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Vol. 41, Issue 50 • August 9, 2018 OPINION

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EDITORIAL

More pressure on the Fourth Estate Last week, the CN&R received a plaque inscribed

with the our first- and second-place wins in the 2017 California Journalism Awards, the annual contest put on by the California News Publishers Association.

The competition is stiff, since we go head-to-head with the big metro weeklies, but this scrappy little publication still manages to fare well. We took home an even 10 awards in a range of categories, from layout and design to investigative reporting.

Like most folks in the journalism world, we celebrate a bit when we get the results and then promptly move on to the task at hand—putting out the next issue, and then the next one, and so on and so forth. The goal: to inform and engage our region and ultimately make it a better place to live.

Also, like most folks in the journalism world, especially those at community papers in small towns throughout the nation, we face the challenge of staying afloat in the digital era. Many newspapers have been forced to make steep adjustments to streamline operations. Compared with other outlets, the CN&R’s changes have been less dramatic and occurred over a fairly long period.

Quite frankly, we’ve been fortunate. We’ve seen other community newspapers gutted, some disappear entirely. The San Francisco Bay Guardian: folded in 2014. Baltimore’s City Paper: closed as of 2017.

We could go on. We’ve watched corporate-owned

publications merge with others in the chain, sometimes under a new name. Here in Chico, the hedge-fund-owned Chico Enterprise-Record may have a different masthead than the Oroville Mercury Register, but the publications are essentially the same and operate out of the Chico office. Bottom line: Newspapers are fighting tooth and nail to stay viable.

And now, the E-R, Mercury Register and the CN&R—in fact, newspapers coast to coast—share a new threat.

Back in January, President Trump placed a series of tariffs on Canadian groundwood paper imports, the industry standard newsprint. Operating costs have spiked as a result, forcing already struggling newsrooms to cut pages and reduce staffing. The move by the White House, stemming from a single Washington State-based paper plant’s complaint, is widely opposed. Chambers of commerce and federal representatives on both sides of the political aisle have joined industry organizations representing the thousands of publications attempting to stop the new tax.

They see what the Trump administration does not: the loss of jobs in and further deterioration of an industry that is vital to American democracy. Indeed, imagine Chico without its newspapers. Readers of both publications can help by signing the petition at stopnewsprinttariffs.org and, of course, supporting local journalism. Ω

GUEST COMMENT

Less service, bigger CEO salaries took home over $30 million, well over 2 million Bbucks a month, $125,000 a day, figuring a five-day

rian Roberts is the CEO of Comcast. Last year, he

work week, nearly $16,000 an hour, figuring an eight-hour work day.

His net worth is roughly $2 billion.

His daddy was the founder of the company, and though he graduated from Wharton Business School (the same place that doled out a degree to Donald Trump) he’s never drawn a paycheck from anywhere but Comcast. by My wife recently spent part of an Jaime O’Neill afternoon talking to Angel, a man in the author is a Honduras who works for Comcast. retired community He tried to guide her through how college instructor. to install a device that a) we didn’t need, b) could not be properly installed with the equipment we had, and c) should have been installed by a Comcast technician. Utility companies used to routinely send service reps out to hook up or tend to equipment

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required to use their products. Now, not so much.

Comcast has won awards as a “shareholderfriendly” corporation, but it is consistently rated at the top of the nation’s most hated companies, despite the unflagging efforts of people like Angel in Honduras.

Comcast/Xfinity charges seem to be made up on the spot. If you call to ask about your bill, they’ll negotiate rather than explain charges that cannot be explained, especially by wretches in boiler rooms in foreign countries who know most customers don’t have the time or energy to wait on hold in order to register a complaint.

Incidentally, Comcast takes in over $80 billion a year.

It’s safe to say that Angel doesn’t make in a month what Brian Roberts makes in an hour. Maybe Mr. Roberts could sail one of his two yachts down to Honduras some fine day and thank those employees.

He might even try providing installation services to customers rather than expecting them to do the work themselves, work that allows them to use the overpriced services provided by his damn company, widely hated by its customers, and with good reason.ˇ □

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

tantrum time Three of the conservatives on the City Council certainly had their panties in a wad this week over not getting their way when it comes to Chico Scrap Metal’s on-again, off-again amortization.

As you’ll see in Ashiah Scharaga’s coverage of Tuesday evening’s regular council meeting, during closed session, the panel voted to appeal a Butte County Superior Court ruling calling for the city to repeal Ordinance 2490 or place the issue on the ballot, as a successful signature-gathering effort called for back in 2016. The announcement came hours after a majority followed Judge Tamara Mosbarger’s order by voting to repeal the ordinance designed to allow the recycler to stay put—and, boy, were they unhappy with her.

Of note is how progressive Councilman Randall Stone voted no as a way to compel the mayor, Sean Morgan, to comply with the judge’s order by voting in the affirmative. That must have stung. Seriously, he looked pained.

Vice Mayor Reanette Fillmer seemed most upset with the order from Mosbarger, who, she charged, as she put it multiple times, was “cocursing us.” I think she meant coercing. Fillmer also went into fear-mongering mode—warning business owners that people in the room would like to shut down their livelihoods and telling citizens they should be concerned about their voting rights. The latter statement was ironic considering she blocked Chicoans from weighing in on the referendum.

Giving a caveat that he’s never been an attorney and has not been advised by one, Morgan weighed in by saying he thinks Chico Scrap Metal will sue the city and likely win. His logic: “The loss incurred would be more than the attorney fees we’re paying.”

Then came Councilman Mark Sorensen, who went straight to the U.S. Constitution. He blathered on about “takings” and said the amortization clause was unconstitutional and illegal. But he was light on specifics, pointing to little else but his “belief.” He also said the whole thing stems from “an old political vendetta and the city is just a pawn in the game.” He didn’t explain that one, either. I’m stumped.

The lack of transparency here is ludicrous. Consider the indemnification issue—the conservatives voted to get litigious on this issue under the belief the city’s legal fees would be covered by Chico Scrap Metal. That move is backfiring—CSM hasn’t paid up and doesn’t intend to do so, since the development agreement signed by its owners (which contains the indemnification) never went into effect.

Yours truly first reported the whole indemnification issue while trying to figure out how much money the city had spent thanks to the conservatives digging in their heels. Back in January, the tab was about $74,000. My question: How much has been spent as of today?

Then there’s the recent writ of supersedeas, something you haven’t heard about. Back in July, when the council first voted to draft the ordinance they voted on this week, the city attorney attempted to block it by asking the appellate court to put the kibosh on the superior court’s order. That effort failed. But here’s the thing: The council never gave the city attorney the go-ahead to attempt that legal maneuver. So, under whose authority did that happen?

In short, the saga continues. Stay tuned.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

LETTERS

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Getting on board Re “Creating community” (Newslines, by Ashiah Scharaga, Aug. 2): I’ve never cared for Charles Withuhn’s Surrender-dignity Village. Two beds-in-a-shed, gated, monitored, social-worker programs, pay a stipend, expected to enter mainstream society in six months: all the dignity of a halfway house for paroled felons.

“I’m from Susanville prison. You?” “Oh, me? Bidwell Park.”

What I read of Bob Trausch and Leslie Johnson’s model of Simplicity Village (SV) has appeal.

Even with a community kitchen and bath, if they are otherwise true tiny houses, they provide dignity. A modern commune for seniors. An alternative for affordable housing.

I am concerned about the costs for 24/7 employees, etc., which look to be over $200,000 per year.

Grant money stops. I’d like to see SV sustainable. Lower the fixed costs? Add a revenue-generating industry?

I think if we are going to get a viable alternative to expensive housing, we have to look outside the “taxpayer-funded” box. If SV is just getting homeless off the streets with tax dollars, the daunting numbers of homeless suggests an emergency shelter during the cold and wet winter months might be a more life-saving use of those taxpayer funds.

That being said, and not that what I think matters, I find myself getting on board with Simplicity Village. Who’d a thunk?

Peter Bridge Ord Bend

‘Armpit-dwellers’ Re “Noxious and uninformed” (Letters, by Mike Birch and Colleen Cecil, Aug. 2): People who select to represent them in Congress a Piltdown Man like Devin Nunes are indeed armpit-dwellers. Those who trundle off to Washington a howling imbecile like Jeff Denham, whose current legislative obsession

is prohibiting people from gnawing on their dogs and cats, they too live in an armpit.

Nunes is from Tulare, Denham from Turlock: they are brothers in armpits. Both Tulare and Turlock were wrong from the start, and their founders knew it. We know this because the name “Turlock” is a corruption of the Gaelic word for “dry lake,” while Tulare was named after a nearby ex-lake sucked bone-dry by white people ravenous for water. A dry lake is a perfectly useless thing. Sad, really.

Pathetic. Just like Tulare. And Turlock. Who cares that Melissa Daugherty confused the two? It’s not like she claimed Donald Trump is an acceptable human, and his supporters possess functioning cerebrums. That would have been a real boner.

Kevin Jeys Paradise

Apparently there was a flurry of letters condemning Ms. Daugherty’s recent reference to Turlock as the “armpit of

California.” I will have to admit that I, too, was shocked at her observation as having spent my life working all over this state I can tell you there are numerous other locations in the Imperial Valley that much better meet that description.

However, in rereading her July 26 editorial, I have to believe that in the haste of meeting publication deadlines she simply misapplied her analogy and meant to say that Congressman Nunes represented “the armpit of the House of Representatives.” Of that assessment there is little room for argument.

Dean Carrier Paradise

Learn from Fred Re “Talking tragedy” (Weekly dose, July 26): To the PBS suggestions might be added Mr. Rogers’ advice. He has said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’”

Between the firefighters, rescue people and just ordinary folks, there are plenty of helpers we can all be grateful for. And when seen in town, introducing a youngster to any of these people is a wonderful way to help children regain a sense of safety and appreciation.

Carolyn Whitfield Chico

Simmer down, snowflakes Re “Fact skeptic” (Letters, by Lucy Cooke, Aug. 2): There has been a lot of whining by conservative snowflakes over the political lampooning of Donald Trump. Please keep in mind that presidents are always favorite targets of political cartoonists. I clearly remember the caricatures of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. I feel your pain, but just suck it up.

Here’s a hint: Urge your president to stop tweeting. He can’t spell, has no facility for the English language and he constantly gets confused with his own lies. He is his own worst enemy. Never has a sitting president provided more material for a creative cartoonist.

As for the Russian apologist who was also published in the Chico E-R, you might consider immigration. It is possible to

immigrate to Russia. I just checked. But you must have a Russian citizen as a sponsor.

Perhaps Vladimir Putin would put in a good word for you if you sent him a copy of your letter to the editor. But in reality, it’s a long and arduous process and they don’t want you either.

Gary Janosz Chico

Speaking of apologists Recent polling shows 4 in 10 Republicans/Trump supporters do not care that the Russians meddled in the election. It’s OK because Trump won. Apparently the party of patriotism agrees with Karl Marx, the father of socialism, that “the end justifies the means.” This is irony at its best. Russia is an adversary, an enemy of the United States, an antagonist to Western democracy, but Trump supporters seem not to care.

Trump supporters blindly follow their pied piper. They stuck with him after he bragged of sexual assault, gave comfort to neo-Nazis, paid off a porn star and tore babies from the arms of their mothers. Budget hawks supported a tax bill that adds $1 trillion to the deficit. Poor whites stayed with him after he led attempts to take away their health care. Farmers stayed with him despite a trade war that will cost them dearly. They care not that he uses the presidency to profit his corporation.

A recent letter stated, “We need to show respect for the president of the United States and teach our children to do so.” We should do nothing of the sort until this president shows respect for the United States.

Roger S. Beadle Chico

Regarding the rep My thanks to our Congressman, Doug LaMalfa, for yet another insightful suggestion on how to deal with troublesome constituents.

Said constituent, myself in this case, asks a question about the Helsinki summit when it appeared our president, standing beside Vladimir Putin, sold the United States down the Volga River.

How should our Congressman answer? In a letter to me of Aug. LETTERS c o n t i n u e d august 9, 2018

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3, 2018, he astutely referred to a heavily redacted House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Committee report. This report from Rep. Devin Nunes is dated March 2018. Four months ago!

How clever of Congressman LaMalfa! He answers a question about the present with a document from the past. And not just any document, but one that has “glaring gaps” and is now generally ignored as superficial. So, in one swoop, our Congressman avoids the question and presumes his constituent’s ignorance of currentday issues. Brilliant!

Lynn Elliott Chico

With the 2018 general election in about 90 days and the admission

by President Trump via Twitter this past weekend that Donald Trump Jr. knowingly met with Russian government representatives on June 9, 2016, in Trump Tower for the purpose of receiving dirt on Hillary Clinton, the voters deserve a direct answer from incumbent Congressman Doug LaMalfa.

Yes or no—do you, Mr. LaMalfa, support Donald Trump Jr.’s act to conspire with a hostile foreign power to influence the 2016 election? And if no, what actions are you going to take to hold the Trump administration accountable for violation of United States election law prohibiting the receipt of campaign assistance from a foreign country. Mr. LaMalfa, the voters deserve to know your position on this straightforward question of critical national importance.

Paul Cayler Chico

“I think there’s a lot of bad science behind what people are calling global warming.” —Rep. Doug LaMalfa.

It’s time to make climate change deniers like Rep. Doug LaMalfa own their denials.

Carr Fire now referred to as the LaMalfa Fire. Next District 1 fire = LaMalfa2 Fire, etc.

Beau Grosscup Chico

Stop the chopping Last month, Enloe cut down trees on its property on Arcadian Avenue. Enloe says that this property will be a community park.

Chico State cut down several trees

What would be ideal is if the architects and land owners would make every effort to save our urban forest as they plan their projects.

—candy murphy

on Warner Street for construction.

Chico Unified School District has cut down trees for the new stadium. These were all large, mature, healthy trees.

Mature trees are not easily replaced. When these trees are cut down, we lose our cooling shade, the natural beauty, and a plant that is cleaning our air by sequestering carbon. Yes, planned growth and construction are necessary. What would be ideal is if the architects and land owners would make every effort to save our urban forest as they plan their projects.

What can you do to help? Call or email Enloe, CSUC and CUSD and ask them to stop cutting down mature trees. Enloe, surely the trees in a planned park could have been saved. Tell Chico Unified that you wish they would save the trees along Ceanothus. Chico State, you’re eliminating the trees that make your campus so attractive.

Isn’t there a better way? Please speak up for our urban forest! Help keep Chico the “City of Trees.”

Candy Murphy Chico

Editor’s note: The author states that she’s with the Chico Tree Advocates group.

Hypocritical much?

I remember reading an article in the News & Review from May 3, 2018, headlined “25 ideas to reduce gun violence.” Yet once again, when I opened my News & Review this week, the advertisement pullout is for … you guessed it, guns. And then I opened it up and what did I see? More guns and rifles and accessories, oh boy!

Does anyone else think this is hypocritical? I understand that advertising is needed to support the paper and also that some of the readers are hunters and would find the pullout helpful. But what’s next? An ad to re-elect “him”?

Aaron Bor Chico

Drinking in the dump An ode to Tad Devine, Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein.

Has anybody here seen my old friend Tad? Can you tell me where he’s gone?

He fooled a lot of people and helped elect comrade Trump, now we’re living in the dump.

Has anybody here seen my old friend Bernie? Can you tell me where he’s gone?

He fooled a lot people and helped elect comrade Trump, now we’re living in the dump.

Has anybody here seen my old friend Jill? Can you tell me where she’s gone?

She fooled a lot of people and helped elect comrade Trump, now we’re living in the dump.

Thanks to help from the Russians, Tad Devine, Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein, hand me another bottle of wine.

Ray Estes Redding

Beware, residents If you’re a homeowner you might be surprised that your Butte County Planning Commission has drafted a policy on short-term rentals (Airbnb, VRBO) that will allow “motels” to operate next door to your home.

Investors are buying homes in our county and using the global internet to solicit unvetted customers. The short-term rentals (STR) can have up to 10 overnight guests and up to 10 day guests. The owner does not have to live on-site.

Neighbors living within 300 feet will be notified after the permit is issued. There is no appeal process.

If you have a complaint, it must be “verified” and you must phone their off-site “property manager.”

Bed and breakfast owners must have a use permit, not the automatic STR administrative permit, and, like room rentals, the host/ owners live on-site. Home rentals are totally different.

Most all California counties restrict STR to certain zones due to fire danger, hydrants, private roads, shared wells, etc. The proposed Butte plan allows STR throughout the entire county. Police will spend time on complaint enforcement.

A homeowner could have hundreds of strangers a year partying next door. The Carr Fire was started by a vehicle. In the foothills especially, it would take only one hot muffler or loose chain in the dry grass to create a tragedy.

Contact your county supervisor and Planning Commission.

Dan Raner Forest Ranch

Pot lessons Boulder, Colo., is much like Chico, but as the poster-child for legal cannabis one difference is surprising: Only 54 percent of Boulder voters approved legalization, while 61 percent of Chico voters supported it.

That’s why on Aug. 2 I flew to Boulder specifically to query city employees and the Boulder Chamber of Commerce on the experiment’s efficacy. What I learned was: Unless well-designed, it’s easy to get deep in the weed.

Boulder city employees refer to the early days of legalization as the “Wild West” and cite a lack of planning as the culprit in a challenging roll-out. Six weeks after medicinal cannabis became legal, Boulder had 127 applications that took 11 months to process, and anxious entrepreneurs rented up every available storefront. By 2012 Boulder clearly needed a breather, so a moratorium was declared and their Marijuana Advisory Panel (MAP) was formed.

By including a diverse assemblage of Boulder citizens, businesses, safety personnel and cannabis purveyors, the MAP has made great strides in achieving the city’s goals of the “safest, cleanest, most professional” practices in Colorado.

When asked their advice for Chico, the answer was “start strict and ease up once you’ve had some success, not like we did it.”

Scott Huber Chico

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“I Can’t Dance” [by Genesis].

I despised it growing up. It would come on before school and be stuck in my head all day.

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NEWSLINES DOWNSTROKE SHOPLIFTING STATS RELEASED

Heads up, thieves: Chico stores call the cops more frequently these days.

The Chico Police Department released statistics Tuesday (Aug. 7) gathered between January and June of this year related to the Retail Watch program launched in conjunction with the Chico Chamber of Commerce to combat shoplifting.

Calls went up 8 percent, with 492, compared to the same six months last year— but the instances in which officers were dispatched jumped 206 percent, from 91 times to 279. Arrests increased 23 percent, from 66 to 81.

Friday remains the busiest day of the week for shoplifters.

CRISIS AVERTED

A gas station bomb threat that closed a section of the Skyway for three hours ended up being a false alarm.

Saturday evening (Aug. 4), a man walked into the Valero gas station market at 1199 Skyway and told the clerk to call the police because he had a bomb in his car. He then left and was seen getting onto a B-Line bus.

Police arrived around 6:30 p.m. and noticed the car was parked next to a large propane tank and had its doors, hood and trunk open.

Nearby businesses were evacuated, and the Skway and Bruce Road intersection was closed.

The Butte County Inter-Agency Bomb Squad eventually determined there were no explosives, and the man who reported the false threat was admitted to Enloe Medical Center on a 72-hour psychiatric hold.

COUNCIL WRAP-UP

At the Chico City Council meeting Tuesday (Aug. 7), Chico Police Chief Mike O’Brien announced that Sgt. Mike Williams and Officers Peter Durfee and Carlos Jauregui (pictured) will be the school resource officers for Chico Unified School District this fall.

The council unanimously accepted a $1.5 million state tobacco law enforcement grant to fund the officers. Two more will be added next school year.

The panel also denied a drive-thru Subway at Nord and West Sacramento avenues in a 4-to2 vote, with Councilman Mark Sorensen and Vice Mayor Reanette Fillmer against (Councilman Karl Ory was absent).

Enloe Medical Center’s proposed 126,000-square-foot medical office building on East Avenue was approved, but will return for additional consideration to make sure neighbors’ concerns are heard.

City staff will analyze the benefits of forming a Community Choice Aggregation, which would create an open energy market.

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Help for the hungry Bay Area food bank steps in to fill void in North State grocery recovery

AingthethatNorth State Food Bank, ensurlocal families struggling to put

year ago, Lisa Roehling was working for

healthy food on the table didn’t go hungry.

She’d been employed by the Community by Action Agency of Butte Meredith J. County—which runs the Cooper food bank, as well as the m er e d i t h c @ Esplanade House, among n ew sr ev i ew. c o m other programs—for 18 years. In October, she was out of a job.

The North State Food Bank (NSFB) had decided to stop participation in a national program called Feeding America, which partners with major retailers like Walmart and Costco for grocery recovery, which diverts edible food from the landfill. It sets stringent guidelines for food safety, which retailers like, but it doesn’t come with a lot of funding, according to Tim Hawkins, chief programs officer at Community Action Agency of Butte County.

“We were running at an $80,000

deficit,” he said. While the NSFB does receive some government funding, as well as grants and private donations, it simply was not enough to justify continuation in the Feeding America program, he said.

North State families are not suddenly going hungry, he emphasized. The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano swiftly stepped in to fill the void. And Roehling, who’d lost her job because NSFB no longer needed her to coordinate with Feeding America retailers, didn’t have to look long for employment—she made an easy transition to the latter agency and continued her work. And more North State families are benefiting as a result, she says.

“I was surprised when I saw the numbers—they’re higher than the North State Food Bank was able to distribute to agencies before,” she said from her Paradise home, where she works remotely. In 2017, the NSFB disbursed 1.7 million pounds of food, according to Hawkins. Since moving into he North State region in November, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano

has helped to distribute 1.1 million pounds of food to local families. With additional retailers coming onboard—Raley’s is joining the grocery recovery program—they are poised to surpass NSFB’s numbers by November.

Roehling sees the shift in oversight as a positive change. The increase in service can be attributed to several factors. More retailers have signed onto the grocery recovery program, and the management philosophy has made delivery more efficient. Instead of warehousing food collected from throughout the region—the NSFB coverage area includes Butte, Glenn, Colusa, Plumas and Sierra counties—Roehling now connects local agencies directly with retailers.

“We’re decentralizing the system,” said Larry Sly, executive director of the Contra Costa food bank. “With the grocery recovery program, it’s much more practical to have it done with an agency-store relationship. We’re helping local stores get the service they need and making sure the local community gets the help it needs. It’s been a win-win in that respect.”

Stephen Terry, executive director of the Oroville Rescue Mission, picked up 10 palettes of food from the J.M. Smucker Co. in Chico Wednesday—including 4,500 bags of pasta—to be distributed to several nonprofits in Butte County. Lisa Roehling, an agency relations specialist with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, coordinated the exchange.

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Far from settled Council repeals Chico Scrap Metal ordinance by court order, then appeals in closed session

The NSFB still operates in the region,

albeit to a lesser extent than it did a year ago. There are a number of programs that do pay for themselves, Hawkins explained. According to the agency’s website, it helps deliver food to an estimated 45,000 people a year at 53 different sites. It holds “tailgates,” where staff and volunteers unload palettes of a variety of different foods and individuals and agency representatives can come and essentially shop for what they need. The food bank also has a large warehouse in Oroville, its home base, where it stores food collected from local grocers (those that don’t partner with Feeding America) and farmers, many of them working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reduce food waste.

Among the programs that Hawkins highlighted as a model it hopes to emulate elsewhere is Farm 2 Kids.

It incorporates education by way of recipes and cooking demos with distribution of fresh produce, with NSFB coordinating with agencies like the Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley and Chico State’s Center for Healthy Communities.

“We’ve really moved to trying to use our resources to get healthy food to families, with an education focus behind it,” Hawkins said. “Feeding America is a great program; however, it requires quite a bit of matching dollars and we kept running in the red. We’re determined to focus in on the resources we have to get healthy food to the community.”

Roehling and Sly see the NSFB’s dropping out of Feeding America as a failure of sorts, though they were ready and willing to step in to fill the void.

Many local agencies work with both food banks, which is good, Roehling said, but also there’s quite a bit of confusion in the region as to who is doing what.

“They are providing an important resource,” Sly said of NSFB. “What we are doing to add to what they’re about is providing food through national donors and also connecting agencies in Butte County [and the surrounding area] with local grocery stores that are providing grocery recovery. It allowed local resources from stores like Walmart and Target to go directly to local agencies.” Ω

It’s likely the only way the Chico Scrap Metal

saga finally will be decided is in the courtroom, rather than the City Council chambers.

The conservative council majority proved once again it is determined to fight a referendum submitted by citizens group Move the Junkyard, firmly digging in its heels during closed session on Tuesday (Aug. 7).

Those in the council chambers left with the impression that CSM would be moving— the council repealed Ordinance 2490, which would have allowed the recycling business to remain on East 20th Street, in a 4-to-3 vote, with Vice Mayor Reanette Fillmer and Councilmen Mark Sorensen and Randall Stone saying nay (forcing Mayor Sean Morgan to begrudgingly vote yes).

The about-face happened only because Butte County Superior Court Judge Tamara Mosbarger found the referendum valid, ordering the council to repeal the ordinance or let the voters decide CSM’s fate. (See “Junkyard to move,” Newslines, July 19.)

But the final outcome of this more than 12-year battle remains to be seen. The council then turned around and voted 3-2

to appeal one of the three cases regarding the issue: Bob Mulholland vs. City of Chico—a direct challenge to Mosbarger’s ruling (Councilman Karl Ory and Fillmer had left the meeting at that point).

City Attorney Vince Ewing did not report the individual roll call.

A separate, looming issue surrounds who is going to foot the bill for all these lawsuits. As of Jan. 25, the price tag on two of the cases was just shy of $74,000 only for legal fees, not staff time. (See “Broken trust,” Second & Flume, Feb. 1.) Morgan and Sorensen both have maintained publicly that an indemnity clause within the development agreement between Chico Scrap Metal and the city requires the recycler to pay litigation costs.

However, attorney Jim McCabe—who is representing Ory and Mulholland—has argued that that clause was never valid because the referendum put a hold on Ordinance 2490,

SIFT ER The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the wage numbers for the final quarter of 2017, and Butte, as might be expected, ranked pretty low. Of the 29 counties from California on the list (which features those with employment levels of 75,000 or more), only Tulare ($812) and Merced ($816) had lower average weekly wages than Butte’s $826. However, even though that number might seem depressing when compared to the top-earning regions—e.g., San Francisco County’s $2,232 per week average—when the cost of living is taken into account, things start to look less dismal. The chart below shows the percentage of wages that would be spent renting a two-bedroom residence in a small sampling of California counties.

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negating the development agreement.

“You never had the right to the indemnity,” McCabe told the panel on Tuesday.

“You have been undertaking litigation under the false premise that someone else would be paying the city of Chico’s fees.”

Further complicating the issue: The city has not received a dime from the Scott family, the owners of Chico Scrap Metal, and the family told the Chico Enterprise-Record that it has no plans to pay up.

“We are continuing with this ridiculous legal ride despite losing all fuel to fund the entire thing,” Stone told the CN&R. Ewing found himself on the hot seat Tuesday

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Average annual rent (2-bedroom home)

$42,432 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,764 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $116,064 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $133,952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Percent of wages for rent

$9,480 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,904 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,032 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,452 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,264 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22.3 27.7 21.2 36.9 32.3 22.6

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the National Low Income Housing Coalition

night, as he was pressed for answers from Councilwoman Ann Schwab and Stone in regard to acting outside of council direction and omitting litigation costs, respectively.

Stone argued that the actual projected fiscal impact from the Chico Scrap Metal lawsuits should be included in the staff report, to which Ewing replied that the topic was separate from rescinding the ordinance, and would be addressed in closed session.

Schwab said she wanted the record to show that Ewing took action without council direction regarding one of the CSM-related cases after the council’s previous meeting on the issue, on July 16. (After the meeting, Ewing filed an appeal of the judge’s order to rescind the ordinance or put it to a vote.)

“I don’t recall any conversation this council had to pursue any legal action. I felt that, as the council voted to repeal [Ordinance] 2490, that the action would be complete,” NEWSLINES C O N T I N U E D AUGUST 9, 2018

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she said. “… That does raise a question for me: Is that the final action of this ordinance?” Ewing replied that this issue would be discussed in closed session.

During the panel’s comments, Morgan called himself a “victim of judicial overreach,” adding that he is “not really interested in being held in contempt of court,” referring to Mosbarger’s order.

He’d previously argued that “mob rule is being defined as democracy” and as a republic, the United States “guards against illegal taking of land.”

Sorensen piggybacked on this sentiment, calling the city a “pawn in the game” of an “old political vendetta.” He hinted that the fight was going to continue, saying, “This is just the beginning of a different route.”

Ory wasn’t buying those arguements. The conservative council majority has wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars to sue him (he was named in one of the three lawsuits) and Move the Junkyard, he said.

“I believe what we’re hearing a lot tonight is smoke,” Ory said.

“We’re not facing millions, we’re not destroying a republic.”

He then promised to propose a discussion of Chico Scrap Metal and an analysis of the cost of the three CSM-related lawsuits to the city at the council’s first meeting in December, after the November election. “It is time for these legal issues to be discussed in open session,” he said.

Morgan said that he’d been told if the ordinance is repealed, CSM would sue the city and be “likely to win” far more than any legal fees the city may or may not have to pay.

Ory immediately jumped in, pressing Morgan for answers: Who told him that?

Morgan dodged the question and Ory asked if he’d been told that by attorneys.

“I have not been advised by an attorney. I can do lots of things without being advised by an attorney,” Morgan shot back, proceeding to decry Mosbarger’s order: “Someone not elected to this body told us to have this meeting and told us to have this vote.”

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Stutter step Oroville council moves forward on commercial cannabis pending commission input As seats in Oroville City Council chambers started to fill

for an unusual meeting Tuesday night (Aug. 7), Carl Durling slowly but deliberately crossed in front of the dais to approach City Attorney Scott Huber.

Durling, vice chair of the city’s Planning Commission, was there in an official capacity. Friday, the council called for a joint session with the commission even though the commission already had a meeting scheduled for two nights later.

The matter before both bodies: commercial cannabis. Per the agenda, the council had asked the Planning Commission to evaluate a set of land-use regulations, then planned to vote on those regulations.

Durling huddled with Huber, speaking in a tone audible to attendees nearby, if they happened to notice.

“I didn’t have a whole lot of time to prepare for this,” Durling remarked.

Two hours later, his colleagues openly declared the same thing. One after another they said they did not have ample opportunity to assess all the documents involved, since the city had given them updates that very day (see materials at tinyurl.com/ OrovilleAgendas). Several commissioners cited challenges sorting through contradictory information.

Ultimately, the commission voted unanimously to table the deliberation for 30 days, with the goal of gaining more information from city staff and interested parties.

In the recess after the vote, Chair Damon Robison told the CN&R that he felt the deferral was a “very likely outcome coming in, knowing they [fellow commissioners] always want to review the information as much as they can. It’s not uncommon for us on a very important decision to postpone it and take our time.”

called it “such a sham and a shame … all done in a rush, behind the scenes and with no proper input.”

Vice Mayor Janet Goodson (whom the CN&R could not reach for follow-up comment by deadline) reopened the meeting after the brief recess, and the council deliberated on two ordinances that would codify the regulations. They didn’t hear from the public then, as they’d consolidated the comment period into the joint session, with speakers limited to 90 seconds apiece.

Twenty people spoke, several multiple times (once per ordinance). Roughly two-thirds opposed—those included Dave Pittman, former councilman and fire chief; and Candace Grubbs, Butte County’s clerkrecorder.

After the comments and the commission decision, only one council member in the majority had any reservation: about a provision allowing minors into dispensaries, when accompanied by their parents or guardians.

“That has to go,” Art Hatley said, “or I won’t vote for it.” That provision went, and with a pair of 5-to-1 votes—Thomson dissenting—the council introduced both ordinances allowing commercial cannabis.

Rules include limiting the number of dispensaries to three, located farther than 600 feet from schools and 1,000 feet from each other; requiring both land-use permits and cannabis business permits, the latter needing renewal every year; standards for odor control and security, and a prohibition on outdoor cultivation.

Tom Lando, interim city administrator, told the CN&R by phone Wednesday morning that he understands the council intends to wait for the commission’s input before bringing the ordinances back for final consideration. The council does have the ability to instruct the commission to meet sooner.

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Instead of sitting around waiting for the next episode of Jeopardy, Grosch wanted to do something meaningful in his retirement.

That’s why, for the past 12 years, he has served as a director of mental health operations at evacuation centers across the U.S., assisting on every type of natural disaster, including 2008’s Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and 2011’s TuscaloosaBirmingham tornado.

“My loss of my home, if anything, became a gift of better understanding,” he told the CN&R by phone from Redding.

“When people feel overwhelmed and say, ‘I feel my life has changed dramatically and will never get back to normal,’ I can say, ‘Well, let me share that I’ve been there, and it can get back to normal.’”

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rest of his life.

Preparing for the worst, Grosch and his wife, Barbara, started packing their car with things from their home in Palo Cedro, east of Redding. The next thing they knew, a sheriff’s deputy was pounding on the front door: “Get out, now!” he said.

They quickly snatched the family photo albums, which contained precious memories, and Barbara even grabbed artwork from their walls.

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anything else of theirs remaining. The Jones Fire destroyed 174 homes and killed one firefighter as it torched neighborhoods from Lake Shasta to the Redding Municipal Airport.

Grosch, a retired therapist, often has a chance to share his story in the hopes of helping others. As an American Red Cross volunteer, he’s managed the mental health response at evacuation centers at many locations, most recently in Redding to help families who fled from the Carr Fire. Scorching more than 163,000 acres, that blaze quickly escalated to the sixth most destructive fire in state history since igniting July 23, only at 45 percent containment as of Monday (Aug. 6).

The Grosches were fortunate because they weren’t displaced for long: Unlike some other residents, they had insurance that covered the rebuilding of their home—where they still live today—and rental expenses.

But the event was still traumatic. The

couple would check in with each other at the end of the day: On a scale from 1 (the day of the fire) to 100 (the day before), where are you? It helped them recognize when they felt they were making progress, and when they needed extra help from one another on tougher days.

Four days after the evacuation, Grosch returned to his practice to regain a sense of control over his life. Meanwhile, Barbara rehung their old decorations in their rental.

“There’s comfort, when you have this kind of tragedy, in reconnecting with anything that’s familiar,” Grosch said. “As soon as she hung the pictures [and artwork] on the

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to trauma. Others have a much harder time.

Hignell volunteers with the Northern California Trauma Recovery Network, a group of therapists offering an alternative technique for victims of trauma, called eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR).

The method “imitates the natural process of the brain to deal with trauma,” she said. In general, patients make left-right eye movements while focusing on aspects of a disturbing memory.

Such an approach, which doesn’t require extensive rehashing, can be effective, she said, as it can be tough to convince disaster victims to seek out therapy.

“Their brain is naturally trying to avoid any remembrance of the events,” Hignell said. “People don’t want, lots of times, to get into long-term therapy … [To] have to talk about it and relive it, sometimes that makes them more traumatized.” □

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Hignell, who counsels fire survivors, describes PTSD as the brain failing to adapt to trauma. Panic attacks are often an activation of the trauma memory network— “like a splinter in the brain starts coming out.”

She added: “The brain normally adapts when an event happens,” processing what has occurred when the body enters REM sleep, so the person is better equipped to face that particular event in the future.

“When there’s a significant trauma, the brain is not able to do that.”

For a while, Grosch said, some people may try to avoid certain smells or sights that can trigger a negative reaction, like a fireplace or the smell of smoke.

“They’ll be happy as can be, bouncing their grandkids on their lap, and all the sudden their body twitches as they remember the event,” he added.

If any of these symptoms persist or get worse, it’s advisable to see a therapist, Grosch said. Some people—children especially—may not experience symptoms until much later.

Hignell said some people are more resilient than others, or may have certain support systems— such as loving relationships or spirituality—that help them adapt

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GREENWAYS WAYS

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Gabe Strelecki and Claudia Stuart show a search display from the SALC Mapper.

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Cchildhood agricultural lands. She spent part of her on her father’s farm in Virginia,

laudia Stuart has a deep connection with

where she put up fences and “bush-hogged land” (city folk, that means clearing brush).

Looking back, that time tilling the soil may have planted seeds for her career in landuse planning—and the award-winning work she’s done for Butte County.

“It was an interest in the land,” she said, “how people interact with the land and what it means for all of us, both as a way to make a living and as a place to live.”

Stuart, a principal planner in the county’s Development Services Department and a lecturer in Chico State’s Geography and Planning Department, has spearheaded a program that brought acclaim to both.

Utilizing state grant funding, her team created the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation strategy—or SALC—which features a mapping-driven database of incentives available for county landowners.

The Sacramento Valley Section of the American Planning Association recently honored Stuart with its award of excellence for innovation in green community planning.

SALC is up for state-level recognition as well.

Stuart stresses that she had lot of help.

She recruited a handful of Chico State students/alumni at various points of the nearly year-long process. Gabe Strelecki, now an assistant planner with the county, came on board two months before graduating last spring and logged numerous hours—mostly on mapping and research—before the database went live last fall.

He remembers the date precisely: Oct. 25, 2017. They made it just ahead of their statemandated deadline. The other team members from Chico State were fellow majors Nick

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Bateman and Jesse Hudson (who worked with Strelecki) as well as Nick Hernandez and Ren Rosin (who preceded him).

“Working on the SALC project has been one of the better experiences of my life,” Strelecki said. “Just being able to work at something that helps your community—and for me, involves maps and geography—was a great opportunity.”

So, what is SALC? Basically, it’s a way for

Butte County to encourage farmers, ranchers and other ag-landowners to adopt sustainable practices, including wildland conservation.

The county does so by bringing to light various incentives—such as grants and tax credits—offered by a range of public, private and nonprofit entities.

There’s no stick along with the carrots; SALC has no corresponding regulations, Stuart said, no penalties for nonparticipation.

“We just want to show people where there’s opportunities to help enhance their bottom line, help make our environment better and then help us as Butte County meet some of our [climate action] goals along with the state meeting them,” she continued. “So, try to get a win-win-win-win, all together.”

The program does so by making information available in a user-friendly format: a data-layered map. Strelecki, primarily, Check it out:

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compiled specific characteristics for every parcel within county limits using GIS (geographic information systems). The result is SALC Mapper—accessible online through the county’s website (see infobox)—which directs landowners to applicable options.

A rice farmer in Richvale, for example, could qualify for crop-specific carbon offset incentives; the pop-up box generated by searching the farmer’s property has links to such programs. An owner of acreage south of Chico could qualify for grassland conservation programs; again, links in the pop-up box.

Stuart and her team spent months searching for incentives, then sifting through the oft-confusing verbiage and requirements.

“It wasn’t easy to get the information,” Stuart said, “and we thought, That’s strange.

Usually if opportunities to make money are out there, everybody knows about them [but] it was hard to find ... and the language and tools are really hard to slog through.”

Much effort went into translating government and industry jargon to “regular-people language.”

Even residents without ag land stand to

benefit from SALC, Stuart and Strelecki say.

Stressing that their team comprised planners, not scientists, they figure that farmers can make a major impact on the county’s environmental mandates.

By their calculations, two activities on rangelands—composting (putting a thin layer of organic material on the ground) and conservation (keeping properties undevel-

oped)—would sequester enough carbon to meet 100 percent of Butte County’s Climate Action Plan goals in relation to lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

“When you look out there today and see these bone-dry ag lands, or somebody will say ‘those are very low-producing lands,’ if you look at them one way they might be,” Stuart said. “But if you look at them through this perspective, of how they can help achieve some of these [environmental] goals, then they’re actually highly productive lands.

“So maybe that’s a new way of looking at them. We don’t want to tell anybody what’s the right way—that’s why this is totally opportunity-based.”

An opportunity not every area possesses.

Strelecki grew up outside Los Angeles, in the midst of urban sprawl.

“Butte County has a lot of ag land, and there are practices out there to sustain our environment and sustain our agriculture— and there are incentives as well,” he said.

“There’s a huge opportunity here to improve the future of this county.” Ω

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Cellar Door Cider is the newest tasting room to open up in the so-called beverage district in south Chico. Owner Bryan Shaw, 43, is also a woodworker, and he built the bar and finished the tasting room himself in an effort to create a nice place for the public to come in and try his ciders. Shaw grew up in Red Bluff and, after getting an English degree from Chico State (which he never used), worked as the produce manager at Chico Natural Foods for 8 1/2 years.

Then he found his true calling.

He spent about three years at New Clairvaux Vineyard in Vina working with winemaker Aimée Sunseri. While there, Shaw went back to school, this time to UC Davis to study viticulture and oenology. He now applies the fermentation science he learned there to making cider. He opened Cellar Door Cider’s tasting room last month at 11 Commerce Court, Ste. 2. His ciders also are available at Chico Natural Foods and New Earth Market—plus, Cellar Door will be part of the debut Chico Beer Trail event on Saturday (Aug. 11).

I’d heard rumors that Bella’s Sports Pub would be moving to a new spot downtown and, after a “for lease” sign went up in the window of the current Broadway space, I finally confirmed them. I popped in earlier this week and was told by a friendly bartender that no, Bella’s is not closing (I apparently wasn’t the first to ask), but rather moving next to the Garden Walk Mall toward the end of 2018.

A quick walk over to Main Street revealed major renovations being done at 231, most recently occupied by Retro Reduxx, which moved its vintage clothing store online last October. I’m excited to see the new Bella’s, which will have a significantly larger footprint than the current location and be closer to its sister bar/ restaurant, Parkside Tap House.

What kind of cider do you make?

I make specialty barrel-aged cider—and that’s actually a category when you look at all the cider organizations in America.

If I were to enter my cider into a competition, it would go into the “specialty barrel-aged” category.

Then there’s a “traditional cider”

category, which is what Ben Nielsen over at Lassen Traditional Cidery does. He and I have talked a lot about cider and we’re actually very happy that there’s two of us here because it makes for more cider awareness in the area.

Anything make Cellar Door Cider different?

I barrel-age it in newer French oak barrels for about six months. It’s a very unusual cider from what most American ciders are like and what most people’s palates expect when they think cider. It’s not sweet; it’s dry, there’s no sugar sweetness to it.

It’s got a little more tannin from the oak barrels and it’s a little higher in acid, too. It’s a cider more for pairing with food and having a nice dinner, something that can stand up to a really rich meal like pasta or burgers, steaks, stuff like that. That’s what I was going for because

I love the way that they make white wines in France.

Do you employ other French techniques?

While it ferments in the barrel, I do a thing where the yeast hulls that die off in there, they impart a yeasty kind of fresh-baked-bread layer to the aromas and the flavor. What the French do, what they’ve been doing for hundreds of years, is they put a rod down in the barrel and they stir up that sediment layer on the bottom of the barrel. It just gives it another layer of mouth feel and character and aroma that I truly enjoy.

What’s next?

I’ve got another cider in the barrel. It’s kind of a test run experimental batch—it’s an orange peel hops cider. We take beer hops and soak it in the cider to give that hoppy character to the cider.

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WAx on Speaking of the Garden Walk Mall, there’s a new business there simply called Waxed. Owner/waxing enthusiast Carrie Jossel tells me she’s taking appointments and expects to be fully up and running in a couple of weeks. She’s been waxing at salons in San Francisco for over 15 years and decided it was time for a change of pace. If her Yelp reviews (I mean raves) are any indication, Jossel’s appointment book will be filled in no time. Go to waxedboutique.com to find out more and to book a wax.

Another move I mentioned last week that Christian & Johnson Flowers and Gifts had completed its move and reopened on East First Avenue. Well, its old digs (at 250 Vallombrosa Ave., Ste. 100) weren’t vacant long. Last Thursday (Aug. 2), I stopped by for the grand reopening of PB&J Boutique, at the invitation of owner Erica Wright.

Wright founded the shop with her husband, Martin Ringvold, in 2009. Originally online-only, she said it took off quickly, prompting them to open up a brick-andmortar shop on Cohasset Road. The new location seems ideal for a shop like PB&J, next door to the Yoga Center of Chico and across the parking lot from the everpopular T. Tea Bar & Fusion Cafe. PB&J specializes in “vintage-inspired” clothing, shoes and accessories from brands like Levi’s and Seychelles. Stop in and check it out, or browse the collections at pbjboutique.com.

From teriyAki to tAqueriA The old Taco Bell building on Broadway that until re-

cently was home to Enjoy Teriyaki will soon make another transformation. I drove by the other day and noticed a sign announcing the impending arrival (“coming soon!”) of La Perla Taqueria Mexican Grill. That’s all I know at the moment, but I’m certainly excited for another Mexican eatery downtown.

kudos There’s been an outpouring of help in response to the Carr Fire, but one instance that stood out to me was a thank-you video from Terraces Executive Director Brad Acevedo. In it, he describes how his facility took in 97 evacuees from senior care centers in Redding and the Chico community’s swift and generous donations. “We truly live in a fantastic community that feels from the heart,” Acevedo said. Amen.

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About the articles: These stories originally appeared in ProPublica.

They were co-published with NPR.

America’s mortality rate for new and expecting mothers is among the worst for developed nations— requiring providers, insurers and patients to reimagine pregnancy and postpartum care

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octors would see new mothers

In 2014, more than 4,000 women had emergency hysterectomies, rendering them permanently unable to carry a child.

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sooner and more frequently, and insurers would cover the increased visits, under sweeping new recommendations from the organization that sets standards of care for obstetrician-gynecologists in the U.S. The 11-page “committee opinion” on “Optimizing Postpartum Care,” released last spring by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), represents a fundamental reimagining of how providers, insurers and patients can work together to improve care for women after giving birth.

“To optimize the health of women and infants, postpartum care should become an ongoing process, rather than a single encounter, with services and support tailored to each woman’s individual needs,” the committee opinion states.

While an ACOG task force began rethinking its approach several years ago, the guidelines arrive at a moment of mounting concern about rising rates of pregnancy-related deaths and neardeaths in the U.S. As ProPublica and NPR have reported, more than 700 women die every year in this country from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth and more

than 50,000 suffer life-threatening complications, among the worst records for maternal health in the industrialized world. The death rate for black mothers is three to four times that of white women.

The days and weeks after childbirth can be a time of particular vulnerability for new moms, with physical and emotional risks that include pain and infection, hypertension and stroke, heart problems, blood clots, anxiety and depression. More than half of maternal deaths occur after the baby is born, according to a new CDC Foundation report.

Yet for many women in the U.S., the ACOG committee opinion notes, the postpartum period is “devoid of formal or informal maternal support.” This reflects a troubling tendency in the medical system—and throughout American society—to focus on the health and safety of the fetus or baby more than that of the mother.

“The baby is the candy, the mom is the wrapper,” said Alison Stuebe, who teaches in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and heads the task force that drafted the guidelines. “And once the candy is out of the wrapper, the wrapper is cast aside.”

The way that providers currently care for pregnant women and infants versus new mothers exemplifies this difference. During the prenatal period, a woman may see her OB-GYN a dozen or more

times, including at least two checkups during her ninth month. Her baby’s first pediatric visit usually occurs a few days after birth. But the mother may not have a follow-up appointment with her own doctor until four to six weeks after delivery—and in many cases, insurance covers only one visit.

“As soon as that baby comes out, [the mom] is kind of an afterthought,” said Tamika Auguste, associate medical director of the MedStar Health Simulation Training & Education Lab in Washington, D.C., and a co-author of the ACOG opinion.

For working mothers, having to wait four to six weeks makes it harder to arrange a check-up.

Some 23 percent of mothers employed outside the home are back on the job within 10 days of giving birth, a 2014 report for the U.S. Department of Labor found; another 22 percent return to work within 40 days. Lack of childcare and transportation can also present significant hurdles to accessing care. According to ACOG, as many as 40 percent of women skip their postpartum visit; for low-income women of color, the rates are even higher.

“You may have a woman that has asthma, is having problems lactating, and is obese, and when they come to see you at six weeks, we have missed the boat here,” Auguste said.

Nor is a single visit enough time to address a new mother’s questions and concerns, especially if she had a complicated pregnancy or is suffering from chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes or a mood disorder. “We’re trying to address all of the issues that women are dealing with after having a baby in one 20-minute encounter,” Stuebe said. “And that’s really hard to do.”

Under the new ACOG guidelines,

women would see their providers much earlier—from within three days postpartum if they have suffered from severe hypertension to no later than three weeks if their pregnancies and deliveries were normal—and would return as often as needed. Depending on a woman’s symptoms and history,

“As soon as that baby comes out, [the mom] is kind of an afterthought.”

—Tamika Auguste, associate medical director

the final postpartum visit could take place as late as 12 weeks after delivery and ideally would include “a full assessment of physical, social and psychological well-being,” from pain to weight loss to sexuality to management of chronic diseases, ACOG says.

In another significant change, ACOG is urging providers to emphasize in conversations with patients the long-term health risks associated with pregnancy complications such as preterm delivery, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes.

“These risk factors are emerging as an important predictor of future [cardiovascular disease],” the recommendations state. “[B]ut because these conditions often resolve postpartum, the increased cardiovascular disease risk is not consistently communicated to women.”

Earlier, more frequent and more individualized care could be a step toward addressing the stark racial disparities in maternal and infant health, said ACOG’s outgoing president, Haywood Brown, who has made reforming postpartum care one of the main initiatives of his term.

Black mothers are at higher risk for many childbirth complications, including preeclampsia, MATERNALLY SPEAKING C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 2 0

For every U.S. woman who dies as a consequence of pregnancy or childbirth, up to 70 suffer hemorrhages, organ failure or other significant complications.

Millions to aid mothers

Will Congress back efforts by states and hospitals to reduce the U.S. maternal mortality?

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ackling an issue that Congress has largely ignored for decades, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee voted back in June to request $50 million in new funding for programs aimed at reducing the comparatively high U.S. rate of women who die in pregnancy or childbirth.

More than three-quarters of the proposed funding—$38 million— would go to the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau to expand life-saving, evidence-based programs at hospitals and increase access to the Healthy Start program for new mothers and An estimated 700 babies. The remaining $12 million would go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to enhance data collection to 900 women and research as well as support state boards that count in the U.S. died and review maternal deaths.

“I’m kind of blown away,” said Charles Johnson, a from pregnancymaternal health advocate whose wife, Kira, died from a related causes in hemorrhage after giving birth in 2016. Maternal mortality, he added, has come to be seen as “not a black issue, not a white 2016. issue, not a liberal issue, not a conservative issue, not even just a woman’s health issue, but what it truly is, which is a human rights issue—that’s the big shift.”

The funding is included in the appropriation committee’s $179.3 billion budget bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies, which was approved on a 30-to-1 vote.

Around the same time, a different Senate panel—the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee—unanimously passed the Maternal Health MILLIONS TO AID MOTHERS C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 2 5

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heart failure and blood clots, and they’re more likely to suffer long-lasting health consequences.

They also have higher rates of postpartum depression but are less likely to receive treatment.

Regardless of race, for women whose pregnancies are covered

by Medicaid, the postpartum period may be their best opportunity to get help with chronic conditions before they lose insurance coverage.

The new guidelines urge doctors to take a proactive approach, helping patients develop a postpartum care plan while still pregnant, including a team of family and friends to provide social and other support. According to ACOG, one in four new mothers surveyed recently said they didn’t even have a phone number of a health care provider to contact with concerns about themselves or their babies.

ACOG isn’t the only organization calling for a reinvention of postpartum care; patient-safety groups, researchers, nurses and midwives have also tackled the

Medicaid (in California, Medi-Cal), which pays for half of all U.S. births, covers many mothers only up to two months past delivery.

issue, recasting the three months after birth as akin to a “fourth trimester.”

“The postpartum period has become a priority,” said Debra Bingham, a professor of nursing at the University of Maryland and executive director of the Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement who has participated in many of these initiatives.

Some providers, including Brown, who is affiliated with Duke University, are already incorporating some of ACOG’s ideas. Still, putting the reforms into common practice may take years. One of the biggest impediments is insurance reimbursement. Currently, payment for prenatal care, delivery and a single post-birth visit is bundled together into one global fee, creating a disincentive for doctors to see patients more than once, Auguste said.

The disincentives are greater for women on Medicaid, which

pays for about half of U.S. births.

What’s more, in many states Medicaid coverage ends at two months postpartum. The ACOG opinion didn’t estimate the cost of implementing its recommendations.

Brown agreed that revamping how postpartum care is reimbursed is critical, and insurance representatives—along with members of other medical specialties—were on the ACOG task force that drafted the new guidelines. “I want to make sure that I get some employee health plans and some health systems to adopt this nationally,” Brown said.

Indeed, although the guidelines are aimed at OB-GYNs, they would require changes throughout the maternal care system. That’s what ACOG is hoping for. “It’s really a societal call to action,” Stuebe said. Ω SEE

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In 2014, more Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington state who sits on the Senate health and appropriations committees, was instrumenthan 4,000 women tal in pushing the two bills forward. “It is absolutely unacceptable had emergency that so many mothers in this country are dying in childbirth, and it’s long past time that we address this issue,” Murray said at hysterectomies, the Tuesday hearing. rendering them The Heitkamp-Capito legislation would establish a grant program to help states and tribal authorities identify and investigate permanently unable maternal deaths and translate those lessons into policies that to carry a child. reduce health disparities and save mothers’ lives. The funding would come from the $12 million proposed for the CDC. “In the 21st century, no mother should have to worry about dying during childbirth, especially in a country as advanced as the United States,” Heitkamp said in a statement. “Rising maternal mortality rates must be urgently addressed, and we need to better understand this crisis so we can more effectively tackle it.”

The Senate actions are the latest by lawmakers across the country in response to the “Lost Mothers” project that ProPublica and NPR launched last year. In recent months, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Preeclampsia Oregon and the District of Columbia have established committees to substantially examine maternal deaths, bringing the total number of these state and increases risks of local maternal mortality review committees to at least 35.

More than 700 women die annually in the U.S. from causes related heart disease and to pregnancy or childbirth, and the rate has increased even as it has stroke later in life. fallen in other affluent countries. The rate of near-fatal complications has also soared since the 1990s, endangering more than 50,000 U.S. women a year.

More than 60 percent of pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable, a CDC Foundation report indicated this past February. Black and Native American mothers are at the greatest risk of dying and nearly dying.

Spurred by media attention and lobbying by maternal health advocates, a total of 37 senators, including four Republicans, have signed on to the Heitkamp-Capito bill as co-sponsors. “Congressional staff are calling us—‘My boss just read another article about maternal mortality and they want to know what they can do about it,’” said Amy Haddad, director of govern“In the 21st century, no ment and policy affairs for the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs. mother should have to Still, the prospects for passage before worry about dying during the end of the congressional session are uncertain, especially in the U.S. House childbirth, especially in a of Representatives. Although the House country as advanced as version of the bill has 144 co-sponsors, including 34 Republicans, Rep. Michael the United States.”

Burgess—a Texas Republican who chairs the Energy and Commerce committee’s sub—Sen. Heidi Heitkamp committee on health energy and is himself an obstetrician/gynecologist—has not yet scheduled a hearing. The full Senate must also approve the $50 million in new funds, which would then have to be reconciled with the House budget request—likely to be considerably lower.

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Angeles punk crew Go Betty Go doesn’t have to respond at all. “I think that’s by funny, because we’re Howard so fucking loud— Hardee there’s no heckling in rock ’n’ roll, you know?” she said. “If Preview: somebody’s talking go betty go, Kepi shit, you just play and ghoulie and satanic pretend they’re not mountain Witches, there.” saturday Aug. 11, 8 p.m.

It would be diftickets: $8/advance ficult to get under (tickettailor.com); Vilar’s skin. When $10/door the band got together The Maltese in 2000, she was a 1600 Park Ave. high-schooler full of 343-4915 angst, but now 18 years later she says that she performs with carefree joy.

“I feel this rush of happiness because playing music is such a fun and enjoyable experience for me,” she told the CN&R by phone. “There’s nothing like it. The shows have gone so well since we got back together, and I feel so happy up there. I think it shows in my face.”

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This mood change is a relatively recent development; Vilar quit the band in 2006, after a long period of discord.

Go Betty Go had been touring nonstop and, in retrospect, she says she didn’t make her own health a priority. She wasn’t eating or sleeping well, and living out of a car “started to make me a little crazy,” she said. “We would fight a lot.

Once that pressure’s on, everything is a trigger for a fight, and it got bad between me and the girls.”

Vilar left to pursue a career in graphic design and the band continued for a few years with a new lead singer—Emily Wynne-Hughes—before going on indefinite hiatus in 2010. For a time, Go Betty Go looked defunct. But in 2012, a promoter asked the band to play a one-off reunion show; Hughes was unavailable.

It had been six years since the split and Vilar could hardly remember why they had been fighting.

“I figured, why not? We had band practice and I remembered the songs,” she said. “I realized I really missed it, so we did it again, and again, and again, and then the band was back together.”

The reunion spurred new songwriting and the 2015 comeback album, Reboot.

Go Betty Go is rounded out by Vilar’s sister, Aixa (drums), Michelle Rangel

(bass) and, of course, the band’s namesake and guitarist, Betty Cisneros. They are currently recording and will perform a new unreleased song at their upcoming show at The Maltese this Saturday (Aug. 11). They’ve already sold the track to a movie production company, however, and therefore can’t post it online yet.

Vilar promises that the band’s forthcoming EP will deliver the powerful punk-tinged rock fans are used to, but likely will reflect the band’s sunnier disposition.

“Things are good for us nowadays,” she said. “I’m in a good headspace, anyway. My boyfriend isn’t an asshole, so I don’t have anything bad to say about anybody. So, yeah, we’d like to do something a little more fun and positive.

There’s definitely a lot to complain about, but we all need a reason to wake up in the morning. Sometimes it’s good to create some art that reminds you of what it is to be human.”

Today, Vilar says she makes a point of taking better care of herself before shows: “I have to prepare for the energy I’m going to give off, so I go for a good run, do my exercises and prepare my voice, so when I get up there I can be my full self. It’s such a place of joy for me.

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ORCHARD HOSPITAL GOLF TOURNEY: Sink some putts to help Orchard Hospital pay for new equipment and building costs. Fri, 8/10, 8am. $130. Bidwell Park Golf Course, 3199 Golf Course Road.

SUMMER BLOCK PARTY: Tons of activities and rotating live acts, plus dunk tanks, dancing, vendors, food and much more. Fri, 8/10. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

Music FOR THE FUNK OF IT MUSIC FESTIVAL: Camping on the Feather River, good times and sets from Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Soul Scratch, Five Alarm Funk, Smokey the Groove, Black Fong and many more at Nor-Cal’s premier funk fest. Fri, 8/10. Tickets: $55 and up. Belden, 14785 Belden Town Road, Belden. ftffest.com

Theater SHAKESPEARE MIX TAPE: Order and Disorder, short scenes and monologues from Willy Shakes, highlighting domestic chaos, both tragic and comedic. Pre-show music by local Renaissance musicians Beltain. Fri, 8/10, 7pm. $10. 1078 Gallery, 1710 Park Ave.

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Special Events BERRY CREEK BERRY FESTIVAL: The 20th annual event features a cornucopia of blackberry treats from pie to lemonade, plus live music, craft vendors, raffles and food trucks. At 2,000 feet in elevation, you’ll also escape the heat of the valley during this marvelous small-town festival. Sat 8/11, 10am-4pm. Free. Berry Creek Guild, 1477 Bald Rock Road, Berry Creek. 530-589-7847.

CHICO BEER TRAIL BREW CRAWL: Drink specials, live music and food trucks in Chico’s new brew hub, featuring The Commons, Secret Trail Brewing Co., Cellar Door Cider and Lassen Cidery. Sat 8/11, 12pm. $20-$35. South of 20th District, 2412 Park Ave. 916-605-9176.

DINNER IN THE GARDEN: Enjoy a delicious gardento-table meal specially paired with Sierra Nevada brews outdoors in the hop yard. Sat 8/11, 6:30pm. $75. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

GOLD PANNING LESSONS: The Gold Nugget Museum and the Paradise Ridge Diggers team up to teach panning techniques and find out where gold is typically found. Bags of sand mixed with real gold will be available for purchase. Sat 8/11, 12pm. Free. Gold Nugget

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PERSEID METEOR SHOWER CAMPOUT: This year’s peak falls on a weekend and you’re invited to camp out, support KZFR and NSPR, and watch the magic happen. Sat 8/11, 7pm. $25.

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POOL PARTY FOR PEACE: Community barbecue and fundraiser at Sycamore Pool includes a chili cook-off and more. Donations benefit the Chico Peace & Justice Center. Sat 8/11, 5:30pm. Free. One Mile Recreational Area, Bidwell Park. 530-893-9078.

RED BLUFF BREW BATTLE: Beer festival features samples from more than 50 breweries, food trucks, cornhole and more. Sat 8/11. $20$35. Red Bluff River Park, 100 Riverside Way, Red Bluff. short films (30 minutes or less) from around the world. Sat 8/11, 12pm-5pm. $10$15. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-592-4515. shortzfilm fest.com

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Special Events A NIGHT OF ART MAKING: Bring your own supplies or use the museum’s and spend the evening creating art in your own way. In conjunction with the Beyond the Frame exhibit. Wed, 8/15. $5. Museum of Northern California Art, 900 Esplanade. monca.org

FAMILY-TO-FAMILY: National Alliance on Mental Illness Butte County kicks off a 12-week program to help participants learn how to provide care to mentally ill family members. Wed, 8/15. Free. Enloe Conference Center, 1528 Esplanade. 530-518-7983. namibutteco.com

FOSSILS: Eric Gohre talks about fossils and how they can fuel your imagination, not your car. Wed, 8/15, 7pm. Free. Lake Oroville Visitor Center, 917 Kelly Ridge Road, Oroville.

LET’S DISCUSS EMERGENCY SERVICES: If the recent fires and the dam crisis of 2017 have taught us anything, it’s that we need to be prepared. Learn more about Oroville Hospital’s emergency room triage system and air ambulance services in Butte County at this community education event.

Register by calling 712-2167. Wed, 8/15, 5:30pm. Oroville Sports Club, 2600 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville. 530-712-2167. orovillehospital. com

Special Events KIDS CRAFTERNOON: Free drop-in craft program for kids of all ages. Tue, 8/14, 12pm. Free.

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HoT FUNK, CooL WATER Dusty, grimey, sticky, smelly … and that’s just the camping. Add another layer of nasty funk, wicked horn sections and envelope-filtered bass and you have the fifth annual For the Funk of It! music festival going down this weekend, Aug. 10-12, in Belden, right off Highway 70. Get down and dirty with Big Sam’s Funky Nation (pictured), Five Alarm Funk, Funk Exchange, Polyfunktion and some acts without the word “funk” in their name—don’t worry, they’re still funky. When the funk gets too thick, go jump in the Feather River to cool down.

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BLACKBIRD: Past & Present, in celebration of their 10-year anniversary Redroom Tattoo presents this month-long show featuring the paintings of Nor-Cal tattoo artists and friends of the shop. Through 8/31. Free.

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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.

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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.

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JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS GALLERY: Kaleidoscope of Culture, brilliantly colorful intaglio prints by Charles Barth, revealing the magic of Mexico. Through 8/31. Free. 254 E. Fourth St., 530-343-2930. jamessnidle finearts.com

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: Working farm and museum with rotating exhibits open every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 3pm.

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From flesh to frame Red Room celebrates 10 years with artist showcase

Fcreations instrument of their ingenuity. Like most artists, their initially came to life on paper or canvas, via or many tattooists, the needle wasn’t the first

pencils, pens and paints There’s a marked difference between what tattooers create for story and themselves and their works on flesh photo by that remain on other people’s bodies Ashiah Scharaga for the rest of their lives. It’s akin to the relationship between craft and as h i a h s@ art: the technical skill demanded by a newsrev i ew.c om craft bounded by rules, and the limitless freedom of exploration and creativity offered by making art.

Review: Last Saturday (Aug. 4) at Red Room Tattoo’s Blackbird Cafe, Red Room Tattoo Past & Present shows at Blackbird launched Past & Present, a surpristhrough Aug. 31. ingly eclectic showcase celebrating its 10th anniversary. The exhibit feaBlackbird tures dozens of works by nearly 20 1431 Park Ave. 433-1577 artists who’ve inhabited the distincfacebook.com/ tive corrugated-steel quonset hut on blackbirdchico Nord Avenue over the years.

At the reception, Philip Thompson—whose intricate, vivid watercolor pieces include a gilded, smoking skull and a bloodied girl in a leopard headdress—told the CN&R that he’s driven by the energy, emotion and challenges surrounding the creation of his artwork. As a tattooer, on the other hand, he acts as a liaison for another person’s vision.

Both are fulfilling in different ways, explained Red Room owner Dylan Lapp. “You can put your own emotion and your own feelings [into your own art] … all your shit on something that’s 100 percent for you.”

One of Lapp’s pieces, “Gut Check,” is a compelling, visceral representation of heartbreak: At the center is an arrow-speared, fractured heart with a bloodshot blue eye shedding tears. A sign, painted in the style of the iconic Las Vegas welcome, reads, “Never again,” and etched in the foreground is a conflicting inner monologue: “I

love you. I hate you. I’m sorry. I deserve it.”

The exhibit features a range of media—watercolor, ink, liquid acrylic and even coffee. Some pieces are similar to a traditional tattoo style—vixens in suggestive poses, blood-red roses and fierce eagles. Neil Sinclare’s “Right Meow” includes a dapper feline with a top hat, monocle and quill pen. Sini PDC’s “Spread Eagle” features a blonde bombshell with glittering locks draping her lithe arm across the wing of a screeching bird.

Other standouts include Andy Chism’s ink and watercolor piece named after its muse, “Wolf,” depicting the lone canine with bristling fur and lips pulled back in a snarl, one claw firmly gripping a skull emblazoned with a dripping crimson “FAITH.” An Alice in Wonderland nightmare, Daat Kraus’ “Purple Death” is an eye-catching twisted rose, with a wide-eyed skull emerging from the center of its purple petals.

In one corner of the exhibit, it’s impossible to miss “Equestrian Beauty,” Matt Pardo’s brunette in bondage captured in a moment of ecstasy, wearing blinders and a bit gag. Amber Vail’s work is exceptional: From the shrouded, mysterious “Daphne” to the captivating portrait of the purple-eyed, black-lipped, red-collared woman of “Sweet Submission.”

It’s an engaging show, representative of the breadth of talent of the group of artists, such as Bryan Mansell, a beloved former Red Room tattooist who died last year. Mansell was clearly gifted. One of his pieces shows a woman in a golden-handled mirror, juxtaposed with another mirror showing Medusa with slate-gray, red-underbellied snakes for hair and pale-yellow eyes.

Written on a ribbon: “As pretty as she is somebody somewhere is sick of her shit.”

There was an overall warmness to the show, of artist friends reuniting while also reaching out to others.

Juan Ortega will dedicate the proceeds from his triptych skull to SkateMD, a nonprofit that brings skateboarding to children with developmental, physical or emotional challenges. And, during the opening party, Red Room raised over $300 for Carr Fire relief efforts. Ω

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tHE LOWEst PAIR Tonight, Aug. 9 Naked Lounge sEE tHuRsDAY

grooves and cold brews. Thu, 8/9, 8pm. $3. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St., 530-321-9534.

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HILLCREST AVENUE: Classic rock and country covers from this young band. Fri, 8/10. Shakey’s Pizza, 2829 Olive Highway, Oroville.

KELLY TWINS DUELING PIANOS: Jon and Chris play your requests all night long in the lounge. Fri, 8/10, 9pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. feather fallscasino.com

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HOP ALONG: Sharp-witted singer

and songwriter Frances Quinlan has a gnarly rasp that can take you by surprise and knock you off your feet. The band’s romantic, dramatic and powerful songs are full of heartbreak and reflection.

They play with poppy riff-mongers Thin Lips. Thu, 8/9, 8pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

JAM NIGHT: Classic rock and blues jam hosted by JP Roxx and the LocoMotive Band. Thu, 8/9, 7pm. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade.

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KELLY TWINS ACOUSTIC: Living room

music with Jon and Chris. Thu, 8/9, 6pm. Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

THE LOWEST PAIR: Ripping banjo duo showcases profound lyrics and incredible vocal harmonies. Leave your Deliverance jokes at home.

They’re doing a couple dates with down-home folk/bluegrass trio The Pine Hearts, plus local acts Bran Crown and Fera. Thu, 8/9, 8pm. $7.

Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

OPEN MIC/JAM: Bring your songs and your instrument for this weekly open mic and jam session. Thu, 8/9, 7:30pm. Woodstock’s Pizza, 166 E. Second St.

MICHAEL RUSSELL: Singer/songwriter performs original blues, roots rock and hints of Americana. Stone cold blues guitar licks, old school energy and timeless songwriting. Fri, 8/10. The Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St., Oroville.

MICKEY AVALON & DIRT NASTY: Sleeze rappers exhort the joys of substance abuse and prostitution.

Blaze1 opens the show. Fri, 8/10, 9pm. $20-$30. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave. tackleboxchico.com

OPEN MIC: Tito hosts this regular

event. Backline available. Fri, 8/10, 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, 8/10. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

RAMBLIN MAN: Gregg’s gone, so this is as close as you’re going to get to seeing the Allman Bros. rock it out. Fri, 8/10, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino. com

ROCK MONSTERZ: The “z” means they mean bizness. Rockin’ dance songs in the lounge. Fri, 8/10, 8:30pm. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. goldcountry casino.com

ROCK SHOWCASE: Alt-rock quartet Amahjra, funk, jazz and horns with Rigmarole and the debut of Manimals (hopefully named for our favorite 1983 TV show about a crime-fighting, shape-shifting professor—somebody reboot that, please!). Fri, 8/10, 9pm. $5. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave. maltese barchico.com

SUNDAY IRIS: Soulful Americana

duo plays dinner tunes. Fri, 8/10, 6:30pm. Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

TYLER DEVOLL: Happy hour tunes. Fri, 8/10, 4pm. La Salles, 229 Broadway

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PAPERBACK WRItER

There are not words to describe singer Frances Quinlan’s voice. Like the many characters in her songs, her vocals take on dozens of personalities. We’re not talking range here and this is not Ariana Grande; rather, Quinlan inhabits her songs and becomes the people she sings about, bringing fraught, often dense stories to life, her innovative band creating layers of empathy. Catch her with Hop Along (pictured) when they play the Big Room with Thin Lips, tonight, Aug. 9.

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BOB LITTELL & PETER WILSON: Eclectic mix of music for your dining pleasure. Sat, 8/11, 6:30pm. Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

BODEGA: Bass-heavy art punk goes from slow and brooding to whipping, angular rippers. RIYL Pylon, Parquet

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Courts and the B-52s. Noiserock outfit Black Magnet and the Pervent hip-hop-punk crew also perform. Sat, 8/11, 8:30pm. $7. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

CHRIS SCHADT & MATT MCBRIDE: Funk, rock and blues mixing originals and popular cover tunes. Bring your dancing shoes. Sat, 8/11, 8:30pm. Ramada Plaza Chico, 685 Manzanita Court.

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with support from wonderboy Chris Keene (Surrogate). Sun, 8/12, 8pm. $10-$12. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

OPEN MIKEFULL: Musicians get two songs or 10 minutes. Wed, 8/15, 7pm. $2. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive, Paradise, 530-877-4995.

SKIP CULTON: Soulful singer-song-

writer plays dinner tunes. Wed, 8/15, 6:30pm. Red Tavern, 1250 Esplanade.

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WILD CHILD: Seven-piece Austin, Texas, MIXTAPE: Cover band plays popular favorites. Sat, 8/11, 9pm. White Water Saloon, 5571 Clark Road, Paradise.

band delivers some captivating indie pop beats and infectious melodies with one foot firmly planted in the adult contemporary scene.

Chico’s own Solar Estates opens the gig. Mon, 8/13, 8pm. $15. Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

REGGAE PARTY: All-day affair featuring DEFCATS: Greatest hits cover band plays all your favorite classic rock and pop songs. Sat, 8/11, 9pm. $5.

Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave. tackle boxchico.com

DRIVER: Rock ’n’ roll trio. Sat, 8/11, 9pm. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582

Esplanade.

GO BETTY GO & KEPI GHOULIE: Super snappy three-chord pop punk from Los Angeles and the former frontman of the Groovie Ghoulies take over the Maltese for the night.

Part-time hex casters Satanic Mountain Witches open the rock show. Sat, 8/11, 8pm. $8-$10. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave. maltese barchico.com

INSIGHT: Good-time rock in the

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

THE LATE BLOOMERS & GOOD DOG: Folk,

bluegrass and marvelous pizza. Sat, 8/11, 6:30pm. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER: What would you name your Bon Jovi tribute act?

We’re going with “Blaze of Glory,” mostly cuz Young Guns 2. Sat, 8/11, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

MICHAEL RUSSELL: See Friday. Sat, 8/11, 8pm. The Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St., Oroville.

a Jamaican buffet ($15) and music starting at 5pm (reggae time).

Rotating guest DJs and bands each month. Sat, 8/11, 12pm. Sipho’s Jamaican Restaurant and Cafe, 1228 Dayton Road, 530-895-1866. siphos jamaica.com

ROCK MONSTERZ: See Friday. Sat, 8/11, 8:30pm. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. goldcountrycasino.com

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THE MONDEGREENS: Local indie rockers (now in Seattle) kick out the jams with this fundraiser for congressional candidate Audrey Denney.

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DUFFY’S DANCE NIGHT: DJ Lois and

Amburgers spin funk, pop and hiphop. Wed, 8/15, 10pm. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

OPEN MIC: Music, storytelling, poetry and more. Wed, 8/15, 7pm. Butte County Library, Chico Branch, 1108 Sherman Ave.

OPEN MIC COMEDY: First time come-

dians give it a go. Wed, 8/15, 9pm. Free. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade, 925-577-0242.

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Born in Chico, indie rock band The Mondegreens (pictured) made their way north to Seattle and morphed into a five-piece powerhouse. They return home for this show to support District 1 congressional candidate Audrey Denney with a blowout at Naked Lounge on Sunday, Aug. 12.

Catch up with the band, support Denney’s campaign and enjoy some excellent music from Surrogate guitarist and songwriter Chris Keene who opens the show.

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one from Christopher Plummer; a funky supporting cast that includes such luminaries as Christopher Lloyd, Kristen Schaal, Bobby Cannavale and Peter Fonda; and writer-director Shana Feste’s script, which mixes some unusually perceptive character touches into the pell-mell comic plotting.

That plot is both obvious and not always coherent. A frantically neurotic single mom (Farmiga) is already dealing with a crisis in the schooling of her teenage son (a quietly sly Lewis MacDougall), an artistically inclined misfit named Henry, when she and the young man are called to rescue her father, Jack (Plummer), a gleeful proponent and grower of marijuana who has been expelled from the last of the posh retirement homes that would have him.

Within that scheme of things, Laura (Farmiga) and Henry find themselves chauffeuring the Rabelaisian Jack from Seattle to Los Angeles in the latter’s tentatively reactivated Rolls-Royce.

The plan is to deposit the old man in the apartment of Laura’s sister (spacey Schaal), but crafty

Grandpa Jack contrives to alter their itinerary in ways that will permit him to visit old friends who are likely customers for the load of marijuana he has stashed in the boot of his car.

The meandering start-and-stop journey south takes the threesome into the company of Jack’s most devoutly stoned old friends, including the hilariously lunatic Stanley (Lloyd), a well-heeled smoothie named Joey (Fonda), and an overgrown New Age babbler named Leonard (Cannavale), who is Laura’s ex and Henry’s father.

Feste and her actors have concocted a diverse range of comic and satirical caricatures through most of the film. It’s mainly with Laura and the characters closest to her that there’s a rich interplay of caricature and full-on characterization. Feste’s characters are at their liveliest and most interesting when trying to function both inside and outside their much-practiced psychological self-awareness. Laura, as written by Feste and played by Farmiga, is an especially remarkable creation in that respect. Ω

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

Opening this week BlacKkKlansman

Spike Lee’s latest is based on the real-life story of Ron Stallworth, a black cop who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado in 1979.

Starring John David Washington and Adam Driver. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Dog Days

Some people in Los Angeles have dogs. Seriously, that’s it. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Leave No Trace

The latest from writer/director Debra Granik (Down to the Bone, Winter’s Bone) is the story of a vet with PTSD (Ben Foster) who lives off the grid with his teen daughter (Thomasin McKenzie) in an Oregon park.

After being forced to leave, the two are faced with adapting to regular society again.

Pageant Theatre. Rated PG.

Lucio

Documentary on the life of Spanish bricklayer and anarchist Lucio Urubia, a modernday Robin Hood who robbed from banks and gave to liberation movements around the world. One showing only, Sunday, Aug. 12, 7 p.m. A benefit for Blackbird. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

The Meg

The megalodon is the super-size ancestor of the great white, and somehow a 75-foot-long one is loose in the ocean and harassing some scientists stuck in a submarine, and it’s up to a scientist played by Jason Statham to save them. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

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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 a vacation of their own. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

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

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Christopher Robin

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.

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Mission: Impossible — Fallout

Should anyone really care about a plot when some of the best stunts and action scenes ever put to film are in play? Thankfully, if you do, Mission: Impossible — Fallout features the sort of fun, twisted story that has become a hallmark of this series, so you’ll be interested even when Tom Cruise isn’t risking his life. Yes, there are a lot of, “Hey, haven’t I seen that before?” moments (more masks being ripped off), but the labyrinthine hijinks feel fresh overall.

I won’t give away much, other 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 prior installment. The heroes are 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 has directed and/or written for Cruise on many films and the two collaborate here on some of their most spectacular cinematic feats yet. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —B.G.

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.

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What, first Bourdain, and now Gold, too? I did a quick health check to make sure food maven Ruth Reichl was still OK, and she was, sort of, having tweeted: “I have never been sadder. Jonathan Gold is gone.”

If Bourdain was the guy who made the global feel local, and taught us all about the commonalities that emerge across a shared table, no matter how exotic or far-flung, Gold was the first to show that, at least in boring, bland SoCal, the local had gone spectacularly global.

If you follow food writing in any way, you know that Gold started as a Los Angeles-based music writer with an insatiable curiosity and appetite for exploring the mindbending cornucopia of dining that had emerged in the ugly strip malls and drab, unsung neighborhoods of Southern California. He prevailed upon his LA Weekly editor to let him turn this sideline into a vocation, and debuted his Counter

Intelligence column, devoted to cheap and “ethnic” eats, in that publication in 1986. He moved from place to place in L.A., bouncing back and forth between LA Weekly, the Los Angeles Times and Gourmet magazine, and ultimately serving as the food critic for the L.A. Times from 2012 until his death.

In a classic piece of his, from 1998, he reminisces about a time in his early 20s, when he attempted to eat at every restaurant on Pico Boulevard, a 15-mile street that bisects the city from east to west, from downtown L.A. to Santa Monica. He described it thusly, in a way that could sum up his philosophy of dining: “No glossy magazine has ever suggested Pico as an emerging hot street ….

But precisely because Pico is so unremarked, because it is left alone like old lawn furniture moldering away in the side yard of a suburban house, it is at the center of entrylevel capitalism in Los Angeles, and one of the most vital food streets in the world.”

At the time he started Counter Intelligence, or even 13 years later, at the time the above words were published, the idea that Los Angeles was host to the best food in the world was laughable. But in the current food culture and climate, which he was instrumental in creating, no one is laughing at that idea.

It is mostly accepted as true.

Ten years ago, a good friend of mine was living north of L.A., and she introduced me to the writing of Gold and the delights of the San Gabriel Valley, an area to the east of L.A., home to some 1.5 million people, the majority of whom are of Hispanic and Asian descent. She took me to 101 Noodle Express to blow my mind with the beef roll, described by Gold as a “steroidal composition of fried Chinese pancakes, cilantro, and great fistfuls of thinly sliced meat wetted with sweet bean sauce and formed into something like a Chinese burrito the size of your arm.”

On his recommendation, we fretfully waited in line at Luscious Dumplings, praying the pan-fried pork dumplings (“magnificent things, flattened hemispheres blackened to a luminous, carbon edged crunch …. They exploded in the mouth with a blistering, onion-scented pop, a primal flood of juice, of heat, of flavor.”) would not run out before we got to order.

Those dumplings remain my avowed deathbed meal if I ever get to choose one.

Some of the most memorable meals of my life were courtesy of his writings, and luckily for all of us, we have our own, much smaller versions of Pico and San Gabriel that are ripe for exploring. □

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PUT UP YER DUKES I’m on the Zoloft to keep from killin’ y’all—Mike Tyson

That’s right, Arts DEVO is a boxing fan. Well, my dad is a boxing fan, and as an impressionable little spud who would hang with him during television broadcasts of championship fights, I grew up on the sport. It’s weird to think about now as an adult who has never thrown a punch and who is not into any of the violent sports—boxing, MMA, football, hockey, etc. But the spark is still there. If I hear about a big match coming up, I’ll seek out the results and sometimes even follow up by searching YouTube for highlights (which will often send me down the digital rabbit hole of big moments in violence—from the top 10 Tyson knockouts to Kimbo Slice sending Big Mac to the dirty pavement in a street fight).

Boxing was one of our main areas of father-son connection, and growing up I became invested in the various narratives—especially of Dad’s heroes Muhammad Ali (he filled me in Iron Mike on his legend and his nonpareil trash talk as we witnessed him stumble at the end of his career) and Sugar Ray Leonard, whose redemption versus Roberto Durán was glorious in the famous “no mas” fight.

By the time Tyson came along, basketball, girls and rock ’n’ roll had taken over and I wasn’t sharing the couch as much. I do remember Dad being in awe of Tyson’s fearsome presence and terrifying power, but regretfully, we never watched him together. Of all the sport’s characters, it’s actually the troubled Tyson who remains the most intriguing to me (the 2008 documentary Tyson is brutal and amazing). And, it was seeing some random fliers of Iron Mike hanging on a couple of trees on Pine Street last week that sent me down Nostalgia Lane.

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Why Haven’t Senior Homeowners Been Told These Facts?

Keep reading if you own a home in the U.S. and were born before 1955.

It’s a well-known fact that for many senior citizens in the U.S. their home is their single biggest asset, often accounting for more than 50% of their total net worth.

Yet, according to new statistics from the mortgage industry, senior homeowners in the U.S. are now sitting on more than 6.1 trillion dollars of unused home equity.1 With people now living longer than ever before and home prices back up again, ignoring this “hidden wealth” may prove to be short sighted.

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In fact, a recent survey by American Advisors Group (AAG), the nation’s number one HECM lender, found that over 90% of their clients are satisfied with their loans.

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Source: http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2016/06/21/seniors-home-equity-grows-to-6-trillion-reverse-mortgage-opportunity. 2If you qualify and your loan is approved, a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) must pay off any existing mortgage(s). With a HECM loan, no monthly mortgage payment is required. A HECM increases the principal mortgage loan amount and decreases home equity (it is a negative amortization loan).

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF August 9, 2018 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Palestinian

American writer Susan Abulhawa writes that in the Arab world, to say a mere “thank you” is regarded as spiritless and ungenerous. The point of communicating gratitude is to light up with lively and expressive emotions that respond in kind to the kindness bestowed. For instance, a recipient may exclaim, “May Allah bless the hands that give me this blessing,” or “Beauty is in the eyes that find me beautiful.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I propose that you experiment with this approach. Be specific in your praise. Be exact in your appreciation. Acknowledge the unique mood and meaning of each rich exchange.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you need this advice from mythologist Joseph Campbell: “Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.” He says it’s “a rescue land … some field of action where there is a spring of ambrosia—a joy that comes from inside, not something external that puts joy into you—a place that lets you experience your own will and your own intention and your own wish.” Do you have such a place, Taurus? If not, now is a great time to find one. If you do, now is a great time to go there for a spell and renew the hell out of yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When he

was 20 years old, future U.S. President Thomas Jefferson had an awkward encounter with a young woman who piqued his interest. He was embarrassed by the gracelessness he displayed. For two days afterward, he endured a terrible headache. We might speculate that it was a psychosomatic reaction. I bring this up because I’m wondering if your emotions are also trying to send coded messages to you via your body. Are you aware of unusual symptoms or mysterious sensations? See if you can trace them back to their source in your soul.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): There’s

a zone in your psyche where selfishness overlaps generosity, where the line between being emotionally manipulative and gracefully magnanimous almost disappears. With both hope and trepidation for the people in your life, I advise you to hang out in that gray area for now. Yes, it’s a risk. You could end up finessing people mostly for your own good and making them think it’s mostly for their own good.

But the more likely outcome is that you will employ ethical abracadabra to bring out the best in others, even as you get what you want, too.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You probably gaze

at the sky enough to realize when there’s a full moon. But you may not monitor the heavenly cycles closely enough to tune in to the new moon, that phase each month when the lunar orb is invisible. We astrologers regard it as a ripe time to formulate fresh intentions. We understand it to be a propitious moment to plant metaphorical seeds for the desires you want to fulfill in the coming four weeks. When this phenomenon happens during the astrological month of Leo, the potency is intensified for you. Your next appointment with this holiday is August 10th and 11th.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In her poem

“Dogfish,” Virgo poet Mary Oliver writes, “I wanted the past to go away, I wanted to leave it.” Why? Because she wanted her life “to open like a hinge, like a wing.” I’m happy to tell you, Virgo, that you now have more power than usual to make your past go away. I’m also pleased to speculate that as you perform this service for yourself, you’ll be skillful enough to preserve the parts of your past that inspire you, even as you shrink and neutralize memories that drain you. In response to this good work, I bet your life will open like a hinge, like a wing—no later than your birthday, and most likely before that.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran fashion writer Diana Vreeland (1903-1989) championed the beauty of the strong nose. She

by rob brezsny didn’t approve of women wanting to look like “piglets and kittens.” If she were alive today, she’d be pleased that nose jobs in the U.S. have declined 43 percent since 2000. According to journalist Madeleine Schwartz writing in Garage magazine, historians of rhinoplasty say there has been a revival of appreciation for the distinctive character revealed in an unaltered nose. I propose, Libra, that in accordance with current astrological omens, we extrapolate some even bigger inspiration from that marvelous fact. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to celebrate and honor and express pride in your idiosyncratic natural magnificence.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Maybe

happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else.” This definition, articulated by author Isaac Asimov, will be an excellent fit for you between now and September 20. I suspect you’ll be unusually likely to feel at peace with yourself and at home in the world. I don’t mean to imply that every event will make you cheerful and calm. What I’m saying is that you will have an extraordinary capacity to make clear decisions based on accurate appraisals of what’s best for you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21): I’ve compiled a list of new blessings you need and deserve during the next 14 months. To the best of my ability, I will assist you to procure them. Here they are: a practical freedom song and a mature love song; an exciting plaything and a renaissance of innocence; an evocative new symbol that helps mobilize your evolving desires; escape from the influence of a pest you no longer want to answer to; insights about how to close the gap between the richest and poorest parts of yourself; and the cutting of a knot that has hindered you for years.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

“It has become clear to me that I must either find a willing nurturer to cuddle and nuzzle and whisper sweet truths with me for six hours or else seek sumptuous solace through the aid of eight shots of whiskey.” My Capricorn friend Tammuz confided that message to me. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were feeling a comparable tug. According to my assessment of the Capricorn zeitgeist, you acutely need the revelations that would become available to you through altered states of emotional intelligence. A lavish whoosh of alcohol might do the trick, but a more reliable and effective method would be through immersions in intricate, affectionate intimacy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Not

even 5 percent of the world’s population lives in a complete democracy. Congratulations to Norway, Canada, Australia, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, New Zealand, Switzerland and Sweden. Sadly, three countries where my column is published—the U.S., Italy and France—are categorized as “flawed democracies.” Yet they’re far better than the authoritarian regimes in China and Russia. (Source: The Economist.) According to my astrological analysis, you will personally benefit from working to bring more democracy into your personal sphere. How can you ensure that people you care about feel equal to you, and have confidence that you will listen to and consider their needs, and believe they have a strong say in shaping your shared experiences?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Mystic

poet Kabir wrote, “The flower blooms for the fruit: when the fruit comes, the flower withers.” He was invoking a metaphor to describe his spiritual practice and reward. The hard inner work he did to identify himself with God was the blooming flower that eventually made way for the fruit. The fruit was his conscious, deeply felt union with God. I see this scenario as applicable to your life, Pisces. Should you feel sadness about the flower’s withering?

It’s fine to do so. But the important thing is that you now have the fruit. Celebrate it! Enjoy it!

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MARC WESLEY 5106 Cliffhanger Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

SHUREE D’NIEL WESLEY 5106 Cliffhanger Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DETAILED HOME INSPECTIONS at 13734 Andover Drive Magalia, CA 95954.

ROBIN EDWARD FERRY 13734 Andover Drive Magalia, CA 95954.

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JAMES KOCH 1144 W 1st Street # 10 Chico, CA 95928.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO GARAGE DOORS at 2210 Ceanothus Ave Apt 1 Chico, CA 95926.

JACOB JOHN ARMINTROUT 2210 Ceanothus Ave Apt 1 Chico, CA 95926.

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COMMERCIAL NORTH STATE, KWRCA at 2080 E. 20th Street Suite 170 Chico, CA 95928.

BCHM CORPORATION 2080 E. 20th Street Suite 170 Chico, CA 95928.

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DAYTON RANCH ENTERPRISES INC 3287 Dayton Rd Chico, CA 95928.

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ATLAS CONSULTING LLC 702 Mangrove Ave Ste 332 Chico, CA 95926.

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PAMELA SALYERS-ENNS 837 Glenn St Chico, CA 95928.

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KAYLEN FUNICELLIO 1450 Springfield Dr. #216 Chico, CA 95928.

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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 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.

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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

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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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as 13 DONUTS at 56 Maple Ln Chico, CA 95973.

ROBERTO A MARCIALES 56 Maple Ln Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ROBERTO A MARCIALES Dated: June 18, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000813 Published: August 9,16,23,30, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name SIGNUM COMMERCIAL at 2619 Forest Ave #100 Chico, CA 95928.

AARON STEWART 25 Pine Oaks Road Oroville, CA 95966.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: AARON STEWART Dated: July 26, 2018 FBN Number: 2017-0000144 Published: August 9,16,23,30, 2018

NOTICES NOTICE OF LIEN SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the California Self-Storage Self-Service Act, Section 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said stored property. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding at the location where the said property has been stored.

Discount Storage 5100 Clark Road Paradise, CA 95969.

Butte County, State of California.

Unit No. #A-1 JILL COLE Items: Miscellaneous household items, furniture, mattresses Unit No. #C-6 CONNIE DUNCAN Items: Miscellaneous boxes Unit No. #C-4 THOMAS LEROSSINGNOL Items: Miscellaneous boxes LIEN SALE WILL BE HELD: Date: Saturday, September 1st, 2018 Time: 10:00 am Location: 5100 Clark Road, Paradise, CA 95969 Successful bidders must present a valid form of identification and be prepared to pay cash for purchased items. All items are sold “as is” and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event that a settlement is reached between the owner and tenant.

Published: August 9,16, 2018

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due, the following units contain clothes, furniture, boxes, etc.

MICHAEL AZEVEDO #345cc1 6x12 (boxes, tools, air compressor) JACOB WINGHAM #239ss 6x12 (boxes, clothes, dresser) Contents to be sold to the highest bidder on: August 25, 2018 Beginning at 12:00pm Sale to be held at: Bidwell Self Storage, 65 Heritage Lane, Chico, CA 95926.

(530) 893-2109 Published: August 9,16, 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

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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 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

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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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED 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

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

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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: 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

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.

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

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:

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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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JUDE RIBERA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: EAVYN JULIUS REDONDO Proposed name: EAVYN JULIUS RIBERA 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 31, 2018 Case Number: 18CV00690 Published: August 9,16,23,30, 2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JASON SIMS PIMENTEL Proposed name: JASON SIMS CABRERA 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: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: July 26, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02412 Published: August 9,16,23,30, 2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner TROY ALLEN HENRY filed a petition with this

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court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TROY ALLEN HENRY Proposed name: TROY ALLEN TATOM 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 28, 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 30, 2018 Case Number: 18CV02460 Published: August 9,16,23,30, 2018

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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 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

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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

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.

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

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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

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.

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

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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, 20188

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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 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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The radio news announced a hike in interest rates.

My old mentor KDV said, “When interest rates are on the rise, the Realtor’s attitude is on the wane, my friend. We Realtors are still suffering post-traumatic stress disorder from the effects of rising interest rates in years gone by.”

“See?” He pulled his hair straight up, crossed his eyes, and clenched his cigarette between his teeth with his lips stretched wide open. His pantomime was hilarious, but I was too terrified to laugh because KDV was supposed to be driving the car. He had turned toward me, and his crossed eyes were derelict in their duty of watching the road ahead.

“Gaaaa!” I yelled, pointing at the oncoming traffic and the upcoming turns.

“See, babe, just the mention of rising interest rates and you’re already stressed,” he said.

“That’s not it!” I said. “That’s not my problem!”

“Exactly!” said KDV, as he calmly and deftly swerved left

and right to put us back on course. “Interest rates are not the problem for Realtors. Or for our clients. The market moves in mysterious ways, my friend,” he said. “Prices go up and down, as do interest rates. We must adjust accordingly.”

KDV reached up and opened the skylight. He tilted his head back and blew a long draft of cigarette smoke through the opening. He held the position to the point of abandoning his driving duties again, in my opinion.

“GAAAA!” I yelled again, pointing at the road ahead.

“Listen, babe,” he said, “the market moves on its own, like the Mississippi River. We must guide our buyers and sellers the best way we can to help them navigate the rising waters of interest rates. There are methods to learn.”

He looked at me with concern. “You’re stressing too much, my friend.”

KDV was right. I was stressing. But at the moment, it wasn’t from rising interest rates.

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