A lawsuit has been filed against a Northern California county alleging the sheriff and other officials engaged in a racial targeting campaign to threaten and intimidate Asian Americans in an effort to "isolate them and drive them out of the region."
Growing marijuana outdoors is legal in California, but not in Siskiyou County
While cannabis is legal in California local officials are given plenty of leeway to set their own rules.
Outdoor cultivation is not allowed in Siskiyou County. In May, an emergency ordinance banned trucks carrying more than 100 gallons of water on certain roads, including those leading into the Mt. Shasta Vista subdivision near Big Springs where many of the Hmong grows are located.
LaRue said at a public hearing earlier this month that the ordinance has resulted in 25 misdemeanor cases. Each comes with a $100 fine.
“When we pull over a truck in the zone, we seize it as evidence,” he said. “We take it off the road. And it has been effective.”
Lava Fire evacuation order inflames tensions around Mount Shasta Vista Subdivison
Members of Siskiyou County s Hmong community say they are desperate for water, and enforcement of the evacuation order is keeping them from moving freely in and out of the subdivision.
Posted: Jul 2, 2021 8:19 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt / Brett Taylor
BIG SPRINGS, Calif. When the Lava Fire made a big push to the north on Monday, the Siskiyou County Sheriff s Office issued a flurry of evacuation orders stretching from the outskirts of Weed nearly to the community of Big Springs north of Lake Shastina.
Evacuees from Lake Shastina and Carrick received the go-ahead to return home on Thursday night good news for many people displaced by the fire earlier this week.
Some Siskiyou county residents are claiming they have witnesses racial profiling and discrimination following recent actions from the County and Sheriff s Office. The Sheriff s Office says their message is being twisted and they plan to bring in additional support to aid in translation.
Siskiyou County water ordinances send ripple effect through community; legal action in process
To try to stop the cultivation of illegal marijuana, the county has taken steps and passed a series of new emergency ordinances that are now causing ripple effects through the county, impacting land owners and growers that are legal in certain areas.
Posted: May 25, 2021 3:35 PM
Updated: May 25, 2021 4:51 PM
Posted By: Alicia Rubin
BIG SPRINGS, Calif. Siskiyou County has seen a growing number of cannabis farmers move into the area, especially within the last five years. According to the Siskiyou County Sheriff, a large number of these grows are illegal for various reasons.