Shasta County can exhale a sigh of relief today following preliminary results from two sides of the same coin in the county’s Nov. 7 special election. One side of the coin was the election itself. According to the latest election… Continue Reading
I don’t know why it didn’t dawn on me sooner to knit during Shasta County Board of Supervisors meetings to make them more tolerable. Knitting is not a new coping strategy for me. I once anxiously knit an entire hat… Continue Reading
For rational folks who’ve kept abreast of the nearly four-year-long dumpster fire that’s Shasta County’s new normal, a cringeworthy dread often accompanies the sight of dignified newcomers at Shasta County Board of Supervisors meetings. It’s akin to the anxiety one… Continue Reading
Tuesday morning, a slender, white-haired, 89-year-old Korean War veteran with a blue plaid shirt sat quietly in the front row of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors chambers. His face betrayed no emotion as he watched and listened. Occasionally he… 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
A former KCNR radio host whose program was canceled in January after he called for the public execution of A News Café publisher Doni Chamberlain lost a defamation lawsuit he filed against Chamberlain and this writer in Shasta County Superior… Continue Reading
One week ago District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye proved, once again, his propensity for complicating even the most basic plans, even a seemingly simple town-hall event. (Click here to watch the event’s entire video.) First, Crye selected a place that… Continue Reading
For Shasta County to consider hiring CEO candidate Chriss Street is like a family choosing a dog at the animal shelter. After the family looks at all the dogs, they finally select one particular pooch. It looks kinda cute. It… Continue Reading
It’s 8:15 a.m. Monday outside the Shasta County Library. It’s snowing. Three men with large backpacks and an assortment of bulging plastic bags stand in front of the library’s tall spiked locked gate. They’re waiting for the library to open,… Continue Reading
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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