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‘Kevin calls me up …’ – MyPillow CEO in Political Bed with Supervisor Who Reveals Votes During Board Meeting

Mike Lindell, aka the infamous MyPillow CEO, boasted in a video yesterday about his affiliation with Shasta County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye.   According to Lindell’s video, Crye even communicated with him during at least one Shasta County Board of… Continue Reading

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County Employee Union-Negotiation Comments Buried at Agenda’s End to Nearly Empty Chambers

It’s true that last week’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting was standing-room only, largely because of a controversial agenda item, R4, regarding a Second Amendment resolution sponsored by gun-seller and Dist. 4 board chair Patrick Jones. But another large… Continue Reading

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Former Shasta County Executives Flocking to Private Industry

It appears Shasta County’s loss is private industry’s gain. Former District 1 Supervisor Joe Chimenti and Jaclyn Disney, previously Director of Housing and Community Action Programs for the county, have each found employment with Emergent 3D, a cutting-edge construction company… Continue Reading

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Shasta County Supervisors Face Weighty Matters Tuesday With Packed Agenda

Following a weekend punctuated by special closed-session meetings to interview prospective candidates for the position of County Executive Officer both Saturday and Sunday, Shasta County Board of Supervisors will take up several other weighty matters beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday… Continue Reading

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Gun-Selling Supervisor’s 2nd Amendment Resolution Polarizes Citizens. (Will Unpermitted Weapon-Toting Supervisors Be Arrested?)

Tuesday evening in Redding, hundreds of concerned, curious citizens arrived early to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors’ vestibule outside the board chambers. The expectant crowd crammed together to secure seats inside for a politically polarizing popular agenda item: R4,… Continue Reading

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Shasta County Supervisor Kevin Crye Balks on 2nd Amendment Resolution as Supervisor Jones Seethes at Packed Board Meeting

Heading into Tuesday night’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting, there was one overarching question regarding the so-called Second Amendment resolution proffered by District 4 Supervisor, board chair and gun store scion Patrick Jones. Would the board majority approve the… Continue Reading