Schmidt’s letter to DA

When the number of overdose deaths in Vancouver, Canada, reached an all-time high, filmmaker Colin Askey began filming employees and volunteers at a safe injection site, also known as a supervised consumption site. The resulting film, “Love in the Time of Fentanyl,” shares a deeply personal look at people struggling with addiction.

“Love in the Time of Fentanyl” premieres on PBS’s INDEPENDENT LENS at 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, on KIXE PBS channel 9 and streaming live on www.kixe.org.

March 17, 2017 Desmond Phillips, 25 (Chico PD)

July 23, 2017 Tyler Rushing, 34 (Chico PD)

Aug. 17, 2017 Mark Jensen, 56 (Butte County Sheriff's Office)

April 7, 2018 Larry Siordia, 33 (Butte County Sheriff's Office)

April 26, 2018 Myra Micalizio, 56 (Butte County Sheriff's Office)

Nov. 15, 2018 GD Hendrix, 48 (Butte County Sheriff's Office)

Jan. 28, 2019 Richard Moulton, 52 (Butte County Sheriff's Office)

Oct. 14, 2020 Stephen Vest, 30 (Chico PD)

Jan. 2, 2023 Baltazar Rubio, 43 (Gridley PD)

Following are the fundraising totals as of Oct. 31 for all candidates running for seats on the Chico Unified School District Board of Trustees. Two candidates have raised more than $20,000.

District 1:

Rebecca Konkin — $10,600
Scott Thompson — $2,097 (no new October filing.)

District 4 :

Tom Lando — Under $2,000 (no filings as minimum not reached.)
Matt Tennis — $21,845

District 5:

Eileen Robinson — $6,336 (no new October filing.)
Logan Wilson — $23,540

Read our story on the money in the race here.

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