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Councilor seats for Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 are now open to new candidates beginning this week.
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Sen. Mike McGuire of Healdsburg takes over as Democratic leader in the state Senate from Sen. Toni Atkins. He terms out in 2026, so has limited time to push his agenda.
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With a special election less than a week away it’s still unclear how Shasta County will count its votes.
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Some voting rights advocates have called on the Secretary of State to oversee upcoming elections in Shasta County. It’s the latest development in the ongoing political war surrounding county elections, following the Board of Supervisors decision to cancel its contract with Dominion Voting Systems earlier this year.
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A nonpartisan coalition of voting rights advocates has requested California’s Secretary of State to oversee Shasta County’s special election next week. Also, a whistleblower has told Shasta Scout that Shasta County’s new public health officer isn’t the person the hiring committee recommended, and there are so few chinook salmon returning to spawn this year that some state biologists worry about extinction.
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You may think sign language is beautiful, but do you think it’s necessary? That’s the question artist and activist Valerie Rose is posing to the Chico community in her new “Sign Sign Mural Project” on Park Avenue. Also, Chico State will celebrate Halloween with a smash as it hosts its 34th annual pumpkin drop tomorrow, and California’s Democratic state lawmakers have largely resisted efforts to increase criminal punishments but as retail and car theft surges they’re looking for other ways to crack down.
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Butler is president of EMILYs List, a fundraising organization that works to elect Democratic women. She is a former University of California regent and has strong labor ties.
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Feinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco in 1978 when Harvey Milk was assassinated. Later she was elected to the U.S. Senate after male senators grilled Anita Hill in public hearings.
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World champion debater Bo Seo tells the inspiring story of his life in "Good Arguments: What the Art of Debating Can Teach Us About Listening Better and Disagreeing Well." Also, author Roland McElroy talks about what he learned as a high school debater and what he's observed about political debating.
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The Butte County Department of Public Health reported the first two flu-related deaths of the 2023 flu season Thursday. Also, a Chico nonprofit drops off aid to unhoused residents during winter storms, and the Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus said it will be introducing resolutions to impact gun safety laws in California.