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Part 1 – Midterm Elections 2022: The Politics of Fear; or What a Long, Strange Violent Trip It’s Been

Photo montage by Shawn Schwaller.

If you’re a regular reader of A News Café, chances are you’ve already mailed in your ballot for the 2022 midterm elections. Perhaps your early voting was prompted by Proposition 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, which, if passed,… Continue Reading

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Damning Videos Show Councilman Dacquisto Mock Homeless Shelter; Oppose Homeless Solutions

If you cannot appreciate the hilarity of poverty; if you cannot find humor in the sport of ridiculing the filthy, squalid living conditions endured by Redding’s unhoused population, then you haven’t toured a homeless encampment with Redding City Councilman Michael… Continue Reading

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The Tricks & Treats of the Shasta County Far-Right Horror Show

On Nov. 8, voters in Shasta County will have the opportunity to put the final nail in the coffin of a horrific far-right extremist movement, which took over the Shasta County Board of Supervisors last February with the recall of… Continue Reading

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Candidate Max Steiner Exposes Rep. Doug LaMalfa as Election-Denying Insurrectionist at LWV Forum

Democratic California 1st Congressional District candidate Max Steiner is right about at least one thing: This is no normal election we’re facing on Nov. 8. Reproductive freedom, the social safety net and democracy itself are all on the ballot. Should… Continue Reading