Issue: March 15, 2018
Morning, readers!
It may not feel like it, but it's Sunshine Week, which was designated to shine a spotlight on open meetings and public records laws. In its honor, we aimed to determine just how well local government agencies handle public records requests. Hint: Not great.
In other news: We take a look at the community court model and what it could look like if implemented in Chico; Shakespeare gets the royal treatment at Chico State; and Hibachi Grill Buffet opens (finally!) in south Chico.
There's plenty more where that came from!
Until next time,
Meredith J. Cooper, managing editor
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Failure to deliver
Local public agencies woefully inept regarding state public records law.
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Public records search in Butte County
A rundown of local agencies’ responses to CN&R’s record requests.
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CPRA primer
A brief guide to California’s public records law.
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A court for the community
In January, Mayor Sean Morgan floated a local community court concept, aimed at addressing quality-of-life crimes with resources and community service—could it work for Chico?
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‘Year of the woman’
With women running for just about every office, will 2018 mark change in government?
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Middle class in decline
In this land of great wealth, many lose grasp of the California dream.
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Crisis team in action
Behavioral Health mobile crisis team encourages barricaded suspect from home.
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Former teacher pleads guilty to molestation
Halden Bret Calvert will lose his teaching credential and have to register as a sex offender, facing jail time, a $5,000 fine and restitution.
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Chico Police relaunch traffic unit
The hope is it will reduce collisions and fatalities.
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Credit care
Survey provides insight into American attitudes and behaviors six months after the Equifax data breach.
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‘Everything I could’
Environmental journalist Dahr Jamail joins Chico State for Sustainability conference hoping to inform, encourage climate change action.
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Sobriety and shame
Author revisits what made him drink—and stop drinking—almost a quarter century on.
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Eat right, stay tight
Use March as a springboard to nutritional health.
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What’s your real goal here?
Seems clear to us that the conservative council has ulterior motives when it comes to term limits.
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RIP Stephen Hawking
May we all inhabit a small bit of his universe.
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The search for empathy
Vowing to vote only for those who support humane answers to our world’s problems.
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Just smokin’
Maren Wise, co-owner of Uncle Skinny’s, gives the CN&R the low down on the new downtown restaurant.
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Buffet time, happy birthdays
Hibachi Grill Buffet opens up; Toys R Us future looks bleak; Happy Birthday to La Comida and Oroville State Theatre.
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Poetic performance
Chico State troupe presents fantastical version of Shakespeare.
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What a Time to Be Alive
Superchunk takes a fuzz pedal to politics.
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The Salt Doll Went to Measure the Depth of the Sea
Listen to this one up close.
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Capturing the essence
Sacramento craft brewer creates beer based on both cannabis and the heart of the Hmong people.
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Unconventional
Chilean drama overlooks sensationalism in favor of subtle beauty.
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Discover Butte County
A great way for tourists, newcomers and locals alike to discover Butte County and all it has to offer.
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