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State Monitors, Machine Counting, and More: Here’s What You Need To Know for Shasta County’s November 7 Election
Our answers to your questions. Did we miss something? Reach out: editor@shastascout.org
Community Forum Provides Insight Into Statewide Mental Health System Changes Ahead
Those state laws include CARE Courts and newly passed SB 43, as well as two bills that will be on the ballot for California voters to decide on in March 2024. We explain more.
Whistleblower Shares Inside Perspective From Shasta County’s Public Health Officer Hiring Panel
Most of the hiring process for the county’s new Public Health Officer has been obscured from the public's view. We spoke to a source from inside the hiring panel to bring some of that story to the public.
Shasta County Elections Clerk Confirms That November Votes Will Be Counted by Machine, Not by Hand, Due to New State Law
Registrar of Voters Cathy Allen Darling says the county will no longer manually tally votes now that AB969 has been signed into law.
Redding Riverfront Community Coalition Holds First of Four Public Meetings
Twenty Riverfront Community Coalition members introduced themselves and shared their priorities for the riverfront including public safety, recreation, and commerce.
Shasta County’s Proposed New Public Health Officer Is A Family Medicine Doctor Who Actively Opposed State COVID-19 Mandates
If appointed to the position next week, Dr. James Mu will serve as the county’s leading public health authority. Board members secured their ability to appoint a public health officer without public health education or experience by voting to change credentialing requirements for the position in June.