The oral argument outreach session is intended to be an opportunity for students and the general public to learn more about the judicial system. It’ll be held at the David Marr Theater in Redding on Oct. 7.
The elections official received a subpoena earlier this month to testify before a federal grand jury and bring June election ballots with him. He said he confirmed today he won’t have to go but did not explain who had informed him he was released from testifying.
Months after the California Attorney General’s Office approved the initiation of a lawsuit against her, LaBarbera is facing another dispute. The new claim against her alleges not only that her dual school board roles are incompatible, but also that she broke state law by holding her first seat long after having moved from the district she serves.
The office has been used by those seeking eligibility for CalFresh, CalWORKS and Medi-Cal. HHSA said the closure is due to a move, but did not announce when or where an eligibility office will reopen.
The ballots were supposed to be retained only through Sept. 5, but they still haven’t been destroyed, allegedly due to a series of scheduling missteps and delays.
Long eradicated from Northern California, gray wolves are reappearing — but their new habitat also means new threats for ranchers whose livestock provide easy prey. Efforts are being made at the county, state and federal levels to find solutions that allow for coexistence between people, their livestock and wolves.
County Counsel Joseph Larmour said Planning Commissioner Steve Kerns was being removed without cause. Supervisors who attempted to delve into what was behind Kerns’ removal received pushback from the county’s attorney.
According to state law, the ballots were supposed to be retained only through Sept. 5, 2026. Litigation filed last week in an attempt to delay the destruction of ballots has failed, the county’s attorney said. Curtis did not respond to a request for comment.
Events are being held by three local organizations. They will publicly interview candidates about their approach to business, the environment and other topics of interest to local community members.
Curtis has been instructed to bring voted ballots from the June election to a federal grand jury in Sacramento. Discussing how complex that will be, Curtis said he’d be happy to hand off the ballots to federal law enforcement or state election officials instead. Doing so would violate the law, some experts say.
