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🌱 Patch AM: How a new redistricting bill could reshape representation for Chico

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Hello Chico! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new redistricting bill could reshape representation for Chico
  • Rollover on I-5 ends with passenger sent to Chico's Enloe Health.
  • Why Chico paid $325,000 over a teen's arrest and what's next

Also on today's calendar: "School Spirit" Tuesday Night Market on September 1, from 5-8PM.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 102 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 99, low: 70.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 97 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Congressman James Gallagher introduces Representation Act to bring more transparency to redistricting (actionnewsnow.com) — New federal legislation from Congressman James Gallagher aims to protect communities like Chico and Paradise from being split during congressional redistricting by requiring states to map and respect local "communities of interest." Chico Builders Association director Katy Thoma and other North State leaders say the bill could strengthen representation for rural, fire-impacted, and tightly connected school and economic regions across our area.
   

• One person transported to hospital after rollover crash on southbound Interstate 5 near Orland (actionnewsnow.com) — A rollover crash on southbound I-5 north of County Road 27 near Orland sent one passenger with minor injuries to Enloe Health in Chico Tuesday morning. CHP says the driver looked down at a navigation app, swerved to avoid another vehicle, and lost control, sending the car across the median and northbound lanes before it came to rest on the shoulder. Both occupants were wearing seatbelts.
   

• DA Ramsey charged her. The city paid her $325,000 (chicosol.org) — Chico has paid $325,000 to settle a federal excessive-force lawsuit brought by a young woman injured during a 2023 DUI arrest involving then–Sgt. Mark Bass. The case, widely documented in ChicoSol videos, raised questions about police conduct, juvenile charges, and oversight. City Council is also set to discuss a separate wrongful-death suit tied to Bass in closed session, keeping Chico's policing practices under close scrutiny.
   

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    I have been clean for 1,358 days... That is equivalent to 3 years, 8 months and 20 days. It is possible. If you have struggled with addiction or… (Nextdoor East Shasta Ave)
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🗞 Nearby News

Paradise

  • Red Bluff girls tennis kicks off season Tuesday (modbee.com)
  • 'Paradise' Creator Announces Bittersweet Update on the Third and Final Season — And Fans Are Disappointed (craveyoutv.com)
  • The TV Cave's Daily TV Guide: What to Watch on August 18 (thetvcave.com)

Oroville

  • Lake Oroville boat ramp closes as water levels drop. (actionnewsnow.com)
  • Man biking the wrong way in Oroville arrested after deputies find meth, knife (krcrtv.com)
  • Youth in Action receives donation (chicoer.com)

Ok Chico! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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