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.
Today’s executive order commuted the death sentences for over 500 state prisoners, including seven charged in Shasta County. Shasta’s district attorney issued a rebuke to Newsom’s decision this afternoon, calling it an irresponsible political agenda.
Thirty-two-year-old Reese Colton Churulich was shot by police last night after allegedly firing at officers during a high-speed chase. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has charged him with attempted murder for a shooting in the City of Shasta Lake that occurred shortly before the pursuit.
A payment from Authur Gorman to his wife, Katie Gorman, may violate the Fair Political Practices Act. The law bars candidates from using campaign funds to compensate spouses or domestic partners for services. A clarification was uploaded to Gorman's campaign filing portal today referring to the payment as a reimbursement.
With nearly $44,000 in campaign earnings, Gorman leads the pack among a pool of 10 candidates. He’s promoting a slate he hopes will win three of the open seats.
Tehama County Supervisor Greg Jones appeared before the Shasta board yesterday, sharing a presentation that outlined an approach to mobile home rent stabilization that is soon to be implemented in Tehama.
During a no-vote discussion today, county board members asked Shasta Sheriff Michael Johnson to bring forward a presentation next month addressing concerns over Flock cameras. If they don’t like what they hear, supervisors said, they could cancel the rest of the five-year contract.
Leaders from two grassroots groups, Latino Outdoors and Seeds of Ancestral Renewal, came together last Friday with the help of Siskiyou County Arts Council for the second annual community celebration of Día de los Muertos.
Students called on the Redding City Council to follow through on enforcement of a tobacco ordinance passed last year. Doing so, they said, would help address Shasta County’s high rate of teen tobacco use.
The council took no action even after Anderson Police Chief Oliver Collins’ acknowledged that the Anderson Police Department had previously granted Flock login access to employees of other agencies, something he described as "wrong."
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