Category: News
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Days of hope and joy
For three days, hope and joy flooded Chico as residents celebrated King Day and Obama’s inauguration.
This article was published on 01.22.09
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Commission appointments go smoothly
The Chico City Council lives up to the promise of different perspectives on city panels, most notably by picking campaign rival Mark Sorensen for the Planning Commission. More chippy: approval of the CPOA labor agreement.
This article was published on 01.22.09
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Layoffs could have been avoided
The city and its firefighters both wanted a contract that reduced the budget without layoffs, but instead five people lost their jobs. What happened?
This article was published on 01.15.09
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Chico author shares her life story
Helga Ruge’s third book tells the tale of her childhood in Germany, Russia and Romania—with some fiction thrown in.
This article was published on 01.15.09
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‘Boots and Birkenstocks’
Cattle ranchers and environmentalists used to be fierce enemies. Now they’re friends. What happened?
This article was published on 01.15.09
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Six optimists, one naysayer on city finances
Despite the “trying times,” city officials are positive about Chico—even fiscal contrarian Larry Wahl—at State of the City breakfast.
This article was published on 01.15.09
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Oroville mill worker wins civil-rights suit
More than three years after he was fired for refusing to work on the Adventist Sabbath, Luciano Cortez wins his discrimination lawsuit and is reinstated by Sierra Pacific.
This article was published on 01.08.09
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Hope and hoopla at County Center
Everybody who is anybody in local government was present Monday morning for the swearing in of three county supervisors and a farewell to a fourth.
This article was published on 01.08.09
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Great values, hard sales
Foreclosures and short sales offer real housing bargains, but completing the sale can be difficult.
This article was published on 01.08.09
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Disc golf: It’s back! But wait …
The Chico City Council votes unanimously to reverse its decision on play in Upper Park, but the referendum and a leaked memo keep the controversy going.
This article was published on 01.08.09
January 22, 2009
CN&R Vol 32 Issue 25
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