Shasta Scout
At Shasta Scout we believe a democratic community requires access to just and equitable news. We are a non-profit, independent, civic news organization focused on Shasta County’s diverse and investigative stories. Using research, interviews, documents and data, we scout out the truth to write stories that build an informed electorate with the power to create educated change for our community.
Shasta Scout’s news will always be free with no paywalls. We are funded through a combination of voluntary audience contributions, grants, and business sponsorships.
We are fiscally sponsored by the Institute for Nonprofit News and operate for the public good under our umbrella organization, the North State Community Journalism Project, which is pending verification as a 501(c)3 organization in California.
We are proud members of LION Publishers and the Institute for Nonprofit News.
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Some voting rights advocates have called on the Secretary of State to oversee upcoming elections in Shasta County. It’s the latest development in the ongoing political war surrounding county elections, following the Board of Supervisors decision to cancel its contract with Dominion Voting Systems earlier this year. -
In Shasta County, California, with vast swaths of sparsely populated land, patients who need local, specialized health care may be out of luck. That strains primary-care clinics, increases use of ERs, lengthens travel times for those who must find care in urban areas, and creates worse patient outcomes. A local response to the problem shows promise.
