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Tuesday's Shasta County agenda asks supervisors to revive two charter amendments voters rejected in 2024, advance an 18% nonprofit cost cap the county's own auditor and counsel won't endorse, and decide in closed session whether to defend Measure B against the state's lawsuit. A guide to what's on the table — and what's worth watching.
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors meets Monday with one of its most consequential agendas of the year: the formal opening of FY 2026-27 budget hearings that will run into next week, a vote on a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence use policy, and a public hearing to rewrite the county's accessory dwelling unit code. The board will also consider a five-year, $6.2 million renewal with GEO Reentry Services — a subsidiary of one of the largest private prison and detention operators in t...
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...
The board will take up an amendment moving the new Mediko jail contract one month early, a labor deal settled after 9 months at impasse, a public hearing on a 350% sewer fee increase in Cottonwood, and a closed-session appointment to fill the Public Works director post.
Who’s funding the June 2026 Shasta County races — and what does it tell us about who would actually be in charge? An analysis of 16,159 transactions, a family spending $25,000 across eight committees, and an official running the very election he’s in.
