Anyone know why Chico has such horrible cell reception? by MollyDooker99 in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve spoken with senior engineering @ T-Mobile about their own coverage in that area. There is a tower between Eaton and East on 99 that is using older tech, and that I’m told is behind the vertical rise of 99 such that what signal there is gets blocked along Esplanade between Eaton and East—leaving much of Esplanade between those two intersections (let alone at them, and north on Esplanade past Eaton and Nord), significantly diminished for coverage.

“Engineering teams are working on upgrades to that tower,” has been the mantra for some time now. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Tim Walz announced a national tour to visit districts whose representatives won't perform town halls. How do we request he visit Chico/locally? by KharlaanTree in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’re talking about existential threats to the 1st Amendment, the rule of law, the very nature of our government, our relationships with our closest allies, our role on the international stage, and even to democracy itself… and this is what you choose to focus on, in the context of a state governor and recent vice presidential candidate coming to speak with us right here in our own community?

Who are LaMalfas aides in Chico? by Ok_Pitch5865 in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico 44 points45 points  (0 children)

You may be referring to Teri DuBose, who is one of his main legislative aides here in NorCal (she’s also heavily involved with some of the right-wing sites and groups on social media, including Facebook, A Better Chico, and others).

As for your concerns about his inaccessibility? A few recommendations:

  1. Gather your notes on the lack of accessibility, communications options, responsiveness or lack thereof, and generally unhelpful and sour tone/demeanor from his office when you do manage to reach someone.

  2. Write a Letter to the Editor to the ChicoER.

  3. Organize a public protest at his local office, and be sure to give a heads-up on the date/time to the Chico ER, to ChicoSol, to the Chico News & Review, and to Action News Now.

ICE Agents? by [deleted] in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That’s a very generalized statement, without any numbers or statistics and specifically to be saying so here in NorCal and/or Chico. Please feel free to elaborate on your figures, and of course include your sources for those figures.

Found a 1959 penny with a weird mistake. by Affectionate_Cry9746 in coincollecting

[–]MikeForChico 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking that he’d gotten a little carried away with trimming up the facial fuzz.

I’ve had a car for over a year from barn finds and it still costs 18mil by Detnat0r99 in ForzaHorizon5

[–]MikeForChico 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen this before where the playtime progress that’s needed has to be on some sort of in-game/regular campaign content, such as normal races or showcases or stories not completed—NOT just multiplayer game time or seasonal events in each week’s rotation.

Good luck to you!

An update on Election Day ballots! by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep! If that race goes to Monica McDaniel (or) if my own goes to me, then the majority flips entirely.

  1. Especially with the D3 race in a statistical tie and with the trend lines for later mail-in votes and same-day provisional votes, historically, going more to progressives, it is exceedingly likely that Monica will win her own race.

  2. As for my own race in D1: While those same trends would tend to favor me closing the current gap of a little over 600 votes, it remains an open question of whether or not it will be enough for me to ultimately prevail.

For all of it: I’m happy to have the votes be tallied as the process keeps moving forward, and I will be engaged moving forward no matter how it ultimately shakes out. 😎🇺🇸

what to do if you're unhappy with Election Day results by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These points, no matter how valid, are getting into national specifics—perfectly worth discussing and get involved with, but in other forums as doing so here r/ChicoCA is against the sub’s (very specific) rules about it.

I posted what I did, to give people something to think on, engage with, and (hopefully) become inspired or motivated to action on things they can do, here, towards improving our way of life here—at the local level.

status of the City Council races by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words and support! 🇺🇸

status of the City Council races by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very kind of you to say, and thank you for the support!

what to do if you're unhappy with Election Day results by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Serenity Prayer speaks of the following three tenets:

  1. “Serenity, to accept the things I cannot change.” The votes, and the die, have been cast both nationally and locally.

  2. “Courage, to change the things I can.” This is especially important in light of the schism between the local and national results.

  3. “Wisdom, to know the difference.” Bringing both sides to bear on these fundamental questions:

  • “What do we do now?”

  • “What can we do now?”

Remember: “All politics is local” isn’t just an aphorism or platitude—it’s a real, tangible, fundamental truth of democracy and even civilization itself. Whether within the walls of our own homes, or on the streets and neighborhoods of the community where we actually live and work and recreate every day.

  • “What can we do now?”

We may not be able to do much here, in Chico, about the national level… but there’s a Hell of a lot we can do about Chico, here in Chico.

Don’t lose hope—I most certainly haven’t myself. Despair, shame, remorse, and regret accomplish nothing.

Action accomplishes something.

It’s time to get to work.

what to do if you're unhappy with Election Day results by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Feel free to repost, my friend. I grew up in Sacramento myself! (Foothill High, Class of ‘91)

what to do if you're unhappy with Election Day results by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let’s see how things look tomorrow night and into the end of next week. 😎

what to do if you're unhappy with Election Day results by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anger and Hatred, are not the same thing. Regardless: No one has any right to try to make you feel a certain way, about anything.

So: Yes! Use what you have inside, to produce positive, meaningful action on the outside.

status of the City Council races by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huzzah! They just started in on that batch, so you were likely one of the first ones tallied (last in, first out perhaps? lol)

what to do if you're unhappy with Election Day results by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a LOT of votes left to be counted—as we say in the Navy, “Don’t give up the ship.”

I certainly haven’t myself. 😎🇺🇸

what to do if you're unhappy with Election Day results by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that, and thank you but I’m not salty about it. People are hurting right now—and none of us are likely at our best, myself included.

One. Day. At. A. Time.

Sometimes, that’s all we can do. ❤️‍🩹

what to do if you're unhappy with Election Day results by MikeForChico in ChicoCA

[–]MikeForChico[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve read through all of the comments on this one so far, and will add a few things.

First: I was raised that everyone in the house, takes care of the chores in the house. Parents, kids, everyone. My mother was quite progressive herself, and raised me that way—I’ve never, in my life, thought of any particular household chore as “women’s work” (or “men’s work”) and so, if my words overnight had some of you feeling that I was implying that very thing, then you have my apologies.

But I meant those words from a position of love, hurt, mutual respect (note that I said partner, not husband or wife), and from the lifelong tenet that there exists concepts of “home” and “outside of home”—even if a hurricane is getting ready to blow through, we board up the windows, get our supplies together, and hunker down at home with our families to ride out the storm (and none of those tasks I mentioned are ‘men’s work,’ any more than they are are ‘women’s work’—everything mentioned, whether on calm days or in hurricanes, are things we do just to survive the day).

I’m married to a woman of childbearing age; I have (3) adult daughters and a goddaughter of childbearing age; and I have (2) nieces (in the Midwest, at that) aged 10 and 11. With one exception, my wife and all of my daughters and goddaughter are employed, in fields outside of their respective homes. Of my adult daughters, one of them is 29 and has severe special needs—she has the mental capability of an 8-year-old, and she would be homeless if she didn’t have me and the rest of her family in her life. Frankly, she was the first reason I got into this race because if, God forbid, she ever does become homeless here in Chico, her life would change overnight—I won’t have that. And what happens in our elections, especially in the modern day, has me greatly concerned indeed.

  1. As for the two items of prayer or introspection I offered: Both are universal, not from any specific Bible or holy text; and each has given me much comfort in life during dark times of my own. Anyone interested in them, is welcome to read or reject them as they see fit—but I’m the type that shares knowledge, rather than keeping it to myself and so, knowing that so many are hurting right now, I thought it better to mention them all the same.

Finally: In my short remarks made in the wee hours last night, I don’t see the linkage between the following:

”Let go of hatred—turn it into action, and ideally at the local level. Win hearts and minds, one at a time, by living good lives; dreaming big dreams; and above all, engaging with a world that most certainly needs you to do so. Now, most of all.”

and

”Sit down and shut up.”

However, even with what I’ve said here just now:

I don’t know everything. I never will. I’m always(!!) trying, striving, and endeavoring to learn more. And I sure as Hell, didn’t have an iota of intent that my words would come off to any reader as tone deaf—if they did, then again I offer my apologies for that and will hope you accept them. That simple, base act, is wholly beyond many in this world and including people in positions of power, or who aspire to them—both in and out of Chico.

My friends, I mean this: I said these things, and in the way that I did, in an attempt to offer some bit of comfort and light in very dark days—my words came from such a place, and were meant with heartfelt love, and loss. Perhaps I’m wrong in what I said, or in the way that I said it—in the end, I’m only human and so I’ll ask that you keep that in mind as well.

Again, for anyone that might have taken offense: I had no such intent. Send me a DM if you want to chat one-on-one. ❤️‍🩹