Today is the second coming of Donald J. Trump’s presidency. By the day’s end, Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. As things go in Washington, D.C., so they will go in Shasta County, a place where county government has been under siege by far-right extremists for nearly five years. Continue Reading
I’ve been so focused on covering more than four years’ of Shasta County’s political mayhem and extremism that I almost forgot how to write a food story. Bear with me today. I’m rusty. Continue Reading
I have an important message. Please read to the end. It’s that time of the year, when I do two things: First, I provide a little back story of how A News Cafe came to be, which may be old… Continue Reading
Editor’s update: This morning ANC received a copy of a letter from the First Amendment Coalition to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors and Shasta County Sheriff regarding violations of the Brown Act committed when press and the public were… Continue Reading
Dear Supervisors and Sheriff Johnson:
We write to protest the removal of the press and public from the Board of Supervisors meeting
on Thursday, November 7, which violated the Brown Act’s open-meetings protections and
raises serious First Amendment concerns. Continue Reading
Prologue This story inspects and dissects graphic rumors tied to District 3 Candidate Corkey Harmon regarding both close and extended Harmon family connections. Much of our reporting will exonerate Harmon. While I cannot speak for what’s being said to other… Continue Reading
So many questions. Who is Corkey Forest Harmon, and why exactly does he want to become Shasta County’s next District 3 Supervisor? Who is supporting Harmon’s campaign, and how do they benefit if Harmon wins? Clear answers have become increasingly… Continue Reading
By now, California voters should have received their Presidential General Election Voter Information Guide in the mail. Here in Shasta County, former President Donald Trump is rock-star popular. His followers are anxious to see Trump return to the White House.… Continue Reading
District 3 Supervisor challenger Corkey Harmon showed up with 2 minutes to spare before the 6 p.m. start of his first public one-on-one face-off with two-term incumbent Mary Rickert. The forum was hosted by the Shasta League of Woman Voters… Continue Reading
What began as a pair of teens’ Saturday ride on BMX bikes up Hartnell Avenue in Redding turned into a dramatic physical confrontation by multiple Redding Police officers who were staffing a nearby DUI checkpoint. Later, one of the… Continue Reading
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