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CUSD approves $240 million budget in uncertain fiscal year

CUSD approves $240 million budget in uncertain fiscal year

The Chico Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees has approved what it says is a balanced budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year pending the governor’s final decision on statewide education spending. District staff heralded the $240 million budget as one that addresses financial challenges, and trustees voted unanimously to approve it at the June 24 meeting. CUSD, with about …

Last Monday’s hot takes: Which calendar category?

by A.P. Porter

I’ve been expecting my memory to fade for years, and now it’s leaving on a fast train. Not wanting to end up wandering the neighborhood in my skivvies, I’ve been looking around for ways to help my old brain, including the calendar software on my computer.

Anthony Peyton Porter

I was creating a calendar entry just now, and I realized that I didn’t know which category — health, pleasure, money, et cetera — made the most sense.  I was going to have coffee with a friend I talk to maybe twice a year. They’re a good person, the only sort I can be bothered with.

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