Tonight, on TLDR: Clown sightings seem to have moved off the national radar, and the only local blip was a false positive. Next Screen: Speaking of clowns, the Board of Supervisors awkwardly puts their thumb on the scale,

Tonight, on TLDR: Reports of clown sightings in Chico are exaggerated, say cops in press release, so don’t buy into the hype. Daily media immediately buys into the hype. Next Screen: We’re getting a lot of reports of shots fired,

Tonight, on Weed Wednesday: As we head into the last five weeks before the election, ICFA brings out the heavy ordnance. Next Screen: I know it’s everyone’s busy season right now, but we need a show of faces at the Supervisors’ meeting on Tuesday.

Tonight, on TLDR: The ER’s Staff Reports filed a day brightener from the BCSO. Apparently he’s also moonlighting at Action News Now. Next Screen: The City of Chico considers eliminating the fee for bike registration to encourage compliance.

Tonight, on Social Media Monday: The Nextdoor App is turning into a site for xenophobes and the worrywarts they gaslight. Take back our streets? Take back the internet! Next Screen: Meanwhile, at PV High, a new monument remembering former students who’...

Tonight, on TLDR: Is GOCOM Media making another run at this market? Fox20 and KRCR7 are up for sale on the Inside Baseball media report. Next Screen: A candlelight vigil on campus last night by the Black Student Union gets television coverage,

Tonight, on Weed Wednesday: Desert Hot Springs is the Riverside County conventional center; an armpit of deep red republican values and bedrock conservatism, in arguably the most right wing county in California. Next Screen: Tomorrow, a 9,

Tonight, on TLDR: CSUC’s black faculty association holds space to remember the innocent slain. Jerry Olenyn reports for KRCR. Next Screen: Dani Anguiano’s account takes the time to capture the atmosphere, the grief, and resolve.

Tonight, on TLDR: Taste of Chico gets abundant supportive coverage after the fact. But media partners are supposed to do some lifting to put the butts in chairs, too. Next Screen: NSPR pivots from being a news agency to being a lifestyle web property.

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