Issue: December 04, 2014
Good morning, readers!
I hope you're enjoying all this rain we've been getting, even if it is a
little on the gloomy side. Luckily, it's Thursday, which means the CN&R
has some great rainy-day reading for you. Our feature story this week is
all about Chico's trees and what activists worry might happen should the
city not hire an urban forester or complete its Urban Forest Management
Plan.
In other news, we check in with outgoing mayor Scott Gruendl and get a
glimpse at the newly elected City Council in action; we meet the parents
of Victor Coleman, the man who was shot to death by Oroville police
officers back in April, and hear what they have to say about the
investigation into his death; Arts Devo gets in touch with his inner
Krampus; and food writer Henri invites us to try out some of his
favorite holiday drink recipes.
Cheers!
Meredith J. Graham, associate editor
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A canopy imperiled
Chico's urban forest became low priority during the budget crisis, but hope may be on the horizon.
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Exit stage left
After 12 years on the Chico City Council and two stints as mayor, Scott Gruendl gives up his seat.
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Unjustified
The parents of Oroville police shooting victim Victor Coleman claim Butte County’s district attorney is withholding information that proves negligence.
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Drone protestor cited
Chico protestor cited on federal trespassing charges at Beale Air Force Base.
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Battle lines being drawn
New City Council majority shows it means business during its first meeting.
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Restaurant ratings
County Health Department placard system will inform public about eateries’ food safety.
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Former police chief fills in
Mike Dunbaugh comes out of retirement to temporarily lead Chico Police Department.
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Husband charged in wife’s killing
Zir Weems arrested, charged with murder for death of 23-year-old Angelica Weems.
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Breaking the chains
New film shows how Florida farmworkers won fairer pay from America’s biggest food companies.
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Meter maladies
Locals decry health risks they associate with PG&E “smart meters.”
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Easy on the antacids
An antacid a day drives the (good) gut bugs away.
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Trouble with PERS
Retirees projected to eventually outnumber CalPERS fund contributors.
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Foster youth drugged
Doctors wooed by Big Pharma are over-prescribing medication to foster children.
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Calorie info with that?
Restaurants, vending machines must display calorie information, FDA rules.
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Railway time bomb
Train derailment in the Feather River Canyon is a reminder of the disaster looming due to crude oil transport.
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Goodbye, bipartisanship
Conservative members didn’t have it in them to continue the bipartisan leadership; and goodbye to Scott Gruendl and Mary Goloff.
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Three strikes for Big Business
Corporations should not be above the law.
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Predictability and generosity
The new conservative-majority council squashes the bipartisan city leadership; and it’s time to be charitable.
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Driven by design
Robert Carter makes his living painting large-scale Italian cars.
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Beading bonanza
At String Bead, you can make your own gifts this holiday season.
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Public art chronicles
Chico Arts Foundation teams up with Chico State public relations students to preserve the city's arts treasures.
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Live Dead: The Grateful Dead
The Dead come back to life in photo history.
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The Invention of Wings
Two courageous abolitionist sisters get their due in Monk Kidd's latest.
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Blood Oranges in the Snow
Reality Christmas music for the modern world.
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Recipes for holiday cheer
Henri whips out his cocktails for the season.
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Torture by any other name
Jon Stewart’s directorial debut a powerful recounting of journalist’s captivity in Iran.
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Good in theory
A somewhat thin telling of compelling story of physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife, Jane.
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