The UCLA Voting Rights Project, where gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra serves as the senior legal advisor, sent a letter to both the grand jury and local officials today that accused Curtis of “willful or corrupt misconduct in office” and outlined a path under the law for his removal. Curtis said he “would love to go to court.”
Last month, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office announced its plan to resume visitations on Sept. 8 following reporting by Shasta Scout that documented the monthslong suspension. Today, jail staff confirmed visitations have reopened.
The strike in Redding is just one of several strikes happening across the country against Prime Healthcare, a for-profit company that owns 55 hospitals in 15 states.
A little over a million in funds that were designated elsewhere have been identified as available to be returned to the city’s struggling general fund. More comprehensive results and savings are expected to be presented later this month.
Elections are still slated to be held as usual this fall after proponents' most recent attempt to ensure implementation of Measure B failed in court late last week.
It’s not clear whether any formal job offer to the former Colorado elections official was ever made.
As part of a busy agenda Tuesday, supervisors deferred a decision about a change in planning commissioners and heard a presentation on how H.R. 1 might impact county finances.
A new voter-approved measure intended to make significant changes to Shasta’s elections is currently suspended, but proponents are hoping to find a workaround before the county’s ballot order for the November election is sent out this Friday.
Claims made by Shasta ROV Clint Curtis over recent weeks, including references to “suspect ballots,” have prompted a few local supporters to push for action from both the sheriff and the federal government.
The answer is complicated and would involve factors at both the county and statewide levels.
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