In a grinding five-hour evening session, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 on board chair Patrick Jones’ request to change the zoning on his 150-acre Millville Plains parcel from 40-acre residential to commercial/recreational, greenlighting Jones’ dream to build… Continue Reading
A former KCNR radio host whose program was canceled in January after he called for the public execution of A News Café publisher Doni Chamberlain lost a defamation lawsuit he filed against Chamberlain and this writer in Shasta County Superior… Continue Reading
As expected, the new MAGA majority on the Gateway Unified School District Board of Trustees summarily fired superintendent Jim Harrell Tuesday night as a packed crowd of teachers and parents angrily jeered the decision and threatened to recall trustees Cherrill… Continue Reading
Long-suffering fans of the U.S. Men’s National Team will have to wait four years before the American squad gets another crack at the FIFA World Cup after they were crushed by the Netherlands 3-1 last Saturday. It was a bitter… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, the Redding City Council is set to pass a revised anti-homeless camping ordinance the city claims will shield it from a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision last September. The San Francisco-headquartered court found such… Continue Reading
Until recently, the floodgates appeared wide-open on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s effort to raise the height of Shasta Dam by 18 ½ feet. Since Congress allocated $20 million in pre-construction funding for the project last spring, planning efforts have… Continue Reading
I never really wanted to be a teacher, and now I know why: It’s hard work. That’s where I’ve been the past six weeks, teaching, on a long-term substitute gig at Shasta High School. I’ve been subbing in Shasta County for… Continue Reading
Judge Jeanine Pirro, host of the FOX News program “Justice With Judge Jeanine,” is one confused Catholic. The Pope and the Vatican have, by no means, approved of President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to declare Jerusalem the capitol of Israel, but Judge… Continue Reading
If you’re going to go poking your nose around in a homeless camp in the dead of the night, it’s probably a good idea to bring a gun. That doesn’t negate the fact that poking your nose around in a… Continue Reading
There’s no question Redding is a city on the edge. Deteriorating public safety has created a powder keg of citizen resentment toward the city’s leadership that’s just waiting for the slightest spark to touch it off. This resentment plays out… Continue Reading
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