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Corkey Caves, Chair Crye Rolls Long and Plummer: Shasta County Board of Supervisors Charts Rocky Road

People put too much stock in the “cowboy way.” People like me, for example. When I hear the phrase, as I did when Corkey Harmon was running for the Shasta County District 3 Supervisor seat last year, I imagined John… Continue Reading

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Shasta County Visit Pleases Some, Peeves County CEO, Board Chair Kevin Crye

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s tightly orchestrated Monday-afternoon visit to Shasta County came with scant advance notice. A select group of news organizations received a press release late Sunday about a “major announcement related to expanding career and education opportunities.”  RSVPs… Continue Reading

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Kevin Crye Recall and Shasta County District 2 Race Remain Too Close to Call, District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones Loses to Matt Plummer

With an estimated total of 1,208 unprocessed ballots left to be counted, Shasta County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye is beating back the effort to recall him by the skin of his teeth, according to the Shasta County Registrar of… Continue Reading

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The Reasonable Person’s Guide to Shasta County’s Primary Election: Part 2

Greetings again, Shasta County voters! Welcome to Part 2 of the reasonable person’s guide to the upcoming primary election, which takes place on March 5. Part 2 covers the District 3 and District 4 supervisor contests, and Measures C and… Continue Reading

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Q&A Review: 5 of 9 Shasta County Board of Supervisors Candidates

Shasta County’s mailed ballots for the March 5 Presidential Primary Election have reached their destinations. Some of the most hotly contested races are among nine Shasta County Board of Supervisors candidates. A News Cafe reached out to all the supervisor… Continue Reading

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

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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Shasta County GOP Forum: By Republicans, For Republicans, About Republican Candidates – Minus Jones

About 80 people scattered among the sea of available seats inside the McLaughlin Auditorium in Redding Wednesday. Everyone was there for a Shasta County GOP candidates forum. Judging by many familiar faces, the majority of the audience was comprised of… Continue Reading