Anderson Councilmember Darin Hale has made claims on social media that IASCO Flight Training is a security risk to America due to its training of Chinese students. The school said such unfounded claims, made amid national tension over immigration enforcement, put its students at risk.
At this week’s meeting, Council member Darin Hale suggested disbanding the city’s planning commission. Plus, Anderson stands united against a partisan bill intended to provide temporary guardianship for children in the event that they are separated from their parents through deportation, and imposed new penalties for people who feed stray cats, even on private land.
Fires prompted multiple evacuations. Most have now been lifted.
The fire is moving quickly and has already spread to 40 acres with structures threatened and evacuations ordered.
The fire is moving at a moderate rate of speed and threatening multiple structures.
Following suit with other cities in California, Anderson has officially condemned discrimination based on caste. The effort was spearheaded by Dr. Promila Dhanuka, a Shasta County oncologist who spoke before the council to explain the history of the caste system and its impacts.
The Board of the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District voted unanimously to adopt an agreement that reduces water restrictions during critically dry years. Some constituents oppose it, in part because they believe engaging in further deals with the federal government is a losing proposition.
The proposal is the result of negotiations between federal water officials and the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors, a California water users group that includes local irrigators in Anderson and Cottonwood.
Shasta County is home to about 50 Sikh families. On October 26, some gathered to mark a religious occasion with a traditional ceremony, including sharing food and water with the greater Anderson community.
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