After more than a year of contract negotiations, Shasta County’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers have declared a formal labor impasse with the county and filed an unfair labor practice charge with the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). The move comes just days after dozens of purple-shirted caregivers packed the Shasta County Board of Supervisors chambers on March 24,

Living in Shasta County or Redding is getting more expensive for regular taxpayers — and a big reason is the growing cost of public employees. Top government workers are earning compensation packages that most local families can only dream of. But that’s only part of the story. These high salaries come with very expensive lifetime pensions that taxpayers are still paying for years after these employees retire.

Shasta County Republican Assembly endorses Gary Oxleyfor District 5 Shasta County Supervisor. Gary represents a principled conservative leader committed to fiscal responsibility, community safety, voter integrity, and upholding traditional values in Shasta County governance.