The Shasta County Board of Supervisors held its regular meeting on Tuesday morning in Redding. The agenda included presentations from the Fire Safe Council and the Sheriff's Department, as well as a request for studies on senior suicide and homelessness. However, two topics generated the most discussion: continued planning and potential county support for a proposed rural medical school, and a sharp divide over how California should fund its roads as the state shifts toward e

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