Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far reaches of Northern Californey. A News Cafe, founded in Shasta County by Redding, CA journalist Doni Greenberg, is the place for people craving local Northern California news,… Continue Reading
Watch your elected Redding City Council in action: Click here for video of the July 20 meeting’s lengthy discussion of agenda item 9D, about Redding Police union contract concessions. After much public comment on the topic, council members begin their discussion about 1:58 hours… Continue Reading
Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far reaches of Northern Californey.
Amid a packed Redding City Council meeting where the city staff reiterated its opposition to six luxury outpads proposed on a 440-lot Salt Creek Heights subdivision in west Redding, the council voted 3-1 to approve the full plan as proposed… Continue Reading
What’s all the scratchin’ and peckin’ about? For the good dope, check out Doni Greenberg’s latest, Redding City Council Drama: Medical Marijuana, Backyard Chickens and Beleaguered Turtle Bay. Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far… Continue Reading
Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far reaches of Northern Californey. This week, he was inspired to dig out his crayons at the sight of Redding Mayor Patrick Jones — arriving by boat and wearing… Continue Reading
Redding’s Stillwater Business Park is officially open and awaiting its first company to roll in and break ground. And, following Friday’s ribbon cutting, the clock is also officially ticking on the park. If months and months roll by and begin… Continue Reading
The expansion of the Oasis Road/Interstate 5 interchange would set the table for a large commercial retail development on land on the east side of I-5.
Among the primary arguments for developing the Oasis area into a retail sector is that it’s the last open freeway stretch in the city. Proponents believe it would secure a retail advantage for Redding and thus generate more sales tax revenue, a huge portion of the city’s bottom line … Continue Reading
Mayor Patrick Jones goes to D.C. to lobby for Oasis Road’s big box store developer…
For background on this cartoon, read the City Council meeting’s agenda item on the mayor’s “potential violation of Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) regulations relative to no gifts.” Continue Reading
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