It’s official. The mainstream media is dead. Donald J. Trump put the final nail in the coffin last week when he hired Breitbart News executive chairman Stephen K. Bannon to manage the final stages of his insanely improbable presidential campaign.… Continue Reading
Dozens of volunteers cleaned up trash left in abandoned transient camps in south Redding Saturday, where about 65 men and women hauled away bedding, carpeting, clothes, household furnishings and all kinds of refuse from trails following Olney Creek near south Highway… Continue Reading
In a box somewhere in one of my closets is a photo of two white cribs tied together with big bows: one for newborn me, the other for newborn twin Shelly. So the story goes, after we identical infants arrived… Continue Reading
This month saw an increase in food and services available to Redding’s needy from the People of Progress, one long-time Redding non-profit organization. From her tiny office on downtown Center Street, Melinda Brown, the executive director of People of Progress,… Continue Reading
Today we journey to the quaint town of Cedarville and spectacular Surprise Valley. It’s a three-hour drive from Redding via Highway 299 East, past Alturas and over Cedarville Pass. Surprise Valley is like old California was 100 years ago. The main town… Continue Reading
About 10 people — members of Facebook groups Take Back Redding and Shasta Support Services, most who had never met in person – gathered for a meet-and- greet lunch in Library Park noon Wednesday.
The group traded stories and debated the best ways to address the growing homeless situation in their city. Continue Reading
Hazel was a rescue dog, found in a litter of abandoned puppies in a field in Stockton, mixture of breeds unknown. She was a difficult dog in many ways. As an example, she was an enthusiastic barker, which made her… Continue Reading
On any given election-day morning, Shasta County Clerk Cathy Darling Allen never knows how the day will end. She has no clue whether some precincts will have any glitches, or which candidates and measures will win, and which will lose.… Continue Reading
Note: I am delighted to introduce you to a new feature on A News Cafe.com, California Outback Report, stories from California’s high desert area by journalist H.A. Silliman. Please join me in welcoming him. – Doni The 16-mm projector clattered… Continue Reading
I’ve been hearing a lot of Merle Haggard on the jukebox lately. “Swingin’ Doors,” “Mama Tried” and especially “Fightin’ Side of Me.” Merle, world-famous country western musician and longtime Shasta County resident, passed away in Palo Cedro earlier this month,… Continue Reading
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