Judge Benjamin L. Hanna Dismisses Lawsuit – Measure B Will Remain on June 2, 2026 Ballot REDDING, Calif. – March 26, 2026 – In his written ruling issued today, Judge Hanna found that Katske’s petition failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action and that pre-election judicial review of a qualified initiative is not appropriate. The dismissal clears the way for Measure B to remain on the June 2, 2026, ballot as certified by the Registrar of Voters. Kari Chi

We have two candidates for supervisor running single-issue campaigns—election integrity. While this issue is honorable, is this the best use of time and energy, given that the board appears to have spent about 2% of its time over the past 4 years on this issue? Are these candidates willing to spend 98% of their time working on the issues of the larger government and managing an almost 7-million-dollar budget? There are over 20 distinct functional areas or departments in the c

In a fiery hallway press conference following a Shasta County court hearing on February 26, 2026, Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis lambasted County Counsel Joseph Larimer for what he called unethical conduct and a failure to defend the Voter ID and Hand-Counted Ballots initiative (Measure B). The judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) in the Jane Doe lawsuit against Curtis and the Board of Supervisors, blocking the measure from the June ballot pending further revie

Supervisor Crye Reveals He Must Have Surgery to Have a Tumor Removed and Supervisor Kelstrom is Elected as Chair for the Board Next Year Clint Curtis, Registrar of Voters (ROV) presented the November 4, 2025, Special Election results to the Board, stating that turnout for the election was approximately 65,000 voters, which was higher than expected since it was not a major election.  General elections usually see 95,000 voters participating