Robin Epley
San Jose Mercury News
Chico, CA, United States
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Opinion: Talking about women’s abortion rights on Facebook carries risks
Nebraska investigation is latest proof that our sense of privacy is an illusion. → Read More
State of Homelessness | In Mendocino County, options are limited
With just 7,000 residents, Fort Bragg is the largest city on the Mendocino Coast, but, by virtue of its rural location and size, there simply aren’t many resources available for the homeless … → Read More
City of Fort Bragg to form commission on name, history
The City Council of Fort Bragg decided not to change the name of the city — possibly just for now — at a highly-contentious and well-attended city council meeting Monday evening. → Read More
Fort Bragg City Council to discuss town name change
In a Facebook post published Friday evening, Fort Bragg Mayor Will Lee announced the City Council will be discussing a possible name change, due to the history of the town’s namesake, Confederate A… → Read More
Mayor addresses virus plans, achievements in State of the City
Mayor William Lee and other city officials gathered Thursday afternoon at City Hall for what Lee called an unofficial “State of the City” address. → Read More
VIDEO: Protester Nichole Nava says city Counselor Karl Ory tried to hit her
A local protestor said City Councilor Karl Ory allegedly attempted to hit her as she marched by him Tuesday evening during a downtown protest. → Read More
Huge protests planned outside Chico council meeting
A massive protest and counter-protest are planned for downtown Chico Tuesday evening, before the Chico City Council meeting starts at 6 p.m. → Read More
Chico council gears up for another long meeting
The Chico City Council will meet Tuesday in what is sure to be a heated and long evening. The council will be discussing the city’s Sit & Lie ordinance and considering a new ordinance banning n… → Read More
Confusion, tension in Chico council chambers
Tension and tempers both ran high Tuesday evening at the Chico City Council meeting with multiple outbursts from the audience and the council alike. A large protest outside spilled inside the chamb… → Read More
Residents canvass new districts, call for protest of council meeting
CHICO — Residents from across the city walked the streets of Chico on Saturday afternoon, canvassing District 2 and District 4, urging their neighbors to come out for Tuesday’s City Council m… → Read More
City Attorney’s report does little to assuage left-out Chico voters – Chico Enterprise-Record
The agenda for the next-to-last meeting on districting in Chico has been released, and in it, City Attorney Andrew Jared’s staff report on the legalities of the sequencing process is rather bare on… → Read More
Know your candidates: District 1 Congressional race
CHICO — There are five total candidates in the primary election for the 1st Congressional District of California, including the incumbent, Republican Doug LaMalfa, and the democratic candidat… → Read More
Homeless winter shelter program seeks new home
Safe Space’s Winter Shelter may be in danger of closing for the season if the organization can’t find a location for their services. → Read More
Deadline looms for state health insurance
CHICO — Friday is the final day for Californians to register for Covered California, or face a tax penalty. → Read More
Chico working to bring new sales tax to November ballot
CHICO — Plans for a 1 percent sales tax on the November ballot are moving forward, said Chico’s city manager, Mark Orme. → Read More
‘Districting is tearing our community apart’: City makes more changes to proposed district map – Chico Enterprise-Record
CHICO — There’s been another round of confusing changes to the proposed district map for Chico, but the good news is it doesn’t actually change anything. → Read More
Chico mayor to give two separate State of the City addresses
CHICO — Citing concern over what topics he was requested to speak about, the mayor of Chico has announced he will hold a separate State of the City address — just two days before the tr… → Read More
Enloe clears systems of cyber attack
CHICO — More than two weeks after it was cyber attacked with ransomware, Enloe Medical Center has announced it is nearing full restoration of its internal online systems. → Read More
US Senate approves North American trade agreement for farms, ranchers
OROVILLE — The U.S. Senate passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Thursday, a move that the California Farm Bureau Federation said would help farmers, ranchers and agricultural busi… → Read More
Fears of more flooding in north Chico area may halt building permits
Farmers and landowners who came to the Rock Creek Reclamation District Board meeting Wednesday afternoon had hard questions for the board and the county representatives there, but were met with few… → Read More