On Saturday, October 24, 2026, Reform California candidates and supporters gathered at Riverfront Park, next to the Sundial Bridge, for a free community event focused on voter turnout. Organizers framed the afternoon around the message that “elections belong to those who vote,” urging attendees to complete full ballots—from statewide offices down to school boards—and to encourage low-propensity voters among friends and family. Speakers repeatedly noted historically modest loc

Federal prosecutors announced Monday that 28 foreign nationals living in California have been charged with federal election crimes, including fraudulently registering to vote and, in many cases, casting ballots in U.S. elections. Federal authorities arrested 11 of the defendants that same day as part of a coordinated statewide effort called “Operation Protect the Vote.”

The race for California’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District is the first under the map created by Proposition 50 (approved by voters in November 2025). The district now stretches from Marin County and the North Coast into more conservative inland counties, including Shasta, Siskiyou, and Modoc. Representation under the new lines begins in 2027. Incumbent Democrat Jared Huffman led the June 2026 primary with about 56.5% of the vote. Republican Robin Littau finished seco

Dr. Dan Sloan Authur Gorman, R.N. Shasta County, Calif. — On October 4, 2026, KQMS News Talk 105.7 host Kevin Crye and intern Deasle Delello interviewed Dr. Dan Sloan, a candidate for Shasta County Office of Education (SCOE) Trustee Area 1, and incumbent Trustee Authur Gorman of Area 2. The two are not competing against each other; voters in each area elect their own trustees. The Shasta County Board of Education consists of seven members representing two trustee areas. Area

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Voters in Shasta County’s District 5 will choose between incumbent Supervisor Chris Kelstrom and Anderson City Councilman Mike W. Gallagher in the Nov. 3 general election. Neither candidate secured a majority in the June 2 primary — Gallagher received approximately 49% of the vote, Kelstrom about 41%, and challenger Gary Oxley roughly 10% — sending the race to a runoff. District 5 covers southeastern Shasta County, including Anderson, Cottonwood and Sh

REDDING — With mail ballots already in the hands of California voters and less than three weeks until the November 3 midterm election, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the state after officials declined to review a list of more than 20,000 people the federal government believes are likely noncitizens who were automatically mailed ballots. Acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter sent a letter dated October 13 to Secretary of State Shi

October 13, 2026 - SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Shasta County Board of Supervisors Chair Chris Kelstrom said in an October 6 report to Action News Now that election records sought under a Public Records Act request have been located inside the Elections Office, despite earlier concerns they may have been destroyed with November 2024 ballot packages. As of October 13, the records have not been provided to the requestor, Kari Chilson, nor shared with Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis

SHASTA COUNTY, CA — Shasta County voters opening their November 3 general election ballots have discovered that the uncontested race for Redding City Clerk is missing, despite state law requiring it to appear. The omission, which Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis has attributed to a misunderstanding of election code, is prompting city officials to prepare for a special election that could cost taxpayers $200,000 to $300,000. Incumbent Sharlene Tipton, who was appointed to the

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

REDDING — A group of concerned Shasta County residents gathered Monday afternoon outside the Board of Supervisors chambers at 1450 Court Street to protest what they called the illegal destruction of election materials at the Registrar of Voters office on Saturday, October 3. The 3 p.m. demonstration marked the second protest this week. Participants carried signs, flags, and an Appeal to Heaven banner. They said their goal was to remind supervisors and County Counsel Joseph La

Democrat Xavier Becerra has not agreed to another debate with Republican Steve Hilton after their only scheduled fall matchup, while a Hilton campaign poll taken immediately afterward shows the governor’s race tightening. The week has also brought a fight over Becerra’s family story and a backlash, much of it from Republicans, against a sexually suggestive Hilton ad aimed at liberal voters. The two nominees to succeed termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom had debated for an hour on CN

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

Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra clash over homelessness - Credit nbclosangeles.com (fair use for news commentary) BURBANK — Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton spent an hour Wednesday night arguing less about the fine print of California government than about who is to blame for the state’s condition: President Donald Trump, or 16 years of one-party Democratic rule in Sacramento. The CNN debate, moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash at the network’s Burbank s

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

Opinion There is hardly any aspect of American life that the government does not now touch. Some of that involvement is the work citizens have long expected: delivering water, regulating or supplying power, building and maintaining roads, providing a safety net for the poor and the elderly, policing and locking up criminals, fighting fires, educating children and young adults, and defending the country. The problem is how far that reach has gone beyond those core duties — tel