INSIDE
CN&R
Vol. 44, Issue 13 • July 1, 2021
OPINION
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Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Second & Flume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guest Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Streetalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
NEWSLINES
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Downstroke: Council chaos . . . . . 8 Nonprofits help rebuild Paradise . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 New community advisory board for Chico police . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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FEATURE
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What’s the solution for sheltering homeless?
ARTS & CULTURE
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July Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Reel World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Arts DEVO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Brezsny’s Astrology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 ON THE COVER: CYCLING ON THE MIDWAY BIKE PATH PHOTO COURTESY OF EXPLORE BUTTE COUNTY
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