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
In an effort to scare up support for a proposed medical school, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors declared at last Tuesday’s board meeting that the county’s longstanding shortage of physicians constitutes a public health crisis . District 1 Supervisor… Continue Reading
The Democratic Central Committee of Shasta County has issued the following press release.
Perhaps you once again hear George W. Bush’s familiar Texan dialect ringing in your head with all the post 9/11 talk of the Middle East lately. In the past few days, we’ve been on edge wondering how involved the United… 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
Here’s a question for all you restaurant owners, cattle ranchers, strawberry farmers, construction contractors and any other local businesses reliant on Latino labor, documented and undocumented, not to mention all the customers dependent on your products and services: When ICE and… Continue Reading
It was precisely noon when Bob Sanders pulled up to From the Hearth in downtown Redding on his bicycle Saturday. He was right on time. The 70-year-old Jewish American from New Hampshire left the Bay Area last Monday on a… Continue Reading
As the Shasta County Board of Supervisors (SCBOS) enters its lengthy three-day budget hearings, let us understand a few things. Shasta County heavily relies on federal and state funds for various programs and services; we are a welfare county. 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
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