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Watered-down Sales Tax Measure OK’d for Redding Ballot; Money Would Support Law Enforcement

Redding voters will get to vote on a proposed sales tax hike for citywide anti-crime measures, but it’s exactly half of what Mayor Rick Bosetti had in mind. Even though the final vote at Monday’s special meeting was 5-0, the… Continue Reading

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Council Discussion on Decorum Leads to a Lack Thereof

In introducing the topic of improved decorum on the Redding City Council, Missy McArthur admitted she set the bar pretty high when she challenged fellow council members to be more like President Ronald Reagan. “I wish we could become great… Continue Reading

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Churn Creek Bottom Residents Deliver Petitions Protesting Shopping Mall

Opponents of a shopping mall planned for the Churn Creek Bottom area south of Redding delivered petitions bearing 11,329 signatures — far more than the 6,500 needed — to the Shasta County Elections Department today (Aug. 30). Below, read what… Continue Reading

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Tuesday Funny: Fire! Fire! Beavis to the Rescue!

At tonight’s Redding City Council meeting, Councilman Patrick Jones is expected to suggest that volunteers should staff the city’s recently closed Station 2 — former home of trained, paid firefighters. Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the… Continue Reading

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Sunday Funny: On, Wisconsin!

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

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Sunday Funny: A Rose By Any Other Name Is Still Da Bomb

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

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Sunday Funny: A Lonely Cartoonist’s Lament

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

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Sunday Funny: Redding Anoints – Er, Appoints – New Mayor

  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… Continue Reading