North State Breakdown – August 27, 2024 Board of Supervisor Agenda Preview
This week we are breaking down the Shasta County Board of Supervisors agenda ahead of their meeting on Tuesday, 8-27-2024.
BOS 8/20/24: Unpopular Time Limits Dissed, Violence in the Chambers
The regularly scheduled weekly Tuesday morning meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on August 20, 2024. The complete video and agenda are available here. Timestamps are in parentheses. (1:46) CALL TO… Continue Reading
City Council Update: Big League Dreams to Bounce Back; Homeless Encampment Enforcement Being Reviewed
The shuttered sports park formerly known as Big League Dreams will welcome back ballplayers and skaters, possibly as early as next month following a unanimous vote of the Redding City Council. The city-run operation will be a barebones affair with… Continue Reading
Sucker-Punched Victim Addresses Shasta County Alt-Right Supervisors’ Culture of Lies, Violence, Chaos
By Christian Gardinier As there is no room for racism, sexism, and radical political extremism in Shasta County, there is NO room for political violence in our county. Oh, wait. On second thought, with Supervisors Jones and Crye at the… Continue Reading
Investigation Clears Supervisor Patrick Jones of Wrongdoing in Destroyed AG-Letter Controversy
District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones “did not improperly fail to disclose the Attorney General’s January 29, 2024 letter”. That was the conclusion of an outside investigation conducted by Sacramento-based Ellis Investigations into the controversy that arose after Jones destroyed a… Continue Reading
Shasta County Board of Supervisors: Once More, With Violence!
Today was another regular meeting of the local Board of Supervisors. Kevin Crye reiterated last week’s ultra-popular reduction of speaker time from three minutes to two minutes, and the distaste for that was evident in comments from speakers who tend… Continue Reading
Only You Can Stop the MAGA Takeover of the Shasta County Board of Education
Every once in a while, Shasta County District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones accidentally says something profound, even if it’s sandwiched between prodigious prevarications. Such was the case at the July 23 Board of Supervisors meeting when Jones voted a “hard… Continue Reading
North State Breakdown Episode 25 – Manufactured Outrage
The Breakdown investigates the August 13th Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting, where Board Chair Kevin Crye’s decision to limit public comment created public unrest. We explore the implications of this move, the spreading of misinformation, and the impact on… Continue Reading
Local Filmmaker Tyler Faires Brings Award-winning ACID Film Home to Packed Historic Cascade Theatre
Sheets of rain. Pelting, pounding, pea-sized hail. Booms of thunder. Electric bolts of zigzagged lightning that sliced and diced a darkened North State sky blanketed with roiling, undulating clouds. Saturday, those were among the freakishly unusual weather displays that converged… Continue Reading
North State Breakdown – August 20, 2024 Agenda Preview Edition
North State Breakdown is trying something new! We’re breaking down the Shasta County Board of Supervisors agenda ahead of their meeting on Tuesday, 8-20-2024. If you appreciate Benjamin Nowain’s deep dive into Shasta County politics as reported on his North… Continue Reading
