The Redding woman who was arrested for her peaceful sit-down protest at a Board of Supervisors meeting in November 2024 got a quick reprieve from jail Wednesday. Jenny O’Connell-Nowain received a 90-day jail sentence in Shasta County Superior Court on… Continue Reading
A Redding woman prefers going to jail rather than accept a sentence that she feels would suppress her freedom of expression. Jenny O’Connell-Nowain, a social activist and frequent local protester, faces a maximum sentence of six months in jail when… Continue Reading
Shasta County Board of Supervisors protester Jenny O’Connell-Nowain wanted her case heard by a jury of her peers, and so far, that is what she’s going to get. The Redding woman appeared Monday in Shasta County Superior Court with her… Continue Reading
Jenny O’Connell-Nowain, the Redding woman who caused a commotion with a sit-down protest during a Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting on Nov. 7, stood her ground Friday in Shasta County Superior Court. O’Connell-Nowain, 41, is charged with two misdemeanors… Continue Reading
A Redding peace-loving protester has been ordered to appear before a judge in Shasta County Superior Court. Seven months after Jenny O’Connell-Nowain interrupted a Board of Supervisors meeting with a peaceful sit-down protest, the District Attorney’s Office has charged her… 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
Please join me in welcoming Benjamin Nowain to A News Cafe. I first noticed 39-year-old Benjamin and his 37-year-old wife last month at Shasta County Board of Supervisor meetings. Most recently Benjamin has created weekly wrap-up videos to encapsulate some… Continue Reading
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