Systemic overcharging, phantom fees, and alleged violations of state water protection laws have turned a small-town utility into a fountain of misery for McCloud’s most vulnerable residents For ...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Gov. Gavin Newsom declared today that the state will likely receive an extra $42....
The first time I walked this trail was back in the Fall of 1969. I was attending College of the Siskiyous and my biology class went there on a field trip. Our instructor, a serious biologi...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As the new year begins, there’s no shortage of political trends to keep Californians p...
The Klamath’s dams have been removed, at least some of them. Articles have popped up describing the spectacle of fish being seen many miles above the dam sites, stating that the fishery has started t...
From the 1961 Siskiyou Pioneer—Big Springs Edition In 1916, Leo Brown and his crew pulled juniper trees across 3,000 acres of the Big Springs project clearing the land with holt Caterpillers to make w...
We drive along the northern base of Mt. Shasta along scenic Highway 97. My geologist friend and I are headed to where Whitney Creek crosses the highway and we pull off at that location. My...
Note: For the record, this reporter was raised as an Orthodox Jew. But living in a community that I consider family, I have taken in, participated in, and supported our Christmas holiday season fully....
By Dan Walters, CalMatters A high speed rail ramp under construction in Fresno on Sept. 12, 2025. The state's cap-and-invest money is expected to help keep the rail plan alive. Photo by Larry Val...
Publishers Note– I am so grateful for local voices:a new series of nature-related articles, regarding topics that have been on our minds… “Come over right now! The owl is back!” ...