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A special county board meeting scheduled for today was cancelled this morning. The meeting was intended to address next steps related to ballot shredding, Board Chair Chris Kelstrom said. Since the 2024 ballots were shredded on Saturday, no special meeting was needed.

Several dozen people protested the mandatory shredding of 2024 ballots at the election office today. Amid the chaos, election official Clint Curtis supervised the proceedings with his signature cheerfulness.

The First Amendment Coalition has issued a legal demand on Shasta Scout’s behalf in an attempt to compel disclosure of a federal grand jury subpoena under public records law. A board meeting to discuss anticipated litigation is scheduled for Monday.

There are nine candidates running for three seats on the council. Prosperi is a local business owner who wants to focus on the city’s budget, filling top leadership positions, collaboration within the council and staff morale.

The Oct. 7 session has been moved to San Francisco. It would’ve been the first time in more than 20 years that it was held in Redding, and it was intended to help the public better understand how the judicial system operates.

Eligibility services for CalFresh, Medi-Cal and CalWORKs are not yet available at the new location but can be accessed at other HHSA locations, the county said.