Tuesday's board meeting puts HHSA's budget crisis front and center: supervisors vote on a $10 million loan extension and consider furloughing hundreds of workers — on the same day they formally oppose the state bill that would require advance warning before mass layoffs.

A former Shasta County Sheriff and the county's own senior attorney were fired after refusing to participate in what their lawsuits describe as misconduct. A judge voided the casino deal at the center of the first case. A Fair Political Practices Commission investigation into Supervisor Kevin Crye remains open as the June 2 election approaches.

Kevin Crye's 2026 campaign ads make a series of claims about his record as Shasta County Supervisor. NSB fact-checked each one against the public record.

The censure is on hold, the agenda names Curtis in closed session, and four election-spending contracts await board approval. Here is what to watch at the May 5 meeting.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors has called a special meeting for , Tuesday, April 28, at 9 a.m. at the County Administration Center, 1450 Court Street, Suite 263, Redding — with a single item on the regular calendar: voting on whether to formally censure County Clerk and Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday with an agenda anchored by a $2.2 million agreement that would deploy opioid litigation settlement dollars as the critical matching funds needed to secure $17.8 million in state money for a new substance use disorder treatment facility — a deal that staff warns must be approved or the state funding disappears entirely. The board will also hold a legally required public forum on the county's cooperation with federal immigration agents last y...