Issue: January 31, 2013
Happy Thursday, CN&R readers!
Music lovers will definitely want to check out this week's covers story, our annual issue on Chico bands. This year's installment focuses on seven not-to-be-overlooked acts, including Spanish ensemble Los Caballitos de la Canción and indie-rockers French Reform.
In Newslines, staff writer Ken Smith will take you into the world of signs, via a local sign maker who could establish a museum of local history through signs. News Editor Tom Gascoyne has a report on who filled the seats of the city's board and commissions. Editor Robert Speer checks in with the City Council as new City Manager Brian Nakamura laid out his vision for a new, restructured city staff. And contributor Vic Cantu reports on the arrest of a man Chico Police believe could be responsible for a slate of kidnapping and sexual assaults.
In Greenways, check out Christine G.K. LaPado's write-up on how certain small food operators will now be able to cook their creations at home.
In Healthlines, Calendar Editor Howard Hardee enters a sensory deprivation chamber.
In the arts, food critic Henri Bouride checks out the offerings at Chico Fish Market. MaryRose Lovgren heads over to MÁNÁS Art Space for its new group show. Mark Lore previews SF rockers La Plebe's Friday performance at Monstros. And film critics Juan-Carlos Selznick and Craig Blamer check out Rust and Bone and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, respectively.
Enjoy!
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Fresh jams
Seven Chico bands that you must add to your local play list.
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Signs of the times
Chico sign maker’s work provides a window into local business history.
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Stakeout nets suspect
Local physician’s assistant arrested on kidnapping, assault charges.
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Remaking city government
City manager Brian Nakamura used the second of his two “goal-setting sessions” to unveil a dramatic restructuring of city staffing that he says will save money and increase efficiency.
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Wild ride and run
Man arrested after alleged house invasion, pepper spraying and truck crash.
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Dialing for dollars
Cell-phone-tax refund process now available for city of Chico residents.
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Costs of living
Energy and food cited as most draining to Americans’ budgets.
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Exactly like homemade
California’s new Homemade Food Act—AB 1616—is embraced by those supportive of the local food movement.
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Senate pushing for Keystone XL
Obama faces pressure to approve tar-sands oil pipeline.
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Sea-level rise action needed?
Experts believe California needs to unify on planning for rising seas.
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Activist turns EPA bigwig
Houston-based activist to lead Office of Environmental Justice.
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Food security and the security of community
Cultivating Community Advocates announces mini-grant program aimed at increased food security; the ethics of water use; my Facebook friends rock—hard!
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Ditchin’ the commercial ‘poo
Try this simple, chemical-free way to wash and condition your hair.
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An hour in limbo
The author enjoys an hour-long trial float at Renew, Chico’s only spa with a flotation chamber.
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Avoiding the flu, naturally
Natural methods to boost your immune system and avoid the flu.
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Outpatient abortions safe
Midwives, nurse-practitioners provide care comparable to that of physicians.
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ADHD rates on rise
California has seen dramatic increase in ADHD diagnosis since 2001.
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Unprepared for prison oversight
Federal officials says California not ready to oversee prison health.
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Everyone’s cats
Neighbors must band together to curb the population of strays and ferals.
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Welcome to the Harbowl
There are stories galore surrounding this year’s Super Bowl, but none as remarkable as that of the brothers Harbaugh.
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An act of courage
A teacher gets a lesson in bravery from one of his students.
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Shake-up at City Hall
Some city employees are running scared following Assistant City Manager John Rucker’s sudden ‘retirement.’
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Unlocking art
Keys were the inspiration for latest MÁNÁS open-entry art show.
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El otro lado
San Francisco’s La Plebe straddles the border with its brand of mariachi punk.
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Ocean breeze
New shop brings fresh—and sustainable—seafood to Chico.
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Grim fairytale
A very uninteresting update of classic folk tale.
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To the core and back
Marion Cotillard is at her best in French/Belgian drama.
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