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
“Just deleted my Twitter account because Elon Musk has turned it into a rightwing cesspool,” I posted on Facebook one week ago today, and I still feel the better for it. I was worried I’d become addicted to watching the… Continue Reading
District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones got his wish. Tragically, Jones’ granted wish puts Shasta County in even greater peril. Matt Pontes, Shasta County’s CEO for just 26 months, disclosed to staff Wednesday that he will leave his position as the… Continue Reading
Shasta County government is being destroyed from within by District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones, District 5 Supervisor Les Baugh, and their sidekick. And if the non-voting moderate majority doesn’t wake up soon, it will be too late, and they’ll deserve… Continue Reading
UPDATE: A 4-1 vote of approval of county CEO Matt Pontes was reached during the Shasta County Board of Supervisors’ closed-session evaluation of Pontes Tuesday evening. The dissenting vote was cast by District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones. Here’s an excerpt… Continue Reading
Les Baugh, Shasta County Board of Supervisors chair, missed the memo that yesterday marked the one-week anniversary of International Women’s Day. Instead, as per Baugh’s decree at the last meeting, the agenda targeted two exemplary, dedicated, highly respected female county… Continue Reading
The baseless recall of District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty last month triggered a diabolical domino effect in which other respected county leaders are also in danger of being removed from office by a group of ultra-conservative extremists whose goal is… Continue Reading
If you’re a Shasta County citizen, perhaps you felt the sea change Tuesday morning; that moment when Shasta County’s ship turned around and headed full tilt toward turbulent, uncharted waters. The precise course-change happened during the Shasta County Board of… Continue Reading
For nearly two years, before media from around the country converged upon the North State to see the embarrassing political spectacle firsthand, the public comment periods during Shasta County Board of Supervisors meetings were like something out of a Robert’s… Continue Reading
Back in the late 19th century, when robber barons owned state and local governments and legislatures lock, stock and barrel, the need for direct democracy measures to throw the corrupt bums out every now and then became readily apparent to… Continue Reading
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