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Shasta County Supervisor Allen Long announced the update at yesterday’s meeting. It’s a delay in the prior plan, which was to raise rent by 30% on Dec. 1. Residents said they weren’t included in the conversation.

Many results remain relatively unchanged after the latest election results were released this afternoon. There are still about a quarter of Shasta County’s estimated ballots left to count.

A group of community members are playing a major role in deciding the Civic Auditorium’s next operator, but the city has decided to not disclose who those individuals are, citing concerns about objectivity and credibility.

The measure, passed by voters in the June primary election, would’ve made significant changes to Shasta’s elections law. Judge Benjamin Hanna quickly ruled against the measure in court today.

CalMatters has joined the lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of the two news agencies by the First Amendment Coalition. It seeks the release of the federal subpoena under California’s public records law.

The decision to appoint John Heath was made by supervisors after a tense conversation that included a split vote. He’s taking the place of Troy Bartolomei who retired in May.