Certification by the Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Votes is what makes elections results official under California law. While the board will be asked to affirmatively declare the election results, their approval is not required.
Discussions highlighted a critical lack of clarity between the Commission’s official work on behalf of the public and individual commissioners' private efforts related to elections.
The seven-county regional housing collaborative is already chaired by a non-staff representative of Shasta County. But according to HHSA's Laura Burch, "the board" wants a county staffer in the role.
We answer your questions about impact fees, including what they fund and how the suspension of impact fees could affect the county.
California’s Interagency Council on Homelessness says the county’s ongoing delays in distributing housing funds, which have affected projects across the North State, are “no longer acceptable." The state could take back the funds.
The committee does not have the authority to apply for or distribute funding, or to make decisions on how local funding should be spent. But what it lacks in funding authority, it could make up for in political strength.
After being honored by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors on November 7, Blankenship shared details of her department's important work.
Supervisor Tim Garman, who currently holds the seat, isn't eligible to run again because he no longer lives in District 2.
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.
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.
