Redding City Council member Tenessa Audette says the City's finances aren’t what they seem. In a 154-page report, she alleges overstated revenues, shrinking reserves, and federal relief funds used to hide structural gaps. City officials say the budget is sound. Audette says the numbers tell a different story. Now, with Measure A (the proposed one-cent sales tax) on the ballot this November 4, the debate has become a question of trust.

The Board meets Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at the County Administration Center. The agenda features CEO and supervisor updates, a Simpson University/Reagan Foundation support letter, a consent calendar with several notable items, housing/code presentations, and labor negotiations.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors will meet on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at the County Administration Center in Redding. This is a special meeting with a single focus: whether to formally oppose the proposed True North Behavioral Health Campus, a regional facility seeking state Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) funding.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. This agenda features an HHSA finances update with a short-term General Fund loan extension and realignment transfer, a proposed pilot to install two 24/7 naloxone (Narcan) vending machines, and a road-easement vacation hearing in Cottonwood.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. The agenda lists one item: a closed-session conference with legal counsel for anticipated litigation (one potential case). This special meeting was called after a press-access dispute involving the Elections Office.

The Board meets Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. The morning opens with an employee of the month recognition, Consent calendar, and Regular Calendar business (including a scheduled hearing on Silverbridge Highlands easements/PRDs). Closed session includes a lawsuit from former Sheriff Eric Magrini.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at the County Administration Center in downtown Redding. The agenda is extremely light, with only one Regular item up front, Board report and CEO update, Consent Calendar with several six-figure actions plus two policy letters, and a closed session on litigation regarding the opioid settlement and labor negotiations.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at the County Administration Center in Redding. The agenda covers legislative updates, staff recognition, a return of a funding request for the elections office, and consent calendar items that include contracts, ordinances, and agreements. The Board will also move into closed session to discuss litigation and labor negotiations, and convene as the In-Home Supportive Services Public

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at the County Administration Center in Redding. The agenda includes employee recognition, legislative updates, and presentations, along with high-dollar agreements and a major funding loan for Social Services. The Amity Foundation returns after being pulled from last month’s agenda, and questions about the County Charter resurface in the consent calendar.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors convenes Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in downtown Redding. On the agenda is a wildfire safety ordinance, a letter of opposition to the state’s redistricting package, a 90-acre land deal for custody programs, and another round of election office funding requests.