Welcome to Part 2 of A News Café’s coverage of every open school board seat in Shasta County. In this article, we’ve made every effort to contact and question the candidates from Cascade Union Elementary School District, Enterprise Elementary School… Continue Reading
Welcome to Part 1 of A News Café’s coverage of every open school board seat in Shasta County. In this article, we’ve made every effort to contact and question the candidates from Anderson Union High School District, Cottonwood Union School… Continue Reading
For the first time in 16 years, voters in the Gateway Unified School District will be presented with a bond measure dedicated to raising funds for new construction, renovating existing school buildings and athletic facilities, upgrading computers and other technology… Continue Reading
Every once in a while, Shasta County District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones accidentally says something profound, even if it’s sandwiched between prodigious prevarications. Such was the case at the July 23 Board of Supervisors meeting when Jones voted a “hard… Continue Reading
As I write this on Monday afternoon, July 29, the northern edge of the Park Fire is 20 miles due south from our home. At 370,236 acres, about 500 square miles, it is a red rash the size of Los… Continue Reading
Whichever side of the COVID-19 mask/vaccine debate you fall upon, it’s hard not to feel some sympathy for Shasta County Public Health Officer Dr. James Mu. The long-time Shasta County family physician probably never imagined that his cautioning against state… Continue Reading
Don’t get mad, the saying goes. Get even. If that’s what recently ousted Shasta County GOP chair Dan Sloan was hoping for when he reported alleged campaign finance violations by the Shasta County Republican Central Committee to the California Fair… Continue Reading
Consider this a public service announcement. Two months ago, I wrote a story about two Palestinian exchange students who’ve been hosted by Shasta County families during the past decade. Ali Alijamal, 15, and Basel Abu Ramadan, 24, both hail from… Continue Reading
Considering their entire lifestyle is at stake, the Millville Plains residents suing Shasta County and District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones over the supervisor’s proposed massive gun range project in the middle of their rural residential neighborhood aren’t asking for much.… Continue Reading
A month-and-a-half ago, I wrote a story about two Palestinian exchange students who’ve been hosted by Shasta County families. Ali Alijamal, 15, hails from the war-torn Gaza Strip and currently attends Redding School for the Arts. Basel Abu Ramadan, 24,… Continue Reading
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