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Shasta County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye to South American Asylum Seekers: Drop Dead

Posted on by R.V. Scheide

When it comes to the arc of the moral universe, I confess I was in the Ta-Nehisi Coates camp decades before he riffed off MLK in his 2015 bestseller, “Between the World and Me.”

And here we are now, in a state of chaos, confined to a box we might call Schrödinger’s County. We’re not binary liberal/conservative, left/right, Democrat/Republican. We’re all over the place, hundreds of chaotic collisions. It’s complicated. Continue Reading →

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Supervisor Kelstrom Accused of ‘Threatening, Sexist, Disgusting, Demeaning’ Texts About County Commissioner, Employee

Posted on by Doni Chamberlain

It’s been a week since Susanne Baremore and Benjamin Nowain learned that a whistleblower had come forward with disparagaing texts about them, alledgedly written by District 5 Supervisor Chris Kelstrom. Baremore shared the screengrabs of the texts on social media,… Continue Reading →

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Lawsuit Alleges Shasta County Board of Supervisors’ Casino Sweetheart Deal Cost County Taxpayers Millions

Posted on by R.V. Scheide

A lawsuit filed Feb. 13 on behalf of Shasta County taxpayers alleges the 30-year intergovernmental agreement between Shasta County and the Redding Rancheria to provide public services to the Tribe’s proposed casino relocation project in Strawberry Fields is illegal. The… Continue Reading →

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The Reasonable Person’s Guide to Shasta County’s March 5 Primary Election, Part 1

Posted on by R.V. Scheide

Greetings, Shasta County voters! Welcome to Part 1 of the reasonable person’s guide to the upcoming primary election, which takes place on March 5. This guide covers the recall of District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye and the four-way contest for… Continue Reading →

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Misogynistic MAGA Supervisors Attack Successful Women in Zogg Fire Witch Hunt

Posted on by R.V. Scheide

Sometimes, I miss the good old days before “woke” when you could call a moron a moron. These days, to soften the blow, we employ fancy scientific-sounding euphemisms such as the Dunning-Kruger effect to describe those unfortunate individuals with limited… Continue Reading →

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District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones’ Vote to Eliminate Impact Fees: 1 More Reason to Vote for Matt Plummer

Posted on by R.V. Scheide

At last week’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting, District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones touted Redding’s experience with reducing new development impact fees while he was on the city council to justify eliminating such fees for the unincorporated areas of… Continue Reading →

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Citizens Group Slaps Impact-Fee-Dumping MAGA Supervisors With Cease-and-Desist Orders

Posted on by Doni Chamberlain

As reported by A News Cafe, during Tuesday’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting supervisors Patrick Jones, chair Kevin Crye and Chris Kelstrom disregarded pleas from fellow supervisors Mary Rickert and Tim Garman, as well as numerous public speakers, to… Continue Reading →