SEIU 2015, the labor union that represents Shasta employees who provide In-Home Supportive Services, said it’s taking legal action against the county after supervisors withdrew a wage increase offer made last year. The union has also declared a labor impasse.
The Shasta County Republican Central Committee recently made public endorsements of candidates in local offices, including supervisor and registrar of voters, both of which are nonpartisan positions.
Board Chair Chris Kelstrom led an unusually collaborative meeting.
The findings come from a strategic plan survey conducted recently to gauge the opinions of residents so that county goals can be identified.
The county hired a consultant to facilitate the strategy planning process, which will include both public meetings and a survey to gauge the areas the county should be prioritizing when it comes to discretionary funds.
The board voted 4-1 to approve six new vending machines that will be stocked with the medication used to reverse opioid overdoses. Several supervisors expressed concerns over whether the new machines might encourage drug use.
If a hoped-for reentry project comes to fruition, those served will be mostly people convicted in Shasta County and currently incarcerated in state prison. The Amity facility would be a place for them to “come home” to serve the remainder of their sentences before being released.
A clerical oversight had left Shasta County without the official charter status voters approved in March 2024, until this week. Fixing that mistake was quick, but the issue exploded into the public eye when County Board Chair Kevin Crye indicated blame for the error could lie with a former election official who’s running for office, something her opponent quickly picked up.
Jenny O’Connell Nowain is being charged with disturbing the peace and resisting arrest after an incident that occurred during a county board meeting last November. It's the latest action in an ongoing series of chess moves that have played out over the last 18 months between county officials and the public.
