County IT and HR Departments are Slow to Respond to Requests REDDING — Remaining staff in the Shasta County Elections Office are working under heightened pressure to prepare for the November 3 election while short-handed, according to confidential sources inside the office. Five employees are out on sick or medical leave, and two more have recently left their positions. Two of those on leave abruptly took sick leave after security video showed them involved in entry into the

Political Cartoon Shasta County is Involved in a Possible Unlawful Destruction of Public Records Redding, CA October 2, 2026 On the morning of September 30, while a shredding company employee stood ready to wheel ballots to the shredding truck parked behind the Elections Office, Shasta County Registrar of Voters opened sealed ballot boxes for the November 2024 election and found log sheets in the boxes. Those log sheets should not have been commingled with the ballots and

Shredding truck parked behind the Election Office on September 30, 2026 September 30, 2026 Redding, CA REDDING — A shred truck was already parked behind the Shasta County Elections Office on Market Street on Wednesday morning when Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis stopped the destruction of November 2024 election materials. Curtis, in front of staff and local reporters, began opening sealed boxes so the vendor could start feeding them into the truck. Curtis opened 10 boxes and

September 27, 2026 Redding, CA On Sunday morning’s “Jefferson State of Mine” on KCNR (1460 AM / 96.5 FM), hosts Terry Rapoza, Janet Chandler, and Win Carpenter interviewed Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis and his wife, Jody Curtis, about the federal review of June 2, 2026, primary ballots and what Curtis described as additional problems in that election. A federal grand jury subpoena issued Sept. 10 by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Californ

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Registrar Clint Curtis says a private shredding company is booked for 8 a.m. Wednesday, September 30. He wrote that the job “covers both” the sealed 2024 ballots and the office logs, sign-in sheets, and video from December 3, 2024 — the same file the county closed without producing. He also wrote that “this county is much more concerned with covering up election issues than addressing them.” A separate lawsuit did not fix that records request. Curtis, Sept. 23, 2026: the shre

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REDDING — On Thursday morning, Sept. 17, Judge Benjamin L. Hanna denied Arne E. List’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have blocked Shasta County from destroying November 5, 2024 federal-election materials still in official custody. The ruling does not mean the ballots no longer matter. Hanna said the emergency ask was too extraordinary: telling the County not to follow California Elections Code section 17301 after the 22-month retention period. The under

California does not invite observers as a favor. Elections Code § 15104 says vote-by-mail observers get notice and sufficiently close access—close enough to see envelopes, signatures, and whether staff are following the rules. Chain-of-custody rules exist so a ballot can be followed from the drop box to the sealed bag.

On September 9, Measure B proponents Laura Hobbs and Richard Gallardo appeared on Kim Yeater’s Take Your Power Back show and described the lawsuit in plain terms: citizens wrote a charter amendment, collected signatures, won at the ballot box, and Sacramento sued them while their own county board stepped aside. That is the public record. It is also the story they told on air. Photo credit: TakeYourPowerBack.com What voters passed Measure B, approved June 2, 2026 with about 55

Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis has been ordered to appear before a federal grand jury in Sacramento on September 24, 2026, and to bring original paper ballots and related records from the June 2 primary election. The subpoena, issued September 10 by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, commands Curtis to testify at the Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse and to produce materials held under California Elections Code Se

Are County Management and Labor Unions Covering Up Potential Crimes by Employees in the Elections Office? Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis has released video evidence he says shows entrenched Elections Office employees bypassing security protocols to enter secure rooms without logging their presence—actions he calls a form of break-in and potential interference in election processes. Curtis presented the footage during an August 19 appearance on Catherine Engelb

REDDING, Calif. — Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis and his wife, Jody, described a hostile work environment, deliberate sabotage efforts by longtime Elections Office staff, and a recent security breach at the county Elections Office during an appearance Sunday morning on the “Jefferson State of Mine” radio show on KCNR. Curtis was appointed Shasta County Registrar of Voters on April 30, 2025, and assumed the office May 13, 2025, to complete the unexpired term that runs throug

Shasta County Registrar of Voters and Clerk Clint Curtis has confirmed plans to bring on Tina Peters, the former Mesa County, Colorado, Clerk and Recorder, in a consulting role. Curtis stated that the arrangement would begin after an existing staff member’s sick leave ends on September 4, 2026. He indicated he intends to use that salary allocation to fund the position.

Clint Curtis, Shasta County Registrar of Voters, has called in the FBI to assess suspicious ballots that about a dozen people observed while processing ballots for the June 2 primary election, along with video evidence of suspicious employee activity. Citizens have filed affidavits detailing what they saw regarding the ballots. Four FBI agents—two from Los Angeles and two from Sacramento—have been interviewing them this week. Some of the citizens stated that the ballot paper

REDDING — August 7, 2026 A Butte County Judge on rotation for Shasta County Superior Court has dismissed a high-profile lawsuit filed by former Supervisor Patrick Jones against District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett and the County of Shasta, ending the case at the pleading stage. All Shasta County judges recused themselves from the case because of prior professional dealings with the District Attorney’s Office that could create a conflict of interest. Jones filed the suit in l

Outside civil-rights groups asked the court to fast-track their request for leave to file an amicus brief in support of Attorney General Rob Bonta’s challenge to the voter-approved election reforms. Real Parties in Interest—the local citizens behind Measure B—opposed the shortcut, insisting they deserved normal notice and a chance to respond in writing. Judge Hanna agreed. He denied the ex parte application, kept the motion on the regular calendar for Monday, August 10, and r

Community breathes a collective sigh of relief and bursts out in applause at Special Community Meeting in Shasta County Board Chambers Redding, CA - August 5, 2026 Originally proposed site for the Alternative Custody Program Facility After months of controversy, a lawsuit filed against Shasta County and the City of Redding, as well as mounting pressure from various members and groups in the community, the Shasta County Sheriff announced that the planned Alternative Custody Ca

Proposed Site of the Alternative Custody Correctional Campus, Men's Re-entry Program, and Jail in Redding, CA The Shasta County Sheriff's Office stated in a Media Release that the public and media are invited to a community meeting to discuss the proposed Corrections and Rehabilitation Campus (CRC) Project. Sheriff Michael Johnson will present project specifics, address concerns, and engage in a question-and-answer session following the presentation. The community meeting w

Part of the Old Shasta County Courthouse (Annex) Built in 1966 - Credit: shastaufiltered.com The Old Courthouse at 1500 Court St., Redding, was completed in 1956.- Credit: shastaunfiltered.com Old Courthouses Still Serve Across California —While historic courthouses throughout California continue to serve the public effectively, Shasta County appears poised to demolish its own Old Courthouse — a decision that stands in contrast to practices elsewhere in the state and raises q