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Outgoing Shasta County Board of Education Trustee sounds the alarm about ‘critical’ upcoming election

Shasta County, this post is for you.

I am quiet by nature and prefer to avoid confrontation. And yet …

I find myself in a moment when it is important to speak up. I am in my 12th and final year of service on the Shasta County Board of Education. Continue Reading →

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County Counsel Drops Election Denier Lawsuit, Crye Picks on SCOE, Board Votes to Demo Old Courthouse

Late Breaking News: County Counsel Joe Larmour has abandoned his legal effort to avoid writing a title and summary of a proposed election reform initiative the attorney announced at a special meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors on… Continue Reading →

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Only You Can Stop the MAGA Takeover of the Shasta County Board of Education

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 →

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Rightwing Extremist Candidates Target Shasta County Board of Education

Shasta County Board of Education candidate Rich Gallardo is on a mission to destroy public education as we know it. Gallardo is a fanatical gun rights advocate and COVID-19 denier who may be best known for his failed attempt to perform a citizen’s arrest on the entire board of supervisors in October 2020. Continue Reading →

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Ring, Ring Goes the Bell

It’s been many years (I won’t reveal exactly how many) since I had to worry about finding my classroom and meeting new teachers on the first day of school. Yet, that first-day-of-school apprehension returns to me every year about this… Continue Reading →