Taking a brief but well-deserved break from Shasta County politics, please join me in welcoming documentary filmmaker Tyler Faires to A News Cafe. He was featured here recently with regard to his award-winning ACID Canal film. Today, he’s stopped by… Continue Reading
Seemingly untouchable, Congressman Doug LaMalfa has been California’s District 1 Republican representative since 2013. Rose Penelope Yee of Redding believes it’s time for LaMalfa to go, and that come November, she’s just the one to show him the door. Granted,… Continue Reading
District 3 Supervisor challenger Corkey Harmon showed up with 2 minutes to spare before the 6 p.m. start of his first public one-on-one face-off with two-term incumbent Mary Rickert. The forum was hosted by the Shasta League of Woman Voters… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors’ ultra-conservative board majority has struck again. Even legions of weary rational citizens — those stupefied by countless toxic “Shasta County Shit Show” meetings, people who’d ceased being surprised by board majority shenanigans — were… Continue Reading
What began as a pair of teens’ Saturday ride on BMX bikes up Hartnell Avenue in Redding turned into a dramatic physical confrontation by multiple Redding Police officers who were staffing a nearby DUI checkpoint. Later, one of the… Continue Reading
Over the course of more than a week, A News Cafe reached out to the Redding Police Department several times seeking comment regarding the Aug. 24 incident involving several RPD officers and a pair of teen BMX bike riders. To… Continue Reading
During the last several years of extremist upheaval inside Shasta County Board of Supervisors meetings, most citizens who show up at the meetings to make public comments are regulars. But Tuesday, a woman’s appearance at the lectern brought a hush… Continue Reading
Doni: Hi, Seth Hemken. Welcome to A News Cafe, and thanks for taking the time to chat with me about your awesome video that’s getting lots of attention. Before first, before we go any further, I’ll drop your video right… Continue Reading
District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones “did not improperly fail to disclose the Attorney General’s January 29, 2024 letter”. That was the conclusion of an outside investigation conducted by Sacramento-based Ellis Investigations into the controversy that arose after Jones destroyed a… Continue Reading
Sheets of rain. Pelting, pounding, pea-sized hail. Booms of thunder. Electric bolts of zigzagged lightning that sliced and diced a darkened North State sky blanketed with roiling, undulating clouds. Saturday, those were among the freakishly unusual weather displays that converged… Continue Reading
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