/tags/yreka Yreka en-US Copyright Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:02:59 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-10/a-new-sales-tax-in-yreka-will-fund-professional-firefighters-if-voters-approve Voters in Northern California’s Yreka will be voting on an increase to their sales tax that will bring in paid firefighters to the city’s fire department. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:02:59 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-10/a-new-sales-tax-in-yreka-will-fund-professional-firefighters-if-voters-approve Roman Battaglia /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-08-19/cities-review-public-camping-laws-after-supreme-court-ruling The June U.S. Supreme Court ruling frees up cities to enforce their public camping rules. Many are now reviewing those regulations. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:31:27 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-08-19/cities-review-public-camping-laws-after-supreme-court-ruling Jane Vaughan /politics-government/2024-03-05/yreka-seeks-funding-support-for-ailing-volunteer-fire-department The volunteer fire department in Yreka, California is in desperate need of upgrades. The city is considering a 1% sales tax to put on the November ballot that could help alleviate staffing and facility issues. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:46:44 GMT /politics-government/2024-03-05/yreka-seeks-funding-support-for-ailing-volunteer-fire-department Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2024-02-07/yreka-fire-department-is-overworked-city-seeks-solutions Yreka’s all-volunteer fire department is struggling to attract new firefighters, and the ones they already have are getting burned out from a dramatic increase in calls. The city is looking at what it would take to fund full-time firefighters instead. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 01:10:10 GMT /politics-government/2024-02-07/yreka-fire-department-is-overworked-city-seeks-solutions Roman Battaglia /disasters-and-accidents/2022-08-22/disaster-relief-center-will-help-mckinney-fire-survivors-get-low-interest-loans A new disaster relief center in Yreka will offer financial help to McKinney Fire Survivors starting on Tuesday. Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:57:51 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2022-08-22/disaster-relief-center-will-help-mckinney-fire-survivors-get-low-interest-loans /politics-government/2022-04-26/yreka-extends-fireworks-ban-through-the-summer Yreka is extending last year’s ban on fireworks through the summer, in expectation of an active fire season this year. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:38:48 GMT /politics-government/2022-04-26/yreka-extends-fireworks-ban-through-the-summer Roman Battaglia /show/as-it-was/2019-10-18/as-it-was-shasta-butte-city-becomes-yreka-calif-in-1853 Before being named Yreka, the Northern California settlement was known as Shasta Butte City, a conglomeration of little more than shanties, brush huts,… Fri, 18 Oct 2019 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-10-18/as-it-was-shasta-butte-city-becomes-yreka-calif-in-1853 Gail Fiorini-Jenner /show/as-it-was/2018-11-30/as-it-was-yreka-celebrates-unions-civil-war-victories In 1865, Yreka, Calif., celebrated several Union victories in the far-off Civil War.When news reached the mining town that Union forces had captured… Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2018-11-30/as-it-was-yreka-celebrates-unions-civil-war-victories Gail Fiorini-Jenner /show/as-it-was/2017-06-21/as-it-was-yreka-calif-prepares-to-fight-fires The early settlers of Yreka quickly learned to fear fire and its catastrophic effects.Their first experience was when a fire in 1852, only a year after… Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2017-06-21/as-it-was-yreka-calif-prepares-to-fight-fires Gail Fiorini-Jenner /show/as-it-was/2017-02-08/yreka-enjoys-chinese-new-year-in-1903-yreka-calif Like many other gold rush communities in Northern California, Yreka had a substantial Chinese community complete with gaming houses, shops, washhouses,… Wed, 08 Feb 2017 08:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2017-02-08/yreka-enjoys-chinese-new-year-in-1903-yreka-calif Gail Fiorini-Jenner