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What happened to free speech at Chico State?

What happened to free speech at Chico State?

A new “interim” CSU policy has had a “chilling” effect
ChicoSol runs guest commentary and analysis on Mondays. In early 2025, a social media post advertised a sit-in protest at an upcoming job fair on the Chico State campus. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be present at the fair to recruit students. The social media post triggered an email to students that warned that protesters could be subject to …

Outcry at City Council over camera data sharing

Local citizens fill the Council chamber, and the City says it will hold a special City Council meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 21 for discussion of license plate reader data sharing. “These license plate readers, they’re just not reading the license plates, they’re video cameras basically,” said Chico resident Dan Pantry. Chico’s Mary Kay Benson, who has been distributing “pre-filled CPD complaint forms” (see comments), says she’s submitted more than 60 of the forms.

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Chico PD granted ICE, Border Patrol, access to its ALPR data

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