IGO, Calif.—As residents left homeless by the Clover Fire sift through rubble, tales of narrow escapes and altruistic neighbors continue to emerge from a community rallying to absorb and rebuild. The 8,073-acre blaze, which scorched about 11 square miles of woodland… Continue Reading
When asked to name some of my most challenging jobs, I tend to recall employment of my youth, before I turned 30. I’ll leapfrog over my earliest baby-sitting jobs (at 50 cents an hour), because those don’t really count. And… Continue Reading
The looming, 70-year-old stucco building that has housed Living Hope Compassion Ministries for two decades is topped by a large, plain cross that looks like it’s poised for a triple gainer from a wedding-cake façade. Continue Reading
In the four years that Mike Mojarro has been executive director of Living Hope Compassion Ministries, his philosophy about charitable giving has changed so drastically that he sometimes laughs when he thinks about the contrast between his first year and now. Continue Reading
Returning after a two-week break, the Board Meeting on this day included an especially interesting Public Comment period. Anyone can request to speak during this segment of a Board meeting agenda. Speakers are held to three minutes, and are asked… Continue Reading
I saw my first illegal drug sale last week. In broad daylight. It took place on a downtown Redding bench outside the Yuba Street side of the historic Lorenz building. Continue Reading
What an amazing adventure the last three years have been. Never, when I decided to move to Egypt, would I have imagined I’d be living through history being made, or that my eyes would be opened to so many truths, lies and misconceptions that I had held for many years of my life. Continue Reading
The smoke had barely settled after Redding’s public fireworks display when an office building at 1212 South St. became engulfed in flames, allegedly from teens’ fireworks. Flames could be seen shooting from vent openings and bursting through the building’s roof as multiple firefighters… Continue Reading
It was a busy morning at the Board of Supervisors this week. The Board heard a presentation from Jim Branham, Executive Officer of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. This state agency serves all or part of 22 counties (including counties more… Continue Reading
The Board returned to the issues of carrots and sticks for probationers today, with a report by the County Probation Department and the Sheriff’s Office on AB 109/Corrections Realignment. Corrections Realignment involves the transfer of responsibility for some offenders from… Continue Reading
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