Today is the second coming of Donald J. Trump’s presidency. By the day’s end, Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. As things go in Washington, D.C., so they will go in Shasta County, a place where county government has been under siege by far-right extremists for nearly five years. Continue Reading
I wanted to take this opportunity to respond to your most recent missive, let you know about both my experience as a commissioner on the Shasta County Elections Commission, and offer my recommendations for the New Year. Continue Reading
As anybody who shops at a local supermarket knows, the price of eggs is too damned high. In the photo above, it was just swell to see the shelves of WinCo fully stocked on my last visit, but at $7.42… Continue Reading
People put too much stock in the “cowboy way.” People like me, for example. When I hear the phrase, as I did when Corkey Harmon was running for the Shasta County District 3 Supervisor seat last year, I imagined John… Continue Reading
During the early morning hours of December 11, a fire swept through the historic Bidwell Mansion in downtown Chico. Nearly one week after the fire, a California State Park official announced in a December 17 press conference that the fire… Continue Reading
When Shasta County Assistant CEO Eric Magrini arrived at work on March 22, 2023, he’d been on the hit list for about eight months. The former sheriff and a half-dozen other high-ranking county officials had been placed on the unofficial list the year before by a new majority Continue Reading
So, even after surviving another gruelling year with the promise of more grim days ahead, maybe let’s focus on some small moments of brightness; the firm handshake of a sheep farmer with your first coffee of the day, or the… Continue Reading
A Shasta County jury has found the Sundial Lodge liable in a wrongful-death lawsuit for a blaze that killed resident Jenell Foster in a room fire on March 23, 2021. The jury awarded about $6.4 million to Foster’s four adult… Continue Reading
Welcome to the North State Breakdown with Benjamin Nowain. The upcoming meeting on December 19th, 2024, will be the last Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting of the year and will begin at 5:30 p.m. at 1450 Court Street. This… Continue Reading
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