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A special county board meeting scheduled for today was cancelled this morning. The meeting was intended to address next steps related to ballot shredding, Board Chair Chris Kelstrom said. Since the 2024 ballots were shredded on Saturday, no special meeting was needed.
Several dozen people protested the mandatory shredding of 2024 ballots at the election office today. Amid the chaos, election official Clint Curtis supervised the proceedings with his signature cheerfulness.
The First Amendment Coalition has issued a legal demand on Shasta Scout’s behalf in an attempt to compel disclosure of a federal grand jury subpoena under public records law. A board meeting to discuss anticipated litigation is scheduled for Monday.
There are nine candidates running for three seats on the council. Prosperi is a local business owner who wants to focus on the city’s budget, filling top leadership positions, collaboration within the council and staff morale.
The Oct. 7 session has been moved to San Francisco. It would’ve been the first time in more than 20 years that it was held in Redding, and it was intended to help the public better understand how the judicial system operates.
Eligibility services for CalFresh, Medi-Cal and CalWORKs are not yet available at the new location but can be accessed at other HHSA locations, the county said.
The races were supposed to take place in August, which is the month the triathlon happened this year. The dates were changed at the request of Redding officials and were approved due to the success of this year’s race.
An official with the state said elections official Clint Curtis was instructed this afternoon that he must continue with the shred, noting that he's stated that he plans to comply. It’s unclear so far what penalties he might face if he doesn’t or how the process of prosecuting his failure to destroy ballot materials might play out.
Joseph Larmour is already slated to serve as the county’s attorney for another nearly three years, but supervisors were divided on whether to enter a new contract with the attorney that would extend his time in Shasta for another year.
The city issued a request for proposal this summer to allow for interested entities to apply to operate the entertainment venue. The auditorium’s fate has been uncertain as the city navigates funding and management challenges.
