A recent Chico, California city ordinance re-legalized public bowling. Which immediately begs the question–why on earth would a city council waste time making public bowling illegal? Good question. I don’t have the information on when the ordinance was passed–but bravo to the brave City Councilmembers for having the bravery to stand up to anti-bowling special interests and repeal the law. Really? Are there not more important issues to focus on?

So, thank you Chico, California City Councilmembers Mary Flynn, Scott Gruendl, Andy Holcombe, Larry Wahl, Jim Walker, Tom Nickell, and Ann Schwab. To thank each of these brave men and women personally, please email dpresson@chi.chico.ca.us and lcameron@ci.chico.ca.us, which will place a hardcopy of your email into the inbox of every councilmember.

P.S. – This is not Chico’s only historically stupid law. There is a city ordinance that says a $500 fine will be given to any person who detonates a nuclear weapon within city limits. 1.) Within city limits? Really. 2.) If they can get a nuclear weapon–don’t you think $500 is going to be easy to procure? 3.) Who is going to accept this $500 fine? 4.) Why $500? That seems absurdly low to me.

Chico, CA Mayor Ann Schwab