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Finding 2017’s silver lining While compiling our Year in Review write-ups (the top 10 stories of the

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Life in Fantasyland Tthingof issues: fact and fantasy. Fact is defined as a that is known or proven to be true. Fantasy is

here are really only two elements in assessment

the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable. America has regressed into a country where a significant portion of the public advocates for the acceptance of fantasy over facts. This seems to be a result of the self-serving nature of a society that cannot be satisfied and has always been provided with more, often more by Dean Carrier than it actually needs for a satisfactory existence. The author, a Paradise resident, Therefore, it behooves those is a wildlife biologist wanting to sustain their careers with 50 years of as elected officials to encourage field experience. members of the public that their fantasies are real and facts are just the devious results of “fake news” promoted by those who live in the dregs of society (and the media). We have watched children irreversibly sickened

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by drinking water in Flint, Mich., but are told that there is no need for regulations prohibiting pollution, especially if it affects the bottom line. We suffered the loss of 26 people at a school in Newtown, Conn., and 58 in Las Vegas, but are told that there is no need for regulation of firearms, even for mentally disturbed people. We see the growing number of homeless and destitute people roaming our city streets and we are told that the problem is theirs and not society’s. And, when we are told it’s not an issue that Senate candidate Roy Moore is accused by nine women of sexual misconduct, we argue they likely are all liars and that Joseph wed Mary when she was a teenager anyway. Another example of fantasy: A number of people support Donald Trump’s recent denial that the Access Hollywood tapes were anything but forgeries, even after hearing his previous apology (“I’ve said and done things I regret, and the words released today on this more-than-a-decade-old video are one of them.”) Theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg (1928-2014) wrote, “I ... suspect that the real danger for faith lurks in its estrangement from rationality.” We are already there. □

year, notable stories and the “What were they thinking?” capsules), it donned on us at the CN&R that, were this newspaper not to exist, many of the stories found here in 2017 likely would not have been told at all. No offense to the other media outlets in town, but the CN&R is special. We dig deeper. We report on the subtleties. We are (fiercely) independent, so there’s no corporate agenda. Moreover, we believe in our mission: to better the communities we cover. Taken together, this means we increasingly tell stories that nobody else has the gumption to tell. Indeed, we’re talking about important stories, not fluff pieces. You’ll see so for yourself when you read over our compilation, which is so in depth that, as per usual, it’s taking up the space we normally devote to news. Thing is, it hasn’t been easy. In 2017, thanks to none other than our newly elected president, American journalists have been the target of farright rage. Even before he was elected, Donald Trump began his attack on the media, calling us “the enemy of the state” and labeling even the most historically respected outlets peddlers of “fake news.” That’s how he’s chosen to counter the very real and unflattering news coming out of them— from his campaign’s ties to the Kremlin to the ways in which his policies will harm America’s middle class. We at the CN&R don’t take it personally—after all, we know what we’re What happened doing is very real—but was a little bit we did have to take a hard look at ourselves and our magical. Rather profession and evaluate it than becoming accordingly. What happened was a disheartened, we little bit magical. Rather found ourselves than becoming disheartened, we found ourselves invigorated by invigorated by Trump’s President Trump’s constant taunts. The constant taunts. phrase “speaking truth to power” carries more weight than ever. Because we take our role as watchdogs seriously, we even launched a recurring news feature called Eye on 45 in which we compile the often mind-blowing happenings out of the White House and Capitol Hill in an effort to keep our readers informed. At the same time, while we watched the circulation of the daily continue to slide, we kept true to our mission of providing accurate, well-rounded accounts of what’s going on in our community. Not every newspaper has been so fortunate in these hard times. In August, the Village Voice in New York City, founded in 1955, announced it would end its print edition and go exclusively online. And just last month, the Baltimore City Paper, which celebrated its 40th anniversary—much like the CN&R—this year, shut its doors. In December, the LA Weekly was bought by a group of Orange County Republicans and the aftermath, including the firing of most of the paper’s editorial staff, has been painful to read about. At the end of this tumultuous year, we’d like to thank our readers for continuing to pick up this newspaper and making the CN&R an anomaly in the journalism business—a paper whose readership hasn’t plummeted. We do our part to keep you engaged and, thus far, you’ve repaid us by heading to our racks week in and week out. Also, we must thank our advertisers. We maintain a strict line of separation between editorial decision-making and ad dollars, and we believe that our readers—advertisers included—appreciate that. So, thank you for your support of unbiased news coverage. And, Happy New Year! □

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SECOND & FLUME by Melissa Daugherty m e l i s s a d @ n e w s r e v i e w. c o m

Looking back At the CN&R’s annual holiday party, I give a little extemporaneous speech to thank the folks in each department for their good work. This year, I spent a few minutes beforehand, based on my memory, jotting down my favorite stories of 2017. For this Year in Review issue, I’ve expanded on that list by skimming our archives (excluding opinion and the arts) to highlight just a sampling of the paper’s best work. Cover stories: “Murder most fowl” (March 2)—a poacher illegally kills a rareto-Butte County long-tailed duck, but locals use the death as a way to advance education on conservation. “Squeezed out” (March 9)—a look at how a lack of construction during the Great Recession and the years since has resulted in a tight housing market—both for purchases and rentals—driving up costs for everyone, especially those who can least afford it. “Dreaming on” (March 16)—local undocumented college students who live and work in the United States legally under DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) share their hopes for the future and fears of deportation under newly elected President Trump. “Fact vs. fiction” (March 30)—cutting through the Reefer Madness-like propaganda following California’s (and Butte County’s) move to legalize marijuana sales and consumption. “A deadly mix” (June 1)—an unnerving report showing that the number of fatal encounters between law enforcement and mentally ill people in Butte County is more than double the national average. “In plain sight” (Aug. 3)—local and national experts on human trafficking (including law enforcement and a victim) reveal that, despite being well under the radar, the crime happens here. “Chico vs. The Man” (Sept. 28)—a David vs. Goliath piece about a local health center taking on corporate insurance companies over nonpayment. “Under the gun” (Nov. 3)—an investigative story on the city of Chico’s nontransparent payments for a contract with the same armed guard company involved in the summertime shooting death of a Ventura man. “Tiny houses, big potential” (Dec. 14)—a deep dive into the proposal for a local tiny house community, based on a visit to Marysville’s tiny home community. Newslines: “Dollars disappear” (Jan. 12)—report noting that the federal government cut funding to local social service providers due to Chico’s City Council enacting homeless-criminalization laws. “Out of the frying pan …” (Feb. 16)—how Butte County officials lacked an evacuation plan for the failure of Oroville Dam’s emergency spillway and a mass evacuation put tens of thousands in gridlock traffic in an area that could have been flooded. “The congressman and the kid” (Aug. 31)—Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s chief of staff issues a cease-and-desist letter to a 13-year-old constituent. “Culture of discrimination” (Oct. 26)—a federal judge rules that a case involving alleged sweeping racial harassment within the Butte County Sheriff’s Office will move forward. In short, 2017 was a heckuva year. Didn’t see your favorite CN&R story? Feel free to jog my memory at melissad@newsreview.com or send a letter to the editor (cnrletters@newsreview.com).

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‘Smoke and mirrors’ Hidden under the layers of smoke and mirrors that make up Trump’s tax scam is a provision that allows churches to launch political campaign endorsements from the pulpit without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status. So much for separation of church and state. It is important to note that this blatant inspiration of unethical legislation is based on the overwhelming support for Republican policies favorable to white, evangelical Christians, in particular their proclivity for demanding control over women’s reproductive rights and so-called traditional marriage. All in the name of the unborn who they demand to speak for. Therefore, it is interesting to note that Republicans consistently voted to cut funding for school lunch programs, called for the end to food stamps for low-income families, and slashed funding for after-school programs for disadvantaged youth. So Republicans, and their very important white Christian political bloc, have consistently railed against those that support abortion, while voting for a budget that will add $1.5 trillion to the country’s debt, something down the road that today’s children will be burdened with. Republicans demand that children be protected. Once they are born, however, all bets are off. Roger S. Beadle Chico

Of Trump and LaMalfa And the Golden-Haired One traveled from the East with his host of palefaced minions. And he took “The Hat” high into the Sutter Buttes. And he spread his arms across District 1 and said, “I can confer all this upon you. For I shall teach you how to make the truth a lie, and a lie the truth. “And I, the Great Divider, shall aid you in teaching the people how to hate their neighbors and quake with fear of those not of their color, their religion, their sex, their language. And the people will seek your protection, cast money at you and praise you abundantly. “And I will teach you to despise the poor and helpless, for they are the least among us. And when they have nothing left, we turn to the billions squandered in Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. And the LETTERS c o n t i n u e d

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Incentivize green tech Re “Gaining ground” (Newslines, by Julie Cart, Dec. 7): There was good news in a CN&R story revealing the state cut greenhouse gas emissions last year even as our economy boomed. But the story pointed out the reductions were not because of California’s landmark cap-and-trade law, designed to ratchet down climate changing pollution over time. The decrease was mostly because the exceptionally wet winter boosted hydropower production. This points to the problem with cap-andtrade, a strategy in which regulators set total emission levels and then auction off pollution permits. The idea is that polluters who have to pay for the gunk they put in our air will put less gunk in the air. It can work, but only if regulators take the right actions at the right time so energy prices rise sufficiently to make conservation cost-effective. That isn’t happening. A much simpler and more effective way is to put a small but gradually increasing fee on the carbon content of fossil fuels. That tells producers and consumers energy cost will rise over time and, therefore, clean technology and conservation measures will become increasingly economical. The plan can also protect individuals from rising costs by returning the fees to citizens. For details, Google “carbon fee and dividend.”

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Over the last three years at several meetings of the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission (BPPC) and separately with city of Chico staff, representatives of Friends of Bidwell Park and the Mount Lassen Chapter of the California Native Plant Society have expressed concern that mitigation and monitoring measures at Peregrine Point Disc Golf Course have not been successfully implemented. These measures were prescribed by the legally binding California Environmental Quality Act document adopted by the city for development of

this course. Measures designed to promote the survival and health of species (blue oak, Butte County checkerbloom, Bidwell’s knotweed and wildflower fields) adversely impacted by disc golf are: tree protection devices (disc deflectors); relocation of baskets (holes) away from impacted oaks; replenishment of wood chips around pads (tees) and baskets; concentration of foot traffic on fairways with barriers; and interpretive signs throughout the course. Monitoring the efficacy of these mitigation measures has not been done quantitatively in the last two years. The BPPC has not received a comprehensive report on the status of the city’s management of the disc golf course since August 2016. The BPPC with city staff need to adequately manage this conflict of natural and recreational resources. Woody Elliott Chico

A feel-good story Something amazing happened at the Oasis Bar & Grill the other night. While I was bartending, a homeless man came in and turned in a wallet he had found out front. He just handed it to me and walked away. I opened the wallet and was stunned to see that there was easily over $3,000 in cash in it, not counting the credit cards and checks that were there as well. I looked at the ID and recognized the wallet’s owner as a regular I had served earlier. I gave it to the bar owner, Stacy Schaefer, and went after the homeless guy, asked him his name—he said it was Zack— and told him I wanted to buy him a beer. He came back inside and Stacy and I thanked him by buying him a couple of drinks and giving him some of the ham and cookies left over from our Christmas party, some chips and a burger all in a goody bag for him. Stacy had contacted the owner of the wallet, who arrived and shook Zack’s hand, thanked him personally, and handed him $100 for his kind gesture. I thanked Zack again, asked if I could take his picture, then he disappeared into the night. Merry Christmas, Zack, you’re the man. Terry Smith Chico

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HEALTHLINES Dr. John Coburn, an emergency physician at Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento, says his department sees the cannabis-related vomiting illness regularly.

stays until the symptoms subside. “That’s really frustrating as an emergency physician,” said Moulin. “I really like to make people feel better.” Diagnosing the syndrome can also be frustrating—and expensive. There is no blood test to link the stomach ailment with marijuana use, so physicians often order pricey CT scans and lab tests to rule out other medical problems. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome was

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fered periodic episodes of violent retching and abdominal pain that would knock her off her feet for days, sometimes leaving her writhing on the floor in pain. “I’ve screamed out for death,” said Queen, 48, who lives in San Diego. “I’ve cried out for my mom who’s been dead for 20 years, mentally not realizing she can’t come to me.” Queen lost a modeling job after being mistaken for an alcoholic. She racked up tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills, and her nausea interrupted her sex life. Toward the end of her illness, Queen, who stands 5-foot-9, weighed in at a frail 109 pounds. Throughout the nearly two decades of pain, vomiting and mental fog, she visited the hospital about three times a year, but doctors never got to the bottom of what was ailing her. By 2016, she thought she was dying, that she “must have some sort

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of cancer or something they can’t detect,” Queen said. But she didn’t have cancer. She had an obscure syndrome called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, a condition only recently acknowledged by the medical community. It affects a small population—namely, a subset of marijuana users who smoke multiple times a day for months, years or even decades. There’s no hard data on the prevalence of the illness. But in California and Colorado, which have loosened marijuana laws in recent years, emergency physicians say they’re seeing it more often. One study in Colorado suggests there may be a link. Dr. Aimee Moulin, an emergency room physician at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, said she has seen a rise in the number of cases since California voters legalized recreational marijuana last November. She expects to see another increase after commercial sales are permitted as of New Year’s Day. Doctors say it’s difficult to treat the condition. There is no cure other than to quit using marijuana, and many patients are

skeptical that cannabis is making them sick, so they keep using it and their vomiting episodes continue. Doctors can do little to relieve the symptoms, since traditional anti-nausea medications often don’t work and there are no pills to prevent the onset of an episode. Patients may need intravenous hydration and hospital

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first documented in Australia in 2004. Physicians have historically misdiagnosed it as the more generic cyclic vomiting syndrome, which has no identifiable cause or, as in Queen’s case, acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). “Five years ago, this wasn’t something that [doctors] had on their radar,” said Dr. Kennon Heard, an emergency physician at the University of Colorado in Aurora, who coauthored the Colorado study showing a possible tie between the liberalization of marijuana and a surge of the vomiting illness. “We’re at least making the diagnosis more now.” One surefire sign of the illness is when patients find relief in hot showers and baths. Queen said she would vomit repeatedly unless she was in a hot shower—so she’d stay in there for hours. Toxicologists say the heat may distract the brain from pain receptors in the abdomen but, like the syndrome itself, that phenomenon is not well understood. The exact cause of the condition is still a mystery. Toxicologists say the chemical compounds in marijuana may throw off the normal function of the body’s cannabinoid receptors, which help regulate the nervous system.

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Some people may be genetically predisposed to the syndrome, or marijuana’s potency or chemical makeup may have changed over time, said Dr. Craig Smollin, medical director of the San Francisco division of the California Poison Control System, who also works as an emergency physician at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. The vomiting link to cannabis is counterintuitive to many, because of its widely known reputation as an anti-nausea remedy for cancer patients. “A lot of times, people just don’t believe you,” said Dr. John Coburn, an emergency physician at Kaiser Permanente in south Sacramento. Even after being told that quitting may help, some patients will visit the hospital multiple times before they stop smoking marijuana, Coburn said. “I can’t really tell you why. I mean, why do people ride motorcycles without helmets on?” Cameron Nicole Beard, 19, of East Moline, Ill., said she struggled to believe her doctors about the link between pot and severe vomiting. “Who wants to be told you can’t smoke marijuana, when you think marijuana can help?” said

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Beard, while recovering from a marijuana-related vomiting episode at a University of Iowa hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, in October. She said she had lost 20 pounds in 10 days. Although there’s still no magic cure for a patient’s marijuana-related hyperemesis, Moulin and other doctors say they’re getting better at treating the symptoms, using old anti-psychotic medications and cream for muscle aches. Heard said the cases in Colorado seem to have leveled off. But without hard data, and because the overall numbers are small, it’s hard to say for sure. Heard said he doesn’t believe cases of the pot syndrome increased after recreational use was legalized in 2012, because chronic users probably already had medical marijuana cards. Chalfonte LeNee Queen is still struggling to completely quit marijuana, but her symptoms are down to a dull stomachache. She now smokes a couple of times a day, compared with her nearconstant use in the past. She said it’s the only thing that works for her depression and anxiety. Queen is back to a healthy weight and hasn’t been to the hospital in a year. She said she wouldn’t want to discourage anybody from smoking weed; she just wants people to know heavy use can bring them some serious misery. “Now, if I get sick, as sad as I’ll be and as upset and disappointed with myself as I would be, at least it’s a freaking choice,” she said. □

WEEKLY DOSE Hangover, averted If you like to ring in the New Year with an adult beverage or six, you’d better take a few precautions to avoid kicking off 2018 with a big, fat hangover. (Or, you know, don’t drink. Just saying.) No promises, but if you follow these tips, you might feel OK on New Year’s Day: • Before boozing: Eat a full meal, drink a glass of water and take a multivitamin. • While boozing: Drink in moderation, drink a glass of water for every alcoholic drink and stick with one type of alcohol—beer, wine or liquor. And the clearer alcohols, such as white wines, vodka and gin, tend to be more forgiving. • After boozing: Before bed, take two aspirin with a glass of water. In the morning, two more aspirin with water, another multivitamin and a big breakfast. Also, take a shower, because you look horrible. Source: www.howstuff works.com

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public service. Dolan had a high profile in Butte County—Chico in particular—for the better part of four decades, most notably as an eight-term county supervisor. Her run ended in 2010, and she hasn’t sought elected office since. Without many headlines or much fanfare, however, she’s continued to work on matters that concern her. She stays active in Democratic Party politics along with her husband, Bob Mulholland, who’s maintained his prominent presence in the party. She serves on the state’s Central Valley Flood Protection Board; first appointed in 2012, she’s up for reappointment again by Gov. Jerry Brown. Dolan also works part-time as executive director of the Sacramento River Forum, a Red Bluff-based nonprofit dedicated to restoring fisheries and riparian habitats from Keswick Dam to Verona. So, when the Butte Environmental Council honored her Oct. 21 with its Lifetime Achievement Award (named after founding member and former Chico Mayor Michael McGinnis), the tribute recognized someone continuing to contribute, albeit less conspicuously. Executive Director Natalie Carter, in explain-

ing how BEC’s board selected Dolan, said that “she’s been a champion for environmental issues for decades and has had a very powerful and strong voice in our community standing up for values that our members hold dear. We really couldn’t think of anybody better to recognize this year.” During the phone call in which Carter told Dolan the news, Dolan responded, “I’m 10

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shocked.” She expressed gratitude, too—a sentiment echoed in an interview with the CN&R last Monday (Dec. 18). Dolan was introduced at the ceremony by Karl Ory, the former mayor and current councilman who received the award in 2015. “I learned some things I wasn’t expecting during her speech,” Carter said. “The pieces that stuck with me the most, of all the things, was when she talked about being a woman on the Board of Supervisors in her earlier days and being called a ‘Supervisorette’ [by a staff member]. It was interesting to get her history and her perspective, from being a woman in a powerful role in a room that was pretty male-dominated at the time.” Indeed, when Dolan first got elected to the board in 1978, she was the lone female member. She defeated Bernie Richter, whom she’d unsuccessfully challenged four years earlier, and would turn 30 her first year in office. None of the other four supervisors would second a motion of hers, even for a simple procedure such as approving the minutes of an earlier meeting. Members told her, “We wish you’d leave”; one pledged he’d make her cry. “I grew up with three brothers—I’d heard that before,” said Dolan, born in Oroville, the county seat. “So I wasn’t going to do that.” She became known as “the 4-to-1 superHonor roll:

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visor,” casting the opposing vote, commonly against development she didn’t see incorporating principles of planning that took into account impacts such as transportation, water use and the environment. “They continued to approve subdivisions on septic tanks, on the existing road network, without any identification of whether there’d be school sites or park land,” she said. “I played on a softball team at that time,” she added. “My team gave me a shirt, and my number was 421.”

endures—codified in the county general plan. “We were going to stop Chico from sprawling into Durham and marching out to the Sacramento River,” Dolan said. “But I knew right then that it would still need to have attention paid. Adopting policy [and] implementing it are two very different courses of action. So of course I needed to run again, to make sure they didn’t destroy it. “I never intended to serve 32 years; that wasn’t my goal in 1974 and 1978. But each time the election came around, I felt like I was still contributing, and there were new things to do.” She worked on improving the county bus system. She pushed for traffic improvements, bikeways and pedestrian access. She began what’s become an enduring commitment to the Chapman neighborhood, which got shifted from District 5 (the Ridge) to District 2 (Chico) during her tenure. Dolan keeps involved there, even though Larry Wahl has been the district’s supervisor since edging her out by 277 votes in 2010. Would she run for anything else? “I never rule it out,” she replied. In the meantime, she’s focused on her state board and regional nonprofit. “I wanted to stay busy on issues that improve the environment,” Dolan said. “And I am.” □

Dolan’s signature local achievement—one

singled out by BEC—remains championing the Greenline. The boundary along Chico’s western edge stemmed from an initiative that would have prompted the county to create a preservation policy for agricultural lands. “That passed very strongly in the Chico and north county area and [fared] very poorly in the south county area,” Dolan explained, “but strong enough in the Chico area to start a discussion on how much are we going to sprawl into farmland?” A line was drawn—originally called the Redline (for “where are we going to stop the development”) but, “because I’d already been called a communist and a socialist for supporting solar energy, I thought, ‘Eh, maybe not Redline.’” The Greenline passed in 1982 on a 3-to-2 vote. The supervisors in support were Dolan, Chico’s Hilda Wheeler and Paradise’s Len Fulton. Fulton was a progressive (becoming a supervisor by appointment from Brown during his first gubernatorial stint); Wheeler was a conservative but was pressured by constituents in an election year. Thirty-five years later, the Greenline

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What’s the reception been like? Ronnie: Great so far. This community was really lacking for something fun like this for families to do. We’re starting to get booked out for the weekends months in advance.

meredithc@newsreview.com The end of the year is always a time of reflection. In honor of that tradition, I took the opportunity to review 2017 from a business perspective. Chico, in particular, saw a lot of openings as well as closures, part of the normal ebb and flow that was dominated by an overall poor year for retail. Here are the highlights: A number of businesses got political this past year, starting on inauguration day with a letter sent out by Klean Kanteen CEO and President Jim Osgood saying, in part: “Above all, we urge you to organize, to gather together, mobilize and use your voice.” Park Avenue Pub in Chico and Mike’s Grande Burgers in Oroville missed the message behind Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest. Then there was Rouse & Revolt’s billboard depicting a Hitler-esque President Trump that drew full-on ire and resulted in Stott Outdoor Advertising pulling it down and R&R owner Nicholle Haber Lewis receiving death threats.

How many customers can you support at once? Ronnie: We can take up to 150 on the trampolines as a max, but we keep it around 130 to make sure we don’t reach that.

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ell, 2017 has certainly been a bumpy ride. that’s true for americans in general, and it’s true for us in the north State. Let’s start with President Donald trump’s first year in office. it’s been mired in controversy and investigations that, thus far, have resulted in indictments of two members of his administration, as well as his onetime campaign manager. but don’t think we’re immune to his maneuverings at the nation’s capital. trump championed a tax bill that stands to, long-term, make life harder for the poor and middle class while enriching the ultra wealthy. he also torched a federal program that has shielded undocumented immigrants—who came here as children—from deportation. those actions factor into the cn&r’s top 10 stories of the year, as compiled by the editorial staff. a few of the topics will be somewhat obvious—the oroville dam crisis; fatal encounters between law enforcement (in one case a wannabe cop) and citizens; and the response from local jurisdictions to marijuana legalization. others may not be on your radar. take the opioid epidemic, for example, or the continuing saga over chico Scrap metal. rest assured, the cn&r will be there to keep tabs on it all in the year to come. as always, we hope you learn something. also, be sure to check out our list of notable stories and the popular “What were they thinking?” write-ups. happy reading, and happy new year!

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Dam disaster

After nearly seven years of drought, California was pounded by the second wettest winter in 122 years of record-keeping last winter. Severe flooding affected much of the state, but arguably the most dramatic effects played out here in Butte County, at Lake Oroville. Cracks in the Oroville Dam’s main spillway were discovered on Feb. 7. The spillway was closed to assess the damage, but reopened the next day to alleviate rising lake level that threatened to overcome the dam’s emergency spillway—an earthen hillside topped with a concrete weir that had never been used before. Water continued to rip away the damaged main spillway while the lake rose, but officials from Butte County and the state’s Department of Water Resources— which manages the facility—maintained that there was no immediate danger to residents of Oroville or its southern neighWater crashes into a giant hole in bors, assurances that continued after water began pouring over the damaged Oroville Dam spillway the emergency spillway on Feb. 11. in February. The following afternoon, the emergency spillway was disPhoto by Keith LanDer covered to be eroding and in danger of failing, with the potential to unleash a 30-foot wall of water. That prompted Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea to declare the emergency evacuation of more than 180,000 people downstream of the dam. Oroville residents scrambled to escape with no predetermined evacuation plan (see “What were they thinking?”). The mandatory evacuation was lifted Feb. 15. Construction began immediately to shore up the dam for this winter, and is expected to continue for at least another year at a projected cost of roughly $500 million. The dam was in the midst of a contentious relicensing process that was supposed to have been finished in 2007. The disaster shined light on unfulfilled obligations and perks promised to the Oroville community by DWR before the dam was built, and the crisis has thus far sparked more than $1.2 billion in damage claims, not one of which has been paid yet, according to a recent article in the Sacramento Bee. And, as investigations into the disaster continue, hairline cracks— which the DWR says aren’t cause for concern—were detected in October.

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County Sheriff’s Office deputy Matt Calkins. Jensen was apparently angered by a notice from the county’s code enforcement division ordering the removal of marijuana plants. Jensen made threatening, vulgar phone calls to county staff, and was shot sniper-style during an armed standoff outside his Durham home. Based on Butte County Officer Involved Shooting/Critical Incident Protocol Team investigations, District Attorney Mike Ramsey declared all of the killings justified, resulting in ongoing public outcry from the Phillips and Rushing families and community supporters. Both victims’ families are formulating legal challenges to those rulings. Evidence of mental illness and uncharacteristic behavior played a role in all three shootings. Now-retired BCSO Capt. Andy Duch blasted the CPD for having inadequate crisis intervention training after the Phillips shooting. An investigation by the CN&R into the last 20 years of police shootings

Fatal encounters

Three fatal encounters with law enforcement officers occurred in a roughly four-month period this year, two of which involved the Chico Police Department. Desmond Phillips, a 25-year-old black man experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot by CPD officers Jeremy Gagnebin and Alex Fliehr on March 17. Phillips’ father, David, had called for medical assistance. Authorities say Phillips rushed officers

wielding kitchen knives and/or a sharp stick; police used a Taser before firing their weapons. In an odd bit of timing, Chico PD implemented body cameras just weeks later. On July 23, 34-year-old Tyler Rushing, of Ventura, was shot by armed security guard Edgar Sanchez after Rushing attacked Sanchez on the back patio of a Main Street business. Rushing retreated inside the building and—after a stand-off lasting less than an hour—was shot twice more by Chico Police Sgt. Scott Ruppel. On Aug. 22, Mark Jensen, who’d previously run for a seat on the Butte County Board of Supervisors, was killed by Butte

David Phillips (center) leads a protest at Chico City Plaza following a memorial for his son Desmond. PHOTO BY KEN SMITH

revealed mental illness played a role in more than half of those deaths—a rate more than double the national average. Ramsey announced Dec. 20 that Ruppel—the officer involved in Rushing’s death—has been charged with misdemeanor assault after being caught on camera applying a stranglehold to a handcuffed suspect in August. Ruppel abruptly retired. As of press time, he hadn’t filed a plea in the case.

‘Just ban it’

With the passage of Proposition 64 last November, Californians voted to legalize the adult use of marijuana, as well as the sale and manufacturing of the herb. Butte County, however, and its municipalities, remained wary of the implications and decided to cast aside the will of the voters (53 percent in Butte County voted in favor of legalization) and ban commercial activity and even stifle the growing of cannabis for medical purposes within Chico city limits. Prop. 64 put it to cities and counties to come up with their own regulations regarding commercial cannabis activity—everything from growing to manufacturing to selling. With a deadline of Jan. 1, 2018, by which to do so, or risk losing the ability to control the enterprise, local jurisdictions chose the path of least resistance: Ban it altogether YEAR IN REVIEW C O N T I N U E D December 28, 2017

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(with the exception of delivery services, which are allowed in the county). The Board of Supervisors seemed open to considering the idea of allowing a dispensary, with Chairman Bill Connelly going so far as to say he’d be willing to continue talking about the subject based on strong arguments from the public. The panel will revisit the topic in May. In Chico, the conversation was more onesided, with the City Council’s conservative majority ignoring the fact that 61 percent of city voters approved Prop. 64. The panel approved an outright ban in September. Moreover, a Planning Commission recommendation to take time to consider a move to ban outdoor grows, plus pleas from the public—including Chico State professor Mark Stemen, who argued that growing indoors is environmentally unfriendly—also were ignored. The decisions prompted a group of cannabis proponents to organize a petition drive to put the matter to the voters, but it failed to gain enough signatures. Expect this issue to resurface in 2018, as the state regulatory framework for commercial activity goes live and dispensaries and other operations begin opening in other communities.

The resistance

In Butte County, Chico was the epicenter for activism triggered by the election of Donald Trump, a reality-TV firebrand who has upended Washington and, based on the policy out of the White House, intends to further enrich himself and other mega-wealthy Americans. That’s based on, among other bills, his controversial tax law that stands to save those in the 1 percent and giant corporations billions at the expense of the poor and middle-class.

Even prior to Trump’s ascension to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in late January, Chico saw three major marches in opposition to his pending presidency. But the most massive local demonstration, by far, took place on Jan. 21, the day after his inauguration. An estimated 3,000 gathered at Chico City Plaza and marched downtown holding signs and chanting slogans, including “We will not be silenced,” during one of many sister marches to the national Women’s March on Washington. More than 2.6 million people participated nationally, making Jan. 21, 2017, the largest single day of protest in American history. But that was just the beginning. Several local resistance forums sprung up online in 2017, while existing groups became more active. Among them is Mobilize Chico (mobilizechico.info), which formed shortly after the 2016 election and has more than 1,200 members on Facebook who regularly engage in discussions related to national, state and regional politics, and take action when the need arises. On a Sunday back in August, for example, Mobilize Chico quickly joined forces with the Chico Peace and Justice Center and other groups, organizing a demonstration to show support for those who stood in opposition to the white-nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., earlier that same weekend. The latter group’s protest of the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee included participation of the Ku Klux Klan, as well as other neo-Nazi groups, and the demonstration is the one Trump famously said included “some very fine people.” It was following that racist rally that a 20-year-old Ohio man allegedly plowed into peaceful counterprotesters, killing one and injuring at least 19 others. He was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, among other offenses.

More than 100 local protesters took to Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in response, carrying signs denouncing racism. And speaking of people showing up, Jan. 20 is the date of yet another local demonstration—the Women’s March on Chico 2018, which is scheduled once again to coincide with similar marches throughout the nation as a way to encourage participation in the upcoming midterm election. And if the turnout for the inaugural Women’s March is any indication, the streets of Chico will again be teeming with resisters.

Still scrapping

To say it’s been an interesting year in the Chico Scrap Metal saga is an understatement. It probably would be more accurate to call it bizarre. An even better term: litigious. That’s because the city of Chico’s conservative majority—during closed session on a 4-to-2 vote—decided to sue its newly elected seventh member for participating in a grassroots effort to continue the city’s longplanned amortization of the embattled business, which was expected to vacate its home on East 20th Street years ago. Indeed, Karl Ory, who won a seat in the 2016 general election, is a defendant in that lawsuit, brought forward by the city to stop watchdog group Move the Junkyard from putting the fate of the recycling center in the hands of voters. The community group gathered more than 9,000 signatures and submitted them to the City Clerk’s Office in December 2016—and, according to a review by the county clerk, exceeded the 5,001 valid signatures needed for a referendum. The drama of 2017 began in earnest at the City Council’s first meeting of the year, on Jan. 3. That evening, as per the posted agenda, the full council was supposed to decide whether to rescind its decision to let Chico Scrap Metal stay put; submit a measure to voters, either during the next municipal election in 2018 or during a special election called for that purpose; or provide direction to city staff. (Ory recused himself from the discussion due to his connection to the referendum drive.) However, the city attorney shot that plan down and called for the panel to vote only on whether to accept the county clerk’s verification of the referendum. That upset those who came to speak on the issue, including an attorney representing the grassroots group. The council was expected to take the issue back up at its next meeting, but instead, weeks later, Move the Junkyard and Ory got slapped with that lawsuit. Since then, the issue has been stuck in legal limbo. What’s noteworthy is that, in August, the CN&R Chicoans protest in response to the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va. PHOTO BY KEN SMITH

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learned that Chico Scrap Metal had joined the city as a complainant. As of the CN&R’s deadline, a trial was scheduled for late February at Butte County Superior Court.

Housing squeeze

A major component of homelessness got a lot worse this year as the local housing market tightened up and low-income residents, especially, felt the squeeze. The affordable housing shortage was driven by several factors. Despite experiencing its first real building boom since the Great Recession, Chico went several years with very little new construction, and the housing stock has yet to catch up. Meanwhile, the stream of federal and state monies that used to support local low-income housing slowed to a trickle, providing private developers no incentive to fill the gap. David Ferrier, president and CEO of CHIP—a nonprofit that builds subsidized housing from Marysville to Redding— explained the situation during an interview with the CN&R: “In this sort of market,

people who can pay higher rents tend to get served, and the people who can’t tend to really struggle. They either overpay or accept a poor living situation, and it can force people to choose between food and housing.” Another sign of the squeeze was the apartment vacancy rate, a statistic published quarterly by the North Valley Property Owners Association (NVPOA). In 2009-10, the average vacancy rate for apartments in Chico was about 6 percent, a level that provides enough market fluidity for people to move around and find apartments. However, the vacancy rate went into a long-term nosedive, and then hovered between 1.5 percent and 2 percent this year. The uptick in construction brought no relief because builders are concentrating on luxury apartment complexes and high-end student housing rather than affordable or subsidized housing. (For example, check out the $60 million, 173-unit apartment complex under construction on Nord Avenue, just north of Walgreens, which is set to house 625 students.) Meanwhile, more and more people learned that finding affordable housing is difficult in Chico. The most recent NVPOA report, compiled in October, shows that the apartment vacancy rate had dropped yet again—to 1.1 percent.

Chasing the dream

Nationwide, there are an estimated 800,000 young immigrants who are shielded from deportation through a federal policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals—or DACA, which allows them to work legally and also enroll in college. The North State is home to many such young people, including an estimated 200-300 who attend Chico State alone. The controversial Obama-era Homeland Security program is open only to those who arrived in the United States illegally as children. Enrollees also must meet other requirements, including not being convicted of a felony or posing a threat to national security. Locally and throughout the nation, DACA recipients, also known as Dreamers, became increasingly nervous about their deportationproof status following the inauguration of Donald Trump. That’s because, on the campaign trail, during speeches and at rallies, Trump cast immigrants as criminals by highlighting acts of violence. That nationalist rhetoric dismissed numerous academic studies showing immigrants commit crimes less frequently than native-born citizens. Within his first few months in office, the

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Opioid epidemic hits home

The national opioid epidemic has hit Butte County particularly hard, and that became apparent in 2017. In January, two heroin overdose deaths cast a spotlight on the issue and in February, the CN&R reported on the opening of a new outpatient rehab center called Chico Life Restored whose focus is on treating people with alcohol and opioid dependencies. In reporting for that story, the CN&R discovered that not only is Butte County’s rate of overdose deaths more than three times the state average, but for every 1,000 people in 2015, there were 1,376 opioid prescriptions (nearly three times the national rate). In late October, President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national health emergency. It was killing 175 Americans a day, he said, and something must be done. It turns out local health experts were already hard at work formulating a plan to address the issue. In November, Dr. Andy Miller, Butte County public health officer, unveiled an initiative to cut back on prescriptions through a set of community prescribing guidelines based on the input of three dozen local clinicians. Miller was making the rounds—to government bodies, hospitals Dr. Andy Miller, public health officer for Butte County. PHOTO BY EVAN TUCHINSKY

Chico’s homeless find respite at City Plaza. PHOTO BY EVAN TUCHINSKY

and private practitioners—to gain support for the initiative, whose goal is to bring the level of local opioid prescriptions down to the national level. “The goal is pretty aggressive, but you’re talking about getting down to our national average—we already have a national crisis,” Miller told the Chico City Council. “So, even if we get to our goal, it does not mean that our problem has gone away.”

Still without a home

For the fifth consecutive year, homelessness remains in the CN&R’s list of top stories, an unfortunate streak that seems unlikely to end in the foreseeable future. In January, volunteers and service providers organized by the Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care (CoC) conducted the biennial Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Survey, contacting 1,983 homeless individuals in a 24-hour period—the highest local count to date. In Chico, public debate over the issue has reached fever pitch, playing out on social media and at Chico City Plaza. A summertime effort by a downtown business owner to get more community members to eat lunch there was interpreted by some critics—and participants—as effort to “take back the plaza.” Several new Facebook-born community groups have cropped up, resulting in some positive community engagement but also a lot of dialogue that borders on vigilantism. There are also conflicts among local service YEAR IN REVIEW C O N T I N U E D DECEMBER 28, 2017

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providers. Stairways Programming left $72,000 in federal grant money sitting on the table, with former Executive Director Michael Madieros citing problems with the CoC as his reason for doing so (see “What were they thinking?”). A proposed move by the Jesus Center to city-owned property in south Chico would ostensibly result in consolidated delivery of increased services, but it’s also given rise to concerns about transparency in the city’s dealings with that organization and whether the move is aimed at shuffling the homeless population out of the public eye. In November, founders of sober living/transitional housing facility the Esplanade House ended a 26-year relationship with the Community Action Agency after calling for the resignation of the CAA’s chief executive officer. Torres Community Shelter’s longtime executive director, Brad Montgomery, resigned in July. His replacement, Joy Amaro, recently reported record numbers of nightly guests at the shelter. The Chico Housing Action Team (CHAT) and Jesus Center have expanded their transitional housing programs, with CHAT overseeing a total of 11 homes housing 40 people and the JC overseeing a total of six houses (and an overnight shelter) serving 60 people. CHAT is also trying to establish Simplicity Village, a tiny house community. Those efforts address a major factor contributing to homelessness—a lack of affordable housing. Respondents to the PIT listed that deficiency as the primary reason they’re homeless, but some people fail to see the obvious correlation: Mayor Sean Morgan denied such a link exists at a Chico City Council meeting held this month.

Crumbling infrastructure

It was a rough year for Chico’s infrastructure as the City Council has prioritized public safety (read: hiring cops) above all else, leaving the city’s streets, bridges, sewers, storm drains, rights-of-way, bike paths, landscaping, parks and street trees to fall by the wayside. In May, city staff painted a troubling picture to the City Council. Barely maintaining all infrastructure would cost about $16.2 million annually, but the city set aside a total of $6.6 million for infrastructure improvements in its 2017-18 budget

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The problem is most acute when it comes to roadways. Indeed, according to a city-contracted survey of streets called the Pavement Management Plan, the quality of street surfaces here grade poorly. The survey rates roads on a scale of 0 to 100, with “0” being a dirt road and “100” being a brandnew paved one. Chico’s average score is 60; the state’s is 66. They’re only likely to get worse: It would take $7 million annually to maintain the current condition of the city’s streets and an additional $3 million a year to make significant improvements, but the 2017-18 budget earmarked a mere $1 million for road maintenance, a total that includes engineering, street sweeping and sidewalk repair. The council made a move to direct funding to the city’s deficient roadways in September, when the panel voted to earmark funds generated by the city’s waste-hauling franchise agreement for roadway repair, totaling an estimated $800,000 more in annual fees—still well short of what’s required. Meanwhile, cracks in Chico’s crown jewel were equally visible as a lack of funding and a bare-bones park staff has resulted in perennially deferred maintenance in Bidwell Park. In November, there was even talk of transferring maintenance of Bidwell Park to Chico Area Recreation District (CARD). Whether that shakes out remains to be seen. If city staff has its way, CARD will take over the majority of Chico’s smaller, neighborhood parks, but Bidwell Park—as well as Children’s Playground and Bidwell Bowl—will stay under city oversight. Ω

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Human trafficking happens here in our backyard. For years, the CN&R has written about S.T.O.P., a Chico State-affiliated group that helps raise awareness of trafficking—modern-day slavery, be it for labor or prostitution. But this past August, we delved deeper into the issue and found the statistics related to youths especially disturbing. For example, 1 in 5 runaways will be lured into prostitution within 48 hours of hitting the streets, totaling an estimated 300,000 annually in the U.S., according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Moreover, there are documented local cases. Over the summer, a Chico woman was sentenced to 16 years in prison for a case in which she forced a 15-year-old girl to engage in paid sexual encounters. Then, on Dec. 14, a Chico man was charged by federal grand jury with sex trafficking of a child by force and coercion.

Noodle bars, poke restaurants, a craft distillery and now a bona fide art museum … did Chico just become legit? Last April, after some six years of planning and fundraising, the Museum of Northern California Art (Monca) opened the doors of the beautifully renovated Veterans Memorial Hall on The Esplanade and overnight increased Chico’s cultural currency. The foundation of the museum’s collection is Chico art collector Reed Applegate’s donation of paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and ceramics by nearly 100 Nor Cal artists. Additionally, as is spelled out on the Monca website, “The vision of the museum is to extend its collection beyond the Applegate gift, not only in size, but also in breadth to include video art, installation art and conceptual art.” And over its first several months, Monca’s board and volunteers have fulfilled that vision with multiple art shows, performances and lectures at the museum, which is already a cultural hub of the community.

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Racism at the Sheriff’s Office In September, a lawsuit filed against the Butte County Sheriff’s Office cleared a major hurdle when a federal judge denied the county’s request for summary judgment. The suit, filed by deputy Michael Sears, alleges he was the target of racial slurs and jokes and that, upon alerting supervisors, he was passed over for promotion despite being qualified.

The big issue here is that Sears’ lawsuit paints a picture of a department plagued by pervasive racism and sexism. It includes testimony from fellow deputies who corroborate Sears’ allegations, saying they feared retalia-

tion for speaking up and pointing to specific superiors as perpetuating a climate in which racism and sexism is accepted. The case moves forward to trial, with a date pending.

After years of talking about it, the Chico City Council voted this past summer to enter into a 12-year franchise agreement with two waste-hauling companies—Waste Management and Recology. Under the new agreement, which went into effect in October, Waste Management handles all residential accounts and splits the commercial ones with Recology. The haulers pay the city 10 percent of gross revenues—totaling an estimated $800,000 in annual fees, which the council earmarked for roadway repair. YEAR IN REVIEW c o n t i n u e D December 28, 2017

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1078 Gallery booted On May 31, the art died. When the landlord of the 1078 Gallery’s Broadway Street location decided that the live music portion of the longstanding local arts organization’s programming was no longer compatible with the other businesses on the block, the gallery was given notice. Caught off guard by the eviction, the 1078—which had been in operation for 36 years at a series of three different locations—had nowhere to immediately relocate, and just like that, the extensive offerings of Chico’s most vibrant art space were no more, leaving a huge hole in the cultural scene while the board searched for a new home. The good news is that, in early December, 1078’s board found a place—at 1710 Park Ave.—and will be back to pushing Chico’s arts buttons before we know it.

Oh, the humanities! Rumors swirled and staff morale was low among faculty and staff in Chico State’s College of Humanities and Fine Arts toward the end of the spring semester, when it came out that the college was facing a $1.2 million shortfall heading into fiscal year 2017-18. The university’s administration failed to give advance notice before cutting 68 classes from the fall schedule—including 44 just ahead of the semester. The cuts left many instructors unexpectedly short on income, and students were forced to make last-minute changes to their schedules or miss out on required classes. The university administration took the stance that the College of Humanities and Fine Arts wasn’t paying for itself. Specifically, it’s been losing money on upper-division classes due to enrollment that has been steadily dwindling since 2008. Provost Debra Larson, who is responsible for setting the budget, explained to the CN&R in April that “our experiences are, unfortunately, in line with the national trends in enrollment by students in the arts and humanities.” Still, a little heads-up would have been appreciated.

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est manager, after the departure of Denice Britton, who got married and left town in the summer of 2013, following a big shake-up at City Hall wherein 55 jobs were eliminated. Those cuts were in response to a multimillion-dollar budget deficit attributed to the effects of the Great Recession, including the loss of redevelopment funds. And then … in April of this year, the city hired new urban forest manager, Richard Bamlet, a Scotland transplant. He’s in charge of the city’s skeleton tree crew, which has struggled mightily since those cuts to maintain the city’s more than 31,000 street trees and meet the public’s demand for service.

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A deadly year When it comes to crime, 2017 was plagued by homicides. The first victim was 28-year-old Joey Strickland, whose body was found behind a silo on River Road on March 17. Less than a week later, on March 24, another body was found nearby—that of William Kohnke, 33, who’d been missing since January. Both cases were deemed homicides, but no arrests have been made.

A few months later, on July 12, Audra Houston, 34, who’d been living at the Safari Inn on The Esplanade, was found beaten and strangled in her motel room, her body stuffed underneath the mattress. Video surveillance caught footage of a man entering Houston’s room through her window. The suspect, Marc Valcarenghi, was also homeless and staying at the motel. He was arrested a few days later and charged with murder. A jury trial is set for February. On Oct. 1, 32-year-old Travis Robertson, who’d just moved into an apartment after living in a tent, was robbed and shot several times on Fourth Avenue. Jason Jackson, out on parole at the time, was charged in his death and has a court date scheduled for January. Finally, on Nov. 9, 26-year-old David Bledsoe was found shot to death in his North Cherry Street apartment. No suspect has been named.

Tree expert hired Nearly four years. That’s how long it took Chico—the City of Trees—to authorize the funding to fill the position of urban for-

Mid-September, Butte College, which serves Butte and Glenn counties, celebrated a half-century of educating students. It was a major milestone for an institution that started in portable buildings at an old high school in Durham. Indeed, much has changed in 50 years. For starters, the community college moved to its main campus in the Oroville foothills in the mid-1970s. Since that time, it has replaced most of its portables with state-ofthe-art facilities, some of which have been revamped over time to keep up with modern construction and technology. Its student enrollment has likewise grown. Today, the college—which has satellite campuses in Chico and Orland—serves about 13,000 students each semester.

Smog shop sex crimes On July 25, a woman reported a horrific experience at Table Mountain Tires and Smog in Oroville. The shop’s owner, Lee Fong Vang, allegedly made sexual advances before forcing himself onto her and repeatedly sexually assaulting her. As detectives from the Oroville Police Department investigated the claims, more women came forward—five total, according to District Attorney Mike Ramsey—claiming they also were victimized by Vang. Ramsey said two victims alleged nonphysical sexual harassment beyond the statute of limitations, but that their testimony shows Vang’s “propensity to sexually harass women in his shop.” Vang is charged with eight felony counts including sexual penetration by a foreign object, sexual battery by restraint and assault with intent to commit a felony. He was released from custody on $750,000 bail Aug. 29, and was scheduled to appear in court for further arraignment (Dec. 21).

Armed rangers On Sept. 5, the Chico City Council voted 4-2 to transition the city’s three park rangers to armed members of the Chico Police Department. That decision came despite opposition from dozens of community members, including members of watchdog group Friends of Bidwell Park, and at least one now-former ranger who quit rather than accept the change. Proponents of the plan—pitched by Assistant City Manager Chris Constantin— said the move is necessary to deal with increased criminal activity in the park. In voting against the proposal, Councilman Randall Stone called the move a revenue grab by the CPD and characterized the underserved Bidwell Park as the city’s “perpetual whipping boy.” The transition to sworn officers is scheduled to happen next summer. Under the new arrangement, the rangers’ traditional interpretive and educational duties will be partly supplanted with patrolling the parks and waterways beat as sworn officers. City officials say rangers will remain focused on the park except in emergency situations, though many people have expressed fears they will be relegated to performing police duties.

Advocate to skate “It’s probably one of the most significant civic projects I’ve ever seen.” That’s a quote from Chico Area Recreation District board Chair Bob Malowney, singing the praises

of Chico Skatepark Solutions back in October. The group had just capped off two years of campaigning for the improvement and expansion of the Humboldt Avenue Skatepark, raising $113,000, mostly via a couple of dinner events at the Sierra Nevada Big Room that raised $40,000, and two clothingsale fundraisers in which clothing donated by Lulu’s yielded $70,000. The impressive feat of community activism was spearheaded by local teacher Scott Bailey, who wanted a better facility in Chico for his kids to skate. After handing CARD an $80,000 check at the end of October, the dream started to become reality as ground was broken on the project on Dec. 6.

Trouble with Chico Fire When Bill Hack was a division chief back in 2014, he wrote the proposal for a federal grant that awarded the Chico Fire Department $5.3 million to hire 15 firefighters for two years. At the time, he considered it his greatest professional accomplishment. That changed after he was appointed fire chief in November 2016, and it soon became apparent that the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant hurt more than it helped. While other city departments recovered modestly from the Great Recession, Chico’s fire department had been artificially buoyed by the grant, and

when that money went away early this year, Hack was forced to reduce daily staffing to 14 firefighters—two fewer than the worst point during the Great Recession and the lowest level since the early 1990s. Before stepping down as fire chief this summer and taking the same position for the city of Rocklin, Hack told the CN&R he regretted applying for the SAFER grant in the first place: “It’s become my greatest professional disappointment.”

PBID gets the OK Ah, the PBID (property-based improvement district). For those unfamiliar, under such districts, property owners pay a selfimposed assessment, with the funds dedicated to the management and improvement of an area under the governance of a board. In the past, attempts to get downtown Chico property owners on board with such a district—that is, to form one—have crashed and burned, including an effort back in 2004. That makes 2017 the year of the PBID. Back in May, the City Council voted in favor of its creation, and shortly thereafter the majority of the region’s property owners gave it the go-ahead as well. Each property within the district’s boundaries is levied a fee, based on square footage, that will pay to, as PBID proponents put it, “enhance safety, maintenance and beautification programs in downtown Chico.”

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Museum mystery The Chico Museum’s unexpected closure in mid-September came as a surprise to many, even some volunteers—like Cherie Appel, who told the CN&R she wasn’t given warning or explanation before a sign appeared on the door announcing the museum would be “temporarily closed” through Nov. 30. Details are still vague, but last week steering committee member Amy Kao provided some information about the museum’s future. She said it is breaking with the Far West Heritage Association (FWHA) to become an independent, all-volunteer nonprofit group called the Chico History Museum Organization. Kao is serving as president of the new group. The museum reopened with limited hours (11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays) Dec. 16, and continues with that schedule until at least Dec. 30. Kao said the group’s immediate goals are to get enough volunteers to be open Thursday through Sunday (interested parties should email chicohistorymuseum@gmail. com) and to work with FWHA to transfer conservatorship of artifacts to the new organization. □

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Sheriff’s employee caught stealing In March, an Oroville woman pleaded guilty to stealing guns and drugs and falsifying documents to cover up the theft while working as an evidence technician at the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. Kathleen Acosta, 48, was arrested and charged with multiple felonies after she was pulled over following a domestic dispute in January. Police found a gun, methamphetamine and prescription drugs—still in evidence packaging, no less—in her car. Acosta had resigned from the BCSO rather than be fired last year when she was accused of mishandling property and attempting to conceal her misconduct. After the arrest, searches of Acosta’s residence and storage units turned up more property stolen from evidence, including 19 guns. She’d falsified documents so the BCSO believed the weapons had been destroyed. She was ordered to serve nearly a year in jail.

Death overlooked On the Sunday following César Chávez Day (Friday, March 31), the Chico Police Department issued a self-congratulatory press release about putting out extra patrols and experiencing fewer calls over the holiday weekend than last year. What it failed to mention is that, early Friday morning, police responded to a south Chico home and found 24-year-old Angela Scatena dead of a suspected alcohol overdose. A second young person, Owen Euser, 23, died on Tuesday after several days at Enloe Medical Center. The coroner’s office confirmed both deaths involved a lethal combination of drugs and alcohol. Painting a rosy picture of the César Chávez Day festivities was a misrepresentation of events. A true account should have been shared with the public, particularly in the case of Scatena, whose death may have deterred others from drinking so heavily over the long weekend.

matters Bros versus nature Money Homeless service providers In May, a group of Chico State fraternity members made national headlines for defacing a Tehama County campground during an initiation ceremony for pledges. Pi Kappa Alpha and its former president, Evan Jossey, were charged with 32 counts of cutting or damaging timber, and separate counts related to possessing a firearm and conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud the United States. (Authorities reportedly found black blindfolds, a parachute cord and candle wax drippings at the campsite, as well.) The bros got their comeuppance in October, when the chapter was sentenced to 9,800 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine after pleading guilty to cutting down and damaging trees in the Lassen National Forest.

were shocked to learn in July that Stairways Programming had deliberately left $72,000 in federal grant money awarded in 2016 sitting on the table—figuratively speaking. The organization’s executive director at the time, Michael Madieros, cited mistrust of and lack of support from the Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care (CoC), which coordinates local grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to justify not accepting the funds. Madieros also didn’t tell any-

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one at the CoC until local service providers were preparing for the next funding cycle, and his decision not only jeopardized that chunk of money, but also threatened future local funding to combat homelessness. The CoC’s efforts to redistribute the funds were realized just last week, according to Torres Community Shelter Executive Director Joy Amaro. The money will be used to fund programs at that shelter and Youth for Change, which oversees the 6th Street Center for Youth.

Criminalizing humanity Due to Chico’s ongoing enforcement of a series of ordinances that criminalize essential human functions (i.e., going to the bathroom, sleeping, sitting or lying down), Butte County missed out on about $50,000

in federal monies to fund service providers in the 2016-17 cycle. A study by Chico State professors on the impacts of Chico’s criminalization tactics published in June revealed the strategy has led to increased arrests and policing costs, and has pushed the homeless population out of downtown and into surrounding neighborhoods. Also, this year’s Homeless Pointin-Time Census and Survey showed many of the 1,983 homeless individuals polled had been cited or arrested because of those ordinances, but 83 percent said the laws would not lead them to leave a community. Meanwhile, Chico police touted increased arrests and enforcement of “quality-of-life” crimes as successes. The city also abandoned a 90-day trial to provide 24-hour restrooms early, citing “unsustainable vandalism,” though staff also reported such facilities are sorely needed.

Tuned out Back in March, alt-rock radio station 101.7 FM, aka 101.7X, decided to switch formats to … conservative talk radio. That’s right, what was once a go-to station for new alternative, mixed with a dose of ’90s rock, flipped the script completely and became Supertalk 101.7. Listeners reacted immediately, switching their radio dials and mouthing off loudly on social media. Advertisers spoke, too, with their dollars. Within three months, Supertalk was no more and 101.7 had gone back to its original recipe—music!—and rebranded itself again, this time as The Edge, playing “today’s alternative.”

suspects were wearing, eight days after it occurred. (We’re pretty sure they changed clothes since.)

Beware the ankle bracelet One of the more bizarre crime stories of 2017 involved a 48-year-old Oroville man named Robert Badger who, back in May, allegedly held up a bank. Thing is, Badger was on parole and strapped with a GPS monitor, which made it easy for law enforcement personnel to find him once he’d been identified. Whoops.

Fillmer’s follies

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Flunking PR Following the hiring of a public relations official at the Chico Police Department named Julia Yarbough, the information from the cops’ shop took on the creative-writing tone one might find in a high school English class. Among the highlight reel are a couple of flippant press releases: one referring to a gang shooting as “Wild West shooting arrests” and one headlined as “biting arrest situation,” a take on an officer being bitten by a woman he grabbed after she reportedly didn’t listen to him telling her smoking cigarettes is prohibited at City Plaza. Perhaps the finest work came in September, when the department informed the media of a shooting, complete with a description of what the

During a September Chico City Council meeting at which the panel was considering turning park rangers into so-called sworn rangers— i.e., gun-toting cops— Vice Mayor Reanette Fillmer launched into a nonsensical tangent about crime to justify her aye vote. Among the things she said: “Now rape is a nonviolent crime in the state of California.” While clearly that’s not the case, the CN&R thinks she probably wasn’t aware that California’s governor, Jerry Brown, excluded sex offenders from legislation calling for early parole consideration. While we’re on the subject of Fillmer, both conservative and liberal attendees at a council meeting in March reported that she stuck her tongue out at the gallery. Fillmer denies having done so, saying she perhaps had fiddled with a dental device.

Bad example During a lecture back in May, Chico State statistics professor Richard Rose used a hypothetical that was far from politically correct. He asked his students to imagine that he was an evil slave master trying to find people dumb enough to trick into becoming slaves. Making matters worse, Rose, who is white, approached a black student and questioned her about the example, proceeding to explain that his ancestors consisted of slaves as well as slave owners. She filed a complaint with the university, alleging racial harassment and discrimination. Rose, who told the CN&R he wasn’t trying to be hurtful, was removed from teaching the class.

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Failure to plan Back in February, shortly after the crisis with Oroville dam’s spillway and the threat of a major breach, the CN&R was the first newspaper to press emergency responders about an evacuation order that put tens of thousands of people in the path of potential floodwaters. Indeed, despite the fact that the dam is by far the largest piece of infrastructure in the county, and has been functioning since, oh, the late 1960s, the county did not have an emergency evacuation plan in place for the potential failure of its emergency spillway. As the CN&R put it in an editorial, “Why the hell not? In what common-sense situation does one create an emergency measure and then not consider the implications of its deployment?” The good news: There’s now a plan.

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But perhaps the strangest insult came in August, when the Congressman’s Washington, D.C., office sent a cease-anddesist letter to a constituent whose frequent complaints—delivered by phone, email and text message—apparently got stuck in the good ol’ boy’s craw. That constituent was then-13-year-old Joshua Brown of Redding. After a brief respite—and obtaining some legal advice from one of the many supporters who cropped up after the CN&R and other media covered the story—the tenacious teenager resumed his constitutionally protected campaign of dissent in October. □

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Thinskinned Rep. Doug LaMalfa heaped plenty of insults on his constituents in Congressional District 1 in 2017, lashing back following criticism of his efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and throwing personal barbs at attendees of rambunctious town halls in Chico and Oroville.

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Making noise with Milck in 2017.

In 2017, the digital age continued to pile on the riches

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2017. And then I asked a handful of Imyin music-loving friends what their favorite thought I listened to a ton of new music

albums of the year were. I still have a lot of work to do. I’ve just started dipping my toes into the pool they filled over the last couple of weeks, and I feel like I’m drowning in choices. by Any naysayer who Jason Cassidy claims there isn’t any good j aso nc @ music being made must not newsrev iew.c om be interested in music anymore. With instant access to recording technology for creators, and instant connection (in both directions) between artists and fans, there’s never been a more bountiful time for music. For me, as each year passes in this digital age, my consumption of whole albums has diminished as I choose to gorge on the ever-growing playlist of single tracks I haphazardly download as tunes catch my ear. In 2017, only four full-lengths held my attention: Run the Jewels 3, Run the Jewels; The OOZ, King Krule; Capacity, Big Thief; DAMN., Kendrick Lamar. But a large number of individual songs in a wide range of styles have contributed to what’s turned out to be a varied and exciting personal 2017 mix—from “Quiet,” Milck’s pop song of empowerment that became an a capella anthem for the Women’s March, to “Kick You in the Face,” local duo Sex Hogs 2’s catchy anthem to face-kicking. If I had to pick only 10 personal faves, in addition to the Sex Hogs’ noisy fun, I’d jam out to: “Let Go of My Ego,” Nnamdi Ogbonnaya; “Love Drug,” Die Antwoord, “Over Everything,” Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile; “Julie’s Place,” Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever; “Feel It Still,” Portugal. The Man; “Blue Train Lines,” Mount Kimbie; “Please Don’t Wait for Me,” Yak; “You Can Be a Fascist Too,” Playboy Manbaby; and “It’s So Cool in the Water,” Bread & Butter. Of the new-to-me goodness sent in by my various music-nerd friends, so far, the over-driven garage rock of the Flat Worms’

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THIS WEEK self-titled debut is making the best facemelting impression. Here’s a sampling of what was sent my way: Evin Wolverton, Chico musician: Ctrl, SZA; Blkswn, Smino (“Both of these records are absurdly surefooted, lush, future-forward visions of R&B. SZA sings with both confidence and vulnerability far beyond her years.”) Mark Lore, music writer and CN&R alumnus: Power Trip, Nightmare Logic (“Punk and thrash for the modern age. These riffs give a merry ‘fuck you’ to 2017”). Do I Look Like I’m In Love?, The Prids; Relatives in Descent, Protomartyr; Laughing at the System, Total Control; Okovi, Zola Jesus. Sesar Sanchez, Chico musician/promoter/photographer: DAMN., Kendrick Lamar; The Dusk in Us, Converge (“Boston metalcore heroes ... continue to push the limit of their genre and expand beyond to other areas of punk, metal and rock ’n’ roll. This record is devastatingly heavy.”); Antisocialites, Alvvays; Bloom, Loner. Nicole Coffield, KCSC general manager: Planetarium, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister; DAMN., Kendrick Lamar; The OOZ, King Krule; Everybody Works, Jay Som; Exchange, The Juju; S/T, Slowdive; Party, Aldous Harding. Ayejay Morano, local illustrator and rapper: Jeffery, Young Thug; Without Warning, 21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin; Run the Jewels 3, Run the Jewels. Conrad Nystrom, Chico musician

and CN&R contributor: [Editor’s note: Just a sampling from my music-nerdiest friend’s exhaustive list of 2017 faves.] Strange Peace, Metz (Their best, and without a doubt the most punishing, thrilling and exhausting record this year); Capacity, Big Thief; Morningside, Fazerdaze; Or, Eylids; S/T, Flat Worms; Phases, Angel Olsen, 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong, Caroline Says; Villains, Queens of the Stone Age; Why Love Now, Pissed Jeans; Rot, Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys; Fucking In The Future + 5, The Gotobeds; Every Country’s Sun, Mogwai; Memory of a Cut Off Head, OCS; Orc, Oh Sees. Howard Hardee, CN&R calendar editor: Hot Thoughts, Spoon; DAMN., Kendrick Lamar; Three Futures, Torres (“It doesn’t sound like anything else I’ve heard this year. Check out the music video for her slow-burning title track and you’ve got a pretty good idea.”) Robin Bacior, Portland musician, CN&R contributor: S/T, Joan Shelley; Not Even Happiness, Julie Byrne; S/T, Bedouine; Some Twist, Michael Nau. Matt Loomis, local illustrator and DJ: The Demonstration, Drab Majesty (“It sounds like Killing Joke, Duran Duran and The Cure got together and made the best record of any of their careers.”); Appalling Ascension, The Ominous Circle; Eroded Corridors of Unbeing, Spectral Voice; Mirror Reaper, Bell Witch; S/T, Hell; Activities, Mozzy; I’m Havin’ 3, Skippa Da Flippa; Big Fish Theory, Vince Staples; Bodak Yellow, Cardi B (“Nobody came harder than Cardi B this year”). □

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Special Events NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION AT MONCA: The museum and Nor Cal Jazz Festival celebrate the New Year. Includes live music from Jazz Satie and Bogg, food, champagne, a no-host bar, games, tarot readings, music, dancing and art-making. Sun, 12/31, 8pm. $35. Museum of Northern California Art, 900 Esplanade. www.monca.org

PUTTIN’ ON THE GLITZ: A fundraiser for the Oroville Veterans’ Memorial including hors d’oeuvres, a, no-host bar, music by Zoltar Productions, games, a silent auction and a midnight toast. Dress fancy. Sun, 12/31, 8:30pm. $35. Oroville Inn, 2066 Bird St. 530-990-7002.

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NEW YEAR’S EVE AT GOLD COUNTRY: Featuring a battle of the DJs in the event center, Briefcase Full of Blues—a Blues Brothers cover band—in the conference room and danceable country in the lounge with Two Steps Down. Sun, 12/31, 8:30pm. $30. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. www.goldcountry casino.com

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Photography Exhibition, featuring prints by Miles Claibourn, California Travis, Khari Cowell and Sean Mellon. Through 12/31. Free. 1431 Park Ave.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY AT SIERRA NEVADA: A New Year’s Eve celebration complete with hats, streamers, balloons and champagne, plus a buffet dinner and live pop hits by Steel Breeze. Sun, 12/31, 8:30pm. $60. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierranevada.com

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING: Christmas Art Exhibit, paintings, photographs, stained glass, collage art and handmade items depicting Christmas and the holiday season. Through 12/30. 789 Bille Road, Paradise.

CHICO ART CENTER: Winter Gift Show,

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local artists set up shop to sell oneof-a-kind handcrafted goods such as pottery, jewelry, paintings, prints and more. Through 12/28. 450 Orange St., 530-895-8726.

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ebration of Desmond Phillips’ birthday, including a candlelight vigil in his memory and in support of his family’s ongoing efforts to seek justice. Mon, 1/1, 6pm. City Plaza, downtown Chico.

Works by Jenny C. Marr, watercolor paintings, soapstone sculptures and pine needle baskets by the Northern California artist. The Healing Art Gallery of features artists whose lives have been touched by cancer. Through 1/19. 265 Cohasset Road, 530-332-3856.

POLAR BEAR PLUNGE: Annual New Year’s Day swim across Chico’s signature concrete swimming hole. Mon, 1/1, 1pm. Sycamore Pool, One-Mile Recreation Area.

IDEA FAB LABS: Acrylic Prints, Molly Amick’s paper art on display. Through 1/1. 603 Orange St., 530-521-2565.

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TRUE WILLIE DINNER SHOW: A tribute to the music of Willie Nelson, plus a multicourse dinner and dessert. Wed, 1/3, 6:30pm. $40. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. www.featherfallscasino.com

artist Jerry Frost. 1/1-2/28. 254 E. Fourth St. www.jamessnidlefine arts.com

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MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART: Notes From a Spanish Dutchman, a retrospective exhibition of art work created by James Kuiper, artist and longtime faculty emeritus with the Chico State Art Department. Through 12/31. 900 Esplanade. www.monca.org

rotating displays of more than 12,000 kinds of tools. Through 6/2. $3. 1650 Broderick St., Oroville, 530-538-2528. www.boltsantiquetools.com

BUTTE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: WWI Exhibition, recently renovated exhibits demonstrating the profound changes in American society caused by The Great War. Through 7/29. 1749 Spencer Ave.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Fireworks in a Jar - Investigation Station, learn about the chemistry of fireworks while making your own fireworks in a jar. 12/30, 1-3pm. Zoo in You The Human Microbiome, exploring the vibrant world of our inner microorganisms through engaging, interactive and bilingual exhibits. Also on display: Journey to Africa: Elephants and Tiger, Tiger! Through 1/7. $5-$7. 625 Esplanade, 530898-4121. www.csuchico.edu/gateway

GOLD NUGGET MUSEUM: Permanent exhibits, including a collection of Maidu Indian artifacts, blacksmith and print shops, gold sluices, a miner’s cabin, a schoolhouse and a covered bridge that spans the width of a rushing creek. Through 12/31. Free. 502 Pearson Road, Paradise, 530-872-8722. www.goldnuggetmuseum. com

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: Remembering World War II, sharing the artifacts of local young men and women who ventured abroad in service of their country. Through 12/31. 5570 Black Olive Drive, Paradise, 530-877-1919.

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2017. Of the films seen in local theaters, I singled out the following: A Quiet Passion, Graduation, Frantz, Kedi, The Salesman, Toni Erdmann, I Am Not Your Negro, Paterson, by Juan-Carlos Manchester by Selznick the Sea, Elle. The latter two were 2016 releases that didn’t reach us until later on, but even without them, the list had the makings of a Top 10 for the entire year. Much the same might be said of the list I made at the same time for the best of the half-year for new (or new to U.S.) films seen on video: Alexandra (Russia), The Tribe (Ukraine), No Home Movie (France), Eisenstein in Guanajuato (multinational—Netherlands, Mexico, etc.), Amour Fou (Austria), Horse Money (Portugal), Taxi (Iran), Valley of Love (France/ U.S.), The Past (Iran/France/Italy), and 99 Homes. And the picture gets even better (and more complicated) in light of the parallel listings I’ve now made for films seen in the second half of the year. Best films seen in theaters (after June 1): Lady Bird; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; Dunkirk; Wind

River; Good Time; Logan Lucky; Ixcanul; Maudie; The Midwife; Personal Shopper; Lucky; The Hero; Get Out; and A Ghost Story. Best films seen on video in second half: The Unknown Girl (France/ Belgium); Dawson City: Frozen Time; Mudbound; The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected); Slack Bay (France); The Son of Joseph (France/Belgium); Sunset Song (UK); and Things to Come (France/Germany). As such, the second half of the year looks even more impressive than the first half, and the prospect of paring all that down to a “Ten Best” seems both daunting in practical terms and misleadingly reductive amid so much aesthetic abundance. Better, perhaps, to simply note that it was a very rewarding year, filmwise, and/or to add that even a Top 10 comprising exclusively the gems that came our way via video, but did not play in local theaters, could add up to a very impressive “Ten Best” for the entire year. And since this list is sounding more like a “Top 40,” maybe the movie year’s special accomplishments are best enumerated through a more eclectic and sprawling kind of listing: • Exceptional originality: Bill Morrison’s Dawson City: Frozen Time and David Lowery’s A Ghost Story.

• Brilliant, offbeat epics: Dunkirk and Wind River. • Character and family: The Salesman, Toni Erdmann, Lady Bird, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected). • Great performances: Isabelle Huppert in Things to Come and Elle; Robert Pattinson in Good Time; David Lynch in Lucky; Adam Driver in Logan Lucky and Paterson; Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. • Two brilliant films about poets: Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion and Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson. • Rich and uncommonly soulful tales: the Dardenne brothers’ The Unknown Girl (Belgium), Eugène Green’s The Son of Joseph, A Ghost Story. • Action dramas of exceptional intelligence and character: Wind River, Good Time, Logan Lucky, Mudbound. • Star portraits of beloved character actors: Lucky (Harry Dean Stanton) and The Hero (Sam Elliott). • Straight-up wisdom: James Baldwin, via Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro. • An exceptional (and unexpectedly soulful) animal documentary: Kedi, Ceyda Torun’s film about the cats of Istanbul. □

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TOM PETTY COVER NIGHT: An all-Petty bash featuring an all-star lineup of local musicians covering the man’s tunes to benefit Safe Space winter shelter. Fri, 12/29, 7pm. $5-$10. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

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eclectic set of music to dine by. Thu, 12/28, 6pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St.

OROVILLE OPEN MIC: A family-oriented evening of entertainment. Thu, 12/28, 7pm. $3. Oroville Center for Spiritual Living, 3135 Oro Dam Boulevard, Oroville, 530-589-9719.

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BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and visiting producers and DJs. Fri, 12/29, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St.

TWO STEPS DOWN: Live country in the BLUEGRASS NIGHT: Folk, Americana and bluegrass with locals Low Flying Birds and Dusty Green Bones out of San Francisco. Fri, 12/29, 8:30pm. $5. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

FOREVERLAND: A full-band tribute

to Michael Jackson. Fri, 12/29, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

FRANKLIN’S TOWER: A Grateful Dead cover band featuring Dave Hebert. Fri, 12/29, 9pm. Free. Lost on Main, 319 Main St. www.lostonmainchico.com

PUB SCOUTS: A Chico tradition: Irish music for happy hour. Fri, 12/29, 3:30pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

lounge. Fri, 12/29, 8:30pm. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

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JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON & BOB LITTELL: An eclectic set of music

to dine by. Sat, 12/30, 6:30pm. Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

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in the lounge. Sat, 12/30, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

MIXTAPE: Modern and classic pop

hits. Sat, 12/30, 9pm. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade.

OPEN MIC: For musicians of all

ages. Sat, 12/30, 7pm. The End Zone, 250 Cohasset Road.

THE POSEYS: Swing, jazz, blues and

vintage Western. Sat, 12/30, 5pm. Free. Rock House Restaurant, 11865 Highway 70.

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With the words of that most traditional of New Year’s Eve songs in mind, might it better if we just “forgot” what’s been a pretty stressful and contentious year? Probably not. Maybe just raise a “cup of kindness” with your fellow humans and toast a “Good riddance!” to 2017, as we look forward to hopefully more peaceful times ahead. Butte County’s bars, restaurants, casinos and even a museum are all throwing parties (see Nightlife listings, as well as This Week listings, page 24) to welcome in 2018. Have a happy New Year’s, Chico!

SOUL POSSE: Live music to dine by. Sat, 12/30, 6:30pm. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

TAINTED LOVE: A cover band drawing on an enormous selection of pop hits from the 1980s. Sat, 12/30, 8:30pm. $15. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. www.goldcountrycasino.com

TWO STEPS DOWN: Live country in the

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JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON & STEVE COOK: An eclectic set of music to dine by. Sun, 12/31, 8:30pm. Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

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MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE BALL: Wear masks and fancy attire. Includes

a midnight balloon drop and a champagne toast. Sun, 12/31, 8pm. $5-$10. Crazy Horse Saloon, 303 Main St.

NEW YEAR’S EVE AT WHITE WATER: Featuring live classic-rock from Driver. Sun, 12/31, 9pm. White Water Saloon, 5771 Clark Road, Paradise.

NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE PARTY: Featuring DJs Eclectic and Rizzo. Sun, 12/31, 9pm. $5-$10. The Beach, 191 E. Second St.

A funky lineup to ring in the year: Vokab Kompany, Idea Team and Smokey The Groove. Sun, 12/31, 8pm. $35. Lost on Main, 319 Main St. www.lostonmainchico.com

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY: A New Year’s Eve celebration complete with hats, streamers, balloons and champagne, plus a buffet dinner and live pop hits by Steel Breeze. Sun, 12/31, 8:30pm. $60. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierranevada.com

NYE DANCE NIGHT: J-Ho and friends ring in the New Year. Sun, 12/31, 9:30pm. $2. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

OFF THE RECORD: Covers of dance and pop-rock hits. Party includes champagne and barbecue. Sun, 12/31, 9pm. $10. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

of dance music to ring in the New Year. Sun, 12/31, 8pm. The End Zone, 250 Cohasset Road.

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MUSIC/COMEDY OPEN MIC: Live music open mic hosted by Jimmy Reno, followed by stand-up comedy. Mon, 1/1, 6pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

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TRIVIA NIGHT: Face off against rival teams with your squad of up to six fellow trivia enthusiasts. Wed, 1/3, 8pm. Free. Woodstock’s Pizza, 166 E. Second St.

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Due to holiday deadlines, film listings might not be current. Please check with theaters for up-to-date information.

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Reviewers: Bob Grimm and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

Murder on the Orient Express

Opening this week All the Money in the World

Ridley Scott (The Martian, Gladiator) directs this biographical crime drama about the 1973 kidnapping and subsequent negotiations for the release of then-16-yearold John Paul Getty III, grandson of the billionaire industrialist of the same name. Starring Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer and Mark Wahlberg. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Now playing Coco

A 3-D animated feature rooted in the Day of the Dead aesthetic that follows the story of a boy named Miguel who goes on an adventure fueled by his desire to play music. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Darkest Hour

Honey, I shrunk my brain Smart sci-fi satire turns dumb in second half

[Note: Darkest Hour might close tonight, Dec. 28. Check with theater to confirm schedule.] Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, Atonement) directs Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in this biopic set during the early days of World War II, when the British prime minister was faced with the difficult decisions in the face of Hitler’s advancing troops. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Ionly “Say, this could be one of the year’s best films!” to have it become one of the year’s worst durt’s rare for me to get halfway into a movie thinking,

ing its second half.

That’s what happened when I watched the latest Matt Damon by vehicle, the extremely off-balanced Bob Grimm Downsizing, directed by Alexander bg rimm@ Payne (Election, Sideways). newsrev iew.c om The film starts as brilliant satire mixed with science fiction. Scientists have discovered a way to reduce energy and resource conDownsizing sumption on our planet by shrinking Starring matt Damon, people and putting them into miniaKristen Wiig, christoph ture utopian communities. By doing Waltz and Hong chau. this, the finances they take into the Directed by Alexander Payne. cinemark 14, downsized communities essentially Feather river cinemas, make them rich once converted. A Paradise cinema 7. standard bank account goes from rated r. being worth thousands to millions. Damon plays Paul, an occupational therapist at Omaha Steaks living a humdrum life from paycheck to paycheck. He and his wife, Audrey (Kristen Wiig), are tantalized by the idea of being millionaires in a new world, getting out of their crowded house and into something a little roomier with a nice pool. They decide to take the plunge, and get small. Without giving too much away, things don’t go exactly as planned, but up until this point, the film is everything you want out of this kind of movie. It’s clever, with Damon tapping into his laid-back comic charms and delivering on a screenplay (written by Payne and Jim Taylor) that’s full of interesting insights. Visually, it can even be called a triumph.

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Scenes of full-size adults chatting with mini people are seamless. To say that I was impressed would be an understatement. This movie was racing up my Best of 2017 list. Then … it takes an epic dump. After maintaining a respectable level of charm until its halfway point, Downsizing rapidly disintegrates into utter boredom and nonsense. It’s as if they didn’t know where to take the story after Paul enters the shrunken world, as things get politically obvious, even stereotypical, with the new small-world problems. When Paul meets Ngoc Lan Tran (Hong Chau), essentially an illegal shrunken immigrant, alarms start going off. The movie wants to hammer you on the head with some kind of grand message. Downsizing tries to become some statement about how typical large-world problems would most certainly follow us into the shrunken world because humans are the same big or small. But instead of developing the biting satire in an almost Kubrickian way, the movie chickens out, and Payne tries to steer things to a feel-good movie that winds up insulting our intelligence. It drags on forever as Paul travels to the original “shrunken person” colony in an attempt to save the species. None of this works in the unique, cohesive way the film’s first half did, and the whole enterprise ends up feeling like two movies—one good, one really bad. I do believe Payne could’ve found a way to connect Paul’s tribulations with worldly issues—the damage selfish humans inflict upon their environment and themselves—in a meaningful way, but the touchy-feely route he’s followed is heavy handed and predictable, trashing any of his good intentions. □

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Pitch Perfect 3

With their individual post-college lives not living up to expectations, members of the Bellas a capella crew reunite for a USO tour. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

See review this issue. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —B.G.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Father Figures

Upon receiving news from their mom (Glenn Close) that their dad isn’t who she said he was, a pair of fraternal twin brothers (Ed Helms and Owen Wilson) embark on an adventure through their mother’s sexual history to find their real father. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Ferdinand

Actor/wrestler John Cena stars as the voice of Ferdinand, a peace-loving bull who, upon being captured and delivered into the world of bullfighting, is joined by a misfit team of animals for a daring adventure. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

The Greatest Showman

A musical based on the life of P.T. Barnum, with Hugh Jackman starring as the showman/creator of P.T. Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan & Hippodrome—precursor to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

There are plenty of stellar faces and presences on hand for director Kenneth Brnagh’s update of the Agatha Christie murder mystery. In addition to Branagh himself in the lead role of detective Hercule Poirot, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Daisy Ridley and Josh Gad have roles of some consequence as the mysteries aboard that snowbound luxury train unfold once again. Branagh’s Poirot is a tightly wound perfectionist sporting a monstrous handlebar mustache. He’s also a genius-level fussbudget with a small but very telling touch of the tragicomic buffoon to him. Branagh the director, however, seems more the exuberantly antic extrovert here, reveling in the extravagant visions that the machinery of the movies makes possible. Branagh uses CGI and bizarre camera angles to wild, near-surreal effect for scenes whose main action is mostly a matter of intimate and/ or fraught conversation. Branagh seems to have encouraged offbeat subtleties in several of the main performances, but this film doesn’t give that talented cast a whole lot to explore in depth. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

A fantasy-adventure flick about four teens who, after being transported into the action of a video game, inhabit four characters (played by The Rock, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan) as they battle to beat the game and return to the real world. A sequel to the 1995 film Jumanji, which was based on Chris Van Allsburg’s celebrated children’s book. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

In The Last Jedi, we get our older Luke and Leia movie. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher get to do what Harrison Ford did in The Force Awakens by having a little more time in their iconic roles. When this film focuses on the saga of Luke and the young scavenger-turned-warrior Rey (Daisy Ridley), it is nothing short of epic. When the camera is fixed on the late Fisher, it’s heartwarming and, yes, sad. When writerdirector Rian Johnson takes the action to the characters of Poe (Oscar Isaac), Finn (John Boyega) and a new character named Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), the film falters. Poe, the X-wing pilot who was so engaging in The Force Awakens, seems underdeveloped here. While the Resistance fights an oddly prolonged and bizarre space battle against the First Order, Poe just whines a lot, to the point where you are actually happy when Leia smacks him across his face. I’m recommending it for its best parts, including Ridley’s continued greatness as Rey and some inspired moments of fun and humor. But, be forewarned, it does goes into “Jar Jar bad” territory at times. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —B.G.

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cerevisiae—ferments at warmer temperatures and converts sugar to alcohol rather rapidly, with primary fermentation of a batch taking about a week. Lager yeast— S. pastorianus—works best at lower temperatures, and it ferments more slowly. The Baltic region being cold, lager yeast was a popular brewing tool for the region’s beer makers, and many of them, though not all, began making dark black porters using the slowfermenting culture. The result is what we know today as the Baltic porter, perhaps the world’s most unlikely lager. The style—marginally popular, at best, today—is rich, thick, hearty, strong and toasty, not what you would expect of a stylistic cousin of the pilsner. It drinks like an imperial stout, really, but the attentive drinker will notice a subtle distinction—notably that Baltic porters carry a lighter, more delicate malt body than ale porters, thanks to the distinct esters released by lager yeasts. At Fairfax’s Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, a Baltic porter, Forbidden Donut, was recently on

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Alexa Dark encapsulates the clearly articulated crunchy guitar-filled 1990s rock sound on her debut, the angsty pop EP Empty Drinks/Empty Hearts. And like many songs from that wheelhouse, these mostly depict love affairs gone wrong. “Blur” plays out the end of a relationship that’s reduced to a waste of time, with a chorus delivery that sounds slightly similar to Lana Del Rey. The title track has a similar sentiment, the age-old predicament of partying late into the night with a lonely realization at the end of it. Rather than wallow, the instrumentation brings a celebratory attitude, a kind of sonic gathering place for anyone who might be dealing with the same kind of sorrow. None of these songs stand out as heavy hitters, maybe because they’re missing a little bit of that grit that made those ’90s alt-rock songs so satisfying.

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Swan and Panther Surprise at Naked Lounge (Aug. 28); Bread & Butter and Mr. Malibu at Duffy’s Tavern (Sept. 12); XDS, every damn show; Black Fong, every funkin’ show; Small Town Big Sound III at Sierra Nevada Big Room (Sept. 18-19); Pink Martini at Laxson Auditorium (Dec. 8); and based on word from those who were there (including CN&R contributor Carey Wilson), Arts DEVO missed the best local show of the year—twice!—Leonard Cohen tribute nights at Blue Room Theatre (May 20) and again at Norton Buffalo Hall in Paradise (Nov. 11).

a new home. When 1078 was evicted from its Broadway BEST Street home last May, I felt like the family in A Christmas Story after the Bumpus hounds ate the Christmas turkey—“it was gone, all gone; no art, no art receptions, no rock shows, no classical guitar recitals ...” But alas, all is BEST LOCAL ALBUMS: Duration, Donald Beaalmost right with the world once again—the man; Small Town Big Sound III compilation, arts heart of our little city will soon beat again Uncle Dad’s Art Collective and guests; Get in a new home at 1710 Park Ave. Better and Thanks for Trying EPs, Citysick.

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BEST LOCAL SONGS: “Kick You in the Face,” Sex Hogs 2; “My Peace Will Outlive You,” Michael Bone (from 1Day Song Club).

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Not only did the local musician get pulled on stage to play guitar and sing along with Green Day during a cover of Operation Ivy’s “Knowledge” at the band’s Aug. 5 Oakland Colosseum show, but she absolutely killed it!

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it comes to owning the year in music, it’s hard to top selling enough records to make it onto the Billboard charts. The longstanding local reggae crew not only made the Billboard Reggae Album chart with its latest album, Change, but it was in the top 10 for five straight weeks, topping out at No. 1 for the week of June 3. Way to represent!

BEST ARTIST: Josh Funk. The local musicianturned-filmmaker makes some of the most time-consuming art possible: stop-motion animation. In 2017, his projects included a sweet video featuring his young son interacting with animated toys created for the Chico Art Center’s kid/adult collaborative art show, Shared Visions, in August, and a music video for “Scissors Gonna Cut Ya,” a rockin’ earworm by local garage punks Severance Package. The music video is by far the most impressive piece of local art I saw all year, with a meticulously edited animated scene featuring characters that look like living, rocking paper dolls.

BEST NEW LOCAL BANDS: Mr. Malibu,

Out of here: Has Beans Cafe (and with it, its live music, spoken word, etc.), punk shows at Monstros Pizza, shirtless math-rockers Team Skins, metal duo Kattattack. Gone and back again: 1078 Gallery (out at 820 Broadway, in at 1710 Park Ave.); the weekly Thursday Night open mic (out at Has Beans, back as a monthly event at Naked Lounge). New on the scene: Museum of Northern California Art (Monca), Blackbird: Books, Gallery & Cafe, Secret Trail Brewing Co.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I need more LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I wish I could smart allies, compassionate supporters, ethical role models, and loyal friends, and I need them right now!” writes Joanna K., an Aries reader from Albuquerque, New Mexico. On the other hand, there’s Jacques T., an Aries reader from Montreal. “To my amazement, I actually have much of the support and assistance I need,” he declares. “What I seem to need more of are constructive critics, fair-minded competitors with integrity, colleagues and loved ones who don’t assume that every little thing I do is perfect, and adversaries who galvanize me to get better.” I’m happy to announce, dear Aries, that in 2018 you will benefit more than usual from the influences that both Joanna and Jacques seek.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the

Scots language spoken in Lowland Scotland, a watergaw is a fragmented rainbow that appears between clouds. A skafer is a faint rainbow that arises behind a mist, presaging the imminent dissipation of the mist. A silk napkin is a splintered rainbow that heralds the arrival of brisk wind and rain. In accordance with the astrological omens, I propose we use these mysterious phenomena as symbols of power for you in 2018. The good fortune that comes your way will sometimes be partially veiled and seemingly incomplete. Don’t compare it to some “perfect” ideal. It’ll be more interesting and inspiring than any perfect ideal.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 2018,

half-buried residues from the past will be resurfacing as influences in your life. Old dreams that you abandoned prematurely are ripe to be reevaluated in light of what has happened since you last took them seriously. Are these good or bad developments? It will probably depend on your ability to be charitable and expansive as you deal with them. One thing is certain: To move forward into the future, you will have to update your relationships with these residues and dreams.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Poet Diane

Ackerman tells us that human tongues, lips and genitals possess neural receptors that are ultra-responsive. Anatomists have given unsexy names to these blissgenerating parts of our bodies: Krause end bulbs, also known as bulboid corpuscles. (Couldn’t they have called them “glimmering rapture hubs” or “magic buttons”?) In any case, these sweet spots enable us to experience surpassing pleasure. According to my understanding of the astrological omens for 2018, Cancerian, your personal complement of bulboid corpuscles will be even more sensitive than usual. Here’s further good news: Your soul will also have a heightened capacity to receive and register delight.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Mise en place

is a French term whose literal translation is “putting in place.” When used by professional chefs in a restaurant kitchen, it refers to the task of gathering and organizing all the ingredients and tools before beginning to cook. I think this is an excellent metaphor for you to emphasize throughout 2018. In every area of your life, thorough preparation will be the key to your success and fulfillment. Make sure you have everything you need before launching any new enterprise or creative effort.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Experimental

composer Harry Partch played one-ofa-kind musical instruments that he made from objects like car hubcaps, gourds, aluminum ketchup bottles, and nose cones from airplanes. Collage artist Jason Mecier fashions portraits of celebrities using materials like noodles, pills, licorice candy, bacon and lipstick tubes. Given the astrological configurations for 2018, you could flourish by adopting a similar strategy in your own chosen field. Your most interesting successes could come from using things as they’re not “supposed” to be used. You could further your goals by mixing and matching resources in unique ways.

make it nice and easy for you. I wish I could proclaim that the forces of darkness are lined up against the forces of light. I’d like to be able to advise you that the opening months of 2018 will bring you a showdown between wrong and right, between ugliness and beauty. But it just ain’t that simple. It’s more like the forces of plaid will be arrayed against the forces of paisley. The showdown will feature two equally flawed and equally appealing sources of intrigue. And so you may inquire, Libra, what is the most honorable role you can play in these matters? Should you lend your support to one side or the other? I advise you to create a third side.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 2018,

your tribe will be extra skilled at opening things that have been shut or sealed for a long time: heavy doors, treasure boxes, rich possibilities, buried secrets, shy eyes, mum mouths, guarded hearts, and insular minds. You’ll have a knack for initiating new markets and clearing blocked passageways and staging grand openings. You’ll be more inclined to speak candidly and freely than any other generation of Scorpios in a long time. Getting stuck things unstuck will come naturally. Making yourself available for bighearted fun and games will be your specialty. Given these wonders, maybe you should adopt a new nickname, like Apertura (the Italian word for “opening”), Ouverture (the French word for “opening”), šiši (Yoruban), Otevírací (Czech), Öffnung (German), or Kufungua (Swahili).

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Hungarian psychiatrist Thomas Szasz dismissed the idea that a person should be on a quest to “find himself” or “find herself.” “The self is not something that one finds,” he said. Rather, “it is something one creates.” I think that’s great advice for you in 2018, Capricorn. There’ll be little value in wandering around in search of fantastic clues about who you were born to be. Instead you should simply be gungho as you shape and craft yourself into the person you want to be.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Is

there anything about your attitude or your approach that is a bit immature or unripe? Have you in some way remained an amateur or apprentice when you should or could have become fully professional by now? Are you still a dabbler in a field where you could be a connoisseur or master? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, the coming months will be an excellent time to grow up, climb higher, and try harder. I invite you to regard 2018 as the Year of Kicking Your Own Ass.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In 2018, one

of your themes will be “secret freedom.” What does that mean? The muse who whispered this clue in my ear did not elaborate further. But based on the astrological aspects, here are several possible interpretations. 1. You may have to dig deep and be strategic to access resources that have the power to emancipate you. 2. You may be able to discover a rewarding escape and provocative deliverance that have been hidden from you up until now. 3. You shouldn’t brag about the liberations you intend to accomplish until you have accomplished them. 4. The exact nature of the freedom that will be valuable to you might be useless or irrelevant or incomprehensible to other people.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SHE DELIVERY at 555 E 15th St Chico, CA 95928. ALYSSA RINCON 1166 E 7th St Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ALYSSA RINCON Dated: November 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001561 Published: December 7,14,21,28, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ETTA LANE FARM at 8995 Stanford Lane Durham, CA 95938. JEFF THACKER 8995 Stanford Lane Durham, CA 95938. LINDA THACKER 8995 Stanford Lane Durham, CA 95938. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: JEFF THACKER Dated: November 29, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001553 Published: December 7,14,21,28, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO COFFEE COMPANY at 107 Parmac Rd Ste 180 Chico, CA 95926. J & S COFFEE LLC 2485 Notre Dame Blvd #390 Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company. Signed: JENNIFER SILVA, MEMBER Dated: November 28, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001550 Published: December 7,14,21,28, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THE BOOKSTORE at 118 Main St Chico, CA 95928. MUIR Q V F HUGHES 22 Lazy S Lane Chico, CA 95928. JOSH S MILLS 22 Lazy S Lane Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: JOSH MILLS Dated: November 13, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001500 Published: December 7,14,21,28, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DOUBLE R HOMES at 1564 Nord Avenue Chico, CA 95926. ROB REIS

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38 Cornelia Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ROB REIS Dated: December 4, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001579 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017, January 4, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO DENTAL DESIGN STUDIO at 227 W. 6th Street Chico, CA 95928. MICHAEL HIERSCHE, DDS INC 227 W. 6th Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by A Corporation. Signed: MICHAEL HIERSCHE, DDS Dated: November 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001542 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017, January 4, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINES NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as A1 BRAKE AND ALIGNMENT at 824 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95926. JOHN STANLEY JONES 824 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JOHN JONES Dated: December 4, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001578 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017, January 4, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PAPACITOS MEXICAN GRILL AND CANTINA at 1751 Oro Dam Blvd E Suite 14 Oroville, CA 95966. PAPACITOS CANTINA LLC 1751 Oro Dam Blvd E Suite 14 Oroville, CA 95966. This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company. Signed: ROGELIO PALOMINO JR., OWNER/CFO Dated: 2017-0001586 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017, January 4, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name PAPACITOS MEXICAN GRILL AND CANTINA at 1751 Oro Dam Blvd. #14 Oroville, CA 95966. DIY ENTERPRISES INC. 1368 Myers St Oroville, CA 95965. This business was conducted by A Corporation. Signed: CONSTANCE PARKS, CEO Dated: December 5, 2017 FBN Number: 2015-0001433 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017, January 5, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ECHO MOON, ECHO MOON STUDIOS at 1607 Gate Lane Paradise, CA 95969. JAMIE JOLENE CANDIFF 1607 Gate Lane Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JAMIE J CANDIFF Dated: December 1, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001566 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017, January 4, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICOFIRST at 448 W 2nd Ave Chico, CA 95926. ROBERT LOUIS BERRY 448 W 2nd Ave Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual.

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Signed: ROBERT BERRY Dated: December 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001598 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017, January 4, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ZEBLEY AND ASSOCIATES, ZEBLEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 114 Secluded Oaks Ct Chico, CA 95928. FRANKLIN HERBERT ZEBLEY 114 Secluded Oak Court Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: FRANKLIN HERBERT ZEBLEY Dated: November 29, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001555 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017, January 4, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as WAYNE GUITARS at 6469 CLark Rd #583 Paradise, CA 95969. MICHAEL LUIS CHARVEL 1318 Pearson Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MICHAEL CHARVEL Dated: December 8, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001608 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017, January 4, 2018

FICITITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CARTRIDGE WORLD at 760 Mangrove Ave Chico, CA 95926. HANSEL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INC. 1282 Stabler Lane Suite 630-117 Yuba City, CA 95993. This business is conducted by A Corporation. Signed: VINCENT HANSEL, PRESIDENT Dated: December 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001585 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017, January 4, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as THE CHEROKEE CHASER at 51 Red Tape Road Oroville, CA 95965. STEPHEN C LINGER 51 Red Tape Rd Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: STEPHEN C LINGER Dated: December 8, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001613 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as THRIVE MASSAGE AND YOGA at 392 Connors Court Suite C Chico, CA 95926. BUFFY FRANCO 466 E 5th Avenue Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: BUFFY FRANCO Dated: December 11, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001624 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SHORT N SWEET BAKERY at 1715 Diamond Ave Chico, CA 95928. CAMERON MARTINEZ 1715 Diamond Ave Chico, CA 95928. TASHIA MARTINEZ 1715 Diamond Ave Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: TASHIA MARTINEZ Dated: December 8, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001612 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as D. N. QUEEN CHICO NAILS at 801 East Ave Ste 112 Chico, CA 95926. DOANH VIET LE 400 Mission Ranch Blvd Apt 73 Chico, CA 95926. THANH NHAN NGUYEN 400 Mission Ranch Blvd Apt 73 Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: THANH NHAN NGUYEN Dated: December 11, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001628 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name HL QUEEN CHICO NAILS at 801 East Ave Suite 112 Chico, CA 95926. HARRY LE 400 Mission Ranch Apt 41 Chico, CA 95926. This business was conducted by an Individual. Signed: HARRY LE Dated: December 11, 2017 FBN Number: 2015-0000503 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BEBER at 1729 Oakdale St Apt 3 Chico, CA 95928. ARIELLE REBECCA HILTON DANAN 1729 Oakdale St Apt 3 Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ARIELLE DANAN Dated: December 15, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001651 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGMENT, SIMPLISTIC REALTY, SKYWAY MINI STORAGE at 6400 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969. MICHAEL ZUCCOLILLO 6400 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MICHAEL ZUCCOLILLO Dated: December 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001603 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as LE BEAU VISAGE PERMANENT COSMETICS, NORTH STATE SCALP CENTER at 1163 East Avenue Ste 104 Chico, CA 95926. ADVANCED COSMETIC AESTHETICS, LLC 1163 East Avenue Ste 104 Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company. Signed: MICHELLE L. THAU, MANAGER Dated: December 13, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001646 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CARLSON OPTOMETRY, INC. at 2200 5th Ave. Oroville, CA 95965. CARLSON OPTOMETRY, INC. 2200 5th Ave. Oroville, CA

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95965. This business is conducted by A Corporation. Signed: GEOFFREY P CARLSON, PRESIDENT Dated: September 25, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001288 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name J AND B PLUMBING at 1589 Arch Way Chico, CA 95973. JARED D DERRICK 1589 Arch Way Chico, CA 95973. BILLIE A BIGGS 821 Big Sky Dr Paradise, CA 95969. This business was conducted by A General Partnership. Signed: JARED DERRICK Dated: December 11, 2017 FBN Number: 2015-0000624 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HEEL AND SOLE SHOES at 708 Mangrove Ave Chico, CA 95926. RICK NORMAN STUELPNAGEL 4730 Songbird Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: RICK STUELPNAGEL Dated: December 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001588 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BLACK KNIGHT TRUCKING at 1601 Cherry Street Chico, CA 95926. DABIN LAMBERT 1710 Spruce Ave Chico, CA 95926. THOMAS WILSON 1601 Cherry Street Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by A General Partnership. Signed: DABIN LAMBERT Dated: December 18, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001657 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as RHYTHMS HENNA AND THREADING LOUNGE at 118 W East Ave, Ste B Chico, CA 95926. GURBHEJ SINGH 3564 Bridger Drive Redding, CA 96002. NAVTEJ SINGH 3564 Bridger Drive Redding, CA 96002. This business is conducted by A General Partnership. Signed: NAVTEJ SINGH Dated: December 19, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001661 Published: December 28, 2017 January 4,11,18, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SOUPER SUBS at 1780 Oro Dam Blvd E Oroville, CA 95966. CHRIS LIGHTLE 35 Flying Cloud Dr Oroville, CA 95965. EDNA LIGHTLE 35 Flying Cloud Dr Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by A General Partnership. Signed: CHRIS LIGHTLE Dated: December 4, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001573 Published: December 28, 2017, January 4,11,18, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DAHLS MOTEL at 2010 Feather River Blvd Oroville, CA 95965. PHILLIP LEROY WILSON 878 Palermo Road Oroville, CA

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95965. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: PHILLIP LEROY WILSON Dated: December 20, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001663 Published: December 28, 2017, January 4,11,18, 2018

NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner TIMOTHY B. VIERRA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TIMOTHY B. VIERRA Proposed name: TIMOTHY B. WILSON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: February 16, 2018 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: December 12, 2017 Case Number: 17CV03484 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: JERARD J ACOSTA, KATHLEEN M ACOSTA AKA KATHLEEM M EPP YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

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The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 LIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928. (530) 366-4290 Dated: February 9, 2017 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 17CV00397 Published: December 7,14,21,28, 2017

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: SUSAN E AKINS AKA SUSAN E BILLINGS YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 LIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928. (530) 366-4290 Dated: January 6, 2017 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 17CV00057 Published: December 7,14,21,28, 2017

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: TODD EUGENE DAVIDSON YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can

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use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 LIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928. (530) 366-4290 Dated: February 2, 2017 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 17CV00317 Published: December 7,14,21,28, 2017

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: DANIELLE E DEFELICE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 LIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928. (530) 366-4290 Dated: April 7, 2017 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 17CV01014 Published: December

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SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: TIMOTHY B MCCRACKEN YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 LIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928. (530) 366-4290 Dated: April 3, 2017 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 17CV00977 Published: December 7,14,21,28, 2017

court should not grant authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 2, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: C-18 Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Case Number: 17PR00451 Dated: December 5, 2017 Published: December 14,21,28, 2017

copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: REBECCA YUHASZ McKernan, Lanam, Bakke & Williams LLP 732 Fir Street Paradise, CA 95969 (530) 877-4961 Case Number: 17PR00464 Dated: December 18, 2017 Published: December 21,28, 2017, January 4, 2018

Attorney for Petitioner: RICHARD S. MATSON Richard S. Matson Law Office, Inc. 1342 The Esplanade, Suite A Chico, CA 95926 (530) 343-5373 Case Number: 17PR00472 Dated: December 21, 2017 Published: December 28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE MARGARET L. GILBERT AKA MARGARET GILBERT AKA MARGARET BEAUCHAMP To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: MARGARET L. GILBERT AKA MARGARET GILBERT AKA MARGARET BEAUCHAMP A Petition for Probate has been filed by: BOONIE B. BRUST in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: BONNIE B. BRUST be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decendent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. the will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or conseted to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE LELAND JOSEPH KUPCHO, AKA LELAND J. KUPCHO, AKA LELAND KUPCHO, AKA JOSEPH KUPCHO, AKA LEE JOSEPH KUPCHO, AKA LEE J. KUPCHO, AKA LEE KUPCHO To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LELAND JOSEPH KUPCHO, AKA LELAND J. KUPCHO, AKA LELAND KUPCHO, AKA JOSEPH KUPCHO, AKA LEE JOSEPH KUPCHO, AKA LEE J. KUPCHO, AKA LEE KUPCHO A Petition for Probate has been filed by: HELEN L. WEST in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: HELEN L. WEST be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decendent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. the will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or conseted to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 16, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: Probate Room: TBA Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE JOHN EDWIN MOREHEAD To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JOHN EDWIN MOREHEAD A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JAN KNECHT in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: JAN KNECHT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decendent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. the will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or conseted to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: February 13, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: Probate Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE MARY P. MCMILLAN, AKA MARY MCMILLAN To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: MARY P. MCMILLAN, AKA MARY MCMILLAN A Petition for Probate has been filed by: SUSAN EIDSON AND AMY BAIRD in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: SUSAN EIDSON AND AMY BAIRD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decendent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. the will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or conseted to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: January 30, 2018 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: Probate Room: TBD Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: REBECCA YUHASZ McKernan, Lanam, Bakke & Williams LLP 732 Fir Street Paradise, CA 95969 (530) 877-4961 Case Number: 17PR00473 Dated: December 21, 2017 Published: December 28, 2017, January 4,11, 2018

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BR/BA

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3/2 3/2 4/3 3/3 2/1 2/2 3/2 3/2 2/1 5/3 3/3

SQ. FT. 1370 1917 2627 3342 720 1761 1927 1383 884 1708 1858

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TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

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$247,500 $335,000 $415,000 $290,000 $264,000 $315,000 $298,091 $213,000 $359,500 $189,000 $315,000

2/2 3/2 3/2 3/2 3/1 3/2 3/2 2/1 3/2 3/2 4/2

SQ. FT. 1364 1313 1979 1214 1135 1603 1706 1008 1821 1375 1527

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The following houses were sold in butte county by real estate agents or private parties during the week of December 11, 2017 – December 15, 2017. The housing prices are based on the stated documentary transfer tax of the parcel and may not necessarily reflect the actual sale price of the home. ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

2375 Notre Dame Blvd #9

Chico

$77,000

1/1

456

33 Quista Dr

Chico

$340,000

4/2

1792

2428 Alamo Ave

Chico

$490,000

3/3

2384

4258 Keith Ln

Chico

$263,000

3/2

1953

Chico

$258,727

3/3

1197

493 E 6th St

Chico

$345,000

4/2

1389

Oroville

$283,000

3/2

1260

5 Vintage Ct

Chico

$250,000

4/2

1969 1910

2478 Switzerland Ln 2595 Oro Quincy Hwy

SQ. FT.

2602 White Ave

Chico

$245,000

3/2

1127

5429 Pentz Rd

Paradise

$345,000

3/2

2734 Duffy Dr

Chico

$310,000

3/2

1497

5440 Jensen Ct

Paradise

$335,000

2/2

1620

3 Savannah Ln

Chico

$318,500

3/2

1528

594 Cimarron Dr

Chico

$319,500

3/2

1472 1645

3185 Via Casita Pl

Chico

$550,000

2/3

2134

6257 Himmel St

Paradise

$290,000

3/2

3255 Grayeagle Ct

Chico

$449,000

4/2

2215

6384 Forest Ln

Paradise

$232,000

2/2

1002

Oroville

$305,000

3/2

1920

890 E 8th St

Chico

$260,000

3/3

1360

Chico

$717,500

3/3

2620

950 Pearson Rd

Paradise

$314,409

3/1

1061

326 Canyon Highlands Dr 3263 Summit Ridge Ter

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