Issue: February 08, 2018
Morning, readers!
If you or a loved one has ever dealt with mental health issues, you may have heard of the Iversen Wellness & Recover Center. Truly a unique place, it's focused on fostering hope and understanding in its clients, referred to as members. Read Ken Smith's feature story on the center this week, highlighting several members' journeys.
In other news: Local businesses speak out about the city of Chico's waste-hauling franchise agreement, which hiked rates for many; the Chico City Council approves an MOU with Butte County Behavioral Health to dispatch counselors with police officers when responding to psychiatric crisis calls; affordable housing gets a win in Chico; and Rouse & Revolt owner Nicholle Haber-Lewis discusses stepping back from her business in the wake of death threats over a Trump billboard.
There's more, for sure.
Keep reading!
Meredith J. Cooper, managing editor
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The way to wellness
Hope is the operative word at the Iversen Wellness and Recovery Center.
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Trash talk
Chico’s waste hauling agreement has left some customers perplexed, frustrated and cost-burdened.
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Tackling trees
Committee says city—not property owners—should pay for damage to sidewalks.
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Hitting streets, building roofs
Council gives the thumbs up to plan for psychiatric crisis team, 80-unit affordable housing development.
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Local agency faces scrutiny
State investigates board protocol and fund management at Community Action Agency of Butte County.
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Stonewall offers scholarships
The center is offering four scholarships from $500 to $3,000 for LGBTQ youth.
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DA sues DWR over dam
Butte County district attorney alleges environmental damage due to spillway failure.
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Gateway to success
Chico State hired Adrienne McGraw as executive director for the Gateway Science Museum last month.
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‘Looks like me, looks like you’
Panelists with connection to Alzheimer’s talk about the disease and its higher prevalence in women.
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Trickle-down tax
The city’s waste-hauling franchise fee may result in environmental benefits, but it’s still a money grab.
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Praiseworthy progress
Giving credit where credit is due on a couple of efforts to mitigate homelessness.
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The Crusades come to America
Under President Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services seeks to follow dangerous evangelical doctrine.
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She’s got the beat
Fitness coach Lindsay Canales gets Chico drummin’ in new workout classes.
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Billboards and Beethoven
Billboard flak prompts Rouse & Revolt owner to step back, but not out of the fight; 7-Eleven tries new tactic to deter loiterers.
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Not safe at home
Excellent exhibit on U.S. incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
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Musical ritual
Songwriting is a disciplined practice for Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus.
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Hotdogs are sammiches
The finest in blacktop dining with Chico’s Gnarly Deli.
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Firing blanks
No mystery, no scares in Winchester ghost story.
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