The Double-Cross is a free weekly newsletter about life in the State of Jefferson — the region that exists whether Sacramento acknowledges it or not. History, wilderness, local people, and things worth knowing.
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What We Cover
Six recurring sections. One region. No agenda except to actually be useful and occasionally funny.
Jefferson History
The movement, the characters, the counties. How a region almost became a state in 1941 and why the idea never died. Deep cuts from the archives.
Local Wilderness
The Marble Mountains. Trinity Alps. Klamath River. Mount Shasta. Crater Lake. Places you can go, things you should know before you do.
Who's Who
Profiles of locals — ranchers, artists, builders, weirdos doing interesting things far from anywhere. The people who make this place work.
Things To Do
Seasonal guides. Hidden spots. The swim hole the internet hasn't found yet. Festivals, markets, and reasons to get out of the house.
California Watch
A monthly roundup of California news and decisions that will make you feel, once again, very good about your choices. Documented without comment.
News & Views
What's happening in the region, seen from a local lens. Light touch, no performative outrage. Just what matters and why it might matter to you.
The Kind of Thing We Write
- Jefferson History The Day They Blocked Highway 99: The 1941 Proclamation, Explained
- Local Wilderness The Klamath in October: Why This Is the Month to Go
- Who's Who She Left San Francisco to Build Furniture in Yreka. No Regrets.
- Things To Do Hot Springs, Lightly Trampled: A Siskiyou County Field Report
- California Watch Sacramento Passed Seven New Bills This Month. We Read Them So You Don't Have To.
- News & Views The New Grocery Store in Weed Is a Bigger Deal Than You Think
About This Newsletter
The Double-Cross is written for people who live in — or care about — the region stretching from the Siskiyou County line north into southern Oregon. That's Siskiyou, Trinity, Shasta, Del Norte, Modoc, and Klamath counties, give or take a ridge.
We write like a local newspaper you'd actually want to read. Specific. Dry when the situation calls for it. Occasionally funny. Never, ever the kind of newsletter that begins with "In these uncertain times."
The Dispatch is free. It always will be. It's produced by State Jefferson as part of an ongoing project to document this region and sell the occasional T-shirt to keep the lights on.