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To Build A Strong Indigenous Future, Native Researchers Seek Survey Respondents
A short survey offered in 2020 and again this year, offers respondents a chance to provide key data to Native researchers, advocating for the needs of Indigenous communities, nationwide. Local Native community members are invited to participate.

January 13, 2022
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Civic Engagement

Our civic engagement coverage focuses on civil rights issues, and stories that affect women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community.  We also share stories about local non-profits and the arts.  We are committed to covering communities and projects that have been historically under-represented by the media.

Home Health Care Providers Push for Wage Increase

The union that represents Shasta County’s long-term care workers will continue negotiations with county supervisors on Tuesday. Union representatives say investing in IHSS workers financially will have a positive effect on Shasta County’s economy.


November 15, 2021

Democrat Max Steiner Says He’ll Do More for Republicans than LaMalfa Has

Steiner says a moderate Democrat can accomplish more for the North State’s Republican base than incumbent Congressman Doug LaMalfa. Newly released census data that will change the boundaries of California’s District 1 may play a role in his campaign. Steiner is running on a platform centered on water, forests and wildfire.


November 9, 2021

Redding Film Company Will Release Docuseries About Election Integrity, COVID-19 and “The Great Reset”

Speropictures’ new docuseries, ReAwakening, includes interviews with Trump allies who’ve pushed election fraud narratives, high-profile COVID vaccine opponents, and evangelical leaders. Critics say the series is designed to build momentum in the far right leading up to the 2024 election.


October 31, 2021

Shasta College’s Journalism Fellowship Produces Local DACA Story

California Humanities funding has supported journalism fellowships at Shasta College for several years.In the spring of 2021, Shasta College student Rosa Yadira Contreras, one of two fellows in the Shasta College program, wrote about her experiences as a DACA recipient living in Fall River Mills.


October 29, 2021

Nearly Half of All Shasta County Students Participated in COVID Mandate Walkouts

School absentee data provided by the Shasta County Office of Education indicates that a majority of Shasta County community members oppose COVID vaccine mandates in schools. Organizers of school walkouts say they’ll continue to pull their children out of school on Mondays until they’re given freedom of choice about vaccines. Student COVID vaccine mandates are not yet in effect.


October 22, 2021

“Not About A Vaccine”: In Shasta County, Marathon Eight Hours of Public Comment Centers on Feared Loss of Freedoms

Some also expressed concerns about the potential for violence as local unrest against Newsom’s COVID mandates swells.


October 21, 2021

“Unite the Fight”: Groups Opposing Vaccine Mandates in Schools Unite to Organize School Walk-Outs

Recall Shasta has found new focus after Newsom’s recent announcement of vaccine mandates for school children. A gathering held Wednesday, October 6, by those opposed to COVID mandates in schools, drew hundreds of supporters. A second meeting is scheduled for Monday night, October 11. COVID vaccine mandates for California school children are not yet in effect.


October 11, 2021

Locals Gather In Support of Nationwide Abortion Access

A new Texas anti-abortion law and a pending Supreme Court case that could lead to the overturning of Roe v Wade, present urgent concern for the majority of Americans that support abortion access.


October 5, 2021

Facts and Fears: What Shasta County Needs to Know About COVID Vaccines

Misinformation abounds. We’ve fact-checked. Here’s What You Need to Know


September 8, 2021