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Redding Council approves Ironman deal, sets March 3 hearing on electric rate hikes in contentious meeting
The Redding City Council on Tuesday approved a three-year agreement to host an Ironman 70.3 triathlon but deferred the question of how to pay for it, and voted 4-1 to schedule a public hearing on four years of electric rate increases — but not before an extended clash over whether the utility had provided enough financial detail to justify moving forward.
Benjamin Nowain
4 days ago


YouTube Experiences Major Outage, Users Report Widespread Issues
YouTube, the world’s largest video-sharing platform, was struck by a significant outage Tuesday evening, with hundreds of thousands of users
Benjamin Nowain
5 days ago


Whiteout conditions close Donner Summit freeway amid high winds
DONNER SUMMIT, Calif. — The freeway at Donner Summit is closed today after high winds created full whiteout conditions and near-zero visibil
Benjamin Nowain
5 days ago


Redding City Council to weigh electric rate hikes, $25 million grant bid, bridge projects at Tuesday meeting
REDDING Calif, — The Redding City Council will consider setting a public hearing on four years of electric rate increases, pursue a $25 million federal grant for a major interchange project and award millions in bridge construction contracts when it meets Tuesday evening.
Benjamin Nowain
6 days ago


Francescut draws sold-out crowd of 200 to fundraiser in Shasta County clerk race
REDDING, Calif. — About 200 people packed a sold-out fundraiser Friday evening for Joanna Francescut, the former assistant registrar of voters who is challenging her former boss, Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis, in the June 2 primary.
Benjamin Nowain
Feb 14


Former Shasta County Supervisor Tim Garman drops out of District 5 race, endorses Gallagher
REDDING, Calif. — Former Shasta County Supervisor Tim Garman has withdrawn from the June 2026 District 5 supervisor race, ending a bid to unseat incumbent Chris Kelstrom and capping a political career defined by a dramatic ideological evolution on one of Northern California's most polarized governing bodies.
Benjamin Nowain
Feb 12


Shasta Supervisor calls public comment “grandstanding,” adopts tighter rules, ignores IHSS wage pleas
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the county administration building in Redding. What unfolded over the course of the morning was a meeting defined by the gulf between the people who showed up to speak and the board members who mostly declined to listen — culminating in new restrictions on public comment, an ongoing measles communication failure, and the continued silence on IHSS worker wages.
Benjamin Nowain
Feb 10


Incumbent Leslie Morgan files to seek another term as assessor-recorder
REDDING, Calif — Shasta County Assessor-Recorder Leslie Morgan filed paperwork Monday morning, Feb. 9, 2026, to seek another term, according to a social media post she wrote.
Benjamin Nowain
Feb 9


Shasta County Agenda Preview 2-10-2026: Election Controversy, Health Update, Brown Act Compliance
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at the County Administration Center, 1450 Court Street, Suite 263, in Redding. The agenda spans elections, public health, emergency infrastructure, labor agreements, and new state compliance requirements — with one item likely to generate the most heat: a discussion of whether the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters has been using public resources for campaign-related activity.
Benjamin Nowain
Feb 7


New measles exposure site tied to business owned by Shasta County supervisor
Shasta County health officials on Thursday added a sixth public exposure site connected to a confirmed measles case, identifying a Redding business owned by a sitting county supervisor as a location where contact tracing is underway, according to a county press release.
Benjamin Nowain
Feb 6










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