3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1295+ words) In November, California voters will choose who oversees one of the biggest insurance markets in the world. Insurance commissioner may seem like an obscure regulatory position, but it’s a consequential one: It leads the Insurance Department, which regulates home, auto,…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (809+ words) The UCLA Voting Rights Project, where gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra serves as the senior legal advisor, sent a letter to both the grand jury and local officials today that accused Curtis of “willful or corrupt misconduct in office” and outlined…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (653+ words) A group of community leaders organizing under the name Good Governance Redding has endorsed two candidates for Redding City Council this fall. Retired Redding leader Kim Niemer, who worked for the city for more than two decades, told Shasta Scout…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (392+ words) We’re flipping the script by centering readers’ voices in our coverage of the Redding City Council race this November. Taking our anonymous survey will help us decide what questions to ask. There are nine candidates running for three open seats…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (621+ words) A little over a million in funds that were designated elsewhere have been identified as available to be returned to the city’s struggling general fund. More comprehensive results and savings are expected to be presented later this month. Initial findings…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (615+ words) Elections are still slated to be held as usual this fall after proponents’ most recent attempt to ensure implementation of Measure B failed in court late last week. The significant changes that would’ve been brought forth by Measure B, the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (567+ words) It’s not clear whether any formal job offer to the former Colorado elections official was ever made. Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis has ended talks of Tina Peters coming to work at the elections office, saying it’s become…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (484+ words) Yesterday the city announced Greg Robinett is vacating his role as finance director, but will continue serving in his elected position as Redding’s treasurer. This is the fifth vacancy to emerge among Redding’s government leadership this year alone. Greg Robinett,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (882+ words) The answer is complicated and would involve factors at both the county and statewide levels. Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis said earlier this week that he wanted to hire former Colorado elections official Tina Peters, who served time…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1503+ words) Nearly 750 people volunteered for the Ironman 70.3 Northern California, a number that impressed both Redding officials and those from Ironman. Volunteers saw the race as a way to put Redding on the map in a positive way. About a month ago,…...