Podcast appearances and mentions of Shasta Lake

Active NorCal's Zach O'Brien and Brien O'Brien (BOB) break down the recent storms in Northern California, including the snowpack sitting at 108% of historical average, Shasta Lake seeing its highest January water levels in 15 years, and the 206 mph winds at Kirkwood Mountain Resort.Then, they get into the news of the week including the brand-new National Monument near Mount Shasta, the ranchers leaving the Point Reyes National Seashore, 6,000 salmon returning to the free-flowing Klamath River, a new bill that could have San Francisco paying a lot more for Hetch Hetchy water, and the X Games coming to NorCal.Finally, Zach and Bob discuss the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, including the terrible wildfire politicization, misinformation, and the media's coverage of celebrities.

Chico Unified School District swore in new board members Teisha Hase and Gayle Olsen at its meeting last night. Also, Shasta Lake levels are nearly 18 feet higher than they were in mid-November, and Sharing Blessings to Others founder Jean Chrislot Michaud welcomes the community to experience Haiti's rich culture.

Chico Unified School District swore in new board members Teisha Hase and Gayle Olsen at its meeting last night. Also, Shasta Lake levels are nearly 18 feet higher than they were in mid-November, and Sharing Blessings to Others founder Jean Chrislot Michaud welcomes the community to experience Haiti's rich culture.

On a brand-new episode of the Talking NorCal Podcast, Zach and Bob outline their biggest giveaway yet - a $3,000 houseboat rental on Shasta Lake. Then, they discuss the snowfall across Northern California, along with invasive mussels found in California, South Lake Tahoe's proposed vacation home tax, a fisherman crashing his helicopter on the Carson River, Burney Falls extended trail closure, and a crackdown on cannabis in California State Parks. Finally, they speak with Hailey Hawkins about The League to Save Lake Tahoe and the best ways to Keep Tahoe Blue.

The 2019 SWBT UNGD Champion, Shasta Lake spotted bass record holder with a 9.625 lb catch, and with a handful of double-digit bass under his belt, Chad walks us through growing up in California and his experience finding his way into the big bait world. Chads socials: IG: @chadeverettsweitzer_ Check out Leviathan Rods, and use code scales20 at check out for 20% off all your rod purchases! ⁠⁠https://www.leviathanrods.com⁠ ⁠  Check out the new official SNT tackle shop sponsor, Lake Pro Tackle! Use code "SCALES" at checkout for 10% off your order of any conventional or Swimbait-related products! ⁠https://lakeprotackle.com/⁠  Pro Bass Adventures Mexico is the only company with lodges on both Lake El Salto and Lake Lake Baccarac in western Mexico. More 10+ pound monster bass have consistently been caught from these two lakes than anywhere else on earth. If you are considering a Mexico bass fishing trip, look no further.  ⁠https://www.mexicofishing.net/index.html   Meat Crafters is now offering 20% off their site when you use code SCALESNSLICES at checkout! This is small batch meat made with immense quality and attention to detail. My favorite product of theirs so far is the Raging Brats! Made with real local brewed IPA and fresh ingredients to complement the whole Brat, it's no surprise why this is my favorite! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.meatcrafters.com/⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sntpod/support

New Melones kokanee; Don Pedro trout, kokanee and kings; Shasta Lake trout; Columbia River summer steelhead and upcoming salmon season; Bridgeport Reservoir 'wide open' trout fishing; Upper Twin Lake trout & kokanee; Clear Lake crappie; Upcoming Don Pedro kokanee/trout/salmon derby.

University of Oregon and University of California, Davis students were blamed for leaving a large mess at Shasta Lake in California over Memorial Day weekend. In Oregon, the Fourth of July is a busy day for parks throughout the state and 2023 was a near-record breaking year for visits. More guests, however, typically means more trash left behind, and workers spending hours of their day picking up after visitors. John Mullen is a park manager for the Southern Willamette Management Unit for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Eric Crum is a North Coast District beach ranger for the agency. They join us with details of their experiences and what they hope to see in the future from park visitors.

Lots of Giveaways this week. Jimmy and Tyler had their first Walter Serface Technology winner, they finally rolled over 650 reviews, and the monthly May SnailSquad winner. There was also some talk about the SnailSquad Birthdays and 5 year members gifts. At the end, Jimmy talked about his trip to Shasta Lake and Tyler opened a gift from Karnage Welders. Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer gofundme.com/teamsuebun https://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelder Walter Serfice Technology weekly winners Week 1 for the Rail-Mate - ciinthya_23 Week 2 for Variety Pack of Consumables - Send us old license plates:SnailTrail4x4 / MORRFlate1065 National Dr, Suite 5, Sacramento, CA 95834 Want to win some Tires? Our friends at Yokohama are donating a set of tires for the 750 Apple Podcast reviews giveaway winner. Also, like before, we will give away swag packs every 50 until we get to the main giveaway. All reviews need to be left on Apple Podcast to be entered. Congratulations to TannerIsCooler for winning the 550 reviews swag pack. 1986Toyota4x4Pickup won 650 reviews for a SnailTrail4x4 Swag pack and an OnX off-road Elite Membership. Call us and leave us a VOICEMAIL!!! We want to hear from you even more!!! You can call and say whatever you like! Ask a question, leave feedback, correct some information about welding, say how much you hate your Jeep, and wish you had a Toyota! We will air them all, live, on the podcast! +01-916-345-4744. If you have any negative feedback, you can call our negative feedback hotline, 408-800-5169. 4Wheel Underground has all the suspension parts you need to take your off-road rig from leaf springs to a performance suspension system. We just ordered our kits for Kermit and Samantha and are looking forward to getting them. The ordering process was quite simple and after answering the questionnaire to ensure we got the correct and best-fitting kits for our vehicles. If you want to level up your suspension game, check out 4Wheel Underground. Episode 511 is brought to you by all of our peeps over at patreon.com and irate4x4! Make sure to stop by and see all of the great perks you get for supporting SnailTrail4x4! Discount Codes, Monthly Give-Always, Gift Boxes, the SnailTrail4x4 Community, and the ST4x4 Treasure Hunt! Thank you to all of those who support us! We couldn't do it without you guys (and gals!)! SnailSquad Monthly Giveaway It Is Tool Month!!! Tool Month is a fun month for everyone. Tyler and Jimmy get to give away a ton of tools and you get to win them. This month with Walter Surface Technology we are giving away a Mag Drill to one lucky SnailSquad member. If you want to get your name into the drawing you have to sign up for the giveaway tier over on Irate4x4. May's Giveaway is with MORRFlate. They are giving away one of their newest products the AirHub. This simple device works with your MF hose kits and it will automatically control how much air you let in and out of your tires. If you want to get your name into the drawing you have to sign up for the giveaway tier over on Irate4x4. But if you want to put your name into the pre-order for the AirHub you can do that here: MORRFlate AirHub Listener Discount Codes: SnailTrail4x4 -SnailTrail15 for 15% off SnailTrail4x4 MerchMORRFlate - snailtraill4x4 to get 10% off MORRFlate Multi Tire Inflation Deflation™ KitsIronman 4x4 - snailtrail20 to get 20% off all Ironman 4x4 branded equipment!Sidetracked Offroad - snailtrail4x4 (lowercase) to get 15% off lights and recovery gearSpartan Rope - snailtrail4x4 to get 10% off sitewideShock Surplus - SNAILTRAIL4x4 to get $25 off any order!Mob Armor - SNAILTRAIL4X4 for 15% offSummerShine Supply - ST4x4 for 10% off4WheelUnderground - snailtrailBackpacker's Pantry - Affiliate Link Show Music: Midroll Music - ComaStudio Outroll Music - Meizong Kumbang

Gary and Shannon talk about Trump in LA next week, UCLA Protesters, and Shasta Lake mess.

The last hour of the show is full of fish-- 9 lb. rainbow at Camanche caught on crappie jig; Big crappie suspending off shore at Camanche; New Melones rainbows; Pyramid Lake cutthroat trout; Washington State steelhead; More Camanche trout; Upper Sacramento (Redding) rainbows; Shasta Lake bass; Folsom Lake salmon and trout. Bob talks about the Springers (salmon) due late March in Columbia River.

Berryessa trout; Upcoming new sturgeon regulations; Scott Leysath-what duck tastes better; Upper Sacramento River trout (Redding); Shasta Lake bass; Delta stripers/sturgeon; More Shasta bass; Folsom, Berryessa, Camanche bass; Fishing in the city. KFBK Outdoor Show

Folsom Lake trout and salmon; French Meadows rainbows and browns; Rawlings Reservoir trout; Elk at 10,000 feet; Pyramid Lake (big) cutthroats; Delta sturgeon; New Melones and Don Pedro trout; Berryessa trout; Shasta Lake bass and trout.

Shasta County, California - situated in the picturesque Sacramento Valley, it's home to such cities as Redding, Anderson, and Shasta Lake, along with some of the most beautiful sights in all of California! But Shasta County has become famous for something more: it's now the home of a powerful patriot movement that promises to sweep up much of the Golden State, and it has woke liberals absolutely petrified!   Highlights:  “Shasta County's most ambitious target: strategizing on how to effectively secede from Sacramento and form their own sovereign state known as Jefferson!” “This Red, White, and Blueprint by Shasta County is now being utilized to overthrow County School Boards all across California and indeed, increasingly, around the nation. In fact, Zapata is reporting that over 60 counties have reached out to learn how to follow the Red White and Blueprint template to take over their respective governments!” Timestamps: [00:49] Shasta County Board of Supervisors securing a supermajority of members all backed by the Cottonwood Militia during Covid mandates [03:10] The changes made by this patriot society in Shasta County plus their most ambitious goal [06:46] Shasta County's blueprint on how to take back your county Resources:  Want free inside stock tips straight from the SEC? Click here to get started now: https://turleytalksinsidertrading.com/talk-registration/ HE'LL BE BACK! Get your limited edition TRUMPINATOR 2024 Bobblehead HERE: https://offers.proudpatriots.com/order-form-TurleyTalks_Podcast The Courageous Patriot Community is inviting YOU! Join the movement now and build the parallel economy at https://join.turleytalks.com/insiders-club=podcast Get two packs of organic bacon FREE every month if you sign up HERE: https://www.frebahlem.com/BG484F42/   Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and/or leave a review. Sick and tired of Big Tech, censorship, and endless propaganda? Join my Insiders Club with a FREE TRIAL today at: https://insidersclub.turleytalks.com Make sure to FOLLOW me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrTurleyTalks BOLDLY stand up for TRUTH in Turley Merch! Browse our new designs right now at: https://store.turleytalks.com/ Do you want to be a part of the podcast and be our sponsor? Click here to partner with us and defy liberal culture! If you would like to get lots of articles on conservative trends make sure to sign-up for the 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email Alerts. 

Bullards Bar kokanee;Stampede Lake kokanee; River Klass-beef prices; Delta stripers; Whiskeytown kokanee; Shasta Lake trout; Fishing in the City; Folsom Lake bass

Shasta Lake is full! Jim was out camping at Shasta Lake this past weekend and he discusses his trip with this family and the Assistant's dad's side of the family. We had a run-in with the sheriffs, a broken boat, lots of paddle boarding time, and an unwelcome visitor in camp. Meanwhile, Tyler was waking up in the middle of the night realizing he still has more parts to order for the 4Runner. Lots of things are happening this month make sure you're keeping up with the podcast and the SnailTrail4x4 Instagram First Weekly Winners for three Flex Impact Kits Project_Golden_Badger (Zachary) Donhappel (Donny) Budget_Overland_Offical (Benji) Second Weekly Winner for the Drill/Impact Driver Kit Kota_Car (Dakota) Third Weekly Winner for the Flex Stack Packs Brianaspleund Thaiboxerwayne The Fourth and final Flex Power Tool Month giveaway is going on now. We are giving away a fantastic kit that includes FLEX 7-1/4" Circular Saw Bare Tool, 1/2" 2-Speed Drill Driver, 1-1/4" Reciprocating Saw, and the Fixed Speed Angle Grinder with Side Switch. This is a wonderful kit but we are going to make it even better by adding an Impact drive. To win you must go to the SnailTrail4x4 IG page and follow Flex Power Tools, SnailTrail4x4, and 4x4ToyotaTyler as well as tag a friend. Not only will you win this fantastic kit, but we will also give one to your friend that you tagged. Rules are located on the IG post. Follow Flex: Instagram WE HAVE A WINNER FOR THE WINCH! #40 - Runner up Joez60421 was the one who contacted us before the deadline of Memorial Day. Congratulations to Joe Z you won the winch! However, Don't stop leaving those reviews because we have another massive giveaway for you. Our friends over at Yokohama are donating a set of tires for the winner at 750 Review. Also, just like before we will be giving away swag packs at every 50 until we get to the main giveaway. All reviews need to be left on Apple Podcast to be entered. CALL US AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL!!!! We want to hear from you even more!!! You can call and say whatever you like! Ask a question, leave feedback, correct some information about welding, say how much you hate your Jeep, and wish you had a Toyota! We will air them all, live, on the podcast! +01-916-345-4744. If you have any negative feedback, you can call our negative feedback hotline, 408-800-5169. 4Wheel Underground has all the suspension parts you need to take your off-road rig from leaf springs to a performance suspension system. We just ordered our kits for Kermit and Samantha and are looking forward to getting them. The ordering process was quite simple and answering the questionnaire to ensure we got the correct and best fitting kits for our vehicles. If you want to level up your suspension game, check out 4Wheel Underground. Episode 409 is brought to you by all of our peeps over at patreon.com and irate4x4! Make sure to stop by and see all of the great perks you get for supporting SnailTrail4x4! Discount Codes, Monthly Give-Aways, Gift Boxes, the SnailTrail4x4 Community, and the ST4x4 Treasure Hunt! Thank you to all of those that support us! We couldn't do it without you guys (and gals!)! June Power Tool Month's giveaway is with Flex Power Tools. The monthly Snail Squad giveaway will be their largest product kit (Circular Saw, 2-Speed Hammer Drill, 1/4" Hex Impact Driver, Oscillating Multi-Tool, Reciprocating Saw, Work Light, 2.5Ah Lithium-Ion Battery, 5.0Ah Lithium-Ion Battery, 160W Fast Charger, as well as Grinder and Bandsaw. The total value of this giveaway is $1147 and to enter you need to be a SnailSquad Member on Irate4x4. Massive Thanks to Flex Power Tools for stepping up for this year's tool month. The winners for May's Monthly giveaway of the MORRFlate TenSix™ PSI Pro are John Whilliams and Mike Padaguan. The new PSI Pro will automatically stop filling your tires at your desired preset pressure. Now it truly is set it and forget when filling up ...

Shasta Lake bass; Sac R. trout; Whiskeytown kokanee ;what makes steaks tasty; Delta stripers; Feather R. stripers; Bullards Bar kokanee

Amador and Camanche trout; New Melones bass; Clear Lake crappie; 1st day bass tourney results; upcoming Shasta Lake trout/salmon/kokanee derby

Upriver sturgeon/stripers; Scott Leysath-turkey recipe; Delta stripers Shasta Lake bass/trout

As California looks for ways to alleviate drought, the federal government is considering raising Shasta Dam by 18-and-a-half feet in order to store more water in wet years. Behind it, three rivers backup creating Shasta Lake, the largest reservoir in the state. If the dam enlargement proceeds, areas up river from the dam that aren't currently underwater will flood. The Winnemem Wintu people have opposed the dam enlargement project. Much of their ancestral land has already been taken from them and the proposal would flood many of the group's remaining sacred sites. This week, host and reporter Judy Silber takes us on a journey "around the world," a Winnemem Wintu phrase for visiting the sacred sites, to understand what these places mean to their original inhabitants. This episode is part of a series from KALW's The Spiritual Edge podcast called A Prayer For Salmon.  

Delta sturgeon; New Melones trout; Don Pedro trout & salmon; Camanche trout; American R. steelhead ; Dire salmon outlook; Shasta Lake bass & trout

Bullards Bar kokanee; Scott Leysath-recipes; Eagle Lake water level; Delta striper outlook; Hat Creek/Baum Lake trout; Shasta Lake bass

Delta sturgeon; New Melones Rainbows; Berryessa Trout/salmon; WON US Open-Lake Mojave; Mid-Klamath steelhead; American Steelhead; PG&E campground fiasco: Shasta Lake trout

Sacramento River salmon; Feather R. salmon; Scott Leysath in Texas; Shasta Lake bass/trout; Lee Vining Creek trout; Ellery & Tioga lakes trout; Lundy lake trout/fall colors Delta stripers; Berryessa bass; Fishing in the city/bass seminar

Hour 1 * Guest: Richard Mack Founder and President of CSPOA – A partnership between citizens and local law enforcement, especially sheriffs. Mack encourages those not in law enforcement to stand with their sheriffs. – CSPOA.org * Historic May Storms! * Lake Mead: the Largest Man-Made Lake in the US – Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States.It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 mi (39 km) east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the US in terms of water capacity. * The 10 Largest Man-Made Lakes in the United States: Lake Mead, Nevada, Lake Powell, Arizona, Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, Lake Oahe, South Dakota, Fort Peck Lake, Montana, Lake Franklin, Washington, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, Lake Koocanusa, Montana, Shasta Lake, California, Toledo Bend Lake, Louisiana and Texas. * 2,500 flight cancellations botch Memorial Day weekend. * Ex-FDA official reveals how agency caused baby-formula crisis – The federal government is now making plans to help end the supply problem. * Six governor primaries with Trump endorsements have already taken place in 2022, The current win/loss record for those races is 50-50. * To date, Trump-endorsed candidates for US Senate have won 100% of races where a winner has been determined. * Dick Morris to Newsmax: Trump Will Not Just Run in '24, He'll Win! * Trump Will ‘Ultimately' Run in 2024 but Not Against Biden. Hour 2 * Guest: Klickitat County, WA Sheriff Bob Songer – creating a Sheriff's Posse, How to Support others with the Posse Guide. * What is the most important issue Sheriff's should be focused on that they are not currently doing? * The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) is calling upon all Americans and law enforcement nationwide to come together in pursuit of the truth regarding the 2020 election – SPOA.org * Lee County, FL Sheriff Carmine Marceno issued a warning to those who would attack a school in his county following last week's tragedy in Texas: “We are going to kill you.” * Archives of the Simulcast of the Sheriff Mack show and Liberty RoundTable Live can be found in Video at BrightEON.tv and Audio at LibertyRoundTable.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

* Guest: Richard Mack Founder and President of CSPOA - A partnership between citizens and local law enforcement, especially sheriffs. Mack encourages those not in law enforcement to stand with their sheriffs. - CSPOA.org * Historic May Storms! * Lake Mead: the Largest Man-Made Lake in the US - Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States.It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 mi (39 km) east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the US in terms of water capacity. * The 10 Largest Man-Made Lakes in the United States: Lake Mead, Nevada, Lake Powell, Arizona, Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, Lake Oahe, South Dakota, Fort Peck Lake, Montana, Lake Franklin, Washington, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, Lake Koocanusa, Montana, Shasta Lake, California, Toledo Bend Lake, Louisiana and Texas. * 2,500 flight cancellations botch Memorial Day weekend. * Ex-FDA official reveals how agency caused baby-formula crisis - The federal government is now making plans to help end the supply problem. * Six governor primaries with Trump endorsements have already taken place in 2022, The current win/loss record for those races is 50-50. * To date, Trump-endorsed candidates for US Senate have won 100% of races where a winner has been determined. * Dick Morris to Newsmax: Trump Will Not Just Run in '24, He'll Win! * Trump Will 'Ultimately' Run in 2024 but Not Against Biden.

An interview with Stuart Sutherland from Heritage Coffee House and Roasters in Shasta Lake, CA

Upriver sturgeon; Scott Leysath-recipes; Whiskeytown kokanee; Shasta Lake bass & trout; Delta stripers and sturgeon; Oroville bass; Lake Almanor browns & rainbows

Joe Rodola, Business Advisor with the SBDC, shares about his love for relationship banking, and gives advice on what to consider when starting and growing a business...as well as his favorite fishing spots. 

Spooning for Delta stripers; Scott Leysath - recipes; overview of Eel River steelhead bait fishing-Delta stripers; Lake Almanor Trout; Shasta Lake bass

Local tournament bass fisherman offers tips, Pyramid Lake cutthroat, Lake Camanche trout, Clear Lake bass/crappie, Shasta Lake bass

Jim Ryan comes on the show to talk about the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Mayor Garcetti still isn't in India yet. There is a new lawsuit regarding the shooting on the set of the film “Rust” with Alec Baldwin and Staples Center is going to have a new name. The woman who set the fires up near Shasta Lake is not going to stand trial.

The QAnon Shaman has been sentenced to 41 months in prison and 3 years of subsequent supervised release for his role in the Capitol Riots on January 6th. The famous jury consultant that helped select the jury that acquitted OJ Simpson was hired by the Rittenhouse defense team. The prosecution has rested and the defendants have begun taking the stand in the killing of Amhaud Arbery. The woman charged with setting the Fawn Fire that destroyed 100 homes near Shasta Lake in late September has been deemed incompetent to stand trial.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The QAnon Shaman has been sentenced to 41 months in prison and 3 years of subsequent supervised release for his role in the Capitol Riots on January 6th. The famous jury consultant that helped select the jury that acquitted OJ Simpson was hired by the Rittenhouse defense team. The prosecution has rested and the defendants have begun taking the stand in the killing of Amhaud Arbery. The woman charged with setting the Fawn Fire that destroyed 100 homes near Shasta Lake in late September has been deemed incompetent to stand trial.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a brand-new episode of Talking NorCal, Zach and Bob discuss the sudden change in weather and potential end of the drought in Northern California (2:01). Then, they break down the news of the week including the viral search for a woman in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Lake Tahoe dropping below its natural rim, 'Kings Beach Bear' being shot and killed at a campground, the historic train tunnel now fully exposed on Shasta Lake, the end of the 212-day dry streak in Sacramento and Arcata decriminalizing magic mushrooms (4:43). Then, they sit down with Robby Burns to discuss his life as a professional snowboarder, traveling the world with the U.S. snowboard team, growing up in Mount Shasta and his upcoming journey to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing (40:00). Finally, Bob asks Zach about his controversy with the California Wolf Watch (1:13:45).

Pyramid Lake cutthroat trout ; New Melones/Don Pedro bass; June Lake loop trout...and colors; Camanche trout & launching; Shasta Lake bass; Lake Almanor rainbows and browns; Berryessa bass, trout & salmon.

On this episode of the Talking NorCal Podcast, Zach and Bob discuss the news of the week including S*** Valley changing its name, the proposed name change to Patrick's Point, KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National Park, the mysterious sunken boat in Shasta Lake, First snow of the season on Mt. Shasta, a new state-owned outdoor utopia and a the opening of the elevated boardwalk in the Jedediah Smith Redwoods (3:35). Finally, Zach sits down with Joanna Nelson from the Save the Redwoods League to discuss the unique forests of Northern California and how to manage them during our current state of climate disruption (43:27).

On a brand new episode of Talking NorCal, Zach and Bob discuss Zach's experience with COVID before breaking down all of the wildfire news in Northern California. Finally, they discuss how low water levels are showing historic structures on Shasta Lake and talk about Mount Shasta's historic lack of snow.

When Leenie's parents get the Big Idea of renting a caravan from M. A. G. I. C., the family begins an adventure that surprises them all! In Part 2, the van transforms yet again for a very special tour *under* Shasta Lake. Story by William Sterr Narration by Carrie Coello Photo by Nubia Navarro (nubikini) from Pexels

When Leenie's parents get the Big Idea of renting a caravan from M. A. G. I. C., the family begins an adventure that surprises them all! In Part 1, the caravan is introduced, and the family makes their way to Shasta Lake. Story by William Sterr Narration by Carrie Coello Photo by Nubia Navarro (nubikini) from Pexels

The Redding City Council approves a water transfer agreement with the City of Shasta Lake, discusses new Redding Electric Utility bucket trucks, an exciting Hilltop Drive construction project, Stillwater Business Park updates, and more in this week's Council Recap.Click here to see the full City Council Meeting Video.

Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation's crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and anchor the tourism economy of a Northern California county that must rebuild seemingly every year after unrelenting wildfires. But the mighty lake — a linchpin in a system of aqueducts and reservoirs in the arid U.S. West that makes California possible — is shrinking with surprising speed amid a severe drought, with state officials predicting it will reach a record low later this summer. While droughts are common in California, this year's is much hotter and drier than others, evaporating water more quickly from the reservoirs and the sparse Sierra Nevada snowpack that feeds them. The state's more than 1,500 reservoirs are 50% lower than they should be this time of year, according to Jay Lund, co-director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California-Davis. Over Memorial Day weekend, dozens of houseboats sat on cinderblocks at Lake Oroville because there wasn't enough water to hold them. Blackened trees lined the reservoir's steep, parched banks. At nearby Folsom Lake, normally bustling boat docks rested on dry land, their buoys warning phantom boats to slow down. Campers occupied dusty riverbanks farther north at Shasta Lake. Droughts are a part of life in California, where a Mediterranean-style climate means the summers are always dry and the winters are not always wet. The state's reservoirs act as a savings account, storing water in the wet years to help the state survive during the dry ones. Last year was the third driest on record in terms of precipitation. Temperatures hit triple digits in much of California over the Memorial Day weekend, earlier than expected. State officials were surprised earlier this year when about 500,000 acre feet (61,674 hectare meters) of water they were expecting to flow into reservoirs never showed up. One acre-foot is enough water to supply up to two households for one year. “In the previous drought, it took (the reservoirs) three years to get this low as they are in the second year of this drought,” Lund said. Today on AirTalk, we're learning more about drought conditions and wildfire risks ahead of the summer. Questions? Give us a call at 866-893-5722. With files from the Associated Press Guest: Lauren Sommer, correspondent covering climate change for NPR; she tweets @lesommer

Clear Lake bass and launching situation, Davis lake trout, Don Pedro kokanee and trout, New Melones kokanee, Oroville spotted bass upcoming kokanee power derby, Shasta Lake trout and kokanee, Sacramento River trout-redding.

Head of Cultivation, Wes Brooks of Envy Cannabis, leads an indoor cannabis operation in Shasta Lake, CA. Sergio Picazo, CLTVTD Genetics, discussed how Wes got into the industry and how he is producing some of California’s top shelf bulk cannabis with quality output behind many brands you may never have realized that was grown under his care. Wes is the second cultivator CLTVTD Genetics is highlighting as they prepare to drop the latest 1/2 oz SMLZ flower collaboration recognizing the breeder > nursery > cultivator ~ Animal Mints BX1, bred by Seed Junky, the week of 4/20/21. Our purpose is to introduce Envy Cannabis to the community as @GrowWithWes has gained tons of traction through Wes’s efforts documenting his cultivation journey. Tune in to learn how this 29 year old cultivator prepares for his upcoming brand launch as one of the top #LEDJedi members. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cltvtd/message

Insufficient investment in water storage has brought about an almost yearly struggle in California, and another dry start to the rainy season is cause for concern.  A big part of the solution to inadequate water storage may come a project that has been debated for more than half a century – Sites Reservoir, which would be built in rural Colusa and Glenn Counties.  Sites Reservoir is the largest surface storage facility proposed to be added to California's water supply system since New Melones Reservoir in 1979. “Sites Reservoir, in my opinion, is sort of the poster child of modern surface water storage in California,” remarked Tim Quinn, who has 40 years of experience in water issues, including at the largest water district in the state, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. “In years gone by, we used to build dams on live rivers with great ecological damage. We’re not doing that any more. Sites is a wonderful example of an off-site storage facility that has virtually no footprint impacts, and is being woven into a comprehensive package in the Sacramento Valley to do multiple purposes... It’s a classic example of modern water management in 21st century California.” The three major water consumers in California – the environment, cities and farms – all stand to benefit if Sites is completed.  “The Sites Reservoir Project is very unique,” said Fritz Durst, a diversified farmer in Yolo County who serves as chair of the Sites Joint Powers Authority. “Because of Proposition 1 funding, Sites Reservoir would have its own unique block of water that’s solely for the environment… it won’t have a junior priority… it could be used for fish, for birds or for water quality, Delta outflow, for the many small critters that live in the Delta.” Durst said if Sites were built, it would not lead to major growth in acreage of Sacramento Valley crops, including rice, but it would create a more certain water supply, which would be invaluable to farmers, ranchers and support industries.  He added urban residents would benefit from Sites Reservoir, through a more stable water supply. Having additional water in storage would gather water in wet years and make it available during dry periods. Mary Wells owns and runs a ranch in Sites. Her experience is unique – decades of ranching in a remote part of the Sacramento Valley as well as a leader in water and agriculture in the valley. She calls the prospect of building water storage in the Sites Valley bittersweet, but something that should happen for the betterment of our state. “In terms of the physical viability of a reservoir here, it’s just amazing,” she said. “You have two major canyons that come in…. but when you consider an area of about 14,000-acres, about 14-15 miles from one tip to another, that’s amazing. It’s just a natural bowl.”  Jerry Brown, Executive Director of the Sites Project Authority, is among those determined to get this storage facility built. He said he sees growing momentum to get the project completed. “One of the key aspects of the Sites Reservoir Project for California is that it is creating flexibility for our system, which is badly needed,” he said. “You hear a lot about climate change and the fact that we’re getting a lot more extreme variability in our precipitation. We need storage facilities in order to regulate the water flow to some degree, to allow us to optimize its use.”  Sites would be an off-stream storage facility. It has recently been ‘right-sized,’ with some areas scaled back to help ensure the project can be built in a reasonable time frame.  Key aspects of the new plan include a slight reduction in the storage capacity, the elimination of a new conveyance pipeline that would have brought in and taken out water from the Sacramento River and pump back storage for energy generation. The changes reduced the project cost about $2 billion, to $3 billion.   Brown said if all goes well, construction on Sites could begin by about 2024, with the facility completed and operating by 2030.  Episode Transcript Jim Morris: California has natural beauty and tremendous commerce. We're the most populous state and the most productive farm state. We also aren't without significant issues. Besides COVID-19, we've had multiple years of devastating wildfires. Something that doesn't grab as many headlines has also proven to be a big challenge, a lack of adequate water storage. Without water in reserve, dry winters can cause widespread pain. I'm in Sites in rural Colusa County, which may be a critical link for a better future for our environment, cities and farms. Welcome to Ingrained, the California Rice Podcast. I'm your host, Jim Morris, proud to have worked for 30 years with farmers and ranchers in the state to help tell their stories. And today's subject is critical to all Californians, ensuring sufficient water for future generations. One brief footnote, these interviews were done prior to the state's latest COVID-19 stay at home order. I'm with Mary Wells, fifth generation rancher in Sites. And Mary, tell me a little bit about your family history and also the history of this area. Mary Wells: My roots in this area go way, way back. I am actually fifth generation Californian. My great, great grandfather was W H Williams, the founder of the little town of Williams. As a youngster, I used to come up here with my grandfather. We had cattle ranches in Merced. Spent a lot of time up here, my brother and I. After college, I inherited, when my grandfather passed away, inherited some properties and have since expanded. Went into farming and ranching on these rangelands. Very interesting place, lots of history, mid-1800s. John Sites came into this area, brought some sheep in and liked the area so much he came back a few years later. He was a man of great foresight. He had a brother, I think he had two brothers that came here. Had adjoining ranches, operated the same, grain, sheep, so on. The family retained the ranch that I have. John Lee Sites took it over and I purchased this from the Sites' family in 1974. So they had this for a long, long time. And the bottom line is that, at one point, Sites was a very significant little community in the foothills. Not was there dry land wheat farming on all of the flats and in the lower hills, there was a very prosperous sheep production in the hills. And, on the way into Sites, there is a very famous quarry and there was a narrow gauge railroad. The Colusa Lake Railroad that came from Colusa and the river of Sacramento and brought the slabs of sandstone that were cut in the quarry. And they would come up into Sites. There was a turntable, and they would go back to the Sacramento River and be loaded on barges and taken to San Francisco. And, if you've visited San Francisco, the Ferry Building the Emporium, a lot of the facades in San Francisco are from the Sites quarry. The train was also used on holidays to bring people up into Sites. They had an annual Easter picnic. You can imagine it, the women in their fancy dresses and parasol...I would not have done well in that generation, but they would come up for the day and they had games and picnics and food. And so it was a very thriving, thriving community. Hard to imagine today. As time moved on and highest and best use for land always prevails. The grain disappeared in the fifties and sixties, 1950 in 1960. The sheep went to somewhere along about the same line. There are no sheep here now, all cattle. In fact, almost all of the valley, which is about 14,000 acres. And then of course you have, the hills are utilized as well. So, you've got more acreage there, but most of that now is winter rangeland for the cattle. Jim Morris: Is it safe to say there are more cattle on this ranch than people that live in Sites? Mary Wells: Oh, very much so. Yes. From November through May, the cattle definitely have the upper hand on population. Currently there's probably 15 families that live here. When I first came here, there were 22, 23 are carrying on. The interesting thing though is, while we have cattle and this is a very integral part of our total operation, I would say almost everyone who farms or now ranches here also has significant investment and concerns in the Valley. On the other side in irrigated lands. Jim Morris: I know it's not an easy issue here because you have such an emotional investment in this area. We also desperately need water storage. So how do you reconcile those two? And tell me a little bit about this area as a potential water storage area? Mary Wells: Oh, that's a great question. When I first came here and of course you're checking out our ranch and all of the things, I was told that the Bureau of Reclamation clear back in the fifties was looking at this for a reservoir. And I said, "Oh, interesting." Did some research on it and found out that actually Sites was easily designated as a potential off stream storage as far back as the fifties and the Central Valley Project or CVP was very interested in it. They had done a lot of studies. In fact, I had some observation wells, studies going on in 1974. But it was shortly thereafter, about '77, that all went away, political change. The studies and maps were all rolled up and put away by the Bureau of Reclamation, never to be seen again. In terms of the physical viability of a reservoir here, it's just an amazing...you have two major canyons, if you will, that come in. I know the proposed project calls for the two major dams and nine small saddle dams. But when you consider an area of 14,000 acres, about 14 to 15 miles from one tip to another, that's amazing. It's just a natural bowl. Jim Morris: We do have a significant issues in California in terms of water storage. You also have 40 plus years of experience at the water issues, actively engaged also a leader in agriculture. So you're balancing all that out and I believe you've come to the conclusion that Sites should be carried out here for the betterment, the ultimate betterment of our state. Mary Wells: Yes, I do agree with that. In my early research, I knew that this was a potential reservoir. And I remember asking Bureau of Reclamation, Bill Martin, he was at that time the director, and I said, "Mr. Martin, should I repair the screen porch or not?" And he said, "Mary, I think you probably will do that two or three times before the reservoir." He says it needs to happen, but California politics, agencies grind very slowly. Jim Morris: Where would we be if we do not beef up our water storage in California? I mean, it's very dry right now. What are some of the things that you're doing that you wouldn't be doing if we had rain so far this fall? Mary Wells: We're feeding hay. I have a fortunately a fairly good well, but there are areas where we'll need to haul water in to make it through the winter. So, it's significant. When we don't have the rain we normally do on as I go out in the valley and I think about the operation out there of the potential for water shortages, the need to transfer or use groundwater for my orchard ground. That's on my mind, if it doesn't rain. The rice production, critical part of our total operation. We may be short or the seasons limited. It's not so much the water right now, but it's when we can use it out of the Sacramento River. From one end of my operation to the other, I am feeling the significance of lack of rain. Jim Morris: In your estimation, will Sites be completed in your lifetime? Mary Wells: Well, I have so much to do. I keep telling my kids I'm going to be around for a long time. I got a lot of unfinished projects. I don't know if they agree with that or not, but I laughingly say that. I really hope so. Leaders in Northern California, clear back in the early nineties, said we need to start thinking about this. This was a very farsighted group of leaders in Northern California Water Association that... Mary Wells: In fact, we had sort of a kickoff meeting here. I spoke on the steps of my house there to kick off the concept of getting it going again. And that was in the early 1990s. One other interesting thing I did to reach out, for three years I did tours every month, mostly year round with Metropolitan Water District board members and what a great experience that was. But more importantly, they went home. You would not believe the letters I received that they just did not understand how important the environment and all that we do up here is to the total picture of California. I did that for three years and hoping to get the word out for all Californians that this is a great project and we really need to have it done. Jim Morris: His career in California water has spanned more than 40 years. I feel very fortunate to visit with Tim Quinn. Tim's resume includes 22 years at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which serves 19 million customers and is California's largest water district. He also served 11 years at the helm of the Association of California Water Agencies. So Tim let's get right into water storage in California. What is your assessment as to how adequate our storage capacity currently is in the state? Tim Quinn: There's no doubt in my mind, we need no more storage capacity, both above ground and below ground, which is where we've been heading through much of my career. Sites Reservoir is, in my opinion, sort of the poster child of modern storage in California, modern surface storage anyway. In years gone by, we used to build reservoirs, dams on live rivers with great ecological damage. We're not doing that anymore and Sites is a wonderful example of an offsite storage facility that has virtually no footprint impact. Very, very little compared to what storage used to do. And it's being woven into a comprehensive package in the Sacramento Valley to do multiple purposes. To serve the environment while it serves rice farmers, while it serves cities. It's a classic example of modern water management in 21st century California. Jim Morris: In your time at Metropolitan Water District, how did the water storage situation for your district change? And what are your thoughts about that? Tim Quinn: Water storage was one of the most important changes that happened in Southern California in the last quarter of the last century. When I went to work at the Metropolitan Water District in 1985, Metropolitan had 200,000 acre feet of storage capacity. Next to 4 million acre feet of demand a year. So next to none. But the leaders of Metropolitan realized...by the way, they have so little storage because they were counting on the state to do the storing water for them under the state water contract. Tim Quinn: By the time you got to the late 1980s, it was clear the state wasn't going to do that. So I was part of the team that really focused on expanding Metropolitan Water District Storage, and today with Diamond Valley Lake, with all the groundwater storage partnerships that I helped negotiate, the Metropolitan Water District has more than 4 million acre feet of storage capacity available to it. And that is what saved that economy during the last two big droughts. Jim Morris: There are three distinct water users in our state, the environment, cities and farms, and the environment is a big deal in our state. And how would Sites help in that regard, and how important is nurturing our environment in terms of water use? Tim Quinn: Nurturing the environment is absolutely essential in modern California. You didn't have to pay attention to it through most of the 20th century, but it is a driving political factor today. And I couldn't be more pleased by that. That is not a bad thing. It's a good thing. You have to design and manage a project like Sites for the environment as much as you do for water supply for the Sacramento region and other parts of California. I was one of the main negotiators that negotiated what became Proposition 1 and defined a new approach to storage in the state of California, where we were understanding that storage was going to be multi-benefit. It was going to work for the environment and for water supply agencies. And we got the public to agree to pay for the portions that were not for water supply. So, we are building expressly multiple purpose projects up in a place like Sites Reservoir. And I think all Californians should celebrate that. Jim Morris: So what is your guess as to whether Sites will be completed someday? Tim Quinn: If you want something done in modern California, you have to develop a coalition of support. Used to be the big water agencies could decide what they wanted and could roll over everybody else and get their projects built. That doesn't happen in California anymore or anywhere else. So, the people who are managing Sites understand that, and they are building coalitions of support. They always talk about multiple benefits. They talk about multiple partners. They're reaching out across old silo lines to deal with environmentalists and others. That's how you get complex, controversial things built. I don't think you can say Sites will never be controversial. There will be those that will oppose it, but I'm pretty optimistic that you can build Sites Reservoir. Jim Morris: I'm in the Dunnigan Hills in Yolo County speaking with Fritz Durst, a sixth generation grower. Fritz, what are some of the things that you grow? Fritz Durst: Out west out here in the dry land area I raise three or four different types of wheat. I raise hay for cattle. I also have some wine grapes and asparagus and I also run beef cattle. Jim Morris: You also grow rice in the Sacramento Valley and you're also chair of the Sites Joint Powers Authority. So tell me a little bit about what the Joint Powers Authority is. Fritz Durst: The Joint Powers Authority is a group of Northern California agencies. Some of them are water agencies, some of it is counties, cities, the city of Sacramento, for example, is involved. And we got together with a common goal of developing a more secure water system. It wasn't necessarily to get more water to expand growth in California, but as we all know, in the drought years the shortcomings harm the cities, the environment and agriculture as well. Jim Morris: If Site's reservoir is built, it doesn't necessarily mean that there's a massive expansion of rice or other crops in the Sacramento Valley? Fritz Durst: Yeah, that's correct. In 2014 and '15, we actually fallowed a lot of rice in Northern California. And, the water that would have been used on those fields was transferred to urban areas and also to environmental needs in the Delta region. What Sites will do, will backfill that water in those drier years and give us a lot more security. Jim Morris: How helpful would Sites Reservoir be for our environment? Fritz Durst: The Sites reservoir project is very unique. Because of Prop 1 funding, Sites reservoir will have its own unique block of water that is solely for the environment, and it will be managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. And it won't have a junior priority. It will get as much water or what it's percentage of water, just like everybody else from the reservoir. If it's needed for fish, it could be used for fish. It could be used for birds or terrestrials. Or, maybe just water quality Delta outflow for the minutiae, the many small, small critters that live in the Delta. Jim Morris: So, this is a beautiful backdrop here in the Dunnigan Hills. And how important is the environment for you and how much does the environment factor into what you do? Because you sit on some water boards, et cetera. And it seems like more and more there is discussion about salmon and birds, et cetera, when you're looking at the agricultural community. Fritz Durst: The environment's really important to me. I spend a lot of my time out of doors. I just love...It's beautiful. Just this morning, I saw two Golden Eagles in one of my grain fields from this past year. And I learned as a younger man that I can either have a park or a parking lot. And I've chose the prior, the park. I want this place to be beautiful. I want to make...to be home for not just myself and my crops, but also to mother nature. Jim Morris: How impressed are you with the level of innovation and efficiency with water use in the Sacramento Valley? Fritz Durst: I think we have a phenomenal story to tell. When we take a drop of water and apply it to a rice field in the Northern part of the valley, oftentimes the water flows through the rice field, it's needed for culturally to grow a better crop, but then that water is picked up by another rice farmer and it gets used four or five times before it actually gets back into the Sacramento River. And, that's the rice farmer. And the rice farmer provides benefits for those who eat the rice, for the local economy, as I just pointed out. But also, the untold story is all the wildlife that benefits from that drop of water. You have birds, you have reptiles. Later in the winter, phytoplankton grows in that water. And when the water goes back into the Sacramento River, it feeds fingerling salmon. We're just on the tip of the iceberg learning about the fishery and how rice can contribute to the health of the fish. We know a lot about waterfowl already, and we're actually using, we're taking that model and applying it to the fish and with great results. Jim Morris: How helpful would Sites be for those in urban areas? Fritz Durst: It will be very helpful. As we all know, we're experiencing climate change and what I'm seeing out here in my fields, as we see with water, we're seeing huge variability between years. Last year we had an okay amount of rain. The year before we had lots of rain. This year so far, this fall looks very dry, does not look promising. Sites will capture those high flows in the wet years. It's an off stream storage. So what that means is it sits back in an area where there's just a small creek. We're not damning a major river. Unfortunately, we have to pump the water in there though. But when the water runs out, we can generate electricity. So it doesn't make a huge footprint in terms of carbon footprint, but it will provide us that stability in the wet years. So in the years when everyone has to stop watering their lawns and let things die and businesses struggle because they don't have an adequate water supply for their processing, it will help in those years. Jim Morris: From a farmer perspective, you have a lot of uncertainty in what you do. Yields and markets are two examples where there are wide fluctuations. How helpful would it be to have a more secure water supply moving forward? Fritz Durst: As a farmer, we have markets and then we also have commitments. So, in the case of markets, we'll develop markets for rice, for example, for processors to use our rice, to make Rice Krispies and other things. But when we can't supply them, then they go elsewhere looking for a product and then they have to retool their factories or food processing. So we lose markets. And then it's hard to get back into those spaces. And it's not just the grower, it's also our community. We have infrastructure. I personally have millions of dollars of farm equipment and some of that I have loans on and I need to make my payments every year. And having stability helps me to be able to make those decisions. We also have all the support people. We have people who in the trucking business, we have people in the fertilizer and herbicide business and the processing of these crops. And those people are all affected as well. So by offering them stability, it's a greater plus for the whole valley. Jim Morris: I know what you'd like to have happen, but do you believe that you will see Sites Reservoir completed? Fritz Durst: I do. It's still a bumpy road ahead of us here. And the reason I think it will be completed is because California needs more water. I know it's expensive, but we've done a great job in the last year trying to get the right size here for the project. I mean, it's like we were going to build a Greyhound bus when all we needed was a little minivan. So, we've got a better focus on what it is we really need and I'm confident it will get built. Hopefully I'll live long enough to see it. Jim Morris: Jerry Brown is Executive Director of the Sites Project Authority. Jerry, thanks so much for your time. Can you tell me a little bit about your background in water? Jerry Brown: Sure Jim. Thanks for having me and thanks for your podcast. It's really a wonderful to have you in the community talking about these issues and particularly on this one, talking about the Sites Reservoir project, which is so important to the state of California. My background, well, first of all, I'm the other Jerry Brown. Let me just say that. And I've been in water management and utilities in California for over 30 years, but in water management for the last two decades and the last decade from about 2010 to 2019, I was a general manager at Contra Costa Water District. And after that stint, I started my own firm Waterology Consulting, and then this opportunity came up to lead the Sites project and was selected and really pleased to be able to be a part of this important project. Jim Morris: The water situation in California is far from robust. So as we move forward, conservation and efficiency, more of that will be helpful. I think most people understand we need water storage. Why is Sites a good fit? Jerry Brown: Well I think one of the key aspects of the Sites Reservoir project for California is that it is creating flexibility for our system, which is badly needed. You hear a lot about climate change and the fact that we're getting a lot more extreme variability in our precipitation. We need storage facilities in order to regulate the water flow to some degree, and to allow us to optimize its use. We talk a lot about groundwater basins being depleted and issues with that. Jerry Brown: Well, those groundwater basins can't absorb the water as it comes naturally in the same way that we can when we have off stream storage reservoirs, where we can park the water when it's available and then regulate it out as needed for the various uses throughout the state. Jim Morris: Why is this area such a good fit? It does have a bowl shape, if you will. So comment a bit about that. And also Sites has been right-sized, I believe is the term. So tell me a little bit about all of those things. Jerry Brown: The Site is really unique and it's been considered for storage of water for over six decades. It's just the topography of the area is just wonderful. Its proximity to the river. Its proximity to existing conveyance facilities that are in place. The Tehama-Colusa Canal and the Glenn-Colusa Canal. Both of those are key aspects of getting the water into the reservoir. And a couple of years ago, we went through public process with the environmental document, and we went through a public process with the grant program with the state, the Prop 1 grant, and got a lot of feedback from folks about different aspects of the project. Jerry Brown: And before I came to the project, the team sat down and said, "Okay, well with all this feedback, what can we actually get done? What can we actually afford and get permitted?" And took a hard look at all those things and said, "Okay, let's try to optimize what we've got here and put a package together that can actually get built within a reasonable amount of time." Jerry Brown: And that's essentially what came out of the right sizing. Pretty much three key aspects out of that, number one, the size of the reservoir downsized a little bit from about 1.8 million acre feet, total storage capacity to about 1.5 million acre feet storage capacity. So that eliminates some of the footprint issues and also reduces a little bit in the storage, but not substantially. A big, big piece that was adjusted was the elimination of what's called the Delevan pipeline. That was going to be a new conveyance pipe that was going to bring water into the reservoir from the Sacramento River and take it back out to the Sacramento River. Just very controversial for a lot of different reasons and that has since been eliminated. Jerry Brown: And then finally pump back storage for energy generation was an original piece of the project. And that has been eliminated because it just didn't pencil out from a business case perspective at this time. Not that we can't do it in the future, but it just didn't make sense right now. Jerry Brown: So, all of those changes combined reduced the total project costs by about $2 billion, from $5.2 billion to about $3 billion. And so that sets us up for a more affordable situation. We also adjusted our assumptions about how often and when we could take water out of the Sacramento River safely and be protective of the species. And, with those adjustments, we are reducing our benefits from the project by about a half, to about 240,000 acre feet of new water supplies generated on average every year. All of those things factored together, give us an affordable, permitable and buildable project, which are three of the key ingredients for actually getting anything done in the state of California. Jim Morris: The environment is critical in California. How would Sites specifically help for the environment? Jerry Brown: I mentioned the protective diversion criteria. Using the existing state-of-the-art fish screens that are existing at Hamilton City and Red Bluff at the existing canal diversion points. Very key factors. Beyond that though, we have a major component of investment by the state through the Proposition 1 water supply investment program, which involves benefits for refuges. So, some of the water that we would be diverting and supplying would be for the purpose of supplies to refuges, to help the Pacific Flyway. And then another would be to improve flows in the river and into the Delta. Jerry Brown: We are inextricably connected to the Delta through the Sacramento River and, where we are located, positions us uniquely so that we can make some significant contributions to both the flow patterns in the Delta, but also to helping to bring some of the flow that's necessary to create and restore floodplains for the production of food for fish and the improvement of the habitat for the fish in the river. And beyond that, we're working with the federal government to coordinate our operations in a way that we might be able to help with the cold water that's available up at the Shasta Lake and Oroville Lake, to serve the needs of the spawning and rearing of salmon in the Sacramento River at times. So we're excited about that as well as in partnership with the federal government. Jim Morris: We've had a bit of a dry cycle since 2013. Ups and downs. Some years have been wet, but many have been dry. And here we are in December, it's beautiful weather but we need the rain desperately. So Jerry, how would Sites help equalize all of that moving forward? Jerry Brown: Those periods where it's wetter, we need to be able to capture that water and the Sites Reservoir...we went through that period 2013 to 2015, very dry period, lots of effects on various parts of our economy. And, then we came out of that and we got a few wetter years and things kind of felt like they went back to normal. Well, those are the years that we need to be bringing water into places like Sites and storing it so that when we go into these drier periods, which we could be going back into a drier period, that we have the water and it's available for our use. Jim Morris: The Sacramento Valley is a really unique and special place. How important is it, Jerry, to maintain what we have here in terms of the environment, the communities and the farms? Jerry Brown: One of the things that we recently did on the project is we went through a strategic planning process. And, as part of that, we revisited our vision, mission and values of ourselves as an organization, as an authority. And, I'm really happy that as part of those values, that our board adopted a key tenant of respecting and honoring the local community. And, we are not going to be successful without the support and the contribution of the local community. I mean, there are landowners that are literally giving up their farms for the benefit of all of us in California. And, I'm happy to see and very diligent about making sure that we maintain that, that contribution be honored and respected and valued as an organization. Including as we go forward, addressing concerns and discussing the project with folks and making sure that any issues or any sort of items that they feel are important for this local community, that we address those within the context of the project. Jim Morris: So, help for the environment, cities and farms. However, this has been discussed for more than a half a century. Not to be indelicate, but do you feel Sites will get done? And if so, what kind of timeframe is ideal? What's the earliest that Sites could be in place? Jerry Brown: I think Sites Reservoir absolutely has to be built for the state of California. In the last century, a lot of our water management system was built for what I call yield, and that is to generate new water, generate supplies of water for businesses and farms and people. Our next century, we're going to need flexibility because we don't really have a great handle yet on how things are going to change or what the changes are going to be. We know that things are getting warmer. And, we know with warmer temperatures that the variability in our precipitation is going to be more extreme. And so, flexibility is what we're going to need. And that's what the Sites Reservoir provides. Jerry Brown: What's our timeline? We are on a track to have this project built within the next decade. For the next approximately 12 months, we're working diligently to establish analysis and review and evaluations that are necessary to give to our local state and federal participants to make decisions about their investments. About this time next year, we're expecting that folks will be making that decision. If everything's a go, then we would be expeditious in our completion of permits and the other approvals for water rights and things that we need over the course of about two years, which would then put us into a final engineering and construction starting in about 2024 and completing the construction of the project and having it operational by 2030. Jim Morris: That will wrap up this episode. Thanks so much to our interviewees, Mary Wells, Fritz Durst, Tim Quinn, and Jerry Brown. You can find out more at Podcast.CalRice.org, including listening to past episodes. And we appreciate your comments and questions. There's also excellent information at SitesProject.org. Thanks for listening.

Shasta Lake's teal ripples melted into the shoreline and I tried to reach out to touch them, only to find my right hand was full of tiny blue mountains. I giggled. I guzzled what was left in the can and held it up in front of my eyes until the mountains were silver… and a moment later they were blue again? What the fuck? A boisterous laugh boomed to my left, making me jump out of my skin. My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I realized I was still with CA Man. He'd been handing me beers for the past hour while I silently processed his news. The hand free of a Coors can searched my baggy for another nibble of shrooms. They were gone. Well, almost. I dropped the few small crumbles that I found in the bottom corner of the bag into my mouth. Dammit. I hadn't had nearly enough to make me forget what he said. So, what now? I asked. The mountains were beginning to dribble into the lake in the setting sunlight. We camp, CA Man answered. The trees rustled, as if the winds were whispering to me to run. Of course, I said, chugging the rest of the beer in my hand. We climbed through tense silence into the truck cab. Vague details from the first night we met flashed through my mind. So many beers. Did he tell me about this then? Why did I feel like I already knew? Was this deja vu?When CA Man turned back around and drove into Whiskeytown, I couldn't help myself. Laughter burst from my gut as if I had been hit with a Tickling Charm from Professor Flitwick himself and I forgot all my woes. Where are we going? I asked. This is where we came from. Aren't you on the run? More laughter. Unencumbered and inappropriate laughter. CA Man told me of a friend with a place nearby. He went past it in case we had been followed. The cabin we arrived at in Brandy Creek was no better than the trash shack we'd been in that first day when we let him hitch a ride. It had walls made of wood, but they were paper thin, worn by time and human carelessness. A wooden chicken coop surrounded by wire fencing sat to the left of the cabin, about 50 yards away. To the right, a fire road led to Whiskeytown Lake. I stared into the eyes of the ominously moss-darkened face of the cabin as we approached, nearly entranced by its deteriorating beauty. The sun dipped past the mountains behind me, illuminating every pine needle in the trees above the cabin. As the sun continued to fall, the last of its light rose into the darkness of the night sky, and I sat there watching until the day faded into black. Finally, my near overdose of shrooms faded away. The sun was rising again, behind the cabin I'd been staring at all night. It's blinding morning rays brought me back to reality. Push it out! C'mon! Yeah! UH! I whipped my head around just in time to see a stranger thrusting his hips forward and back, yelling into the coop as a chicken honked through the frustration of birthing an egg. Who the fuck are you? I asked. Who the fuck are you? he replied. We stared each other down, like two gun slingers in a wild western. Neither of us said another word until CA Man burst through the front door with his obnoxious laugh to introduce us. Do you often heckle your hens? I asked. Instead of answering, the hen heckler spit, glared at me, and walked inside. What are we doing now? I asked. My eyes threatened to roll in their sockets, but I didn't feel like getting knocked out again. So, I held them steady. CA Man didn't answer. He followed his friend inside while I trailed along behind them, like a confused puppy.

Today I am sharing a conversation all about clean beauty with my guest, Jennifer Coy. Jennifer is a licensed cosmetologist, a licensed pilot, has a BA in English, and is a contributing writer on the Forbes Business Council.  Since 2004, she has been the CEO/Founder at Beauty Care Choices a salon/store and retail eCommerce website for professional and indie beauty brands located in Shasta Lake, CA. Jennifer hosts a weekly Facebook and YouTube LIVE, Every Friday at 11AM, she celebrates brand creators and educators providing product knowledge and brand awareness for some of today's top beauty brands. Jennifer's focus is conscious clean beauty brands that have quality ingredients and a sustainable eco-friendly approach without compromising performance. Tune in today to hear how Jennifer went from aviation to beauty and how her health played a big part in the researching of attainable and cleaner products for herself, her family, and her business. Beauty Care Choices has several cruelty-free, paraben and sulfate free products to choose from which Jennifer shares with us today as well as her process in choosing which brands to partner with. We also get educated on what is in our products and how our topical brands are just as important as the ones we put into our bodies. Did you enjoy this episode? I would love to hear your thoughts. Head to Apple Podcasts and then rate, review, and subscribe. This way you will get notified once new episode goes live. CONNECT WITH CLAUDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclaudiafabian/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-fabian-aa3ba858/ Website: https://thebeautydebut.blubrry.net/ CONNECT WITH JENNIFER Instagram: https://instagram.com/beautycarechoices Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeautyCareChoicesBCC LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-coy/  or https://www.linkedin.com/company/2785265/admin/ Website: www.beautycarechoices.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BeautyCareChoices/featured  

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On this episode of the Talking NorCal Podcast, Zach and Bob discuss the news of the week including a shark attacking a kayaker along the Humboldt coast, Lassen Volcanic National Park's reopening, the draining of Lower Bucks Lake, the dwindling Sierra snowpack and a brand new adventure company called Ooowee Adventures (7:22). Finally, they sit down with Matt Doyle to discuss all things Shasta Lake including a recap of Memorial Day weekend, the current state and future of Lake Shasta Caverns, raising Shasta Dam and the giant sturgeon that live in the lake (27:17).

On this episode of the Talking NorCal Podcast, Zach and Bob discuss all the outdoor destinations that are currently open in Northern California (3:35). Then they go through the news of the week including a monster sturgeon caught on Shasta Lake, Union Pacific pledging support for Mossbrae Falls trail, a bald-eagle dying from secondary-poisoning in Redding, white circles in Dolores Park, the mysterious donut-shaped rock in Termo and a NorCal mountain lion video that went viral (15:20). Finally, they are joined by geologist and author Forrest Hopson to discuss the anniversary of the Lassen Peak eruption (40:00).You can purchase Hopson's book, Geology of Lassen Country, here.

Do you dream about spelunking your way through a prehistoric cave? Is glamping under the stars more your style? Whatever your outdoor pleasure, you're sure to find it in California. And no matter how you choose to commune with nature, exploring by RV is a great way to go, according to Dyana Kelley, who heads up the CampCalNOW RV Park & Campground Alliance. On this episode of the California Now Podcast, she provides host Soterios Johnson with insider information about the state’s many campgrounds and RV parks, sharing a few favorites and providing listeners with essential tips. Next, Johnson talks to Pinnacles National Park Ranger Chris Symons, who discusses his favorite spots in the state's newest national park (minted in 2013). The diverse landscape of the park, he says, makes for some exciting hikes, breathtaking stargazing, and possibly a glimpse of the rare California condor. Also on this episode, Johnson talks to Matthew Doyle, who runs tours at Lake Shasta Caverns National Landmark. Formed by flowing water about 200 million years ago, this unique network of caves and caverns is an outdoor adventurer’s dream. From hulking stalactites and stalagmites to the glistening majesty of Shasta Lake, the views are unforgettable.  

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The Judgment by Franz KafkaSend us feedback at MetagnosisPodcast@gmail.com TranscriptYuta    00:14    Okay. So this week we readYuta    00:17    the judgment by Kafka and for me, I had read this work before and I like Kafka so it was a fun chance to go back to it again. And I tried to upload a reading of it as well, but I would recommend you read it if at all possible. So this time I actually got an interpretation of the story as I was reading it and listening to the reading of it. And I hadn't really, like I've read this many times, like over many years, like maybe over six years. And yeah. I, I never really understood the story, but I really enjoyed the story from the first time that I read it and it's, I got like a very mysterious feeling from it, I guess.   I don't know. It gave me a, some kind of experience that I really enjoyed.Yuta    01:25    And then the ending of course also kind of was shocking to me  but I couldn't really explain it. But this time, so I'll just say what I thought this time, which was, it seems to me like the narrator is basically, or the story is basically conveying what it's like to have a father who's very domineering and, kind of abusive although not physically, and then kind of the dynamics that are involved in a very kind of close and intimate but, but like totally domineering kind of like gaslighting relationship. So I think that's what it,  conveyed. That's what it portrayed. And that kind of explains to me a lot of the mysterious characteristics of the story. Because a lot of things just kind of don't make sense. Like at the end, the father, you know, I sentence you to death by drowning and then, you know, the character goes to drown himself. But I think, you know, those things can be explained because they're kind of the first person perspective of the character. And I think there's an element to those kinds of relationships where it kind of messes with your sense of reality. I mean, that's what gaslighting is, right? So, yeah, that's my theory. But how did you react to this story?Henry    03:10     well first I guess I'll just say why I also enjoyed it. Yeah, I think I enjoyed it for similar reasons. This is the most recently, this is the first time that I've read the story. I've read some other things by Kafka but not this one. Apparently it's one of his more famous works. Well, that's interesting. But yeah, it's a very closed story. It's very focused on a certain circumstance and there's not a lot going on. It's just this interaction between these two people and it's mysterious because you get a sense of the two people. Like you feel like, you know them in some way? You can predict what they're going to do, how they're going to feel about certain things, but especially at the end. But,  little parts throughout the story as well, there are twists that while they are unexpected in the sense that they go against the grain of how you feel, you've learned the characters, they also feel natural.Henry    04:18    They also make sense in retrospect. I think that would be the way that I would explain it. It doesn't feel like the story broke, but it seemed like the story broke at the time. And  so I thought it was an interesting story and it definitely is, it feels like there's some deep meaning to it or some deep expression that it's trying to expose. So that's why it's interesting to talk about it.   I definitely didn't come away with a cohesive theory. I definitely just found it interesting to think about in lots of different ways,  but I'm sure there is a cohesive theory to come away with. And what strikes me about your theory is that it seems very specific. It seems almost like you're taking the story literally. It is in particular about a relationship between, I guess, a child who's an adult and their aging parent and maybe even more specifically a father and his son.Yuta    05:26    Yeah, I guess it is very literal and maybe it's kind of the conclusion most people would come away with the first time they read it.Henry    05:35    Well, it's almost just a description of what happened, right. It's the friction between a father and his son, in this aging stage of the father's life, that he's dependent on his child.Yuta    05:46    Well, so the first times I read it and I heard this on my own, then I also read it in a class and then afterwards as well. Right? Yeah. And every time that I read it, to me, it didn't really make sense. Like I couldn't explain all of the kind of mysterious, you know, stylistic aspects of the story. Basically. Like, you know, in the beginning there was also like a huge chunk of the book is about his friend in some country and then it shifts to the, you know, the father and it's like the first part didn't even matter to the story. And then, yeah, just the conversation with the father is so weird. I don't, it's, I don't think it's like a straight forward yeah. A straight forward conversation between a father and a son. That would happen normally.  maybe I'm wrong, but it, yeah. So for me, I didn't, yeah, I didn't have this interpretation until now. I maybe,  yeah, I don't know. I guess it's maybe a little bit different because I think it is trying to depict something that's Mmm. I guess, yeah. Stranger. Mmm. Because it's kind of trying to tell the story from the perspective of the person who is being kind of dominated. And in that way it's different from just telling a story about an abusive relationship from, you know, a third person perspective. Mm. Well it has like a warped sense of reality, you know, it's nightmarish and the kind of shifts between the topics from the friend rod, it just kind of doesn't make sense. But I think that kind of could be a depiction of a altered state of mind.Henry    08:05    That's a good word for it. Yeah. It's nightmarish. It almost like the story just feels like a nightmare. It's the exact sort of timeframe as well. Yeah. It's something that you would, you know, he jumps into the river and then he wakes up. Right. You could totally see that being a game.   maybe, yeah.Yuta    08:24    The logic to it is nightmarish. It's, yeah, there isn't really, it's, yeah, it's very weird.Henry    08:33    Going along with what you were saying about,  describing this from the perspective of someone who is the underling and this abusive or domineering relationship.  the first part of the story is about him describing his relationship, this sort of strange relationship to his friend who's abroad,  who he wants to move back home but knows won't. Right. And they have a sort of not super close relationship, but they're still friends after a long time. So they're somewhat familiar with each other.   what do you think the significance of all of that is? I guess one way to take it would be that there is some metaphorical significance to the specifics of that story or perhaps the point of bringing it up was just to show how it all gets dismissed away when the father comes into the picture.Yuta    09:31    Yeah.   yeah, I couldn't totally, yeah, I don't totally understand or have a theory about that part of the story.   but yeah, I think my theory would imply that, yeah, it is basically in consequential. Yeah. So in the second option when you went out.Henry    09:54    Okay. I guess. So here's the way that I would, or that I am inclined to say it is that what I thought was really interesting about that turn when the father is introduced is that when we're describing or when we're hearing the story about the friend and he, he tells us about how he writes to his friend and he is getting married and he seems to be doing pretty well for himself. Like he's moving out in life and he seems very modest and he also seems weirdly focused on this friend. Like what, why does he even keep in touch with them? That doesn't seem like they have any sort of special relationship other than they happen to know each other. And  it also doesn't seem like the friend is very communicative. Mmm. And my sense of this was that when he was describing his life at that point, he was describing sort of a fantasy of how he wanted his life to be. And he kept trying to put down his friend's situation, although not explicitly, he was trying to put it down and make it seem like, yeah, that's not actually what I would want to do. I, I'm fine staying here and doing things here. But then we, we get another picture on his reality living at home, which is, is the relationship with his father. So then it comes crashing down the sort of fantasy view of his successful life at home to the point where he's driven to suicide by his father, by the end.Yuta    11:29    Uh huh.Henry    11:30    So I think that there's an implicate or perhaps there's an implication that he's actually envious of his friend. He just can't say it explicitly. You'd rather get out of his house, out of his home, away from his father.Yuta    11:46    Yeah. But that seems right. And yeah, you get the sense that he's, you know, he complains about his friend a lot and he's kind of obsessed with his friend in the beginning of the story and they're barely even friends. Like, yes, I think it says they were just acquaintances before he moved abroad and then they kind of started writing to each other more. So it's, yeah, kind of this weird interests that the, the Gregor develops.   and this person. Yeah. So it seems like just kind of this, his straightforward, Mmm. Ex explanations or comments about his friend. Don't fully explain why he has those thoughts.Henry    12:39    It's a really well crafted,  section as well cause it seems almost like an uninteresting story, but the way that it's written and so,  ambiguous and, you know, questioning, it's really fun to read.Yuta    12:54    Did you, do you think the friend exists?Henry    12:57    Oh yeah. So that's, that's one of the twists is that the father says, Oh, your friend doesn't even exist. But also that I've been telling him to not read your letters. So obviously there's a little bit of a conflict there, but Mmm. I honestly don't think it's important whether or not he really exists. I don't think that he's of significance in that way.   but my guess would be that he probably does exist. Yeah.Yuta    13:33    Yeah. I think, yeah. So reading the story, I also, like many times it kind of, it makes me think back, especially at the very, at the start of,   the conversation with the father and, and Gregor where the father kind of implies that the friend doesn't exist. It's like, Oh, maybe he doesn't exist. I'm reading it. It feels like, and then I have to kind of think back to the story and,   you know, consider the possibility that the friend didn't exist. And I think that's maybe also another reason that this story makes me think it is about, or it is trying to depict, you know, the psychological state of being I, gasoline is such a cool word now, but something like that that kind of state on because, and it's also really interesting because it kind of induces the same state and not us as the readers because we're also like, you know, it's not, it could tell a straight forward, you know, obese story where the facts are clear, but, and that's, that's how most narratives would go.   even most first person narratives. Mmm. Yeah. There's an aspect to it where the reader can kind of tell what's going on.   but this were put almost in the same position that Gregory's and, and, yeah. So I think it's kind of a little bit left up to the air, whether the friend exists, it seems like he probably does and the father is messing within. But,   yeah, I, I enjoyed the kind of the conflict that that created.Henry    15:33    Yeah. It makes you want to go back and read the first part. You're like, wait a second, I need to go see if there was a hint that I miss.Yuta    15:41    Yeah. And this is like the kind of the crazy thing about,  what he's depicting, right. Just the fact that one person could be so domineering that he can, I guess, mess with someone's sense of reality. And I should say, by the way, disclaimer that I have read Kafka wrote a letter to his father, which is, you know, actually super famous.   and so that kind of, I definitely recommend reading that as well. And, but probably sports,  this theory.   so yeah, that might've influenced it.   but yeah, that's basically Kafka is,  writing to his father. Kafka is all grown up already about and he's kind of complaining about his childhood basically and how domineering his father was. And then he gave it to his mom. He gave the letter to his mom for his mom to give to his father, but then his mom never gave it to his father.Henry    16:56    Well huh.Yuta    16:58    That's weird. Yeah. And it's, it's a very long, very classically Kafka a very well written. Very interesting. Well,Henry    17:10    well, so very whiny. Do you think that the mother also read it and that's why they didn't give it to the father?Yuta    17:18    Yeah, I imagine so. You know, I'm sure she would've given it to him if it was nothing. Oh, that is an interesting thing. Yeah. It makes you think to Kafka like actually want it to get to his father because why wouldn't you give it to his mom?Henry    17:39    Yeah. I don't know. Did he write? So did he write this story before or after he wrote that letter?Yuta    17:49    I think before and yeah, so some other contexts is that this is his first work that he's, he wrote a fiction ever I think. And the story is that he kind of got into like a few state one night and just madly wrote down the entire story in one sitting. Yeah.Henry    18:11    That's really interesting.Yuta    18:13    Yeah, that's, that's the context that I know of.Henry    18:19    Well that's lots of mystery surrounding the story, so.Yuta    18:25    Hmm.Henry    18:26    Yeah. I wonder if he is trying to express something that he experienced himself, at least, you know, the mental state of it, not the particular happenstancesYuta    18:40    yeah. Or maybe, yeah. Maybe even the particulars.Henry    18:45    Yeah. I wonder. I have a feeling, probably not.Yuta    18:54    Yeah, that's the extent of my,  reading I guess the metamorphosis also.   as a very similar theme about the father and the son.Henry    19:10    Hmm. That's true. Yeah. Except I guess it's a bit of a reverse relationship in that one.Yuta    19:21    What, how, how so?Henry    19:23    Well, this one, the father. Oh yeah.Yuta    19:28      well in the metamorphosis, the sun is like the bug and the father's the,  I'm in the father, the one that's trying to get rid of him. Right?Henry    19:39    Yeah. But I mean in, and the metaphor Morphosis he is, the bug is dependent on his father and that's the way that he's controlling. But in this story,  the father is dependent on the son. I guess that's what I meant by reversed.Yuta    19:58    Oh, I thought I didn't think that's the case at all because isn't, I mean just everything we talked about, about,  the mental state of the, of Gregory being, you know, kind of deteriorated obviously. And then like the last scene is his father commanding him to drown himself. And he does that almost seems to suggest that Gregory has no agency on all that. He doesn't even, he doesn't even have control over his own mind that his father is completely dominating him.Henry    20:36    I agree with that. I mean, dependent for like,  your lifestyle, like your health. That's what I meant.Yuta    20:48    But I agree that in both stories, the father's controlling the son. So that is an interesting parallel. I bet there is significance to that too. Kafka zone life it sounds like. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, yeah. I don't know. I think, I don't think the economic relationship is the core to the story. Yeah. Hmm. Which would make them similar. Well, it seemed like,  when the father was introduced, th this might not be super interesting. When the father was introduced though,  he was basically revealed to be pretty sickly and the son was taking care of him. Right. Trying to keep them healthy. Yeah. So that's what I got the impression from. But, but I, I don't, that doesn't seem like to be a very interesting difference. The, the focus is on the domineering relationship and that's the same.Yuta    21:54    Yeah. Well, the fact that it's Mmm. But the father is kind of financially and practically dependent I think kind of adds to the, you know, how impressive his power over his son is. Right? Yeah. Because the son definitely feels responsible for his father. Yeah. But you know, it's easy to dominate someone if you have all the financial and, and practical power. But in this case, the father is almost even more dominating because yes, there's like, there's nothing behind,  his total domination of, of Gergor.   not nothing like economic growth or anything like that. It's just he's this legal Nan who's totally dependent, but Gregory, he's kind of, yeah, everything. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. It's a, it's definitely a strange mental position to be in because you could imagine another,  person could be in that position and think, okay, I'm just done with my father. I'm moving out. Sorry. That could be another position you take. But it's clear that in this case I saw that even an option for Gregor, he's completely mentally being controlled or he, he feels as if he doesn't have any willpower,  to change the situation at all. Yeah. I guess kind of as readers, there is basically what you were saying. Yeah. We have kind of, it's in perspective.Yuta    23:45Henry    23:46    you're cutting out. Oh, sorry. I think you're cutting out.Yuta    23:51    I can't, Oh, you cut out also from my side, huh? Oh, okay.Henry    24:00    It seems like it's back though.Yuta    24:02    Yeah. So I think, repeat what you were saying.  Oh. So from our perspective, we can tell that the   but the father is this week a sickly, you know, dependent old man. And that is kind of a neutral perspective that we get that we're able to tell that whereas Greg or seems to be like a godly power to this person.Henry    24:42    Yeah. And that's what's kind of unsettling is that it's not really explained why that is. It just is made clear through the circumstances.Yuta    24:54    Yeah. The explanation is, I guess the story of his childhood, right? Something, something along. Yeah. That's not an explanation, but it's in there somewhere I think.Henry    25:12    Yeah. I don't remember that part super clearly, but I remember what you're talking about.Yuta    25:16    Well, it's not, it's not part of the story, but it's just speculation. Like how would this kind of relationship arise?Henry    25:23    Oh, that's what you mean. Yeah. I thought you were having to sing a part of the story. Yeah. I mean there must be some history behind this. Of course. Yeah. Or this is just an abstract scenario and there isn't a particular history to this relationship, butYuta    25:40    warm history doesn't necessarily mean childhood. That's true.Henry    25:49    Huh. But as I stand now, it seems like I have a pretty interesting viewpoint on what the story is talking about without knowing that detail.Yuta    26:01    Mmm. Well all in all I'll say it first of all, like I have no, I just tried it out a theory, but I have, I don't think I figured it out. Mmm. But yeah. Yeah. I, I don't know. Well that's a good place to end, I think.Henry    26:27    Well, in this episode of something a little unique, which is a reading of a story that I wrote in middle school called consequence, the story has a similarities to judgement in terms of theme and Tanner. So I think it'll be interestingSpeaker 3    26:44    to see in comparison to the other story. I actually hadn't heard of judgement before Yuta told me about it, but when he read the story, he saw the parallels immediately. John handed the lengthy contract to his client, mr Joffrey. As for read the document, making sure not skip the suspiciously small print. John reflected on the earlier events of the day. Soon after his breakfast around 10 o'clock John's boss had called him, asking him to rush over to the house. Mr Joffrey was trying to buy. John was dismayed for he planned to pull off his devious plan. That morning through the middle part of the day, John had argued half-heartedly with mr Joffrey about the price of the house. It's foundries and insurance contracts. Now, after receiving the final scripted paper from mr Joffrey's stubborn, bulky hands, John filed it in a slick suitcase. He walked out the door waving a tired goodbye to draw free, who was wearing a black suit and a red tie and flopped into the leather seat of his car.Speaker 3    27:51    With the sunsetting of the scene, John pulled his blue sports car in the parking lot outside of the local Shasta view bank. Shasta view was a small suburban town, knew that Lake Shasta resort. John had lived in this town for many years after he moved from Sacramento for the better real estate job, you figured fingered the USB and wires in the zipper pocket of his black jacket. As he stepped out of the car. You walked past the glass entrance doors without going through them and made his way to the two ATM machines that were on the wall at the bank outside. John turned his head back and forth. Wehrly searching for witnesses in the dark of the night and when seeing none, he took out the flash drive. He carefully unraveled the wires around it. When John was done, he realized how exhausted and nervous he was.Speaker 3    28:41    Never done anything like this before, anything against the law and now he was, the benefit was too good and the chances of him getting copper slim if he was careful. But then again, Mr. Williams, a deep voice. Bellowed John old buddy. Where are you been? Greg Davis pushing the heavy glass doors open and heading for John. Had been one of John's friends ever since he moved to Shasta view John Golden Gill and hit his tools at the side of his friend. Hi Greg. How are the stocks today? John asked Greg, knowing his interest, answering my bidding. Greg joked then changed attitude. He asked you look like you've run a marathon, John. No. Why don't you come over to my place tonight. We'll have a few drinks and watch the game. Okay, I'll be there. That's also awfully nice of you, John consented, but with the tone in his voice that bid, Greg gone.Speaker 3    29:37    Sure. Just finish your deposit. Greg looked at before leaving noting the implied message, but before Greg got home, John had already committed the crime by inserting the wires under one of the keys of the ATM. He ran the program from the USB into it, making it feed him $500,000 John stuffed it in his second empty suitcase and laughed as he drove it away around the corner of where the ATM was. He saw a man that Don black and had white hair and his guiltiness. John denied himself that the man had seen the offense. The man's name was Lark. Lark was always looking for opportunities like this, whether they were morally straight or not. Use this opportunity to blackmail John for yet another illegal purpose. Murder. John opened the front door of his house. This house was blue, but the paint was fading and it was darkened by the elements.Speaker 3    30:33    The front door was Brown and it was still Brown when he walked in his house because he had just given it a coat of paint. The other day, John lifted off his coat and hot and set them on the bench inside the foyer of the house. He was tired. He wanted to sleep, so he headed for his bedroom. The home team and also the team he and Greg were rooting for. I lost in the baseball game as they had watched. John was slightly disappointed, but shrugged it off. It was only a game. John walked into his bedroom and looked out at the view over the pond and an open space. Sometimes he would walk to the pond and look at his reflection when things weren't going well or he disappointed something crucial. He sat on his bed, still gazing of the dark outside or it was close to midnight.Speaker 3    31:16    When he heard the door creak open slowly behind him. John swung himself around to see a tall elderly middle aged man standing in the doorway to his bedroom. Who had his eyes wide open. He had white hair and was wearing all black and John remembered this man. This man was the man. John had seen her on the corner of the bank. He'd robbed. John gasped, horrified, and the man greeted him with a wide smile. Greetings, John. He paused. I don't think you know who I am. I am Lark and I might soon become your greatest nightmare. I know this because I've met and dealt with people in the way. I'm going to deal with you, but don't worry. I'm sure you won't turn out like them if you just comply and do everything correctly, you'll be able to forget about all this. In a while, John replied, feeling frightened and caught.Speaker 3    32:06    You're going to blackmail me, sir. I know that I've committed a sin and now I'm going to pay. Take it all, all 500,000 of it. It is curse to me now, but it's kind of you, but I have a deal. Continued Lark. Give me only 100 grand and kill this man and said Larken and John, a curious picture. It was banned with blonde hair and wearing a sport shirt and gray shorts under the detailed picture was the name Hank Adams and also information about him. When John looked up from the document, the infiltrator was gone. What should I do? Thought John, you couldn't call the police or LARC would reveal his crime. Instead of only losing a hundred thousand, he would lose all of it plus fines and it would probably have to go to jail and that meant his boss would fire him. John thought, well, I'll see what happens in the side.Speaker 3    32:54    Later he laid down on his bed before even getting undressed and fell asleep for the next few days. John was absentminded about everything. He didn't answer questions while looking at people. He sometimes send in conversations without a reason. His friend Greg was getting slightly annoyed, but he was also sympathetic. John, what's the matter? Greg asked his friend while they tracked to Greg's office building. I,  I'm just tired. John mumbled not even looking at Greg as the cross, the busy urban street of Shasta Lake city, a bustling city. And you're like, that's what you've been saying for the whole week, John, you act like a blank page. Just tell me what's on your mind. I'm your friend. You make me feel tuned up. John just kept walking though almost as if he hadn't been listening to Greg. John had been thinking about the night. That was a few nights from then, that hoard night lurk had come to his room.Speaker 3    33:52    John didn't know what to feel a powerful, unique and unnerving situation such as this one had never entered his life before you wanted to give up, but he was afraid of the consequences of being the villain. But if he didn't do a sarcastic, he would certainly reveal his undertaking and get him into a distressful trouble with the law he knew was completely guilty. And John, watch out. Greg, lunch at John as he stepped into the street of the corner of the road across the office building stood. John felt a sort of selflessness as he claps in a Greg's arms behind him. It was holed away from the curb. What are you thinking Greg on the ground? You're a man who saw me, John and an ignorant fool and you're going to be collecting me also. This is that. Goodbye. Great stress the ladder. Two words as if to force them in John's confused consciousness as he marched away, John lay on the ground and then he sat on his all those and shook his head.Speaker 3    34:48    He straightened his blue striped tie and walk to work from there, feeling sad and helpless as he stated at the sidewalk. He bumped into some people as he walked past them because he couldn't see properly, but it didn't care. There was nothing he could do. The spirit took too much of a blow from all that had happened to him and John knew that he would kill Hank no matter who he was thinking in a way that made it seem as if strangling him to the floor and fleeing away from the morbid scene would repair his own fractured existence.Speaker 0    35:18    Okay.Speaker 3    35:20    It was late, dark, and cold. The night that John pulled into his driveway, the meeting he had with the associates in Boston, the city that day had gone on past the scheduled time. The real estate company who worked for her decided to buy a big chunk of land near the Lake Shasta resort. The resorts owner was planning to buy the estate from them and expand their premises. They would use the land for more accommodating buildings. And another thing that happened at the meeting, John learned who Hank was and gardens was the owner of the Lake Shasta resort and can be planning to buy the land the John's company had bought. At first they promised that they would build the buildings there for Hank for an extra sum of money. Of course, and Hank couldn't refuse the offer for it was the only imperfect spot to expand and he had not gotten it before John's business, but John wasn't thinking about that. Now he was tired, tired, and he was starting to get anxious to see what might resolve from the back layers. Dealer.Speaker 3    36:17    You thought though, maybe he's been caught. I don't have to think about the same way, but John was wrong. John said a suitcase down on the counter before his kitchen. It wasn't married. He had just huddled away, wrapped up in his own life and never thought about it. John took the different papers and notes that had been accumulating at his office and filed them in folders that were in a jar near the wall of the kitchen. That's where the screen door open behind him. John knew it was dark before he even turned around. Who else could it have been? Then he spoke to lurk, grieved, hello, what is it? But before he had finished, Lark was already starting to talk. Talk to John. John, I want to talk about our arrangement and Hank, I suppose you found out about him by now. He's going to be in his office tomorrow night alone.Speaker 3    37:10    I want you to meet me at the Plaza at 9:00 PM tomorrow with no police friends, nothing. You be there and I won't tell the world you're a little secret. Do you understand? John looped Lark up and down. He was wearing high black boots, dark coat, and a knitted black beanie. His eyes glared at him permanently through the conversation and John answered him. Yes, good Lord. Grint is unnaturally large smile. I will see you there. And then afterward, all of you, all for you and for me. Stop lurked out. Lurk stepped out of the screen doorway and ran through the woods behind John's house until he was well site. John went to sleep that night with many unexplainable thoughts, dreams, nightmares and emotions, but he remembered Matt o'clock in the town Plaza the next day, rushed by for John and he dreaded every accelerated moment of it. John had no work to do well he did, but he didn't move from his bed. The shelter, John, like the world would end for him that night if he complied with Lark, but if he didn't, he would have to live with everything that he had done for the rest of his nightmarish life. It was the end of a nightmare for life for John.Speaker 3    38:28    You thought of suicide, but that didn't seem to reflect his character. John wanted to go to the situation and embrace everything that was projected about him. John would not be a coward. He would be a homicidal criminal.Speaker 3    38:44    It was eight 40 before John could put all of his thoughts together. Why does Mark want me to kill Hank? What is, yeah, that's so valuable. Why does this have to happen to me? He trudged to his Dole topless car and drove the 10 minute journey to the nearly empty Plaza. As he arrived, he saw lurk leaning against the shadowy tree. Lurk didn't know it was John's car, but there were crowds of people around and lights to Luminate the scene. It would not just be killing lurk, but running into him by running into him, but also who'd be convicted of it and he would damage his car. John decided not to. John walked from his car to Lark and the light of the streetlights and was greeted stuff into my car. John, let's go. Lurk motion. John. In the back of his car. There was a metal separator between the backseat were drawn, sat in the driver's seat where LARC was so we couldn't get to work during the drive.Speaker 3    39:37    LARC steps in the car and pulled a pistol from his pocket. Even in the dark. John can see the menacing sentence are screwed on the end. John's face turned white at the side of a weapon like propped it up on something in dashboard. He just said a few times I spoke to John. See this strong Lark ass as he pointed at the gun. This is pointed straight at you and I can fire it while I'm driving with a switch. Don't try anything very. You'll have a hole through your head before you can think twice. Got it. But before John could respond, like push the gas and sent them through the night wasn't long before they arrived at the tall office building.Speaker 3    40:11    John and Mark stood together at the bottom of the building. John having LARCs weapon in his back. Lurk then handed John an oversized gun shaped object. Shoot this at the top story and then faceted to it with this harness. Learn quartered. As John's caught the dangling harness, he had tossed him following instructions. John fired the device and saw a black line soar through the air and hot shot at something at the top of the coast building. You'd attach the line to his harness after putting it on and push the button on the side of the gun. I pulled them up faster than John preferred. Along the edge of the wall of the building. They became colder and gentlemen, Donald Lark. As he walked up the wall, Mark wasn't too small from John's perspective. When he reached the top, you could see that Lark was looking away for other people that might come by.Speaker 3    40:57    You took off the roof that was fastened to his harness and dropped it into the balcony under him. This was the room that Lark had indicated there was no one on the balcony, but there was a light on the inside in chairs and glass table. Thank you. Must be inside. John looked down at his harness and saw a bundle of red wire. John thought this must be what Lark wanted him to strangle Hank with. Then he thought again of the things that lurk had done to assemble this, a sudden hatred flew through his body and he could only think of one thing to appease it. Violence, specifically LARC stuff without really thinking like stepped over to the glass table that was resting on the balcony. He keeps it up and it and sent it hurling. Donald Lark, John can believe what he was doing. All the chances that it could fail. The wind could blow it. He could so easily mess, but now it hit with a satisfactory crack on Lark. Sorry, head John couldn't really remember what happened after that, but he felt a heavy hand on his back. It must've been Hanks and he fell unconscious after that. He was questioned by the police and he confessed to everything. His trial sent him to prison for a sentence that isn't remembered. He died in prison. It isn't known why, but it is proposed that he died of a violent and unstable set of emotions and a loss of will to live. 

I talked to my father-in-law about having a heart attack, finding out you have Parkinson's disease, and what it was like on Shasta Lake in the 70's and 80's.

Gary Coe - Kokanee update, Shasta Lake bass & trout, Delta black bass & stripers, Fishing in the city, Folsom Lake bass- is it time?, Berryessa bass

Welcome to Will Podcast for Laughs. On this episode, we talk with Vee’s friend, Natalie. She tells us about her job working for Majestic Repertory Theatre, Vee’s and Natalie’s trip to Shasta Lake, and their chance Halloween meeting. It’s all today on Will Podcast for Laughs!

In this episode, I take you through my recent event on Shasta Lake. The fishing in practice was decent, but I did not find the quality I was hoping for. Follow along my 2 days on the water for this event. Please share a screen shot of you listening to this episode on Facebook or Instagram! Tag me in the post and I will share it as well! I think this is a great way to grow the podcast! If you feel compelled in helping me obtain my dream to fish professionally, and want to donate to the podcast please follow this link: https://anchor.fm/matt-luna-fishing/support Join my email list here: https://mailchi.mp/5004b19052f0/ mattlunafishing Check out my YouTube: Matt Luna Fishing YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9qjSvmA_KqPaPU_PFCwJg? Follow me on Social Media: Instagram: mattlunafishing Facebook: Matt Luna Fishing --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matt-luna-fishing/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matt-luna-fishing/support

North Coast steelhead, Don Pedro trout, Fishing in the city, Clear Lake bass, Gary Coe - Bullards Bar kokanee, American River steelhead, Sacramento River (Redding) rainbows, Shasta Lake bass

San Francisco crab & rockfish, Scott Leysath - wild fish & game recipes, Collins Lake trout & bass, More Delta stripers & sturgeon, Shasta Lake bass & big trout, Last day of salmon fishing, Englebright Reservoir trout, Oroville afterbay trout

Now in its third year, the Run4Salmon is a 300-mile trek on foot, motorboat, bikes, horses and kayaks from the mouth of the Sacramento River, north to Shasta Lake, to send out prayers and raise awareness about their fight. It’s led by Winnemem Wintu chief Caleen Sisk, and is meant to be a spiritual journey to stop the Shasta Dam heightening, and bring back nearly extinct salmon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game bird cleaning service (ducks), Fishing in the city - Auburn, Delta black bass & striper plugging, East Carson river trout, Heenan reservoir cutthroats, Indian Creek reservoir trout, Gary Coe - kokanee egg take/Shasta Lake trout derby, American River steelhead

Berryessa bass, Folsom bass, Fishing in the city, Eagle Lake after the fire, East Carson River trout, Upper Sacramento River salmon, Shasta Lake trout, Upper Sacramento trout, Lower Klamath salmon, Eureka salmon & Pacific halibut, Klamath River steelhead

Lake Oroville salmon, wild game recipes, Delta striper trolling, Shasta Lake rainbows, Lower Sacramento River rainbows, San Francisco Bay halibut, stripers, white sea bass, Ocean rockfish & ling cod

Stacey, Sam, and Nicole visit with Cheri Harrison of Redding California.  Cheri is heavily involved with her community in Redding and Shasta Lake and an inspiration to many.

Berryessa Bass, Stripers near Grimes, Whiskeytown Kokanee, Shasta Lake trout, Bullards Bar kokanee, Wickiup reservoir (Oregon) kokanee, Crowley Lake opener, Pyramid Lake cutthroats

Today's Topics: Clear Lake Bass & Crappie. Potential State Record Crappie. Indian Valley reservoir. Cow Mountain Wildlife Area. Shasta Lake brown trout. Mountain Lion incident. Sacramento River Rainbows. Fishing in the city - Elk Grove. Berryessa Bass. Pyramid Lake Cutthroat Trout.

The is the first event of my 2018 Season. The event took place in January at Shasta Lake. This was a pro/am tournament that was put on by the Wild West Bass Trail. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matt-luna-fishing/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matt-luna-fishing/support

This is the second day of the Wild West Bass Trail Pro/Am on Shasta Lake. This tournament was a struggle for me. I caught a ton of fish but couldn’t find the right bites to do well! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matt-luna-fishing/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matt-luna-fishing/support