Shasta Unfiltered

09/22/2026

Shasta Lake Animal Shelter is full and five dogs urgently need homes by Sept. 28: Lex, Scrappy, Luthor, Bodie, and André. Donations have helped reduce adoption fees to $5–$45. If you can adopt, foster, or are an experienced rescue, please act now — kennels are limited. Households with resident dogs must do a meet-and-greet; older, respectful children are suggested. Read details and share to help these dogs find loving homes: https://wix.to/OmV3vWx

SHASTA LAKE, Calif. — The City of Shasta Lake Animal Shelter has only 10 kennels and is full. Lex, Scrappy, Luthor, Bodie, and André need adopters or experienced rescues now. They do not know what kennel space or a calendar date means. They only know that when someone walks toward their kennel, i...

09/21/2026

Paesano Days 2026 brought food, bocce, classic cars and community spirit to South City Park in Redding — and hundreds showed up to enjoy it all! 🇮🇹🍝🚗 Read the full recap and see photos from the weekend event hosted by Sons and Daughters of Italy, Shasta Lodge #2453. Sons of Italy #2453 Read more: https://wix.to/kzi2sjC #2453

It all began at five o’clock on Friday (9-18) at South City Park with it being the Paesano Days 2026, brought to us every year by the Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, Shasta Lodge #2453. A spaghetti dinner was served with pesto or meat sauce, salad and garlic bread included, with the Bocce ...

09/20/2026

Singing under the stars in Palo Cedro! 🎤✨ About 20 brave singers took the stage for “Stars, Stripes, and Karaoke,” a fundraiser hosted by Moms for Liberty Shasta County. Contestants paid $100 to compete for a $1,000 grand prize while attendees voted by purchasing votes — all to support a local cause. Read the full recap and photos from the outdoor country-style event: https://wix.to/dzay77V Moms for Liberty

PALO CEDRO — Approximately 20 singers took the microphone Saturday night as Moms for Liberty Shasta County hosted “Stars, Stripes, and Karaoke” on a private ranch in the Palo Cedro area, turning a September evening into an outdoor mix of competition, comfort food, and a country setting.The two...

09/20/2026

Smoked tri-tip, cowboy beans, coleslaw, and that unmistakable smell of oak smoke — Asphalt Cowboys’ 72nd Community BBQ turned Lake Redding Park into the biggest backyard cookout in the North State. Relive the Drive-Through BBQ vibes and see why locals lined up in yellow shirts and green pants for plates that fed a small town. Read more: https://wix.to/uZzktTV

Asphalt Cowboys’ 72nd Community BBQ once again turned Lake Redding Park into the North State’s biggest backyard cookout.If you rolled down Benton Drive on Sunday, September 13, and caught that first whiff of oak smoke and garlic bread, you already knew what was going on. The Asphalt Cowboys were...

09/18/2026

Judge denies emergency hold on Shasta’s 2024 ballots — important ruling and what it means for local election records. Read the full story and context from Shasta Unfiltered: https://wix.to/tK8h8Oj

Key takeaways: the judge rejected a request to stop destruction of federal-election materials, citing statutory retention rules. Learn what’s next and how this could affect the underlying legal challenge.

REDDING — On Thursday morning, Sept. 17, Judge Benjamin L. Hanna denied Arne E. List’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have blocked Shasta County from destroying November 5, 2024 federal-election materials still in official custody.The ruling does not mean the ballots no lon...

09/17/2026

Why is diesel over $8 in California? It’s not a shortage of crude — it’s a shortage of finished diesel. From logging trucks to grocery haulers, diesel keeps Northern California moving. Read the explainer on what’s driving prices and what it means for local drivers and businesses: https://wix.to/Kw5eODB

Diesel moves the North State. Logging trucks, cattle haulers, grocery trailers, gravel, and harvest equipment all drink it. When the national average crossed $6 a gallon this month — and California pumps ran well past $8 — that was not a Redding quirk. It was our bill for a world short of finish...

09/17/2026

New commentary by Kari Chilson: “Stop pretending November 2024 was ‘observed’.” A courtroom hearing today could decide whether the paper from that election is shredded. Read the full piece for context, eyewitness details, and what’s at stake for election transparency. https://wix.to/tNHXeoA

Commentary by Kari ChilsonI stood in that hallway. I spoke at the Board as KC. I signed sworn statements about November 11 and December 3, 2024. This morning—Thursday, September 17, 2026, 8:30 a.m.—at Department 63, sixth floor, Redding Main Courthouse, 1515 Court Street, a judge will hear wheth...

09/17/2026

Jim Burnett, election observer, Shasta County Board of Supervisors, October 29, 2024.

He describes his experience observing signature verification during the November 2024 election.

Hearing on whether November 2024 election materials are preserved:
Thursday, Sept. 17, 8:30 a.m.
Dept. 63, Redding Main Courthouse, 1515 Court St.

Public welcome. Gallery only

09/17/2026

Dan Ladd, election observer, Shasta County Board of Supervisors, October 29, 2024.

He describes being told nothing was happening at the elections office, then seeing staff open ballots and write on them.

Hearing on whether November 2024 election materials are preserved:
Thursday, Sept. 17, 8:30 a.m.
Dept. 63, Redding Main Courthouse, 1515 Court St.

Public welcome. Gallery only

09/16/2026

Historic Front Street came alive at the 22nd-annual Cottonwood Hot Rods & Hogs Car Show — families, dogs, live music and stunning rides everywhere you looked. Relive the highlights and see the best shots from the day in our latest post. Read more: https://wix.to/3tMkdV4

Historic Front Street in Cottonwood, California, a town founded in 1852 as a creek-side store and ferry crossing for early-day miners, was packed to the proverbial brim on a picturesque day, 9-12-‘26 to be exact, when the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce organized the 22nd-annual Hot Rods & Hogs Car...