Editor’s Note: The following is the full text of a letter emailed to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors by Redding resident Bruce Russell on June 19, 2026. Mr. Russell has given Shasta Unfiltered permission to publish it as a Letter to the Editor. It addresses the Board’s 4–0 vote on June 16 to refuse to defend Measure B, which passed with 55.6% of the vote. Honorable Supervisors, Your 4–0 vote on June 16, 2026, refusing to defend Measure B — a measure passed by 55.6% of

A heightened level of tyranny has surfaced at the Shasta County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meetings. Chair Kelstrom, and by omission, the remainder of the Board, showed their personal disdain and contempt for the people who want transparency and desire to participate in local government affairs. The meeting was eerily reminiscent of the last two months of Leonard Moty's term in office as Chair before his removal by recall.

Shasta Unfiltered has received a submittal from a concerned citizen from the Shasta Lake City community All information and opinions in this letter are those of the person submitting it. It does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Shasta Unfiltered or any of its staff. Submittal:  From: Charles Tomlinson I was threatened by Shasta Lake City employee Benjamin Q. Perry, ID number 353 at my home in Shasta Lake. Mr. Perry threatened me both physically, and he threate

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