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Suggestion for the council: switch seats We were a bit surprised Tuesday evening (Dec. 4)

when the Chico City Council’s reconfigured panel—with three new members and its new liberal majority—voted in the folks who will lead the city as mayor and vice mayor for the next two years.

We called it on the mayoral post—although it comes with the asterisk of Councilman Randall Stone having immediately jumped in to nominate himself—but we didn’t see it coming when political neophyte Alex Brown was nominated and voted in as vice mayor.

That unpredictable outcome is a good sign.

Indeed, over the past four years, with few exceptions, the conservatives were predictable. That was true two years ago, when we watched the four of them vote in Sean Morgan as mayor—the expected choice, as he’d served as a councilman for four years, vice mayor for two of them, and was thus the most experienced among those on the right side of the dais who hadn’t held that post. Choosing Reanette Fillmer as vice mayor was predictable, too, and unfortunately a very poor choice.

To put it bluntly, the way they ran the meetings—the primary role of the largely ceremonial positions—ushered in an era of public discourse that will

be remembered as some of the most combative and divisive years in the city’s history. Fortunately, their reign—and subsequent disrespect for the process—has ceased.

Brown didn’t get voted in unanimously. Morgan cast a nay vote, which seemed odd considering he voted last, meaning it was already a done deal. So much for taking the high road. Veterans Ann Schwab and Karl Ory were more diplomatic—abstaining from a vote on Stone, because Schwab had nominated Ory for mayor.

We hope to see more civility in the City Council chambers in the years to come. That includes a more collaborative working relationship with colleagues of divergent views. On that front, we offer a humble suggestion: that the council nix its long-held seating arrangement that places the progressives on the left side of the dais and the conservatives on the right.

Mixing it up would not change any of the council members’ minds on policy. But it would be a symbolic gesture that signals the panel’s willingness to work beyond the philosophical divisions that have hampered the process. One would hope it would sow some common ground and foster positive working relationships. Now, more than ever, our elected leaders need to work together for the greater good. Ω

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A new era of homelessness Wloss of life and 14,000 homes, we might also take note of the fact that thousands of Camp Fire victims

hile trying to wrap our minds around the horrific

are in the ranks of the 60 percent of Americans with no assets: the working poor, the elderly and the disabled, who occupied much of the affordable housing in Paradise.

In Butte County alone, we needed 2,000 more affordable homes before the fire. If we had a shelter crisis then, we have a shelter catastrophe now. How many more will be chronically homeless is anyone’s guess. by The focus of Chico Friends on Patrick Newman the Street is not on building affordThe author is founder able dwellings, though the need is of chico Friends on beyond obvious. Our focus is on the Streets. human rights in our public space.

Here’s what Chico can do to protect the human rights of those who end up on our streets: 1) Immediately provide 24-hour restrooms and/ or portable toilets citywide. 2) Establish the “right 4

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to rest” and fully recognize that sleeping cannot be criminalized without violating the Eighth Amendment.

3) Decriminalize homelessness, with the elimination of sit-lie laws, storage laws, etc. 4) Improve the distribution of necessities, including food, winter clothing, blankets and other materials. 5) Create more points of contact: warming/cooling centers and soup kitchens. Retain our only downtown kitchen, which is now in jeopardy.

6) Promote a spirit of inclusion and resist the impulse to patronize, coerce and “consolidate” the homeless.

In an unforgiving, competitive economy, with increasingly unjust wealth distribution, homelessness is a highly visible, self-inflicted wound. A symptom.

The Camp Fire brings us into another era in living with that symptom, but I’ve never met a homeless person whose life did not burn down at some point.

The task remains the same: In the midst of an intractable housing crisis—a systemic failure, 40 years in the making—we must reduce suffering, while ensuring that human rights and autonomy are respected. This is only possible in a city willing to share its public space.

(Chico Friends on the Street is at City Plaza every Sunday at noon.) Ω

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castaway The CN&R is committed to chronicling the Camp Fire and its ensuing crises for the foreseeable future. That is our pledge to readers moving forward into the long and complex recovery process.

I mention this because you’re not going to see a photo of the fire on the cover every week, but the subject most certainly will be a focal point of our news coverage. Sure, it’s our job to provide the public with developments that unfold, but I want readers to know that we care deeply about the communities devastated by this tragedy. Everyone in our small office has friends and loved ones who are directly affected. Two employees—and their dear partners—lost their homes; others have been displaced.

Speaking of the CN&R family, I’ve sat down a few times recently with Kevin Jeys, who is well known for his intrepid reporting as a staff writer in the late-1970s and early-’80s. We’d exchanged a few emails since our 40th anniversary issue a couple of summers ago—in which Jeys shared some memories about the paper’s early years—but until late last month had not met.

Jeys stayed in Paradise through the Camp Fire. His house, just a stone’s throw from the Skyway, was spared—thanks to him, a garden hose, some good luck and the Granite Bay Fire Department. That’s the short version, anyway. I learned he was there in a story about him that ran on Thanksgiving Day in The New York Times.

I was in Southern California at the time, but was determined to check in on him. Unlike most folks, I possess a press badge allowing me entrance to the cordoned-off region, where, in addition to my reporting duties, I’ve gone around feeding stranded cats.

When I returned to Chico a few days later, I reached out to one of his friends, who loaded me up with a trunk full of provisions, including a camp stove, candles, and parrot and cat food (like me, Jeys is an animal lover). Neither the friend nor I had a way to communicate with him, because, like everything else on the Ridge, phone service and power had been wiped out. And though wireless towers had returned by that time—more than two weeks after the fire struck—he didn’t own a cellphone. (He has one now, thanks to a Times reader in the Bay Area, but that’s another story.)

Point is, he had no clue a near stranger was on her way with rations and a hug. Funny enough, though, when I pulled up near his house, Jeys was sitting on the porch as though he’d been awaiting my arrival. In reality, I suspect being a sort of castaway in a ghost town of ashes for 18 days was pretty lonesome. Jeys told me firefighters, utility workers and law enforcement personnel have been exceedingly kind and thoughtful through his stay.

Still, he seemed glad for my company and I was happy to be able to bend the ear of someone who’d seen some of the devastation up close, as I have while scouring the Ridge the day after the fire and many days thereafter to get a handle on the scope of its ruin.

Frankly, it’s a work in progress.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

LETTERS

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Jeffersonian joke Re “California divided” (Cover story, by Stephen Magagnini, Nov. 29): Three words: Never gonna happen.

After over 200 tries since 1850, what makes them think now is the time? I fail to see Trump’s relevance since attempts have been made before California was even admitted to the union. Do they realize that all state jobs and state funding would vanish overnight? And what of the CHP, the state parks and the state welfare system that serves so many of those counties that would leave California? It’s a pipe dream that I wish they would just give up because it’s never going to come to fruition.

Adam Clegg Chico

Three views on editorial Re “Denying climate change doesn’t negate it” (Editorial,

Nov. 29): The global warming phenomenon would be more acceptable and worth deeper consideration if it was thought of and framed differently by the sky-is-falling fanatics.

It is hard to take a bunch of ranting self-righteous know-it-alls serious.

For instance, accepting warming is easy—accepting that it is fixable by our country suffering economically alone to do so is unbelievable. Under the Paris climate accord, only the United States was compelled to take any action and we also were expected to pay untold millions to other countries that were compelled to do nothing. Furthermore, our country has a deep environmental awareness. We make things much cleaner than other countries, so restricting our ability to do so actually adds to global warming.

Just as increasing gas mileage in cars required making their windshields paper thin, causing them

to break constantly and therefore requiring massive mining, production, and transportation costs that may very well offset any perceived environmental benefit.

There is some evidence that any huge windmill used to produce power will not, in its entire lifetime, offset the energy costs of its production, installation and operation. It may just be a feel-good exercise. Ah, then there are the volcanoes and the cow flatulence!

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climate are volcanic eruptions. The resulting explosions of millions of tons of CO2 and SO4, the latter converted to H2SO4 in the atmosphere, significantly affect the air we breathe and the upper layers of atmosphere. Laki fissure, 1783, 120 million tons; Mount St. Helens, 1980, 10 million tons; Mount Pinatubo, 1991, 20 million tons; Mount Fuego, Mount Kilauea, 2018, you call it.

According to the United States Geological Survey, eruptions cause aerosois—gas conversion—which creates an “increase in the reflection of radiation from the sun.” The result is a cooling of the Earth’s temperature.

Climate change can be moderated when all active volcanoes are sealed off. Let’s start with Mount Lassen!

Bill Collins Paradise

We have again heard from international scientists about global warming and weather catastrophe in the past decade. It’s obviously not good! International scientists and other representatives of government from around the world are meeting, talking, strategizing for the near future of our world, like five to 10 years?! Hello! Where are the leaders of the United States, our representatives, in all this?

Where are the people of America in all this?

We have dropped off the international landscape of influence with our neighbors, friends, fellow humans of this world! Please find a way to educate and stay truly informed and ask yourselves: Are we paying attention to what’s really important in our lives, our families’ lives, future? Wake up, America.

Brian Johnson Orland

Adopt a Ridge family The last few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to talk with those who’ve been affected by the Camp Fire. And I’ve read several moving Facebook posts by people who were evacuated or helped with the rescue. Shortly after the fire began, Paradise Fire Adopt a Family was created. It’s a Facebook page for both those affected and those who’d like to help. (Mister Rogers would love this.) However, it has also become an initial meeting

place, online, for people to share their stories.

Eventually, maybe by the start of the new year, an actual room or hall could be found which would be beneficial to the greater Paradise community.

Some place where children could draw pictures and people could write stories to “decorate” the walls. Perhaps musicians could even bring folks together with a songfest. That way, those whose lives were upended by the Camp Fire would have a place to share their fears and grief, and speak of their hopes and dreams. Maybe Sunday afternoons, someplace.

This might help mend hearts, while getting the healing and rebuilding process going. After all, one way or another, we are all in this together.

Carolyn Whitfield Chico

Trump’s VA troika The Veterans Administration has a backlog of 73,000 claims, a 27 percent increase over last year.

Pressure from veterans’ groups has forced them to rescind their decision to withhold G.I. Bill educational funds from 10,000 vets; however, the payments will be after the Christmas holiday.

What’s the reason for such callous behavior, one might ask?

Just one month into his presidency, Trump formed an unofficial “kitchen cabinet” to oversee the Veterans Administration, a troika of Mar-a-Lago insiders: Ike Perlmutter, chairman of Marvel Entertainment; Bruce Moskowitz, a Palm Beach doctor; and Marc Sherman, a lawyer. None served in the United States military nor held public office, yet they direct VA officials in all manner of policy and personnel decisions, to include starting new programs, and officials travel to Mar-a-Lago, at taxpayer expense, to hear their views. Their only oversight is Trump.

His hypocritical pomposity about “supporting the troops” rings as hollow as his selfproclaimed achievements and intellectual capacity. The sanctity for the military espoused by politicians on the campaign trail is coming to roost as they oversee military budgets with a sleight of hand. Bob Dylan once sang: “While money doesn’t talk, it

swears/Obscenity, who really cares/Propaganda, all is phony.”

Roger S. Beadle Chico

Trump supporter’s retort Re “Trump’s trip to ‘Pleasure’” (Letters, by Danny Wilson, Nov. 29): Danny Wilson bashes our president with tacky personal attacks, but says nothing of substance. We have a president who cares enough to come to our area and view it for himself, just to be attacked.

Danny, President Trump has done more for this country in two years than liberal fascists like you have ever done. Gov. Jerry Brown, the Sierra Club and the rest of the environmental extremists are squarely to blame for the Paradise tragedy.

Yet flaming liberals like Danny blame Trump and PG&E. California’s liberal utopia is a joke, and shows the nation just how ridiculously bad liberal progressive policy has become.

Brad Pankratz Orland

More lights, please Hey, Downtown Chico Business Association and all downtown business owners: Imagine how pretty downtown would look if everyone wrapped the trees in front with lights? I know it’s hard to get in the X-mas spirit right now, but we gotta try.

William Strom Chico

Correction In a recent Chow review (see “Deli discovery,” by Ken Smith, Oct. 25), the name of the owner of Alpaca Bob’s Sandwich Adventures, Mark Guillaume, was incorrect. Our apologies for the error, which has been fixed online. —ed.

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The Chico City Council on Tuesday (Dec. 4) voted to move forward on plans to create a community choice aggregation for the region, which would offer an alternative to PG&E for municipal, commercial and residential users.

The city conducted an online survey, which revealed 86 percent of respondents were in favor of a CCA, said Eric Gustafson, public works director-operations and maintenance. He requested the council direct staff to continue investigating the feasibility of a CCA, including looking into startup costs ($2.5 million for phase I and $3 million for phase II, both of which can be paid back with interest after the CCA is established) and a capital improvement project to cover them, starting in fiscal year 2019-20.

HOSPITAL OWNERS ‘COMMITTED’

Adventist Health administrators “remain committed to providing health care” in Paradise and reopening Feather River Hospital if feasible, a spokeswoman told the CN&R. On Tuesday (Dec. 4), Adventist Health announced it would reopen Feather River Health Center on Skyway within weeks. As previously reported (“Uncertain prognosis,” cover story, Nov. 15), corporate leadership would not commit to reopening the hospital itself in the wake of the Camp Fire, at least until a full facilities inspection. That assessment continues, said Jill Kinney, the organization’s Northern California communications director, who added that the decision also will take into account the town’s infrastructure capacity.

The fire Nov. 8 destroyed most lower-level buildings on the hospital site, but left intact much of the upper-level and off-site facilities.

Kinney said Adventist Health has opened clinics in Chico, including a pediatric office at the former Chico Children’s Center.

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Tuesday night (Dec. 4), the Oroville City Council adopted zoning and regulations for cannabis business, including retail sale, delivery and processing. The vote fell 4-2, with Mayor Linda Dahlmeier (pictured) and Councilman Scott Thomson dissenting and Councilman Art Hatley absent.

Of note, no more than three retail businesses will be allowed to operate within the city. Other requirements include: no outdoor cultivation; a 1,000-foot buffer from schools, day care centers, public parks, the historic downtown district, churches and youth centers; required installation of surveillance and alarm systems; and at least one security guard during business hours.

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In the zone Hard work and isolation for those who stayed despite the evacuation order

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through a herd of cattle. Many of the animals—34 in total—trotted alongside the vehicle, hungry and hoping to be fed.

Cates would get to that—but right now, his goal was to show this story and reporter just how close photo by the Camp Fire had gotMeredith J. ten to the buildings on Cooper his family’s ranch. m er e d i t h c @ He didn’t have to go n ew sr ev i ew. c o m far from the main house before coming upon traces of fire—scorched grass and blackened tree trunks. In his area of Yankee Hill, the Camp Fire stayed low to the ground, in many places not even reaching tree canopies before moving on. All the trees there were new, he explained, having taken root after the Humboldt Fire in 2008.

For Cates and his father, Roger, fire is a fact of life, one that comes with living on a large ranch in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

The family settled here in 1936 and Roger still remembers, as a boy, watching the fields be set alight once a year or so to create pasture and eliminate fire danger.

“You know it’s going to happen,” Roger said. “That’s how a lot of the old-

timers [avoided wildfires]—you know, it was based on Native American ways.”

The Cateses chose to stay put when the Camp Fire roared through, defending their property. They corralled the cattle—if they hadn’t, Spencer said, they likely would have gotten spooked and started running, increasing their chances of injury or even death.

“The last fire took every fence,” Roger recalled of the Humboldt blaze. He wasn’t at home that time to fight it off; this time was different. “That one took seven buildings; this one took none.”

Yankee Hill was spared the onslaught of the Camp Fire when it broke out on Nov. 8. By the next day, however, it had crept down the canyon and began to threaten that community. With a minimal amount of time for preparation, the Cateses said first responders flooded the area with bulldozers to cut fire lines and burn brush around properties. While remaining in place during an evacuation order is never recommended—for safety reasons—Roger maintains his knowledge of the terrain allowed him to direct firefighters and other personnel to nearby properties better than their paper maps could.

Nearby, Dan and Ronna Worcester got their horses to safety and then returned to

their home, which they said was saved by Cal Fire. Dan protected their property for hours afterward, with his 40-foot fire hose and above-ground pool.

What peeved the Worcesters was the inability to leave their home to go to the store or get on with life after the fire was long out. The evacuation order was still in place as of press time, though Yankee Hill residents were offered a 24-hour reprieve, during which they had in-and-out privileges, this past Sunday.

“We’ve been to [Doug] LaMalfa, to [Jim] Nielsen, and nobody gives a shit— it’s up to Cal Fire and the sheriff,” Ronna said. “We are being played here. We have nice houses—we’re not in the brush. And they refuse to lift the evacuation order and let us have access to buy groceries. People don’t belong in the evacuation centers when they have homes.”

Unlike the Cateses and Worcesters in

Yankee Hill, people in other communities received no warning of fire. Daniel Hill, just 14 years old, was leaving his house in Concow for school when he looked outside and saw smoke coming from the direction of Pulga, just one ridge over. Within 15 minutes, he said, the plume had grown and he could see fire on the mountain. After

Roger and Spencer Cates and their dog, Kona, on their Yankee Hill ranch.

ensuring the rest of the family evacuated, he and his father, Brandon Hill, headed to his grandparents’ neighborhood off of Concow Road. Armed with hoses and a tractor, they fought the flames. Hill’s parents, Pete and Peggy Moak (the Butte County tax collector), had battled blazes before and were prepared to do so again.

“After it all settled, we walked up the road and heard someone screaming for help,” Daniel recalled last week from his grandparents’ house, where he’d stayed despite the evacuation order. He and a few others loaded into a golf cart and headed down to the reservoir, where people who’d been fleeing the fire were stuck on a small island.

They grabbed a canoe and paddled out to rescue the survivors, one of them a 90-year-old man suffering from hypothermia (he survived).

Stewart Nugent, like the Hills, had little opportunity to flee his house when the Camp Fire struck. His wife left their home in her car 10 minutes ahead of him, as he gathered a few final items and tried to wrangle one of their cats. When he got outside, the fire had already reached his neighborhood in central Paradise. Rather than try to drive through the flames, he pulled out the sprinklers and the hoses and started defending his home.

“After about 45 minutes to an hour, I was just pecking away at the edges, raking away leaves under my neighbor’s deck, and it was real smoky,” Nugent said, pointing to the house just next to his on Williams Drive. “I thought, ‘I’m outta here.’ I grabbed the cat and when I got to the truck, the wind had shifted again, so I went back at it. Most of it was gone by that point, so I was putting out embers on the roof, putting out hot spots.”

After the threat was gone, he saw no reason to leave. With plenty of food, propane to run his generator and wood for his stove, he chose to stick it out, though a few weeks in, he was relying on the kindness of tow-truck drivers and others working on the Ridge for food and water for the neighborhood animals.

And random drop-ins from those workers and this reporter, for conversation.

Though he saved his and his neighbor’s homes, he was adamant: “Just don’t paint me as a hero.” Ω

Waging war

Erin Brockovich has joined a legal team, which includes Paradise attorney Joe Earley, that is organizing a mass civil lawsuit against the utility company.

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Lawsuits launched against PG&E after Camp Fire

Attorney Joe Earley and his wife, Ashley,

discovered the perfect location for their family dream home in 1999: an old apple orchard on Lovely Lane in Paradise. Earley developed an affection for Paradise as a college student, after his parents moved to the Ridge from San Diego in the ’80s. It’s where he launched his practice, where Ashley and he raised their daughter, Elisabeth, now 21, and son, Joey, now 19.

On Monday (Dec. 3), in front of an audience of more than 200 Camp Fire survivors at Chico’s Elks Lodge, Earley projected an image of his stark white office on the Skyway ablaze against a black sky. He showed a photo of the ashes of his family’s home, of his parents’ home.

There was a collective groan after each image of destruction was displayed. One man called out, “My home looked like that, too.”

Another uttered simply, “Sorry.”

Earley wasn’t seeking pity, but solidarity.

He has joined three law firms launching a mass civil lawsuit against PG&E, as well as one powerful ally: environmental activist and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich, famous for successfully waging battles against PG&E over the past 20 years.

Though the cause of the fire is still under investigation, Earley, Brockovich and their cohorts with three law offices around the

country believe the utility giant is responsible for it and the subsequent deaths of at least 85 people.

“When you tell me those three words— ‘We lost everything’—I get that. … I know that loss. I know it deep,” Earley told the crowd. “I’m going to do everything I can do to push this thing through to the end, get maximum recovery, make sure they pay what they have to pay and you all get treated with respect in the meanwhile.”

That evening, the legal team answered questions and explained their plans to operate as a network, representing Ridge residents individually via a mass tort. They’ve already established a Chico office on California Park Drive. They’ll operate under a contingency

SIFT ER Barriers to the baccalaureate California is home to 2.7 million college students. Of them, 20 percent face housing insecurity. That’s just one of the many barriers to higher education highlighted by the Young Invincibles and Lumina Foundation, a national nonprofit think tank and private foundation, respectively. Together, the organizations released new data underscoring the challenges to affording a college education. The results are based, among other things, on Lumina’s benchmark affordability, which states that “students should pay no more for college than 10 percent of their discretionary income for 10 years, and the earnings from working 10 hours a week while in school.”

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agreement, Earley said: If the lawyers succeed, they’ll take 33 percent of the recovery.

If they fail, nobody will be charged.

The firms are among the dozens homing in on Butte County in the wake of the catastrophic firestorm, amid reports that the utility reported an outage to the California Public Utilities Commission at a high-voltage power line in Pulga near the origin of the fire. Jennifer Robison, a spokeswoman with PG&E, provided this statement from the company: “The cause of the Camp Fire is still under investigation. PG&E is fully cooperating with any and all investigations.”

On its website, PG&E has stated, “Our hearts are with the communities impacted by the Camp Fire. PG&E continues to focus on assessing infrastructure, safely restoring power where possible, and helping our customers recover and rebuild.”

Brockovich has a long history of battling the

energy giant.

In 1992, the same year Earley opened his practice in Paradise, she uncovered documents that, four years later, led to a $333 million More information: Call 413-8151, go settlement that found to pgelawsuit.com/ PG&E culpable campfire or visit 2561 for water pollution California Park Drive, in the Southern Ste. 100.

California town of Hinkley. That story was the subject of the movie bearing Brockovich’s name, starring Julia Roberts.

Monday night in Chico, she didn’t mince words.

“If I get upset, it’s because I am very pissed,” she said. “This is a company that has continually, repetitive[ly] lied, dodged, concealed and utilized their money for their gain. And not building out a safe structure for this utility is inexcusable, it’s despicable, and it’ll take you to rise up and hold them accountable.”

Brockovich shared that she escaped Southern California’s Woosley Fire, returning to just a few singed trees and her home intact. But even that experience has left her uneasy. “I cannot imagine what you have all been through. And for every person in here, I am deeply sorry.”

She asked for a show of hands for those who had lost their home to the fires, and hundreds of arms shot into the air.

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lost your community?” one woman spoke out in the silence that followed, with several others chiming in. “It’s a ghost town,” the woman continued, “You’re displaced. You can’t go back.”

Between their comments, the pain in the room was palpable.

Some attendees sniffled and wiped at their eyes.

“You’re exactly right, you have lost everything,” Brockovich replied, adding that rebuilding is possible but will take time.

Brockovich added that she is frustrated with the state, which she believes has given PG&E “a pass” from one disaster to another. “Legislation has to change and we’ve got to fight like sons of bitches to change that policy to be rest assured that Pacific Gas & Electric never gets another chance again in the state of California to burn down another town, ever.”

In 2010, a pipeline explosion in San Bruno killed eight people, prompting the CPUC to investigate PG&E’s safety culture. Last week, based on its findings, the regulatory agency ordered the utility to improve several procedures and protocols.

“Evidence shows that, although there are a few bright spots, PG&E appears not to have a clear vision for safety programs and instead pursues many programs without thought to how they fit together...” CPUC President Michael Picker said in a press release.

Speaking to the CN&R after the meeting, Brockovich said that ideally PG&E will not be allowed to declare bankruptcy and avoid paying for the damages it has caused, and it will no longer be allowed to operate a monopoly.

“Maybe if they had some competition they’d behave better,” she said. “This can’t continue to happen. Just one utility providing for [tens of millions of] people, and they have the freedom to come blow ‘em up and burn ‘em down.

“That’s why I said I’m frustrated with the state. I think they have something to answer for here, too. … [California] better not forget what just happened here in Paradise.”

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Chico City Council was in stark contrast to those of the past few years, at least after then-Mayor Sean Morgan passed the gavel to Randall Stone and bid farewell to his conservative brethren.

As new council members Alex Brown—a surprise lock (6-1) for vice mayor—Scott Huber and Kasey Reynolds were sworn in and took their seats, a strange calm seemed to settle over the dais. And while discussion was thorough and disagreements voiced, everyone appeared to be largely on the same page. (Case in point: several unanimous votes.)

Part of that calm can be attributed to the tasks at hand—namely, approving an emergency housing ordinance and reducing fees for accessory dwelling units, both aimed at providing living spaces for those displaced by the Camp Fire. Before addressing those issues directly, City Manager Mark Orme provided an update on how the Camp Fire has affected Chico.

“Chico has seen a lot of impacts,” he said. “When you drive around, you see increased traffic. That’s a really big issue we’ve been having to deal with. …

We are the base camp for FEMA, Cal OES, the American Red Cross. … We’ve really helped to ensure all those entities doing the yeoman’s work are housed appropriately.

“We’ve also been the donation epicenter—there have been a tremendous amount of donations— and the primary location for the [Disaster Resource Center]. And we’re the home away from home for the town of Paradise—we’ve given them [space in] our old municipal office building, they utilize these chambers. We’re doing our best to accommodate all this, but there are a tremendous amount of impacts.”

Councilwoman Ann Schwab emphasized that while managing this crisis, the city must take into account both Paradise residents and Chicoans, too. She proposed

a community meeting for everyone to get up-to-date information and also to offer ideas on how to address this unprecedented new need.

“I’m concerned that people who lived in Paradise but worked in Chico may not have housing—or may decide to relocate. That’s very important to us,” she said. “We all have to work together to find these solutions. As a City Council, we need to make sure our community is being supported as well. This is a watershed moment for all of us.

There will be a ‘before the fire’ and ‘after the fire.’”

Morgan suggested maintaining the requirement for owner occupancy, something that staff recommended doing away with. Speaker Ken Fleming had broached the subject during public comments, saying eliminating that provision would incentivize the rental market, in particular large property owners. “Getting rid of that helps exactly the people who don’t need it,” he said. “And it eliminates the relationship between the owner and the individuals who live there.”

After some cordial back-and-

forth, the council voted to move forward with amending ADU requirements, with discussion— including a future public hearing— to include elimination of fees as well as the owner occupancy issue.

In other council news: The panel will reconsider rules regarding nominations for boards and commissions (passed with a 5-to-2 vote, with Morgan and Reynolds dissenting), as well as Simplicity Village (6-1, with Morgan the sole “nay”).

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The emergency housing ordinance,

which was approved unanimously after a full (and lengthy) reading

by City Clerk Debbie Presson, will streamline the process of approving temporary housing projects such as RV parks while decreasing development impact fees by two-thirds. The ordinance will come back to the council in six months for revision, but the temporary housing would be allowed for five years.

“What we’re seeing currently are large employers who have employees who have been affected by the fire,” said Brendan Vieg, deputy director of the Community Development Department. “We’re also in coordination with Paradise charter schools that are trying to fit into nooks and crannies.”

Vieg emphasized that projects still will have requirements for setbacks, lighting, parking and utilities.

There was a bit more contention surrounding the recommended changes to requirements for accessory dwelling units. For one, the council just reduced impact fees by 50 percent a few months ago; staff now recommends reducing them by half again. Huber suggested foregoing fees altogether to stimulate building. “If we really want to make a lot happen quickly, we need to pull out the stops,” he said.

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Heavy rains last Thursday (Nov. 29) dumped 1.31 inches on leaf-clogged Chico, causing flooding in many areas, including the neighborhood around Butte Creek Country Club (pictured), parts of Highway 99, as well several areas within the Camp Fire burn scar.

Chico Police sent out Code Red alerts for potential flash-flooding around the city and the Butte County Sheriff’s Office temporarily reinstated evacuation orders for certain areas downstream of the Ridge, including Honey Run Road.

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HEALTHLINES Trend break:

Number of uninsured children in the U.S., in millions: 2013 .................................. 5.9m 2014 .................................. 4.9m 2015 .................................. 4.0m 2016 .................................. 3.6m 2017................................... 3.9m

(there were 7.6 million in 2008.)

Source: Georgetown University health Policy institute

Suffer the children Uninsured ranks grow after years of coverage gains

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fter years of steady decline, the number

of U.S. children without health insurance rose by 276,000 in 2017, according to a Georgetown University report released last Thursday (Nov. 29).

While not a big jump statistically—the share of uninsured kids rose to 5 percent in 2017 from 4.7 percent a year earlier—it is striking because the uninsured rate typically remains stable or drops during times

“The welcome mat has been pulled back, and as a result we see more uninsured children.”

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of economic growth. In September, the U.S. unemployment rate hit its lowest level since 1969.

“The nation is going backwards on insuring kids, and it is likely to get worse,” said Joan Alker, co-author of the study and executive director of Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families.

Alker and other child health advocates place the blame for this change on the Trump administration and the Republicancontrolled Congress, saying their policies and actions cast a pall on enrollment.

The number of children without coverage rose to 3.9 million in 2017 from about 3.6 million a year earlier, according to Census data analyzed by Georgetown.

In California, 301,000 children went without insurance in 2017, up slightly from 300,000 the year before. More than half of all California children are covered by Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program. The Golden State is among six states, plus the District of Columbia, that allow all income-eligible children to join their Medicaid programs, regardless of

immigration status.

More than 250,000 undocumented immigrant children are enrolled in California.

Because nearly all low-income children are eligible for Medicaid or the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, the challenge is making sure parents are aware of the programs, getting them enrolled and keeping them signed up as long as they are eligible, Alker said.

Congress let the CHIP program funding lapse for several months in 2017, putting states in a position of having to warn consumers that they would soon have to freeze enrollment. Congress restored federal funding in early 2018.

In addition, low-income families were bombarded by news reports last year of Congress threatening to repeal the health law that expanded coverage to millions. In the past two years, the Trump administration has slashed funding to Affordable Care Act

navigators to help people sign up for coverage through the federal health insurance exchange (healthcare.gov).

Alker also pointed to the Trump administration’s September proposal, known as the “public charge” rule, which could make it harder for legal immigrants to get green cards if they have received certain kinds of public assistance—including Medicaid, SNAP (aka food stamps) and housing subsidies. Green cards allow them to live and work permanently in the United States.

OLE Health, a large health provider based in Napa Valley that serves many immigrants, said it has seen patients disenroll from Medicaid in the past year. CEO Alicia Hardy said many have dropped coverage over fears the help could jeopardize their immigration status.

“They are afraid of being deported,” she said.

All those events could have deterred families from getting their kids covered.

“The welcome mat has been pulled back, and as a result we see more uninsured children,” Alker said.

The overall uninsured rate for people of all

ages—which plummeted from 2013 to 2016 following the ACA’s implementation— remained unchanged at 8.8 percent last year. The share of children with employersponsored coverage rose modestly in 2017, but not by enough to make up for the drop in

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children enrolling in Medicaid or getting coverage from ACA insurance exchanges, Alker said.

While no states made any significant gains in lowering children’s uninsured rate, nine states experienced significant increases.

The biggest occurred in South Dakota (up from 4.7 percent to 6.2 percent), Utah (up from 6 percent to 7.3 percent) and Texas (from 9.8 percent to 10.7 percent).

More than two-fifths of the country’s uninsured children live in four states: California, Florida, Georgia and Texas, according the report.

About 835,000 uninsured kids live in Texas—by far the highest number of any state. Florida had 325,000 uninsured children last year, as its uninsured rate for that age group rose 0.7 of a percentage point to 7.3 percent.

Other states with significant increases were Ohio, Massachusetts, South Carolina and Tennessee.

The uninsured rates for children increased at nearly triple the rates in states that did not expand

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Medicaid under the ACA, according to the report. Studies have shown that children whose parents are insured are more likely to have coverage.

The uninsured rate among Hispanic children was 7.8 percent, compared with 4.9 percent among whites and 4.6 percent among blacks overall.

Georgetown has been tracking these figures since 2008, when 7.6 million children—or about 10 percent of kids—lacked health coverage.

Alker said the easiest way to change the trend would be for more states to expand Medicaid under the health law. Fourteen states have yet to do so. Though the expansion largely affects adults, as parents enroll, their children are likely to follow. Ω

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GREENWAYS Don Hankins, at the Butte Creek Ecological Reserve in the first rains after the Camp Fire, shows where prescribed burning affected wildfire’s spread.

Feet to the fire Chico State prof toes line between urgency and fears with prescribed burns

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endar long before it became a notorious day Din California history. That Thursday evening, on Hankins had Nov. 8 marked on his cal

he was scheduled to speak at the Chico Creek Nature Center about fire ecology, an emphasis of his research as a Chico State professor.

Needless to say, the talk didn’t happen. The Camp Fire ignited early that morning and by afternoon had enveloped the Ridge. Hankins tracked the progress from his home in Forest Ranch until receiving an evacuation order.

The Butte Creek Ecological Reserve, one of two owned by the university, burned extensively—only 5 percent of the vegetation escaped flames. The fire did not reach as far north as the other, the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, or neighboring Forest Ranch.

Fire will come there, though. Hankins, field director for the reserves, plans to continue the prescribed burns he’s performed at the Big Chico Creek site since 2007 and also initiated at the Butte Creek site. They’re part of a management system that integrates techniques and concepts from indigenous people native to the land—something he’s studied and advocated.

As wildfires devastate California, and officials lower their protracted resistance to controlled burns, Hankins’ work has gained prominence and significance.

“His work is paramount; his work is critical,” said Calli-Jane DeAnda, executive director of the Butte County Fire Safe Council, which until the Camp Fire was based in Paradise. Hankins has been a member for 12 of her 14 years with the council.

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all those new grasses and things come back “We need all the tools in the toolbox,” revitalized.”

DeAnda continued. “Don is the academic and professional expert at the type of prescribed fire he’s been doing on his own prop- Traditions permeate Hankins. Raised in the Central Valley, he absorbed native ways from erty and the reserves for Chico State. his grandfathers: one Osage, one Me-Wuk. “It’s about the culture we’re creating Hankins speaks the Me-Wuk language. around that, a culture that can understand His endorsement of tribal practices goes how we really use this tool—where it’s beyond cultural affinity. Throughout his studappropriate, when it’s appropriate, how we ies at UC Davis—conservation biology as an do this.” undergraduate, geography for his doctorate— Hankins’ “how” goes back centuries— and, locally, draws on the Mechoopda. Tribal he kept finding connections between fire and the environment. Fires as occur in nature, or members go out with him to the reserves, or set with the specific intent of enhancing wildonto their land south of Chico, to perform life, provide benefits. burns that bolster That eye to nature wildlife. They’ll represents a key distinctime their fires “How do you have tion between his preto burn specific that confidence to scribed burns and those grasses, clearing put prescribed fire of Cal Fire and foresters. the way for others, “I don’t cut lines,” and draw out ceron the landscape?”

Hankins said, referring tain seeds. Native —Don Hankins to the earth-moving that species replace firefighters may use to invasive species; control their burning. “We read the landanimals find forage; the Mechoopda glean scape: We look at where moisture is within materials for food, baskets and other items. the landscape, where vegetation communities In the process, lands lose some of their shift—and at the right time of year, you don’t load of fire fuels. need to cut a line. You can use the dew and “It’s awesome when you get to take the moisture that’s retained at the edges of part in it and see it,” said Kyle McHenry, the area you want to burn to stop the fire.” a Mechoopda tribal council member who His training does include contemporary serves as environmental and cultural affairs tactics. Hankins completed instruction in officer. “That’s how our ancestors have done wildland firefighting and earned certifications it for thousands of years. It’s a pretty powerfor planning and implementing prescribed ful connection when you actually get to do burns in Australia, where he’s taught certithat, then come back in the spring and see fication courses. Likewise, he’s trained U.S. firefighters on prescribed burning.

Hear his talk: The burns he conducts for Chico State— Don Hankins will speak tonight (Dec. 6) at 7 p.m. at coordinated with the reserves’ manager, Eli the chico creek Nature center. Along with making his Goodsell—range from several-acre research preempted presentation on wildfire ecology, he’ll field projects, sometimes with students, to 100questions about the camp Fire.

acre reductions in conjunction with Cal Fire.

“It’s a tool on multiple levels,” Goodsell said, noting ecology as an overriding principle.

Hankins emphasized that a prescribed burn is not fire let loose upon land. Neither he nor Cal Fire, for instance, would “just light it and walk away.”

Nonetheless, for the past half-century, residents and regulators alike have bristled at allowing these burns.

In his time on the fire safe council, Hankins has found “people on the board generally support the idea, but it’s where— and how do you have that confidence to put prescribed fire on the landscape, particularly within that wildland-urban interface?

“People are a little bit leery burning next to houses,” Hankins continued, “but at the same time, that’s one of the tools you have to be able to use to protect those houses. It’s very effective.”

McHenry endorses the traditional approach to prescribed burning but doesn’t flatly oppose the fuel thinning Cal Fire undertakes.

“Just for overall society to see that fire is useful, not something to be feared or suppressed, is a turning point,” he said. “I think it’s good both ways [of prescribed burning]; having fire on the ground is better than not having fire on the ground.” Ω

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Interpretive hiking If you’ve hiked the beautiful Yahi Trail in Upper Bidwell Park, you’ve seen the signage pointing out landmarks, wildlife and vegetation. The signs are a great way to learn about life in the park, but they’re aging and some contain outdated information.

Never fear! The Mount Lassen Chapter of the California Native Plant Society is heading up there to help. The group will meet Saturday (Dec. 9) at 9 a.m. at parking lot E. They’ll hike from Bear Hole to lot U and back—you’re welcome to join and improve the signs.

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For roughly 700 years, Santa Claus and his elves have kept themselves busy at the North Pole, making holiday gifts for children worldwide. In preparation for Christmas, St. Nick makes his yearly rounds to take toy requests from children, and luckily for Butte County residents, he devotes a lot of time at his post at the Chico Mall. Every day through Christmas Eve, you can find the Big Elf himself at his colorful station in the mall’s east court. He’ll be there, posted on his shiny red chair, ready to spread holiday cheer (and a few candy canes, too).

How did you get into this business?

It’s a family business! My dad did it before. One year he got a cold and told me, “It’s time for you to put the suit on,” and I’ve been doing it ever since. He helps me occasionally, gives me direction with the reindeer. We have to train the reindeer, because it’s hard for them to maintain that high performance level.

What kinds of gifts are Butte County kids asking for this year?

Shopkins and Paw Patrol. Batman and Legos are always big ones, too! Dirt bikes, skateboards ...

Do your elves have a favorite toy to make?

They really like making trains, but now with the popularity of electronics, they’re trying to make new things like ’bots. They like to make Transformers.

They get a little carried away with it!

What’s the most difficult gift you’ve had to fit down a chimney?

When I first started in this job, about 700 years ago, rocking horses were the hardest. They had the curves and all these different angles. But recently, well, have you ever tried to get a widescreen TV down a chimney? And they keep getting bigger! But my elves are working on it, they’re

making a reduction machine that minimizes the items as they go down the chimney.

What’s your favorite treat that families leave out for you or your reindeer?

Milk and cookies. I’ve never met a cookie I didn’t like.

There’s no such thing as a bad cookie. Occasionally someone’s taken a bite out of one, to taste test it, and I appreciate that. Carrots used to be the popular snack for the reindeer, but these days we’re going to oats with glitter. You just toss it in the front yard, and the glitter helps them locate the oats!

What’s the most unusual thing someone’s requested for Christmas?

This year I’ve had a little girl who said, “I don’t want anything; I just want a pair of shoes for my mom.” I thought that was very sweet.

Do you have any special messages you want to give to families this holiday season?

Just love each other and enjoy the moment!

—RaCHel BUSH

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Many, many businesses perished in the Camp Fire—some of them large, corporate enterprises; others, mom-and-pop shops. I hate to say that one suffered more than the other, because any loss—of jobs, inventory, etc.—is painful. But I think it’s safe to say that for those whose livelihood relied upon their own handiwork, with tools amassed over a period of years—decades, even—the loss is profound.

Last week I had a chance to go up to Yankee Hill and Concow and the former reminded me of my visit back in the summer of 2017 to Turkey Tail Farm, where I met owners Samantha Zangrilli and Cheetah Tchudi. The couple were super cool, touring me around to meet the sheep, ducks, hogs, chickens and dogs on their 40-acre farm (see “Honoring the animal,” cover story, July 20, 2017).

I checked in with Zangrilli and learned that, sadly, they lost nearly everything— including their house, barn and pump house, not to mention all of their farming tools. They were, thankfully, able to save their animals, which are temporarily residing on a friend’s property in Chico.

“Farmers/ranchers pride themselves in buying in bulk, saving every nail or screw, harvesting your own raw materials and collecting what we lovingly call our own hardware store,” Zangrilli told me, “so we can fix, make or build whatever we need to keep the farm going—and all those reserves are gone.”

She says they are eager to get back to their property, where Tchudi’s parents’ house survived the fire, to begin to rebuild. “We want to still provide our community with the best choices of organically fed, pasture-raised, humanely harvested meat, duck eggs, oyster mushrooms, herbs and flowers, but we will be downsizing a bit,” she said.

To help Turkey Tail Farm, go to tinyurl.com/gofundmeturkeytail.

Not aloNe Turkey Tail wasn’t the only agricultural endeavor damaged by the fire.

Paradise’s Noble Orchards, a family-run business launched in 1921 by “Grandpa Noble,” also took a blow. All 11 of its buildings were lost, according to its Facebook page. A few trees still stand, however, and provide hope for the future. more HeartacHe Out in Concow, which was hit hard in 2008 with the Humboldt Fire and ditto with the Camp Fire, residents had little to no warning to evacuate.

Among them were the folks behind Mother Udder Farm. Jessie Olson and Craig Wilcox and their three kids escaped the blaze. And, thanks to the hard work of some neighbors who stuck it out, their animals were rescued. (Do yourself a favor and search “Mother Udder Farm” on YouTube. The frolicking baby goats, er, kids, are precious!)

The family is recuperating and the animals have been placed in temporary homes, but they do plan to rebuild their homestead. To help, go to tinyurl.com/ gofundmemotherudder.

HelP For all The North Valley Community Foundation has launched a business recovery fund for Camp Fire victims. Go to tinyurl.com/nvcfbizrecovery to donate.

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NEW LEADER, NEW DIRECTION Can Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom enact his robust vision for California’s future?

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Gavin Newsom took the stage at a Los Angeles nightclub and began to walk the PHOTO BY ROBERT SPEER fine line that likely will define his first year as California governor. Even as he laid out his vision for renewing California, calling it “a land of plenty but … far from perfect,” Newsom praised the man he will replace.

“For literally my entire life, Gov. Jerry Brown has been blazing his trail. He’s been a role model for me, and tonight we all owe him a profound debt of gratitude,” Newsom said to loud applause from the crowd that included many campaign donors, lobbyists and Democratic legislators.

It’s been more than 130 years since a Democrat followed another Democrat into the California governor’s office—and with this generational changing of the guard, Newsom will replace one who is particularly accomplished and popular. That means he’ll face a tension other recent governors have not: to both follow the path carved by his predecessor while also living up to his campaign slogan, “courage for a change.”

Newsom first ran for governor in 2010, an effort he abandoned and then relaunched in 2015 with the long, long campaign. Now that California voters have given the 51-year-old Democrat the job he has sought for eight years, he is about to discover that winning was the easy part.

The environment: Escaping Brown’s shadow

When it comes to environmental bona fides, Brown casts a long shadow. What might Newsom do to get out from behind it?

“He will definitely try to differentiate himself from Brown,” said Mary Creasman, chief executive officer of the California League of Conservation Voters. “But what I don’t think we will see is a departure from the big pieces—cap and trade, a commitment to 100 percent clean energy, those are consensus issues.”

It will fall to Newsom to reach the lofty goals Brown and the Legislature set. Nearly everyone agrees that the easy work is done, and what comes next will be painful and require the full attention of the state’s leader.

“The next governor has to be in the ‘how’ business,” Newsom told CALmatters, referring to mandates about electric cars, renewable energy and emissions reductions, among others. “The next governor actually has to deliver on all that. … This is very difficult, very challenging. The good news is I love this stuff. This is in my wheelhouse. It’s a point of passion.”

But Brown’s decades-long environmental legacy has not been comprehensive, and has been weighted toward pet projects.

Chief among them is the state’s cap-andtrade system of setting emissions limits on major industry and auctioning credits for companies that can’t operate under their pollution caps. Newsom favors maintaining the program, calling it “vital.” (Besides, the Legislature already extended the system to 2030.)

Nor is he inclined to dump plans for the state’s multibillion-dollar plumbing project, a proposed system of tunnels to channel water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta south to connect to the thirsty farms in the Central Valley to the browning lawns in Southern California.

Newsom has rejected Brown’s longsought plan for twin tunnels, optimistically named the California Water Fix, telling CALmatters, “I think if we walk down the path of two tunnels, we’re in litigation and no project.” Instead, he has signaled support for narrowing the project to a single tunnel.

Environmental advocates are hopeful that Newsom takes a harder line against California’s powerful oil interests, a heavily polluting industry that critics say got a free ride during Brown’s terms. Brown was unapologetic about accepting campaign contributions from oil and gas groups; Newsom pointedly notes he does not.

The governor-elect is on the record opposing fracking, a controversial technique that uses high-pressure injections of water,

sand and chemicals to open underground fissures to stimulate production from new and already existing wells. Brown consistently rejected calls to ban the practice.

Environmental justice issues are likely to be higher on Newsom’s agenda, advocates say. He’s talked about putting people at the center of all environmental policies, a critical consideration for low-income communities that bear the brunt of poor air and water quality. Although many state resource agencies now include advisory groups representing “fence-line communities”—homes and schools sited near oil refineries and industrial plants—critics say they are window dressing.

While polling consistently demonstrates Californians’ keen interest in environmental protection, Newsom could decide the state is on course—with myriad laws and regulations firmly in place—and direct the “bold” moves he’s promised at housing or health care.

Environmental groups warn that competency shouldn’t breed complacency, and say they’ll be closely watching whom Newsom appoints to head key commissions and agencies. And they expect he’ll deliver on his pledge to lead California’s fierce clashes with the Trump administration, and to continue international leadership on climate change.

“We are really talking about a true transformation of our economy, our infrastructure; that’s what is lying ahead for California,” Creasman said. “I don’t think we can understate what getting to those required goals is going to take. Having that drive and ambition on climate change is what’s needed now.”

—JULIE CART

Health care: The single-payer dilemma

As the incoming Newsom administration prepares to unveil its legislative priorities, the single-payer health care concept he has touted will generate a lot of talk. But Capitol skeptics say that despite his promises to make it happen, action will be much more difficult—especially given the idea’s federal obstacles and huge costs.

Newsom may be more likely to initially pursue a less ambitious strategy: getting more of the uninsured covered under current government programs.

Except that is not what he promised the California Nurses Association, the powerful union that then endorsed and enthusiastically About this article:

It was produced this for CALMatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

campaigned for him. The union says it’s not going to take no for an answer, and plans to insist on meetings with the governor-elect about how to move forward as soon as he takes office.

“Given the statements that Newsom made at our convention a year ago, we believe he is fundamentally committed to changing the health care system,” said Stephanie Roberson, director of government relations for the union. “He said that in a room full of nurses. His sentiments were very clear.”

Extending health care to all Californians has been, hands down, Newsom’s signature health issue.

Newsom, the one-time mayor of San Francisco, pledged to create a statewide universal health care program of the sort he backed when he was leading that city. The Healthy San Francisco program, primarily funded from city coffers, provides basic insurance to residents who lack access to health insurance regardless of legal status.

Although it is not a single-payer system, the governor-elect has often cited it to illustrate his commitment to coverage.

Newsom has not said how he would pay for a statewide single-payer program, which has been estimated to cost up to $400 billion— roughly triple the entire California state budget, although supporters say much of that would be offset by eliminating consumer costs such as for-profit insurance premiums and deductibles. Newsom contends that a government-run, taxpayer-financed health care program shouldn’t cost that much.

Discussions about a single-payer plan in California have fallen short in the past, largely because of costs. Those challenges likely will keep Newsom from pushing for singlepayer out of the gate, said Gerald Kominski, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

“He understands the barriers are difficult to overcome,” Kominski said. “I suspect he’ll support ways to reduce the remaining

uninsured further.”

Even that could be tough given the federal government no longer mandates everyone have insurance or face a tax penalty.

As lieutenant governor, Newsom praised a bill that aimed to set up universal health care but failed. It would have barred private insurers and set up a state system funded by taxes and required for all residents. It was a tough sell: Gov. Brown all but said he wouldn’t support it, insurers fought it and the cost projections were the kiss of death.

Roberson, of the nurses union, said a new bill in the works will be a fine-tuned version of that bill.

“What it’s going to take is political will, to sit in a room and not emerge until we find a way to reach that goal,” she said.

—ELIZABETH AGUILERA

Housing and homelessness: Millions more units?

Newsom is a self-described fan of “Big Hairy Audacious Goals,” and they don’t come much bigger, more audacious and presumably more hairy than his plan to solve California’s housing crisis.

On the campaign trail, he pledged to lead an effort to build 3.5 million units of new housing by 2025, a construction pace Californians haven’t seen since they started keeping track of that type of thing. He says he can reach that goal—which some have criticized as impractically astronomical—by significantly increasing funds for governmentsubsidized housing and rolling back some regulations that impede new development, especially for housing around public transit.

“It’s an enormous number and a necessary number,” said Assemblyman David Chiu, a Democrat from San Francisco and head of the Assembly’s housing committee.

“Just the fact that he has laid out that goal is exciting.”

When pushed, affordable housing advocates and others who work on housing issues admit the 3.5 million goal probably isn’t realistic. Still, most welcome Newsom as a refreshing change of pace from the outgoing governor.

Despite a much-celebrated package of housing legislation he helped shepherd to passage last year, Brown was criticized for not prioritizing housing in a state where the median price of a single-family home rose to NEWSOM C O N T I N U E D DECEMBER 6, 2018

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over $500,000 on his watch and ever-rising rents are forcing low-income residents to leave the state en masse.

“It’s what you focus on as governor, it’s what you meet with your staff about every day, that’s what important for housing,” said Dan Dunmoyer, president of the California Building Industry Association. “That’s what most people don’t realize, how a governor can influence on housing.”

Rumors of a major housing package in Newsom’s first year as governor are already circulating around the Capitol, although no one will say so outright. What would that package contain? Bank on increased funding for subsidized units one way or another, likely via increased tax credits for affordable housing developers and/or a revamped form of “redevelopment,” a controversial and abuse-fraught program Brown eliminated in 2011.

But the other policies Newsom referenced either explicitly or obliquely in his campaign are far hairier politically. If Newsom is indeed able to broker a compromise on rent control, or tweak Proposition 13, or limit local control on housing development decisions, he will have accomplished something that has vexed politicians for decades.

Beyond the herculean task of making California affordable again, Newsom confronts a humanitarian crisis that has haunted him since his days as mayor of San Francisco: how to help the estimated 130,000 Californians who are homeless.

Fixing the state’s homelessness problem is among the many items that Newsom has, at various times, cited as his top priority, and he has pledged to create a first-ever cabinetlevel position exclusively dedicated to solving it. But Newsom’s record on combating homelessness while in San Francisco remains deeply divisive among advocates for the unsheltered.

Newsom defends his “Care not Cash” program—which redirected direct cash payments for those experiencing homelessness to

—MATT LEVIN

Criminal justice: A continued pendulum swing

In recent years, California has shrunk its state prison population in part by reducing some nonviolent felonies to misdemeanors and making it easier for nonviolent offenders to be released on parole. As the pendulum has swung away from reflexive tough-on-crime legislation, voters have legalized marijuana and lawmakers have passed a plan to end cash bail.

Newsom steps into office having championed these changes, and bearing expectations that he will see them through amid pressure to roll them back.

“The criminal justice reforms that have begun thus far—all of them are still in the process of being implemented. It takes many years to update local … practices to align with changes in state policy,” said Lenore Anderson, executive director of Californians for Safety and Justice, an advocacy group that has pushed for many of the recent changes.

For example, the new law banning money bail calls for each county to set up ways to evaluate people who have been charged with crimes to help determine if they should be held in jail while they await trial. That work could start now—even while the bail industry is trying to overturn the law—so supporters of ending bail will be watching to see how much money Newsom proposes to help counties establish pretrial services. If the bail industry qualifies a referendum for the 2020 ballot, Newsom likely will play political defense to try to protect the precedent-setting law signed by Gov. Brown.

Anderson worked on criminal justice policy for Newsom when he was San Francisco mayor, and said she expects that as governor he will consider efforts to expand crime reduction programs already in place in some California cities. That could mean more programs to divert homeless people who commit low-level crimes away from jails and into housing and drug-treatment programs, or more “restorative justice” practices that bring criminals and crime victims together with a facilitator to come up with ways for offenders to repair the harm they’ve caused.

On drug policy, Newsom ... led the campaign to legalize marijuana, which Brown did not get involved in.

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Pre-K-12 education: Affording universal preschool

permanent supportive housing and bus tickets out of San Francisco to rejoin family—as a successful and innovative strategy that made the city’s homelessness crisis far less severe than it would have been otherwise. Critics have called the program unethical.

Newsom’s experience as a mayor “means he’s familiar with what kind of new innovations need to be scaled up,” Anderson said.

Furor over police shootings may also shape Newsom’s first year, with legislators likely to consider bills meant to reduce the number of civilians killed by police. It’s an emotional issue on all sides, with civil rights advocates calling for a tougher legal standard to justify use of force and police arguing they need maximum legal protection to perform a dangerous job.

Legislators shelved a bill this year to raise the legal standard for police use of force, but a new version likely will be back next year.

Newsom opposes the death penalty and has said he would pursue another ballot measure asking voters to repeal it. (Voters rejected such measures in 2012 and 2016.) Other death penalty opponents likely will push him to do something more directly as governor.

“There are four governors across the United States who have put in place a moratorium on executions,” said Natasha Minsker, a director with the American Civil Liberties Union, citing Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania and Colorado. “That is the kind of leadership a governor can take on the death penalty that we would certainly be advocating for.”

Newsom has vowed to end the use of private prisons, a campaign promise that could complicate Brown’s efforts to reduce crowding in the state corrections system.

On drug policy, Newsom has already demonstrated his differences from Brown. The governor-elect led the campaign to legalize marijuana, which Brown did not get involved in, and said he is “very open” to a bill Brown vetoed allowing San Francisco to establish a legal clinic where addicts could inject illegal drugs.

—LAUREL ROSENHALL

Newsom will be the first governor in decades to hold office while raising young children. His experience as a father of four kids ages 2 to 8 has made him “more righteous about public education,” he has said.

In speeches and campaign ads, that has translated into a focus on universal preschool, guaranteed prenatal care and more quality, affordable childcare. Newsom also has spoken adamantly about public investment in children younger than age 3 as an antidote to closing the chronic gap in achievement between disadvantaged and wealthier students.

“People talk and write a lot about people being left behind. I think people start behind,” Newsom told CALmatters before the election. “I think the biggest mistake we’ve made is that we’re triaging the problem. We’re not addressing the root cause.”

Newsom’s emphasis on early childhood reflects the consensus of California education scholars, and echoes a longstanding priority of legislative leaders. The question is: How will he fund his ambitious goals?

Universal preschool and childcare in California would alone cost the state up to $8 billion. It’s unclear how a meaningful agenda of that size could be done without a tax increase.

That’s what it took when then-Mayor Newsom successfully pushed a much more modest “Preschool for All” initiative in San Francisco.

Like Brown, Newsom has the support of the powerful California Teachers Association, the state’s teachers union. Newsom largely did not engage in the charged debate over charter schools during his campaign, although he’s said that he supports public, nonprofit charter schools and greater transparency measures there as well.

—RICARDO CANO

Higher education: ‘Cradle to career’

Advocates hope Newsom will be the higher education hero who rescues the state’s massive, nationally renowned system from the twin challenges of lean budgets and growing demand. But will he deliver?

Newsom says he sees higher education as the culmination of a cradle-to-career journey toward economic opportunity, and his calls for the state to increase funding for the University of California and California State University have fueled speculation that he will loosen the purse strings more than has Gov. Brown, who often admonished the universities to live within their means.

“There’s no greater return on investment,” Newsom said during the campaign.

He has proposed the state offer two years of community college for free and provide college savings accounts for every kindergartner, an idea he implemented as San Francisco mayor amid a recession.

As lieutenant governor, he has been a member of the UC and CSU governing boards, repeatedly voting against tuition and fee hikes—drawing praise from students and concern from some administrators.

“He was supportive of higher education in general but he certainly didn’t always do things that [UC President Janet Napolitano] thought should be done,” said Henry Brady, dean of UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.

Now he’ll face pressure to address improving but still anemic graduation rates at CSU campuses that need retrofitting and a rising cost of living for students—a stubborn issue on which Newsom has not made specific commitments.

Newsom told CALmatters the state needed to boost spending on Cal Grants to help cover students’ living expenses, though he didn’t say how much. He’s also championed an unusual approach to the student debt crisis: creating a state bank to offer low-interest loans.

He will have to confront the “slow-moving monster:” the growing costs of retirement benefits owed to public-sector workers.

Faculty unions that often considered Brown outof-touch have helped fund Newsom’s campaign.

Higher ed think tanks also like Newsom’s promises to take action on such unsexy issues as a statewide database that can track individual students’ progress through all stages of their education, and a coordinating council to streamline planning among the UCs, CSUs and community colleges.

Better data would give Californians a better sense of how well efforts to improve college completion rates—such as reforming remedial education at community colleges and CSUs—are actually working, said Hans Johnson, director of higher education research at the Public Policy Institute of California.

—FELICIA MELLO

The economy: The downturn is coming

The problem with starting at the top is that there’s nowhere to go but down.

Newsom will be taking the reins of state government at a time of strong (if unevenly distributed) economic growth and flush state coffers. All that cash will come in handy if he hopes to enact even a fraction of his ambitious policy proposals.

Even so, it’s impossible to seriously consider ending child poverty or funding universal preschool, as Newsom plans to do, “without having a revenue conversation,” said Chris Hoene, the executive director of the California Budget & Policy Center.

The brewing 2020 ballot battle over whether to strip commercial landowners of Proposition 13 property tax breaks is the most obvious—and potentially lucrative—opportunity. Newsom has not stated clearly whether he supports such a proposal.

But the good times won’t last forever.

“Economic growth may be in the process of peaking as the impact of tax cuts fades and rising interest rates start to curb spending,” said Lynn Reaser, who chairs the state treasurer’s Council of Economic Advisers.

Even if the economy as a whole holds strong, Washington, D.C., is its own source of uncertainty.

Significant changes to Medicaid spending—which could reduce federal transfers to Sacramento by tens of billions of dollars, for example—“would feel like a large recession hit to the state budget,” Hoene said.

Brown has been warning about coming hard times for years now. He’s been preparing, too.

By the end of next July, the state is projected to have $13 billion socked away for a rainy day.

But most analysts say that cushion will last only a year or two in the face of even a moderate recession.

A downturn will hit the state budget, and Newsom’s ambitions, particularly hard. That’s because recessions tend to have a disproportionate impact on investment returns and roughly 30 percent of the state’s discretionary spending comes from the top 1 percent of earners—the investor class.

Newsom has spoken broadly, if a little vaguely, about the need to rejigger the state’s tax code to flatten things out. Expanding the sales tax to services, an oil severance fee and revising the property tax limits of Prop. 13 are all “on the table,” he has said.

However the next governor handles the good times, sooner or later, said Mike Genest, finance director to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, he will have to confront the “slow-moving monster:” the growing costs of retirement benefits owed to public-sector workers.

“It’s conceivable that [Newsom will] slide through the whole eight years without it getting to that point,” he said. “But if he does, then the next guy or gal is totally hosed.”

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Arts &Culture “Distilling Apparatus,” by Rudy Salgado.

Below: “Spikey Boots,” by Robin Indar.

Creating a narrative Another compelling Stories exhibit at 1078 Gallery

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Dseason, Gallery. Each year during the holiday the gallery puts on the festive ecember is story time for the 1078

Stories group exhibit with an accompanying small book that—along with the works on the walls—tells the tales of the artists in the show.

The brainchild of 1078 board member Thomasin Saxe, who also curates, the exhibit brings together five artists with a strong Chico connection. And for Stories Seven, the 5-by-5-inch, 22-page story and book available to galphotos by Saunthy Singh lery visitors features biographical snapshots penned by each of the artists.

Review: In the book, Chico Stories Seven shows through Dec. 23. ex-pat Rudy Salgado, Gallery hours: who now lives in Thursday-Saturday, Louisville, Ky., notes 12:30-5:30 p.m; Sunday, noon-3 p.m. his artistic evolution began at the age of 23 1078 Gallery while attending Chico 1710 Park Ave. State. Meanwhile, on 433-1043 1078gallery.org the walls, his stone lithograph, “Distilling Apparatus,” gets close and personal with the alchemy of his artistic vision. The world in the piece is fluid and moving and psychedelic, with recognizable and not-so-typical shapes that both contrast and complement one another.

Bay Area transplant Robin Indar used to sing with East Bay punk band Black Fork, as well as play bass in allfemale band The Clams, and currently performs with long-running local trio Severance Package. The musician/mosaic artist often blends her two worlds with music-themed pieces (boomboxes make two appearances in the show) and 20

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she melds her passion for ceramics and paintings into mosaic creations sometimes built around found objects. “Nelly the Elephant” offers a plastic coin bank covered with mauve-toned ceramic embellishments. Nelly is freeze-framed, happily traipsing, trunk saluting high in the air as she tromps through yellow and brown, spike-infused terra firma.

When retired Chico State art history professor Dolores Mitchell notes in her bio that childhood illnesses relegated her to her mother’s bedroom, where she got “hooked” on art, it jogs a recollection of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo’s history of illness and injury and

its influence on her life as a self-taught artist. Mitchell’s part in this exhibit is Chico-centric, combining recognizable landmarks and motifs from different locations. In her “Chico Mythology” series of oil paintings, she captures icons like the Senator Theatre marquee, squeezing detail into every inch, with color that vibrates off the canvas.

Leslie Mahon-Russo’s art, first born after breast cancer chemotherapy, evolved into her venturing into a new medium: cold wax and oils. Her seven pieces, all untitled, possess a quality that conjures up images of Mark Rothko’s atmospheric paintings, but with spatters of dramatic color that break up the serenity.

Tom Patton’s introduction to photography in 1962 may have been fueled by taking revenge on his sister via her Brownie camera. Today, the Chico State photography professor has graduated to archival digital pigment prints, such as “Man Talking, de Young Museum, San Francisco,” a spare study in spatial perception between plant, person and shadow.

The gallery’s Stories shows have always been a treat, a double dose of creativity from artists—on the walls and in the book. And this first edition of the annual exhibit in the gallery’s new Park Avenue digs carries on the tradition wonderfully. Ω

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WHAT SOME WOULD CALL LIES: Rob Davidson reads from and discusses his new book, followed by drinks and snacks. Books will be available for purchase and of all sales benefit Camp Fire relief. Thu, 12/6, 7:30pm. 1078 Gallery, 1710 Park Ave.

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Theater ANNIE: The beloved story of a plucky young orphan who never gives up her dreams of finding a family. Featuring unforgettable numbers like “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” and the ever-optimistic “Tomorrow.” Thu, 12/6, 7:30pm. $15-$65. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 894-3282. chicotheatercompany.com

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the Old Humboldt Wagon Road. Refreshments will be served and the winning tickets for this year’s quilt raffle will be drawn. Sat 12/8, 3pm. Ehmann Home, 1480 Lincoln, Oroville.

CAR MENORAH PARADE: Spread the light of Chanukah to the streets of Chico during the menorah parade. Sat 12/8, 7pm. Rohr Chabad Jewish Center, 440 W. Fourth St., 809-1662.

FAITH LUTHERAN’S ADVENT WORKSHOP: Make some

MISS BENNET CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY: Set two years after Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice ends, this play continues the story with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Thu, 12/6, 7:30pm. $15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. blueroomtheatre.com

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STANSBURY HOME VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS: Santa, entertainment, spiced cider, home tours and Orient & Flume raffle. Fri, 12/7, 6pm. $2-$6.

Stansbury Home, 307 W. Fifth St. 342-3037. stansburyhome.org

VOOM VOOM VARIETY SHOW: Weirdo art/fashion troupe Chikoko hosts its annual showcase of local performing artists to kick off its Bizarre Bazaar weekend. Fri, 12/7, 6pm. $5. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. chikoko.com

HOLIDAY CONCERT: The North State Symphony performs a variety of sacred and popular holiday music with the Shasta College Chorus. Fri, 12/7, 7:30pm. $15-$30. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2341 Floral Ave. 898-5982. northstatesymphony.org

YULE LOGS HAPPY FUN TIME LIBRARY HOUR: Hey! It’s the best holiday band in galaxy, doing one for the kids. Fri, 12/7, 4pm. Chico Library, 1108 Sherman Ave.

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BELIEVE: Take a journey to the North Pole with

GLORIOUS SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: Festive concert

ANNIE: See Thursday. Fri, 12/7, 7:30pm. $15-$65.

features music for the season by Chico State faculty and students, plus community members. Proceeds support student scholarships. Fri, 12/7, 7:30pm. $20. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, PAC 144. 898-5152. csuchico.edu

Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 894-3282. chicotheatercompany.com

over 100 local cast members ranging from age 5-27. Inspired by The Polar Express, the show features an array of tap, ballet and contemporary dance, plus music, stunning costumes and dazzling sets. Fri, 12/7, 7:30pm. $15-$28. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 898-6333. chicoperformances.com

ENLOE ARTISAN FAIR: Large variety of local vendors with hand-crafted items. Shop small and shop local! Fri, 12/7, 9am. Enloe Conference Center, 1528 Esplanade.

BELIEVE

Friday-Sunday, Dec. 7-9 Laxson Auditorium SEE FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

MISS BENNET CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY: See Thursday. Fri, 12/7, 7:30pm. $15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. blueroomtheatre.com

advent crafts, plus wreaths and ornaments while enjoying chili, Christmas cookies and live music. Sat 12/8, 3pm. Faith Lutheran Church, 667 E. First Ave.

FRANKIE QUIÑONES: Stand-up comedian known for his characters Creeper (a reformed cholo turned fitness guru), Juanita Carmelita (a spicy suburban drama queen) and Pachanga (a feel-good guardian angel). Sat 12/8, 7:30pm. $20-$25. El Rey Theater, 230 W. Second St.

GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOP: Ticket includes materials, frosting and decorations for an impressive candy house for up to eight people. Sat 12/8. $45. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, Durham. patrickranchmuseum.org

10am. Koszis’ Studio, 356 E. Second Ave. MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS: Local elementary schools show off its decorated trees, plus a special book reading and performance by the Northern California School of Ballet. Sat 12/8, 1pm. Free. Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St., Oroville.

MOMENTUM FALL SHOWCASE: Momentum Dance Club presents their seasonal showcase, directed, choreographed and produced by students Sat 12/8, 2pm & 7pm. $7. Bell Memorial Union Auditorium, Chico State, 400 W. First St.

OUR OWN DAILY: David Little, Chico native and editor of the Chico Enterprise-Record presents the story of our city’s daily paper.

He’ll trace the paper through the years and discuss how papers everywhere face competition from computer screens. Sat 12/8, 10am. $5. Chico History Museum, 141 Salem St.

PET PHOTOS WITH SANTA: Put your schnauzer on Santa’s lap. See the Butte Humane Society’s website for cat and dog hours. Sat 12/8, 10am. $15. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. buttehumane.org

SANTA SHUFFLE: Five-kilometer or one-mile fun run/walk with proceeds benefiting Chico’s Salvation Army. Sat 12/8, 8:30am. $35.

Sycamore Field, Lower Bidwell Park. runsignup.com

STANSBURY HOME VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS: See Friday. Sat 12/8, 12pm. $2-$6. Stansbury Home, 307 W. Fifth St. 342-3037. stansbury home.org

HOLIDAY FAIRE: Ten local artists showing their ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, mosaics, paintings, carvings and more. Raffle ticket sales support the arts and fire victims. Sat 12/8,

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Special Events ANIMATION CHICO FILM FESTIVAL: A wide variety of films from around the world, selected to showcase the latest techniques and innovations in animation technology, and entertaining storytelling. Sat 12/8, 10:30am. $10. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. filmfreeway.com

BELIEVE: See Friday. Sat, 12/8, 2pm. $15-$28.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 898-6333. chicoperformances.com

BIZARRE BAZAAR: The Chikoko design/artist collective hosts its annual alternative holiday craft faire, featuring the handmade clothing, jewelry and utilitarian art of local artists. Proceeds from the door benefit fire relief. Sat 12/8, 10am. $5. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. chikoko.com

BUTTE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPEN HOUSE: Enjoy a holiday open house before the Oroville Light Parade where you’ll see a presentation on roadside archeology exploring

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FESTIVE FUNDRAISER Chico State’s Department of Music and Theatre presents its 19th annual scholarship fundraiser this weekend (Friday-Sunday, Dec. 7-9) in Harlen Adams Theatre. A Chico holiday tradition, Glorious Sounds of the Season includes pieces from several of the college’s musical groups—performing in all corners of the theater—including the Wind Ensemble, Jazz X-Press, Acappella Choir, Chamber Singers and the University Chorus. There will also be student soloists, small ensembles, faculty members and the Children’s Choir of Chico.

You can also expect a number of theatrical skits performed by theater students and faculty. The concert will give you a chance to reflect back on what was a tough year for many in our community and look forward to growth and revitalization in 2019.

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Music GLORIOUS SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: See Friday. Sat, 12/8, 7:30pm. $20. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, PAC 144. 8985152. csuchico.edu

HERD ON THIRD: Brunch tunes to pair with your mimosa. Sat 12/8. La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

HOLIDAY CONCERT: See Friday. Sat, 12/8, 7:30pm. $15-$30. Red Bluff State Theatre, 333

more. The event benefits CHAT and Arts For All. Sun, 12/9, 2:30pm. $5-$20. First Christian Church, 295 E. Washington Ave. 518-9992. chicohousingactionteam.org

Theater ANNIE: See Thursday. Sun, 12/9, 2pm. $15-$65.

Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 894-3282. chicotheatercompany.com

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MISS BENNET CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY: See Thursday. Sat, 12/8, 7:30pm. $15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St.

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Special Events BELIEVE: See Friday. Sun, 12/9, 2pm. $15-$28.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 898-6333.

BIZARRE BAZAAR: See Saturday. Sun, 12/9, 10am. $5. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. chikoko.com

HANUKKAH CELEBRATION: Join Congregation Beth Israel for a traditional latke dinner, fun, fellowship, candle lighting and entertainment. Sun, 12/9, 5pm. $6-$15.

Congregation Beth Israel, 1336 Hemlock St. cbichico.org

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HOLIDAY FAIRE: See Saturday. Sun, 12/9, 11am. Koszis’ Studio, 356 E. Second Ave. HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: Musical performances in the parlor and refreshments in the visitor center for guests to enjoy. Performances are on the hour between 11am and 4pm and will include the Apollo Academy of Music, Chico High School Choir, Sounds of the Valley, Celebration Gospel Choir of Chico and Gesundheit! Sun, 12/9, 11am. Free. Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park, 525 Esplanade.

895-6144. bidwellmansionpark.com

STANSBURY HOME VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS: See Friday Sun, 12/9, 1pm. $2-$6. Stansbury Home, 307 W. Fifth St. 342-3037. stansbury home.org

Music CHRISTMAS SERENADE: The Chico Community Concert Band plays sing-along songs, including a number of traditional carols and contemporary holiday pieces. Sun, 12/9, 3pm. Free. Lakeside Pavilion, 2565 California Park Drive.

GLORIOUS SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: See Friday. Sun, 12/9, 2pm. $20. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, PAC 144. 898-5152. csuchico.edu

MAGNOLIA YULE FEST: Celebrate the nursery’s 10-year anniversary with an artisan craft fair, vegan baked goods and tacos, and live music from the Yule Logs, Pat Hull and Uni and her Ukelele. The event is free, but donations will be collected for Camp Fire relief. Sun, 12/9, 11am. Magnolia Gift & Garden, 1367 East Ave. magnoliagarden ing.com

UKAPALOOZA FOR HOUSING: Ukulele variety show.

Bring the kids and enjoy bagels and cream cheese, hot cider and caramel apples, while you browse the silent auction for holiday pies, musical instruments and lots

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Special Events GRIEF SUPPORT: Circles of support for deep listening and sharing grief, expressive art activities, movement for stress reduction and self-care skills share. Open to all impacted by the Camp Fire crisis, although not suitable for young children. Mon, 12/10, 1pm. Free. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. befriendingdeath.org

IF YOU cAN’T STOP, HONK!

RIDE TOWARDS NORMALCY: Mellow, evening trail ride through Bidwell Park for all abilities.

If you’ve been affected by the Camp Fire, bikes, helmets and lights are available at no cost. Call North Rim in advance to make arrangements. Mon, 12/10, 6pm. North Rim Adventure Sports, 178 E. Second St.

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Special Events INSURANCE RECOVERY WORKSHOP: Experts on adjusting, building estimates and personal property will be in attendance to offer guidance to the families and businesses affected by the recent wildfires. Tue, 12/11, 6:30pm. Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave.

PRISONER LETTER WRITING: The North Valley Prisoner Support crew gathers to write letters to incarcerated individuals. Tue, 12/11, 6pm. Free. Blackbird, 1431 Park Ave.

Music A NIGHT OF SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC: A great night of free music. Tue, 12/11, 6:30pm. Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St., Oroville.

Theater THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH JR.: Young actors from StageCoach Youth Theatre perform the play based on the classic children’s book.

Milo is bored, until he takes a trip through the Phantom Tollbooth and is transported to the Land of Wisdom, discovering a world full of hidden adventures. Tue, 12/11, 7pm. $5. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F.

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Special Events AVENUE OF LIGHTS DRIVE THRU: Enjoy the warm comforts of your car as you drive tour the illuminated festive displays. Wed, 12/12, 5:30pm. $15. Glenn County Fairgrounds, 221 E. Yolo St., Orland. 865-1709.

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Shows through Dec. 14 Art Etc. PAINTINg bY SAvANNAH SONOqUIe

Art 1078 GALLERY: Stories Seven, group show featuring the work of Robin Indar, Leslie Mahon-Russo, Dolores Mitchell, Tom Patton and Rudy Salgado. Through 12/23.

1710 Park Ave.

ART ETC.: If You Can’t Stop, Honk!, big group show featuring work by a ton of local artists including Aye Jay, Josh Funk, Wyatt Hersey, Jeremy Golden, Michelle Camy, Savannah Sonoquie and many more.

Through 12/14. 256 E. First St.

B-SO GALLERY: Alicia Brogden, photography student’s BFA Culminating Exhibition explores how we process grief. Deeply emotional work. Through 12/7. Plus, Darian Maroney’s BFA culminating exhibition.

12/10 - 12/14. Chico State, Ayres Hall, room 105.

BLACKBIRD: Tiny Shiv & Ashley Penning, works on display. Through 12/31. 1431 Park Ave.

CHICO ART CENTER: The Gift Show, over 20 artists curate booths and sell handmade goods and artwork for the holiday season.

Think global. Buy local. CAC classrooms are also open and available to artists displaced by the fire every Sunday, 10am - 4pm, and is accepting supply donations.

Through 12/28. 450 Orange St. chicoartcenter.com

JACKI HEADLEY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Legal Gender the Irreverent Art of Anita Steckel, the show focuses on the artist’s innovative use of collage and appropriation as a feminist strategy to counter the dominant male narratives endemic to art history and American society. Through 12/14. Free. Chico State, ARTS 121, 8985864. headleygallerycsuchico.com

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS GALLERY: Stan Sours & Avery Palmer, the gallery’s final exhibit featuring Stan Sours’ sculptures and Avery Palmer’s paintings. Reception/gallery farwell party Dec. 6, 5-8pm. Through 12/28. Free. 254 E. Fourth St., 343-2930.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Deep Etch, exhibition features print work by Chico State art faculty, including the late artists Richard Hornaday, James Kuiper, Ann Pierce and Claudia Steel. Through 12/8. $0.

400 W. First St. janetturner.org

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MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART: Talking Heads, group show featuring Northern California ceramicists’ art as a means of social expression, humor and political context while also creating dialogue with a focus on figuration. Closing reception Dec.16, 3pm. Through 12/16. $5. 900 Esplanade. monca.org

NAKED LOUNGE: Euphoria, surrealist dystopic vibes collide with a pastel paradise.

Ethereal maidens and astrobabes can be found in strange situations floating in space. Through 12/31. 118 W. Second St.

ORLAND ART CENTER: Celebrating the Season, works by Denise Granger Kerbs, plus Magalia watercolorist Lynn Miller, acrylics

by Sandy Obester from Douglas City and Sacramento artist Linda Clark Johnson delights with her dynamic cyanotype and collage images. Through 1/24. 732 Fourth St., Orland. orlandartcenter.com

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Ann Pierce & Betty Polivka, estate sale, plus new works by

by C. Preble Miles and Sally Dimas, plus a big sale on nativity, ornaments, garland, wreaths and flowers. Through 12/31. 493 East Ave., Ste. 1. sallydimasartgallery.com

Museums GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Zoom Into Nano, hands-on exhibition demonstrates how scientists observe and make things that are too small to see. Find out how nanotechnology affects our lives through a number of awesome interactive exhibits.

Through 1/6. $5-$7. 625 Esplanade.

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

Through 12/30. 10381 Midway, Durham. patrickranchmuseum.org

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Reimagining Chico, find out what Chico looked like 100 years ago with this exhibit exploring the archaeology of our neighborhoods. Two excavations have yielded historic artifacts from boarding houses located on campus and the long abandoned historic Chinatown. Through 12/8. Free. Chico State, 400 W. First St., 530-898-5397.

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Rinstrumentalist/singer/songwriter bands. The San Diego multiob Crow has been in a ton of

has been the creative force behind so many—Heavy Vegetable, Physics, Thingy, Optiganally Yours, Goblin Cock, to name a few—that it’s natural to assume that story and photo by he’s always the Jason Cassidy bandleader. But the most enduring j aso nc@ newsrev i ew.c om project over his two-plus decades of music-making Review: has been Pinback, Pinback and the adventurous Morricone Youth, singing/songwritFriday, Nov. 30, at ing partnership Sierra Nevada Big Room. with him on guitar and fellow San Diego-based musician Zach Smith on bass.

Witnessing the band live for the first time last Friday (Nov. 30) at the Sierra Nevada Big Room, I came to realize how balanced of an effort it really is, as the two traded lead vocal duties and seamlessly orchestrated the complex musical interplay that is the hallmark of the band’s dense version of indie-pop.

The night’s opener, New York City’s Morricone Youth, creates—according to its mission statement—“music written for the moving image,” and since 1999 its various members have rescored or reinterpreted the music from hundreds of films and TV shows.

The five-piece kicked off this night with a scene from George Miller’s

1979 dystopian classic, Mad Max, projected on a screen behind them as they chugged out an insistent soundtrack to scenes of Goose flying down the highway on his Kwaka motorcycle.

The band accompanied a handful of different silent and midnight-movie excerpts for the night’s set, and the Mad Max selections and the moody tunes that played alongside the original Night of the Living Dead scenes— with spooky organ, circular riffs and howling/operatic vocals— were the most engaging. There were some cool musical and visual moments in between (especially the gorgeous shadow-puppet images from the 1926 German silent animation, The Adventures of Prince Achmed) that didn’t marry the mediums as effectively, yet nonetheless offered plenty of isolated pleasures.

The movie screen stayed out for Pinback’s set, and a series of drawings, images, random footage and even a couple of the band’s music videos played out in a fairly coordinated manner over the course of an epic 21-song set in front of a full house at the Big Room.

The headliners eased into things on a very chill note. To start, the two singers traded vocals on the delicately beautiful early track, “Boo,” followed by a couple of subdued stunners from Summer in Abaddon (2004)—“Soaked” and the loping “The Yellow Ones”—that had many in the very enthusiastic

crowd singing along.

Pinback hasn’t released a new album since 2012’s Information Retrieved, so the set was wide open, featuring a range of tunes from across the band’s catalog. The most current selection was the recently released one-off Pinback track, “Roji,” which was included on Joyful Noise’s Rob Crow Artist in Residence box set, a 10-record compilation featuring new songs from a dozen of his various projects.

“Roji” punched up the energy in the middle of the set and was followed by one of the band’s earliest and most catchy tunes, “Loro” (from the self-titled 1999 debut), with its circular bass and guitar melodies joining gears with the irresistible “Da da da duh-da da da da ...” refrain that the crowd sang sweetly along with.

Summer in Abaddon received the bulk of the attention, with seven songs in the set—including the looping album- and encoreclosing “AFK” and my favorite of the night, the lush pop masterpiece “Fortress,” which featured Crow exchanging guitar for bass for a second layer of bass melody over which the two frontmen showed off their masterful and irresistibly tuneful vocal interplay while drummer Chris Prescott provided a hardhitting rendition of the shuffling groove.

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THUrSDAY 12/06—WeDNeSDAY 12/12 Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade, 408-449-2179.

WILL CLARKE: For the clubbers!

Bristol/Ibiza DJ mixes old school rave tracks from the ’90s with 21st century techniques. Thu, 12/6, 8pm. $20-$25. El Rey Theater, 230 W. Second St.

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ALT-ROCK ’N’ BLUES: Chico’s grungy Precariat, plus Biggs Roller and Oroville’s own homegrown blues band, The Gypsy Bones. Fri, 12/7, 8pm. $6. The Spirit, 2360 Oro Quincy Highway, Oroville.

CELL BLOCK’S LAST SHOW!: Sawyer turns 25 and Cell Block turns in its rock card with a super set of sad songs. Plus garage punkers Sex Hogs, powerviolence posse End//Game and knob-fiddler Dudecorpse. Fri, 12/7, 8pm. $7.

Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

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Her solo career took off after singing with Prince on “Erotic City,” and the rest is history. Thu, 12/6, 8pm. $25. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

OPEN MIC/JAM: Bring your songs and your instrument for this weekly open mic and jam session. Thu, 12/6, 7:30pm. Woodstock’s Pizza, 166 E. Second St.

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THUMPIN’ THURSDAY ROCK & BLUES JAM: Weekly open jam hosted

played her first concert at age 5, alongside her dad, Pete Escovedo.

by JpRoxx & The Loco-Motive Band. Thu, 12/6, 7pm. Free. Studio

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Friday jazz. Fri, 12/7, 4:30pm. $1.

Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

EMO NIGHT: DJs spinning Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, My Chemical Romance and more. Fri, 12/7, 8pm. $8-$12. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

ADIOS, AmIGOS!

FLAT BUSTED: Country music in the

lounge. Fri, 12/7, 8:30pm. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE: James Garner distills Cash’s legacy and exhaustive discography in this homage. Fri, 12/7, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

Two local stalwarts end their runs this weekend when Cell Block and Los New Huevos (pictured) kick their proverbial rock ’n’ roll buckets into the sunset. Super sad, sometimes dark and always dreamy Cell Block will be joined by Sex Hogs Mk3 and powerviolence band End//Game on Friday, Dec. 7, at Naked Lounge. Ripping, heart-skipping and led by one of the most animated and engaging singer in town, Huevos tears it up Saturday, Dec. 8, at The Maltese with Bay Area duo the Shutups and the Satanic Mountain Witches.

NOCHE LATINA POR EL INCENDIO: Music from Banda del Pacifico, Los Betos de Sinaloa, Raizes Jaliscienses, Mariachi Mixteco, Los Patrones and Grupo Explosion to benefit Camp Fire victim funds. Fri, 12/7, 6pm. $25.

El Rey Theater, 230 W. Second St.

OPEN MIC: Tito hosts this regular

event. Backline available. Fri, 12/7, 7:30pm. $1. Down Lo, 319 Main St., 513-4707.

RETROTONES: Classic cuts, throwback

rock and ... well, retro tunes. Fri, 12/7, 8:30pm. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

ROOSEVELT “THE DR.” COLLIER’S ALL-STARS: Incredible pedal steel player touring with his all-star band, featuring guitarist Eric McFadden (Parliament/Funkadelic, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Stockholm Syndrome), bassist Reed Mathis (Electric Beethoven, Bill Kreutzmann) and funky drummer John Staten (Pimps of Joytime). Fri, 12/7, 9pm. Lost On Main, 319 Main St. lostonmainchico.com

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SHIGEMI MINETAKI & ROBERT KARCH: Tasty tunes for your dining experience. Fri, 12/7, 6:30pm. Diamond Steakhouse, 220 W. Fourth St.

TYLER DEVOLL: Singer/songwriter

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FRANKIE QUIÑONES: Stand-up comedian known for his characters Creeper (a reformed cholo turned fitness guru), Juanita Carmelita (a spicy suburban drama queen) and Pachanga (a feel-good guardian angel). Sat, 12/8, 7:30pm. $20-$25. El Rey Theater, 230 W. Second St.

KYLE WILLIAMS: Soulful singer

shares stories and songs. Sat, 12/8, 8pm. The Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St., Oroville. theexchangeoroville.com

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BLACKOUT BETTY: Cowboy hats, sleeveless shirts, bandannas and lots of hair, plus all your favorite 1980s rock hits. Sat, 12/8, 9pm. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

CYPRESS SPRING: Florida panhandle country-rap trio touring on their latest record, American White Trash. Sat, 12/8, 9:30pm. $8. Lost On Main, 319 Main St.

DECKS & DRUMS: Late happy hour

LOS NEW HUEVOS ESTÁN MUERTOS: Say goodbye to the fabulous punk rock egg boys, plus raging power pop from Oakland duo the Shutups and poppin’ preggo party punkers Satanic Mt. Witches. Sat, 12/8, 9pm. $7. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

featuring Cootdog and Riley. Sat,

12/8, 9:30pm. La Salles, 229

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ERIC PETER & LEANNE COOLEY: An eclectic mix of music for your dining pleasure. Sat, 12/8, 6:30pm. Diamond Steakhouse, 220 W. Fourth St.

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TMary, Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Peter Farrelly’s first solo feature effort is devoid hough it’s directed by one half of the team behind

of any gags based on the discharge of bodily fluids.

The director’s first serious work stars Mahershala Ali (Academy by Award winner for best supportBob Grimm ing actor in Moonlight) and Viggo bg ri m m @ Mortensen in a feel-good movie new srev i ew. c o m about race relations in America that goes light on the grit and heavy on the sentiment. Based on a true story, it starts off with Tony Lip (Mortensen), an Italian-American Green Book bouncer at the Copacabana in the early 1960s who finds himself temStarring Mahershala Ali and Viggo porarily without a job while the club Mortensen. Directed is being renovated. He gets a gig as

by Peter Farrelly. a driver and bodyguard for Dr. Don Cinemark 14. Rated Shirley (Ali), a black classical pianist PG-13. who is touring the Deep South.

It’s a road movie, with Tony driving and Don sitting in the back seat. As they venture south, they talk about fried chicken, Chubby Checker and letter-writing. Farrelly is lucky to have these two actors in the car, as there is nothing in the script’s dialogue that is original or surprising. Without them, it would be a slog. At times, even when the movie around them isn’t, the duo is at least fun to watch.

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shelter and eat. The farther south the tour goes, the lousier the accommodations become. A rich man up north, Don is reduced to skeevy rooms and nothing but a bottle of Cutty Sark to get him through the night.

Things get ugly when Don tries to do such mundane things as buy a suit or eat in a restaurant where he’s been hired to play. Tough-guy Tony steps in for his boss during these racially charged episodes, and occasionally cracks a few skulls. As his eyes are opened to the realities of life for Dr. Don, Tony learns lessons about loving people no matter the color of their skin and perhaps about how to drop fewer racial slurs before the credits roll.

However, given how ugly, violent and long America’s racist history has been, this movie plays things way too safe. Farrelly seems to be trying too hard to avoid upsetting people.

That’s not to say it isn’t enjoyable. Mortensen, who has had his share of great dramatic and action roles, gets a chance to show off some comedic timing. And Ali is very good as Don, so good you wish he had a script that matched his portrayal. Also, seamless special effects make it look like he can play a mean piano (Kris Bowers, the film’s score composer, is the piano double).

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The familiar story is still there (a turbulent show-biz romance between a rising star and one who’s about to fall), but there’s very little about this latest A Star Is Born that feels seriously outdated. This time, a gifted and very alcoholic country music star named Jackson Main (Bradley Cooper) takes an aspiring young singer (Lady Gaga) under his wing professionally and into his days and nights romantically. Cooper, who is also making his directorial debut, gives a powerfully modulated performance, with reckless extremes and soulful reversals balanced in a kind of perilous harmony. But Ally (Lady Gaga) is the star being born here—a singer getting her big break within the story, but also a movie star emerging, in the movie and with it. Cinemark 14. Rated R —J.C.S.

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Rami Malek gives it his all as Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of Queen, in the new biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody. That and a competent recreation of Queen’s famous Live Aid domination at Wembley Stadium are just about the only good things you can say about this mostly embarrassing effort that falls way short of telling the actual story of this incredible person and his sadly short life. The movie screws with Mercury’s timeline, invents a bunch of unnecessary events and homogenizes this hard-living rock star’s life for a generic PG-13 film that doesn’t feel anything close to authentic. Why distort the story like this, especially when the life in focus is so damned interesting and could fuel five incredible movies instead of one hokey, mostly made-up soap opera? The musical sequences, including the Live Aid gig, are fun to watch. But if I wanted to simply experience music by Queen, I’d just seek out the albums and videos of music by Queen.

Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —B.G.

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Creed II is a lot of fun, which surprises me, because the film dares to expand upon the characters from the most moronic entry in the franchise. Rocky IV was a pandering display of Cold War patriotism, and Ivan and Rocky were written as cartoon characters. (That final image of Rocky wrapped in an American flag had me grinding my teeth.)

Creed II succeeds by jettisoning the U.S. vs.

Russia angle and focusing on developing the characters instead. Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) is no longer a mere stereotype. He’s a defeated man who has lived in shame for decades after losing to Rocky. Before fighting Rocky, of course, he defeated and killed Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) in the ring, so when Ivan comes looking for a fight between his young, up-and-coming boxer son, Viktor (Florian Munteanu), and Apollo’s son, Adonis (Michael B. Jordan), there is some extra

Vegan options aVailable motivation in play for the young Creed. He has a score to settle, and he wants Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) in his corner. Sound stupid? It is a little stupid. But Director Steven Caple Jr. manages to overcome the formulaic setup with an authentic-feeling vibe, convincing boxing scenes and good performances from his leading actors.

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Film two in the planned five-film series written by J.K. Rowling returns us to the Wizarding World and the further adventures of magizooligist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and his nemesis, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp). Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

Free Solo

National Geographic documentary on world-famous rock climber Alex Honnold, chronicling his attempt to become the first person ever to free solo climb (no ropes!) the 3,000-foot face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Pageant Theatre. Rated PG-13.

The Grinch

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas gets the 3-D CGI treatment with Kenan Thompson, Rashida Jones, Pharrell Williams and Benedict Cumberbatch (as the Grinch) voicing the characters. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

Instant Family

A couple (Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne) decide to have kids and get an “instant family” when they foster three siblings.

Heartwarming hijinks ensue. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Lasse Hallstrom (The Cider House Rules, Chocolat) and Joe Johnston (Jumanji) direct this fantasy-adventure retelling of the classic Christmas story/ballet. Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

The Possession of Hannah Grace

Something is alive in the morgue where a former policewoman has just started working the night shift. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Ralph Breaks the Internet

In this sequel to the 2012 animated feature Wreck-It Ralph, the soft-hearted giant (voice of John C. Reilly) and the cast of video-game characters have broken free of their arcade machine and head for new adventures across the internet-gaming world. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas.

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Robin Hood

Original Peaky Blinders director Otto Bathurst is at the helm of this update of the story of Robin of Loxley (played here by Taron Egerton), the noble thief, archer and hero to the poor. Also starring Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn and Eve Hewson. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

Widows

The latest from director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) is a big-screen adaptation of the 1980s British TV series of the same name.

The update stars Viola Davis as a widow who plots a bank robbery with three friends to pay off a criminal who comes to collect on her dead husband’s debts. Cinemark 14.

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hat’s nearly four times as expensive as coffee, 18 times as expensive as gasoline, and so good you’d step over your own dead pooch to get one more fix?

The answer to that rhetorical question—posed by this writer in these pages more than a decade ago—is not whatever drug story and photo by you are thinking of. The object of Jason Cassidy my obsession/addiction at the time j aso nc@ was Chantico, a specialty drink newsrev i ew.c om that Starbucks introduced in 2005 to much fanfare, only to quietly discontinue later that year. Described as a “drinking chocolate,” it was basically a very concentrated hot chocolate, an amazing dark and dense shot of intense flavor that made me very happy … until it was gone.

Now, with chilly weather and Mannheim Steamroller overtaking the season, my cold and weary soul has been pining for that sweet, warm elixir, so I hit the lab this past week to try and cook up my own.

The hot chocolate/cocoa that most Americans are used to is not what I was going for. Powdered cocoa with milk (or water), sugar and marshmallows is fine; I’d drink that with or without a splash of whiskey any cold night.

However, it turns out that what I was after was something closer to the European version of hot chocolate. The simple chocolat chaud found in France and Belgium is basically dark chocolate melted in warm milk/cream. While in Spain (where you dip churros in your chocolate at breakfast) and Italy, the drink approaches pudding consistency, thanks to a thickening agent (usually cornstarch).

I wanted to keep it simple and focus on the chocolate flavor, getting as concentrated a dose of it as could. After combining recipes from a variety of sources and a couple of trial runs, I found a sweet spot between a hit of intense chocolate and something that’s still drinkable—in small doses.

A few notes on the ingredients: I wanted to go with a fine bean-to-bar artisanal chocolate, but once the cost reality of buying enough bars (at $5-$7 per 3.5 ounces)

hit me, I chose to go with the mass-produced Lindt (two bars for $5 at Safeway). Better chocolate is better. But decent chocolate is still amazing when melted in milk and cream.

The whipped topping and the Lindt bars already have vanilla, so I left it out of my chocolate. Add (or don’t) at your pleasure.

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2 cups whole milk 1 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 pound dark chocolate (at least 70 percent cacao) 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

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Combine milk, cream, brown sugar and (optional) vanilla in a saucepan and place over medium heat. Heat mixture, stirring frequently, until tiny bubbles start to form around the sides of the pan—don’t bring to a boil.

Remove from heat, break up and stir in chocolate, return to low heat and stir until chocolate is melted and fully blended with the other ingredients.

For whipped topping: whisk cream, sugar and vanilla at medium-high speed until soft peaks form.

Pour 6 ounces of the silky chocolate concoction into a small cup, dust with cinnamon, cayenne or sea salt as desired (any/all of these can be added to the pot at the beginning according to your crew’s tastes) and top with a dollop of whipped cream. Then sit back and let each decadent sip of the warm liquid treasure melt away any bad vibes, cold weather and oppressive Christmas melodies.

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DeVOtiOns: OVerflOw eDitiOn arts dEVo has been distracted and maybe

a little insane lately. The lists and notes have gotten out of control in the recent tumultuous weeks and have put a strain on the old Energy dome. So, let’s just [sweeps arm across desk in one violent motion] get rid of most of that mess and move forward with a more digestible plate of local arts tidbits: Two super interesting art shows opening this month: amanda Teibel, aka absolute ama, shares “a universe where dystopic vibes and pastel paradise collide” in the paintings of her Euphoria exhibit at the naked Lounge. Reception tonight (Dec. 6), at 6 p.m. And, on the south side, a twocharacter show with the illustrations “Galaxy,” by Absolute Ama and mixed-media of she Wolf and Tiny shiv is already under way (reception featuring the musical explorations of Cat depot is next Saturday, Dec. 15).

James snidle Fine arts has already mounted its final show, featuring the works of avery Palmer and stan sours, and tonight (Dec. 6), at 6 p.m., is both the reception and going-away Christmas party for the gallery. The show will be up for the rest of the month, but get over there tonight to give hugs, enjoy some cheer and thank Snidle for three decades of arts exhibition in Chico.

Chico state writing and literature instructor Rob davidson celebrates the release of his new two-novella collection, What some Would Call Lies—a meditation on “life, art, and the vicissitudes of memory”— tonight (Dec. 6), 7:30-9:30 p.m., at 1078 Gallery.

And speaking of the 1078, the gallery reached another milestone at its new location last week. Sunday, Dec. 2, was the first “loud” show at the Park Avenue spot, and I am here to report that it has a pretty killer setup. An actual stage has been built into one side room and the sound for the maiden performance of Beehive—a one-drum-machine two-man band featuring man-of-many-hats Jake sprecher on vocals/guitar and the badical Brandon “Bud” armienti on bass—was big and bright, just how it should be for a noisy garage rock crew. There’s additional sound-dampening work in the plans, but it’s already a pretty rad all-ages venue. Hats off to the gallery’s music committee members donald Beaman and Mathew Houghton and all the volunteers making things happen for the scene.

For the many artists and musicians who lost the tools of their craft in the Camp Fire, there are efforts big and small being made to help put art supplies and instruments back into people’s hands.

As campaigns come into focus, I’ll do my best to spread the word here, so please send your friendly arts editor a note if you know of any, such as the one spearheaded Beehive at the 1078 by the California Bluegrass association. Many of the group’s members and supporters lost their gear in the fire, and its GoFundMe campaign to replace instruments has already raised nearly $40,000. Visit tinyurl.com/gofundmebluegrass to contribute. Ω

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF December 6, 2018 ARIES (March 21-April 19): When I write

a horoscope for you, I focus on one or two questions because I don’t have room to cover every single aspect of your life. The theme I’ve chosen this time may seem a bit impractical, but if you take it to heart, I guarantee you it will have practical benefits. It comes from Italian author Umberto Eco. He wrote, “Perhaps the mission of those who love humanity is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.” I swear to you, Aries, that if you laugh at the truth and make the truth laugh in the coming days, you will be guided to do all the right and necessary things.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have a

cosmic mandate and a poetic license to stir up far more erotic fantasies than usual.

It’ll be healthy for you to unleash many new thoughts about sexual experiments that would be fun to try and novel feelings you’d like to explore and people whose naked flesh you’d be interested to experience sliding and gliding against yours. But please note that the cosmic mandate and poetic license do not necessarily extend to you acting out your fantasies. The important thing is to let your imagination run wild.

That will catalyze a psychic healing you didn’t even realize you needed.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In my

continuing efforts to help you want what you need and need what you want, I’ve collected four wise quotes that address your looming opportunities: 1. “What are you willing to give up, in order to become who you really need to be?” —author Elizabeth Gilbert. 2. “Leave the door open for the unknown, the door into the dark.

That’s where the most important things come from.” —writer Rebecca Solnit. 3.

“You enter the extraordinary by way of the ordinary.” ―writer Frederick Buechner. 4.

“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” ―novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I’ve called

on science fiction writer Robert Heinlein to provide your horoscope. According to my astrological analysis, his insights are exactly what you need to focus on right now. “Do not confuse ‘duty’ with what other people expect of you,” he wrote.

“They are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What does “beauty” mean to you? What sights, sounds, images, qualities, thoughts and behavior do you regard as beautiful? Whatever your answers might be to those questions right now, I suggest you expand and deepen your definitions in the coming weeks. You’re at a perfect pivot point to invite more gorgeous, lyrical grace into your life; to seek out more elegance and charm and artistry; to cultivate more alluring, delightful magic.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You know

the expiration dates that appear on the labels of the prescription drugs you buy?

They don’t mean that the drugs lose their potency after that date. In fact, most drugs are still quite effective for at least another ten years. Let’s use this fact as a metaphor for a certain resource or influence in your life that you fear is used up or defunct. I’m guessing it still has a lot to offer you, although you will have to shift your thinking in order to make its reserves fully available.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran rapper

Eminem is renowned for his verbal skill. It may be best exemplified in his song “Rap God,” in which he delivers 1,560 words in six minutes and four seconds, or 4.28 words per second. In one stretch, he crams in 97

by rob brezsny words in 15 seconds, achieving a pace of 6.5 words per second. I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will also be unusually adept at using words, although your forte will be potent profundity rather than sheer speed. I encourage you to prepare by making a list of the situations where your enhanced powers of persuasion will be most useful.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In May

of 1883, the newly built Brooklyn Bridge opened for traffic. Spanning the East River to link Manhattan and Brooklyn, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.

But almost immediately, people spread rumors that it was unstable. There was a growing fear that it might even crumble and fall. That’s when charismatic showman P. T. Barnum stepped in. He arranged to march 21 elephants across the bridge.

There was no collapse, and so the rumors quickly died. I regard the coming weeks as a time when you should take inspiration from Barnum. Provide proof that will dispel gossipy doubt. Drive away superstitious fear with dramatic gestures. Demonstrate how strong and viable your improvements really are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21): Robert Louis Stevenson published his gothic novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in 1886. It was a bestseller and quickly got turned into a theatrical production. In the ensuing 132 years, there have been more than 100 further adaptations of the story into film and stage productions. Here’s the funny thing about this influential work: Stevenson wrote it fast. It took him three feverish days to get the gist of it, and just another six weeks to revise. Some biographers say he was high on drugs during the initial burst, perhaps cocaine. I suspect you could also produce some robust and interesting creation in the coming weeks, Sagittarius—and you won’t even need cocaine to fuel you.

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

blogger on Tumblr with the handle “Ffsshh” composed a set of guidelines that I think will be apt and useful for you to draw on in the coming weeks. Please study these suggestions and adapt them for your healing process. “Draw stick figures. Sing off-key. Write bad poems. Sew ugly clothes.

Run slowly. Flirt clumsily. Play video games on ‘easy.’ OK? You do not need to be good at something to enjoy it. Sometimes talent is overrated. Do things you like doing just because you like doing them. It’s OK to suck.”

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ian athlete Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player who ever lived. He was also the first to become a billionaire. But when he was growing up, he didn’t foresee the glory that awaited him. For example, in high school he took a home economics class so as to acquire cooking abilities.

Why? He imagined that as an adult he might have to prepare all of his own meals. His ears were so huge and ungainly, he reasoned, that no woman would want to be his wife. So the bad news was that he suffered from a delusion. The good news was that because of his delusion, he learned a useful skill. I foresee a similar progression for you, Aquarius. Something you did that was motivated by misguided or irrelevant ideas may yield positive results.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Bible

does not say that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute or even a “sinner.” There’s no mention of her sexual proclivities at all.

Delusional ideas about her arose in the Middle Ages, instigated by priests who confused her with other women in the Bible.

The truth is that the Bible names her as a key ally to Christ, and the crucial witness to his resurrection. Fortunately, a number of scholars and church leaders have in recent years been working to correct her reputation. I invite you to be motivated and inspired by this transformation as you take steps to adjust and polish your own image during the coming weeks. It’s time to get your public and private selves into closer alignment.

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STEVEN MITCHELL CONNORS 58 Gaylor Avenue Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: STEVEN CONNORS Dated: November 13, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0001407 Published: November 21,29, December 6,13, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HYDROTEC SOLUTIONS INC at 2540 Zanella Way #30 Chico, CA 95928.

HYDROTEC SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED 7 Laguna Point Road Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: PATRICE SORENSON, CEO Dated: October 29, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0001369 Published: November 29, December 6,13,20, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BLAST OFF, HOOKEEZ at 1 London Ct Chico, CA 95973.

PANCO ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 London Ct Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: DAVE PANZER, SECRETARY Dated: November 8, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0001404 Published: November 29, December 6,13,20, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MC HOME INSPECTIONS at 1955 Belgium Ave Chico, CA 95928.

MICHAEL JOHN BLACKBURN 1955 Belgium Ave Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MICHAEL J BLACKBURN Dated: November 20, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0001425 Published: November 29, December 6,13,20, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the the use of the fictitious business name DROP IN THE BUCKET at 1938 Oak Park Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

ROSEANNE LUCY NELSON 1938 Oak Park Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ROSE NELSON Dated: November 6, 2018 FBN Number: 2018-0000712 Published: December 6,13,20,27, 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.

GRIDLEY SELF STORAGE 1264 Highway 99 Gridley, CA 95948 Butte County, State of California.

Unit No. #AX310 JANAE SANCHEZ Items: Miscellaneous boxes, furniture, trailer hitch Unit No. #AX337 ALBERT HUERTA Items: Miscellaneous boxes, furniture, BBQ Unit No. #AX320 BIOLATA VILLANUEVA Items: Miscellaneous boxes, furniture Lien Sale will be held: Date: Saturday, December 15th, 2018 Time: 10:00am Location: 1264 Highway 99, Gridley, CA 94958 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.

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Published: November 29, December 6, 2018

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

227SS LACY REDHEAD 6x12 (Furniture, Boxes, Misc.)

403CC MARGARET DAVIDSON 7x12 (Furniture, Personal items, Instruments, Misc.)

424CC GARY GREER 4x5 (Furniture, Boxes, Suitcases) 527CC BRENDA BOOTS 6X12 (Furniture, Boxes, Misc.)

Contents to be sold to the highest bidder on: Saturday December 22, 2018 Beginning at 1:00pm Sale to be held at: Bidwell Self Storage, 65 Heritage Lane, Chico, CA 95926.

(530) 893-2109 Published: December 6,13, 2018

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: December 14, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave

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Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: October 26, 2018 Case Number: 18CV03531 Published: November 15,21,29, December 6, 2018

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 4, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: November 20, 2018 Case Number: 18CV03732 Published: November 29, December 6,13,20, 2018

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: December 28, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: October 31, 2018 Case Number: 18CV03501 Published: December 6,13,20,27, 2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JOSHUA DANIEL COLEMAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing

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names as follows: Present name: JOSHUA DANIEL COLEMAN Proposed name: JOSHUA DANIEL TRIPP THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: December 28, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: October 30, 2018 Case Number: 18CV03502 Published: December 6,13,20,27, 2018

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: MARLEY JANE ANDERSON YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California County of Butte

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1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 LIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928.

(530) 366-4290 Dated: June 15, 2018 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 18CV01974 Published: November 15,21,29, December 6, 2018

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: TRAVIS JENKINS, STEVE MULLAN, GERALD FAUNCE, AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S TITLE, OR ANY CLOUD ON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO AND DOES 1 THROUGH 20, INCLUSIVE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: SHARON N. CAPPS, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ERNEST WILSON AND LAVONNE WILSON INTERVIVOS TRUST DATED JULY 7, 1986 NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: BUTTE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA. 95928 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: KEVIN J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (083972) 20 Independence Circle Chico, CA. 95973

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(530) 893-1515 Dated: August 24, 2018 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 16CV02968 Published: November 29, December 6,13,20, 2018

may be in person or by your will not protect you. Your written the proposed action.) The YOU MAY EXAMINE the file attorney. response must be in proper independent administration kept by the court. If you are a IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or legal form if you want the court authority will be granted unless person interested in the estate, contingent creditor of the to hear your case. There may an interested person files an you may file with the court a decedent, you must file your be a court form that you can objection to the petition and Request for Special Notice claim with the court and mail a use for your response. You can shows good cause why the (form DE-154) of the filing of an copy to the personal find these court forms and more court should not grant the inventory and appraisal of representative appointed by information at the California authority. estate assets or of any petition the court within the later of Courts Online Self-Help Center A hearing on the petition will be or account as provided in either (1) four months from the (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), held in this court as follows: Probate Code section 1250. date of first issuance of your county library, or the Date: January 8, 2019 A Request for Special Notice letters to a general personal courthouse nearest you. If you Time: 9:00 a.m. form is available from the court representative, as defined in cannot pay the filing fee, ask Dept: TBA clerk. section 58(b) of the California the court clerk for a fee waiver Room: TBA Petitioner: Probate Code, or (2) 60 days form. If you do not file your Address of the court: LAUREN DEVORE KENNEDY from the date of mailing or response on time, you may lose Superior Court of California 1530 Oakdale St #1 Chico, CA personal delivery to you of a the case by default, and your County of Butte 95928 notice under section 9052 of wages, money and property 1775 Concord Ave. Case Number: 18PR00527 the California Probate Code. may be taken without further Chico, CA 95926.

Published: December 6,13,20, Other California statutes and warning from the court.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting 2018 legal authority may affect your There are other legal of the petition, you should rights as a creditor. You may requirements. You may want to appear at the hearing and state want to consult an attorney call an attorney right away. If your objections or file written knowledgeable in California you do not know an attorney, objections with the court before law. you may want to call an the hearing. Your appearance attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you this Legal Notice continues ➡ this Legal Notice continues ➡ may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Nove 2018 November 2018 November Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local 2018 November 2 November court or county bar association.

The mission of DTSC is to protect California’s people and environment from harmful NOTE: The court has a statutory effects of toxic substances by restoring contaminated resources, enforcing hazardous lien for waived fees and costs waste laws, reducing hazardous waste generation, and encouraging the manufacture on any settlement or arbitration of chemically safer products. award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will W FIRST STREET dismiss the case.

The name and address of the CHICO, CALIFORNIA, 95929 court is: Superior Court of California County of Butte On August 16, 2018, California State University - Chico (CSU Chico) requested an Emergency Permit from the 1775 Concord Avenue California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for onsite treatment of expired chemicals located at 940 W. Chico, CA 95928 First Street in Chico, California 95929. The items treated included 1L container of Tetrahydrofuran, 2-100ml containers CHICO CALIFORNIA LIMITED CIVIL CASE CALIFORNIA of Acetaldehye,CHICO 250 ml container of Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether.

The name, address and On Augustand16, 2018, California State University - Chico (CSU Chico) reOn August 16, 2018, California State University - Chico (CSU requested an Emergency Permit from t Clean Harbors Environmental Services company was contracted to conduct thisChico) treatment.

The chemicals were telephone number of plaintiff’s quested an Emergency Permit from theinvolved California Department of Toxic On August 16, 2018, California State University - Chico (CSU Chico) requested an Emergency Permit from the Subpotentially reactive and unsafe of for Toxic transport.

The treatment the addition liquid solution to theof containers attorney is: California Department Substances Control (DTSC) forofonsite treatment expired chemicals locate stances Control (DTSC) forforonsite treatment ofexpired expired chemicals located California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) onsite treatment chemicals located at 940 at W. JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) to stabilize the chemicals.

Once the chemicals were treated, they were of transported offsite for proper management.

First Street in Chico, California 95929. The items treated included 1L container of Tetrahydrofuran, 2-100ml Law Office First of Ferris & Selby DTSC had that treated thein chemicals poseCalifornia an1L imminent and substantial endangerment to2-100ml human health and 940 W.determined First Street Chico, 95929.

The items treated included Street in Chico, California 95929.

The items included container of Tetrahydrofuran, containers of Acetaldehye, and 250 ml container of Ethylene Glycol Ether.

2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 the if not managed.

Therefore, an emergency permitMonoethyl was issued.

This Emergency Permit 1Lenvironment container ofproperly Tetrahydrofuran, 2-100ml containers of Acetaldehye, andwas of Acetaldehye, and 250 ml container of Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether.

Chico, CA 95928. effective from August 22, 2018 - October 31, 2018. The Emergency Permit included measures to minimize any adverse Cleanml Harbors Environmental Services company was contracted to conduct this treatment. The chemicals we 250 container oftheEthylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether.

(530) 366-4290 impact to the community and environment.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services company was contracted to conduct CHICO this treatment.

The chemicals were CHICO CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA Dated: February 16, 2018 potentially reactive andCHICO unsafe for transport.

The treatment involved the addition of liquid solution to the con CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA ): DTSC determined that the project exempt from the potentially reactive and unsafe for transport.

The treatment involved the addition of liquid solution toisthe containers Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Clean Harbors Environmental Services company was contracted to conduct to stabilize the chemicals. the chemicals were treated, they were transported offsitePermit, for proper managem requirements of CEQA and led Once aCalifornia Notice of requested Exemption (NOE) with the Clearinghouse.

The Emergency Number: 18CV00606 OnCase August 16, 2018, OnCalifornia August 16,State 2018, University California On August - Chico State 16,were University 2018, (CSU Chico) - Chico State (CSU University an Chico) Emergency requested - State Chico Permit (CSU an Emergency from Chico) the requested Permit from an Emergency the to stabilize the chemicals.

Once the chemicals treated, they were transported offsite for proper management. this treatment.

The chemicals were potentially reactive and unsafe for transDTSC had determined the chemicals pose an imminent and located substantial endangerment to human health a NOE, CSU Chico’s request forthat this project are available for review at the le room at: Published: December DTSC had determined that the chemicals pose an imminent andthe substantial endangerment to human health and California Department of Toxic Department Substances California of Control Toxictreatment Substances Department (DTSC) for Control ofonsite Toxic (DTSC) treatment Substances for ofonsite Control expired treatment chemicals (DTSC) offor expired located onsite chemicals attreatment 940 W.Emergency located of expired atPerm 940 c port.

The involved addition of liquid solution to the contain6,13,20,27, 2018 California the environment if not properly managed.

Therefore, an emergency permit was issued.

This DTSC Sacramento Regional Ofce

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: JENNIFER LEE STIDHAM YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

Therefore, an emergency permit was issued.

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Thecontainer Emergency Permit included measures minimize NOTE: The court has a statutory effective from August 22, - ml October 31, 2018.

The Emergency Permit measures to minimize any Sacramento, California 95826 transported offsite for proper management.

DTSC had determined thatadverse the of Acetaldehye, and of 250 Acetaldehye, ml container and2018 of 250 of Ethylene Acetaldehye, of and Monoethyl Ethylene 250 ml environment. container Glycol Ether.

Monoethyl of included Ethylene Ether.

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Therefore, emergency CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT ( CEQA ): DTSC determined that the projectwith isan exempt from thepercivil case. The Court’s lien must requirements ofreactive CEQA and unsafe ledtreatment athe Notice ofinvolved Exemption the State Clearinghouse.

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This Emergency Permit was effective from August 22, be paid before the court will requirements of CEQA and  led aKhosraviani Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the State Clearinghouse.

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-NOE, October 31, The Emergency Permit to minimize NOTICE OFNOE, Chico’s request for this project are available for review at the  leSpecialist room located at:measures Project Manager Public Participation Public Information Ofcer The name and address of the DTSC Sacramento Regional Of ce any adverse impact to the community and the environment.

TO ADMINISTER DTSC had determined DTSCthat hadthe determined chemicals DTSC that pose the an had chemicals imminent determined pose andthat substantial an(916) imminent the255-3650; chemicals endangerment and495-5651 pose substantial an imminent to human endangerment and health substantial and to human endangerment health and to h (916) 255-6559 (866) (916) 327-4383 court is: Superior Court of DTSC Sacramento Regional Ofce8800 Cal Center ESTATE Parisa.Khosraviani@dtsc.ca.gov Tammy.Pickens@dtsc.ca.gov Gamaliel.Ortiz@dtsc.ca.gov California County of Butte the DOROTHY environment ifthe not environment properly managed. if not the properly Therefore, environment managed. anENVIRONMENTAL emergency if not Therefore, properly permit anmanaged. emergency was QUALITY issued.

Therefore, permit This Emergency was anDrive emergency issued.

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Permit This wasE CALIFORNIA ACT (CEQA): DTSC deJEANNE KENNEDY 8800 Cal Center Drive 1775 Concord Avenue Sacramento, California 95826 To all heirs, effective frombeneficiaries, August effective 22, 2018 from-August October effective 22,31,2018 2018. from - October The August Emergency 31, 22, 2018.

2018 Permit The October Emergency included 31, measures 2018.

Permit The included to Emergency minimize measures any Permit adverse to minimize included any measure adve termined that the project is exempt from the requirements of CEQA and filed Chico, CA 95928 Sacramento, California (916) 95826255-3758, call for an appointment creditors contingent creditors, LIMITED CIVIL CASE a Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the State Clearinghouse. The Emergency impact to the community to and thethe community environment. impact and to the the environment. community the environment. and persons who impact may (916) 255-3758, calland for an appointment The name, address and CONTACTNOE, INFORMATION : If yourequest have any or concerns, please contact: otherwise be interested in the Permit, CSU Chico’s forquestions this project are available for review at telephone number of plaintiff’s CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT any CEQA QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL DTSC ACT determined CEQA QUALITY DTSC that the determined ACT project CEQA is that exempt DTSC the from project determined theis exempt thatfrom the project the CONTACT INFORMATION : IfCALIFORNIA you have questions or concerns, please contact: will or estate, or both, of: attorney is: the file room located at: Cal/EPA StateofCalifornia DOROTHY JEANNE KENNEDY requirements of CEQA requirements and led ofa CEQA Notice requirements and of Exemption led a Notice of CEQA (NOE) of Exemption and withthe led aState (NOE) Notice Clearinghouse. of with Exemption the State The Clearinghouse.

(NOE) Emergency with the Permit, The StateEmergency Clearinghouse Perm JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) A Petition for Probate Parisa Khosraviani Tammy Pickens Gamaliel Ortiz Law Office of Ferris & Selby DTSC Sacramento Regional Office NOE, Chico’s request CSU for Chico’s this project request NOE, are for available CSU this Chico’s project for review request are available at for the this  for le project room review located are at the available at:  le room for review located at at: the  le room located at: has CSU been filed by:NOE, Parisa Khosraviani Tammy Pickens Gamaliel Ortiz Project Manager Public Participation Specialist Public Information Ofcer 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 LAUREN DEVORE KENNEDY 8800 Cal CenterPublic DriveInformation Ofcer Chico, CA 95928.

Project Manager Public Participation Specialist (916) 255-6559 (916) 255-3650; (866) 495-5651 Regional(916) 327-4383 in the Superior Court of DTSC Sacramento DTSC Regional Sacramento Of ce Regional DTSC Of Sacramento ce Of ce (530) 366-4290 California (916) 255-6559 (916) 255-3650; Sacramento, (866) 495-5651 (916)95826 327-4383 California, County of Butte.

Parisa.Khosraviani@dtsc.ca.gov Gamaliel.Ortiz@dtsc.ca.gov Dated: May 11, 2018 8800 Cal (916) Center255-3758, Drive 8800 CalTammy.Pickens@dtsc.ca.gov Center 8800 Cal Center Drive The Petition Parisa.Khosraviani@dtsc.ca.gov for Probate call forDrive an appointment Tammy.Pickens@dtsc.ca.gov Gamaliel.Ortiz@dtsc.ca.gov Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER requests that: LAUREN Sacramento, California Sacramento, 95826 California Sacramento, 95826 California 95826 Case Number: 18CV01544 DEVORE KENNEDY CONTACT INFORMATION: Ifcallyou have any questions or an concerns, Published: December (916) 255-3758, call (916) for an 255-3758, appointment for(916) an appointment 255-3758, call for appointment be appointed as personal 6,13,20,27, 2018 please contact: representative to administer the CONTACT INFORMATION CONTACT If INFORMATION you haveCONTACT any questions If you INFORMATION have or concerns, any questions please If you orcontact: concerns, have any questions please contact: or concerns, please contact: estate of the decedent.

Parisa Khosraviani Tammy Pickens The petition requests the SUMMONS Project Manager Public Participation Specialist decedent’s will and codicils, if NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: Cal/EPA any, Khosraviani be admitted toParisa probate.

Parisa Khosraviani Tammy Pickens Tammy Pickens Gamaliel Ortiz Gamaliel Parisa Khosraviani Tammy (916) 255-6559 (916)Pickens 255-3650; (866) Ortiz 495-5651 Gamaliel Ort JOSUE S PALOMAR The will and Cal/EPA any codicils are StateofCalifornia YOU ARE BEING SUED BY Parisa.Khosraviani@dtsc.ca.gov Tammy.Pickens@dtsc.ca.gov Project Manager Projectin Manager Public Participation Specialist Participation Specialist Public Information Public Ofcer Information Ofcer Project Manager Public Public Participation Specialist Public Inform available for examination the PLAINTIFF: file kept by the court.

(916) 255-6559 (916) 255-6559 (916) (916)495-5651 255-3650; (866) (916) 495-5651 327-4383 (916)495-5651 327-4383 (916) 255-3650; 255-6559 (866) (916) 255-3650; (866) (916) 327-438 BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT The petition requests authority Gamaliel Ortiz BUREAU A CORP to administer the estate under Parisa.Khosraviani@dtsc.ca.gov Parisa.Khosraviani@dtsc.ca.gov Tammy.Pickens@dtsc.ca.gov Tammy.Pickens@dtsc.ca.gov Gamaliel.Ortiz@dtsc.ca.gov Gamaliel.Ortiz@dtsc.ca.gov Parisa.Khosraviani@dtsc.ca.gov Tammy.Pickens@dtsc.ca.gov Gamaliel.Ort Public Information Officer NOTICE! You have been sued. the Independent Administration The court may decide against of Estates Act. (This authority (916) 327-4383 you without your being heard will allow the personal Gamaliel.Ortiz@dtsc.ca.gov unless you respond within 30 representative to take many days. Read the information actions without obtaining court below. approval. Before taking certain NOTICE TO HEARING IMPAIRED: TTY users may use the California Relay Service @711 You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS very important actions, or 1-800-855-7100. You may also contact the Public Participation Specialist listed at after this summons and legal however, the personal the end of this update. papers are served on you to file representative will be required a written response at this court Cal/EPA Cal/EPA Cal/EPA StateofCalifornia StateofCalif to give notice to interested and have a copy served on the persons unless they have plaintiff. A letter or phone call waived notice or consented to

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Chico

$350,000

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Chico

$625,000

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Chico

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Chico

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Chico

$335,000

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Chico

$579,000

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Chico

$327,500

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Chico

$415,000

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1472

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Chico

$323,000

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2837 Lucy Way

Chico

$398,000

3/2

1718

52 Forest Creek Cir

Chico

$300,000

3/2

1498

1149 Hobart St

Chico

$395,000

7/3

2850

62 Lexington Dr

Chico

$300,000

3/2

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Chico

$370,000

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Chico

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Chico

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Chico

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129 W 20th St

Chico

$160,000

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1415 Sheridan Ave #2

Chico

$139,000

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1420 Sherman Ave #11

Chico

$83,500

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1865 Nevada St

Gridley

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Gridley

$140,000

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Oroville

$430,000

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Oroville

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Oroville

$299,000

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7 Tarn Cir

Oroville

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Oroville

$223,000

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62 Myrtle Dr

Oroville

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1775 Hammon Ave

Oroville

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855 Pomona Ave

Oroville

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Oroville

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