Issue: April 25, 2013
Good morning, CN&R fans:
I hope you're ready for one of our favorite special issues of the year: Our annual Bike Issue! This is the fifth anniversary of this fun issue that each year celebrates the vibrancy of the local bicycling culture through features, news and entertainment coverage. You'll find bike-related info not only in the cover story, but also spread out in other parts of the paper. Of course, this issue is timed to coincide with Chico Velo Cycling Club's annual Wildflower Century this Sunday, April 28. Learn more about the Wildflower rides, which range from 125 miles to 12 miles, at www.chicovelo.org.
In Newslines this week, we've got a story about Chico's great number of bike thefts (and how to avoid having your ride taken). Speaking of thievery, there is also a write-up on a major theft of walnuts out of a Biggs processing plant. We've got follow-up coverage of what comes next ... now that alcohol is prohibited on the stretch of Sacramento River that for decades has been the route of college-age tubers during the Labor Day weekend. We also report on the latest departure of a city of Chico manager. This time it's Sherry Morgado, the director of Housing and Neighborhood Services.
In Healthlines, you'll read about a local college student and a doctor, both of whom discuss bike-related injuries. In Greenways, there's a follow-up story on the dissolution of a California bill some charged was an "ag-gag" bill designed to make it more difficult for animal advocates to gather sufficient evidence in abuse cases.
In the Arts and Culture section, there's a preview of the work of Hiroshi Yakabi, a visiting Japanese artist with autism who has found a voice through his artwork. Three CN&R staffers review local CDs this week in a music feature. And in Chow, Henri celebrates a decade of eating and writing for the CN&R. There's also a review of the new Ryan Gosling (swoon) film The Place Beyond the Pines.
Enjoy!
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Hitting the track
Silver Dollar BMX hooks kids on exercise and fun.
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Smart cycling
Karen Goodwin and Pete Hollingsworth’s Traffic Skills 101 classes offer must-know information for all urban bicyclists.
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Ranking envy
Chico is increasingly bike friendly but has work ahead to catch Davis, the “pinnacle” of a bicycling-oriented city.
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Bike is a party
Taking the show on the road with cycle-centric community events.
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That first bike
Four members of the cycling community reminisce about their first bicycles.
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Dude, where’s my bike?
Bicycles are popular in Chico, especially with thieves.
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Criminals go nuts
Heist of $200,000 in walnuts in Biggs is linked to an organized-crime syndicate.
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Taming the holiday
Mayor Mary Goloff hopes to seize an opportunity to create a clean and sober Labor Day weekend following the prohibition of booze on the river.
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Down another manager
Another city of Chico manager is exiting City Hall, but Sherry Morgado says she couldn’t pass up an opportunity.
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Death of an airman
Chicoan Rachel Bell is the third Beale Air Force Base airman reported dead in recent months.
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Give to the middleman
Local organization says citizens should support service groups, not panhandlers.
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Jail time for hauler
Waste hauler accused of environmental crimes is sentenced for probation violation.
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Biking to work
Among California cities, Chico is in the top of the pack.
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Lowdown on the farm
Animal advocates champion demise of California ‘ag-gag’ bill, continue efforts to defeat similar legislation nationwide.
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Mega-resorts on the gulf?
Green groups protest approval of Mexican resorts on Gulf of California.
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Feds finger state in Chevron fire
Feds blame Richmond fire on weak state oversight.
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Tapping the Colorado dry
Colorado River tops list of endangered U.S. waterways.
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Nature journaling and the politics of water
Bay Area naturalist John Muir Laws returns to Chico April 27; Code Blue water-politics presentation is May 1.
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In-home water conservation
Water flowing south means more conservation in the North State.
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Cycling spills and soreness
Locals discuss injuries associated with cycling, from the extreme to the mundane.
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MDA Lock-up
Über-volunteer Katy Deaton is getting “locked up” for local MDA fundraiser.
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BPA officially toxic
State to include BPA in list of known toxicants and require warning labels.
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Mentally ill bused to Cali
Nevada hospital sends hundreds of psychiatric patients away on buses.
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Surgical robots safer
Researchers produce new algorithm to identify potential software glitches.
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A communication problem
City Council members may believe they’ve explained city reorganization clearly, but why do so many people think they’ve made a mess of it?
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Two kinds of violence
Why do we react so strongly to terrorism but do so little about everyday violence?
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Legalize pot—and hemp
A safe and regulated marijuana industry would prove to be far more beneficial to society than the current costly illegal status it now endures.
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Sci-fi champ
Chicoan Tina Smith talks about her struggle with dyslexia and winning an international writing award.
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CHIP at 40
What began in 1973 as a small housing-rehab program has grown into one of the most remarkable affordable-housing outfits in California.
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Color of my voice
Japanese artist with autism speaks through his works.
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Eyes Like the Sky
Spoken-word garage rock with the King Gizzard and company.
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Local melodies
Three new Chico albums you should add to your playlist.
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Our dinners with Henri
Ten years of food, drink and innuendo with CN&R’s senior food writer.
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Sins of the father
Many stars shine in expansive multigenerational crime drama.
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