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Last week the district superintendent allegedly strayed from the specifics of a board-approved raise while bargaining with a teachers’ union over pay increases. In response, three of the five trustees — including the board president — have resigned, leaving Cascade Union without a functional board.

The Shasta branch of the national nonpartisan organization has scheduled four candidate forums this spring. The public is invited to bring questions and hear directly from candidates running for a variety of roles.

Community members gathered in Redding today to express discontent with the current federal administration. The event, which was organized as part of nationwide protest action, included dozens of veterans and numerous seniors, some of whom attended in wheelchairs.

California’s conservatorship system can be used to force people with severe psychiatric illnesses into involuntary medical care for up to a year. Marci Fernandes said the process has been life-changing for her adult daughter, Ann, but significant obstacles to her well-being remain.

The city is accepting applications to join the newly-formed Financial Advisory Committee and the newly-formalized Audit Committee. Both applications are due April 17.

A legal challenge to the ballot measure was dismissed because it did not specifically demonstrate how placing Measure B on the ballot would violate the law — even though implementing it appears illegal.