Sometimes, I miss the good old days before “woke” when you could call a moron a moron. These days, to soften the blow, we employ fancy scientific-sounding euphemisms such as the Dunning-Kruger effect to describe those unfortunate individuals with limited… Continue Reading
It’s been over 30 years since my last letter to the local paper. I haven’t felt so compelled as I do at this moment in time. As a person over 80 years old, living in Shasta County since 1944, I… Continue Reading
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I have lived in Shasta County for over 45 years. I believe it is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. As a volunteer in different organizations, I have always been impressed by the generosity of our citizens.… Continue Reading
The second Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting of 2024 ran over six hours. Streaming video and agenda for the January 23 meeting are available here. Video timestamps are provided in parentheses. The invocation was provided by Pastor Mark Becker… Continue Reading
I am a 50-year resident of Shasta County with three grown children and six grandchildren. I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as a dairy science major and completed degrees in Business and Psychology at Simpson College. Continue Reading
Today Kevin Crye gets a second chance to preside over the Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting as the new board chair. Expectations of success are low since Crye flunked from the start of the last meeting, his first as… Continue Reading
The North State Breakdown investigates Kevin Crye’s first day as chair, and the recall efforts against him. From Crye’s successful push to suspend impact fees, to potential Brown Act violations, Kevin Crye’s first day as board chair provided more fodder… Continue Reading
Shasta County has a long, sad, sordid history of improper land use practices. These hurtful decisions date to over a century ago. Jurors deliberating effects of the “Smoke Wars 1896-1917” were paid by local mine owners. ”Experts” gave testimony that… Continue Reading
At last week’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting, District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones touted Redding’s experience with reducing new development impact fees while he was on the city council to justify eliminating such fees for the unincorporated areas of… Continue Reading
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