The beauty of being an anonymous fake-journalist living among the fake “citizen journalists,” the self-appointed “experts,” the politicians, the public officials, and regular folk with interesting observations? People talk to me much more freely. Out of respect for the people… Continue Reading
The California Fair Political Practices Commission fined Shasta County District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones and campaign treasurer Lyndia Kent $10,000 for two violations of the Campaign Reform Act in a stipulation issued at the commission’s monthly meeting on Oct. 17.… Continue Reading
This week, The North State Breakdown looks underneath the hood of District 3 candidate Corkey Harmon’s campaign. From Harmon’s ties to far-right figures and potential conflicts of interest to a shocking fentanyl overdose at his ranch, this episode uncovers truths… Continue Reading
In this episode of North State Breakdown’s ‘Fast Facts,’ we discuss the recent appointment of Sean Ewing as Shasta County’s new Director of Resource Management. We look into the questionable panel selection process involving Supervisor Chris Kelstrom, CEO David Rickert,… Continue Reading
Shasta College proudly presents the 73rd Annual Art Faculty Exhibit, October 28, 2024 – December 19th, 2024, with an opening reception on Thursday, December 5th from 1:00pm – 2:00pm in the Shasta College Art Gallery. This is a free… Continue Reading
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
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
(.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
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
By S. James Rickert Editor’s note regarding Measure P, a description from the Shasta County Elections Office: “Measure P adds a subsection to the Shasta County Charter. The proposed addition would limit the County’s exercise of eminent domain.” ### After… Continue Reading
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