Tag: Siskiyou
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Officers won’t be charged for man’s death at fire checkpoint near Siskiyou County marijuana farm
Four officers won’t face criminal charges for shooting and killing a man armed with a gun who tried to drive through a wildfire evacuation checkpoint near a Northern California marijuana farm last … Read Full Article
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Officers won’t be charged for man’s death at California fire checkpoint, Siskiyou County DA says
Siskiyou County prosecutors have cleared four officers who shot and killed Soobleej Kaub Hawj at a wildfire evacuation checkpoint, the DA’s Office says. Read Full Article
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Four Cops Cleared of Charges in Fatal Shooting of Man Driving Weed Truck
A Siskiyou County, California district attorney announced on June 14 that four police officers will be cleared of charges after shooting and killing a man who drove a truck full of cannabis through a … Read Full Article
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Siskiyou County residents who live in these towns can share their input on housing needs
Officials schedule a meeting this week to get residents’ participation in Siskiyou County’s plans for housing needs in the unincorporated communities, … Read Full Article
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Water, Weed, and Racism – ACLU Comments on Siskiyou County ‘Discrimination’
By Mathew Seibert SISKIYOU COUNTY, CA – Siskiyou County civil rights groups charge they have identified “intentional discrimination” among law enforcement actions in this northern California county. A … Read Full Article
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Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office seizes thousands of marijuana plants in traffic stop
Deputies from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office seized thousands of marijuana plants found during the search of a cargo van in the Mt. Shasta Vista area on Monday night. According to the agency, a … Read Full Article
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How this couple opened up their dream restaurant in Montague
A transplanted New York City chef and his girlfriend have found culinary bliss in the small Siskiyou County town of Montague. Read Full Article
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Legal win for Hmong in California in ongoing controversy
Hmongs in Californians receive a small victory when judge places a temporary injunction on a law they consider discriminatory in Siskiyou County … Read Full Article
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Federal judge grants stay in water transport lawsuit, temporarily reversing Siskiyou County ordinances
BIG SPRINGS, Calif. – A federal judge in California has granted a stay in the lawsuit filed by the Hmong community in Siskiyou County. Multiple Hmong community members sued the county following … Read Full Article
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Judge blocks county from cutting off water to South Asian immigrants in rural California
Members of the Hmong community in a rural Siskiyou County subdivision say the water restrictions caused their vegetables and livestock, which they rely on for food, to die. Read Full Article
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In clashes over cannabis, race, and water, hard data is scarce
Amid racialized water disputes, hydrogeologists struggle to model a complex aquifer in California’s Siskiyou County … Read Full Article
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Racial Tensions Surface In Siskiyou County Ahead Of Vote On Water Restrictions
In recent weeks, protests have roiled Siskiyou County. They’ve focused on an officer-involved shooting of a local Southeast Asian American man and restrictions on water used to grow illegal marijuana. Read Full Article
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Inside the Police Killing That’s Rocking Cannabis Country
Tou Ger XiongAs a raging wildfire burned behind him late last month, Soobleej Kaub Hawj drove a white GMC pickup truck away from his new home in Siskiyou County, a mountainous region in Northern … Read Full Article
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California man shot, killed by officers prompts calls for justice from Minnesota’s Hmong community
Soobleej Kaub Hawj was killed in late June. Now a man named Zurg Xiong is on hunger strike to protest the shooting and injustices happening in Siskiyou County. Read Full Article
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Man shot, killed by California officers prompts calls for justice from Minnesota’s Hmong community
Soobleej Kaub Hawj was killed in late June. Now a man is on hunger strike to protest the shooting and injustices happening in Siskiyou County. Read Full Article
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St. Paul’s Hmong city council members wade into California water, cannabis dispute
St. Paul City Council Members Dai Thao and Nelsie Yang, who are both Hmong, have called for a federal investigation into the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office. Read Full Article
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Federal lawsuit filed against Siskiyou County Sheriff, CAL FIRE
Hundreds gathered and called for justice after 35-year-old Hmong man Soobleej Hawj was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement during the Lava Fire evacuations. Read Full Article
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Hmong Americans protest deputy shooting death of farmer
More than 100 protesters rallied in front of the Siskiyou County Courthouse in Northern California Saturday outraged at the death of Hmong American father and farmer, Soobleej Kaub Hawj, at the hands … Read Full Article