics, which serve patients suffering from kidney failure, are owned by two companies: DaVita Kidney Care and Fresenius Medical Care.

Prop. 10: Expanded rent control WHAT IT DOES

Allow cities to introduce new restrictions on market rents or expand existing rent control policies.

HOW IT GOT ON THE BALLOT

The California Legislature passed the Costa-Hawkins Act in 1995, which placed a statewide moratorium on rent control laws. It also banned cities from applying existing rent regulation ordinances to new units. Now that the state is facing an affordable housing crisis, some housing advocates want to give cities a tool to put a legal lid on rents.

ESTIMATED COST

It depends. If cities across the state enact new rent control laws or expand old ones, that could result in reduced property values and less construction, resulting in lower tax revenue. It could also allow existing tenants who save on lower rent to spend more on consumer goods, resulting in higher sales tax. And then again, it’s possible that very few cities will respond with new laws at all, in which case the effect will be negligible.

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

Rent is too damn high! California renters are being priced out of the state’s big cities, driving them out into the suburbs, out of state, or onto the street. This is a crisis that

ESTIMATED COST

Not much. It likely would increase administrative costs in the near term and save spending on health benefits for retired public employees.

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

The two companies that operate most of California’s dialysis clinics are enormously profitable. In 2017, for example, DaVita netted $1 billion. And yet over the last five years, the California Department of Public Health has received 18 complaints a month about health and safety conditions at dialysis clinics.

OPPOSING ARGUMENTS

This is just a pressure tactic from the unions who want to organize dialysis clinic workers. And it’s a poorly thought-out initiative at that. In regulating profit, the measure doesn’t include basic administrative costs, like payroll management and legal expenses, as qualifying costs. This will harm the industry and, by extension, patients.

needs an immediate solution, even as lawmakers work on a longer term fix. OPPOSING ARGUMENTS

If rents are kept artificially low, it becomes less profitable to build new units or maintain and improve old ones. That’s counterproductive: A shortage of housing is how we got into this mess to begin with.

Prop. 11: Paramedic break time WHAT IT DOES

Allow private ambulance services to require their emergency medical service employees to remain on call during meal and rest breaks. Also guarantees technicians additional training and some paid medical health services.

HOW IT GOT ON THE BALLOT

Two years ago, the state Supreme Court ruled that security guards cannot be required to keep their radios on and remain on call while enjoying their meal or break time. The EMT industry wants a specific exemption made for its workers. A number of private ambulance firms are facing class action lawsuits in California courts over break time violations, including American Medical Response, the Colorado-based company backing the initiative.

ESTIMATED COST

Not much. Slightly lower EMT contract costs for local governments.

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

Just like police and firefighters, emergency medical response technicians need to be on call when the worst happens. This proposition would ensure that workers are compensated for missed or interrupted breaks.

OPPOSING ARGUMENTS

This initiative is being pushed by an industry looking for a special carve-out from state labor law. They should just follow the rules.

Prop. 12: Bigger cages for farm animals WHAT IT DOES

Place new size requirements on the coops and cages used to contain breeding pigs, veal calves and egg-laying hens. It also would require all egg-laying hens be raised in specified “cage-free” conditions. These requirements would apply to anyone selling related food products in California, even if the farms are out of state.

HOW IT GOT ON THE BALLOT

In 2008, voters passed Prop. 2, an initiative sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States, which required that farm animals be allowed to stand up and turn around in their cages. This measure, also backed by the Humane Society, would put some specific numbers to the requirement and go a few steps further.

ESTIMATED COST Stricter regulations for ag animal cage size.

Not much. It might increase enforcement costs and decrease tax revenue from farms.

SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

Prop. 2 showed that we can improve the welfare of animals on farms without jeopardizing our food supply. California is such a large state, when we act to make our food system a little less cruel, the national food industry is forced to follow.

OPPOSING ARGUMENTS

This will require many farmers to completely overhaul the way they do business, potentially driving some out of business and leading to higher food prices. These new rules also overlook the fact that animals are often kept in cages to reduce aggression and protect them from themselves. Ω

Melissa Daugherty contributed to this report.

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to sort of choose their own adventure, you know? Some people are like, ‘It’s a doom album.’ Some people are like, ‘It’s a psych album.’ That’s one of the things that makes it really special to me—beauty is in the eye of the beholder. People who dig it pick their reasons why and we don’t come out and say, ‘We’re this.’” The CN&R caught up with Faris ahead of the band’s upcoming show (Sunday, Aug. 5) at the Blue Room Theatre with longtime Portland garagerock faves The Shivas. Faris was playing in psych-pop group Grandparents before the band broke up in 2015, which opened the door for Blackwater Holylight to form about two years ago. The band hadn’t released any recorded music prior to its April debut, and the members made a point of not oversaturating the local music scene beforehand. “We started tracking the record and playing shows right around the same time,” she said. “We tried not to overplay Portland too much, especially leading into the record. People in our community had heard these songs before the album came out, but it wasn’t overkill by any means.” Each of the five women in the band—Faris, Laura Hopkins (gui-

tar), Sarah McKenna (synthesizers), Cat Hoch (drums) and new member Mikayla Mayhew (guitar)—are involved with other side-projects, and all of their various musical influences bleed through on the record. Faris said the haunting vocal arrangements are a product of her long-standing relationship with Hopkins, who adds backing harmonies throughout the album and takes lead on the riff-based track “Wave of Conscience.” “Laura and I have been playing music together for a really long time,” Faris said. “Back in the day, we were in a little folk band, her and I, and we did these four-part harmonies. We’ve always loved singing together and it comes naturally, but it’s also really fun to fuck around with her and experiment with what sounds good. … “Melody and melodicism is what takes the journey in a song,” she continued. “It’s also cool because we back each other up. It’s like there’s no pressure.” Unlike many vocalists in “heavy” bands, the pair rarely sing in an aggressive manner, but they do find other ways to convey the dark stuff. “I think that’s just music in general,” Faris said. “You don’t need to be in any specific genre to reflect anger, pain and darkness.” Ω

and a marketplace. This week’s performers: Equinox, playing 1950s-1980s rock and jazz. Thu, 8/2, 5:30pm. Free. Paradise Community Park, 5570 Black Olive Drive, Paradise.

Theater I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE: Described as “Seinfeld set to music,” this hilarious musical revue explores love’s tumultuous progression from cheesy pickup lines and awkward first dates to coping with newborns and sex in the golden years. Thu, 8/2, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. (530) 894-3282. chicotheatercompany.com

RADIOLAND’S BACK TO THE BEACH: Wax up your surfboard! Theatre on the Ridge’s live radio show returns to the stage with a show about summer fun, surf and sand. This installment features favorite bits and new serials, plus the return of the radio quiz show Beat the Stars. Thu, 8/2, 7:30pm. $16-$20. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. totr.org

THE WOLVES: 1078 opens its new doors with a performance of this finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In the play,

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PETTING ZOO: No way you’re gonna find a better way to kick off a Sunday than a morning spent riding ponies and petting chickens, ducks, rabbits, guinea pigs, tortoises and goats. RSVP to 343-2582 or sleclaire@ canyonoakscc.com. $10 per kid for petting zoo, $15 includes breakfast (adults pay $10 for breakfast). Sat 8/4, 9am. Canyon Oaks Country Club, 999 Yosemite Drive.

POOL PAW-TY: A dog-themed summer party, with jump house, inflatable water slide, shaved ice and pets available for adoption. Sat 8/4, 11am. Free. North Valley Plaza, 2156 Pillsbury Road. 530-895-8888.

PRIDE BURLESQUE: Celebrate all that is diverse, quirky, queer and fabulous with this sexy

show. Games, drinks, prizes. Sat, 8/4, 10pm. $7. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

ROBOTICS, STORY TIME & CINDERELLA: Back to school event includes story time sessions and activities hosted by Butte County Library, Gateway Science Museum robotics and visits from Cinderella. Sat 8/4. Chico Mall, 1950 E. 20th St. shopchicomall.com a suburban girls’ soccer team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles from the safety of their pre-game stretch circle. Presented by Slow Theatre. Thu, 8/2, 7pm. $10-$0. 1078 Gallery, 1710 Park Ave.

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Special Events REPTILE REBELLION: The visitor center stays open late for a presentation on reptiles by Bob Trank. Fri, 8/3, 7pm. Free. Lake Oroville Visitor Center, 917 Kelly Ridge Road, Oroville.

SUMMER BLOCK PARTY: Tons of activities and rotating live acts, plus dunk tanks, dancing, vendors, food and much more. Fri, 8/3. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

Theater I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE: See Thursday. Fri, 8/3, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. (530) 894-3282. chicotheatercompany.com

RADIOLAND’S BACK TO THE BEACH: See Thursday. Fri, 8/3, 7:30pm. $16-$20. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. totr.org

THE WOLVES: See Thursday. Fri, 8/3, 7pm. $10. 1078 Gallery, 1710 Park Ave.

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Special Events COHASSET BAZAAR & MUSIC FEST: Full day of fun to raise funds for the Cohasset Community Association’s building. Enjoy a parade, live music, beer and wine, bake sale and barbecue, kids activities and much more. Sat 8/4, 9am. $5. Cohasset Community Association, 11 Maple Creek Ranch Road. 530-898-8197. cohassetcommunity.org

SAME PROBLEMS: Andrea Bartunek and Sara Rooker host this Broad Spectrum comedy show featuring Elle LaFaye, Cassidy Erin O’Brien, Chris Fulton and more. A portion of the proceeds of this show will go to The California LBGT Health & Human Services Network. Sat 8/4, 7pm. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave. maltesebarchico.com

SUMMER BLOCK PARTY: Tons of activities and rotating live acts, plus dunk tanks, dancing, vendors, food and much more. Sat 8/4. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

Music THE HOUSE CATS: Tasty kitty grooves during brunch. Sat, 8/4, 11am. La Salles, 229

KAYAKING ED-VENTURE: A guided kayaking adventure on the Feather River followed by a private tour of the Feather River Fish Hatchery. Your $35 registration fee includes a kayak for the day and a Butte Environmental Council membership for a year. Bring your own lunch. Must preregister. Sat 8/4, 9am. Butte Environmental Council, 313 Walnut St. (530) 891-6424.

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ings, food trucks, raffle prizes and more to benefit the Blue Room Theatre. Sun, 8/5, 12pm. $20-$25. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. blueroomtheatre.com

SUMMER SIZZLER: Yeah, it’s hot. So let’s run! Sweat it out during a 5K or 10K fun run while helping to raise money for the Butte County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue crew. Sun, 8/5, 7:45am. $40. Cedar Grove, Lower Bidwell Park. runsignup.com

Music THE WHITE BUFFALO: Dark folk and cinematic storytelling, plus countrified soul and a little bit of punk rock. Singer Jake Smith puts on a show with a his big, emotional voice. Indie folk act The Dales open the show. Sun, 8/5, 8pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

Theater I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE: See Thursday. Sun, 8/5, 2pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. (530) 894-3282. chicotheatercompany.com

RADIOLAND’S BACK TO THE BEACH: See Thursday. Sun, 8/5, 2pm. $16-$20. Theatre

program offers community members age 60-plus the opportunity to sit in any regular on-campus or online university course on a space available basis with instructor approval. Learn more at this free orientation. Tue, 8/7, 10am. Regional & Continuing Education, Chico State. rce.csuchico.edu

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: Turn on your lights, hang out in the front yard and get to know your neighbors better. Pull out the grill, shoot some hoops or hand out ice cream treats to the kids down the street. This national event encourages everyone to strengthen neighborhood spirit and organize with the people next door. Tue, 8/7. Your Neighborhood.

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Special Events ROUNDABOUT OPEN HOUSE: Caltrans hosts a public session to discuss the proposed dual roundabout project at the intersection of Nord Avenue and West Sacramento Avenue. Wed, 8/8, 6pm. City of Chico Public Works, 441 Main St.

on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. totr.org

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Theater I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE: See Thursday. Sat, 8/4, 7:30pm. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. (530) 894-3282. chicotheatercompany.com

RADIOLAND’S BACK TO THE BEACH: See Thursday. Sat, 8/4, 7:30pm. $16-$20. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. totr.org

THE WOLVES: See Thursday. Sat, 8/4, 7pm. $10. 1078 Gallery, 1710 Park Ave.

FORBESTOWN DAZE & PARADE: The historic parade happens at high noon, and between 9am-4pm there will food, music, vendors, kids activities and more. Sat 8/4, 9am. Free. Forbestown Community Park, 19100 New York Flat Road, Forbestown. 530-675-9304.

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pARADE oF SWEAT It’s midsummer and the watermelons are just starting to ripen in our gardens, and it’s a good thing, too, because it’s freakin’ scorching out there and an ice-cold slice will really hit the spot. Since we’re either out of our melons or just plain used to the heat in Nor Cal, this is the time we plan many of our community events, and there are several in Butte County this Forbestown Daze Parade weekend, from the Cohasset Bazaar & Music Fest in Cohasset and Forbestown Daze in Forbestown (both Saturday, Aug. 4) to the Summer Block Party in the Feather Falls Casino parking lot Friday, Aug. 3, to the usual concerts in the parks in Oroville (Palermo Park, Thursday, Aug. 2), Paradise (Community Park, Thursday) and Chico (City Plaza, Friday).

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& Matt Auvinen, a pair of long-time Chico artists showcase their watercolor images of nature and classical carved sculptures. Through 8/31. Free. 250 E. First St., 530-487-7229.

BLACKBIRD: Past & Present, in celebration of their 10-year anniversary Redroom Tattoo presents this month-long show featuring the paintings of NorCal tattoo artists and friends of the shop. Opening reception is August 4, 7-10pm. Through 8/31. Free. 1431 Park Ave..

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING: Watercolors of Jim Lawrence, exhibit covers more than 20 years of his work, showing a progression of styles and subjects. Through 8/30. Free. 789 Bille Road, Paradise, (530) 877-5673. paradisecsl.org

CHICO ART CENTER: Small Works, open to all mediums, this jury-free exhibit features 12”x 12” works of collage, assemblage, textile, wire sculpture, paper clay, origami, found objects and more. Through 8/31. 450 Orange St. chicoartcenter.com

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS GALLERY: Kaleidoscope of Culture, brilliantly colorful intaglio prints by Charles Barth, revealing the magic of Mexico. Opening reception on Thursday, August 2, 5-7pm. Through 8/31. Free. 254 E. Fourth St., 530-343-2930. jamessnidlefinearts.com

MAIN EVENT GALLERY: Visions Impressions & Expressions, a two-man show featuring the work of illustrators Jeff Fennel and Steve

Ferchaud. Through 8/2. Free. 710 Main St., Red Bluff, (530) 391-3259. tehamaarts.org

MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART: Beyond the Frame, exhibition explores the intersection of sanctioned public murals and underground graffiti, the political messages and social significance of public art, and the collaborative nature of street art. Through 9/2. $5. 900 Esplanade. monca.org

ORLAND ART CENTER: Group Show, ninth annual event showcases the work of 40 California artists, including sculptures, paintings and more. Through 9/22. 732 Fourth St., Orland. orlandartcenter.com

PARADISE ART CENTER: Drawing, group showcase of local artists’ drawing talents in all styles and palettes. Through 8/25. 5564 Almond St., Paradise.

Museums GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Summer Exhibits, learn how our climate catastrophe is affecting the acidification of the oceans and changing California’s wildflower blooms, plus life beneath the sea with coral reefs and hammerhead sharks. Through 9/8. $5-$7. 625 Esplanade. csuchico.edu

PATRICK RANCH MUSEUM: Patrick Ranch Museum, working farm and museum with rotating exhibits open every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 3pm. Through 12/30. 10381 Midway, Durham. patrickranchmuseum.org

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mal, complex individuals, navigating the social order of high school and dealing with the confusing and often dark realities of life—both in their own families and in the greater world—and they are testing it all out in the group as they go. It’s fascinating to watch as they fumble and fight in search of their identities. The cast has lived with the characters so long that during the couple of spots where it seemed a line was forgotten, someone would just jump in to keep the conversation flowing as if it was happening organically in the moment. It was simply some of the most fun and emotionally powerful acting I’ve ever seen in Chico, and the entire ensemble—Karch, Cara Agnew, Patrice Berry, Devyn Cusick, Sierra Hall, Emily Hyder, Sydnee Kenny, Mia Naron, and Ilani Welsh-Johnson—deserves kudos. The Wolves is the 1078’s first event since the gallery was evicted from its 820 Broadway location last year. It’s billed as a soft opening, with still more painting and infrastructure to go, but the basic remodel of the new Park Avenue spot is done. And though it’s much smaller than the old 1078, the long, rectangular, white-walled gallery appears well-suited for the multifunction arts/performance needs of the 34-year-old gallery. This play is a perfect, energetic way to kick things off. □

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all-ages venue presents an all-hardcore bill for maximum face-melting, with Farooq, The Cutthroats, Burial Grounds and Aberrance. Fri, 8/3, 7:30pm. $7. The Spirit, 2360 Oro Quincy Highway, Oroville.

swing/rhumba dance music to Mike’s Grand Burger. Thu, 8/2, 6:30pm. Free. Mike’s Grande Burger, 2896 Olive Highway, Oroville, 530-533-5780.

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Change blow you to Oroville to rock out with this Scorpions tribute act. Fri, 8/3, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino. com

Weekly free community concert. This week featuring the modern rock of DeVoll. Thu, 8/2, 6:30pm. Free. Palermo Park, 2350 Ludlum Ave., Oroville.

DYLAN’S DHARMA: Reggae, Latin

JAM NIGHT: Classic rock and blues jam hosted by JP Roxx and the LocoMotive Band. Thu, 8/2, 7pm. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade.

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NEGATIV: Chico Area Punks host “bitter dark manic hardcore punk” from Oslo, Norway. Locals Mucid and DF-Y join the punk-rock party at the coffee shop. Thu, 8/2, 8pm. $7. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

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KELLY TWINS ACOUSTIC: Acoustic “living room” music with Jon and Chris. Thu, 8/2, 6pm. Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

For those who’ve been lucky enough to make music with their friends, San Diego’s Red Pony Clock would seem the dream band. The brainchild of Gabe Saucedo, the musical pals who form the collective come and go, yet they’ve kept the band alive for more than a decade, allowing it to fade to the background as busy lives dictate. When they do play, it’s happy, horn-heavy, sing-along jams that expand the band all the way into the audience. The crew stops at The Maltese Friday, Aug. 3, and is joined by Oakland indie art-rocker Louiza and locals Scarlet Pumps and Elwood of Chico.

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grooves and more on the patio during the downtown market. Thu, 8/2. La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

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your instrument for this weekly open mic and jam session. Thu, 8/2, 7:30pm. Woodstock’s Pizza, 166 E. Second St.

PARTY IN THE PARK: Weekly community event with live music and a marketplace. This week’s performer: Equinox, playing 1950s-1980s rock and jazz. Thu, 8/2, 5:30pm. Free. Paradise Community Park, 5570 Black Olive Drive, Paradise.

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GODS & DEFECTS: Debut show and EP release for this hip-hop duo, plus sets from Sick Bird and $IDE$HOW. Fri, 8/3, 8pm. $10. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

tribute act from Santa Barbara. Fri, 8/3, 9pm. $10. Lost On Main, 319 Main St. lostonmainchico.com

OPEN MIC: Tito hosts this regular

event. Backline available. Fri, 8/3, 7:30pm. $1-$0. Down Lo, 319 Main St., 530-513-4707.

PUB SCOUTS: Traditional Irish music for happy hour. A Duffy’s tradition! Fri, 8/3. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

TONY VEE: Songs from the ’60s to

today’s hits in the lounge. Fri, 8/3, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

RED PONY CLOCK & LOUIZA: Minimalist indie electro-pop from Oakland with Louiza and fantastic San Diego friend rock with Red Pony Clock. Local sets from Scarlet Pumps and Elwood of Chico. Fri, 8/3, 8:30pm. $5. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

TYLER DEVOLL: Happy hour tunes. Fri, 8/3, 4pm. La Salles, 229 Broadway St. lasalleschico.com

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cinematic storytelling, plus countrified soul and a little bit of punk rock. Singer Jake Smith puts on a show with a his big, emotional voice. Indie folk act The Dales open the show. Sun, 8/5, 8pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

LOCAL MIX: An eclectic mix for this all-local Wednesday, with emo crew Eyes Like Lanterns and a trio of singer/songwriters, Garrett Gray, Harry Petty and You Poor Devil. Wed, 8/8, 7:30pm. $5. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

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SEXY SATURDAYS: Hip-hop, reggaeton, Latin and EDM with DJ Eclectic and James Dixon. Sat, 8/4, 9pm. The Beach, 191 E. Second St. SKYNNYN LYNNYRD: Tribute act hones

JESSE MARCHANT: New York singer/ songwriter formerly known as JBM brings a warm voice and a roadworn spirit to town in support of his new album, Illusion of Love. Kindred spirit Pat Hull opens. Sat, 8/4, 7pm. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

LISHA K & FRIENDS: Aloha! Sultry Hawaiian singer performs blues, country, jazz, pop and more. Sat, 8/4, 7pm. Free. Smokie Mountain Steak House & Lounge, 7039 Skyway, Paradise, 530 872-3323.

THE LOCO-MOTIVE: Classic rock cover

band. Sat, 8/4, 8pm. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

PRIDE BURLESQUE: Celebrate all that is diverse, quirky, queer and fabulous with this sexy show. Games, drinks, prizes and an after-party. Sat, 8/4, 10pm. $7. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

SAME PROBLEMS: Before the burlesque show, Andrea Bartunek and Sara Rooker host this Broad Spectrum comedy show featuring Elle LaFaye, Cassidy Erin O’Brien, Chris Fulton and more. A portion of the proceeds of this show will go to The California LBGT Health & Human Services Network. Sat, 8/4, 7pm. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave. maltesebarchico.com

out the nitty gritty of the legendary Southern rock bank. Sat, 8/4, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

TONY VEE: See Friday. Sat, 8/4,

8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

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METALCORE NIGHT: Heavy, loud and screamy tunes from Gigantes, Whitewolf, Pickwick Commons and Lightfinder. Sun, 8/5, 7:30pm. $7. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave. maltesebar chico.com

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MISERABLE: Heavy, evocative tunes from King Woman vocalist Kristina Esfandiari, plus the unrelenting post-punk melodies of Australia’s Death Bells and Oakland’s Fearing’s brooding guitar and coldwave punk. Mon, 8/6, 8pm. $7. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

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CORVALIS INVASION: A trio of heavy

crews from Corvalis, Ore.: BOO, Chemotroph and Mountains of Pixels—turns it up downtown. Local pedal-pushers Black Magnet join the jam. Wed, 8/8, 8pm. $7. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

DUFFY’S DANCE NIGHT: DJ Lois and Amburgers spin funk, pop and hip-hop. Wed, 8/8, 10pm. . Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

ups are from 8-9pm. Wed, 8/8, 9pm. Free. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade.

OPEN MIKEFULL: At Paradise’s only open mic, all musicians get two songs or 10 minutes onstage. Wed, 8/8, 7pm. $1-$2. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive, Paradise, (530)877-4995.

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Start the week off in the dark womb of Duffy’s Tavern, where the A/C is sure to be blasting and where three visiting acts sporting copious electronic effects will wrap you up in their gauzy reverb—Monday, Aug. 6. King Woman mastermind Kristina Esfandiari headlines with her solo atmospheric-shoegaze side project, Miserable, and she’s joined by fellow Oakland act Fearing as well as Australian partners in naval-gazing, Death Bells.

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larly so. The movie stacks thrill after thrill with Cruise as his own stuntman doing everything from jumping out of airplanes to scalby ing cliffs to piloting a helicopter. It Bob Grimm also features Cruise leaping from one bgrimm@ rooftop to another and breaking his newsreview.com ankle against a building; an accident that shut down production for weeks but remains in the film in all its bonecrunching glory. So, should anyone really care about a plot when some of the best stunts and action scenes ever put Mission: to film are in play? Thankfully, if Impossible – you do, the film features the sort of Fallout fun, twisted story that has become starring tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, sean a hallmark of this series, so you’ll Harris, Rebecca be interested even when Cruise isn’t Ferguson, Ving risking his life. Yes, there are a lot Rhames and simon of, “Hey, haven’t I seen that before?” Pegg. Directed by Christopher moments (more masks being ripped McQuarrie. Cinemark off), but the labyrinthine hijinks feel 14, Feather River fresh overall. Cinemas, Paradise I won’t give away much, other Cinema 7. Rated Pg-13. than to say that superspy Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his Impossible Missions Force crew find themselves on yet another assignment to save the world, this time from nuclear terrorists headed by Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), the baddie from the franchise’s prior installment making a welcome return. This time, Hunt is saddled with an “observer” in CIA agent August Walker (Henry Cavill), tasked by CIA director Erica Sloan (Angela Bassett) with making sure Ethan and the IMF complete their mission with minimal funny stuff. Christopher McQuarrie (the only director to have

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Opening this week Boundaries

Vera Farmiga plays a single mom whose senior father (Christopher Plummer), unbeknownst to her, has enlisted her young son to help him sell weed at every stop of a road trip from the retirement home he was kicked out of to the sister’s house where he is moving. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

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Marc Forster (Finding Neverland) directs this continuation of A.A. Milne’s classic Winnie-the-Pooh story in which CGI versions of Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and the rest of the gang visit a grown-up live-action Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) to help him find the sense of imagination he’s lost. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

The Darkest Minds

In a future world where most of the population under 20 is killed by a mysterious illness, those who are left develop superpowers, causing the government to target them for quarantine. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon star as Audrey and Morgan, two best friends who are unwittingly drawn into the world of espionage when Audrey’s ex turns out to be a spy and returns to her life with assassins in pursuit. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Now playing Ant-Man and the Wasp

Size-shifting hero Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) gets a crime-fighting partner in the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly). Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

The Equalizer 2

In this endless summer of sequels, The Equalizer 2 stimulates that part of your brain that likes to see things go boom and bad guys get pummeled, while allowing the part that likes to solve things and think deeply to go nappy time. It also has a guy named Denzel Washington, who supplies his every line with grace and punches up the quality of a rote script tenfold simply by being on screen. Washington is Robert McCall, a former special ops guy with a taste for vigilantism and tea. He’s just sort of hanging out in Boston, working as a Lyft driver and painting over graffiti at his apartment complex when word comes that a good friend bit the dust at the hands of mystery killers. McCall doesn’t like it when you kill his friends. McCall doesn’t like that at all. In fact, it’s fair to say McCall will do bad things to you for such acts. He goes on a search for the killer(s), and you will figure out who the bad people are fairly quickly. The Equalizer 2 isn’t worried about tricking you with any mysteries; it wants to set up some scenarios for McCall’s vicious showdowns

with bad folks, something director Antoine Fuqua delivers multiple times with bloody action gusto. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —B.G.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation In this third installment of the animatedfeature franchise, Vampire hotelier Count Dracula (voice of Adam Sandler) and his crew of monsters hits the beach for vacation of their own. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

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The CGI superheroes and all their voices (Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson) are back in this sequel that finds Elastigirl fighting crime on her own while Mr. Incredible takes care of the kids. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

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A b sloppy rehash of Steven Spielberg’s original Jurassic Park sequel, The Lost World. The dinosaurs look cool, but sadly, things degenerate badly after the title credits pop up and the film slides into stale, conveyerbelt movie-making. When a volcanic eruption on their island threatens the dinosaurs’ genetically engineered lives, Congress holds hearings on whether or not to save them. Raptor expert Owen (Chris Pratt) and Jurassic World manager Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) return to the island to save Blue, the adorable velociraptor who wants you to pet him. Eventually, the action winds up in a large mansion in the States, where a nefarious businessman is keeping dinosaurs in the basement in a far-fetched scheme to make big bucks. C’mon. A rehash of a familiar plot is fine if done with skill and nuance, but Fallen Kingdom goes the campy route with the cheeky Pratt in the lead and rehash of Lost World’s moves—dinos in peril on an island, military schemes and wild beasts finding their way to human civilization—and it’s dull, dull, dull. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —B.G.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Here we go again, most of the principal players (Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, etc.) are back for this sequel, singing ABBA songs and dancing about in a Greek island setting. Cinemark 14, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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Skyscraper

The Rock stars as head of security in a private community housed in the top floors of a Hong Kong high-rise, and he has to put all of his powers of badassery to work in saving himself and his family when the skyscraper is attacked by terrorists. Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

A big-screen version of the Cartoon Network series about a team of teen superheros fighting a bad guy bent on taking over the world. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

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Otheliving in the North Valley during summer is that the bitter season ne of the cruelest ironies of

of unrelenting heat coincides with maybe the region’s sweetest crop: stone fruits. Biting into a ripe nectarine—with its intoxicating scent and sweet/tart flesh—and story and photo by letting its juices Jason Cassidy run down your chin can, for a j aso nc @ new srev i ew. c o m minute or two at least, make you forget about living through the hell of two straight weeks of 100-plus temps. With our current bounty of stone fruits, or “drupes”—aka the fruits of the prunus genus, such as nectarines, peaches, apricots, plums, pluots, etc.—also comes the opportunity for making one the most elegantly simple, foolproof and most popular desserts around: Marian Burros’ plum torte. The New York Times food writer originally published the recipe in the paper in 1983, and the torte—which is actually more of a fruity pound cake—was so popular that the paper reprinted it for several years to coincide with Italian prune plum season in the early fall. Eventually, the paper said “enough is enough,” and printed it for the last time in 1989 with a note encouraging readers to cut it out and laminate it. To this day it stands as the newspaper’s most requested recipe, and the

Times now has a dedicated permalink to it online (note: limited access for non-subscribers). My local market vendor of choice for stone fruits on both Saturday morning and Thursday night is the busy booth for Dhillon Farm (out of Olivehurst, near Marysville). During peak season the farm has piles of beautiful plums, apricots, nectarines and several varieties of pluots and peaches—all for $3 per pound. I decided to make two different cakes—one plum, and one pluot— and picked up some super-plump black amber plums and two kinds of pluots, the firm and tart-butsweet candy stripe variety, and the Dapple Dandys with their purpleand-green-speckled skin and sweet, lush, bright-red flesh. The original Times recipe calls for 12 plums halved, but that number is for the tiny Italian prune variety, and given the monster summer plums and pluots we have available in Chico, I found that quartering six of the fruits gave me plenty for one cake plus some left over for snacking while it baked. It also suggests you use anything from an 8-inch to 10-inch pan, but after my tests, I strongly suggest baking in the smaller one. The cakey parts of the thicker torte are more substantial and provide a better balance with the wet fruit. Both fruits worked beautifully with the recipe, yielding a similar pound-cake-meets-cobbler result

for either a summer evening dessert or a decadent breakfast. Stone fruit torte (adapted from Marion Burros’ plum torte) Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar (or, for less sweet, 3/4 cup; plus a little extra for topping) 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup unbleached flour, sifted 1 teaspoon baking powder Pinch of salt 2 eggs 6 tennis-ball-size plums or pluots (or an equal amount of any other stone fruit—peaches, nectarines, apricots, cherries, etc.) Juice of one lemon for topping Cinnamon for topping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat 8-inch pan (springform, or cake, or pan of any shape of comparable size) with pan spray. Cut the fruit into quarters and set aside. In a mixer or bowl, cream the sugar and butter. Measure flour, then sift into the bowl. Add baking powder, salt and eggs and beat until batter is well-blended. Spread batter in pan. Add fruit, skin side up to the top of the batter, leaving a little space between each piece. Dab each piece of fruit with a little lemon juice, and then sprinkle each with white sugar and cinnamon. Bake for 40-50 minutes—until a toothpick inserted into a cake section toward the center comes out clean. Cool to warm before serving. □

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Arts DEVO is from Redding. I left for good in 1991, but most of my family still lives in and around the city, so when the massive Carr Fire exploded and began raging into Carr Fire on Redding’s western skyline. town last Thursday, my brain scrambled to figure out where every sibling and cousin—about 40 family members in all—lived and if they were in any danger. At this point, everyone is safe and none of their homes were harmed, and the five households from my clan that were evacuated have been allowed to return home. However, we already know of many friends whose families weren’t so lucky and whose homes are now gone. Much of the landscape of my childhood looks to have been wiped out. Our summer playground of Whiskeytown Lake has been decimated on all shores and the manzanitadotted foothills around one of my family’s early homes off Keswick Dam Road were thoroughly scorched. As sad and frustrating as this has been for those close to me, it’s nothing compared to the pain of those whose loved ones died in the fire—including Ed Bledsoe, who listened to the last words of his wife, Melody, and their great-grandchildren, James (5) and Emily Roberts (4), on the phone as he drove in vain to rescue them from the house in which they were trapped—or the residents of the 884 homes (and counting) lost in the fire. As the wildfire burns and during its eventual aftermath, the people of Shasta County are going to need a lot of help. Here are a couple of options for those looking to donate money: Shasta Regional Community Foundation’s disaster relief David Sedaris fund: shastarcf.org/funds/cdrf Go Fund Me for Ed Bledsoe, who lost everything except the clothes on his back: gofundme.com/ed-bledsoe-and-family-lost-all.

ONE MORE SHOW Last week, Chico Performances officially announced its new season (teased in this column the week before), including a last-minute addition to the 2018-19 schedule: David Sedaris, Jan. 14, at Laxson Auditorium. In May, Sedaris released a his latest book, Calypso, a collection of his typically observant and very personal stories. Judging by the excerpts provided on his website—a section about the pleasure of finally owning a home with guest bedrooms, and one on the aftermath of his sister Tiffany’s suicide— the essays are a little more darkly comic than usual, with the focus turned toward “middle age and mortality” as the promo describes it. Tickets for individual Chico Performances events are available beginning Aug. 20. Go to chicoperformances.com for more info. RIP MIKE MURRAY I got word late last week that local musician and Chico

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He was 49. Murray was a fixture in the local music scene playing bass in many regularly gigging bands, including Spy Picnic and WhiteWater, and according to a Chico State press release, he had worked for the university’s Information Technology Support Services department for the past 21 years. A celebration of life will take place Saturday, Aug. 4, at Library Park in Orland, and later that evening, local tribute band Blackout Betty is hosting an ’80s party dedicated to Murray at Rolling Hills Casino, starting at 9 p.m.

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The results were incredible. The participants who received UriVarx™ saw major improvements in leaking, pressure, and the urgency to go − all without the usual side effects seen in prescription drugs! They also reported fewer trips to the bathroom both day and night. Overall, the UriVarx™ group experienced: • 56% Reduction in Urge Incontinence • 66% Reduction in Stress Incontinence • 61% Reduction in Urgency • 33% Reduction in Frequency • 46% Reduction in Nighttime Bathroom Trips Additionally, at the end of clinical trial and after seeing the results, 84% of the participants taking UriVarx™ said it significantly improved their quality of life. “The clinical findings are incredible, but people still wonder if it will really work” explains Dr. Bassam Damaj. “It’s normal to be skeptical, but we’ve seen thousands of UriVarx™ users get results exactly like the participants in the study. It’s an amazing product.”

NEW PILL MAY REPLACE DIAPERS FOR BLADDER CONTROL: This new patented clinically proven UriVarx™ is a pill that’s taken just once pill solution is now available nationwide daily. It does not require a prescription. The active ingredients are patented nat- leakage without the negative side effects or ural extracts. interactions associated with drugs. Research shows that as we get older, the Leakage sufferers can now put an end to muscles which surround the bladder weaken. the uncontrollable urges, the embarrassing This is caused by hormonal changes in the accidents, and enjoy an entirely new level body that causes the muscles to atrophy and of comfort and confidence. weaken. HOW TO GET When they become too small and weak, URIVARX IN California they cannot seal your bladder shut, which This is the official release of UriVarx™ in causes leaking, accidents, among other California. As such, the company is offering incontinence symptoms. a special discounted supply to anyone It also prevents your bladder from fully suffering from bladder issues who calls emptying, which can result in persistent within the next 48 hours. bacterial infections and UTIs. A special hotline number and discounted UriVarx’s™ active ingredient targets the pricing has been created for all California muscles around the bladder, making them residents. Discounts will be available starting stronger. Supporting ingredients in UriVarx™ today at 6:00AM and will automatically be support kidney function and overall urinary applied to all callers. health. Your Toll-Free Hotline number is BLADDER 1-800-436-9154 and will only be open for PROBLEMS GONE the next 48 hours. Only a limited discounted With daily use, UriVarx™ can restore strong supply of UriVarx™ is currently available in bladder control and help users overcome your region.

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Costly Joint-Pain Injections Replaced By New $2 Pill

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New pill boosts the same lubricating joint ϐluid as expensive and painful injections - without using a needle. Users report dramatic relief from swelling, pain and stiffness without side effects and expense. By Jack Isler, M.D. Health News Syndicate HNS— A popular needle injection for people with joint pain is now available in an inexpensive nonprescription pill. The breakthrough came when researchers discovered a way to deliver the injected “relief molecule” through the digestive system. Top US clinics have used these needle injections for years because they deliver powerful relief. Unfortunately, the shots are painful and expensive. They also only work on the joint being treated. The new pill, called Synovia, delivers the same “relief molecule” as the injections. However, it has some impressive advantages. First, it’s inexpensive and nonprescription. Also, relief is delivered to every joint in the body because it enters the bloodstream through the digestive system. This gives it the ability to reduce a much wider variety of pain. Users report greater �lexibility and less stiffness in their knees. Hands and shoulders move pain-free for the �irst time in years. Even neck and lower back pain improve dramatically. All this without spending over $600 on needle injections and taking trips to the doctor every week. The medical community is

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very excited about this new breakthrough. Dr. Jacob Moss says, “Synovia is a great option for those suffering from joint pain. Injections are usually a last resort because of the pain and expense. However, Synovia should be taken at the �irst sign of discomfort.”

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The needle injection procedure has been given to hundreds of thousands of patients over the last several years. Doctors use the shots to boost a critical element of the joint called synovial �luid. This lubricating �luid is found between the cartilage and bones of every joint. According to the �irm’s head of R&D, Mike McNeill, “Researchers have been working for years to �ind a way to boost this �luid noninvasively. The problem was the molecule used in the injections was too large to absorb into the bloodstream.” Top scientists conquered this obstacle by �inding a smaller form of the same molecule. This new glucose form is easily absorbed by your stomach and intestines! Now those who suffer from joint pain can get relief without painful injections. At less than $2 per day, early users like Steve Young are impressed. He says, “I’ve tried more pills than I can count, without any luck. Synovia

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is different. My knees and hands haven’t felt this good in years!”

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Leading clinics use injection therapy because it works. Recent clinical trials show the pill form also delivers major relief. One example is a landmark study out of Europe. In the study the active ingredient in Synovia was compared to a popular NSAID pain reliever. The goal was to see if it could reduce pain and swelling around the knee. The results were incredible! After just 30 days, more than 8 out of 10 people who took Synovia’s active ingredient had NO swelling. However, only 2 out of 10 people who took the NSAID experienced reduced swelling. The study also looked at cases of severe swelling. Amazingly, zero cases of severe swelling were detected in the group taking the active ingredient found in Synovia. This means it was 100% effective for the cases of severe swelling! In contrast, 9 out of 10 people taking the NSAID still had severe swelling. McNeill points out, “The impressive thing about this study is the active ingredient wasn’t tested against a fake pill. It was up against one of the most popular NSAIDs people use every day. It’s easy to see why people in pain are excited to get relief without an injection.”

The New Way It Delivers Relief

Getting relief without injections has big advantages. The most obvious is avoiding being stuck by a large needle every week for 5 weeks. Another downside of injections is the doctor can “miss”. The needle needs to be inserted into a precise spot in the joint to work. Otherwise, you risk the treatment being ineffective. However, boosting your lubricating joint �luid by taking a pill delivers relief to all your joints,

NO MORE NEEDLES: A popular needle injection pain-killer for joint pain is being replaced. The key molecule in these injections can now be delivered by taking a new low-cost pill called Synovia.

not just one. There’s an additional reason the active ingredient in Synovia works so well – it nourishes the cartilage. McNeill says, “This is vital because cartilage does not have blood vessels. The �luid in the joint serves two very important pain-relief roles: lubrication and giving the cartilage the nutrients it needs.”

Approved By Leading Doctors

The new delivery system for this molecule has caught the attention of leading medical doctors. “Needle injections for joint pain have been around for years because they work. Being able to get the same relief molecule through a pill is amazing. Injections may be a last resort, but I’d recommend Synovia at the �irst sign of pain,” said Dr. Marie Laguna. Dr. Moss adds, “The research behind the active ingredient in Synovia is very exciting. This product is a great choice for those who haven’t had success with other joint pain treatments.”

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Amazing feedback from users of Synovia has generated a wave of con�idence at the company. So much so that they now offer Synovia with a 110% money back

guarantee. The company’s president, Michael Kenneth says, “We’ve seen how well it works. Now we want to remove any risk for those who might think Synovia sounds too good to be true.” Simply take the pill exactly as directed. You must enjoy fast acting relief. Otherwise, return the product as directed and you’ll receive 100% of your money back plus an extra 10%.

How To Get Synovia Today marks the of�icial release of Synovia in California. As such, the company is offering a special discounted supply to everyone who calls within the next 48 hours. A Regional Order Hotline has been set up for local readers to call. This is the only way to try Synovia with their “110% money back” guarantee. Starting at 6:00 am today the order hotline will be open for 48 hours. All you have to do is call TOLL FREE 1-888-975-6554 and provide the operator with the special discount approval code: SYN18. The company will do the rest. Current supplies of Synovia are limited, and callers that don’t get through to the order hotline within the next 48 hours may have to pay more and wait until more inventory is produced. This could take as long as 6 weeks.

THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FOOD TNE DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE. ALL DOCTORS MENTIONED ARE REMUNERATED FOR THEIR SERVICE. ALL CLINICAL STUDIES WERE INDEPENDENTLY CONDUCTED AND WERE NOT SPONSORED BY MAKERS OF SYNOVIA.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF August 2, 2018 ARIES (March 21-April 19): I predict

that August will be a Golden Age for you. That’s mostly very good. Golden opportunities will arise, and you’ll come into possession of lead that can be transmuted into gold. But it’s also important to be prudent about your dealings with gold. Consider the fable of the golden goose. The bird’s owner grew impatient because it laid one gold egg per day; he slaughtered his prize animal to get all the gold immediately. That didn’t work out. Consider the fact that to the ancient Aztecs, the word teocuitlatl referred to gold, even though its translation was “excrement of the gods.” Moral of the story: If handled with care and integrity, gold can be a blessing.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus

socialite Stephen Tennant (1906-1987) was such an interesting luminary that three major novelists created fictional characters modeled after him. As a boy, he was asked what he’d like to be when he grew up, he replied, “I want to be a great beauty.” I’d love to hear those words spill out of your mouth, Taurus. What? You say you’re already all grown up? I doubt it. In my opinion, you’ve still got a lot of stretching and expansion and transformation to accomplish during the coming decades. I hope you can find it in your wild heart to proclaim, “When I grow up, I want to be a great beauty.” (P.S. Your ability to become increasingly beautiful will be at a peak during the next 14 months.)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Manage

with bread and butter until God sends the honey,” advises a Moroccan proverb. Let’s analyze how this advice might apply to you. First thing I want to know is, have you been managing well with bread and butter? Have you refrained from whining about your simple provisions, resting content and grateful? If you haven’t, I doubt that any honey will arrive. But if you have been celebrating your modest gifts, feeling free of greed and displeasure, then I expect at least some honey will show up soon.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t

worry your beautiful head about praying to the gods of luck and fate. Your job is to propitiate the gods of fluid discipline and hard but smart work. To win the favor of these divine helpers, act on the assumption that you now have the power and the right to ask for more of their assistance than you have before. Proceed with the understanding that they are willing to provide you with the stamina, persistence and attention to detail you will need to accomplish your next breakthrough.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Sometimes, I feel

the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there’s no room for the present at all.” A character named Julia says that in Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited. I bring it to your attention as an inspiring irritant to get you motivated. I hope it will mobilize you to rise up and refuse to allow your past and your future to press so hard on either side that there’s no room for the present. It’s a favorable time for you to fully claim the glory of being right here, right now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’m not an

ascetic who believes all our valuable lessons emerge from suffering. Nor am I a pop-nihilist who sneers at pretty flowers, smiling children and sunny days. On the contrary: I’m devoted to the hypothesis that life is usually at least 51 percent wonderful. But I dance the rain dance when there’s an emotional drought in my personal life, and I dance the pain dance when it’s time to deal with difficulties I’ve ignored. How about you, Virgo? I suspect that now is one of those times when you need to have compassionate heart-toheart conversations with your fears, struggles and aches.

by rob brezsny LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do you

absolutely need orchids, sweet elixirs, sensual massages, nine hours of sleep per night and a steady stream of soulful conversations? Not really. In the coming days, life will be a good ride for you even if you fail to procure those indulgences. But here are further questions and answers: Do you deserve the orchids, elixirs and the rest? My answer is yes, definitely. Would the arrival of these delights spur you to come up with imaginative solutions to your riddles? I’m pretty sure it would. So I conclude this horoscope by recommending that you do indeed arrange to revel in your equivalent of the delights I named.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Don’t try

to steer the river,” writes Deepak Chopra. Most of the time, I agree with that idea. It’s arrogant to think that we have the power to control the forces of nature or the flow of destiny or the song of creation. Our goal should be to get an intuitive read on the miracle of life, and adapt ourselves ingeniously to its ever-shifting patterns. But wait! Set aside everything I just said. An exception to the usual rule has arrived. Sometimes, when your personal power is extra flexible and robust—like now—you may indeed be able to steer the river a bit.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21): “Dear Astrologer: Recently I’ve been weirdly obsessed with wondering how to increase my levels of generosity and compassion. Not just because I know it’s the right thing to do, but also because I know it will make me healthy and honest and unflappable. Do you have any sage advice?— Ambitious Sagittarius.” Dear Ambitious: I’ve noticed that many Sagittarians are feeling an unprecedented curiosity about how to enhance their lives by boosting the benevolence they express. Here’s a tip from astrologer Chani Nicholas: “Source your sense of self from your integrity in every interaction.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Time does not necessarily heal all wounds. If you wait around passively, hoping that the mere passage of months will magically fix your twists and smooth out your tweaks, you’re shirking your responsibility. The truth is, you need to be fully engaged in the process. You’ve got to feel deeply and think hard about how to diminish your pain, and then take practical action when your wisdom shows you what will actually work. Now is an excellent time to upgrade your commitment to this sacred quest.

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

questions you’ve been asking aren’t bad or wrong. But they’re not exactly relevant or helpful, either. That’s why the answers you’ve been receiving aren’t of maximum use. Try these questions instead. 1. What experience or information would you need to heal your divided sense of loyalty? 2. How can you attract an influence that would motivate you to make changes you can’t quite accomplish under your own power? 3. Can you ignore or even dismiss the 95 percent of your fear that’s imaginary so you’ll be able to focus on the 5 percent that’s truly worth meditating on? 4. If I assured you that you have the intelligence to beautify an ugly part of your world, how would you begin?

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ATLAS ENERGY at 702 Mangrove Ave Ste 332 Chico, CA 95926. ATLAS CONSULTING LLC 702 Mangrove Ave Ste 332 Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: ZACK PEEK, CEO Dated: July 19, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000956 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ALL AMERICAN SPRAY FOAM, CAPAY HOPS FACTORY at 5399 Clark Rd Paradise, CA 95969. TUCKER ENTERPRISES INC 6338 Rio Blanco Drive Rancho Murieta, CA 95683. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: JUAN COLE, CEO Dated: July 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000943 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SOUND WAVE THERAPEUTICS at 3341 Hackamore Lane Chico, CA 95973. KIMBERLY DEAN HAGSTROM 3341 Hackamore Lane Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: KIMBERLY D HAGSTROM Dated: July 6, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000893 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as THE ZYMOLOGIC SHOP at 100 Sterling Oaks Drive #253 Chico, CA 95928. STEPHEN PHILLIPS 100 Sterling Oaks Drive #253 Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: STEPHEN PHILLIPS Dated: July 13, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000914 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO BROWS AND BEAUTY at 142 W. 2nd Street Chico, CA 95928. KAYLEN FUNICELLIO 1450 Springfield Dr. #216 Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: KAYLEN FUNICELLIO Dated: June 29, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000865 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KING ROBS BARBEQUE at 871 E 19th St Chico, CA 95928. ROBERT LEON HINES JR 871 E 19th St Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ROBERT HINES Dated: July 18, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000947 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NAIL CANDY at 574 Manzanita Ave Ste 8 Chico, CA 95926. JILL S OGBORN 1056 Eaton Rd Chico, CA 95973. SCOTT C OGBORN 1056 Eaton Rd Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: JILL OGBORN Dated: June 21, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000826 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO MASSAGE SCHOOL, CREATING A SUSTAINABLE YOU at 2062 Talbert Drive Suite 100 Chico, CA 95928. CANDI WILLIAMSON 1780 Hooker Oak Ave. Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: CANDI WILLIAMSON Dated: July 18, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000954 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TACO BELL #34202 at 757 East Ave Chico, CA 95926. PACIFIC BELLS, LLC 111 W 39th St Vancouver, CA 98660. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: CHARLIE TIANTAWACH, CFO Dated: May 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000679 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TACO BELL #34200 at 1930 East 20th Street Chico, CA 95928. PACIFIC BELLS, LLC 111 W 39th St Vancouver, WA 98660. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: CHARLIE

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TIANTAWACH, CFO Dated: May 17, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000678 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ANIKA BURKE at 211 Main St Chico, CA 95928. SCOTT WESLEY KRONMILLER 139 W Lassen Ave #19 Chico, CA 95973. ANIKA BURKE RODRIGUEZ KRONMILLER 139 W Lassen #19 Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: SCOTT KRONMILLER Dated: July 18, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000951 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as AT A MOMENTS NOTARY at 6616D Clark Rd No. 313 Paradise, CA 95969. STEPHANIE MARIE LAMB 6616D Clark Rd No. 313 Paradise, CA 95969. MARY MADUELL 6616D Clark Rd No. 313 Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: STEPHANIE LAMB Dated: July 27, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000982 Published: August 2,9,16,23, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BROTHERS AUTO SALES AND TRANSPORT at 2163 Fair St Ste B Chico, CA 95928. RONALD BROWN JR 1617 E Lassen Ave Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: RONALD BROWN JR Dated: July 23, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000968 Published: August 2,9,16,23, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as FRIENDS OF THE WITCH OF WOOD at 5610 Feather Rive Place Paradise, CA 95969. MICHAEL L SEELY 5610 Feather Rive Place Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MICHAEL L. SEELY Dated: June 29, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000873 Published: August 2,9,16,23, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MAGOON SIGNS at 1920 Park Avenue Chico, CA 95928. PATRICIA L MCARDLE 3375 Nord Avenue Chico, CA 95973. SANDRA M. PICKERING 3165 Nord Ave. Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: PATRICIA L. MCARDLE Dated: July 20, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000959 Published: August 2,9,16,23, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PARTNERS IN REAL ESTATE at 702 Mangrove Ave #263 Chico, CA 95926. PARTNERS IN REAL ESTATE 702 Mangrove Ave #263 Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: DAVID A LANDECK, VICE PRESIDENT Dated: July 27, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000985 Published: August 2,9,16,23, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as DANI PADGETT PHOTO, DANI PADGETT WEDDINGS at 2797 Grape Way Chico, CA 95973. STEER AND ARBOR LLC 2797 Grape Way Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: DANIELLE WATSON, MEMBER Dated: July 30, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000990 Published: August 2,9,16,23, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTH STATE NATIONALS at 14 Westerdahl Ct Chico, CA 95973. CODY HOISER 2431 El Paso Way Chico, CA 95926. ANGELA PEACOCK 3441 Hackamore Ln Chico, CA 95973. CLAUDIA VALLE 14 Westerdahl Ct Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: CLAUDIA VALLE Dated: July 27, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000983 Published: August 2,9,16,23, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as DICK’S FLOOR COVERING at 5701 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969. DICK’S FLOOR COVERING 5701 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: JENNIFER WHITE, PRESIDENT Dated: July 20, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000963 Published: August 2,9,16,23, 2018

NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner TRACI KERRY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TRACI KERRY Proposed name: TRACINA KERRY THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written

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objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: August 24, 2018 Time: 9:00a.m. 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: June 27, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02054 Published: July 12,19,26, August 2, 2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner GRADY MITCHELL BOBINGER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: GRADY MITCHELL BOBINGER Proposed name: MITCHELL GRADY BOBINGER 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: September 7, 2018 Time: 9:00a.m. 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: July 9, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02161 Published: July 19,26, August 2,9, 2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KAMBER DAYLE ZIEL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KAMBER DAYLE ZIEL Proposed name: KAMBER DAYLE ZIEL WRIGHT 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: September 7, 2018 Time: 9:00a.m. Dept: TBA

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Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: July 11, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02206 Published: July 19,26, August 2,9, 2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CAROLE DIANN HARGER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CAROLE DIANN HARGER Proposed name: DIANN CAROLE CARMAN 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: August 31, 2018 Time: 9:00a.m. Dept: TBA Room: The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: July 18, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02131 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SHANTEL LYNN BLACKWELL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TYELYNN AURBIE LEE SPICER Proposed name: TYELYNN KELLY BLACKWELL 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: August 31, 2018 Time: 9:00a.m. 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: July 12, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02110 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE DONNA JEAN MELVILLE, AKA DONNA J. MELVILLE, AKA DONNA MELVILLE To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DONNA JEAN MELVILLE, AKA DONNA J. MELVILLE, AKA DONNA MELVILLE A Petition for Probate has been filed by: CYNDEE PIINI in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE JOYCE L. HALL, ALSO KNOWN AS JOYCE LOUISE HALL To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JOYCE L. HALL, ALSO KNOWN AS JOYCE LOUISE HALL A Petition for Probate has been filed by: CARA L. NUNEZ in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: CARA L. NUNEZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE ALAN JAMES DORR To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ALAN JAMES DORR A Petition for Probate has been filed by: TERRAPIN A. BOCAST in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: TERRAPIN A. BOCAST be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the

The Petition for Probate requests that: CYNDEE PIINI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 28, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: Probate Room: TBA Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: CLAYTON B. ANDERSON 20 Independence Circle Chico, CA 95973 (530) 342-6144 Case Number: 18PR00311 Dated: July 17, 2018 Published: August 2,9,16, 2018

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE LOA LU GIBBS, ALSO KNOWN AS LOA GIBBS To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LOA LU GIBBS, ALSO KNOWN AS LOA GIBBS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MAXINE GUYNN in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: MAXINE GUYNN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 28, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: Probate Room: Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: NICOLE R. PLOTTEL 466 Vallombrosa Ave. Chico, CA 95926 (530) 893-2882 Case Number: 18PR00313 Dated: July 17, 2018 Published: July 26, August 2,9, 2018

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file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 21, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: Probate Room: Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: RICHARD S. MATSON Richard S. Matson Law Office, Inc. 1342 The Esplanade, Suite A Chico, CA 95926 (530) 343-5373 Case Number: 18PR00315 Dated: July 19, 2018 Published: July 26, August 2,9, 2018

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ANN MARIE SALOMON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ANN MARIE SALOMON Proposed name: ANNIE ROSE BACIOR 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.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JEREMY CURTO AND AMBER SILVA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KADEN JOSEPH SILVA Proposed name: KADEN JOSEPH CURTO 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: September 21, 2018 Time: 9:00a.m. Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: BARBARA L. ROBERTS Dated: July 24, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02172 Published: August 2,9,16,23, 2018

to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 14, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: C-18 Room: Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: JANE E. STANSELL 103 South Plumas Street Willows, CA 95988 (530) 342-4524 Case Number: 18PR00305 Dated: July 16, 2018 Published: July 26, August 2,9, 2018

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner RAUL FABION GARCIA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: RAUL FABION GARCIA Proposed name: FABION GARCIA KHADEM 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: September 14, 2018 Time: 9:00a.m. 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: July 12, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02183 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

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: September 14, 2018 Time: 9:00a.m. Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: BARBARA L. ROBERTS Dated: July 24, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02349 Published: August 2,9,16,23, 2018

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PERSONS: Petitioner TINA KHADEM SHAHREZA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TINA KHADEM SHAHREZA Proposed name: TINA GARCIA KHADEM 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: September 14, 2018 Time: 9:00a.m. 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: July 13, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02182 Published: July 26, August 2,9,16, 2018

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Steve KasPRzyK (Kas-per-ziK) (530) 518–4850

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Joyce Turner

Making Your Dream Home a Reality

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Paul Champlin | (530) 828-2902

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

aFFORDaBLe... move in ready! Cozy home, 2 bd/1 bath, sits on large lot w/large side area for parking and rV access to back yard. Home includes a basement (3 rooms) a Must see...

3 bd 2 bth with lots of upgrades. Call now for more info and private showing.

570–1944 • joyce_turner@ymail.com