A lawsuit filed Feb. 13 on behalf of Shasta County taxpayers alleges the 30-year intergovernmental agreement between Shasta County and the Redding Rancheria to provide public services to the Tribe’s proposed casino relocation project in Strawberry Fields is illegal. The… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors met for the last time before the March 5 election. The meeting began at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The complete video and agenda are available here. Time stamps are in parentheses. The invocation… Continue Reading
Shasta County’s right-wing leaders aren’t done with their obsession over the hand counting of election ballots. The Shasta County Elections Commission voted 3-2 on Monday to forward a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors supporting a manual tally without using… Continue Reading
A few months ago I received a suggestion that I should investigate District 2 Shasta County Supervisor candidate Dan Sloan’s background. The tipster said Sloan had several skeletons clattering around in his closet. The tipster said that Sloan’s historical dirt… Continue Reading
Phil Fountain is a pseudonym for ANC’s prodigal cartoonist, Philbert Phountain, who has recently returned from a working hiatus where he served as the lead fact-checker for George Santos. He lives in Shasta County with his long-suffering wife, Christine,… Continue Reading
While I’m very concerned about several Supervisor races in Shasta County; I’m most concerned about the ballot measures that Patrick Jones, Kevin Crye and Chris Kelstrom placed on the March 5 Primary ballot. Unfortunately, opposition statements did not come forth.… Continue Reading
Safe and Sane meaning: Fireworks are often used to celebrate the founding of the United States of America, some are safe, some not, and some are illegal. In the political realm, orientation, speech, and political behaviors are sometimes safe, some… Continue Reading
On Thursday, February 22, 2024, at approximately 9:00 AM, deputies with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of the Chappie-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Area for of a report that rocks and debris had broken away from a hillside,… Continue Reading
Steven King showed up early for his Tuesday 8:30 a.m. hearing in a sixth-floor gleaming hallway at the brand new Shasta County Courthouse. He stood near a large bank of windows that offered stunning Redding views as he talked about… Continue Reading
Greetings again, Shasta County voters! Welcome to Part 2 of the reasonable person’s guide to the upcoming primary election, which takes place on March 5. Part 2 covers the District 3 and District 4 supervisor contests, and Measures C and… Continue Reading
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