It comes from the mayor of Salinas: Mayor Dennis Donohue says that when he gives Rotary Club talks in Monterey or Carmel, he tells the audience that he knows some of them think stepping into Salinas -- crossing the "lettuce...

Instead of promoting Vice Mayor Melissa Hunt, the Anderson City Council broke with tradition and — on a 3-2 split vote — elected James Yarbrough as its next Mayor on Tuesday.

Dunsmuir City Council members will have to answer allegations from a lawsuit brought forth early last year by the city's ex-mayor, a Siskiyou County judge has ruled.

Former Shasta Lake mayor and supervisor candidate Gracious Palmer will again run for a seat on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors in 2012, she announced Wednesday.

Gracious Palmer, a former mayor of Shasta Lake, plans to run for the Shasta County Board of Supervisors in 2012, she announced today.

The Shasta Lake City Council on Tuesday voted down two proposed changes on how it handles its check registry and will keep the present system of the mayor and vice mayor signing off on the checks.

A familiar face returned to the center of the Redding City Council dais as Dick Dickerson was named the city’s new mayor.

Redding Mayor Missy McArthur dedicated the recently completed John F. Reginato River Access on the Sacramento River, in a ceremony held November 10, 2011.

SHASTA LAKE — The city will make some slight changes in the way it handles City Council approval of check registers in response to a Redding attorney who's previously alleged Shasta Lake is violating the Brown Act and state Government Code.

SHASTA LAKE —A Southern California tea party activist created more controversy this week in the attempt to recall Councilwoman Dolores Lucero when he posted a doctored photo of the city's former mayor with Adolf Hitler on a Facebook page run by Lucero supporters.

Anderson Mayor Norma Comnick and City Manager Dana Shigley announced this morning that Shigley has been offered, and has accepted, the city manager position in the City of American Canyon, California. Shigley said, "I am honored that the American Canyon City Council has selected me to be their next City Manager. My husband

Erin attended this recent gathering of people to benefit the Shasta Women’s Refuge. The event was held at Redding’s Riverview Golf Club.   Seen here, Erin and some attendees,

After returning to the area I see the drama continues with the anti-Councilwoman Dolores Lucero sideshow. We have a group of self-proclaimed sophisticates avenging their sensitivities with a montage of printed negativity.

SHASTA LAKE — Mayor Rod Lindsay praised this city's successes during tough economic times at the ninth annual State of the City luncheon Wednesday.

I had the pleasure of attending the State of the City luncheon for Shasta Lake City today. Mayor Rod Lindsay addressed the attendees, and later offered a presentation about the good things happening in

City of Redding Mayor Missy McArthur’s State of the City speech will be broadcast on Redding Community Access Channel 11 at 8 p.m. Monday, October 10. The address, entitled “Building Bridges to Prosperity,” was the highlight of the 24th Annual State of the City Luncheon held September 26. The luncheon also featured a

I am a descendent of a Northern California pioneer family going back more than 148 years. My family decided to get involved in Northern California politics serving as city councilman, mayor and county supervisor, and my father served on the State Executive Board for many years. They helped make Northern California what it i

The image above sums up much of the State of the City luncheon yesterday, both spoken and unspoken. Our area has been hit hard by an economic wave. The figure at the flag f

Redding Mayor Missy McArthur gave a State of the City address Monday that squinted into the sunlight from the bottom of a deep economic trench.

Redding Mayor Missy McArthur will highlight some of the city's accomplishments during the past year Monday at the 24th annual State of the City Luncheon.

An 80-year-old Redding woman still traumatized by a pit bull attack nearly a year after the fact hopes to see city officials curb those canines.

Speaking with Charlie Moss as he shared his thoughts about Moss Lumber & Hardware's closure, I was struck by how much emphasis the former owner of the Redding landmark put on the arduous task of running a lumber yard.

California Artists John N. Stewart and Jane M. Belden are having a 10-year art show reunion at The Highland Art Center in Weaverville, California for the month of August, with an opening Saturday. Jane and John have been creating art for a combined total of 100 years or more. John is a former Disney artist and worked for 2

"We need a centralized base of arbitrary intervention to overcome the distributed political power that is blocking forward progress." So said Gov. Jerry Brown, at a renewable-energy conference, according to The Bee. His experience with CEQA hangups as mayor of...

Dunsmuir's vice mayor says a lawsuit by the ex-mayor against the city and four council members is "paper terrorism" and is keeping the City Council from doing its job.

At last night's California Republican Party town hall, the two local speakers after state paty Chairman Tom Del Becarro opened the forum, as the R-S' Sean Longoria reports, were Redding Mayor Missy McArthur and Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko, both...

The California G-O-P will be hosting a Town Hall style meeting Thursday night in Redding. The “California Speaks Out” Tour will feature several Politicians including State Senator Doug Lamalfa, Redding Mayor Missy McArthur, and Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko. It’s hosted by California Republican Part

First Redding Mayor Missy McArthur saw her own dog attacked by a neighbor's pit bull. Now comes news of another mayor -- Los Gatos' Joe Pirzynski -- intervening in a dog fight. From the Mercury-News in San Jose: The mayor...

The legal arguments in a lawsuit filed by a former mayor of Dunsmuiragainst the city and four council members are insufficient, a Siskiyou County Superior Court judge said last week.

Honorary Cottonwood Mayor Mary O'Keeffe and Shasta County Supervisor Les Baugh celebrate the start of their 24 hours on the roof of the Cottonwood Community Center on Friday.

Molly, the pit bull that killed Redding Mayor Missy McArthur's toy fox terrier, and Bailey, another dog from the same household, have been sentenced to death.

Out little town of Cottonwood is pulling together this weekend. The mission? Raise $14,000 to fix the weather-damaged roof on the Community Center. The building is dear to my heart -- it's where my kids first learned to dance - and they ALL live to dance now. Cottonwood is dear to my heart because we fell in love with

Redding Mayor Missy McArthur lost her toy fox terrier Thursday evening to a neighbor's pit bull.

Ex-Dunsmuir Mayor Peter Arth is taking the city and four council members to court again after defense lawyers issued a second challenge to his lawsuit.

Compared with San Jose's mayor, Democrat Chuck Reed, the Redding city councilors whose proposed benefit changes have caused such a political storm in Redding the past couple of years look like the public employee's best friend. Check out Reed's proposed...

No surprise that the Redding city charter exploration committee is split down the middle, given who appointed its ten members (a pretty much equally divided city council). My bet: The charter train will be derailed by Mayor Missy "In the...

There's the classic tale of the movie star who gets discovered at the soda fountain. It wasn' t quite that glamorous for Penny Bloodhart. Her acting career began in the soup section at Ray's Supermarket in Mount Shasta, where she encountered Joan Lucas, the co-founder of the Senior Theater at the College of the Siskiyous.

The rejuvenated Shasta County chapter of the NAACP held its first Black & White fundraiser dinner Friday night in Redding with 60 guests, including two mayors, civil rights activists and city officials.

Imagine a Democrat governor and a Democrat Legislature passed a law giving that governor the right to decide if your city is, in his opinion, financially secure. Then imagine that this law also gives the Democrat governor the right to send a political ally to your city and fire the mayor and the city council that you voted

Public officials, engineers, contractors and even a few disinterested citizens celebrated the completion of the Cypress Avenue bridge in Redding on Thursday afternoon. Although the bridge opened to automobile, bicycle and pedestrian traffic about two months ago, Redding delayed the ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony whi

Ex-Dunsmuir Mayor Peter Arth is looking to prevent two City Council members from making decisions on city water and sewer issues.

Committee members charged with exploring the pros and cons of a city charter disagreed Thursday whether a so-called strong mayor or an elected city attorney would be good for Redding.

Committee members charged with exploring the pros and cons of a city charter disagreed Thursday whether a so-called strong mayor or an elected city attorney would be good for Redding.

One-time Shasta Lake Mayor Gracious Palmer is looking for more openness in local government affairs and on Tuesday she might get her way.

From the council agenda: Request from Mary Machado and Jerry Wagar to eliminate the annual Construction Cost Index adjustment to building and development impact fees [L-010-045] Details here. On the consent calendar (why there?): Authorize Mayor to execute a Letter...

Mayor Missy McArthur and DA Steve Carlton might want to keep their day jobs. Was that really Russell Hunt in a cameo, interviewing Sarah Palin? All good fun in this "Billy and Patrick" video tribute. Were there really some...

A lawsuit from Dunsmuir's ex-mayor filed against the city and three council members likely will be settled in the aftermath of Thursday's meeting. Following advice from City Attorney John Kenny, the council voted unanimously Thursday to rescind its Jan. 18 vote to drop a lawsuit from Citizens for a Better Dunsmuir o

The Dunsmuir City Council will have to wait until next week to discuss the ex-mayor’s lawsuit and a pair of medical marijuana ordinances.

The Dunsmuir City Council meets today to figure out what to do about a lawsuit the former mayor filed against the city and three council members earlier this month.

The Dunsmuir City Council meets today to figure out what to do about a lawsuit the former mayor filed against the city and three council members earlier this month.