Welcome to the third installment of A News Café’s attempt to report on every school board race in Shasta County this election season. Previously we’ve covered the Shasta County Board of Education where four seats are up for grabs and… Continue Reading
Phil Fountain’s inspiration for today’s cartoon comes from the Sept. 10 Shasta County Board of Supervisor’s majority’s decision to bypass the appointment of the most qualified person as the new Director of the county’s Resource Management department, and instead hire… Continue Reading
The regularly scheduled weekly Tuesday morning meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on September 10, 2024. The complete video and agenda are available here. Timestamps are in parentheses. (2:11) CALL TO… Continue Reading
District 3 Supervisor challenger Corkey Harmon showed up with 2 minutes to spare before the 6 p.m. start of his first public one-on-one face-off with two-term incumbent Mary Rickert. The forum was hosted by the Shasta League of Woman Voters… Continue Reading
Shasta County announces that Laura Burch, Director of the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), will be on leave starting Monday, September 16, 2024, for a planned medical event. Ms. Burch will return to her role once medically approved to… Continue Reading
This fall, the Shasta College Theatre Department will bring Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” to life, a play steeped in potent social commentary and compelling characters. This timeless story, set in 19th-century Norway, explores the intricate dynamics of individual identity,… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors’ ultra-conservative board majority has struck again. Even legions of weary rational citizens — those stupefied by countless toxic “Shasta County Shit Show” meetings, people who’d ceased being surprised by board majority shenanigans — were… Continue Reading
What began as a pair of teens’ Saturday ride on BMX bikes up Hartnell Avenue in Redding turned into a dramatic physical confrontation by multiple Redding Police officers who were staffing a nearby DUI checkpoint. Later, one of the… Continue Reading
Over the course of more than a week, A News Cafe reached out to the Redding Police Department several times seeking comment regarding the Aug. 24 incident involving several RPD officers and a pair of teen BMX bike riders. To… Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor: I owe my brother’s survival to Shasta County District 3 Supervisor Mary Rickert. I, like many others who turn to Mary Rickert in times of crisis, found she was there for me. I called Mary at… Continue Reading
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