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The forum, hosted by Smart Growth Advocates at Chico Women’s Club, gained a full house after rescheduling twice. Guests took pamphlets, paid for by campaign committee Stop Valley’s Edge, urging residents to vote no on local Measure O and Measure P. Maps of Chico, placed around the hall, highlighted areas of potential infill and special planning development — Valley’s Edge was marked with a red X.

The forum, hosted by Smart Growth Advocates at Chico Women’s Club, gained a full house after rescheduling twice. Guests took pamphlets, paid for by campaign committee Stop Valley’s Edge, urging residents to vote no on local Measure O and Measure P. Maps of Chico, placed around the hall, highlighted areas of potential infill and special planning development — Valley’s Edge was marked with a red X.

Atop a windswept ridge between two wild canyons, the town of Paradise is rebuilding for a hotter, drier climate -- an inspiration for other California towns at risk of nature’s whims and man’s mistakes. Its people are changing, too.

Atop a windswept ridge between two wild canyons, the town of Paradise is rebuilding for a hotter, drier climate -- an inspiration for other California towns at risk of nature’s whims and man’s mistakes. Its people are changing, too.

Atop a windswept ridge between two wild canyons, the town of Paradise is rebuilding for a hotter, drier climate -- an inspiration for other California towns at risk of nature’s whims and man’s mistakes. Its people are changing, too.

Atop a windswept ridge between two wild canyons, the town of Paradise is rebuilding for a hotter, drier climate — an inspiration for other California towns at risk of nature’s whims and man’s mistakes. Its people are changing, too.

Atop a windswept ridge between two wild canyons, the town of Paradise is rebuilding for a hotter, drier climate — an inspiration for other California towns at risk of nature’s whims and man’s mistakes. Its people are changing, too.

Atop a windswept ridge between two wild canyons, the town of Paradise is rebuilding for a hotter, drier climate — an inspiration for other California towns at risk of nature’s whims and man’s mistakes. Its people are changing, too.

Atop a windswept ridge between two wild canyons, the town of Paradise is rebuilding for a hotter, drier climate — an inspiration for other California towns at risk of nature’s whims and man’s mistakes. Its people are changing, too.

Atop a windswept ridge between two wild canyons, the town of Paradise is rebuilding for a hotter, drier climate — an inspiration for other California towns at risk of nature’s whims and man’s mistakes. Its people are changing, too.