The Shasta County Board of Supervisors held their last meeting of the calendar year with new revelations from Chairman Kevin Crye about his health challenge and more cost-cutting measures ahead for the Social Services Budget under Shasta County’s Health and Human Services Agency. 

The second day of the jury trial against Jennifer O’Connell-Nowain ended with closing arguments and jury instructions. The jury began deliberating briefly before being dismissed at approximately 4:30 p.m.; deliberations will resume on December 17, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. O’Connell-Nowain faces two misdemeanor charges stemming from an incident on November 7, 2024, during a Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting. She pleaded not guilty and declined a plea offer from the Distric

Would any homeowner want an adjacent 90-acre parcel that had been zoned for industrial and park uses, to suddenly be rezoned for a public facility/jail that could house up to 1200+ inmates? Have any alternatives really been looked at? Residential property values near this parcel have suddenly taken a dip. Why are the Shasta Board of Supervisors so intent on locating such a large correctional facility next to an established residential neighborhood that is very near to or righ

$2.2 Million Marching Grant from Shasta County's Opioid Settlement Funds was awarded to The Good News Rescue Mission for a $21 Million Expansion Project Funded by the State of California. This will provide for a 75-bed in-patient substance abuse treatment facility which will be part of a two phase program for rehabilitation, training, housing, and long-term support for adults with substance abuse disorders.

Today the Shasta County Board of Supervisors performed their ministerial duty to add our election reform initiative to the ballot.    Unlike the highly unpopular city tax measure that got placed on the ballot immediately for a special election, our initiative will be voted on by the people during the regularly scheduled June 2, 2026 primary election.   

Shasta County Board of Supervisors and the Shasta County Behavioral Health Director Oppose Plan for Regional Behavioral Health Campus.