Patrick Jones taking bogus lie detector test. He passed. Shasta County District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones presented an ambitious plan at Thursday’s Shasta County Planning Commission meeting for a 152-acre outdoor gun range complex and gun club to be built… Continue Reading
If you think it’s fine and dandy for taxpayers to pay for the installation of a PacMan arcade machine in an elected official’s office, then District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye is your guy. If you see nothing wrong with a… Continue Reading
I spent last weekend at the Tehama County Fairgrounds for the Sun Country Quilters Guild’s Biennial Quilt Show. Try saying that three times fast. I broke a finger just trying to type it. Every one of the over 200 quilts… Continue Reading
A countywide sigh of relief was expelled yesterday after a special closed session meeting revealed that Chriss Street will not be Shasta County’s CEO. Before the decision, the majority of citizens who spoke during the public comment period beseeched the… Continue Reading
All kinds of flags dotted the sky at the “Stop the Steal” protest event that boiled over into the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A few attendees waved the Confederate flag. Others held up the… Continue Reading
On behalf of the state’s Gambling Control Commission, California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new, 25-year tribal gaming compacts with the Redding Rancheria and the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians. Redding Rancheria’s previous gaming compact was most recently amended… Continue Reading
It’s official. Shasta County has retained the title of meanest county in California. Don’t believe it? Not only will we terminate your ability to vote, we’ll come after your pet goat! Consider VICE News’s latest glimpse into our local affairs,… Continue Reading
I spent the better part of the past week in a state of confusion and frustration, because our homeowner’s insurance policy – claim free for over 25 years – did not renew when it was supposed to and we were… Continue Reading
While you were at the office on Tuesday three members of your government were busy in their office dismantling your Elections Department. While you picked up the kids from school you were being robbed of your ability to vote safely… 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
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