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New Revelations at Shasta County Board Meeting Call into Question Board Decisions
Left to Right: Shasta County Board of Supervisors, Matt Plummer, Kevin Crye, Chris Kelsrom, Corkey Harmon, and Allen Long at the July 28, 2026 Board Meeting July 28, 2026, Meeting Recap REDDING, Calif. — Public comments at the July 28 Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting raised pointed questions about two high-profile issues: the planned demolition of the old Shasta County Courthouse and the basis for any potential censure of Registrar of Voters and County Clerk Clint

Elisa Ballard
6 days ago3 min read


Shasta County Board of Supervisors Adopts Shortened Email Retention Policy at June 30, 2026, Meeting
Redding, CA - Despite public opposition and the dissenting vote of Supervisor Kevin Crye, the remaining members of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors—Chair Chris Kelstrom and Supervisors Allen Long and Corkey Harmon—approved a significant change to the county’s email retention policy during the June 30, 2026, board meeting. Supervisor Matt Plummer was absent. The change, part of broader updates to the 817-page Administrative Manual, shortens the retention period for Outlo

Elisa Ballard
Jun 304 min read


Kelstrom Silences Relevant Comment at Shasta County Special Meeting on “Anticipated Litigation”
Shasta County, CA — On Saturday, June 6, 2026, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting featuring a closed session on vaguely worded “anticipated litigation.” The public soon learned the item stemmed from a June 4 incident at the Elections Department, possibly triggered by insubordinate conduct by one supervisory employee. Clerk/Registrar Clint Curtis had reportedly been trying to obtain needed information from that employee to complete critical reconcili

Elisa Ballard
Jun 173 min read
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