Since taking office last January, Shasta County District 4 Supervisor Matt Plummer has been singularly focused on homelessness, in particular the more than 80 homeless veterans currently living in encampments scattered across the county, sleeping in their cars, waking up… Continue Reading
Jenny O’Connell-Nowain, the Redding woman who caused a commotion with a sit-down protest during a Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting on Nov. 7, stood her ground Friday in Shasta County Superior Court. O’Connell-Nowain, 41, is charged with two misdemeanors… Continue Reading
It’s been three weeks since the first goldfish massacre occurred in my modest garden pond. The devastation was completely unexpected. For nearly two years my pet-store fish had thrived nicely in my Redding backyard pond under the leafy shade of… Continue Reading
Brent Turner, a progressive voting systems reform activist from San Francisco who believes President Donald Trump was not elected by the will of the people in 2016 has been hired to be Shasta County’s Assistant Registrar of Voters. A confidential… Continue Reading
For the past six months, newly elected Shasta County District 3 Supervisor Corkey Harmon has reliably sided with District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye and District 5 Supervisor Chris Kelstrom on divisive issues, forming a MAGA majority against the board’s more… Continue Reading
Shasta County’s recommended fiscal year budget will shrink 3.5 percent according to figures released last week during three days of budget presentations at the Board of Supervisors. The recommended budget for 2025-2026 is $685,293,258, nearly $25 million less than the… Continue Reading
Redding on Saturday witnessed its largest anti-Trump protest so far in solidarity with similar No Kings demonstrations across the nation. Upwards of 2,500 people, according to one reliable count, turned out at the height of the demonstration that was promoted… Continue Reading
It takes a strong person to go up against an entire county, its CEO, and board, but that’s exactly what former Shasta County Public Defender Jeffrey Gorder did yesterday inside Shasta County Superior Court. Honorable Shasta County Judge Benjamin Hannah… Continue Reading
Shasta County Information Officer David Maung has announced he’s moving on from the position he’s held since Oct. 2022. His last day is Friday, June 6. “I’ve made the decision to step away from my role at Shasta County to… Continue Reading
On a muggy day in May which will go down in infamy in local politics, newly selected Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis fired Assistant ROV Joanne Francescut, a 17-year veteran of Shasta County’s elections office earlier today. “This… Continue Reading
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