Despite objections from the county’s Sheriff, Fire Chief and District Attorney, and also without review by legal counsel or risk management staff, Shasta County’s Board of Supervisors voted 4 – 1 to accept a 30-year mitigation agreement with Redding Rancheria… Continue Reading
Election fraud conspiracy theorist Jeffrey O’Donnell declined to appear in person at Shasta County Supervisor Patrick Jones’s Town Hall Thursday night. Instead, he chose to appear live via video feed from his home in Florida, transforming the event into a… 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, as… Continue Reading
Back in May 2021 on Colorado’s western slope, MAGA Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters, on the hunt for evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, allegedly broke election security and allowed an outside party to copy… Continue Reading
The first thing you need to know about Rene Perez is that he’s an artist. The 46-year-old Cottonwood resident has written, directed, and scored 36 B-movies during the past 15 years, mostly low-budget action and horror flicks in the grindhouse… Continue Reading
Rancor, snide comments and sarcasm filled the air Tuesday during the Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting as the five-member board split 3-2 to defeat adoption of a Code of Conduct used by 39 other counties, all members of the… Continue Reading
After this past winter, it’s hard to believe California is still experiencing water woes. Not surface water, of course. The lakes, rivers, and creeks look terrific. But deep underground, the aquifers look pretty much the same. The shallow aquifers have… Continue Reading
(Please join me in welcoming journalist Mike Chapman to A News Cafe with his first story about an important North State issue. Mike, we’re so glad you’re here, and look forward to seeing more of you and your work here.… Continue Reading
I am a lifelong resident of Shasta County. I graduated from Shasta High School and, thereafter from the University of San Francisco with a degree in public administration and political science. I was honored to have served as Mayor of… Continue Reading
For his first summer production since 2020, Shasta College Theatre Arts instructor Gregory Thorson wanted to stage something substantial. With a 40-person cast, a 35-member orchestra and a 30-member chorus, suffice to say he found what he was looking for… Continue Reading
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