By Evelyn Archibald Shasta Editor-in-Chief Many voters this year will be voting by mail-in-ballot for the first time on Election Day on November 3rd, 2020. In California, between COVID-19 still raging with over 760,000 total cases, and the rampant wildfires leaving the air quality unhealthy, voting by mail could be the safest option. Many states are planning to continue allowing
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By Hannah Kim Editor-in-Chief Since 1980, statistics have indicated that U.S. presidential candidates with the most campaign funds win the general election. However, in 2016, Republican nominee Donald Trump broke this pattern after securing a presidential victory despite raising 957.6 million dollars in comparison to his opponent’s 1.4 billion. What helped Donald Trump clinch the 2016 U.S. Presidential race? A
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By Hannah Kim Staff Writer On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African American citizen, died after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinned him down by the neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. Video footage of the event released on social media sparked protests globally over claims of police brutality and racial injustice towards African American people. The large
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The state of New York canceled its democratic primary on Monday, April 27. Officials cited the assured nature of the race now that Senator Bernie Sanders has dropped out along with concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. While this may seem like a reasonable step to take at first, it sets a dangerous precedent and invokes questions over how the coronavirus
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By John Pache Staff Writer There seems to be a certain number of states that under-report hate crimes every year, if they do at all, and some even go as far as having no protection against them. Further down the line, there also seems to be a connection to states that went red in the 2016 election. The question
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By Evelyn Archibald and Albert Chang-Yoo Staff Editors In America, we have advertisements as far as the eye can see. Promotion is everywhere: on our TVs, on fifteen-foot-tall billboards, at the bus stop, in the newspaper, on our phones. It’s the only way to get your name out there and your product sold. But what happens when you are your
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By Zack Navarra Shasta Editor-In-Chief For many seniors at Summit Shasta, their first experience with the democratic process on a national scale will be with the upcoming 2020 presidential primaries. California’s primary is fast approaching with its March 3 voting date being less than one short week away. (Click here to find your polling place!) Throughout the 2019-20 school year,
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When I began writing this political analysis column, I explained that I believe in the fundamental equality of all people — and our government’s responsibility to protect and serve the public. I attempt to derive all my political decisions from this basic belief. In looking at the world around me, I am sorely disappointed by American society’s failure to adhere
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How is it possible that Disneyland pays as little as 5 cents per square foot in property tax on many of its properties, one eighth of the average rate of California homeowners? Enter Prop 13. In 1978, voters passed a constitutional amendment that enacted a variety of limitations on taxation, with a specific focus on property taxes. The law requires
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By Soojeong Kim and Eva Weisenfeld Staff Writers The Bay Area has mild-tempered weather and farm-to-table, organic foods. It also houses three of the top tech companies of the world. Where minorities, same-sex marriages and transgender people are accepted and embraced. People in the Bay are totally open-minded: where else can you order a grande soy vanilla latte, two
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