Senate Bill 43 expands the definition of a grave disability to include people with substance use disorder — making those with severe substance use eligible to be committed to care against their will.
Today in Shasta County Superior Court, 64-year-old Roger Neil Schmidt Sr. pled guilty to charges of murder and sexual assault filed by the Shasta District attorney’s office earlier this year, four decades after the crimes were committed.
The fund was created by the Community Foundation of the North State to support nonprofits providing essential services during the recent federal shutdown.
Addressing recent allegedly racially-motivated crimes and incidents, California’s Commission on the State of Hate held a forum with local leadership to discuss the harms of discrimination.
The meeting held last night at the Redding Veterans Hall was meant to provide county staff with community perspectives about how discretionary funds should be spent.
CalFresh benefits were expected to be delayed in November because of the government shutdown, but a lawsuit filed by California and other states restored benefits earlier this month.
A mid-October letter from the Secretary of State asked Shasta’s election official for his written plans and procedures. The 14-page document he provided revolved largely around what Curtis believes former election officials did wrong.
With little debate, the council unanimously voted this week to advance the development plan for the Redding riverfront. Once finalized, the document will set the boundaries for how development could occur on prime public land.
As the county moves forward with preliminary steps toward what could one day be a three-part correctional campus located off Eastside Road in Redding, neighbors voiced their concerns during a tense public meeting. The city hopes to rezone the land, which was recently leased by the county, to allow for a facility to be built.
Both the county and the state are betting the organization can build on its current faith-based approach to homeless services to successfully operate a licensed residential substance use treatment facility.
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