The delay in the release of the autopsy report to the family complicated their legal options, a lawyer for the Adena family, Julia Sherwin, says. Family and friends of John Adena will hold a A Rally for Justice June 29th, at 5 pm at the gazebo in Lake Redding Park.
Discussing Juneteenth, Umoja's Jerry Brown said the day still lacks needed recognition, especially in Shasta County.
Velazquez is developing something unique. “This is not a collective,” he says, “It’s not a group of people, it’s not a club." Instead, he is working to create an accessible community around art, that benefits both artists and the community.
Farm worker families were full of thanks for the provision of goods and services, Casia says, but at the end of the day it was hard to determine who felt more grateful, those giving out supplies or those receiving them.
Today the Shasta County Board of Supervisors officially named June as LGBTQ and Pride month. The adoption of the proclamation is significant in Shasta County, where the journey towards LGBTQ+ inclusion has been slow.
The June protest was only the beginning. Community organizing mushroomed in Shasta County in the months that followed, even though local progressive organizers were met by a related surge in the activity of self-described “militias” and related groups.
Text plaques placed alongside the birds describe striking connections between bird behaviors and COVID-influenced human behavioral changes.
"The update has important implications for Shasta County, where both online and in-person violent speech and threats against local government officials and other county residents has occurred over the past year."
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The group has evolved from a small cohort of close friends to a non-profit community organization with around 200 active participants, Carson says. They focus on women, she says, but their special events and youth activities are open to all genders.
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