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From Elizabeth Betancourt, to Redding City Council: Create fairer place for all businesses

To: Honorable Redding City Councilmembers and Redding City Staff: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the decision you’re making on Tuesday regarding the tourism, marketing, and promotion services for the City of Redding and – by default –… Continue Reading

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‘I Don’t Need the Vaccine’: Redding Doctor Strays from CDC Advice

In a recent Facebook post by Redding Family Physician Dr. Richard Malotky,  he made the following public statement in response to the public health message that everyone should get the COVID-19 vaccines: “Listen up people, don’t get the vaccine if you… Continue Reading

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A Mall-Free Market Street Reopens for Cars, Bikes and Pedestrians

Some 49 years ago, Linda Krueger Krtek was the last to take a ride on Market Street through downtown Redding. On Wednesday, she was the first. During the half-century between those trips, three blocks of Market Street were closed to… Continue Reading

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City of Shasta Lake Council Vacancy Attracts Candidates with Militia Connections

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Feb. 20 on Shasta Scout.  ### Two individuals with ties to militia groups in the North State have expressed interest in being appointed to the City of Shasta Lake Council. Individuals are… Continue Reading

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Bethel Church Embraces Socialism, Rakes in $1.7 Million in COVID Funding

It’s safe to say that Bethel senior leader Bill Johnson is no socialist. If he hadn’t done so earlier, the self-appointed local apostle and prophet made his opposition to liberté, égalité, fraternité publicly known in November 2016, in an opinion… Continue Reading

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Rep. Doug LaMalfa and the Big Lie

It can’t be easy being California’s 1st Congressional District Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R). The cognitive dissonance alone must be intense, like tinnitus from attending too many Grateful Dead concerts. After almost two decades in public service, LaMalfa’s still best known… Continue Reading

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Redding Civic Auditorium: ‘Quintessentially Brutalist’

Big, blocky and formed of concrete, Redding Civic Auditorium was unlike any other building to rise in Redding. The auditorium was a point of pride when it opened in 1970, holding the promise of conventions, performances and other events. “To… Continue Reading