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Vol. 43, Issue 27 • February 27, 2020 OPINION

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Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guest Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Second & Flume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Streetalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Music feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 This Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Fine Arts listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Nightlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Reel World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Chow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Arts DEVO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Brezsny’s Astrology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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endorsements As always, the CN&R urges voters to do their own

homework, beginning with their official Voter Information Guide. Additionally helpful: stories in this newspaper’s Feb. 13 Election Issue (go to newsreview.com/chico for back issues), as well as coverage of the recent forums put on by the League of Women Voters of Butte County (see “A closer look,” Newslines, Jan. 23, and “The run-up,” Newslines, Feb. 6). Another resource: the league’s website, lwvbuttecounty.org. For the state races and the school bond measure not covered here, check out the statewide league’s website, votersedge.org.

Remember that ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday (March 3) and be received by the Butte County Elections Office within three days of that date.

U.S. President: Our choice is Elizabeth Warren, a second-term senator from Massachusetts whose bona fides rise to the top in the crowded field of Democrats. Among the nation’s foremost experts in bankruptcy law, Warren is known for having predicted the 2008 financial crisis. She was later tapped by President Obama with the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a financial watchdog agency. She’s neither a career politician nor does she come from money. As such, she identifies with what it’s like to struggle in a nation with a cavernous wealth gap, and she is capable of working across party lines to undo the harms inflicted by the

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current administration.

U.S. Congress: Choosing Audrey Denney was an easy consensus. She is smart, compassionate and listens to North State residents’ concerns. Also, she’s not beholden to special interests.

Butte County Supervisorial District 1: No endorsement.

Butte County Supervisorial District 4: Our pick is Sue Hilderbrand, a longtime political science instructor at Chico State and Butte College. Her background in disaster recovery and expertise in public policy make her best equipped for the job.

Butte County Supervisorial District 5: We’ve chosen Doug Teeter, a pragmatic and knowledgeable representative of the Ridge communities. He’s the person we believe is best prepared to lead the region through the difficult post-Camp Fire landscape.

Measure A: Chico’s parks are long overdue for upgrades and repairs, but we do not support the Chico Area Recreation and Park District’s local parcel tax. Our main gripes: The tax is regressive, permanent and will increase each year. Furthermore, rather than banking the $3 million in annual additional revenue and spending it on deferred maintenance, upgrades and new projects, the plan is to go out for a $36 million bond to fund, among other things, an aquatics facility.

That proposal means two-thirds of the yearly revenue would be spent on debt service. No, thanks. Ω

GUEST COMMENT

Which path will our great country take?

W history. We’ve come to a “fork in the road,” if you will. Our country is being tasked to make a moral e are at an extraordinary time in America’s

decision on which path we are going to forge for future generations: remain a free republic, a compassionate nation, a civilized society—or, choose the path to a totalitarian state.

In a free society, the rule of law is nondiscriminatory in its application. In an authoritarian society, the judicial system is used by its leader as a means of reward by or retaliation. We are witnessing Roger S. Beadle with great concern that President The author, a Chico Trump is using the power of his resident, is a Chico State alum and former office to influence the courts over cases involving past business small-business owner. associates or current political supporters and donors.

To paraphrase The New York Times’ editorial board: Donald Trump has always perceived that the law is something to take advantage of, to use for

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personal fortune and fame—conspiring with his father to violate federal fair-housing laws in order to keep black renters out of their apartment buildings, using smoke and mirrors with his tax returns.

Trump mocks the law with his sexual assaults on women, his “university” con job, paying off a mistress on the eve of the presidential election, running his global business empire out of the White House. And the crème de la crème: thwarting the constitutionally mandated will of Congress by using foreign aid to advance his re-election.

Mr. Trump sees the law as just another set of rules to be bent, if not broken. He has declared himself to be our nation’s chief law enforcement officer and has tasked his attorney general to do the following: initiate investigations into political adversaries, past and present; take control of any and all Department of Justiceassociated investigations into the president; interfere with ongoing legal proceedings involving friends and donors; and subvert court rulings if necessary.

Richard Nixon infamously declared, “When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.”

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Preparations Regular readers will notice we’re running the second story in a month on coronavirus (aka Covid-19). I’ve been keeping tabs on its spread over the past month, doing my best to monitor what’s happening at ground zero—Wuhan, China.

The Chinese government initially kept a pretty tight lid on reports of the spread, but that didn’t stop its citizens from sharing snapshots of the chaos on Twitter. I’ve watched videos of the virtual lockdown of Wuhan, including hazmat-suited law enforcement literally welding shut the doors of residential buildings with their occupants inside. Horror stories abound, so beware.

In mainland China alone, since January, more than 2,700 people have died. World Health Organization representatives have visited and are reporting that the coronavirus carries a mortality rate between 2 percent and 4 percent. For perspective, the typical fatality rate for influenza is 0.1 percent. The good news is that the rate is slowing in that hotspot.

Meanwhile, though, the virus has spread to 42 countries and territories. More than 81,000 cases have been confirmed, as of this writing. That includes 57 people in the United States—several of whom live in California. (The spread is so fast, in fact, that our story, on page 12, went to press earlier and includes lower numbers.)

On Tuesday (Feb. 25), Dr. Anne Schuchat, the deputy director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noted what’s happening globally and said it was a matter of when, not if, a pandemic would occur. “In that case risk assessment would be different and new strategies tailored to local circumstances would need to be implemented to blunt the impact of the disease and further slow the spread of the virus,” she said.

That’s what is happening elsewhere. In parts of northern Italy, which was hit hard this week, schools are now closed.

Considering how quickly this situation is evolving, I certainly hope Butte County Public Health takes an aggressive approach to informing the public—even if there aren’t any local cases of the virus.

The private sector also should think about how to help mitigate the spread—employees telecommuting to work, for example.

Call me paranoid, but with two-thirds of my household categorized as immunocompromised, I can’t afford to take any chances. It’s actually been a couple of weeks since my family restocked our supply of N-95 masks—the kind used during the Camp Fire. Gloves are on my shopping list, as are a few household staples. I’d urge you to be proactive, too.

In other news, you’ll once again find our endorsements on this page.

Next Thursday, we’ll return to our regularly scheduled programming—you know, editorials on hot-button community issues. Believe me, there are plenty I’ve wanted to tackle in that space. Case in point: Andre Byik’s scoop this week on the state water board’s investigation into what looks like an egregious case of toxic stormwater discharge stemming from the county landfill.

Last but not least, I’d like to publicly welcome back Contributing Editor Evan Tuchinsky, who’s been gracious enough to jump back into the fold while we’re short-handed. A former CN&R editor, he has written for the paper off and on for the past decade. Reach out to him at evantuchinsky@newsreview.com.

LETTERS

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Cheers to rebuilding Re “Starting over” (Cover story, by CN&R staff, Feb. 20): Starting over was an invigorating companion for the precious things in life: including reporters covering post-Camp Fire stories on the Ridge. Wow, Coldplay’s “The Scientist” just came over the loudspeakers at Bidwell Perk—“Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be so hard. I’m going back to the start.”

Indeed, and all realized by go-getters intoxicated with their indelible Butteiful spirit.

Bill Mash Chico

‘Contentious and divisive’ Re “Protests continue” (Newslines,

by Ashiah Scharaga, Feb. 20): There should be no place outside the City Council chambers for the big Trump banner. It read, “Keep America Great.” Great for whom?

The very wealthy? Corporations?

At whose expense?

The poor who sleep in our streets?

People who have to work two jobs and still can’t make ends meet? The troubled people of Iran? The beset peoples of China? Our allies throughout the world?

No, that banner is contentious and divisive at a time when we all need to pull together to solve our many problems. It’s time to choose our candidate. Pick Amy, Mayor Pete, Elizabeth, Bernie, any of whom will move us toward peace and common purpose.

The world can’t afford the politics of divisiveness at this critical time. Cast your vote for truth and moral leadership. Reject the purveyors of hate and discrimination. We can have our better world.

Robert Woods Forest Ranch

Some are puzzled by my position on the sit/lie ordinance in light of

my past proposals for a warming shelter, 24-hour hour toilets, a homeless jobs program committee; and my vocal support of low-barrier shelter, more humane treatment of unhoused people, and housing first.

By conditionally extending sit/lie, a few tangible results are accomplished: My motion removed all financial penalties associated with the law (formerly $100-$300 per citation), eliminating the cycle of fine/failure to pay/failure to show/ warrant/arrest. It replaced fines with referrals to social services—services widely regarded as the reciprocal of housing in recovery from homelessness. And it obligates the city to assure that there is always a social worker present when our [police] Target team makes contact with those found sitting or laying in the public space. Rescinding sit/lie would not have mandated service referrals or social workers.

In terms of housing, the conditional extension also allows local business leaders to “walk the talk.”

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LETTERS c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 5 One spokesman representing downtown businesses has vociferously proclaimed that they have money for shelter projects and will now support efforts to house people as the pragmatic response to downtown homelessness. I’m cautiously optimistic.

Scott Huber Chico

Editor’s note: The author is a member of the Chico City Council.

Frustrating for survivors Like most Camp Fire and other fire victims, I am highly concerned, angry and frustrated with what I see happening with the $13.5 billion settlement offer from PG&E. PG&E skates as additional claims from the Tubbs and Ghost Ship fires are added without an increase to the settlement offer. But more infuriating are the claims from FEMA, Cal-OES and other municipalities/ agencies that are claiming $6.6 billion in damages from this settlement. This leaves very little for the now 80,000 claims from fire victims for whom it was intended— those who suffered, endured and try to rebuild their lives.

FEMA and Cal-OES are already being partially reimbursed from the victims’ insurance policies and are already funded by our tax dollars.

And a $1 billion settlement was already awarded to municipalities/ agencies that were impacted by these fires. Therefore, I am outraged that our federal and state governments would take billions away from fire victims. FEMA did not undertake any measures to recover monies from victims of any other disasters.

Why this one? Frankly, FEMA’s performance wasn’t that great.

Therefore, I request that our state and federal government representatives advocate that FEMA, Cal-OES and other municipalities’ and agencies’ claims be removed from this settlement.

Paul Arnold Chico

Warren is the best Democrats need to wake up and recognize that only one candidate can unify our divided party, fix our broken democracy and defeat Trump. Her name is Sen. Elizabeth Warren. The notions that “nothing will change” under a Warren presidency, or that Warren is less likely to beat Trump than other 6

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candidates (like Mike Bloomberg!), are laughable. As evidenced by her evisceration of Bloomberg at the Vegas debate, Warren isn’t just the best candidate to take on and defeat Trump, she’s also the best candidate to take back our democracy from a corrupt corporate oligarchy.

Unlike Buttigieg and Biden, Warren isn’t beholden to big donors, and unlike Bernie, she’s a pragmatist with a history of making her ambitious reforms a reality.

As an academic-turned-activist, she conceived of, championed and created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to police the lending industry—and became such a thorn in the side of the big banks that corporate lobbyists ran her out of Washington.

But rather than give up the fight, she ran for office herself, beating a popular incumbent Republican, and soon became corporate America’s worst nightmare: a supremely capable, no-nonsense woman with a plan to take back our democracy.

Corey Finnegan Chico

Sanders, the hero In California’s presidential primary, I will vote for Bernie Sanders. I have admired Sanders ever since he was elected mayor of Burlington, Vt., in 1981. I support Sanders because of the vital causes he champions and for the noble and humane legacy he represents.

As a democratic socialist, Sanders is the modern heir of Robert LaFollette, Eugene Debs, Norman Thomas, and Michael Harrington.

Largely forgotten today, these great progressive reformers rank high on my list of heroes, and no finer American patriots ever lived. Like Sanders, each devoted his tireless career to promoting the welfare of working people and protecting their rights against the arrogance of concentrated wealth and corporate power.

Like Sanders, each was everything Donald Trump is not. At this critical moment in our history, Sanders—and the compassionate tradition he upholds—offers our best hope for curing the ugly cancer of Trumpism and building a better America.

Michael Magliari Chico

Three for Hilderbrand I support Sue Hilderbrand for Butte County District 4 supervisor because she values the work of all

the residents of this beautiful county and she knows that their security is dependent on wise natural resource and development policies.

If you’ve ever listened to Sue’s public affairs radio program, “The Point Is” on KZFR, you know that she has a unique ability to respectfully seek common interest—even with those of opposing viewpoints.

Sue will create coalitions to solve our major challenges of housing, water, public safety, poverty, etc. Sue is my candidate.

Jim (Will) Williams Chico

Why did Tod Kimmelshue send out mailers with distortions and lies about his opponent, Sue Hilderbrand? Is it because his own public policy positions don’t represent the needs of the majority of residents of Butte County?

He has been silent on critical needs, such as wages families can live on, housing people can afford whether they are renters or homeowners, and land use that supports small farmers and our natural resources. I want to hear where our county supervisors stand on issues, not lies and distortions about their opponents. I want supervisors who behave honorably and truly represent us. I believe that means voting for Sue. Vote and be counted!

Emily Williams Chico

After carefully evaluating the qualifications of the candidates for District 4 supervisor, I am supporting Sue Hilderbrand for the following reasons.

Sue is independent and will exercise her judgment in the best interests of the residents of Butte County in general, and of District 4 in particular. She is not be beholden to entrenched financial or political interests.

Sue is smart, focused and analytical in her approach to problem-solving. She has the education, governmental experience, and communication skills that uniquely qualify her to work cooperatively to solve the complex problems of post-Camp Fire Butte County.

Sue has experience with a broad range of range of persons, cultures, environments, professions and situations in Butte County, out of state, and internationally. She values diversity and understands different perspectives and challenges. She has educated and worked with over 1,500 students at Butte College and

Chico State and with others in our community’s nonprofit sector.

As a two-term member, and twice as chair, of the State Bar Agribusiness Committee and a former member and chair of the Northern California Regional Land Trust, I believe that Sue will serve all of the residents of Butte County as effectively as a prior eight-term female supervisor from Chico.

Richard Harriman Chico

Father, son support A For me and my family, Measure A boils down to some very simple truths. If Measure A passes, Chico’s parks and recreation get way better. If Measure A fails, Chico’s parks and recreation deteriorate. If Measure A passes, I’ll be paying $85 a year; that’s less than 25 cents a day.

A gumball costs 25 cents.

If Measure A passes, all those gumballs add up to roughly $3 million per year, 100 percent of which must be spent on local parks and recreational facilities. CARD has a list of those projects on their website.

When a gumball a day can make and help keep Chico a better place, seems like a thing we all can and should support. Let’s do the right thing this time. Yes on Measure A. Bill Brouhard Chico

I think parks are important. All the people of Chico should pitch in to build more outdoor areas. Also, parks are important because the children of Chico should get healthy and stay healthy. Parks are better for you than video games and TV. Parks are where you make friends, so lets make parks. I will pitch in some of my allowance, and I hope you will too.

Rio K. Brouhard Chico

LaMalfa’s fanatical loyalty The Republican Senate was asked if there were four honorable people who would stand for the rule of law, the Constitution, and stop an out of control president. There was one: Mitt Romney.

Over in the House of Representatives, Congressman Doug LaMalfa stood with Trump and against California citizens and farmers to stand blindly with Trump. In fanatical loyalty to a

president who hates California, LaMalfa turned his back on justice and California when he aligned himself with the man of lawlessness and perdition. Blind and hypocritical loyalty is what a deranged and fanatical Trump cult follower looks like.

In the Bible, 2 Timothy 3:1 says, “But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good.”

Trump and his cult fulfills this prophecy perfectly.

Pat Johnston Red Bluff

More Trump talk President Trump continues his assault on the American Democracy.

His State of the Union address written by his goon Stephen Miller amounted to no less than another one of his campaign rallies meant for his Copenhagen-chewing, Deliverance banjo-playing acolytes.

Trump spoke directly to his congressional toadies, hardly recognizing the Democrats on the left side of the aisle. He continues his onslaught on the law. Pardoning confessed criminals, paving the way to pardon more: (i.e., Stone, Manafort, etc.), and issuing clemency to thugs like Rod Blagojevich, and 10 more.

The president’s apple-polishers have the audacity to accuse “lefties of hating the police,” while America’s self-proclaimed “top cop” continues his assault on accepted norms.

When former Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was running for president (excuse me for laughing) back in March of 2011, she blamed then-President Obama for the “outrageous high gas prices.” Fastforward to 2020, California’s high gas prices are blamed on Democrats

by Donald’s lickspittels. GOP hypocrisy rages on.

Ray Estes Redding

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STREETALK

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Matthew Solone student

I would spend it boating on the lake with my friends—go wakesurfing and wakeboarding. Being with the guys on the water and in the sunlight is something you just can’t replicate anywhere else.

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On a beautiful day like this, I would spend it loving on my family, being with the ones I love and just chilling with a good beer.

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I would be snowboarding with my friends and spend the night in a very nice cabin.

Ryan Vernau contract supervisor

I would spend the time with family and friends.

If I was out here downtown grabbing a beer and a bite to eat, that would be lovely, but most important is getting to spend time with the people I love.

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NEWSLINES DOWNSTROKE $23 MILLION FOR PARADISE HOUSING

Town of Paradise officials learned Monday (Feb. 24) that the municipality received a $23 million housing grant from the state to aid low-income residents.

The CalHome funds, from the Department of Housing and Community Development, will provide for low-interest loans that cover the gap between insurance coverage and rebuilding costs. The grant expands an existing program of owner-occupied rehabilitation to incorporate reconstruction.

“The idea is really to help people who don’t have resources to rebuild on their own,” Colette Curtis, assistant to the town manager, told the CN&R. Residents can apply immediately by calling the town’s Housing Department at 8726291, extension 122, or emailing rpurviance@ townofparadise.com. Paradise expects the new funding by early summer, Curtis said, but has previously awarded CalHome funds available.

Dirtying the waters

Leachate is shown seeping into a stormwater pond at the Butte County landfill in February 2019.

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GRANT FUNDS FOOD TRUCK

Funded by a Camp Fire relief grant to combat hunger, the Butte County Office of Education (BCOE) unveiled its mobile teaching kitchen Tuesday (Feb. 25) in Oroville.

BCOE will use the truck to deliver fresh food throughout local districts to students and families displaced by the fire—and dispatch it to sites of need in the event of future disasters. In addition, the vehicle’s kitchen will serve as “an educational platform in health and nutrition education,” according to a BCOE news release.

The district received $523,000 over five years from the Raley’s grocery store company. With donations from customers and ownership, the Sacramento-based company had previously donated nearly $1 million to Camp Fire relief efforts.

PROSECUTOR JOINS COUNTY COURT

Judges of Butte County Superior Court have selected Butte County Deputy District Attorney Kurt Worley to serve as court commissioner effective Monday (March 2).

He replaces Commissioner Leonard Goldkind, who retires in April. One of the court’s two commissioners, Worley initially will preside over matters related to child support, traffic, family law, unlawful detainer and civil harassment, among other assignments.

Worley (pictured) has spent all but the first four months of his career as a Butte County prosecutor— joining the DA’s office in March 2004. He earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and legal degree from the UC Hastings College of Law.

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County faces potential $240 million fine as state probes landfill for allegedly discharging contaminated stormwater into wetlands

Sfortheallegedly Butte County landfill on Neal Road discharging an estimated tate water officials are investigating

24 million gallons of waste-contaminated stormwater onto a by neighboring property Andre Byik and watershed last winter, according to docuand re b @ n ew srev i ew. c o m ments recently obtained by the CN&R. The documents, which were prepared by the State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Enforcement and sent to the county’s Public Works Department last month, alerted the county that it may be liable for up to $10 per gallon—for spillage in excess of 1,000 gallons—of water discharged, which suggests a maximum possible penalty of about $240 million.

Yvonne West, director of the state water board’s Office of Enforcement, told the CN&R on Tuesday (Feb. 25) that the investigation is ongoing and formal action has not yet been taken. Further, she said, investigators have no information indicating an immediate risk to human health or safety. The discharges occurred following rainstorms in February 2019.

Nevertheless, the documents raise ques-

tions about the scope of the environmental impact caused by the alleged unauthorized discharges. That impact, West said, is also under investigation by enforcement officials and could be considered as a factor in any potential imposition of penalties.

The documents indicate that during rainstorms around Feb. 14 and Feb. 26, 2019, a mountain of garbage at the landfill sustained blowouts along its lower portion, creating leachate seeps—water contaminated with waste—that flowed into a nearby pond meant to capture stormwater runoff. From there, a diesel-operated pump sent water from the now-contaminated pond into a ditch that carried the dirty water to the landfill’s primary sedimentation basin, which includes two areas, according to the documents. The first area is where stormwater from the facility initially enters to settle out solids before discharging into the second area, an on-site wetland. The sedimentiaton basin also is a preserve managed by California Open Lands—a local nonprofit land trust organization—under a conservation easement.

From the sedimentation basin, the water flowed over a weir and out of the landfill onto a neighboring wetland. The documents indicate that the contaminated water

may have entered Hamlin Slough, which feeds into Butte Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River. Stormwater samples taken at the time and site of the discharges showed elevated levels of dissolved solids, including volatile organic compounds such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, ethanol and tetrahydrofuran, according to state investigators.

State investigators this past fall interviewed Butte County staff and other people involved with the operations at the landfill, including officials with California Open Lands.

According to a summary of an interview with Holly Nielsen, executive director at California Open Lands, on Oct. 16, Nielsen expressed concern about the county’s management at the landfill. She told investigators that Todd Storti, a former county deputy director of waste management, allegedly “outright denied” the leachate discharges happened and refused to comply with requests to sample and remediate the preserve at the landfill.

Last month, California Open Lands filed a lawsuit against Butte County alleging the county has violated the Clean Water Act in connection with the leachate discharges in February 2019. The suit, which was filed

Jan. 16 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, alleges in part that polluted stormwater harmful to fish, plant and bird life, as well as human health, is “being discharged from the facility” and into nearby waterways during “significant rain events.”

Dennis Schmidt, Butte County’s director of public works, did not respond to messages seeking comment. County Counsel Bruce Alpert also did not respond to a message seeking comment.

West, the director of the state water

board’s Office of Enforcement, told the CN&R that the scope of the environmental impact caused by the polluted stormwater discharges at the landfill, including the impact to local waterways, remains under review by investigators.

She said large discharges—such as the 24 million gallons of leachateimpacted water alleged at Butte County’s landfill—are not unheard of.

Usually, she said, such substantial discharges are associated with large rain events. Speaking generally, she said, the toxicity of discharges may be diluted during such rainstorms.

West noted, however, that investigators will attempt to further substantiate their calculations regarding the volume of leachate-impacted stormwater that flowed out of the facility and its toxicity. Asked about the county’s potential liability reaching $240 million in penalties, West said that, given current calculations, that may be the statutory maximum the state could pursue, but it is rare to seek the maximums.

Multiple factors are considered by the state water board in any decision to impose a penalty, including culpability, whether the offending party reasonably tried to prevent or stop a discharge, the nature of the substance discharge and harm to waterways, she said.

“We haven’t officially adopted any … finding. We haven’t taken any formal action at this point,” West said.

“There’s an ongoing investigation into the issue—into the occurrence and the facts surrounding that occurrence and what was the cause, the impact and various parties involved in it. And whether it was handled appropriately.”

Nevertheless, the director said the board takes discharge violations, such as the ones being investigated at the landfill, seriously.

“We are taking our time to investigate it—to understand the facts surrounding the cause and the impacts,” West said. “We want the community to know that we are engaged and we’re concerned.” Ω

Californians feel the Bern If Golden State polls hold, only Sanders will win delegates

There’s a single number that’s likely keeping

Democratic candidates for president up at night, and it’s 15 percent.

Under the terms set by the national party, candidates can win delegates—the partisan electors sent to the Democratic National Convention to secure the Democratic nomination—only if they nab at least that percentage of the popular vote. Those with vote totals under that allAbout this story: It’s from CalMatters. important threshold get a org, an independent grand total of zilch. public journalism venture As candidates scramble covering California state to rack up support in the politics and government. lead-up to the California primary on Tuesday (March 3), the latest polls here are likely to send all candidates not named Bernie Sanders scrambling especially hard.

A Public Policy Institute of California survey last week pegged the Vermont senator at 32 percent of the likely Democratic vote statewide. No other candidate reached the 15 percent threshold—though it was within the margin of error for Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bloomberg and Pete Buttigieg. And that was before Sanders’ decisive victory in Nevada.

The good news for Sanders (and bad news for everyone else in the field) is reflected in the California polling average from analysis website FiveThirtyEight. com: Sanders hovers near 30 percent, while Bloomberg, Biden, Warren and Buttigieg come in just under 15 percent.

If current trends hold, Sanders stands to win a huge share—if not an outright majority—of California’s 415 delegates (that doesn’t include “superdelegates,” who aren’t elected and whose influence over the nomination process is more limited).

Of course, polls aren’t static; they capture a moving target. Sanders is wellpositioned, but here are more reasons he

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Bernie Sanders, shown speaking at Chico State just ahead of the California primary in June 2016, has a lofty trajectory heading into Tuesday’s (March 3) primary.

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can’t count on a California delegate sweep: • Delegates aren’t all awarded based on the statewide vote total. Even if Sanders wins 30 percent of the Democratic ballots in California, two-thirds of state party’s elected delegates are doled out based on the primary results in each congressional district. That would give other candidates with geographically concentrated support in certain areas of the state a chance to tamp down Sanders’ apparent lead.

• Though Californians are already voting by mail, most ballots probably won’t be cast until Election Day. A lot can and will happen before March 3, including the primary Saturday (Feb. 29) in South Carolina following a nationally televised debate (Feb. 25).

• Much of Sanders’ electoral good fortune can be attributed to the sheer size of the field, with moderate candidates like Biden, Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and now Bloomberg dividing up the Democratic-butnot-Democratic-Socialist vote. A narrowing of that field would alter the math.

In 2017, California legislators voted to bump

up the state’s presidential primary, pushing Election Day from the late-season irrelevance of early June to join the ranks of the Super Tuesday states. The hope was that the largest state in the nation and the largest source of nominee-selecting delegates actually would make a difference in each party’s nomination process.

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Woody Elliott of the California Native Plant Society, photographed before Monday’s park commission meeting, says his contention is not with disc golf but the city’s adherence to the Peregrine Point agreement.

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California may finally get its wish.

This much is clear: The biggest factor on March 3 will be California—which, along with Texas and 13 other states and territories voting that on that “Super Tuesday,” represents 40 percent of the U.S. population.

The first four primary or caucus contests in February are important not by dint of their delegate totals, but their timing and symbolism. The more pint-size states—Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina— carry a total of 193 delegates.

Wins there matter because they confer those coveted, if hard to quantify, markers of success like “momentum” and “electability.”

But California’s 415 delegates? That’s one serious haul.

If Sanders wins big here, home to 9.1 million Democrats, it’s hard to imagine him not heading to the party’s nominating convention in July the presumptive nominee—or at the very least, the overwhelming frontrunner.

And, so, the state’s looming influence has prompted a new round of calls from party moderates for some candidates to gracefully take their leave from the race—before a Bernie victory is inevitable.

Even Andrew Yang, who recently made the natural transition from long-shot presidential candidate to CNN political commentator, called upon some of the remaining candidates to follow his lead for the sake of party unity. “Someone needs to pull an Andrew Yang,” he said.

For some, it’s a flashback to 2016, when Trump benefited from a crowded field, a splintered vote and a dedicated base of supporters to win the GOP nomination despite regularly winning less than a third of the vote in many of the early states.

But, so far, the field refuses to winnow itself—and March 3 approaches. In fact, for some voters it’s already here. According to a mail ballot tracker from Political Data Inc., nearly 750,000 Californians already have mailed in their Democratic ballots.

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Course on par?

Disc golf in Upper Park scrutinized on lead-up to contract renewal Woody Elliott can’t recall exactly when he

became concerned with disc golf in Upper Bidwell Park, but it’s been a while.

He remembers speaking publicly to the Chico City Council in the mid- to late-2000s, when community opinion divided sharply on whether the Frisbee target sport belongs in the park’s wild open spaces. Council opinion divided sharply, too: The panel first banned, then kept, the 18-hole long course at Peregrine Point that had operated unofficially for many years (see “Disk golf: It’s back! But wait…,” Newslines, Jan. 8, 2009)—and changed its mind several times before forming a plan to eventually relocate the site’s 12-hole short course (see “Disc golf a go,” Newslines, April 22, 2010).

Elliott intensified his focus when the city entered into an operating agreement with the disc-golfers group Chico Outsiders—known as Outside Recreation Advocacy Inc., or ORAI— in 2010. That’s also when he retired as a state parks land manager and became involved with Friends of Bidwell Park (FOBP), advocates who had opposed disc golf in Upper Park. He and other environmentalists, including FOBP, voiced concerns about effects on native species from disc hits and foot traffic.

Those worries persist for Elliott, conservation chair of the California Native Plant Society’s Mount Lassen chapter. He and current FOBP President John Merz also have an issue with how the city enforces its contract with ORAI, specifically in regards to financial obligations.

The agreement, which contains a monitoring and mitigation plan for Peregrine Point, runs in five-year increments—renewable automati-

cally, but with exit clauses and reviews by the city each half-decade. The current period ends in June. Monday evening (Feb. 24), as part of the renewal process, the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission received an update on mitigation and monitoring.

Elliott told the CN&R before the meeting that he doesn’t take issue with disc-golfers in Upper Park.

“My overarching perspective is that disc golf course isn’t going away; it just needs to be managed properly, and someone needs to figure out how to do that,” he said. “Whether they partner with ORAI all or in part, or not at all, it’s the city’s responsibility to live up to their own adopted CEQA [state environmental] mitigation monitoring requirements, which are legally binding in a court of law.”

Taking Elliott’s input into account, the commission voted unanimously to have its Natural Resources Committee assess monitoring reports from city staff and wildlife surveys from biologists, then make recommendations on renewal—and any new conditions—to the full commission.

In a letter to commissioners, which he cited in

public comments, Elliott listed seven “continuing need[s]” at the course, such as signage and protective devices around trees. Additionally, he pointed to inconsistent clauses in the contract: one calling for ORAI to pay the city $5,000 a year for biological monitoring (subject to 3 percent annual increases) and another calling for $3,000 every other year (with the value of volunteer hours offsetting this obligation).

He said city staff has assessed ORAI only via the lesser, biennial arrangement.

Linda Herman, city park and natural resources director, summarized her report to the commission by saying, “I believe they [ORAI] have met their commitments,” and that “biological monitoring has shown no significant impacts” from the disc golf course. (Visit tinyurl.com/BPPC22420 for the staff report, wildlife surveys and mitigation timelines.)

Commission Chair Elaina McReynolds, who visited the site Saturday, shared a similarly positive appraisal.

“I saw a vast improvement over last year,” she said. “I saw waddles set up [lining trails]. I saw … a beautiful layout of [wood] chips [around some targets]—I know more is coming. The fence to protect plants in the center is wonderful; I walked around it.”

After mentioning she spoke with two players who likewise were “very impressed,” McReynolds added: “I’m not sure how [ORAI] haven’t met their obligation. They’ve put a lot of hard work in.”

“Our staff has put a lot of hard work in,” Commissioner Lise Smith-Peters injected.

Smith-Peters earlier said she felt the discgolfers “have not met operating agreements” but that she looks “forward to working with the group through the Natural Resources Committee so we can get this done.”

Ultimately, though, the agreement may head back up to the City Council, as that body would need to approve any substantive change.

“There’s an internal inconsistency that’s never been addressed and needs to be addressed,” said Merz, a former member of both the park and planning commissions.

Like Elliott, Merz said his group doesn’t oppose disc golf at Peregrine Point—“We’ve moved on from that. But there was the understanding that you [disc-golfers] have to meet these obligations.”

Disc-golfer Scott Peterson attended the meeting after learning about it and ORAI from postings online. (ORAI’s board secretary, Phil Brock, declined to be interviewed for this story.) Peterson has lived in Chico five years, roughly the amount of time he’s played the sport. Diagnosed with Lyme disease, he recently lost his job in sales management in the gardening sector.

“There’s good and bad to that,” he told the CN&R outside the chambers. “I don’t have a lot of energy, but I have some time to go disc-golfing and walk through gorgeous places like Peregrine Point.”

Echoing what a speaker told the commission, Peterson said he’s struck by how disc-golfers bear the burden for park upkeep while bikers, hikers, equestrians and golfers do not.

“In broader strokes,” Peterson said, “I’m a person who cares very much about the environment, but I’ve also learned to care about disc golf—and, in the past five or six years, I’ve learned how well those two things are actually working together.”

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HEALTHLINES “What most of those people have in common is they have not had an influenza vaccination,” he added.

Almaguer said Public Health clinics have flu vaccines but suggested pharmacies and primary care physicians might have greater supplies. The department recommends immunization for anyone older than 6 months who doesn’t have a condition (such as vaccine allergy) precluding them from vaccination—particularly children under 5, pregnant women, seniors and adults with respiratory issues.

Other precautionary measures include frequent hand-washing; not touching eyes and nose with unwashed hands; staying home when feeling ill, unless absolutely unavoidable; and, when ill, wearing an N95 mask.

“In the whole United States, the place with the most N95 masks out among the public is probably Chico,” Bishop noted, “because we were all taught to get them for the Camp Fire.”

Indeed, whether coronavirus or influenza,

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Cheadlines the past few weeks. It has dominated and triggered fear, evoking images oronavirus. That one word has gone viral

of quarantined cruise ships, makeshift treatment centers and mask-wearing populations.

The disease broke out in late December in Wuhan, China—half a world away. Yet, when Humboldt County announced its first case last Thursday (Feb. 20), suddenly the threat seemed close to home.

This new (or “novel”) coronavirus, Covid-19, is in the same family as the SARS and MERS viruses, which spread widely in 2002-03 and 2014-15, respectively. Covid-19 is more contagious, according to a study of 72,000 cases by Chinese scientists, and that communicability already has led to more deaths than its viral relatives.

Though restrictions on media in China have limited the release of reliable statistics, the World Health Organization and U.S.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate Covid-19 has killed 2,250 and infected 76,800 worldwide. SARS, by contrast, sickened just over 8,000 in totality and killed 774, while MERS has affected around 2,500 and killed 858.

At the time of the Humboldt County report, California was home to nine cases of the coronavirus. Including travelers bringing the virus home, the CDC had logged three dozen national cases as of last Friday (Feb. 21). This week, San Francisco declared a state of emergency in response to coronavirus internationally despite having no reported cases; Santa Clara County already had taken that step to boost preparedness.

“As far as Butte County goes, coronavirus is way down the list of risks right now.”

—Dr. roy bishop

In the grand scheme of health concerns, should we in the North State worry?

“Firstly, there is not a pandemic worldwide or in the U.S.,” said Dr. Roy Bishop, a family medicine physician who runs Argyll Medical Group in Chico. “There are a small number of [domestic] cases—all have been imported or [came about through] contacts with people who have flown back.

“The overall danger at the moment is not high,” he added by phone last Friday. “What the World Health Organization is concerned about is [we] could get an epidemic taking off in other countries on a Chinese level; that technically would be a pandemic, a worldwide epidemic. But right now, we don’t have that.”

What we in the region do have is an influenza outbreak.

The Butte County Public Health Department recently alerted hospitals and physicians to reports of increased flu activity in the county. The department doesn’t have hard data, spokeswoman Lisa Almaguer said by phone, as it receives only voluntary reporting of flu cases from health care providers—BCPH records flu deaths, of which just one has occurred in the county in five years. Statewide, the California Department of Public Health has reported 328 deaths thus far this flu season—more than double the number recorded this time last year—with 80 percent of those coming since Jan. 1.

“People think because it’s February, coming on to March, that flu season is over,” Bishop said. “Actually, it isn’t.”

Bishop said he has diagnosed Influenza A and Influenza B this year; several patients have been hospitalized at Enloe Medical Center due to the flu.

potentially lethal respiratory viruses merit comparable precautions.

Covid-19 symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath; these can present as quickly as two days after exposure or as long as 14 days, which is why the federal government has quarantined incoming passengers for the latter time period. County public health officials take their cues from the CDC. “Our top priority is preventing the spread, limiting the spread, ultimately to protect the

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health of the county,” Almaguer said. “We stand ready. I don’t think we’ll be surprised if we do see a confirmed case [of novel coronavirus] at some point; in the same breath, we may be successful and not receive a returning traveler at a high risk level.”

Should BCPH receive report of a Covid-19 case, the department has protocols in place for monitoring and, if necessary, quarantining the patient.

“People are concerned, and they have a right to be concerned,” Almaguer added. “It’s new, and we don’t know everything about it.”

Mystery and conspiracies have surrounded the cause of this novel coronavirus in China.

An international group of public health scientists published a statement in the Lancet medical journal last Wednesday (Feb. 19) refuting “rumours and misinformation about its origins.” U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) was among the most public promoters of a connection between the outbreak and a lab—the Wuhan Institute of Virology—where

Visit buttecounty.net/ph for butte County Public Health information on coronavirus and influenza, and cdc.gov for updates from the u.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

researchers study coronaviruses in bats.

Still, despite the furor, Covid-19 is not the biggest local woe. In addition to citing flu, Bishop pointed to sepsis as more significant.

Bacterial sepsis—a lifethreatening reaction to an existing infection, in this instance from a bacteria—“is often forgotten and underreported,” he said. Ill patients who spike fevers and suffer decreases in blood pressure and consciousness also could have sepsis.

“As far as Butte County goes, coronavirus is way down the list of risks right now,” Bishop added.

“It’s not to say we can’t have an epidemic; I suppose the potential is there if we allow it to get established, get going, get spreading sideways in the population. That would be bad news.” Ω

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changing the future Chico elementary students serve as leaders for environmental conservation

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Ebreakdown week as they launched into an animated of a recent assignment in their

mily Akimoto’s fourth-graders lit up last

classroom at Sierra View Elementary.

They’ve been thinking a lot about the future lately, and captured on camera what they fear it could look like. In the beginning of a creative class video, three students— Reed Peck, Harper Cannon and Meredith Heringer—are playing at school one day when they discover a portal. They jump in to see what’s on the other side and discover a hot, trashy nightmare.

It’s Chico in 2050, and the city is ravaged by unchecked climate change.

“Guys, we need to stop this now!” Peck says. Then Heringer and Cannon reply in unison: “Right! We need a plan!” They give each other a high-ten and it’s time for a musical number—a syllable-for-syllable adaptation of “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X that the students wrote and dubbed “Old Chico Road” (see infobox).

What follows are highlights of the past few months, in which Akimoto’s 32 students have worked on a class project for the Cal Water H2O Challenge. The initiative was launched by California Water Service Co. six years ago to encourage science-literacy in the classrooms of fourth- through sixth-graders.

The parameters are broad: Students work on tackling a local water problem and submit a portfolio documenting their research, project and outcomes. The goal is that they come away understanding the importance of water conservation and stewardship.

This is the fourth year Akimoto’s students have participated. For the 2019-20 school

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year, her class was inspired to concentrate on climate change. They split up into “action committees” focused on water conservation, reusable items, recycling and energy conservation.

On a recent afternoon, the class was putting the final touches on their project portfolio. Many of Akimoto’s students expressed excitement about their committee’s efforts— they spoke about the importance of combating the impacts of climate change, citing research pointing to more heat waves, greater wildfire risk, increased droughts and severe storms and flooding.

Ava Carpenter told the CN&R she worked with her classmates to perform an “eco audit,” examining sprinklers, toilets and leaky faucets across campus. Just one faucet at the school was wasting about 5 gallons a day— almost 2,000 gallons per year, she said. The students compiled that data and contacted the school custodian about the repairs needed.

“A lot of people aren’t believing [climate change is real], and we want to be a part of those people that make a difference,” Carpenter said. “’Cause we’re going to have to live in that world.”

“We only have one planet, and this is our only shot,” Heringer added.

Heringer and Cannon participated in the recycling action group’s schoolwide recycling program. The class takes shifts monitoring the bins at lunchtime to make sure they aren’t contaminated with items like food.

But that’s not all—the students also partnered with ChicoBag to purchase reusable lunch tins for kindergartners and teach them about waste, as well as hand out reusable bags to the community.

See their work:

A website on the class project can be viewed here: tinyurl.com/sVRoom12Project. see the students’ video performance of “old chico Road” at tinyurl.com/ oldchicoRoad.

Cal Water spokeswoman Yvonne Kingman said

that the water service company has a robust water conservation program—the H2O Challenge is a part of that, and it receives a lot of participation in Chico and in nearby Willows. About 50 schools register each year, though not all end up submitting projects.

Last school year, Little Chico Creek Elementary earned fifth place for a project testing the safety of its namesake waterway post-Camp Fire. Students at Parkview Elementary placed third in 2016-17 for increasing community awareness on water conservation through public service announcements, and Shasta Elementary placed first in 2014-15 for creating a native garden and rainwater collection system.

“We love seeing all of the projects that come in,” she said by phone from her Southern California office. “Children are often the best ambassadors for wise water use in their family’s everyday life. … When they learn this as kids, they can carry it into the future with them.”

Akimoto said the Cal Water challenge has proven to be an engaging way for her students to learn concepts across several subjects, including math, science and language arts.

She has had award-winning classes, too.

Last year, her fourth-graders placed first for their project on how to protect the watershed in the Camp Fire burn scar, and in the 2016-17 school year, her fifth-graders earned the top prize for a project examining school drinking water safety, inspired by the water contamination crisis in Flint, Mich.

The grand prize is $3,500, plus a camping trip. At Sierra View, Akimoto says she’s used the funds in the past for vital classroom resources—Chromebooks for her students, a touchscreen monitor for teaching and a water bottle refilling station for the campus, which will be installed soon.

Emily Akimoto’s fourth grade students Harper Cannon, Ava Carpenter and Meredith Heringer (pictured left to right) finish up their classroom’s Cal Water H2O Challenge portfolio at Sierra View Elementary.

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This year’s project took about three months and just wrapped up last week, Akimoto said. She and her students anticipate hearing about the awards in March.

“I’m still in awe of everything they’ve been able to get done in this time frame. …

It was on top of everything [else] they were already doing,” Akimoto said. “I’m so proud of them. I can’t say that enough.” Ω

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Sustainable traditions The Imagining Community organization is throwing a community gala—Saturday (Feb. 29), 4 p.m., at the Chico Peace & Justice Center (526 Broadway)—to raise funds for a traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) workshop at Paradise High and for the Butte Environmental Council. There will be light snacks and drinks served and showings of two films—The Canary Effect and We’re Caring for Our World—as well as a TEK presentation. Donations of $5-$20 (sliding scale) accepted.

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returning in style Frank Nunes evacuated Paradise the morning of Nov. 8, 2018. It was raining fire outside his barbershop and Nunes—aka Frank the Barber—told his wife, Nilene, it was time to close up and get out. The shop at 468 Pearson Road—formerly Delbert’s Barber Shop—was spared by the Camp Fire, but the road to recovery has been a “long, hard process,” Nunes said, explaining that the burned-out lots surrounding the business had to be cleaned up before he reopened.

Earlier this month, the duo reestablished under a new name: The Outpost Barber & Beauty Shop. The Nuneses met in beauty school, and they have more than 70 years of combined experience cutting hair. On a recent morning, customers streamed in at a steady pace, and a California Highway Patrol officer stopped in to say hello. Nunes said he cuts the officer’s hair, which is worn in a slicked back pompadour with short sides, a style that resembles Brad Pitt’s in the movie Fury. The officer, he said, is “kind of a star in the CHP realm because of that haircut,” adding that even motorists who get pulled over compliment him. The Outpost is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 9 a.m.3 p.m. on Saturday. Walk-ins are welcome.

Nunes sat down with the CN&R in between cuts to talk about how business is going.

How have customers welcomed the reopening?

Oh, they love it. We have gotten such a good reply. There have been people that I haven’t seen since the fire, and now they are actually coming in here. That’s been really heartwarming for me. They were waiting for us to

open up. … We have people from Chico coming in. People coming down from Magalia. Yankee Hill. Concow. As far away as Weaverville. It’s really awesome.

Have they been opening up about the fire?

Oh, yes. Now, of course, all talk is Camp Fire and the loss. I feel like I’ve been there for the people that tell their stories, and that’s been comforting because we have all gone through the same experience. But, of course, some people have had it a lot worse. It’s very humbling for us.

What draws you to the profession?

The people. Being able to take care of people.

I haven’t been able to travel, but if you listen to people’s stories, they take you everywhere. It’s the people and the craft.

What makes a good haircut?

Understanding where the person’s really coming from. Knowing that everyone wears a different style. … You’re just there to enhance. Like, even somebody that doesn’t have any hair, you can still make them feel good. It’s creating a feeling. That’s the last thing I ask everyone: “Do you feel better?”

Even if you thought you looked better, it’s, “Do you feel better?”

What’s the answer?

They usually say yes. Always happy. Never a bad thing. So, I think I do make people feel better, and that’s what I’m trying to do.

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n 2017, Susanna Cardenas-Lopez left her home in Salinas to visit her broth-

er in Idaho. Three days into her trip, she called her husband and told him they needed to move there.

Back in Salinas, Cardenas-Lopez and her husband were left out in the cold after their landlord decided to stop renting out the home they lived in. They couldn’t afford anything else, so they had to move in with a family member, About this story:

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Californians leaving for cheaper pastures cite myriad financial burdens Now in Idaho, she and her husband have free time and money left over at the end of each month. There’s a bonus—the area is significantly safer, she said.

“I feel like it’s a dream with the quality of life we now have,” Cardenas-Lopez said. “Yes, the pay is less, but that just doesn’t even seem to matter to me. At least we have enough to pay our rent and bills.”

Many of her family members face the same situation. Five months ago, her 35-year-old daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren left Salinas after their rent increased from $1,300 to $2,000 in just three years, she said.

“I love California, but it’s just not the Golden State in my eyes anymore,” she said.

Cardenas-Lopez isn’t alone. U.S. Census Bureau numbers show that the middle and lower classes are leaving California at a higher rate than the wealthy. Many who have left in recent years say they simply couldn’t afford to stay.

Cost of living In the second quarter of 2019, the San Francisco Bay Area topped Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Chicago when it came to people leaving major U.S. cities. It was second only to New York City. More than 28,190 people departed

the Bay Area during those three months, close to double the rate in 2017, according to a regular migration report from real estate brokerage Redfin.

In 2018, according to the U.S. Census, about 190,000 more people left the Golden State than moved here. It was the second year in a row of the negative trend. However, the population continues to rise due to the birth rate. California added 141,300 residents between July 2018 and July 2019, bringing our population to an estimated 39.96 million people, according to the California Department

“I miss what [California] used to be. Before the industries were destroyed as well as the middle class. It seems it’s become a two-class system, the haves and the have-nots. The poor have no chance to survive.”

—Former California resident Randa Moore

of Finance.

A recent Edelman Trust Barometer survey found 53 percent of residents and 63 percent of millennials were considering leaving the country’s most populated state because of its high cost of living.

The majority of people leaving reported an annual income of less than $100,000, while the state has seen an influx of those making $100,000 and more.

According to a 2018 United Way Cost of Living report, Latino and AfricanAmerican households struggle at the highest rates in California; the cost of housing is their largest burden.

Still, state demographers said a mix of factors likely are playing into the flight of the impoverished, elderly and those on fixed incomes.

“Moves relate to relative employment situation and ... to costs and amenities,” said Eddie Hunsinger, a demographer with the state Department of Finance.

“They also ... move at different stages of life. It’s generally a mix of factors going into migration.”

Hunsinger added that even when people are leaving the state in droves, there is still a steady flow of people moving into California.

Randa Moore, who used to live in Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, said the No. 1 reason she left for Florida was the cost of living.

“We were working 10-16 hours a day, seven days a week, every holiday, and were

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed housing bills that cap rent increases and restrict evictions.

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still struggling to buy groceries,” she said.

Now, Moore rents a three-bedroom home with a pool for $1,400 a month and has money to spare.

“The difference is in the thousands of dollars and hours working,” she said.

“We don’t make California money anymore, but we actually have more money at the end of the month.

“Do I miss it?” she asked. “I miss what it used to be. Before the industries were destroyed as well as the middle class. It seems it’s become a two-class system, the haves and the have-nots. The poor have no chance to survive.”

Housing crisis California is attempting to address the housing issue. Gov. Gavin Newsom has committed $1.75 billion to fund new building projects to tackle California’s housing crisis. In October, Newsom signed various housing bills, including one that capped rent increases and stifled evictions.

“We’re living in the wealthiest as well as the poorest state in America,” Newsom said when he signed the bills.

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defines more issues than any other issue in this state.”

Between 2010 and 2017, negative domestic migration to the state increased annually, according to the California Association of Realtors. In the same period, the median cost of a home in California doubled; in the Bay Area, it tripled.

“About 32 percent of households in California can afford to buy a medianpriced home, which is around $600,000,” said Oscar Wei, the realtor association’s senior economist and director of research.

“Compared to 2012, we were at 52 percent [across the state]. In San Francisco and San Mateo, only 12 [percent] or 13 percent of residents can afford to buy a medianpriced home there.”

In San Francisco, a median-priced home costs around $1.5 million.

Wei said states with a low cost of living or no income tax can tempt people by offering wages that aren’t quite middle class in California, but would put them above average elsewhere.

“In California, to buy a median-price home it requires an income of $100,000,” he said. “In Arizona, you can buy a median-priced home with an income of $50,000-$60,000.”

While Wei does not expect housing prices to drop the way they did at the end of the last decade, when the housing bubble burst, he does anticipate price drops in the next five to 10 years if the housing crisis isn’t addressed.

“We have been seeing some companies leaving So Cal and the Bay Area,” said Wei. “Toyota and Nissan left Southern California, and home prices might have slowed down but they haven’t dropped really significantly.

“If the housing affordability issue isn’t addressed in the next five to 10 years, we will see companies starting to move out,” he said. However, he didn’t think enough companies would move out over a short enough period to truly tumble housing prices.

“After all,” he said, “California is a good place to live. It’s the cost that is an issue.”

Pat Tollefson, who said her greatgreat-grandfather, Joseph Fredrick Snyder, was an early settler of Salinas in the 1860s, moved to Washington state with her husband three years ago, after spending her first 60 years in

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Arizona ................. 68,516 Washington ........... 55,467 Nevada ................. 50,707 Oregon ................. 43,058

Where did they go?

Nearly 700,000 Californians left the state in 2018. Here are their top 10 destinations.

Colorado ............... 28,288 Florida.................. 26,888 New York .............. 25,255 Virginia ................. 21,210 Idaho.................... 21,018

Source: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau)

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“We love California, but the state pushed us out,” she wrote to The Salinas Californian on Facebook.

“The first year [living in Washington], our Prius’ California renewal registration was due at a cost of $290, but we transferred the registration to Washington state at a cost of $63,” she said. “That was just one surprise benefit!”

Tollefson said the couple found that the cost of purchasing a home, as well as utilities, were lower than they had paid in California. The lower cost of living, combined with their access to nature, has helped lower their stress.

Salinas real estate agent Chris Barrera has worked for Windermere Valley Properties for five years. In the last few years, he has seen more and more clients cite cost of living as a main reason they are leaving California.

He estimated about a quarter of the 20 clients he works with in a month feel they could no longer afford living in the state. Most are in the service industry or live on a fixed income, and many are leaving for Texas and Idaho—states with a low or no income tax, and a low cost of living.

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ing and they’re just tired of California politics.

“Monterey County is one of the most expensive places to live in the U.S., and the only other option is to have numerous families living at one property,” he said.

That creates its own problems and can push people out.

“When does this stop?” Barrera asked.

“When does this start evening out? All of us are going to be in that situation one day when we retire. To have to leave where our family is and where we were brought up just because we can’t afford it is pretty sad.”

‘A lot of anger’ Those who leave California don’t always leave it behind, though.

Communities that sometimes double as support groups have sprung up online for former Californians. Here, they can complain about their former state, or even their new one, while still maintaining that they’re glad they left.

Some also say politics, not just taxes, play a role in their decision to leave.

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Here, a couple hundred members share California laws and regulations hey find ridiculous or costly, affirmng their and other members’ decision to leave. Mostly, though, they share stories of other Californians eaving California.

“I joined this group so I would at least have others to commiserate with,” said group member Melinda Temblador, who said she eft “Commiefornia” because of “the high cost of everything, extreme moral decay and [being] pretty sick of bearing the cost of freeloaders for heir free medical, free college, free free free stuff while I slave away staying awake at night wondering how I’m going to pay for my daugher’s college but the illegal next door gets it for free.

“If you sense a lot of anger on my part,” she wrote, “you would be correct. We absolutely made the best decision to flee. Have no regrets and are actively helping several family members to leave ASAP as well.”

Other group members echoed Temblador’s sentiments, adding that he state’s liberal bent left them feelng frustrated and isolated.

“I guess maybe it helps to solidfy the fact we are not alone,” said Jonathan English Olmstead, who plans to leave California. “In this state, being a devoted Christian and Republican you feel as though you are the only one with these views.”

Not everyone is taking off for cheaper or greener pastures. Some have instead resorted to subletting or moving in with family to meet ncreased rental prices.

Raycheal Jarvis, a native of Marina in northern Monterey County, said she and her family, including four children, are living with her n-laws. Jarvis wanted to stay in Marina, “where neighbors still look out for one another,” but commuters o San Jose are snapping up properties at sky-high prices, she said.

Jarvis is looking at other options, but so far, it seems the only place she and her family can afford housing is outside of the area.

“We don’t make enough to afford a home big enough to raise our famly,” she said. Ω

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Arts &Culture The DREAM is the THING Jazz vocalist Kat Edmonson finds magic in the process

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hen you wish upon a star your dreams come true, right? You know the song, and the sentiment. The question is, as you get older, do you keep believing in it? Texas-born jazz singer Kat Edmonson explores that very idea on her just-released album, Dreamers Do, a collection of both originals and reimagined classics that fit the theme: by “A Dream is a Robin Bacior Wish Your Heart Makes,” “What Preview: a Wonderful Chico Performances World,” and presents: Kat Edmonson “When You Wish Sunday, March 1, Upon a Star.”

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Tickets: $15-$34 The Brooklynbased artist began Harlen Adams crafting the record Theatre in 2017, but paused Chico State the project to 898-6333 chicoperformances.com release her 2018 full-length album, Old Fashioned Gal (one the singer wrote to follow the premise of a made-up old classic movie). For Dreamers Do, Edmonson began with “Too Late to Dream,” her 20

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Special Events A PROLIFIC DEDICATION – SLAM EDITION: A night of slam poetry giving a nod to the late LA rapper/activis/businessman Nipsey Hussle. Thu, 2/27, 7pm. The Hub, Chico State.

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own original song. Talking about the tune during a recent telephone interview, she explained: “In it I ask the question, ‘Is there a point in our lives where it’s too late for us?’ Does that come with age or a particular circumstance?”

The query led Edmonson to revisit classic songs from her childhood, iconic numbers from old Disney films. “It was very inspiring to go through all this old repertoire and embark on this journey, if you will, and to understand what it is to dream, to have a dream, and all the things that can happen around dreaming,” Edmonson said.

“I wanted to go back to the place where I was told with total absolution that following a dream was possible and fruitful,” she continued. “Those songs don’t mince words; they tell you, this is how it works. If you believe and dream hard enough, your dream will come true. That can be interpreted so many ways, especially as we’re conditioned to go into our adulthood. What does that mean? Does it mean to wish for something and for it to happen, is that within our right, or does it mean that we get everything we wish for?”

What came about were soft and sweet arrangements that take listeners through lush yet modest textures, wrapped around Edmonson’s glowing soprano timbre (akin to the late great

jazz singer Blossom Dearie). Though familiar, the covers take on something that feels altogether new.

“I began with the songwriter, and what the intention was behind the writing of the song,” she said. “And then I let the music and the lyrics evoke a sentiment, and from there I imagined what sounds can convey that sentiment.

I avoid any kind of deconstruction of a well-known song, and just began with, if the song were to have been written yesterday, what does it sound like, what does it say?”

As for the question of dreams coming true, for Edmonson it’s no longer about believing in wishes being granted, but rather the magic of the dreams themselves. “[What] I came to find through making this record was a great sense of peace, a reminder of something I’d lost touch with, which is there’s a quiet power in merely having a dream,” Edmonson said. “It’s where everything else comes from. To be in pursuit of something, there isn’t an ending to that.

It implies there’s something else to achieve. And I think it’s where confusion can come into play around dreaming, because the power of merely having a dream is actually a place of great creativity and great peace. Being in that state is really where I want to be.” Ω

backflow, water quality, new meter installation and service lateral replacement projects. Sessions will also be livestreamed on Facebook. Thu, 2/27, 10am. PID Board Room, 6332 Clark Road, Paradise.

Music NEW MUSIC SYMPOSIUM – STUDENT COMPOSERS: On night one of the annual symposium, Chico State composition students and musicians present an evening of original musical creations. Thu, 2/27, 7:30pm. Free. Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, Chico State, PAC 134. 898-5152. csuchico.edu/soa

RICK ESTRIN AND THE NIGHTCATS: KZFR presents the San Francisco blues singer/harmonicist and his unconventional roots-rock band. Thu, 2/27, 6:30pm. $20. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. brownpapertickets.com

Theater THE PORTUGUESE KID: A feisty romantic comedy by John Patrick Shanley. Directed by Jerry Miller. Thu, 2/27, 7:30pm. $12-$16.

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

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Saturday, Feb. 29 Laxson Auditorium

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SPRING EQUINOX FUNDRAISER: Children’s Choir of Chico presents a dinner benefit for its choirs and programs, featuring live music from Decades and the CCOC singers. Sat 2/29, 5:30pm. $10-$30. Chico Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzanita Ave.

TATTOO EXPO: See Friday. Sat 2/29, 11am. Free.

Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

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Special Events ANTIQUE SHOW: Twin Bridges Antique Productions returns with a new selection of collectibles and vintage items for sale. Fri, 2/28, 10am. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St.

COMEDY NIGHT: Becky Lynn’s back to host an evening of stand-up with Ta’Vi, Rhoda Ramone, Ed Mena, Jacyln Weiand and Rich Morarre. Fri, 2/28, 8:30pm. $5. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

RYAN VOGELSONG DINNER: Benefit tri-tip dinner for the Chico Nuts American Legion Baseball team with an appearance from the World Series champion and former San Francisco Giants pitcher. Tickets: $50/adults; $40/ youth (autograph for each attendee). Email for more details: tstev47095@aol.com. Fri, 2/28, 5pm. Manzanita Place, 1705 Manzanita Ave.

TATTOO EXPO: Three-day tattoo expo with live tattooing, contests, music, art, beer garden and Olive Peck and Chris Nunez from the reality television series Ink Master. Fri, 2/28, 11am. Free. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino. com

A PIECE OF MY HEART: A drama that portrays

ist is on tour with his psychedelic funk/ jazz band featuring Steve Molitz (Particle) on keys and brothers Manny and Ronnie Sanchez (GrooveSession) on drums and bass. Local jam/jazz/rock group ElemenO (members of Smokey the Groove and Lo & Behold) opens. Fri, 2/28, 9pm. $12. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

KATIE BARRETT & ETHAN SWETT: Local indie folk singer/songwriter and the multi-instrumentalist/sound engineer keep the happy-hour crowd happy. Fri, 2/28, 4pm. La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

NEW MUSIC SYMPOSIUM – SPLINTER REEDS: Day two of the annual symposium features the Bay Area reed quintet known for its wide range of influences and styles, including free jazz, improvisation, electronic music, pop, punk, metal and classical. Fri, 2/28, 7:30pm. Free. Zingg Recital Hall, Chico State, ARTS 279. 898-5152. csuchico.edu/soa

VANILLA ICE & COOLIO: The “Ice Ice Baby” and “Gangsta’s Paradise” rappers will combine forces and perform their hits. Fri, 2/28, 9pm. $60. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. (800) 803-1911. gold countrycasino.com

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six young women before, during and after a tour in Vietnam. Fri, 2/28, 7pm. $10-$12.

Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St., Oroville. birdcagetheatre.org

OKLAHOMA!: A full-scale production of the Rogers & Hammerstein classic, presented

by Inspire School of Arts and Sciences students. Fri, 2/28, 2pm. $8-$20. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. (530) 230-7676. inspirechico.org

THE PORTUGUESE KID: See Thursday. Fri, 2/28, 7:30pm. $12-$16. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. totr.org

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Special Events BODYTRAFFIC: Chico Performances presents the renowned contemporary dance troupe from L.A. Sat 2/29, 7:30pm. $15-$45. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, 898-6333. chicoperformances.com

CHILI COOK-OFF: It’s up to you to decide which chili tastes best. Sat 2/29, 12pm. $5. Sierra Steel Harley Davidson, 1501 Mangrove Ave.

COMMUNITY GALA: Imagining Community will air two community films, The Canary Effect and We’re Caring for Our World, followed by a traditional ecological knowledge workshop. Sat 2/29, 4pm. $5-$20. Chico Peace & Justice Center, 526 Broadway St.

CUBE OF TRUTH: A worldwide “peaceful static” demonstration/art performance organized

by Anonymous for the Voiceless animalrights organization. Sat 2/29, 12pm. City Plaza, downtown Chico.

ROAD DOGS COMEDY TOUR: Stand-up comedy with Sac’s Keith Lowell Jensen, plus Johnny Taylor, Tina San Lucas and Jesse Rivera.

Hosted by Dillon Collins. Sat, 2/29, 8pm. $10.

Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St.

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Special Events FREE MOVIE: Call for movie title 891-2762. Sun, 3/1, 2pm. Chico Branch Library, 1108

and punk group returns to Butte County to play all the classics. Sat, 2/29, 10pm. $20.

Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

JOE MARCINEK ALL-STARS: The Indiana guitar-

Neal Road, Paradise. totr.org

KOLTON CUTLER: Brunch gig featuring the

LONG BEACH DUB ALLSTARS: The legendary reggae

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THE PORTUGUESE KID: See Thursday. Sat, 2/29, 7:30pm. $12-$16. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735

Music travelling singer/songwriter and his keyboard. Sat, 2/29, 11am. La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

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(530) 230-7676. inspirechico.org

RECOLLECTIONS – OUR FAVORITES THUS FAR: Uncle Dad’s Art Collective presents a tribute to tributes! A greatest hits collection from the group’s eight years of large-scale musical performances, including selections from A Night At The Opera, Abbey Road, The Songs Of Stevie Wonder, and Madonna programs, as well as standouts from local songwriter series Small Town Big Sound. Sat, 2/29, 6pm. $22. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

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HATHA HOUSE ANNIVERSARY PARTY: Celebrate a year of yoga at the studio with live music, food truck, beverage cart, kids aerial showcase, raffle and more. Sun, 3/1, 2pm. Hatha House, 707 Wall Street.

TATTOO EXPO: See Friday. Sun, 3/1. Free.

Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

Music ECSTATIC DANCE: DJ Scott Nice and the Chico Ecstatic Dance Collective take you on a dance journey that begins with slow music and ends with an intense wave of dance that slowly tapers off into silence. Sun, 3/1, 10am. $10-$15. Dorothy F. Johnson Center, 775 E. 16th St.

IT’S TRUMPET TIME: Solo trumpet recital

A PIECE OF MY HEART: See Friday. Sat, 2/29, 7pm. $10-$12. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird

by Chico State faculty member Ayako Nakamura featuring “Nightsongs” by

St., Oroville. birdcagetheatre.org

OKLAHOMA!: See Friday. Sat, 2/29, 2pm. $8-$20.

CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave.

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THUNDERCAT IS THE MAN This could end up being the show of the year. All you really need to know is that Stephen Bruner, aka bassist/producer Thundercat, was part of the team behind one of the greatest albums of this century— Kendrik Lamar’s 2015 release, To Pimp a Butterfly.

In addition to his collaborations (he’s also worked with Erykah Badu, Kamasi Washington, Flying Lotus and Suicidal Tendencies), the man makes his own tripped out jazzy brand of R&B/hip-hop and he’s coming to Chico, with opener Guapdad 4000, on the eve of the release of new album, It Is What It Is. Get to the Senator Theatre Wednesday (March 4). Do not sleep on this show.

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Richard Peaslee, “Night Sun Journey” by Meg Bowles, and other modern works. Sun, 3/1, 2pm. Zingg Recital Hall, Chico State, ARTS 279.

KAT EDMONSON: Chico Performances presents the Houston-based vintage pop vocalist, who brings both the songs and the sensibility of the Great American Songbook into the 21st century. Sun, 3/1, 7:30pm. $15-$34.

Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, 8986333, chicoperformances.com

SUNDAY SUPERJAM: Local classic rock and blues covers by The Loco-Motive. Sun, 3/1, 2pm. Free. La Salles, 229 Broadway.

Theater OKLAHOMA!: See Friday. Sun, 3/1, 2pm. $8-$20.

CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. (530) 230-7676. inspirechico.org

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THE PORTUGUESE KID: See Thursday. Sun, 3/1, 2pm. $12-$16. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. totr.org

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Special Events CHICO LIVE IMPROV: The Chico Improv Comedy troupe hosts classes at the gallery every Monday Mon, 3/2, 7pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 1710 Park Ave.

Music CHRIS CONLEY: Solo acoustic performance by the Saves the Day frontman, plus LA singer/ songwriter Jamie Drake singing modern folk originals with a powerful voice. Mon, 3/2, 7pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

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Special Events SKETCH NIGHT: Live model sketch night every first and third Tuesday. All skills are welcome—just bring your own supplies. Tue, 3/3, 6pm. Free. Blackbird, 1431 Park Ave.

The Chico News & Review’s party guide covers a full range of parties and what you need to make them happen.

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Special Events FIGURE DRAWING NIGHT: Come out and draw regardless of your skill level. Wed, 3/4, 6pm. $2-$5. Ayers 216, Chico State.

POET ANGIE SIJUN LOU: The LA-based writer’s

Look for Let’s CeLebrate! on stands or at the Cn&r offiCe: 353 e. seCond street downtown ChiCo

work has appeared in the American Poetry Review, FENCE, Ninth Letter, Hyphen, Black Warrior Review, the Adroit Journal and more. Wed, 3/4, 7:30pm. Zingg Recital Hall, Chico State, ARTS 279.

Music THUNDERCAT: The Grammy-winning funk, rock, punk, jazz, soul, R&B, hip-hop bassist, producer and singer (whose performed with everyone from Suicidal Tendencies to Kendrick Lamar) is on tour in support of his forthcoming album, It Is What It Is. Wed, 3/4, 9pm. $25. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. jmaxproductions.net

Art 1078 GALLERY: Selections from Memphis and The Wechslers, works by Portland photographer Jennifer Brommer. Through 3/15. 1710 Park Ave. 1078gallery.org

CHICO ART CENTER: Sal Casa, commemorative exhibit featuring abstract and representational paintings and drawings the Chico icon created throughout his career.

Through 3/1. 450 Orange St. chicoart center.com

HEALING ART GALLERY: Art by Kimberly Rachelle Ranalla, paintings by Northern California Artist and brain tumor survivor. Enloe Regional Cancer Center’s Healing Art Gallery features artists whose lives have been touched by cancer.

Through 4/17. Free. 265 Cohasset Road., 332-3856. enloe.org

MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART: Observe … The Creative Process, a unique exhibit where the process is the show, with Rachelle Montoya (mixed-media) and Ama Posey (painting) setting up studios and creating new works live. Closing reception 3/8, 5-7pm. Through 3/8. 900 Esplanade. monca.org

NAKED LOUNGE: Marisa Segovia, local artist showcase. Reception 2/28, 7 p.m. Through 2/29. Free. 118 W. Second St.

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featuring artists working in unfamiliar mediums, subjects, or colors. Through 3/28. 5564 Almond Street, Paradise.

THE TURNER: Renaissanced, selection of museum’s prints curated with history professor Jason Nice and students in Renaissance Civilization: 1300–1550.

Through 2/29. Free. 400 W 1st St., 8984476. theturner.org

Museums CHICO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Tons of cool stuff for kids to explore including a miniature city, complete with a junior vet clinic, dentist, cafe and farmers’ market, a giant fish tank, multi-sensory room, imagination playground and much more. Check the website for hours and admission information Through 3/25. $7-$9. 325 Main St. chicochildrensmuseum.org

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Mission Aerospace, build rockets and paper airplanes, test them for distance and air-dexterity and explore the history of flight, navigation and NASA’s vision for the future. Through 3/3. 625 Esplanade.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Fire and Water Elements of Change, this exhibit curated by Museum Studies students observes our changing planet from an anthropological perspective, through two major elements: fire and water. Also: Unbroken Traditions Basketweavers of the Meadows-Baker Families in Northern California. Through 5/15. Chico State.

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Wechslers shows For her show Selections from through March 15. Memphis and The Wechslers, 1078 Gallery Brommer chose images from two 1710 Park Ave. series that reflect on her own interest321-9597 ing family dynamic and history. She 1078gallery.org grew up in a split family, moving back and forth between her mother’s New York life in a “world of seedy and gloomy hotels—The Chelsea among them” and her “grandmother’s world of country clubs, maids and chauffeurs” in Memphis, Tenn.

As she says in her artist statement, the images in the Memphis series “developed when I explored my discomfort in the world of my grandmother. I became intrigued with the importance my Memphis family placed on projecting wealth and social grace. Their notion that home, car, and appearance are of the utmost significance drew me to photograph people in their homes with special attention made to their choices of personal objects.”

The resulting photos are fascinating and somewhat surreal glimpses into the sumptuous sterility of people living out lives of innocent grandeur. “Darmy, CCC,”

shows an older woman in a dark bathing suit reclining in a folding lounge chair set on a decorative aggregate patio surrounded by a low red-brick wall and lush shrubbery. Rising from behind the scene is an enigmatic building that sports an ornate CCC logo.

One of my favorite pieces is “Granny on the Floor,” featuring the artist’s grandmother posed sitting on the floor with a book in her lap, next to a couch in an elegant living room. The room is in tones of analogous shades of pink and beige, with grandmother in a pale-blue dress as the lone complement to the color scheme. Almost lost in the fairly monochromatic background is a portrait painting of a blonde woman in faded pink and pale blue.

The photos in The Wechslers are more whimsical, intimate and, in some cases, more overtly humorous.

As Brommer writes, the series was inspired by her discovery of “a listing for ‘Wechslers,’ my maternal ancestors, in the registry of the Tenement Museum in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. I realized I had only the vaguest understanding of my family’s immigrant experience. I imagined—and then photographed—a Jewish family from the late 19th century with all members played by myself.”

With her willowy figure, high forehead and stoic expression as the focal point of the self-portrait characterizations, Brommer placed herself in 19th-century period costumes and settings depicting characters of both genders. A blank-faced young lady sits contemplatively in a bed, her lap draped in a yellow blanket, an enameled chamber pot beneath the bed. A man with a long white beard stands next to a wooden barrel displaying an array of fish parts nailed to a board.

Brommer’s documentation and social commentary are striking and finely tuned, and her sense of humor and history make for an engaging gallery experience and a fine opportunity to leave the smartphone in the pocket and reengage with the photograph as a form of art. Ω

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THurSDay 2/27—WeDNeSDay 3/4 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfalls casino.com

CHUCK EPPERSON TRIO: Live music, plus food from Golden State Smokery. Fri, 2/28, 7pm. Free. The Commons Social Empourium, 2412 Park Ave.

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COMEDY NIGHT: Becky Lynn’s back to host an evening of stand-up with Ta’Vi, Rhoda Ramone, Ed Mena, Jacyln Weiand and Rich Morarre. Fri, 2/28, 8:30pm. $5.

Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

Saturday, Feb. 29 Blue Room Theatre See SaTurDay

GENERIFUS: The Olympia, Wash., indie singer/songwriter is on tour with a full band. Local noise-makers Viking Skate Country and folk-punk moms Susurrus join the bill. Fri, 2/28, 8:30pm. $7. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

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JOE MARCINEK ALL-STARS: The Indiana 2/27, 7:30pm. Free. Rowland-Taylor

LEANN COOLEY & THE FABULOUS MONTANES: Live country, rockabilly and swing music from locals. Thu, 2/27, 6pm. Free. Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St.

Recital Hall, Chico State, PAC 134.

898-5152. www.csuchico.edu/soa

RICK ESTRIN AND THE NIGHTCATS: KZFR presents the San Francisco blues singer/harmonicist and his unconventional roots-rock band. Thu, 2/27, 6:30pm. $20. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. brownpaper tickets.com

HOLLY TAYLOR JAZZ TRIO: Vocal standards with Holly Taylor, Josh Hegg and Ethan Swett. Thu, 2/27, 6:30pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade. 570-7464.

NEW MUSIC SYMPOSIUM – STUDENT COMPOSERS: On night one of the annual symposium, Chico State composition students and musicians present an evening of original musical creations. Thu,

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BLACKOUT BETTY: Local classic rock

tribute band. Fri, 2/28, 9:30pm. $5.

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guitarist is on tour with his psychedelic funk/jazz band featuring Steve Molitz (Particle) on keys and brothers Manny and Ronnie Sanchez (GrooveSession) on drums and bass. Local jam/jazz/rock group ElemenO (members of Smokey The Groove and Lo & Behold) opens. Fri, 2/28, 9pm. $12. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

NEW MUSIC SYMPOSIUM – SPLINTER REEDS: Day two of the annual symposium features the Bay Area reed quintet known for its wide range of influences and styles, including free jazz, improvisation, electronic music, pop, punk, metal and classical. Fri, 2/28, 7:30pm. Free. Zingg

SONGWrITer’S ParaDISe

Of all the things, good and bad, that could provoke the writing of a song in the wake of the Camp Fire, the fact that the Paradise Performing Arts Center was spared is surely one of the most powerful inspirations. This leap day, Saturday (Feb. 29), the center will host Paradise Folk, a gathering of area songwriters sharing tunes to raise money to keep the place running. On the bill: Pat Hull, Hannah Jane Kile (pictured), Kyle Williams, Mark McKinnon and Sunday Iris.

Recital Hall, Chico State, ARTS 279.

898-5152. www.csuchico.edu/soa

OPEN MIC: Open mic hosted by Jeff

Pershing. Fri, 2/28, 7pm. $1. Down Lo, 319 Main St.

SOUL PERSUADERS: West Coast soul,

funk, rhythm & blues band. Fri, 2/28, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino

& Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

VANILLA ICE & COOLIO: The “Ice Ice Baby” and “Gangsta’s Paradise” rappers will perform their hits. Fri, 2/28, 9pm. $60. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

(800) 803-1911. goldcountrycasino. com

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3PINTS DOWN: Live music. Sat, 2/29.

The Commons Social Empourium, 2412 Park Ave.

DRAG KING SHOW: Hosted by crowd favorite Tucker Noir, coming all the way down from Humboldt.

Performances by Chico’s Tye Herup, Sac’s Sir Vix and many more. Sat, 2/29, 10pm. $7. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

THE LOCO-MOTIVE BAND: Local classic

returns to Butte County. Sat, 2/29, 10pm. $20. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

NOCHE LATINA GRUPO LOS DE JALISCO:

rock and Texas blues covers and originals. Sat, 2/29, 9pm. The Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

LONG BEACH DUB ALLSTARS: The legendary reggae and punk group

Banda de Los Molinos y DJ Lil 50 mezclando la mejor musica latina, Rancheras, Corridos, Norteñas, Durangueses, reggaeton, y mas. Sat, 2/29, 9pm. $10. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

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Chico needs you. The Chico News & Review is once again planning to celebrate your strange, freaky, bizarre, unique approach to making art! Submissions are now being accepted for the seventh annual Keep Chico Weird Art Show, happening March 19-22 at the 1078 Galley.

• Art in all mediums is eligible (including performance art for the reception on March 19) • Must be 18-over to submit To be considered for the Keep Chico Weird Art Show, submit an image of your art. Include a short bio, as well as any pertinent internet links, plus contact info. If you’d like to perform as part of the reception entertainment, send us a video of your act.

Send submissions to keepchicoweird@gmail.com.

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NOR CAL ROLLER GIRLS: Roller derby season opener against the Roseville Outlaws. Sat, 2/29, 7pm. $6-$12.

Cal Skate/Funland, 2465 Carmichael Drive, 518-8453.

PARADISE FOLK: A benefit for the Paradise Performing Arts Center featuring a who’s-who of area singer/songwriters, including Kyle Williams, Pat Hull, Mark McKinnon, Sunday Iris and Hannah Jane Kile. Sat, 2/29, 5:30pm. $10. Paradise

Deadline for submissions is Feb. 28 2020.

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STRUNG NUGGET GANG: Live music from

the local bluegrass string band. Sat, 2/29, 8pm. The Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St., Oroville. theexchangeoroville.com

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KAT EDMONSON: Chico Performances presents the Houston-based vintage pop vocalist, who bringd the the sensibilities of the Great American Songbook into the 21st century. Sun, 3/1, 7:30pm. $15-$34.

Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, 898-6333, chicoperformances.com

art punk band visits on Trash Rock Tuesday and joins local heavy-makers Shadow Limb. Plus new band of familiar faces, Change It, feat. Members of Sunny Acres, Goldberg, LDF. Tue, 3/3, 8:30pm. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

TUESDAY TRIVIA: Hosted by Cameron Ford. Call in after 3:30 p.m. to sign up. Tue, 3/3, 6:30pm. Secret Trail Brewing Co., 132 Meyers St., Ste. 120.

OPEN MIC COMEDY: Sign-ups from Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise, 519-2202. paradiseperformingarts.com

RECOLLECTIONS – OUR FAVORITES THUS FAR: Uncle Dad’s Art Collective presents a tribute to tributes! A greatest hits of the group’s eight years of large-scale musical performances, including selections from A Night At The Opera, Abbey Road, The Songs Of Stevie Wonder, and Madonna programs, as well as standouts from local songwriter series, Small Town Big Sound. Sat, 2/29, 6pm. $22.

Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

RETROTONES: Live classic rock and country tunes. Sat, 2/29, 10pm.

La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

ROAD DOGS COMEDY TOUR: Stand-up comedy with Sac’s Keith Lowell Jensen, plus Johnny Taylor, Tina San Lucas and Jesse Rivera.

Hosted by Dillon Collins. Sat, 2/29, 8pm. $10. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. blueroomtheatre.com

SOUL PERSUADERS: See Friday. Sat,

2/29, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

SOUL POSSE: Live music from local

cover band. Sat, 2/29, 7pm. Free.

Wine Time, 26 Lost Dutchman Drive, 530-828-8040.

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Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

CHRIS CONLEY: Solo acoustic performance by the Saves the Day frontman, plus LA singer/songwriter Jamie Drake singing modern folk originals with a powerful voice. Mon, 3/2, 7pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

JOHN DENVER TRIBUTE: Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon present a tribute concert. Wed, 3/4, 6pm. $40.

Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. feather fallscasino.com

DEEP CROSS, MVTANT: Chico Area Punks presents a night of industrial, experimental, dark and electronic music. Two groups from Texas plus local beat maker and booze wizard,

MONTHLY OPEN MIC: First Wednesday of every month. All are welcome.

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Shooting for a safe PG, much of the violence—against humans and by Bob Grimm dogs alike—has been removed in favor of a more family-friendly take bg ri m m @ on the man-and-his-dog fable. The new srev i ew. c o m adaptation of the original 1903 text might have been forgivable, but add to that the unrealistic and distracting CGI-animal antics and the results are fairly underwhelming.

The Call of Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want the Wild to see real dogs getting hit with clubs Starring Harrison and pulling sleds across frozen tunFord. Directed by dra. But “Buck the Cartoon Dog” Chris Sanders.

Cinemark 14, would’ve been far more suitable as a Feather river completely animated affair. The CGI Cinemas. rated PG. beasts and the humans don’t ever look like they belong together, but when alone—in the scenes where it’s just humans sitting around or a bunch of dogs fighting one another off on their own—things look OK. Ford plays John Thornton, a character who shows up much deeper into the novel than he does in the movie. In the book, Thornton was one of the many men prospecting for gold in the Yukon. In director Chris Sanders’ film, he’s a grieving, boozing loner who has left his wife after the death of their son. He rescues Buck from sled-team drudgery and bonds with his new four-legged prospecting partner. (Chewbacca was essentially a big walking dog, so who better than Han Solo to play a drunk guy who talks to his dog a lot?)

Buck, the big house dog who was kidnapped from his California home and sold into pulling a mail sled in Alaska, is a curious enough technological creation.

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“real.” And he’s intelligent in unrealistic ways, such as figuring out that booze is bad for John, and stealing his bottles. Again, this is the stuff of cartoons.

Another big departure from the novel is the portrayal of Hal, a brief negative presence in the book, but a full-blown villain in the movie. As played by Dan Stevens, with a mustache-twirling spin, Hal has an extended stay in the film, and he’s a little over-the-top.

Karen Gillan might have been fun as his spoiled sister Mercedes had she been given more than five minutes in the movie.

The scenery of the Yukon is breathtaking as shot by famed cinematographer Janusz Kamiński, so that’s a plus. And as Ford narrates the movie with his huffy grumble, his onscreen persona has a surprising nuance.

(He smiles sometimes!) He makes much of the movie watchable, even heartwarming in places. But then Buck the dog bounces around like Scooby-Doo and kills the moment.

Because the violence has been toned down and the film is coming in with a PG rating, I’ll give it a mild recommendation if you are looking to take the kids out to the theater. Heck, my parents took me to see The Adventures of the Wilderness Family and low-grade Disney movies like The Apple Dumpling Gang when I was a kid, and I dug the hell out of them. This movie slips into that category of clumsy family fare that will please the kids and allow the parents to watch comfortably knowing that nobody gets fully naked or rips somebody’s tongue out. (Hey, it might even inspire a nice “Say kids, see how bad alcohol is?” conversation on the ride home.)

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Opening this week Class of 1984 (1984)

Pageant’s February Late Show series is “Destroy All Movies: The Cinema of Punk.” Each Friday and Saturday night at 10 p.m., a new punk-informed flick will be presented. This week (Feb. 28-29): Class of 1984, a teensploitation classic with a rookie teacher taking on a group of rampaging punk teens. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974)

The “Coppola restoration” of the director’s two Godfather masterpieces, both of which won the Oscar for Best Picture and are among the most celebrated and enduring films of all time. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

The Invisible Man

A horror adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name, with Elizabeth Moss starring as a woman whose abusive partner (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) continues to terrorize her even though he appears to have disappeared.

Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising

The second Japanese animated film based on the My Hero Academia manga series about a group of kids trying to become superheroes.

Shown in two options: English overdub and Japanese with English subtitles. Cinemark 14.

Rated PG-13.

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Sam Mendes’ sprawlingly detailed war film intrigues, above all, as a relatively simple and intimate tale told in spectacularly largescale terms. Its plotline, in a nutshell, has two youthful British soldiers carrying a crucial set of orders through the labyrinthian trenches of a World War I “no man’s land” in hopes of preventing the likely massacre of two battalions. Lance Corporal Blake (played

by Dean-Charles Chapman) and Lance Corporal Schofield (George MacKay) are longtime pals who follow orders with increasing fervor, even or maybe especially with the mounting indications that they and all their comrades are in way over their heads. The film’s main claims to some kind of greatness have to do with the ways in which the story of the pair’s battlefield journey is mounted.

Mendes and ace cinematographer Roger Deakins keep their camera in close proximity to the two principals, and in the process create the impression of one long continuous take as Blake and Schofield trek through terrain that is by turns gruesomely confining and desolatingly expansive. It’s a fascinatingly operatic duet between the parallel battlefield journeys of Schofield and Blake on the one hand, and of Deakins’ camera on the other. Cinemark 14. Rated R —J.C.S.

Bad Boys for Life

In this third installment in the trilogy, the buddy-cop duo (played by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence) reunite to fight a cartel mob boss. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Brahms: The Boy 2

In this sequel to supernatural horror flick The Boy (2016), there’s a reason why the creepy doll found on the grounds of a creepy estate looks “lifelike.” Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

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The Call of the Wild

See review this issue. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13 —B.G.

Dolittle

Screenwriter (Traffic) and director Stephen Gaghan has crafted this vehicle for Robert Downey Jr. to play the famous doctor who could talk to animals from Hugh Lofting’s classic children’s books. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Fantasy Island

A horror rendition of the 1970s/80s TV series where guests’ fantasies turn into real-life nightmares. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

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Guy Ritchie is back in his wheelhouse—gangster comedy—and for his new film, he’s assembled and excellent roster led by an intense Matthew McConaughey and an extremely amusing Hugh Grant, plus Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery and Eddie Marsan—all in top form.

The Gentlemen feels a lot like the style of Ritchie’s other films in this genre (see Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), in that it has zippy dialogue and a fairly routine mystery at its core. But it’s a lot of fun, from start to finish, and you will forgive the familiarities and foibles. McConaughey is at his best as Mickey Pearson, an American pot gangster who has built a large illegal weed empire in England. He’s toying with getting out of the business, and offers his operation to another American, Matthew (Jeremy Strong), for a tidy, yet semi-reasonable sum.

Bodies start piling up, Mickey’s hidden farms get compromised, and somebody in the cast is responsible for the chaos. Things play out in a way that is not too surprising, but the film is still an overall good time. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —B.G.

Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey

This latest offering from the DC Comics Extended Universe follows up Suicide Squad (2016), and finds the unhinged badass Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) teaming with a new crew, an all-female band of superheroes trying to rescue a young girl from the Black Mask (Ewan McGregor). Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Impractical Jokers: The Movie

The TruTV hidden-camera dare/prank/improv show gets the big-screen treatment.

Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

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Jumanji: The Next Level

The whole gang is back for the sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). This time around, they set out to save Spencer (Alex Wolff), who’s gone back into the game.

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Sonic the Hedgehog

James Marsden and Jim Carrey star in this live-action/animated adaptation of the famous video game, with Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) voicing the title character.

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Initially, the topic of cannabis didn’t come up very often between them. That’s because Yi, who grew up in Pleasanton, and Chen, raised in Hayward, confess their experience with pot was all but nonexistent before they left for college.

“The one time that I tried to smoke weed in high school I was with my dance group,” recalled Chen, 26. “We somehow found some weed. First, we tried to smoke it with an apple, then we tried with a Coke can.

It tasted terrible.”

Now, nearly a decade later, making pot taste good is the pair’s full-time profession.

Founded in 2016, Potli is a San Francisco company that bills itself as a purveyor of cannabis-infused pantry items, including honey, chili oil and apple cider vinegar. The products created by Yi and Chen are notable for being locally sourced and impressively versatile.

The two say their vision is to give consumers the freedom to control their dosage by creating products that aren’t constrained by portions and that are easily incorporated into what customers are already eating.

“These are all just ingredients, and that way you can dose yourself as opposed to eating one full cookie or whatever the predetermined dosage may be,” Yi said.

“I think empowering customers to dose themselves is something that we’re bringing to the table with Potli.”

In addition, the co-founders take pride in the premium they place on local ingredients. Among other sources, they rely on an olive orchard in Carmel run by two brothers and Chen’s own family beehives, started by her father when she went off to college.

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Part of his motivation for setting up beehives was also in hopes that local honey might benefit his wife, who suffers from asthma, by helping to build her tolerance to regional pollen. His efforts were rewarded with some delicious honey. During the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday, Yi recalls being given her first taste of what Chen’s father had been collecting.

“It was like, ‘This is the first real honey I’ve ever tasted,’” she said.

At the time, the now wildly popular cannabinoid CBD was also just coming into vogue, presenting Potli’s co-founders with further inspiration.

“It basically started with us tasting that honey and thinking, ‘We should really put some weed in this,’” Chen said, laughing. “Initially the concept was that there are people like my mom who have asthma, which means they can’t smoke, but we wanted to be able to consume with her.”

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The newest product is an infused Sriracha sauce, which Chen and Yi launched at a Lunar New Year’s party last month. In addition to believing that hot sauce goes with pretty much everything, they want to see more diversity in dispensary offerings.

“You don’t see many cannabis products that pull from ethnic heritage,” Yi said. “I think it’s really important that we ensure the industry becomes more inclusive and more accurately mirrors the population overall.

That’s what we’re trying to do by offering Sriracha and chili oil. We’re excited to celebrate our culture by creating these elevated versions of things that we grew up eating.”

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two days of free shows, with day one featuring student composers presenting original works, and day two showcasing a visiting adventurous artist. The event kicks off tonight (Feb. 27), 7:30 p.m., with the student works at RowlandTaylor Recital Hall, while Friday (Feb. 28) will feature splinter Reeds in Zingg Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. An all-reed quintet, the Oakland-based ensemble’s bio says the group “is explicitly dedicated to cutting-edge composition and expanding the existing reed quintet repertoire through the development of new works by emerging and established composers.” Sounds dope!

a weekenD at the museums The forecast is for possible rain this weekend. What a great excuse to go inside and enjoy several Butte County museums during the inaugural Museum Weekend. Fifteen of the county’s guardians of history, art and science have been wrangled by Explore Butte County for two days—Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 29 -March 1), 10 a.m.-4 p.m.—of free admission to places like the Museum of northern California art, Gateway science Museum and even the amazing Bolt’s antique Tool Museum in Oroville.

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Nevada founder/owner Ken Grossman in the press release. “Like beer, kombucha allows you to become an alchemist, morphing natural, raw ingredients into something amazing to drink.”

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): For

my Cancerian readers in the Southern hemisphere, this oracle will be in righteous alignment with the natural flow of the seasons. That’s because February is the hottest, laziest most spacious time of year in that part of the world—a logical moment to take a lavish break from the daily rhythm and escape on a vacation or pilgrimage designed to provide relaxation and renewal. Which is exactly what I’m advising for all of the earth’s Cancerians, including those in the Northern hemisphere. So for those of you above the equator, I urge you to consider thinking like those below the equator. If you can’t get away, make a blanket fort in your home and pretend. Or read a book that takes you on an imaginary journey. Or hang out at an exotic sanctuary in your hometown.

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Scott (1771–1832) was a pioneer in the genre of the historical novel. His stories were set in various eras of the Scottish past. In those pre-telephone and preinternet days, research was a demanding task. Scott traveled widely to gather tales from keepers of the oral tradition.

In accordance with current astrological omens, I recommend that you draw inspiration from Scott’s old-fashioned approach. Seek out direct contact with the past. Put yourself in the physical presence of storytellers and elders. Get first-hand knowledge about historical events that will inspire your thoughts about the future of your life story.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Over a

period of 40 years, the artist Rembrandt (1606–1663) gazed into a mirror as he created more than 90 self-portraits—about 10% of his total work. Why? Art scholars don’t have a definitive answer. Some think he did self-portraits because they sold well. Others say that because he worked so slowly, he himself was the only person he could get to model for long periods.

Still others believe this was his way of cultivating self-knowledge, equivalent to an author writing an autobiography. In the coming weeks, I highly recommend that you engage in your personal equivalent of extended mirror-gazing. It’s a favorable time to understand yourself better.

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Sometimes a thing that’s hard is hard because you’re doing it wrong. 2. You have to break through the structure of your own stonework habit just to make yourself listen. 3. Something is always happening, even on the quietest days and deep into the night, if you stand a while and look. 4.

The world is full of abandoned meanings.

In the commonplace, I find unexpected themes and intensities. 5. What we are reluctant to touch often seems the very fabric of our salvation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I remem-

ber a time when a cabbage could sell itself just by being a cabbage,” wrote Scorpio author Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944).

“Nowadays it’s no good being a cabbage— unless you have an agent and pay him a commission.” He was making the point that for us humans, it’s not enough to simply become good at a skill and express that skill; we need to hire a publicist or marketing wizard or distributor to make sure the world knows about our offerings.

Generally, I agree with Giradoux’s assessment. But I think that right now it applies to you only minimally. The coming weeks will be one of those rare times when your interestingness will shine so brightly, it will naturally attract its deserved attention.

Your motto, from industrialist Henry J. Kaiser: “When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

When he was 29 years old, Sagittarian composer Ludwig van Beethoven published his String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 4. Most scholars believe that the piece was an assemblage of older material he had created as a young man. A similar approach might work well for you in the coming weeks. I invite you to consider the possibility of repurposing tricks and ideas that weren’t quite ripe when you first used them. Recycling yourself makes good sense.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Are there parts of your life that seem to undermine other parts of your life? Do you wish there was greater harmony between your heart and your head, between your giving and your taking, between your past and your future? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could infuse your cautiousness with the wildness of your secret self? I bring these questions to your attention because I suspect you’re primed to address them with a surge of innovative energy. Here’s my prediction: Healing will come as you juxtapose apparent opposites and unite elements that have previously been unconnected.

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

he was 19, the young poet Robert Graves joined the British army to fight in World War I. Two years later, the Times of London newspaper reported that he had been killed at the Battle of the Somme in France.

But it wasn’t true. Graves was very much alive, and continued to be for another 69 years. During that time, he wrote 55 books of poetry, 18 novels and 55 other books. I’m going to be bold and predict that this story can serve as an apt metaphor for your destiny in the coming weeks and months.

Some dream or situation or influence that you believed to be gone will in fact have a very long second life filled with interesting developments.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you’re

like most of us, you harbor desires for experiences that might be gratifying in some ways but draining in others. If you’re like most of us, you may on occasion get attached to situations that are mildly interesting, but divert you from situations that could be amazingly interesting and enriching. The good news is that you are now in a phase when you have maximum power to wean yourself from these wasteful tendencies. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to identify your two or three most important and exciting longings—and take a sacred oath to devote yourself to them above all other wishes and hopes.

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This business is conducted by an Individual.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SEW SEW, SEW SEW LIVE, SEW SEW PATERNS at 1388 Longfellow Ave Suite 8 Chico, CA 95926.

SAREMY DUFFY 1675 Hooker Oak Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES at 1956 Wild Oak Lane Chico, CA 95928.

RICHARD PERRELLI 1956 Wild Oak Lane Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RICHARD PERRELLI Dated: January 8, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000032 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GHOST POPPY at 1729 Oakdale St Apt 5 Chico, CA 95928.

KARLA MAE SCHULZE 1729 Oakdale St Apt 5 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KARLA SCHULZE Dated: January 27, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000105 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as AROCK’S LOCKS at 1700 Forty Niner Ct Chico, CA 95926.

ERIC DICUS 1700 Forty Niner Ct Chico, CA 95926.

JUSTIN LINDSEY MURRAY 1617 Broadway Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: ERIC DICUS Dated: January 29, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000111 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HEATHERS FOREVER EVENTS at 1694 Garden Road Durham, CA 95938.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO FRUIT COMPANY at 1705 Arcadian Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

DANIEL HAWK 1705 Arcadian Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DANIEL HAWK Dated: January 27, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000097 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GAIA CREATIONS at 4525 Munjar Rd Chico, CA 95973.

BRIAN M LADWIG-COOPER 4525 Munjar Rd Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRIAN LADWIG-COOPER Dated: January 15, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000054 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTH BLOOM, NORTH BLOOM FLORAL DESIGN at 4911 Village Dr Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

NICOLINA DEIS 4911 Village Dr Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NICOLINA DEIS Dated: January 6, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000023 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as EYE OF JADE at 1238 Mangrove Ave Chico, CA 95926.

EYE OF JADE INC. 1238 Mangrove Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: BENJAMIN LUCAS, CEO Dated: January 30, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000122 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as STURBRIDGE CONSULTING at 1416 Dartwood Drive Chico, CA 95926.

RALPH RAY GODWIN 1416 Dartwood Drive Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RALPH RAY GODWIN Dated: February 3, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000129 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ABSOLUTE AMA at 1290 Notre Dame Blvd #52 Chico, CA 95928.

AMANDA TEIBEL PO Box 4829 Chico, CA 95927.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: AMANDA TEIBEL Dated: January 14, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000048 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BRAIN-FRIENDLY DYNAMICS, COLLABORATIVE COMMONS, WINTER CONSULTING at 101 Risa Way #94 Chico, CA 95973.

BRAIN-FRIENDLY DYNAMICS 101 Risa Way #94 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: SCOTT S. WINTER, PRESIDENT Dated: February 4, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000136 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO PROPERTY REPORTS SERVICE at 15 Terrace Drive Chico, CA 95926.

GARY E DAVIDSON 15 Terrace Drive, Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: GARY DAVIDSON Dated: January 23, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000086 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORCAL FISH AND FOWL GUIDE SERVICE at 1855 Jeni Ann Ct Durham, CA 95938.

NORCAL FISH AND FOWL INC PO Box 846 Durham, CA 95938.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: JEFF GONZALES, OWNER Dated: February 7, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000151 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as WHITE GLOVE CLEANING SERVICE at 3147 Chico Ave Chico, CA 95928.

WHITE GLOVE CLEANING SERVICE INC 3147 Chico Ave Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: TERESA CONTRERAS, OWNER Dated: February 7, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000150 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as RING OF FIRE RANCHERO at

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BRIAN MCKNIGHT PO Box 980 Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRIAN MCKNIGHT Dated: February 7, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000154 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BE YOUR CHANGE WELLNESS at 1731 Mangrove Ave Chico, CA 95926.

LORA LYNNE JOHNSON 243 W 1st Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LORA JOHNSON Dated: February 10, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000159 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as LOOK AHEAD VETERINARY SERVICES at 1451 Clark Rd Oroville, CA 95965.

KAYLA LUI INC 1451 Clark Rd Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: KAYLA LUI, PRESIDENT Dated: February 7, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000153 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious businesss name LOOK AHEAD VETERINARY SERVICES at 1451 Clark Rd Oroville, CA 95965.

MICHELE C WEAVER, DVM AND CRAIG A BROWN, DVM, INC. 1451 Clark Rd Oroville, CA 95965.

This business was conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: MICHELE WEAVER, PRESIDENT Dated: February 7, 2020 FBN Number: 2019-0000348 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name LITTLE LOVES CHILDCARE SERVICES LLC at 2220 Notre Dame Boulevard Apt 5 Chico, CA 95928.

LITTLE LOVES CHILDCARE SERVICES LLC 2220 Notre Dame Boulevard Apt 5 Chico, CA 95928.

This business was conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Signed: SCHYLAR AIELLO, FOUNDER AND COORDINATOR Dated: January 9, 2020 FBN Number: 2019-0000955 Published: February 20,27, March 5,12, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CALIBEEONFIRE, FROZENFIREFIGHTER, ONECOMMONCENT, THE CONVEX CAVE at 1491 E 1st Ave Chico, CA 95926.

TROY SCOTT CARTER 1491 E 1st Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: TROY CARTER Dated: February 11, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000172 Published: February 20,27, March 5,12, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICOS BEST, HAPPY REGGAE, MYSTIC ROOTS BAND, STAY POSITIVE PRODUCTIONS, STAY POSITIVE SOUND at 1441 Park Ave Chico, CA 95928.

DAYNA WYMAN 738 Picaso Ln Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DAYNA WYMAN Dated: February 7, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000157 Published: February 20,27, March 5,12, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PINE CREEK FLOWERS at 2506 Oak Way Chico, CA 95973.

EMMA HARRIS 2506 Oak Way Chico, CA 95973.

CRAIG PILUSO 2506 Oak Way Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: EMMA P HARRIS Dated: February 3, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000132 Published: February 20,27, March 5,12, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HAIR BODY AND SOUL at 6607 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

JEROLD L MILLER 14764 Vassar Ct Magalia, CA 95954.

TERESA HURLEY MILLER 14764 Vassar Ct Magalia, CA 95954.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: JERRY MILLER Dated: February 14, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000182 Publsihed: February 27, March 5,12,19, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO YARD GAMES, FIRESPICE at 739 Dias Dr Chico, CA 95926.

SEAN PATRICK CASTLEMAN 739 Dias Dr Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SEAN CASTLEMAN Dated: February 14, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000187 Published: February 27, March 5,12,19, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NOR CAL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR at 10 Titleist Way Chico, CA 95928.

NICHOLAS A SHAFFER 10 Titleist Way Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NICHOLAS SHAFFER Dated: February 13, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000180 Published: February 27, March 5,12,19, 2020

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.

G&D SELF STORAGE 2687 Highway 99 Biggs, CA 95948 Butte County, State of California Unit No. #B20 - AMBER HINES - Tag number 6273276 Unit No. #B08 - VERONICA ELAINE RIOS CASTANEDA Tag number 6273279 Items: Miscellaneous stuff and clothing Date: Saturday, March 14, 2020 Auction to start at Gridley Self Storage at 10AM located at 1264 Highway 99 in Gridley, CA. Successful bidders must present a valid form of identification and be prepared to pay cash for purchased items. All items are sold “as is” and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event that a settlement is reached between the owner and tenant.

Published: February 27, March 5, 2020

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. #AX330 - AMBER HINES - Tag number 6273277 Items: Furniture and Miscellaneous items Unit No. #A017 - TANGUALIN CURRY - Tag number 6273268 Items: Miscellaneous stuff Unit No. #C068 - MIGUEL SANCHEZ - Tag number 6273284 Items: Cross bow, tools, compressor and miscellaneous Date: Saturday, March 14, 2020 Auction to start at Gridley Self

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Published: February 27, March 5, 2020

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 18, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: January 24, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00192 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LORD LEE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LORD LEE Proposed name: CHAENGKHIONGCI TZE LEE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 25, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: January 27, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00225 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE CATHLEEN VINCENT To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: CATHLEEN LAWSON, CATHLEEN AYERS, and CATHLEEN VINCENT A Petition for Probate has been filed by: SHANN PUSTEJOVSKY in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: SHANN PUSTEJOVSKY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 10, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: TBA Room: Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner VICTORIA KNOPPER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: VICTORIA KNOPPER Proposed name: VICTORIA TRYON 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

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legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: 7 Mary Jo Place Oroville, CA 95965 Case Number: 20PR00047 Published: February 13,20,27, 2020

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JENNIFER LYNN ORILEY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JENNIFER LYNN ORILEY Proposed name: JENNIFER LYNN LYON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 25, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: January 27, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00206 Published: February 27, March 5,12,19, 2020

written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 8, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: February 13, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00403 Published: February 27, March 5,12,19, 2020

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MOMNA AMER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 25, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: January 31, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00292 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5,2020

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: April 15, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: February 13, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00411 Published: February 20,27, March 5,12, 2020

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 11, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: January 15, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00093 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5,2020

Present name: MOMNA AMER Proposed name: MONA WILSON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 18, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: January 27, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00208 Published: February 13,20,27, March 5,2020

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 25, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: January 29, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00263 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

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