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Ousted dean: Chico State administrators failed to address discrimination allegations

Ousted dean: Chico State administrators failed to address discrimination allegations

New court documents argue that crude remarks were made
Newly-released court documents reveal more about alleged harassment and disparaging remarks aimed at Patricia Stock, a native of Argentina and former dean of California State University, Chico’s College of Agriculture. The documents were released in the discovery phase of Stock’s lawsuit — filed in 2023 — against Chico State President Steve Perez and CSU’s Board of Trustees. The lawsuit alleges …

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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