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All content by Katia Berg

El Rey Alliance speaks out after month of silence

Katia Berg
December 16, 2016

Since August, the El Rey Theater Alliance has been working diligently to save Chico's historic El Rey Theatre, which is currently on the market. They have been active on Facebook but chose to stay silent...

Chico State's DREAM Student Support Team created a petition to add policies to protect undocumented students. Photo credit: Ronnie Bolser

DREAM team creates petition to protect undocumented students

Katia Berg
December 5, 2016

Chancellor Tim White addressed in an email sent out Nov. 17 that the university would continue to support minorities, specifically undocumented students. In response, the DREAM Student Support Team of...

The 15 employed through the SAFER grant will continue to work for an additional 2 months. Photo credit: Bill hack

Firefighter jobs safe for two additional months

Katia Berg
November 7, 2016

Newly-employed firefighters approach a hazy future as grant money runs out.The $5.3 million SAFER grant employed 15 firefighters in 2014, but as money runs low the Fire Department must decide if staff...

The 15 firefighters employed through the SAFER grant could lose their jobs as grant money dwindles. Photo courtesy of Bill Hack.

Fire department cuts personnel, 15 face layoffs

Katia Berg
October 31, 2016

Fifteen Chico firefighters face losing their jobs as federal grant funding is lost. In early 2014, a $5.3 million grant was approved by City Council to fund over a dozen positions for the Fire Department....

Chico residents mingle with City Council candidates at the first YPO mixer. Photo credit: Katia Berg

City Council candidates mingle at mixer

Katia Berg
October 20, 2016

The Young Professionals of the Chico Chamber hosted the first-ever mixer Oct. 19 at Two Twenty Restaurant, where Chico residents mingled with 2016 City Council candidates. The event gave citizens of...

City council meeting addressed possibilities in protecting the 110-year-old theatre, El Rey. Photo credit: Ronnie Bolser

Community hopeful for El Rey

Katia Berg
October 7, 2016

Students, residents and members of the El Rey Alliance participated in an open forum Oct. 4 to rally support for the El Rey Theatre in front of the Chico City Council.Students from Chico Country Day School,...

Photo credit: Miles Huffman

Woman bathes in front yard with a hose

Katia Berg
October 4, 2016

Chico Police Department:Call Type: Suspicious SubjectThursday 6:40 a.m., 311 West East Ave.A subject was walking along East Avenue rattling door handles. The reporting party caught the subject in the act...

An inside look at the historical El Rey Photo credit: Ken Naas

Hope shines on El Rey Theatre

Katia Berg
September 29, 2016

Roaring applause and cheers filled the Chico City Council chambers on Sept. 20 when the city council members unanimously voted to add the El Rey Theatre to the October agenda.The meeting will discuss options...

Photo credit: Miles Huffman

Pantsless woman flees on a bike

Katia Berg
September 23, 2016

Chico Police Department:Call Type: Domestic DisputeWednesday 11:11 p.m., EsplanadeA man and woman were screaming in the parking lot as the male held a stick in his hand. The reporting party does not know...

Kendall hall. Photo credit: Ronnie Bolser

Chico State student wins CSU Trustees’ Award

Katia Berg
September 23, 2016

Claudia Martinez-Pureco, a third-year Chico State student, won the 2016 California State University Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. Martinez-Pureco, a concrete industry management major,...

One of several initiatives to diversify Chico State includes increasing Hispanic enrollment. The university can now apply for specific grants as an HSI. Photo credit: Ryan Corrall

Chico State recognized as a Hispanic serving institute

Katia Berg
September 16, 2016

On Monday, Sept. 20, The California State University system introduced Chico State as a Hispanic Serving Institute and the university can now qualify for a number of programs and grants. The federal...

An inside look of the historical El Rey Photo credit: Ken Naas

Efforts to purchase El Rey Theater have failed

Katia Berg
September 12, 2016

Chico’s historic El Rey Theater faces an uncertain future after a local organization, the El Rey Alliance, failed to raise enough funds to buy it. The El Rey Alliance, formed 10 years ago, is a group...

The museum, located in the Arts & Humanities building, serves to preserve the art of printmaking. Photo credit:  Yoshio Kusaba

Relocated Turner Museum launches first Print and Poetry exhibition

Katia Berg
September 4, 2016

The Janet Turner Print Museum opened its first exhibition last Monday; it is titled Visual Metrics: Print and Poetry. It will stay open until Oct. 1. Print and Poetry is a collaboration between visual...

Persons of all ages are welcomed, although the majority of volunteers/interns are graduates and current students Photo credit: Katia Berg

Republican victory office opens in Chico, greeted with protests

Katia Berg
August 28, 2016

A Republican Victory Election Office opened in Chico on Saturday. The office, located on Mangrove Avenue, saw many protestors carrying anti-Trump signs on opening day. In return, Republicans counter-protested...

A new paint job, as well as windows and other interior improvements have been made to the Performing Arts Center Photo credit: Katia Berg

Campus improvements made over summer

Katia Berg
August 21, 2016

Summer for Chico State campus was a time of renovating, constructing and generally making subtle improvements. “I didn’t even know about these projects,” Nicole Nacsa said, a fourth year...