The regularly scheduled Tuesday meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors was called to order at 9:01 a.m. Supervisor Mary Rickert was absent due to medical leave. The video and agenda are available here. Timestamps are in parentheses. CALL… Continue Reading
The main thing you need to know about North Valley High School in Anderson is that it’s the end of the line for most of its 90 students. The last-chance saloon. The edge of the world. Either they recover enough… Continue Reading
(.05) The regular Tuesday morning meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors was called to order at 9:00 a.m. April 23, 2024. District 3 Supervisor Mary Rickert was absent due to medical leave. CALL TO ORDER (3:19) The Invocation… Continue Reading
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When it comes to the arc of the moral universe, I confess I was in the Ta-Nehisi Coates camp decades before he riffed off MLK in his 2015 bestseller, “Between the World and Me.”
And here we are now, in a state of chaos, confined to a box we might call Schrödinger’s County. We’re not binary liberal/conservative, left/right, Democrat/Republican. We’re all over the place, hundreds of chaotic collisions. It’s complicated. Continue Reading
As the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” But, I also think the great doctor understood that the ark will not bend on its own; it… Continue Reading
On Monday, April 29, 2024, Chico State President Steve Perez and Interim Superintendent/President of Shasta College, Dr. Kevin O’Rorke, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize dual admission and streamline the transfer process for students interested in pursuing… Continue Reading
A divided Redding City Council voted Tuesday to repeat its opposition to Win-River Casino’s proposed expansion and relocation to land fronting Interstate 5 just south of the South Bonnyview Road interchange. The move, following a 3-2 vote, reaffirms the objections… Continue Reading
Most candidates coming off an unexpected 20-point shellacking by a political novice in a primary election might pause and reflect on what went wrong; what they might do differently next time. But not Shasta County District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones.… Continue Reading
Thursday evening in Sacramento A News Cafe publisher Doni Chamberlain was honored at the 4th annual Sacramento Press Club Journalism Awards dinner as the winner of the 2024 Courage in Journalism award. She received a standing ovation as she stood… Continue Reading
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