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
It appears Shasta County’s loss is private industry’s gain. Former District 1 Supervisor Joe Chimenti and Jaclyn Disney, previously Director of Housing and Community Action Programs for the county, have each found employment with Emergent 3D, a cutting-edge construction company… Continue Reading
Add attorney Rubin E. Cruse Jr.’s name to the growing list of key Shasta County leaders, administrators and department heads who’ve left their county positions, or who will be leaving soon, for one reason or another. On Dec. 20, 2022,… 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
While there’s a mounting, messy statewide movement afoot to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom, here in Shasta County there are abundant threats to also recall some Shasta County Supervisors. And when I say some, I mean that of the five… Continue Reading
A few strange things happened Tuesday at the Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting. But before we examine the meeting’s most bizarre parts, I’d be guilty of burying the lead if I didn’t share one of the most stunning developments.… Continue Reading
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