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EDITORIAL

Partisan jabs convolute the debate The tenor of Tuesday evening’s Chico City Council

meeting was, how shall we say, rancorous and at times bordering on the absurd.

Take, for instance, Councilman Sean Morgan’s roughly 11-minute dramatization. For those not in attendance, you missed the two-term councilman reading a long portion of the minutes from the previous meeting. Morgan sported a MAGA-type hat with the words “Make Northwest Chico Great Again” while he went through the script to make a point that could have been summed up in a minute or two.

To be fair, Morgan had a valid gripe. Due to the move to district-based elections, and four of his liberal colleagues voting for election sequencing that diverted from incumbency, Morgan was the only councilmember with a term ending in 2020 who would not wind up on November’s ballot. That is, if he chose to seek re-election—an announcement he has yet to make— he’d have to wait until 2022.

That issue and several other controversial agenda items drew overflow crowds to the City Council chambers following a large demonstration outside. It would have been the perfect night for all of the representatives to use their utmost restraint—to take care in every word and to steer clear of partisan games.

But that wasn’t to be, as many comments illustrated. Cases in point: Morgan invoked talk of “a civil war.” Councilman Karl Ory became combative not only with Morgan but also with a member of the public during her brief window to address the panel.

Interestingly, Ory had a pretty plausible justification for choosing the alternative sequencing that ultimately left Morgan out. Had he maintained his composure, the meeting may not have devolved as it did.

Both councilmen set a poor example, and unfortunately the public followed suit—several people crossed the line that night. That included a regular advocate for local homeless folks dropping an F-bomb and a Chico State student calling Mayor Randall Stone a “fake Latino.” Both did so while standing at the lectern.

Sure, it was great political theater—full of grandstanding, outrage and accusations. But it also divides our community.

The only positive takeaway: What we witnessed is indicative of the passion the public and its leaders have for this city. Indeed, Chicoans love this town. The fact that so many showed up to address their representatives would be a good thing if civil discourse had reigned. We hope everyone remembers that when the panel meets again in a few days. Ω

GUEST COMMENT

under the spell of dangerous propaganda IlateShah)1960s. and Yugoslavia (under Josip Broz Tito) in the My father was a diplomat, and while I was lived in Iran in 1977 (ruled then by Mohammad Reza

young I can still remember what it was like watching TV news as controlled by a single news channel dedicated to supporting a dictator.

People may acknowledge that Fox News is biased or tells lies, but they’ll point out there is also MSNBC or CNN or other “lamestream” media available.

Trouble is, the Trumpsters I have met get all their news from Fox. by Trump knew this going into the Jim Elfers 2016 election, and very adroitly Mr. elfers is a turned Fox into the equivalent of a Paradise resident, state-controlled TV channel. After father and author of two books on ocean all, if it is on TV and Sean Hannity voyaging. or Laura Ingraham say it is true, then it must be true, right?

Underestimate the power of this sort of monopoly at your own peril. The ratings for Fox are the highest of any cable news network and nearly

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equivalent to CNN and MSNBC combined. If you really want to understand just what dangerous times we are living in, tune into Fox or listen to Rush Limbaugh a few times per week, as I do. Only then can you truly appreciate why 40 percent of the electorate would still vote for Trump if he, ahem, walked onto Fifth Avenue in New York City and shot somebody.

I tuned into Fox on the first day of the Senate impeachment trial for opening arguments by the Democrats, and it ran only audio of the proceedings for the first two hours. After that there was an on-screen window showing the Senate Chamber overlaid by subtitles reading “Same [Adam] Schiff Lies In A Different Room” and other judgments made with no way for viewers to make up their own mind. Fox News will continue unchecked for as long as enough people are willing to watch it.

I lived in Magalia for five years, and noticed when a neighbor’s car started sporting a bumper sticker that read “F--k your feelings. Trump 2020.” My 12-yearold walked by that car every day to catch the bus to school. We moved.

More’s the pity. Ω

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

High stakes Chico is home to at least 50 churches and a handful of other houses of worship. I looked into it when I found out that Safe Space Winter Shelter closed for a week—that none of the religious organizations in town had opened their doors to homeless folks here in the dead of winter.

In case you missed it, the CN&R reported last Thursday (Jan. 30) that the seasonal shelter was in desperate need of facilities to accommodate the roughly 60 people who seek out Safe Space this time of year. Ashiah Scharaga’s excellent piece (see “Closure imminent,” Newslines) underscored the urgency of the situation. It also got to the heart of the matter—how having a warm, secure bed is probably quite literally a life-saver.

Consider that at least six people died while unsheltered in 2019— that is, authorities picked up the bodies of half a dozen citizens from our streets, sidewalks and creeksides last year.

Speaking of that disturbing statistic, I owe a belated thank you to Chico’s police chief, Mike O’Brien, for a change within his department related to reports of individuals found deceased in those aforementioned locations.

Regular readers may recall that I lamented finding out about such deaths through word of mouth (see “Deadly status quo,” June 6), noting how back in the day the police would alert the press on what used to be rare occasions.

After reading those comments, O’Brien invited me to the Chico Police Department to discuss the issue. There, the 28-year CPD veteran and his deputy chief listened to me talk about the importance of informing the local press and thus the public on this matter.

Making my case was simple: It’s imperative that we have conversations about this crisis—and what it means for our community, for society—so that we can respond to it.

O’Brien got it. Case in point: CPD’s analyst compiled a list that included two deaths I hadn’t heard about, and officers thereafter began informing our reporters and the rest of the local media.

Fast-forward to last Thursday. The same day our story about Safe Space hit the stands, Redding-based KRCR TV also ran a segment on the potential for a mid-season closure. The next day, the Enterprise-Record followed up with a short piece as well.

Despite the thorough exposure, nobody in the City of Trees welcomed the destitute.

I want to commend the organizations that already allow the seasonal shelter to use their facilities. And, sure, I understand that not all houses of worship can take in that many people. But for those that are able, please don’t look away. This message also goes out to Chico State. The university may not be charged with such ecclesiastical labors, but let’s not forget that President Gayle Hutchinson is largely responsible for hammering the proverbial final nail in the coffin of Safe Space’s plan to open a facility near the campus (see “NIMBY cowardice,” Second & Flume, May 30).

But I digress, and the urgency remains. The shelter reopens on Sunday (Feb. 9), but two weeks later, it will be without a home once again. Now is the time for organizations to step up. No excuses because what’s at stake is clear.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

LETTERS

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Homelessness, housing One way to avoid having the homeless camping on our sidewalks would be to provide free dwellings and utilities in trailers similar to those provided by PG&E for their employees at the Tuscan Ridge on Skyway at a location similar to that.

This should be a guarded community similar to Tuscan Ridge. Reasonable rent should be charged to those receiving any kind of income. Free bus service would be needed to the city transportation center. There would be other services required in addition to those mentioned.

Providing housing for the homeless can be compared to providing food stamps. We can’t stand by and watch people starve, and we shouldn’t have to watch people die due to lack of shelter.

Dick Fernandez Paradise

Housing affordability is no longer just a low-income crisis in

Butte County: The median household income in Butte County is $43,165. Meaning as many households make more than $43,165 as make less. The federal definition for affordable housing is housing that costs less than or equal to 30 percent of your gross income, including utilities.

A household median income would be in an affordable housing situation with rent plus utilities being less than or equal to $1,079 a month. Compare this with a luxury two-bedroom, two-bathroom home for $1,395, which translates to 33 percent above the household median affordability, not including utilities!

Fair market value for a twoperson household rental in Butte and Glenn counties was $1,144 in 2019. Hence median income affordability in Butte County falls below fair-market rate for people living in a two-person dwelling.

Look out, middle-middle class— you’re next!

Bill Mash Chico

Primary election chatter All public agencies have the same spending problem. As the CN&R reported in 2007, ever-increasing salaries with little or no contribution from employees toward the cost of overgenerous benefits packages have created enormous “liabilities.”

That is, the difference between what employees expect to get in pension, and what they pay into it.

Until recently, for example, Chico Area Recreation and Park District employees paid nothing toward their pensions, even those making salaries over $100,000/year.

Now the general manager, with a recent salary increase to $124,000/ year, pays only 8 percent of that agency’s cost for a pension of 70 percent of highest year’s salary. This has created a pension deficit of over $2.7 million for an agency with 34 full-time employees.

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March 3 ballot. They say they need more money to sustain services and infrastructure, but, like the city of Chico, they admit to deferring maintenance on facilities for years while paying millions toward their pension deficit.

In 2015, a consultant told CARD he could bring Shapiro Pool up to code for about $550,000. The board paid $400,000 toward their pension liability, and closed Shapiro Pool.

No on Measure A.

We might think the end justifies the means, that our favorite candidate should be running the show, but what is the show?

At the end of the day the show is justice, civil liberties and democracy.

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Juanita Sumner Chico

When disaster hit, Sue Hilderbrand cleared out her spare room and invited my family into her home. For eight months, she never said a word about dog hair and our evacuated possessions being all over her normally tidy house. She allowed me free rein in her kitchen and shared the serenity of her beautiful garden.

The colleges canceling classes didn’t mean time off for instructor Hilderbrand; it meant more time to contribute. Sue immediately investigated the many opportunities to volunteer.

During our stay, Sue was approached about running for District 4 supervisor. It was so interesting to watch the process by which she weighed the pros and cons of running. Her considerate, selfless and intelligent decision was made based on what would be good for the people of Butte County, not on personal aspirations.

Sue’s experience working with government agencies, large budgets and diverse populations combine to make her the best person for this important position. Her abilities to listen, consider and then respond intelligently and respectfully, make Sue Hilderbrand the candidate of choice for this moment in our county.

Sue is a shining star, prepared and qualified to lead us through this quagmire to a healthy future.

Sharon North Yankee Hill

Tod Kimmelshue’s Farm Bureau endorsement says more about the wealthy interests he will serve than it boasts his conservation or smart-growth cred. The national organization (American Farm Bureau Federation) is colluding with Trump and his trade wars to bankrupt smaller farmers. They 6

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are intentionally accelerating the consolidation of monopolies for the sake of profit. The families destroyed by resulting suicides be damned.

Agri-business monopolies are the opposite of family farms and economies that put people first.

We need local food systems that increase ecosystem and human health and circulate income locally. Butte County’s agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are the gigaton elephant in the room. Is this financier going to challenge farmers to make their operations more efficient? Would he entertain programs to turn our farms and rangeland into net carbon sinks? Or is he going to maintain the status quo of monocrop chemical warfare so crops come in and banks and corporations get paid?

Transforming our food system is going to take a lot of work, and we can start by building a firewall to keep corporate interests off the Board of Supervisors.

Steve Breedlove Chico

“Do you support the Butte Regional Conservation Plan (BRCP)?” That was asked at a recent League of Women Voters of Butte County candidates forum. As a stakeholder of the BRCP committee for 10 years, I was intrigued.

The District 4 supervisor candidates had very opposite responses, with Tod Kimmelshue opposing and Sue Hilderbrand in favor. Tod stated his association with the Farm Bureau and talked about limitations of use of a farmer’s property.

However, this oversimplifies the effect on farmers and creates a knee-jerk reaction by suggesting this would be forced on farmers, when in fact conservation easements would be 100 percent voluntary. The reality is that it is an

opportunity for a small percentage (max 10 percent) of rice lands to be included in conservation lands for the county. In return, a farmer would receive substantial compensation that could be used toward buying additional farmland or equipment to make efficiency improvements. A benefit for both farmers and the well-being of the county.

The goal of the BRCP is to streamline the development process and reduce building costs, while also protecting Butte County’s threatened and endangered species.

It’s based on the best science and planning possible. Candidate Hilderbrand is right to support this.

Phil Johnson Chico

I sat spellbound by the movie Just Mercy. I came away inspired.

The movie wasn’t the gist of my inspiration, but rather its connection to a here and now situation in Butte County. A candidate for District 4, Sue Hilderbrand, is having her campaign signs stolen.

One person has been harassed to the extent of fearing for her safety. With the sheriff endorsing the opposing candidate, many are uncomfortable complaining.

We might think the end justifies the means, that our favorite candidate should be running the show, but what is the show? At the end of the day the show is justice, civil liberties and democracy. The alternative is tyranny. If we steal signs, we are stealing a person’s freedom of speech. If we seek unfair advantage through gerrymandering, voter suppression, harassment or other means, we are putting personal preference or corrupt intentions ahead of democracy.

Just Mercy is about standing up to fear and keeping tyranny in check. You may be nauseated

by the injustice you see in the movie. If not, the sign-stealers may be your people. From a Rotten Tomatoes critique, “enough urgency to overcome a certain degree of earnest advocacy.”

Don Fultz Oroville

‘Get over it!’

The “liberal press” owes Mike “Benghazi” Pompeo an apology.

All this hub-bub about his perfect interaction with the NPR/Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter. Get over it! He was just trying to thank her for the startling information she told him about where Ukraine is located.

It is always hard for a misogynist to thank a woman for help, so he waited until the last line of his statement to do so, showing her his gratitude for teaching him that Belarus was not Ukraine after two years as our secretary of state.

With the obvious lack of integrity in the Senate, we’re in for many more “get over it” moments.

Rich Meyers Oroville

Some trial The next time anyone receives notification for jury duty, that means they must appear. If I were called and questions were asked by the prosecution and defense, the question I would ask them in return would be: Will there be witnesses and evidence presented or am I to make a decision solely based on the attorney statements alone?

Shouldn’t the U.S. SINate proceedings have the American people demanding a mistrial?

Guess one would have to have a trial to get a mistrial. Facts are now irrelevant?

J. Troy Chambers Live Oak

GOP hypocrisy Trump myrmidons lose it when reminded that they were all called “poorly educated supporters” by Comrade Trump himself at a Las Vegas rally in 2016. They’re not at all bothered when Trump brags of being able to “shoot someone on Fifth Avenue” and still have the support of right-wingers.

But when they believe his lies

of a “red hot” economy, my blood pressure rises. Just a small history lesson example tells uninformed third-grade Trump-hat wearers that in 1979, under President Jimmy Carter, the gross domestic product grew at a 3.16 percent rate, compared with Trump’s 2019 GDP rate growth of a measly 2.3 percent.

Even after huge tax cuts for billionaires and wealthy rice farmers like Doug LaMalfa, Wall Street 401K owners are wallowing in hog heaven, while 99 percent of Americans work two jobs to scrape by, and millions of others beg on the streets.

We all watched history in the making; for the first time ever, no witnesses were allowed in a Senate impeachment trial. You just can’t make up this kind of right-wing hypocrisy.

Ray Estes Redding

Trump’s lies on TBI For several days after Iran fired 22 rockets into Iraq, Trump said that no American troops were injured. A week later the Pentagon announced that a number of troops were seriously injured and sent to military hospitals in Germany and America.

The latest total is 50, many suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Trump said they were just headaches, but why would someone with a headache be airlifted to Germany for just aspirin?

As someone who was wounded in Vietnam, I follow war news and it makes me angry when a president (Republican or Democrat) misleads our nation about casualties with Fake News. The troops know the facts. As Sgt. Joe Friday use to say, “Just the facts, Ma’am.”

And those who suffered a traumatic brain injury will be awarded Purple Hearts. Those with just a headache are not awarded Purple Hearts. I wonder if Trump takes an aspirin a day for his “bone spur” disability he used to avoid the Vietnam draft.

Bob Mulholland Chico More letters online:

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The run-up

PHILLIPS APPEAL DISMISSED

Last Thursday (Jan. 30), the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal filed by the family of Desmond Phillips, who was fatally shot by Chico police on March 17, 2017.

The Phillips family had been challenging a district court judge’s decision last July to grant a city motion for summary judgment, thereby throwing out the family’s wrongful death lawsuit before a trial.

However, the appeal hit a snag after the Phillips family fired high-profile civil rights attorney John L. Burris. In court documents, the family said Burris “proved to be unfit.”

The family proceeded by representing itself, but ultimately did not file an opening brief by a Dec. 30 deadline. The appeal was dismissed for “failure to prosecute.”

PAC EYES NOVEMBER ELECTION

Citizens for a Safe Chico, a new political action committee (PAC) that, according to its website, was formed to “help elect candidates that … do not accept the descent into squalor and lawlessness that we see all around us,” filed finance disclosure forms on Friday (Jan. 31) that showed it received about $30,000 in contributions from November through December.

Additionally, the PAC received a $10,000 contribution in January from Assemblyman James Gallagher’s campaign, according to records filed with the state.

Among other top contributors were Chico developers Wayne Cook ($5,200) and Thomas van Overbeek ($5,833), as well as Carolyn Dauterman, owner of Thomas Manufacturing Co. ($5,050).

CHICO FIRE STAFFING GAPS FILLED

It’s been a rough eight months for the Chico Fire Department. Due to two vacancies from resignations and an unprecedented number of extended leaves of absence (four worker’s compensation cases, one maternity-related leave), the department has been down nearly one full-time firefighter per day since the start of the fiscal year, Fire Chief Steve Standridge told the City Council on Tuesday (Feb. 4).

“As such, it necessitated higher than normal use of overtime to maintain our minimum daily staffing, which unfortunately takes a toll on our personnel,” he said.

To stabilize the department, Standridge (pictured) requested hiring for three positions to replace expected retirements this year.

This amounts to an additional $129,000 this fiscal year (or $43,000 more per firefighter).

The council approved his request with a 6-0 vote (Councilman Karl Ory was absent).

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Candidates vie for votes as big money flows to county supervisorial races

Hround table.

A first-time candidate for Butte County’s enry Schleiger took his seat at the

supervisorial seat representing the Ridge and surrounding comstory and munities, he faced voters photo by at Chico High School, Andre Byik where he flatly stated and re b @ that there is a need to n ew srev i ew. c o m “move toward a wiser future in the foothills.”

What that means, Schleiger said, is being cautious about the types of buildings— specifically, mobile homes—that are erected in the communities devastated by the Camp Fire; redeveloping in a way that is “fire smart”; and working collaboratively with the county’s cities, where it may be more appropriate to develop lower- and middleincome housing.

“The planning of Paradise and Magalia was kind of like building a 10,000-seat theater with one door,” Schleiger said during a Q-and-A session with one group of voters.

“It was not wisely done.”

Schleiger, a county planning commissioner and wildfire mapping technician, is challenging incumbent District 5 Supervisor Doug Teeter in the March 3 primary election. The two candidates appeared for the

first time together at a candidates’ event Saturday (Feb. 1) hosted by the League of Women Voters of Butte County, following their absence at a league-sponsored candidates’ forum last month because of a cited scheduling conflict by Teeter (see “A closer look,” Newslines, Jan. 23).

Schleiger grew up in Durham and joined the Navy after high school, he said. He bought a house in Magalia in 2015 and immediately began preparing for what he felt would be an “inevitable occurrence”—a wildfire like the Camp Fire. His home survived.

In a back-and-forth with voters, he noted the need to avoid sprawl by increasing the housing stock in Chico and Oroville, addressing homelessness with a “shelter first” mentality and changing the political makeup of the Board of Supervisors.

Historically, the board has prioritized the needs of the rural parts of the county above all else, he said, adding that while he loves and respects the rural lifestyle, supervisors of the past allowed irresponsible development in the foothills.

“I don’t know what kind of fancy world they were living in,” he said, “but there should not have been 55,000 people on that ridge.”

Teeter, a Camp Fire survivor, is seeking a third term, and he told voters he is looking forward to rebuilding the communities affected by the fire, as well as representing the county as a whole. He noted that in order to attract businesses to the region, the county must prioritize road repairs, infrastructure—including high-speed internet— and public safety. Without those, businesses likely would look elsewhere.

The incumbent also emphasized the need to look for solutions to keep Paradise Irrigation District (PID) solvent long-term.

To that end, he said, he supported studying the feasibility of an intertie between PID and California Water Service Co.’s Chico branch as one potential project, which could pipe water to the valley floor and make use of the district’s stranded assets after losing its customer base in the Camp Fire.

“What a lot of people don’t know,” Teeter said, “[is], after a while, if you don’t use your water rights, the state comes in and goes, You’re not using them. We’re giving them to someone else. That’s the real danger.”

Three seats on the Board of Supervisors are

up for grabs in the primary election: Districts 1, 4 and 5. In District 4, which encompasses the south county area north to

District 5 supervisorial candidate Henry Schleiger, left, takes questions at a League of Women Voters of Butte County event Saturday (Feb. 1) at Chico High School.

Chico, more than $300,000 in contributions has flowed to the campaigns of first-time candidates Tod Kimmelshue, a retired agriculture finance adviser, and Sue Hilderbrand, a political science lecturer.

According to campaign finance disclosure forms filed with the county in late January and earlier this month, Kimmelshue’s campaign has received about $235,000 in monetary contributions and loans to date. Hilderbrand’s campaign has received about $115,000.

Both candidates told the CN&R that their hauls have exceeded the initial budgets they had planned for, and both cited enthusiasm for their campaigns.

Both also signaled they would be open to reforming county campaign finance regulations.

Kimmelshue said he “absolutely” would be in favor of reform proposals for Butte County, which does not place limits on contributions. He noted the city of Chico limits personal contributions to individual candidates at $500, but he questioned whether that figure would be appropriate for supervisorial elections.

Hilderbrand said she did not think contribution limits would be a bad idea.

“I think unlimited money in politics favors the very wealthy,” she said, adding that there is a balance between freedom of speech through campaign contributions and a well-functioning democracy.

Nevertheless, the contributions signal high interest in the District 4 seat, which is being vacated by current Chairman Steve Lambert. Kimmelshue described the seat as a “swing vote” on the fivemember board (Hilderbrand is endorsed by current Supervisors Debra Lucero and Tami Ritter) and the race as “very important” for the future of the county. He said his campaign intends to spend every dime it has in an attempt to secure a win.

Contributions in the races for Districts 1 and 5 have brought in fewer donations.

In District 5, Teeter’s campaign has received about $38,000 in monetary contributions and loans. Schleiger’s has garnered roughly $8,000. In District 1, which covers the Oroville area, incumbent Supervisor Bill Connelly’s 2020 campaign has received about $105,000 to date, with his challenger, Ian Greene, receiving about $1,000, according to disclosure forms. Ω

Political theater Council amends election process; votes to discuss syringe program, sit/lie

With three extremely controversial issues on the

docket, tensions were high from the start of Tuesday night’s (Feb. 4) Chico City Council meeting.

The first half hour of the meeting was punctuated by droning honks from cars passing by a throng of citizens on Main Street protesting a local organization’s syringe distribution program and the potential for the council to address ordinances that supporters argue are useful for law enforcement.

Both issues were councilmember requests to agendize those subjects for a future meeting: Councilman Sean Morgan asked for a discussion on drafting an ordinance to ban syringe programs, while Mayor Randall Stone and Vice Mayor Alex Brown requested the council consider rescinding sit/lie and amending the Offenses Against Public Property ordinances. Detractors have criticized these laws for criminalizing homelessness.

These issues drew the most comments from the public—on sit/lie alone, 30 speakers addressed the council. The charged crowd filled the chambers, overflowing into the conference room next door.

Per the council’s policies on such requests, the panel could vote only whether or not to agendize a full discussion at a later date. Still, both issues got so heated that Stone called recesses to maintain order.

SIFT ER Californians rank top issues Golden State residents have a lot to say when it comes to telling lawmakers what they should prioritize in 2020. Issues they identified through a poll this month by the Public Policy Institute of California include the typical no-brainers, such as the state’s housing costs and economy. However, the No. 1 issue citizens cited was homelessness. Twenty percent of respondents chose it as their top concern—an increase of 14 percent from the same time period last year. Here are the top five issues broken down by all adults and also by likely voters.

Debate about the laws was evenly split.

Several who argued that the city should discuss repealing or amending the laws called them unconstitutional and a violation of civil rights. Robyn Engel said that every human being has a right to sit and recline.

Conversely, those who argued to keep the laws as-is said they’re tools for law enforcement to keep public paths clear and improve safety. Richard Parks, of the North Valley Plaza Mall, said the issue isn’t about homelessness, but about “decency and a functioning environment.”

Getting discussion about the laws on a future agenda was a hard sell: It passed 4-3, with Morgan and Councilwomen Kasey Reynolds and Ann Schwab dissenting.

Councilman Karl Ory added that he was considering voting the proposal down, given

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Homelessness ................... 20 ................23 Housing costs, availability ...........................10 ................. 11 Jobs, economy .....................8 ...................7 Environment, pollution, global warming ....................7 .................. 9 Immigration, illegal immigration ..............7 .................. 8

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Citizens rally outside the council chambers calling for a ban of a local syringe distribution program and for the city to keep its sit/lie and Offenses Against Public Property ordinances on the books.

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the transition of two key positions in the city with the retirement of Police Chief Mike O’Brien in June and City Attorney Andrew Jared’s recent move to a Grass Valley-based law firm. (The council has a temporary agreement to keep Jared on board and is weighing its options in closed session.)

When it came to the syringe program, the council played nice: Morgan modified his request to discuss banning such programs, and a future discussion to examine syringe program alternatives passed unanimously.

The evening’s drama continued as the council

reached its first regular agenda item after 10 p.m.: passing an ordinance to codify district-based elections.

When it came to the election process, however, they changed course. Two weeks ago, a map was chosen, receiving bipartisan support (Councilman Scott Huber was the only nay). Then, a majority voted to choose an election sequence in which all incumbents up for election would be on the ballot—except for Morgan. The vote at the time fell 4-3 (Schwab, Morgan and Reynolds dissented).

The decision sent shock waves through the community: It was unclear whether it was a partisan move or motivated by the city’s adherence to the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), which requires that districts with higher minority populations be sequenced first.

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the panel he is a “blue-blooded Democrat” who “campaigned hard against Sean Morgan,” but the council should reconsider its vote so “everybody can have a fair shot to sit up there.”

“This is wrong. This is putting party politics over the will of the voters,” he said.

Morgan, wearing a “Make Northwest Chico Great Again” cap, started his comments by rehashing the panel’s convoluted conversation from its last meeting to emphasize his point. It took him about 11 minutes.

“Boom, 12,000-plus voters without representation because four people on this dais believe they know what’s best for them without their vote of consent,” he said.

Ory challenged the assertion, saying that no matter what, three districts in Chico would have to wait it out this year and end up on the 2022 ballot. There will be councilmembers who continue to represent the entire city until the full shift to district elections is complete, he added.

Ultimately, Brown and Huber changed their votes, and Morgan’s district will be up for election this year instead of Brown’s. The vote passed 5-2, with Ory and Stone against. In addition, the city will have a meeting on Monday (Feb. 10) at 6 p.m. for the second reading of the ordinance to ensure it complies with the CVRA’s deadline.

In explaining why he changed his mind, Huber pointed out that the council’s original decision would have put it in a position where it could have had to appoint someone to fill Brown’s vacant seat, as her current term runs through 2022.

Huber said the council shouldn’t be making that call.

“This scenario avoids the possibility that councilors rather than the voters will decide on a future council seat,” he said. The councilmembers of the three districts whose terms are up in 2020 should logically be included in the election this year, he added, and “whether or not [an] incumbent decides to run is besides the point.”

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There haven’t been any judicial appointments by President Donald Trump yet to the Eastern District Court in Sacramento, though his administration has appointed 10 of the 29 active justices to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in San Francisco.

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ated aggressively since Trump took office, with seven of the 10 judges he’s put on the 9th Circuit being confirmed with fewer than 60 votes.

Bress and other judges have been confirmed without support from either of California’s U.S. senators, Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris.

The Brookings Institute notes that senators used to have informal veto power for judicial appointments within their states.

But Reid’s successor, Republican Mitch McConnell, who can set the rules for Senate confirmations, and the Trump administration have ignored that past practice.

The American Bar Association has rated just five of Trump’s picks to the 9th Circuit as “well qualified,” with two more picks receiving this rating from a portion of the ABA.

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Appeals hearing in San Francisco on Jan. 9, Judge Daniel Bress sat quietly.

To Bress’ right, the other judges on his panel, Marsha Berzon and Chief Judge Sidney Thomas, had many questions for August Flentje, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice. Flentje’s task: Get the panel to stay a district court’s injunction preventing the Trump administration from requiring immigrants to prove they could purchase health insurance before they could be permitted legal entry.

Berzon and Thomas each questioned Flentje’s assertion, culled from a presidential proclamation, that immigrants were three times more likely to lack health insurance, with each justice asking Flentje for any evidence in the administrative record for the case.

“You submitted nothing. Nothing,” Berzon snapped at Flentje at one point.

And then it came time for attorneys representing the other side to speak, and at last, Bress had something to say, with a line of questions that seemed About this story: more rhetorical than This story was supported inquisitive and supported by a grant from the Independent Journalism Fund. presidential authority to To support more stories like restrict immigration. this, donate at independent It illustrated a projournalismfund.org. nounced shift over the past few years in one of America’s most famously liberal courts.

Historically, the 9th Circuit, which covers most of the Western United States, has been a bulwark against conservative presidential administrations and a right-leaning U.S. Supreme Court.

Just in the past 20 years, the court has upheld the

rights of homeless people to sleep outside without prosecution, insisted on the transparency of anti-abortion clinics, stood up against California voters’ 2008 ban on gay marriage and vacated multiple wrongful convictions. But the makeup of the 9th Circuit has changed dramatically since Donald Trump’s 2016 election, with the president now having appointed 10 of its 29 active judges.

While many of Trump’s most onerous executive actions might quickly be undone as soon as he leaves office, the impacts of his judicial appointments, which come with lifetime terms, could be felt for decades to come.

It used to be that a judge like Bress never had a chance of joining the 9th Circuit. For one thing, his July 2019 confirmation vote of 53-45 in the U.S. Senate, with all Republicans voting “yes,” would have fallen short of the 60-vote threshold once needed to clear filibusters and approve judicial appointments.

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, changed the threshold to a simple majority vote for district and circuit court confirmations in November 2013. Reid was trying to help President Barack Obama move his judicial appointments through a veritable GOP boycott, but didn’t anticipate what would come next.

“The Obama administration got frustrated with the complete logjam on appointments, both to the courts and executive positions,” McGeorge School of Law emeritus professor John Cary Sims told News & Review. “Therefore, the Senate changed the rules.”

The move ultimately backfired for Democrats, with judicial appointments grinding to a near halt for Obama after Republicans regained control of the Senate in 2014. Appointments have acceler-

affected, Sims believes many cases will be decided the same no matter which judge is on the bench.

“They’re just routine cases,” he said.

Some of the politicized cases are heartwrenching, though.

On Jan. 9, the 9th Circuit panel heard from another Justice Department attorney, Scott Stewart, who asked the judges to set aside a district court order preventing the Trump administration from halting asylum for immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Attorneys for the Southern Poverty Law Center argued on behalf of Nora Phillips, legal director and co-founder of Al Otro Lado, which has an office in Tijuana and assists Latin American refugees.

“We never, ever saw anything like this,” Phillips told the News & Review. “People started being turned away right after Trump got elected. And then once he was inaugurated, we started hearing, ‘There’s no more asylum. You have to go to the consulate. You need to go to a refugee camp.’ The closest refugee camp to Tijuana is in Ecuador.”

The Supreme Court, which has had a conservative majority since the Nixon administration, hears 50 to 75 cases a year while lower federal courts hear thousands. The higher court has sometimes let potentially controversial 9th Circuit decisions stand, such as a 2018 ruling prohibiting prosecution of homeless people in areas where emergency shelter was unavailable.

At other times, though, the court has overturned 9th Circuit rulings, such as when it allowed the Trump administration’s travel ban on certain Muslim nations to take effect.

Needless to say, the stakes are high.

“If Trump is re-elected, they’ll undoubtedly be more appointments for him,” said Kevin R. Johnson, dean of UC Davis School of Law. “I could guess five to 10, more likely six or seven in the second term of the Trump administration.”

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W tal health crisis last October, he should have received treatment, Currier told the

hen Lisa Currier’s son experienced a men-

CN&R. Instead, he was locked up in Butte County Jail.

It’s been a heart-wrenching few months. As Currier fought for his treatment for schizoaffective disorder, she encountered roadblocks. In the meantime,

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his condition escalated. He eventually was incarcerated and charged with a felony for threatening violence.

“Why does my son have to have a felony in order to get help?” Currier asked.

“As a mom, it’s heartbreaking. It’s horrendous torture.”

Currier isn’t alone. For years, she has helped others in crisis through her non-

profit, Crisis Care Advocacy and Triage, and has stood alongside other parents in similar situations and the Butte County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to advocate for local implementation of Laura’s Law. The state law was adopted in 2002 after 19-year-old Laura Wilcox, of Nevada County, was fatally shot by a man with severe mental illness. It would allow Butte County judges to order intensive assisted outpatient treatment for certain individuals with severe mental illness who have threatened to harm others or themselves or have a history of hospitalizations or incarcerations.

Though the Butte County Board of Supervisors and county staff considered implementing such a program in 2016, the discussions didn’t go anywhere. There were reservations about the efficacy and cost.

This year, however, local advocates have a glimmer of hope. Last month, Scott Kennelly, interim director for Butte County Behavioral Health, informed the Board of Supervisors of a major grant opportunity: $4 million to launch a fouryear assisted outpatient treatment program, funded by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. If awarded, the grant would allow the county to recruit a highly specialized team of medical professionals that would get started in July. They’d identify eligible clients through community referrals and outreach.

Individuals ordered to enter the program would receive intensive case management, with therapy, daily check-ins and assistance with a variety of things, such as employment, housing and drug and alcohol addiction treatment.

Twenty California counties now have such programs in place, and there’s data to draw from, Kennelly told the panel.

Outcomes are mixed but compelling enough to be seen as valuable in the department director’s eyes. Other counties have found that the intense engagement and supportive services offered have resulted in “significant reductions in hospitalizations, crisis contacts, homelessness and incarcerations,” he told the supervisors.

That has translated into cost savings when it comes to psychiatric hospitalizations, emergency room visits and law enforcement contacts. Conversely, there are higher costs associated with county counsel, public defenders and courts.

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Kennelly told the CN&R that he believes in the model, and such a program is “part of our continuum of care … that can potentially bring great benefit to our clients.”

If the county isn’t successful in securing the

grant, that’s not to say the program is quashed, but it would be challenging to implement, Kennelly told the CN&R. The county receives about $12 million per year in state Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding, which it could use a portion of for a Laura’s Law program.

Currently, the funds are committed to other services that either would have to be cut or downsized to add programming.

Assisted outpatient treatment programs can be quite expensive because much of their services are not reimbursed through Medi-Cal, Kennelly added. However, statewide reform for both Medi-Cal and the MHSA program this year could provide the county some flexibility.

Regardless, Supervisor Tami Ritter told the CN&R the program is worth implementing, for the sake of the individuals who need the treatment, as well as the cost savings.

“We’re incarcerating people who don’t need to be incarcerated. They need services,” she said. “I do think there are some things that we need, even if it means shifting around funding. Ultimately, in the long run, it’s going to save us money.”

disorder, multiple personality disorder and/or substance abuse disorder would qualify for such a program. In the meantime, they are falling through the cracks.

Both women told the CN&R they believe assisted outpatient treatment could have helped their loved ones. In 2003, Phipps’ son caused a fatal car accident while in a psychotic state. He was convicted of murder and drew a lengthy prison sentence.

“I would not want this tragedy that happened to our family to happen to any other families,” Phipps said.

Currier told the CN&R that her son could have been helped on that first day back in October, rather than 13 weeks later, while he was in the midst of a “fullblown, astronomical psychosis.”

“Laura’s Law would’ve given the opportunity for him to … get the help that he needed without being a criminal.” Ω

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Local advocates are pushing for the program along the same lines: They’re determined to see it prioritized and implemented.

Colleen Phipps, president of NAMI, said the grant is an incredible opportunity, but the county could choose to fund an assisted outpatient treatment program with MHSA dollars, irrespective of whether or not they get the grant.

“I get calls every week from people who are in a position that they cannot help their loved ones.

And that person is not quite dangerous enough to cause a crime or … to be [placed in a psychiatric hold],” she said. “With Laura’s Law … they have somebody standing by them … so they get on their feet and they start to feel stable.”

Similarly, Currier argued that many homeless people she meets through her nonprofit work who have schizophrenia, bipolar

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GREENWAYS Molly Marcussen, associate planner for the city of Chico, says extreme heat has become the city’s greatest environmental vulnerability.

Long-range planning

2050? Heat, flooding, fire and snow. And we used Cal-Adapt to model those projections.

It’s an amazing tool that is able to create climate projections through 2100.

Did you draw any conclusions?

It’s going to be really hot. (Laughs.) Knowing our vulnerabilities is going to help to better understand what we need to mitigate, and how we can mitigate and adapt at the same time.

There’s a lot of strategies. Tree planting, for instance. Tree planting is going to make it cooler, but also it’s going to suck in that carbon dioxide. So you’re mitigating and adapting at the same time. Our main vulnerability is extreme heat. We also have flooding issues.

A lot of it happens just outside the city limits.

What Cal-Adapt is predicting is we’re going to have years when we don’t get any rain, and then we’ll have years when we’ll get a ton of rain in 30 days. That’s where we’re going to experience that flooding. The rain doesn’t have a chance to percolate back into the ground.

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What else should the public know about the commission?

M In December, the city of Chico hired her as an associate planner. Marcussen’s focus olly Marcussen found a dream job.

is on long-term growth and sustainability— things that checked her career-goal boxes of public service and environmental stewardship.

Marcussen graduated from Chico State in 2017 with a bachelor’s in social science and a focus in environmental planning. She went on to become a CivicSpark Climate Fellow— part of the Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program to help local agencies address climate change—working for both the city of Chico and Butte County before landing a planning position with the city of Corning.

Currently, she’s a staff member assigned to Chico’s newly formed Climate Action Commission, which held its first meeting in January. Its focus over the next 14 months will be overseeing an update to the city’s Climate Action Plan, which is being developed in coordination with a consulting firm.

Marcussen’s position with the city is relatively rare.

“I’m one of the first long-range planners that they’ve had on staff besides the deputy director,” she said. “I don’t hear [about] a lot of long-range sustainability planning positions in the North State in general, so I’m definitely grateful for this opportunity.

Marcussen recently sat down with the CN&R to discuss the work she’ll be doing with the city and the Climate Action Commission. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

What are your day-to-day duties?

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I just want to emphasize that this is a new commission, and a new process. City staff is figuring this out with our commissioners and how this is going to work and be sustained.

There’s a lot of work for the commission to do, but there will be even more work once we actually have a plan to implement. And I’m really excited to get to that point. Ω

ECO EVENT project manager capacity, making sure that [Sacramento-based Rincon Consultants] has the documents it needs, meeting with other city departments, conducting informational interviews. Seeing what staff is doing in its departments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Do city departments understand the need to control greenhouse gas emissions?

Definitely. City staff is all on the same page.

Climate change is real and we need to do something about it. That’s something really fortunate about working here. Everyone is on that same page and understanding. There’s not a lot of climate denying in city of Chico government.

What is the Climate Action Commission’s role?

Previously, we had the Sustainability Task Force, whose members were a lot more hands on. They really helped the city and the person who was writing the Climate Action Plan at that time. This is going to be a little different.

Next up:

Chico Climate action Commission meeting, Thursday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m., City Council Chambers, 421 Main St.

Commissioners are not actually writing the Climate Action Plan—they’re implementing it. The commission’s role is to 1) help the consultants understand what Chico wants to see in our Climate Action Plan, and 2) review the measures and prepare them for recommendation to the City Council. They’re the voice of the community.

How will the Climate Action Plan inform the city going forward?

It really is supposed to guide the city in meeting reduction efforts. What is said in the plan, the city essentially needs to carry out.

So, when reviewing development proposals, we’re going to make sure what’s proposed is in line with our general plan and Climate Action Plan. We’re developing this per California state standards, and whether the commission or council chooses to go beyond that is up to them.

What was included in your climate risk/vulnerability assessment for the city of Chico when you were a CivicSpark fellow?

The assessment included looking at, What are future climate projections going to be?

So, What is the weather going to be like in

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This will be my first truly solo Valentine’s Day in over a decade, though I can’t say I’m too bothered by it. While interviewing the guys at The Exchange and perusing the photos and stories of other local restaurants creating sexy, delicious dishes (see “In the mood for food,” page 16), I thought back to last V-Day, when I took myself out for shrimp and grits at Bill’s Towne Lounge because by boyfriend had to work. It was delicious. That’s all to say, don’t let being single keep you from eating out, on this most commercial of all holidays or any day.

SPEAKING OF Mountain Mike’s Pizza is offering a Valentine’s themed pie—in the shape of a heart—throughout the month of February. So, if pizza is your thing, go ahead and order a one-topping large heart-shaped pizza for the same price as a regular round one.

NOBLE CAUSE I mentioned recently that Ben Nielsen, who owns Lassen Traditional my people!” Finding that theme helped me grab hold of a direction and find a niche. I’m planning to vend at about a dozen Scottish festivals this year.

So you’re Scottish, then?

I’m part Scottish, but growing up, I didn’t really know much about my heritage. I did an ancestry kit and it turns out that two of the top cities where my DNA comes from are located in Scotland. And my husband and I are actually going there for the first time ever this year!

How much inventory do you produce?

I estimated that I have to make about 20 scarves a day, five days a week, all year, to keep up with demand. Most of my sales are in the second half of the year, because I have a seasonal product. But I need to be working on it now to keep up. I use my embroidery machine to work on tote bags and hats, but for my

scarves, I’m just using a basic sewing machine for now.

Why did you choose to set up a brickand-mortar shop?

When I had booths at events, people would ask, “Where are you located?” But I was just working out of my home at the time, and the business was taking over the entire house, with hundreds of yards of fabric on hand. It was getting mildly insane.

Did you have a background in business before opening Thistle and Stitch?

Nope! [Laughs.] They suggested I do a write-up on myself, and I’m thinking, “I don’t know what I’m doing. I make scarves. The end.”

But I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit, even as a kid. It’s been fun to have this business grow and to see that it’s bigger than I ever imagined it to be.

—RACHEL BUSH

Cider, had once again received accolades for his locally produced beverages. Well, he reached out to me this week for some more news out of the barrel room. He’s releasing a new product, dubbed Paradise Strong Cider, using all Winesap apples from Paradise’s Noble Orchards. It’ll be available in his tasting room (26 Bellarmine Court) and 10 percent of proceeds will benefit the orchard, which is entering its 100th year growing apples. An extra cool bonus: The logo was created by the folks at 12 Volt Tattoo, who designed the Paradise Strong logo seen all over town—a pine tree atop a map of California.

EXPANSION TIME It seems every time I turn around I’m hearing about a new place opening up in the Meriam Park neighborhood. The most recent is a well-known local business that’s expanding into a second location. The lovely ladies over at Live Life Juice Co. announced the expansion last week and thanked their loyal customers for their support. I personally love their juices and need to get over there to try some of their other offerings. Apparently local muralist Roy Steves (the bike on Fire Station No. 1, Live Life Juice’s carrots) will be creating a new piece for the Meriam Park spot. No opening date yet, so stay tuned.

OFF TO MARKET With our annual faux spring comes actual spring preparations.

That means getting ready for Chico’s Thursday Night Market. The Downtown Chico Business Association, which hosts the event, is taking applications now for everything from vendor spaces to sponsorships to performer spots. For more info, call 345-6500 or go to downtownchico.com.

TIME TO PICK Attention all hoarders, now could be your time to shine. The History Channel’s American Pickers show is coming through Northern California and is looking for people with cool, unusual items for its stars, Mike and Frank, to wade through. They’re particularly interested in large collections. So, if you think you’ve got what they’re looking for (and you’re willing to part with a piece or two), contact the show at americanpickers@cineflix.com or call 855-OLD-RUST.

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Local chefs mix flavor with flair for dishes that tantalize the taste buds

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he term “food porn” was coined for a reason. You know, for all the flipping through cookbooks and scrolling through recipe blogs and restaurant Instagram feeds, moaning over the most mouthwateringly delicious-looking dishes.

Well, for the second year running, the CN&R brings you our very own version of that. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, what better way to get in the mood for a satisfying meal with your sweetie—or friends, or even solo—than by checking out some local chefs’ masterpieces and their thoughts on what makes food sexy?

We set out to find a mix of talented locals who put an emphasis on presentation as well as flavor on the plate. So, in the following pages, you’ll find interviews with the chefs holding down the kitchens at Wine Time, which focuses on tapas; Crush, whose forte is modern Italian fare; The Exchange, where daily specials have become a favorite in Oroville; and Old Barn Kitchen, home of decadent breakfasts.

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Beautiful breakfasts At Old Barn Kitchen in downtown Chico, the day’s first meal can be ‘sexy as hell’ reakfast in bed may be one of the most quintessential romantic gestures, but there’s something to be said for getting out of the house and letting someone else do all the pampering.

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That’s where Anton Axelsson, owner and head chef at Old Barn Kitchen, comes in.

“We love to make our dishes look good and decorate them,” he said. “It’s just something I have a passion for. It’s all about the love that you put into it.”

Axelsson grew up the son of a restaurant owner and master chef in the Bay Area. He was 13 years old when he began working with his father, Ari Georgsson—who, according to his profile on the website for his Katy’s Kreek restaurant, created and produced Iceland’s first cooking show and now

owns and runs successful breakfast/brunch spots in Walnut Creek and San Ramon.

In mid-2018, Axelsson decided it was time to venture out on his own and he and his wife, Chrystal—and their six kids—made the move to Chico.

Shortly thereafter, they opened Old Barn Kitchen on Clark Road in Paradise, just weeks before the Camp Fire burned through town.

Though that building survived the blaze, it did suffer smoke and exterior fire damage. And with

Old Barn Kitchen’s berry blintzes.

Anton Axelsson pours his love into the plates at Old Barn Kitchen.

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services like water and electricity down for an unknown amount of time, the Axelssons decided to move the restaurant down the hill to Chico. Now on Main Street, the eatery proclaims its eggs Benedicts are the best in town, and offers other attractive, signature breakfast and lunch dishes.

For those looking for a dish that’s both pretty and tasty, Axelsson first recommends his Santa Fe Benedict.

With a rainbow of colorful ingredients, including grilled purple onion and green avocado resting underneath three poached eggs smothered in a creamy, golden, spiced Hollandaise sauce, and topped with the bright colors of a classic pico de gallo, the dish is the best looking of Axelsson’s Benedict offerings, he says. It’s also the most fun to make.

For those not interested in eggs, including diners with a sweet tooth, he recommends his berry blintzes and Icelandic pancakes.

The pancakes come with an extra serving of love, as they are Axelsson’s grandmother’s recipe.

But one of the prettiest sweet breakfast entrees is the blintzes.

“They’re like crepes, filled with raspberry sauce, whipped cream, fresh berries,” he said, “and we decorate the top with a little more berries and whipped cream and raspberry sauce, just to make it look really good.”

Axelsson is planning to add another few pages to the menu soon. First, he’s hoping to have his beer and wine license by Valentine’s Day, and plans to offer a selection of mimosas. A dinner menu is in the works, too, with choices like paella, macadamia crusted halibut, calamari and chicken marsala.

As a busy business owner, Axelsson says he doesn’t get much of a chance to celebrate Valentine’s Day these days, but sees something inherently attractive about a morning meal with your sweetie.

“I think it’s sexy as hell,” he said. “You wake up in the morning, you bring a date, and start your day.”

—JOSH COZINE

‘The full experience’ Wine Time chef Lisa Sereda creates shareable dishes suitable for all dietary restrictions

Sereda started experimenting in the kitchen Lisawhen she was 4 years old.

She’d received an important task from her grand-

mother, who put her in charge of the salad dressing for family meals. Sereda would pick and choose from an impressive spread of oil, vinegar, lemon juice and spices, creating different concoctions. Then, they’d taste test together.

“Her encouraging me not to be afraid to try different things and see how things work was probably the most valuable culinary lesson,” Sereda said.

She continued that tradition with her grandmother until her passing five years ago. But that adventurous attitude has stuck

with Sereda, now the head chef of Wine Time, throughout her career. The Bay Area native has worked in the food industry since she was 17, when she moved to Chico to attend college, and has been at Wine Time for the past seven years.

Her skills in the kitchen Lisa Sereda, head chef of Wine Time, aims to offer a variety of well-rounded, flavorful dishes so “there’s a little bit of everything on [the menu] everybody can enjoy.”

At left, the mini beef wellingtons.

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have not gone unnoticed. Last year, in the CN&R’s Best of Chico readers’ poll, she placed third in the category of Best Chef. She also was one of three chefs to qualify for a meatless Monday competition hosted by the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York (she placed second with her stuffed Anaheim pepper).

Sereda says she’s thankful she gets to work for a place that encourages her creativity in the kitchen. One thing she focuses on is crafting a menu that is accessible to everyone, no matter their dietary restrictions or preferences. That’s why, when considering which entree represented her idea of the sexiest dish, she picked one that’s not only popular, but also adaptable—she’s created a vegan version of it.

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pastry. They’re placed on a bed of garlic mashed potatoes and drizzled with a mushroom reduction sauce.

“To me, it’s a sexy dish because it’s rich but it has different layers of flavor,” Sereda said. “And then with the mushroom reduction I put on top, there’s also a sweetness to that, so it kind of balances the salt of the prosciutto.”

For the vegan version, the dish is similar, except the filets are replaced with seared portobello mushrooms, which Sereda wraps in rice paper to preserve the moisture, and she uses vegan milk and butter alternatives.

Both dishes are made to be shared, Sereda said. In fact, Wine Time is a tapas-style restaurant that focuses on shareable dishes—this naturally complements a romantic occasion.

“You can share it and both enjoy it together,” Sereda said.

For dessert, Sereda whipped up a vegan chilled cashew mocha cheesecake, made primarily with cashews and almonds and paired with blueberries. It’s a filling dessert that’s packed with protein and not too sweet, with maple syrup being the only added sugar.

The fresh fruit adds a nice pop of color, flavor and texture, and the mint garnish was plucked straight from Wine Time’s garden.

“I just love it because it’s really different,” Sereda said.

“It’s actually pretty good for you…. And it’s very rich, just like a cheesecake would be.”

With every dish, Sereda uses seasonal ingredients and aims to offer a variety of well-rounded, flavorful options, so that “there’s a little bit of everything on [the menu] everybody can enjoy.”

“Something that’s really important to me … is making a place where you can come and have a glass of wine, listen to music and not have to modify whatever you want,” she said. “I want you to have the full experience and not have to modify it yourself.”

—ASHIAH SCHARAGA ashiahs@ newsrev iew. com

Creativity rules At The Exchange in Oroville, every ingredient has its purpose— even the microgreens hen Jesse Brown and Debi Mills opened The Exchange in a 150-yearold building in historic downtown Oroville two years ago, they envisioned it as mostly a bar with tapas-style appetizers, live music and craft cocktails.

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It didn’t take long, however, to see a niche they could fill by expanding their menu, and they soon hired local chef William Irwin, who now has free rein of the kitchen.

“Will’s daily specials are really our best sellers, people love them,” Brown told the CN&R during a recent visit to the Montgomery Street eatery. “He’s really creative.”

Irwin came to Butte County from North Carolina to be closer to his wife’s family. After stints at Red Tavern in Chico, and The Patio (which he helped open) and Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co. in

Oroville, he found his way to The Exchange. He describes his first food passion as Italian—before choosing life in the kitchen, he dabbled in deconstructing the Americanized dishes he’d grown up on, searching for their roots.

“Italians really put a lot of their heart and soul into

their food,” Irwin said. “And they make it about community—I like that.”

To that end, The Exchange sources much of its ingredients locally.

To name a few, the microgreens, which top many of Irwin’s dishes, come from Steedman’s Micro-Meadows out of Palermo; and balsamic comes from Live Oak’s Renfree Farms.

When it came to describing sexy dishes, Irwin brought out his Brussels sprouts salad, which he said came about much by happy accident, as a vendor delivered shaved sprouts one day instead of whole ones.

“We just decided to see what we could do with them,” Irwin said. Verdict: success. The shaved sprouts are mixed with applewood smoked bacon, caramelized onions, garlic and a housemade strawberry balsamic. It’s then drizzled with Renfree’s trademark balsamic. The onions and William Irwin says he loves to make sandwiches and each ingredient is placed intentionally for optimum flavor and presentation. The turkey pesto sandwich features his oftrequested sweet whiskey onion jam.

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Left: William Irwin became head chef at The Exchange in Oroville shortly after the downtown bar/restaurant opened two years ago. Here, he’s pictured with the Brussels sprouts salad.

strawberry balsamic add a bit of sweetness to the salad, and the shaved sprouts are a nice departure from the traditional fare, adding a bit of crunchy texture to the plate.

Irwin also plated one of his signature sandwiches, the turkey pesto, which features his to-die-for sweet whiskey onion jam (people regularly ask him to jar it for sale), bacon, pepperjack cheese and micro red acre cabbage on Tin Roof seeded multigrain bread. Everything on the sandwich has its place, Irwin explained. The onion jam, for instance, has to go on the top piece of bread— that way it drips down into the other ingredients without making the bread soggy.

That helps with presentation, too, he said, as the bread can stand up that way.

For Valentine’s Day, Irwin is working on a handmade lobster ravioli. That would have been his choice for sexiest dish, but with the holiday still a week away, he didn’t have all the ingredients on hand.

“There’s something instrinsically sexy about Italian food, ” he said. “I have no shame when eating pasta—I actually licked the plate on my first date with my wife.”

He said inspiration struck him for the dish in the middle of the night recently and he called up the owner of Steedman’s to request micro basil. “She put on her slippers and went out and planted some right then,” he said, shaking his head. “It’s so nice to have those kinds of relationships with our growers.”

The micro basil will add both color and aroma to the dish, plus it packs a wallop of flavor despite being “micro.” That’s all part of Irwin’s plan, after all—creativity, community and intention.

—MEREDITH J. COOPER mered i thc @ newsrev iew.c om

Love on a plate Crush’s short-rib stroganoff is an elevated twist on an old-school dish.

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Crush prepares dishes with passion to enhance the evening t’s the kind of dish that when it’s laid out on a table, heads turn. As Warren Miller, head chef at Crush, presented the restaurant’s short-rib stroganoff on a recent afternoon, a curious gentleman walked over to find out what had been cooking.

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For Miller, it was an illustrative moment: Presentation is all part of the experience.

“You eat with your eyes first,” he said. “It’s something where even walking by tables, people are going to see it, they’re going to notice it. … It’s going to get set down in front of you, your mouth’s going to water and you’re going to want that bite.”

For Crush’s short-rib stroganoff—what Miller calls an elevated twist on an old-school dish—Certified Angus Beef chuck flats are seared and braised for a couple of hours. Then, the cooking liquid is reduced and used to coat the beef, along with roasted mushrooms and onions, creating a savory glaze.

When it comes to the pasta, Crush prepares imported Italian fettuccine al dente, which is paired with a creamy alfredo sauce, fresh herbs, thyme, chives and parsley. It’s topped with fresh-shaved Pecorino Romano, and crispy baked Parmesan frico crisps, which, along with baked shallots, add a “little bit of crunch [and] pop of color.”

“It’s rich; it’s got a lot of flavor in it, a lot of body; it’s filling,” Miller said. “Because we source really nice ingredients, it is one more way to elevate those flavor profiles. … You

get that slow-braised meat and then you get the nice sauce, the noodle, the little bit of crunch from the Parmesan and the shallot. It just kind of brings it all together.”

The flagship downtown eatery—on the second floor at Broadway and West Second streets—is known for its happy hour, pizza bar and romantic, date-night atmosphere. (It’s currently undergoing renovation to expand the patio and add restrooms on the second floor.)

As for the menu, Crush specializes in traditional and contemporary Italian dishes and uses fresh, local, seasonal ingredients. Miller said when considering the restaurant’s sexiest dish, he chose this entree because it is one of Crush’s most popular offerings—plus, couples often share the plate. In addition, it is an approachable, reliable choice for those who want something familiar and comforting that’s more extravagant than a traditional home-cooked version.

Behind the preparation of every dish at Crush, whether it’s the stroganoff, chicken parmigiana or bolognese with handmade pappardelle, there’s an underlying passion to create an excellent meal that enhances the evening, Miller added. At 34 years old, Miller has worked in professional kitchens since he was 14, spending the last 10 years at Crush (two of those he worked at the Ukiah sister location).

It’s rewarding for him to see and hear that customers are happy with what they’ve tasted and experienced.

“There’s tons of restaurants in Chico—on

our level and on other levels—and people are choosing to come spend their time, spend their money and spend their night with you. So it’s kind of like, you want to put that love on the plate, the passion, and put everything you have into those dishes,” he said. “By giving [customers] something that’s comforting, that’s hearty, that’s beautiful, it’s a good way to keep their night going in that [positive] direction.”

—ASHIAH SCHARAGA ash ia h s@ newsr ev iew.c o m

Warren Miller, head chef at Crush in downtown Chico, says he approaches each dish with the goal of sharing his passion for cooking.

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C.W. Stoneking record, you assumed it to be a rare, private-press blues gem from the prewar American South. by The full-bodied Ryan J. Prado drawl and howl of Stoneking’s vocals Preview: approximate the C.W. Stoneking musical meanderpeforms Thursday, ings of the largely Feb. 13, 8 p.m. black roster of early WrVnG opens.

Tickets: $10 acoustic blues play(eventbrite.com) ers—Leadbelly, Sun House or Robert Argus Bar + Patio Johnson—and his 212 W. Second St. facebook.com/ recordings sound as argusbar if they were mic’d inside an old warehouse. Stoneking’s visual aesthetic and biography, however, are pretty far removed from that seminal era.

Stoneking was born in Katherine, in the Northern Territory of Australia.

The son of two American ex-pats, he became fascinated by blues, dixieland jazz, calypso and first wave rock ’n’ roll, and learned to play within those parameters. Typically clad in all-white suits, with a short coif of hair slicked back like a Depression-era worker, and a slow, thoughtful manner of speaking, Stoneking himself seems to have been conjured by some blues-crazed witchcraft that allows him to entrance audiences the world over.

Since his 2005 debut record, King Hokum—released through his own King Hokum label—Stoneking has amassed a buzz as much for his bizarre, ghostly novelty as his music. His affinity for old blues is a common inquiry, but one he struggles to qualify.

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Special Events FERAL ATLAS: Anna Tsing, UC Santa Cruz professor of anthropology, will discuss Feral Atlas: an interactive, web-based experiment in environmental storytelling that combines art, science and humanities perspectives to reveal the unintended effects of human infrastructure projects. Thu, 2/6, 7:30pm. Zingg Recital Hall, Chico State, ARTS 279.

BIONEERS CONFERENCE SERIES: Curated selection of speakers from annual environmental and social issues conference projected on the big screen, discussion will follow. This week: May Boeve, Ali Meders-Knight and more. Thu, 2/6, 7pm. $5 suggested donation. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.

I think if I looked at it in that way. It’s more of an immediate thing; it’s just a direct connection with music that you like or you don’t. And that doesn’t really expire or diminish I don’t think.”

His 2008 followup, Jungle Blues, was composed from a menagerie of stylistic influences: big band swing and boogie-woogie with a dash of seafaring adventure tales and old-timey ballads. Six years later, he released the proto-rock album Gon Boogaloo, which ditched a lot of the acoustic guitar and banjo tracks for electric guitar and female backing vocals.

Nowadays, Stoneking isn’t sweating the release of new material. Besides, as he reports, writing doesn’t come easy.

“I’ve got a few strings on my bow there … I’m a champion procrastinator and also I like to tour,” explains Stoneking, who now lives in Nashville, Tenn. “I’m not really what I’d call a great instrumentalist. I can’t make it happen straight away; I need to sit down and figure it out and then play it a lot. A lot. And then get good at playing it, let alone to play it while I’m singing.”

Stoneking’s unique voice has brought a few calls for collaboration over the years—the reading of a poem on Jack White’s 2018 solo album, Boarding House Reach; a voice acting gig as a vegetable humanoid in Tome of the Unknown, the pilot for the animated series Over the Garden Wall that includes Elijah Wood among its voice artists; and a duet recording of “Silent Night” with Josh Homme on an off-date when Stoneking was opening for Queens of the Stone Age in Australia.

His usual self-deprecating, dry humor intact, Stoneking isn’t holding his breath for others to jump in and request his services.

“It’s just maybe when they’re in a dumb mood,” he quips. “They just get me if they wanna do somethin’ stupid.”

New music is in, in fact, the offing, but patience is a virtue with Stoneking.

“I wouldn’t say it necessarily comes naturally to me, not at all,” he says. “But I just punish myself until I get something that at least comes up to standards of what I’d wanna hear from somebody.” Ω

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Mall. Sat 2/8, 11am. Free. Chico Mall, 1950 E. 20th St.

PEOPLE, PLACES AND PIECES OF PARADISE: Local photojournalist Doug Keister will discuss photos collected from over 100 trips to Paradise after the Camp Fire and will share stories of survivors, recovery and rebuilding. Sat 2/8, 10am. $5. Chico History Museum, 141 Salem St.

STREGA STUDIOS OPEN HOUSE: Strega ceramic studio hosts a pop-up featuring Sienna Ceramics, pop-up makers (TurkeyTail Farm, Moon Wise Herbals, Monaboho Vintage), and informative Mushroom talk (3pm). Sat 2/8, 12pm. Free. Strega Studios, 2613 Fair St., Ste. B. (530) 965-3090.

TOY BRICK BUILDERS SHOW: ChicoLug’s annual event featuring toy brick (Lego) displays, from trains and boats to cities and other special creations. Sat 2/8, 10am. $2. East Ave. Community Church, 1184 East Ave. 521-2938.

VALENTINE’S POP-UP: Browse Billy Skye’s trendy jewelry, Poppy Rose’s custom scented candles and vintage clothing from Hello Honey. Proceeds to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. Sat 2/8, 10am. Free. Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St.

PAVLO: Local PBS station, KIXE, presents Toronto acoustic guitarist who blends styles from all around the world—Greek, Flamenco, Latin, Balkan and more. Sat, 2/8, 7pm. $45$64. El Rey Theater, 230 W. Second St. (530) 243-5493. pavlo.com

Theater GIRLS’ WEEKEND: See Thursday. Sat, 2/8, 7:30pm. $12-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 877-5760. totr.org

HATE MAIL: An epistolary play in which a spoiled rich kid and an angsty artist read weird, hilarious letters. Ticket purchase includes pre-show happy hour and post-show desserts. A ’70s dance party immediately follows the event, which is also a fundraiser for Blue Room. Sat, 2/8, 6:30pm. $20-$25.

Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. blueroomtheatre.com

LITTLE WOMEN: See Friday. Sat, 2/8, 2pm. $20$30. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave.

THE MUSIC MAN: See Thursday. Sat, 2/8, 7:30pm. $20-$24. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Rd., Ste. F. chicotheatercompany.com

LITTLE WOMEN: Follow sisters Jo, Meg, Beth

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CLuSTer CHuCK? What we have here is a two-stage truck rally goin’ down on the outskirts of town Saturday (Feb. 8), in the home lot of the Bank Club Stagecoach food truck at 1355 Eaton Road. Stage one is Cluster Truck, an afternoon (12-5 p.m.) rally with the Bank Club joined by Gnarly Deli and Equilateral Coffee, plus vendors, art, and live music by Kyle Williams and The Magic Moments. Stage two is Chuckle Truck, an evening comedy show (6 p.m.) in the same spot with performances by Benton Harshaw, Ruby Setnik, Dillon Collins, Hank Duke and Phil From Chico.

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NATIVE BASKETRY TALK: In conjunction with Chico State’s Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology, Dr. Vanessa Esquivido will discuss “The Intergenerational Knowledge of Northwest California Native Basketry.” Sun, 2/9, 4pm. Free. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. 898-5397.

POP-UP: All-female pop-up shop featuring art from Marisa Segovia, Cheyenne Ng, Katie Applebaum, Moon Medicinals, Nora Machado and Jen Clark. Truckaroni will serve food until 2pm. Sun, 2/9, 11am. Free. 1078 Gallery, 1710 Park Ave.

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Music CAMERON FORD: Vegan food, plus live music from local singer/songwriter. Sun, 2/9, 11am. Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St. NORTH STATE SYMPHONY: The Masterworks 3: Pulling Out the Stops program features Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3 (organ) and guest youth players joining on Marquez’ Danzon No.2.

Pre-concert talk one hour before show. Sun, 2/9, 2pm. $18-$55. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. northstatesymphony.org

THIS WILL DESTROY YOU: The post-rock instrumental heavyweights fill the Big Room with their atmospheric noise. Portland’s Amulets opens. Sun, 2/9, 7pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

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covers pop and rock songs on his acoustic guitar. Sun, 2/9, 3pm. The Commons Social Empourium, 2412 Park Ave.

Theater GIRLS’ WEEKEND: See Thursday. Sun, 2/9, 2pm. $12-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 877-5760. totr.org

LITTLE WOMEN: See Friday. Sun, 2/9, 2pm. $20$30. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave.

THE MUSIC MAN: See Thursday. Sun, 2/9, 2pm. $20-$24. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Rd., Ste. F. chicotheatercompany.com

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Special Events CHICO LIVE IMPROV: The Chico Improv Comedy troupe hosts classes at the gallery every Monday Mon, 2/10, 7pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 1710 Park Ave.

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Music CHRIS THILE: Chico Performances presents multiple Grammy Award-winner and member of the Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek. Tue, 2/11, 7:30pm. $15-$54. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, 898-6333. chicoperformances. com

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Feb. 8-March 1 Chico Art Center See arT

Art BMU 3RD FLOOR GALLERY: Innocence’s Martyr, Chico State Painting and Drawing Club group exhibit. Reception 2/6, 5pm.

Through 2/13. Chico State.

CHICO ART CENTER: Sal Casa, commemorative exhibit featuring abstract and representational paintings and drawings the Chico icon created throughout his career.

A reception will be held Sat. 2/8 at 5 p.m.

Through 3/1. 450 Orange St. chicoartcen ter.com

HEALING ART GALLERY: Art by Kimberly Rachelle Ranalla, paintings by Northern California artist and brain tumor survivor, Kimberly Rachelle Ranalla. Enloe Regional Cancer Center’s Healing Art Gallery features artists whose lives have been touched by cancer. Through 4/17.

Free. 265 Cohasset Road., 332-3856. enloe. org

MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART: Snow Goose Festival Art Exhibition, annual group exhibition in conjunction with Snow Goose Fest featuring original works of all media. Through 2/9. 900 Esplanade. monca.org

NAKED LOUNGE: Marisa Segovia, local art showcase. Reception 2/28, 7 p.m. Through 2/29. Free. 118 W. Second St.

THE TURNER: Renaissanced, Curated with history professor Jason Nice and students in Renaissance Civilization:

1300–1550, students explore prints in the Turner Collection to analyze the enduring themes of the Renaissance. Exhibition talk Thurs, 2/13, 5:30pm. Zingg Recital Hall Reception to follow at The Turner.

Through 2/29. Free. Chico State, 898-4476. theturner.org

Museums CHICO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Tons of cool stuff for kids to explore including a miniature city, complete with a junior vet clinic, dentist, cafe and farmers’ market, a giant fish tank, multi-sensory room, imagination playground and much more. Check the website for hours and admission information. Through 3/25. $7-$9. 325 Main St. chicochildrensmuseum.org

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Albatross Life on the Wind and Sea, Hawaii artist and author Caren Loebel-Fried reveals the story of an imagined nesting Laysan Albatross through her intricate and colorful block prints. Through 2/9. $5-$7. 625 Esplanade.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Fire and Water Elements of Change, this exhibit curated by Museum Studies students observes our changing planet from an anthropological perspective, through two major elements: fire and water. Also: Unbroken Traditions Basketweavers of the Meadows-Baker Families in Northern California. Through 5/15. Chico State.

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Keep Chico

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The musical sleight of hand of one-man band That 1 Guy

Submissions are now being accepted for the seventh annual Keep Chico Weird Art Show, happening March 19-22 at the 1078 Galley.

• Art in all mediums is eligible Deadline for (including performance art for the reception on March 19) submissions is • Must be 18-over to submit Feb. 28 2020.

Send submissions to keepchicoweird@gmail.com.

Selected entrants will be notified within a week or so from the deadline.

For more info and updates visit: keepchicoweird.com or facebook.com/keepchicoweird

M active player in the Bay Area jazz scene, until 1996 when the ike Silverman was once an

San Francisco Conservatorytrained musician set aside his by double bass and Bill Forman starting playing the Magic Pipe.

The 7-foot-tall Preview: homemade musithat 1 Guy performs Friday, Feb. 7, 9 p.m. cal instrument was austin Farwell (“that invented and built other guy”) opens. by Silverman, who tickets: $13 also created the (eventbrite.com) stage persona of Lost on Main That 1 Guy and 319 Main st. for the past 24 892-2445 years has made facebook.com/ lostonmain weird and funky songs about weasel potpies and meat raining down from the sky with his one-of-a-kind percussion/stringed instrument.

Recently, however, Silverman has brought another kind of magic to the stage: actual magic.

“I didn’t really get into magic until my early 30s, when I started going to Vegas at the end of tours,” said Silverman. After many fruitless forays into Sin City magic shops that mostly traded in novelties, the budding trickster caught a break.

“I went into this really cool magic shop called Denny and Lee’s, and the guy there was so nice,” Silverman explained. “He’s like, ‘Hey, come back tonight, we have a lecture.’ So I look around this tiny little shop, and I’m like, ‘In here?’

And he goes, ‘No, in here.’ And he pushes on the bookshelf and it opens up and there’s a whole theater in the back of the place. I just lost my shit and, that night, I met my teacher, who is really one of the best in the world when it comes to

sleight of hand. I’m like, ‘I’m never leaving this place, I’m just going to move here right now.’ And I did.”

Silverman soon started showing off a few magic tricks before and during his concerts, and even goes so far as to do it while playing his instrument onstage, and doesn’t care if anyone notices.

“A lot of the time, I’m triggering stuff with a different appendage than [the ones] I’m making it look like I’m triggering it with,” he said.

“And I just love doing that! I think it’s sort of an inside joke to myself more than anything.”

Of course, music is still his main focus, mostly via touring. That 1 Guy has had half a dozen releases in the last 20 years—and one with The Frankenstein Brothers, a collaboration with guitarist Buckethead—but Silverman’s bread-and-butter is live performances, as many as 200 shows per year.

“The royalty checks don’t come flying into the mailbox, and what I do is really a live-driven thing,” said Silverman, whose most recent album, Poseidon’s Deep Water Adventure Friends, was released back in 2014. “Also, life is better for me when I’m out here touring, just in terms of my health and everything. Because I’m working so hard, I’m always in better physical shape and my energy is higher.

Although lifting the gear can be a little bit hard on the back.”

Mike Silverman and his Magic Pipe.

Photo courtesy oF that 1 Guy

The reason for that, of course, is the cumbersome Magic Pipe. Most of the instrument’s components are reasonably lightweight: the dozen or so trigger sensors that attach to the pipe itself, a classical bass string that runs down the front of it, a couple of contact microphones and a bunch of effects pedals. The problem is in the steel pipes and fittings.

“Everything together is hundreds and hundreds of pounds,” he said.

The contraption enables him to access a remarkable range of sounds and textures, and his convoluted displays of dexterity result in sounds similar to fellow funky experimenters Primus—but with just one man instead of three.

Silverman places Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa and Dr. Demento high on his list of influences, which helps explain why his lyrics are both surreal and goofy.

“I’ve always written lyrics like that,” he said with something resembling pride. “I tried to write pop, love song-y things, and I just couldn’t do it. They were so bad, so terrible. So I went back to writing in a crazy stream-of-consciousness style, and then a couple years later I heard Captain Beefheart. That was the first time when I was like, ‘Oh, you can do that? This is totally legit.’” Ω February 6, 2020

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THURSDAY 2/6—WEDNESDAY 2/12

LGBTQ STOPLIGHT PARTY: Dance party benefit for Stonewall Alliance with DJ A-Lo-Fi. Fri, 2/7, 9pm. $3. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

OPEN MIC: Open mic hosted by Jeff

Pershing. Fri, 2/7, 7pm. $1. Down Lo, 319 Main St., 530-966-8342.

ROCK THE VOTE FOR SUE: A concert

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NAPPY ROOTS REGGAE NIGHT: Stay Positive Sound’s DJ Cootdog and Diesel. Italian food from Truckaroni. Thu, 2/6, 7pm. The Commons Social Empourium, 2412 Park Ave.

ALO, BEN MORRISON: Bay Area rockers Animal Liberation Orchestra on tour in support of their EP Creatures, Vol. 2: Weave. Ben Morrison of San Francisco folk/bluegrass group The Brothers Comatose opens. Thu, 2/6, 7pm. $29-$31. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada. com

BALD ROCK BOYS: Live classic rock

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COMEDY NIGHT: Stand-up comedy

with 2019 San Francisco Comedy Competition winner Sterling Scott and other SFCC alumni. Fri, 2/7, 6:30pm. $10-$20. El Rey Theater, 230 W. Second St. elreychico.com

and country favorites from the boys. Thu, 2/6, 6:30pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

DINNER WITH LEANN COOLEY: Jazzy tunes and home-style swing with Josh Hegg and Eric Peter as part of a new series. Thu, 2/6, 6pm. Free.

Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St.

CRUCIAL TIMES BOOK RELEASE: Photography collective book release with music from local death rockers Desperate Hell, local powerviolence

Saturday, Feb. 8 Tackle Box SEE SATURDAY

band End/Game and Grey Loom.

The book contains photos of live performances in punk, metal and goth scenes up and down the West Coast. Fri, 2/7, 8pm. Free. 1078 Gallery, 1710 Park Ave.

JAZZ NIGHT: Hear the house band until 7:30, open jam ’til 9:30 p.m. Fri, 2/7, 6:30pm. Free. Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St.

THE KELLY BROTHERS UNPLUGGED: Local piano- guitar-playing bros cover anything you want. Fri, 2/7, 7pm.

The Commons Social Empourium, 2412 Park Ave.

clean lines.

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THE STRAYAWAYS: So Cal rockers with local alt-rockers Dial Up Days. Fri, 2/7, 8pm. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park

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fundraiser for Butte County Supervisor candidate Sue Hilderbrand. Live music by Black Fong and pop-folk duo Johnson & Miller. Fri, 2/7, 6:30pm. $15-$20.

Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.

BURN SCARS

The four dudes in local prog-metal crew Shadow Limb all hail from the Paradise area, so it makes sense that their new album would be called Burn Scar. The only thing is, even though the album came out after the Camp Fire, all of the lyrics were written before the disaster. That is a damn spooky coincidence, one that matches the dark ominous vibe of a heavy shape-shifting disc that gets its proper release party Saturday (Feb. 8) at the Naked Lounge. S.F. heavy trio Diastroid and Chico’s Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy open.

TENNESSEE RIVER: Alabama tribute, plus other country covers and originals. Fri, 2/7, 9:30pm. $5.

Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. feather fallscasino.com

THAT 1 GUY: The one-man band and his musical invention, The Magic Pipe, returns to Chico. Also, “that other guy,” local bassist Austin Farwell (Smokey The Groove) does his solo thing. Fri, 2/7, 9pm. $13. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., 892-2445.

TYLER DEVOLL: Live music. Fri, 2/7, 8pm.

The Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St., Oroville. theexchangeoroville.com

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’70s DANCE PARTY: After drinks,

appetizers, and performance of two-person comedy, Hate Mail, boogie down at the “Blue Muse Lounge” to all the 1970s hits. Sat, 2/8, 9:30pm. $5. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St.

CHUCKLE TRUCK: Local and out-oftown stand-up comedy, featuring Benton Harshaw, Ruby Setnik, Hank Duke, Dillon Collins and Phil From

Chico (after the Cluster Truck event). Sat, 2/8, 6pm. $7. Bank Club Stagecoach, 1355 Eaton Rd.

CREAM OF CLAPTON: Tribute to Slow

Hand. Sat, 2/8, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino. com

DANCE NIGHT: DJs J-Ho and U-Yes.

The dynamic duo returns. Sat, 2/8, 9:30pm. $2. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

THIS WEEK: FIND MOre eNTerTaINMeNT aND SPeCIaL eVeNTS ON PaGe 22 in celebrating their album, Burn Scar. Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy rounds out the bill. Sat, 2/8, 8pm. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

THIS WILL DeSTrOy yOu Sunday, Feb. 9 Sierra Nevada Big Room

THE STUFF THAT LEAKS OUT: Local

DANCE NIGHT: Four lady DJs with large

SAMARIA GRACE & PAUL: Live jazz,

vinyl collections select a fresh slice of wax every Wednesday for your boogie pleasure. Wed, 2/12, 10pm. $1.

Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

blues, funk. Wed, 2/12, 6pm. Free.

The Allies Pub, 426 Broadway, Ste. 130., 809-1650.

experimental space jam. Family

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band The Ascenders opens. Sat, 2/8, 8pm. Unwined Kitchen & Bar, 980 Mangrove Ave.

Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. jmaxproductions.net

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JASON ANGOVE: Live music. Sat, 2/8, 8pm. The Exchange, 1975

Montgomery St., Oroville. theex changeoroville.com

THIS WILL DESTROY YOU: The post-

rock instrumental heavyweights fill the Big Room with their atmospheric noise. Portland’s Amulets opens. Sun, 2/9, 7pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

KEITH GREENINGER AND DAYAN KAI: An intimate acoustic performance in KZFR’s Studio 416, with two California singer/songwriters. Sat, 2/8, 7pm. $22. KZFR Studios, 341 Broadway St., Ste. 411. kzfr.org

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NAPPY ROOTS: The Kentucky four-man hip-hop crew will perform classics and underground hits, both old and new. Sat, 2/8, 9pm. $20. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

DANCE PARTY: Come out and dance to ’80s hits. Sat, 2/8, 10pm. La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

GENE SMITH AND ALEX JENKINS: Sactown guitar and tabla duo will play live jazz, Afro-Cuban, rock, blues, fusion and Indian classical music.

Local world music group Ancient Echo opens. Sat, 2/8, 8pm. $7-$12.

Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St.

GUMBOOTS: Chico expat Sloan Tash returns for a Gumboots reunion show with local guitar and fiddle duo The Gnarly Pints. Sat, 2/8, 8pm. $5.

The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

presents multiple Grammy Awardwinner and member of the Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek. Tue, 2/11, 7:30pm. $15-$54. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State.

PAVLO: Local PBS station KIXE presents Toronto acoustic guitarist who blends styles from all around the world—Greek, Flamenco, Latin, Balkan and more. Sat, 2/8, 7pm. $45-$64. El Rey Theater, 230 W. Second St., (530) 243-5493. pavlo.com

IRATION: Santa Barbara-via-Hawaii good-vibes crew returns to Chico on the Heatseekers Winter Tour.

With special guests The Ries Brothers, The B Foundation and Cydeways. Sat, 2/8, 7pm. $29.50.

CHRIS THILE: Chico Performances

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THE BIDWELLS: Live music from local

SHADOW LIMB, DISASTROID: San Francisco heavy rock trio joins local metal dudes Shadow Limb

acoustic duo. Wed, 2/12, 6pm.

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Reviewers: Meredith J. Cooper, Bob Grimm, Juan-Carlos Selznick and Neesa Sonoquie.

Opening this week Birds of Prey

This latest offering from the DC Comics Extended Universe follows up Suicide Squad (2016), and finds the unhinged badass Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) teaming with a new crew, an all-female band of superheroes trying to rescue a young girl from the Black Mask (Ewan McGregor). Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

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Les Misérables

See review this issue. Pageant Theatre.

Rated R —J.C.S.

Oscar 2020 series

Every day through Feb. 9, Cinemark will rotate showings of this year’s Academy Award nominees for Best Picture as well as a compilation of those nominated for Best Short Film. Contact theater or visit cinemark.com for schedule. Cinemark 14.

Suburbia (1984)

No peace for the wretched

The theme of the Pageant’s February Late Show series is The Cinema of Punk. Each Friday and Saturday night at 10 p.m., a new punk-informed flick will be presented. This week (Feb. 7-8): Penelope Spheeris’ punkrunaway, coming-of-age classic, Suburbia.

Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Tensions boil over in Paris’ immigrant suburbs

Tclassic maker is not an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables, or even a remake of

his bristling new film by an emerging French film-

its various film versions. But, as the shared title is perhaps meant to suggest, it does take Hugo and his most by Juan-Carlos celebrated novel as specific Selznick reference points, and while the action takes place in the 21st century, the film’s main setting is Montfermeil, France, the town in the outer suburbs of Paris in Les Misérables which Hugo wrote the original Opens Friday, novel in the 19th century.

Writer-director Ladj Ly’s Feb. 7. Starring Damien bonnard, family immigrated from Mali, alexis Manenti and and he grew up in Monfermeil.

Djebril Zonga.

Directed by Ladj Ly. His film echoes Hugo’s novel Pageant Theatre. in its concerns with poverty, rated r. injustice and social prejudice, but it shapes itself primarily as a police story immersed in a flood of social, political, cultural, moral and legal conflicts. Since its story centers on three plainclothes cops navigating a district fraught with racial and ethnic strife, the film often seems somewhat like a police procedural with a wild streak of urban street life. It is that, but it’s really at its best when those cops and the diverse characters they encounter find themselves trapped in dilemmas for which there is no easy or fully satisfactory solution in sight.

The three cops are Chris (Alexis Manenti), Gwada (Djebril Zonga) and the newly arrived Stéphane Ruiz (Damien Bonnard). Chris, who is the group leader, comes on a little like a Gallic

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Dirty Harry, nasty-humored in T-shirt and crew cut. Stéphane may be the newbie but he’s no rookie, and his growing dismay over Chris’ “cowboy” methods soon establishes him as a conscience figure, for the audience if not for Chris himself.

Gwada is black (the other two are white), and while he has to tread lightly around Chris, he picks his spots for decisive action in ways that suggest greater integrity than he’s usually able to show.

At first, tensions within the community are held in check, albeit just barely at times, as the three men move through encounters with the town’s imperious black “mayor” (Steve Tientcheu); Salah (Almamy Kanouté), an ex-convict businessman who dispenses justice from his kebab restaurant; a drug dealer (Nizar Ben Fatma); and some members of the Muslim Brotherhood who serve both as kindly mentors and fierce militants. Jeanne Balibar has an acerbic cameo as the precinct commissioner who oversees Chris and his crew.

Eventually, those tensions boil over. Somewhat ironically, two separate black youngsters wind up at the middle of it. Buzz (Al-Hassan Ly, the director’s son) is a loner who flies his drone around the neighborhood illicitly photographing young women and, as it happens, police misconduct involving Issa (Issa Perica), a very active street kid who gets caught with a stolen lion cub belonging to a gypsy circus, sparking the various conflicts at play. Ω

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Guy Ritchie is back in his wheelhouse— gangster comedy—and for his new film, he’s assembled and excellent roster led by an intense Matthew McConaughey and an extremely amusing Hugh Grant, plus Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery and Eddie Marsan—all in top form. The Gentlemen feels a lot like the style of Ritchie’s other films in this genre (see Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), in that it has zippy dialogue and a fairly routine mystery at its core. But it’s a lot of fun, from start to finish, and you will forgive the familiarities and foibles. McConaughey is at his best as Mickey Pearson, an American pot gangster who has built a large illegal weed empire in England.

He’s toying with getting out of the business, and offers his operation to another American, Matthew (Jeremy Strong), for a tidy, yet semi-reasonable sum. Bodies start piling up, Mickey’s hidden farms get compromised, and somebody in the cast is responsible for the chaos. Things play out in a way that is not too surprising, but the film is still an overall good time. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas.

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Gretel & Hansel

The Brothers Grimm take a very dark turn in this horror adaptation of the classic folk tale. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas.

Rated PG-13.

Just Mercy

A biopic based on famed civil rights lawyer and social justice warrior Bryan Stevenson (played by Michael B. Jordan) and his work trying to overturn the conviction of Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), a black man in Alabama who was wrongfully accused of the 1986 murder of an 18-year-old white woman.

Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Sam Mendes’ sprawlingly detailed war film intrigues, above all, as a relatively simple and intimate tale told in spectacularly large-scale terms. Its plotline, in a nutshell, has two youthful British soldiers carrying a crucial set of orders through the labyrinthian trenches of a World War I “no man’s land” in hopes of preventing the likely massacre of two battalions. Lance Corporal Blake (played

by Dean-Charles Chapman) and Lance Corporal Schofield (George MacKay) are longtime pals who follow orders with increasing fervor, even or maybe especially with the mounting indications that they and all their comrades are in way over their heads. The film’s main claims to some kind of greatness have to do with the ways in which the story of the pair’s battlefield journey is mounted. Mendes and ace cinematographer Roger Deakins keep their camera in close proximity to the two principles, and in the process create the impression of one long continuous take as Blake and Schofield trek through terrain that is by turns gruesomely confining and desolatingly expansive. It’s a fascinatingly operatic duet between the parallel battlefield journeys of Schofield and Blake on the one hand, and of Deakins’ camera on the other. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —J.C.S.

Reed Morano (director of The Handmade’s Tale on Hulu) is at the helm of this revenge thriller about a woman (Blake Lively) who seeks to track down those responsible for downing a plane and killing her family. Also starring Jude Law. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Bad Boys for Life

The Turning

The buddy-cop duo (played by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence) reunite to fight a cartel mob boss. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Dolittle

Screenwriter (Traffic) and director Stephen Gaghan has crafted this vehicle for Robert Downey Jr. to play the famous doctor who could talk to animals from Hugh Lofting’s classic children’s books. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

Frozen 2

Queen Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) and her sister Princess Anna (Kristen Bell) are back on a journey beyond Arendelle in this sequel to the massively popular animated musical animated flick. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Knives Out

A star-studded black comedy from writer/ director Rian Johnson about a detective (Daniel Craig) investigating the murder of a wealthy author (Christopher Plummer) who winds up dead in his remote mansion soon after his dysfunctional family arrives.

Also starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson and Toni Collette. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

The Last Full Measure

Christopher Plummer, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Samuel L. Jackson and the late Peter Fonda (in his last role) star in this historical drama on the posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor to William H. Pitsenbarger Jr. for saving more than 60 fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

The Rhythm Section

A modern horror update of Henry James 1898 novella, The Turn of the Screw, with a nanny who discovers dark secrets in the Maine countryside where she is caring for a couple of orphans in a spooky house.

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bubbles and claws Will the popularity of hard seltzers last?

Isession trends toward lower-calorie drinks, I wrote about beers, low-alcohol IPAs, brut IPAs, craft

basically looked past them for years. Following the

lagers, kombucha and non-alcoholic beer.

But in 2020 I cannot ignore hard seltzers any longer. The category, by centered around a colorless, fruityAlastair tasting, bubbly liquid usually with Bland 4 percent or 5 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), has exploded. In 2016, American producers sold 82,000 barrels of the stuff. In 2019, they reportedly made some 3 billion barrels of hard seltzer.

Hard seltzer is made by fermenting cane sugar water. Fruit or fruit flavor and carbonation are added later. Big brands like White Claw and Truly (a product of Boston Beer Co., maker of Sam Adams) have led the way, while countless lesser ones have followed.

Seltzers have gained such a following that, as we’ve seen in the beer industry, people have grown fussy over which producers are technically “craft” and which ones are too big to be cool. In the case of making hard seltzer, the craft version tends to contain real fruit and less sugar than bigger brands, which may use fruit flavoring as a cheaper, easier technique.

My first hard seltzer was a New Year’s Eve toast with San Rafael brewpub Pond Farm’s 5 percent ABV grapefruit and citrus seltzer. Spritzy and vodka-clear, it was clean and fruity tasting—easy to enjoy but, as with seltzers in general, a bit thin on substance.

But dainty character is part of the point of these drinks. A 12-ounce serving of hard seltzer contains usually about 100 calories—30 percent or 40 percent

fewer than a beer of similar strength. At a time when millennial drinkers are looking for fewer calories and less alcohol, hard seltzers seem a prime alternative to rich and malty craft beer.

According to an article in Porch Drinking, many craft breweries are dabbling in seltzer-making but with careful attention to marketing strategies and branding. Some breweries are presenting their seltzers as basically another “beer” on the menu, while other companies are making seltzers into entirely new product lines, with no obvious link to the parent brewery.

The former strategy, according to author Taylor Laabs, seems to be a way of reassuring fans and craft beer devotees that their seltzer is just another craft brewing experiment, whereas the latter seems to be an attempt to launch the product into the market on its own effervescent wings. Oskar Blues, known for its big, burly, mountain-biker-style beers, has done just this with its Wild Basin Boozy Sparkling Water brand.

So, hard seltzers are all the rage now, but we will see if they persist. I am dubious of their future. The conceptual trouble I have with hard seltzer is this: The stuff seems to draw us a step closer toward imbibing simply for the purpose of consuming alcohol.

Whereas beer contains a plethora of flavors and smells derived from malt and hops that tag along through the fermentation and packaging processes, hard seltzer is, by design, rather characterless. It is made relatively quickly and easily, and I’m calling it now: They lack the staying power of beer and, eventually—much like Zima in the 1990s—will be remembered as a brief craze of the early 21st century. Ω

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RITE OF PASSAGE Arts DEVO was formed in the 1980s. Not this column specifi-

cally, but rather the real-world meat sack behind the keyboard who sweated through his tween-to-teen years wandering the cultural desert of Redding in search of a connection to anything stimulating. I started the decade at 10 years old and ended it at 20, and nearly all of that critical period was spent in Redding. My exposure to the outside world came via two primary sources: mixed tapes gifted to me by friendly punks, weirdos and other music nerds, and TV. It’s only in retrospect that I’ve appreciated the scope of the latter’s influence, and the pivotal role it played in opening my mind to new ideas and living a life that revolves around art.

Fortunately for me, MTV was born while I was in junior high. The channel hasn’t been relevant as a music station for decades, but back then, before the suits realized its teen-marketing potential, MTV hosted an incredible range of great music, and I spent many hours a day absorbing and falling in love with Prince, Joan Jett, The Go-Go’s, Split Enz, Tom Petty, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Run DMC, Duran Duran, The Cars, Madonna, INXS and a bunch of hair metal bands.

What really sunk into my gooey impressionable insides, however, were the niche shows that took deeper dives into their respective worlds: Yo! MTV Raps, Headbanger’s Ball, the punk/ska/rock musical guests on imported English comedy The Young Ones (Motorhead!), and especially the musical underground of 120 Minutes (and before that, The Cutting Edge, the amazing music magazine produced by I.R.S. Records). And, at the same time, over at USA Network, there were even deeper mines to explore with Night Flight, a weekly four-hour block of music and weirdness—B-movies, animation, stand-up comedy, concerts, music documentaries and obscure music videos. My early punk-rock education came via Friday night/Saturday morning viewings of the likes of Repo Man, Urgh! A Music War, Suburbia and Another State of Mind.

This month, you can tap into that vein of seminal punk B-movies and documentaries as the Pageant Theatre presents Destroy All Movies!, a monthlong late-night series of 1980s punk cinema (Fridays and Saturdays, 10 p.m.).

The program includes Penelope Spheeris’ classic Suburbia (Feb. 7-8); thrilling footage of first-wave punks (e.g., Sex Pistols, X-Ray Spex) in the documentary D.O.A.: A Right of Passage (Feb. 14-15); Decoder, arty cyberpunk from Germany (Feb. 21-22); and teensploitation classic Class of 1984 (Feb. 28-29).

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There will be live music from Desperate Hell, End//Game (last show ever) and Grey Loom, and the six photographers will be on hand to sell pics as well as copies of Crucial Times Photozine Vol. 3: Music.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You now have LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Is there a the power to make connections that have not previously been possible. You can tap into an enhanced capacity to forge new alliances and strengthen your support system. I urge you to be on the lookout for a dynamic group effort you could join or a higher purpose you might align yourself with. If you’re sufficiently alert, you may even find an opportunity to weave your fortunes together with a dynamic group effort that’s in service to a higher purpose.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Victory

won’t come to me unless I go to it,” wrote the poet Marianne Moore. In other words, you must track down each victory you’re interested in. You must study its unique nature. And then you must adjust yourself to its specifications. You can’t remain just the way you are, but must transform yourself so as to be in alignment with the responsibilities it demands of you. Can you pass these tests? I believe you can. It’s time to prove it.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): I don’t

think I’m boring. How could I be? I have an abundant curiosity, and I love to learn new things. I’ve worked at many different jobs, have read widely and enjoy interacting with a broad range of humans. Yet now and then I’ve had temporary relationships with people who regarded me as uninteresting.

They didn’t see much of value in me. I tend to believe it was mostly their fault—they couldn’t see me for who I really am—but it may have also been the case that I lived down to their expectations. Their inclination to see me as unimportant influenced me to be dull. I bring this up because now is an excellent time to remove yourself from situations where you have trouble being and feeling your true self.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Soprano

Helen Traubel and tenor Lauritz Melchior performed together in many productions of Wagnerian operas, often at the Metropolitan in New York City. Friends and colleagues but not lovers, they had a playful relationship with each other. A favorite pastime was figuring out tricks they could try that would cause the other to break into inappropriate laughter while performing. According to my quirky reading of the astrological omens, the coming weeks will be a propitious time for you to engage in similar hijinks with your allies. You have a poetic license and a spiritual mandate to enjoy amusing collaborative experiments, playful intimate escapades and adventures in buoyant togetherness.

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

century author Samuel Johnson singlehandedly compiled the influential A Dictionary of the English Language, which remained the definitive British dictionary for 170 years. We shouldn’t be surprised that it was a Virgo who accomplished such an intricate and exhaustive feat. As a highminded Virgo, Johnson also had a talent for exposing hypocrisy. In commenting on the Americans’ War of Independence against his country, he noted that some of the “loudest yelps for liberty” came from slaveowners. I propose that we make him one of your role models in 2020. May he inspire you to produce rigorous work that’s useful to many. May he also empower you to be a candid purveyor of freedom.

project or situation you’d love to create but have lacked the confidence to try?

Now is a time when you can finally summon the necessary courage. Is there a long-running dilemma that has always seemed too confusing and overwhelming to even understand, let alone solve? Now is a favorable time to ask your higher self for the clear vision that will instigate an unforeseen healing. Is there a labor of love that seems to have stalled or a dream that got sidetracked? Now is a time when you could revive its luminosity and get it back in a sweet groove.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Was there

a more influential 20th century artist than Scorpio-born Pablo Picasso? He was a revolutionary innovator who got rich from his creations. Once, while visiting a gallery showing of art made by children, he said, “When I was their age I could draw like Raphael [the great Renaissance artist].

But it took me a lifetime to learn to draw like they do.” In accordance with your current astrological omens, I suggest you seek inspiration from Picasso’s aspiration.

Set an intention to develop expertise in seeing your world and your work through a child’s eyes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I

know a Sagittarius man who has seen the film Avengers: Endgame 17 times. Another Sagittarian acquaintance estimates she has listened all the way through to Billie Eilish’s album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 135 times. And then there’s my scholarly Sagittarian friend who has read the ancient Greek epic poem the Iliad 37 times. I have no problem with this behavior. I admire your tribe’s ability to keep finding new inspiration in sources you already know well. But in my astrological opinion, you shouldn’t do much of this kind of thing in the coming weeks. It’s high time for you to experiment with experiences you know little about. Be fresh, innocent and curious.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Athens was one of the great cities of the ancient world. Its vigorous art, theater, philosophy, architecture and experiments in democracy are today regarded as foundational to Western culture. And yet at its height, Athens’ population was a mere 275,000—equal to modern Fort Wayne, Indiana or Windsor, Ontario. How could such a relatively small source breed such intensity and potency? That’s a long story. In any case, I foresee you having the potential to be like Athens yourself in the coming weeks and months, a highly concentrated fount of value. For best results, focus on doing what you do best.

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

cording to my analysis, the year 2020 will be a time when you can have dramatic success as you re-evaluate and re-vision and revamp your understandings of your life purpose. Why were you born? What’s the nature of your unique genius? What are the best gifts you have to offer the world?

Of the many wonderful feats you could accomplish, which are the most important?

The next few weeks will be a potent time to get this fun and energizing investigation fully underway.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Physicist

Niels Bohr won a Nobel Prize for his insights about quantum mechanics. But he was humble about the complexity of the subject. “If you think you understand it, that only shows you don’t know the first thing about it,” he mused. I’m tempted to make a similar statement about the mysteries and riddles that are making your life so interesting. If you think you understand those mysteries and riddles, you probably don’t. But if you’re willing to acknowledge how perplexing they are, and you can accept the fact that your comprehension of them is partial and fuzzy, then you might enjoy a glimmer of the truth that’s worth building on.

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SYLVESTER LUCENA 9583 Sunsup Lane Durham, CA 95938.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: SYLVESTER LUCENA Dated: December 12, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001393 Published: January 16,23,30, February 6, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BUTTE APPLIANCE REPAIR at 3055 9th Street Biggs, CA 95917.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NEXUS OROVILLE at 2075 Baldwin Ave #6 Oroville, CA 95965.

WORK TRAINING CENTER FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC. 2255 Fair Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: RENEE FRIEMOTH, PROJECT COORD. COMPLIANCE OFFICER Dated: January 7, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000024 Published: January 16,23,30, February 6, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as KZFR at 341 Broadway Street #411 Chico, CA 95928.

GOLDEN VALLEY COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS 341 Broadway Street #411 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: RICK ANDERSON, GEN MGR. Dated: January 17, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000064 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NOOMI SKIN CARE at 1731 Esplanade Suite 7 Chico, CA 95926.

CARLA LAI WOODARD 115 Hampshire Dr Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CARLA WOODARD Dated: January 16, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000057 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MOMMAS CATTLE COMPANY at 840 Hengst Drive Chico, CA 95928.

JACOB LEE MORROW 840 Hengst Drive Chico, CA 95928.

KENNA LEANNE OPAL MORROW 840 Hengst Drive Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: KENNA LEANNE OPAL MORROW Dated: January 2, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000001 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTH VALLEY TREE SERVICE at 3882 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

NORTH VALLEY ARBOR MANAGEMENT, INC. 1100 Fortress St Ste 2 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: LEAH WILLS, TREASURER Dated: December 12, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001394 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name NORTH VALLEY TREE SERVICE at 3882 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

FIRESTORM WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION INCORPORATED 1100 Fortress St., Ste 2 Chico, CA 95973.

This business was conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: LEAH WILLS, TREASURER Dated: December 12, 2019 FBN Number: 2017-0000855 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ABOUT TREES at 1100 Fortess St Ste 2 Chico, CA. NORTH VALLEY ARBOR MANAGEMENT, INC. 1100 Fortress St Ste 2 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: LEAH WILLS, TREASURER Dated: December 12, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001388 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name ABOUT TREES at 1100 Fortress St. Ste. 2 Chico, CA 95973.

FIRESTORM WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION INC. 1100 Fortress St. Ste. 2 Chico, CA 95973.

This business was conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: LEAH WILLS, TREASURER Dated: December 12, 2019 FBN Number: 2015-0001289 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BUTTE CREDIT BUREAU at 310 Flume Street Chico, CA 95928.

BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU INC 310 Flume Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: JOSEPH SELBY, PRESIDENT Dated: January 16, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000058 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LIGHTSPEED COURIER CHICO, QUICKSILVER COURIER SERVICE at 2196 Ruskin St Unit 1 Chico, CA 95926.

JORDAN MICHAEL ADAMS 2196 Ruskin St Unit 1 Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JORDAN M. ADAMS Dated: December 26, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001430 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as FOSTERS FREEZE at 646 Pearson Rd. Paradise, CA 95969.

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CA 95963.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CHUL Y KIM Dated: December 30, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001442 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LEVEL UP, NOR CAL YOGA at 830 Broadway Chico, CA 95928.

KAMELA LOESER 600 Parkwood Drive Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KAMELA LOESER Dated: January 10, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000042 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ALLFIGHTSTICKS at 2393 Durham Dayton Hwy Durham, CA 95938.

PCI COMPUTER SERVICES, INC 225 Main St Suite R Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: AARON HALL, CEO Dated: December 30, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001443 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PARADISE RISING BREAD COMPANY at 6165 Burke Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

JOLENE MARIE MOODY 6165 Burke Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOLENE MARIE MOODY Dated: December 31, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001445 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ROBERT BUSICK Dated: January 21, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000072 Published: January 30, February 6,13,20, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ACCURATE PAYROLL AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES at 2720 Cohasset Rd, Suite E Chico, CA 95973.

JESSICA THORPE 3296 Durham Dayton Hwy Chico, CA 95928.

TRACE WOODWARD 655 Coyote Way Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: JESSICA THORPE Dated: January 9, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000035 Published: January 30, February 6,13,20, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HEALTHY LIVING ACUPUNCTURE at 360 East First Street Chico, CA 95928.

KATRINA CARNEY 1578 Lazy Trail Dr Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KATRINA CARNEY Dated: December 9, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001369 Published: January 30, February 6,13,20, 2020

1729 Oakdale St Apt 5 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KARLA SCHULZE Dated: January 27, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000105 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as AROCK’S LOCKS at 1700 Forty Niner Ct Chico, CA 95926.

ERIC DICUS 1700 Forty Niner Ct Chico, CA 95926.

JUSTIN LINDSEY MURRAY 1617 Broadway Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: ERIC DICUS Dated: January 29, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000111 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HEATHERS FOREVER EVENTS at 1694 Garden Road Durham, CA 95938.

HEATHER AVRIT 1694 Garden Road Durham, CA 95938.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: HEATHER AVRIT Dated: January 29, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000116 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MTB CONSTRUCTION at 5610 Skyway Paradise, CA 95965.

MARCUS BLEDSOE 7286 Irwin Ave Palermo, CA 95968.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MARCUS BLEDSOE Dated: January 13, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000046 Published: Janauary 30, February 6,13,20, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO FRUIT COMPANY at 1705 Arcadian Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

DANIEL HAWK 1705 Arcadian Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DANIEL HAWK Dated: January 27, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000097 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SEW SEW, SEW SEW LIVE, SEW SEW PATERNS at 1388 Longfellow Ave Suite 8 Chico, CA 95926.

SAREMY DUFFY 1675 Hooker Oak Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SAREMY DUFFY Dated: January 27, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000101 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GAIA CREATIONS at 4525 Munjar Rd Chico, CA 95973.

BRIAN M LADWIG-COOPER 4525 Munjar Rd Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRIAN LADWIG-COOPER Dated: January 15, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000054 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES at 1956 Wild Oak Lane Chico, CA 95928.

RICHARD PERRELLI 1956 Wild Oak Lane Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RICHARD PERRELLI Dated: January 8, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000032 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DETAIL AND SELL at 1049 Cherry St Chico, CA 95928.

ROBERT SPENCE BUSICK 741 W 10th St Chico, CA 95928.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTH BLOOM, NORTH BLOOM FLORAL DESIGN at 4911 Village Dr Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

NICOLINA DEIS 4911 Village Dr Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NICOLINA DEIS Dated: January 6, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000023 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GHOST POPPY at 1729 Oakdale St Apt 5 Chico, CA 95928.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as RIDGE LASERWORKS at 137 1/2 W 21st Street Chico, CA 95928.

JEREMY F KEPLEY 137 1/2 W 21st Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JEREMY F KEPLEY Dated: January 17, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000071 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as AQUACULTURE DIRECT, PROFESSIONAL AQUACULTURE SERVICES at 3415 Silverbell Road, Suite 4 Chico, CA 95973.

PROAQUACULTURE INC 559 Cimarron Dr Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: REBECCA L. VAUGHT, SECRETARY Dated: January 23, 2020 FBN Number: 2020-0000087 Published: January 30, February 6,13,20, 2020

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NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due, the following units contain clothes, furniture, boxes, etc. this Legal Notice continues

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284ss CASSIDY MICHAELS 6X10 (Boxes, Totes) 222ss LISA HERNANDEZ 4x5 (Bedding, Clothes, Totes) 157cc SCOTT KNIGHT 6x7 (Tools, Totes, Bags) 228ss STEVEN MENESES 6x10 (Boxes, Bags) 252ss NOVEL TJ 5x10 (Boxes, Bags, Household items) 495cc NOVEL TJ 6x7 (Boxes, Bags) 073cc BRANDY RAMSEY 5x5 (Camping gear, Boxes, Totes,) 257ss RATUMAIKARO SULIASI VANIQI 5x7 (Boxes, Bags) Contents to be sold to the highest bidder on: Saturday February 22, 2020 Beginning at 1:00PM Sale to be held at: Bidwell Self Storage, 65 Heritage Lane, Chico, CA 95926.

(530) 893-2109 Published: February 6,13, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MARINA DAHLIA CALDERON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MARINA DAHLIA CALDERON Proposed name: MARINA DAHLIA ESQUIVEL 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 26, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: January 6, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00015 Published: January 16,23,30, February 6, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JAMIE LEE TUCKER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: AUTUMN LANAE HENDERSON Proposed name: AUTUMN LANAE TUCKER 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 19, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: December 27, 2019 this Legal Notice continues

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Case Number: 19CV03791 Published: January 16,23,30, February 6, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JESSICA VERA WOOLDRIDGE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JESSICA VERA WOOLDRIDGE Proposed name: JESSICA VERA MAIN 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: March 4, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: January 3, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00005 Published: January 16,23,30, February 6, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner DANNY LEE DELL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: DANNY LEE DELL Proposed name: DANNY LEE HOGAN 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: March 11, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: January 15, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00116 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner HAZEL HALBERT filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CRUZ LAWRENCE MATZEN JULZ EDEN MATZEN Proposed name: CRUZ MATZEN HALBERT JULZ EDEN HALBERT THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the this Legal Notice continues

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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: March 4, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: January 9, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00045 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JAY DEAN SMITH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JAY DEAN SMITH Proposed name: JASON DEAN SMITH 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: March 11, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: January 13, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00066 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ASHLEIGH TRICHELL MOORE Proposed name: ASHTON TRICHELL PEASE 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.

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The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: January 10, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00076 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: GINA LYNN HIDAHL Proposed name: GINA MEADOWS 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: March 18, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: January 24, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00192 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LORD LEE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LORD LEE Proposed name: CHAENGKHIONGCI TZE LEE 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: March 25, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: January 27, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00225 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner VIVIAN FAHLGREN GARABEDIAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: VIVIAN FAHLGREN this Legal Notice continues

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GARABEDIAN Proposed name: VIVIAN BRANNVALL FAHLGREN 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: March 25, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: January 29, 2020 Case Number: 20CV00263 Published: February 6,13,20,27, 2020

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: MONICA IBARRA AKA MONICA BONILLA 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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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: May 22, 2019 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 19CV01561 Published: January 23,30, February 6,13, 2020

PETITION NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE LOIS A. SCHMIDT To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LOIS A. SCHMIDT A Petition for Probate has been filed by: LINDA R. THOMPSON in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: LINDA R. THOMPSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’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 the 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 consented 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 the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: February 11, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: C-10 Room: 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.

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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 Dated: January 13, 2020 Case Number: 20PR00015 Published: January 23,30, February 6, 2020 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE GEORGE H. POPE, also known as GEORGE HENRY POPE, GEORGE POPE To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: GEORGE H. POPE, also known as GEORGE HENRY POPE, GEORGE POPE A Petition for Probate has been filed by: RICHARD HOWARD in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: RICHARD HOWARD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the 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 consented 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 the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: February 11, 2020 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 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 this Legal Notice continues

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Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: NICOLE R. PLOTTEL 466 Vallombrosa Ave. Chico, CA 95926 (530) 893-2882 Dated: January 15, 2020 Case Number: 20PR00018 Published: January 23,30, February 6, 2020 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE SUE ELLEN CLEMENTS, aka SUE E. CLEMENTS, aka SUE CLEMENTS To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: SUE ELLEN CLEMENTS, aka SUE E. CLEMENTS, aka SUE CLEMENTS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JONATHON PHILLIPS in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: JONATHON PHILLIPS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the 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 consented 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 the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: February 11, 2020 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 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: this Legal Notice continues

CLAYTON B. ANDERSON 20 Independence Circle Chico, CA 95973 (530) 342-6144 Dated: January 13, 2020 Case Number: 20PR00014 Published: January 23,30, February 6, 2020 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE JODY LYNN ELAM aka: JODY L. ELAM To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JODY LYNN ELAM aka: JODY L. ELAM A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ROGER L. GROVE in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: ROGER L. GROVE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the 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 consented 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 the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: February 25, 2020 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: TBA 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 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: DESIREE J. VANCE 1440 Lincoln St Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 534-9900 Dated: January 21, 2020 Case Number: 20PR00024 Published: January 30, February 6,13, 2020

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February 6, 2020

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