Joanna Francescut, who was passed over for Shasta County’s clerk and registrar of voters in favor of a man with no experience managing an elections office, said she intends to stay in her position to help ensure the November election goes smoothly in Shasta County. “At this point, it’s my job, and I take great […]
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday appointed as its next registrar of voters a semi-retired former prosecutor with no experience in managing an elections department, a job he described as a “critical” position with a presidential election looming in November. Thomas Toller, 62, said during his public job interview with the supervisors Tuesday […]
After three hours of public interviews on Tuesday, four candidates for Shasta County’s county clerk and registrar of voters were invited back for follow-up interviews Wednesday with the Board of Supervisors. The supervisors interviewed eight candidates and asked them all the same questions about such topics such as qualifications, election laws, leadership philosophy, handling criticism […]
College students celebrating Memorial Day weekend by California’s Shasta Lake left behind hoard of trash, according to US Forest Service officials. Last weekend, approximately 3,000 students from the University of California, Davis and the University of Oregon partied at Shasta Lake, a 30,000-acre reservoir in the golden state, and left piles of debris cluttered around […]
Friends of an avid outdoorsman who died climbing Mt. Shasta remember his passion for California’s outdoor spaces and zest for introducing others to the state’s rivers and forests. David “Davy” Albert Lopez of Campell was only 49 years old when he died of a heart attack on May 17 at Avalanche Gulch, according to his […]
After some 3,000 students from University of California, Davis and the University of Oregon allegedly left a “mess” at Lake Shasta over Memorial Day weekend, U.S. Forest Service officials couldn’t help but compare them to Oregon State students who cleaned up after themselves after their weekend on the lake earlier in May. Shasta-Trinity National Forest […]
Just in time for Juror Appreciation Week, the Shasta County Superior Court announced Wednesday that people serving on jury duty can park for free in the parking garage near the corner of Tehama and California streets downtown. “The last thing that we want to do is impact jurors in a negative way. We want people […]
Some 1,600 students from Oregon State University descended on Lake Shasta to party over the Mother’s Day weekend and left something behind before heading home. In years past, Oregon students have gained notoriety by leaving a mess at the lake. But Deborah Carlisi, a recreation officer for the national forest, said this year the students […]
Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett did nothing wrong when she chose not to continue to pursue criminal charges against Pacific Gas and Electric Company, instead reaching a $50 million civil settlement with the utility for allegedly starting the deadly 2020 Zogg Fire in western Shasta County. That’s the conclusion made by the California Attorney […]
Two mountaineers kept their extensive climbing knowledge close to their chest as they trekked through powder draped over Mount Shasta during a weekend snowboarding trip. But their knowledge couldn’t overcome capricious wind gusts billowing at an elevation of 13,000 feet near Avalanche Gulf, a route featuring a 7,000-foot vertical ascent the U.S. Forest Service says […]
The hard-right chairman of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors, who questioned whether voting machines fostered election fraud, has narrowly survived a recall. Supervisor Kevin Crye, a gym owner who took office last year, defeated the recall by just 50 votes out of 9,382 ballots cast, according to final results released by the county registrar […]
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will vote on whether to transfer funds needed to pay a $12 million settlement in a lawsuit that stemmed from an officer-involved shooting, a county official confirmed Monday night. Shasta County officials initially would not say who the county was paying the money to. But Auditor-Controller Nolda […]