Can you bear one more mention of last week’s media-room controversy? During Tuesday’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting, District 1 Supervisor/Chair Kevin Crye and CEO David Rickert suddenly seemed intent to rid themselves of the media-room hot potato they… Continue Reading
Park Fire, Wednesday July 31, 2024: Fire activity on the Park fire was less dynamic yesterday and last night. CalFire crews stopped the spread of the fire to the North, and built fireline the spot fires near Manton. The fire… Continue Reading
On July 30, 2024 the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) sent the following letter to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors opposing its purported “media policies and procedures” described in a press release issued on July 29. At best, these policies… Continue Reading
This week the Breakdown does something a little different. We produced a short Documentary that takes a look at the events leading up to and including the July 23 2024 Board of Supervisor meeting and the events that ensued.
Baseball moms, hockey dads, softball coaches and kids by the dozens packed the Redding City Council chambers Monday night to learn what’s to become of their beloved—and now shuttered—Big League Dreams sports park. The complex, a private-public partnership that opened… Continue Reading
As I write this on Monday afternoon, July 29, the northern edge of the Park Fire is 20 miles due south from our home. At 370,236 acres, about 500 square miles, it is a red rash the size of Los… Continue Reading
Redding Police Department · ****NEWS RELEASE**** July 29, 2024, at 4:50 PM RPD Case No. RPD24-010865 At approximately 5:42 AM on July 29th, a security guard was patrolling the commercial property located at 20 Lake Boulevard and located an injured… Continue Reading
Phil Fountain’s inspiration for today’s cartoon comes from the county’s recent decision to limit media members’ mobility access within the Shasta County Board chambers. This policy change followed an incident at the July 23 Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting.… Continue Reading
I want to start out by saying that I don’t think that I speak for the writers or the editor of A News Café when I’m weighing in on the other local media outlets out there. I’m just a person… Continue Reading
The Park fire grew from 307,000 acres to 350,000 acres Saturday…most of the growth was on the North ½ of the fire. The fire is holding on Hwy 32 in the Forest Ranch area. Calfire is using dozers on the… Continue Reading
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