Shasta County Board of Supervisors

Shasta County’s elections chief wants to move his office to a former Joann Fabrics store and livestream all ballot processing. The $2.6 million request would be funded from money set aside for jail improvements.

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, July 31, 2025.

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

Joanna Francescut says she’s disappointed but not surprised after being fired by Shasta County’s new registrar. She’s now planning a run for the top elections job.

Butte County leaders were presented with a post-election analysis surrounding the results of the one-cent sales tax increase measure in November. Also, Congressman Doug LaMalfa is again seeking to end federal funding for transgender health care across the country, and the Registrar of Voters for Shasta County has announced his choice to step down from the position early due to health concerns.

There have been 15 confirmed or probable wolf attacks on livestock in the North State so far this year. An increasing wolf population is celebrated by advocates, but can cause problems for ranchers. Also, Butte County will find out at the board of supervisors meeting today details surrounding the success of Measure H — the one-cent sales tax voters recently passed in November, and a lawsuit filed by Shasta County against election activists was dropped.

Early this morning, PG&E began turning off power for about 1,200 customers in Butte and Shasta counties due to elevated fire weather concerns. Also, new security measures will go into effect at Chico City Council starting in mid-October, and a new California law says people carrying visible firearms during election related activities would be presumed to be engaging in voter intimidation. Shasta County supervisors sent a letter to the state saying the law is in violation of the Second Amendment.

Students flocked back to Chico this week to start a new semester at Chico State. They told NSPR about some of their favorite things about the city and gave advice to incoming freshmen. Also, the grocer Chico Natural Foods Cooperative has seen a loss in revenue in recent years but was met with a spike in membership and sales over the weekend after concerned community members put a call out for help on social media, and a public commenter punched another member of the public during a recent Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting.

PG&E customers will see a rate reduction this summer, but the relief will be temporary. Also, evacuations have been lifted for the Apache Fire in Butte County and the Sites Fire in Colusa County.Officials offer some advice to residents on what to do after returning home, and a lawsuit against the Shasta County Elections Office has been dismissed by a superior court judge this week.

While elections may be the outrage du jour, officials and longtime residents in Shasta and beyond are concerned the damage to civic life will be permanent.