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The Redemption of Eric Magrini Part 2: The Shasta County Board of Supervisors’ Hit List

When Shasta County Assistant CEO Eric Magrini arrived at work on March 22, 2023, he’d been on the hit list for about eight months. The former sheriff and a half-dozen other high-ranking county officials had been placed on the unofficial list the year before by a new majority Continue Reading

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American Bar Association Presents Former ROV Cathy Darling Allen With Unsung Hero of Democracy Award

Cathy Darling Allen’s recent recognition as an “Unsung Hero of Democracy” shows the tremendous legacy she’s left in her wake as the former Shasta County clerk and registrar of voters. Accolades from Darling Allen’s friends and colleagues – stretching coast… Continue Reading

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Election Lawsuit Hearing Hogged by Haberbush’s Hefty Witness List. Final Hobbs Hearing Set for 6/25

Let’s cut to the chase before wading into Wednesday’s tangle of legal weeds from Day 2 of the Hobbs vs. Long et al lawsuit hearing at the Shasta County Courthouse. In short, no ruling was made by Shasta County Superior… Continue Reading

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Judge Critiques Flaws in Election-Denier Laura Hobbs’ Lawsuits, Sets New Hearing Date

Monday morning, inside Shasta County’s Superior Court, Laura Hobbs, election-denier and defeated District 2 Supervisor candidate, sat at a courtroom table before Judge Stephen H. Baker. She was there for a hearing about the fate of the lawsuits Hobbs filed… Continue Reading

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Kevin Crye Recall and Shasta County District 2 Race Remain Too Close to Call, District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones Loses to Matt Plummer

With an estimated total of 1,208 unprocessed ballots left to be counted, Shasta County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye is beating back the effort to recall him by the skin of his teeth, according to the Shasta County Registrar of… Continue Reading

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The Reasonable Person’s Guide to Shasta County’s March 5 Primary Election, Part 1

Greetings, Shasta County voters! Welcome to Part 1 of the reasonable person’s guide to the upcoming primary election, which takes place on March 5. This guide covers the recall of District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye and the four-way contest for… Continue Reading

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Election Night Winners: School District Stalemate Breaker, Shasta Fire District, Peaceful Elections Office

Shasta County can exhale a sigh of relief today following preliminary results from two sides of the same coin in the county’s Nov. 7 special election. One side of the coin was the election itself. According to the latest election… Continue Reading

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Shasta County’s Board of Supervisors Meeting More Akin to Political Theater Than Civilized Government

Like a mongrel cross of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” and Gioachino Rossini’s opera buffa “The Barber of Seville,” Patrick Henry Jones led his merry troupe of political players — better known as the Shasta County Board of Supervisors… Continue Reading