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Rally tomorrow for Utility Justice & the Green New Deal

What: Action against PG&E’s $2 billion rate increase request.

When: Thursday, July 18. Rally at 12:30 p.m. followed by forum at 1 p.m. Rally again at 5 p.m. followed by forum at 6 p.m.

Where: Butte County Association of Governments building, 326 Huss Lane, Chico.

More information is on Facebook.

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Letter to the editor: Chico a headquarter for racist slurs

The Southern Poverty Law Center, (SPLC), a non-profit organization, has tracked over 1,020 hate groups across the U.S. in 2018, and 83 of them are in California. Chico is known for its historical roots and beautiful landscape. However, more recently, Chico has become a headquarter for racist slurs, homophobic, and sexist graffiti defacing bulletin boards and office doors at Chico State’s Butte Hall and on community murals, businesses and residences alike. The recent incidents of hate do not represent a “few bad apples,” but rather a stream of sentiments felt by a majority of residents.

Read more from Kat Lee here.

First Muslim invocation warns against polarization

photo by Karen Laslo

Chico's Ali Sarsour became the first Muslim to deliver the invocation at the April 16, 2019, City Council meeting. Sarsour, a Palestinian-American who is a member and former president of the Interfaith Council, warned Tuesday of the dangers of polarization but also said "...conflicts or differences of opinion do not lead to polarization."

"It is our spiritual responsibility to respond to those who seem professional polarizers, even if they are on our side of the conflict," Sarsour said.