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1 School District Superintendent, 2 Elected Officials’ Bravery Opens Doors for Other Reports of Crye Conflicts

If medals of honor were given for local governmental bravery in the face of intimidation, abuse of power and bullying, Tim Garman, Leslie Morgan and Mike Freeman would be among this week’s most deserving Shasta County recipients. Garman is a… Continue Reading

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Fast Facts: Power Play – Kevin Crye’s Intimidation Tactics Exposed. Have Other County Departments Endured Crye’s Pressure, Power Grabs?

Welcome to a new series of the North State Breakdown. In addition to the full episodes I work on, I am working on shorter, more concise stories I like to call ‘Fast Facts’. Today we examine allegations against District 1… Continue Reading

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BOS 10/15/24: Board Votes Themselves Power over SCOE Budget After Crye Accused of Pressuring Superintendent to Contract with Gym

(.3) The regularly scheduled weekly Tuesday morning meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors was called to order at 9:01 a.m. on October 15, 2024. The start of the meeting was delayed due to audio-visual recording not working. The… Continue Reading

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Hail Mary Jane: Defense Attorneys Argue Cannabis Classification Unconstitutional in High Profile Shasta County Marijuana Case

Believe it or not, people still go to prison for growing and selling marijuana in California. Consider the case of Heather Legault-Williams. She’s facing three years behind bars for allegedly maintaining a warehouse for the purpose of selling marijuana, which… Continue Reading

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Redding Area Women Voters’ Pies and Propositions’ Event Reveals State, Local, Straw Poll Results

  The League of Women Voters hosted a forum on Monday, October 7th at the Methodist Church in Redding. Fondly dubbed: Pies and Propositions, the evening featured three presenters discussing the pros and cons of the ten California Initiatives plus… Continue Reading

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Redding curbside recycling revelation: Lots of your bottles, cans and cardboard went directly to the landfill

This may come as a shock to Redding residents who faithfully put recycling in their blue carts for weekly pickup. Not all those bottles, cans, cardboard and more got recycled over the summer. Sometimes truckloads of those reclaimable items instead… Continue Reading

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Mystery Solved Regarding Why Trump’s Name is Missing From Voter Guide’s GOP Party Endorsement

By now, California voters should have received their Presidential General Election Voter Information Guide in the mail. Here in Shasta County, former President Donald Trump is rock-star popular. His followers are anxious to see Trump return to the White House.… Continue Reading