Good morning, Chico.

The Chico Area Recreation and Park District is hosting its last senior dance of summer tomorrow at Lakeside Pavilion from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets cost $13 and optional line dancing lessons (from 1 to 2 p.m.) are available.

Chico Fire Department rescued five children from Hotel Katerina’s elevator on July 30 using specialized tools after other methods failed — no injuries were reported.

Singer-songwriter Josaleigh Pollett from Salt Lake City will perform at Naked Lounge on Monday with bands Strog, Lish Bills & Astronaut Ice Cream as part of a tour for the album If I Let It Quiet that NPR Music spotlighted.

The album is inspired by an 8,000-mile friendship.

Chico Unified School District approved AI-powered security cameras in 691 school locations on Dec.

17, 2025, and some parents are concerned that the new system saves and stores student data on a global cloud. The board said law enforcement can access footage only with a court order.

Chico City Council will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in City Hall’s third-floor lobby to consider a local emergency declaration after three fires burned near Lindo Channel this week, a move that would let the city manager protect homes and property (as officials warn of rising risk from dry conditions).

Hot temperatures over 100 have driven Safe Space Chico to open cooling centers at local churches like St. John the Evangelist to offer refuge and meals — public health officials advise residents to stay hydrated and avoid outdoor activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico rescheduled its Fan Appreciation Night to Friday, Sept.

25 — the opening night of the Fall Nationals in Tribute to Stephen Allard with $5 admission and races featuring Winged 360 Sprint Cars and Rental Guy Hobby Stock.