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’Redundant and vague’: City Council opposes City Attorney led loitering ordinance

’Redundant and vague’: City Council opposes City Attorney led loitering ordinance

In a rare moment for Chico City Council, audience members and councilmembers alike stood opposed to a loitering ordinance that they called redundant and vague and that they feared would open the door to more litigation against the city. City Attorney Ryan Jones, acting on a consultation with the Chico Police Departmemt, proposed a loitering ordinance that would allow police …

School resource officers return to CUSD schools

North State Public Radio reports that the Chico Unified School District’s Board of Education voted to reintroduce school resources officers into high schools and middle schools. Read NSPR’s story here.

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