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- California attempting to block state worker strike — Action News Now
- Kitchen fire breaks out at Chico's Las Tapatias restaurant — Action News Now
- Public Works Completes Vital Bridge Maintenance Across North Chico — Butte County
- Chico's Parade of Lights may be saved after city meeting — Action News Now
- Warm conditions, elevated fire risk across Northern California today — Action News Now
Chico (/ˈtʃiːkoʊ/ CHEE-koh; Spanish for “boy” or “small/little”)[9][10] is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 101,475 in the 2020 census, an increase from 86,187 in the 2010 census. Chico is the cultural and economic center of the northern Sacramento Valley, as well as the most populous city in California north of the capital city of Sacramento. The city is known as a college town, as the home of California State University, Chico, and for Bidwell Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world.