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This election, Shasta will have ‘poll closers.’ Here’s what they’ve been assigned to do

Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis is introducing a new role into the local election process: poll closers. The temporary ...
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Measure B lawsuit costs surpass total donations to the committee that supports the measure, records show

Thousands of dollars have been paid to Lex Rex Institute to cover legal costs from lawsuits since the initiative was placed ...
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Proponents of Measure B promise to implement voter ID. Here’s the rest of the story.

ID requirements, Measure B would put in place a number of other changes that, like voter ID, are currently illegal in ...
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Meet Joanna Francescut for Shasta County’s clerk and registrar of voters

There are two candidates running for Shasta County’s clerk and registrar of voters. Election official Joanna Francescut says ...
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Outside the elections office, Curtis denies evidence of abuse as his supporters campaign against his opponent

Clint Curtis poses for a photo after his press conference. Photo by Annelise Pierce Thursday evening, feet away from the entrance to the Shasta County Elections Office on Market Street, County Clerk ...
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A ‘death spiral’: Why Shasta prosecutors are leaving the county

After unsuccessfully pushing for more competitive pay from the county, several prosecutors from the Shasta County District ...
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At Shasta Scout, we believe a democratic community requires access to just and equitable news. We are a nonprofit, ...
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Advance Redding announces it will no longer manage the Civic Auditorium

The nonprofit, which was created to operate the Civic, has been struggling in recent years to stay afloat financially. It ...
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Shasta is counting the homeless today, along with other communities across the state

Community members attending the PIT count event at New Life Discovery Center select from clothing items that have been donated. Photo by Annelise Pierce Representatives of local organizations that ...
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Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson makes homicide arrest in cold case

James Redmill Sr. was 71 when he was reported missing in July of 2021. Today, nearly five years later, the Shasta County ...
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Anderson City Council censures member Susie Baugh

Council members voted to censure Baugh and remove her from her committee assignments over allegations that she improperly ...
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Unsatisfied with lack of charges against former nonprofit director, Crye takes aim at Shasta’s district attorney

Supervisor Kevin Crye speaking at the Board of Supervisors meeting on May 5. At the May 5 Shasta County Board meeting, all of the supervisors except Kevin Crye were wearing cowboy hats in honor of the ...