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Chico residents Ashley Liu and Tom Zhang met online in 2022 after each left a difficult marriage. Two years later, Liu moved from China to the United States to join Zhang, who was living in Sacramento, Calif. Liu married the “Mr. Right” she found in her 50s, and together they decided to take over Project Tea, a Chico boba shop …

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California State Parks says it has filed a civil lawsuit in Butte County Superior Court against the alarm company that was under contract at the time of the 2024 arson fire that destroyed Bidwell Mansion.

The lawsuit that was filed March 12 says that Advantage Total Protection (ATP) failed to conduct a “proper inspection and test” when it took over the fire and alarm monitoring contract, a State Parks press release states.

“The lawsuit alleges that ATP failed to monitor the mansion as required and failed to ensure that the alarm system alerted authorities in the event of a fire,” states the March 13 press release.

State Parks is seeking $38 million in damages. It has released a new public survey for input into the development of the Reimagine Bidwell Mansion Vision Plan.

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