Shasta County asked to award $5.16 million landfill expansion contract
The county board packet recommends a contract for West Central Landfill Unit 5A and related budget changes tied to the project.
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Recent budget coverage from Shasta County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
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CHP awards Shasta County Sheriff’s Office up to $423,612.64 for DUI, cannabis-impairment enforcement
The FY26/27 grant would fund checkpoints, saturation patrols, training and outreach from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
The Sidekickabout 17 hours ago
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Shasta County signs three-year Glenn County child-welfare training contract worth up to $235,443
The agreement will pay Glenn County to provide CWS/CMS training for Shasta HHSA staff through June 2029.
The Sidekickabout 17 hours ago
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Shasta County moves PRD parcel charges onto FY 2026-27 tax bills
Supervisors are being asked to hold a public hearing and adopt annual parcel-charge reports for the county’s Permanent Road Division zones.
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Shasta supervisors advance $176,931 in CSA delinquent-fee liens, approve $1,271.74 in debt write-offs
The board placed delinquent County Service Area water and sewer charges on tax bills and cleared a smaller set of uncollectible accounts from the books during its July 28 meeting.
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Shasta County moves ahead with $7.5 million Vista Pacifica behavioral-health contract
The three-year agreement would cover adult residential mental health treatment, including skilled nursing facility and institution for mental disease services, if the Board approves it.
The Sidekick7 days ago
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Shasta County seeks $300,000 increase for alcohol and drug programs budget
The proposed amendment would use restricted fund balance to cover pending Partnership Health Plan invoices tied to DMC-ODS services.
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Shasta Public Works seeks $175,000 more for Redwood Blvd. remodel project
A June 30 budget amendment would raise spending and revenue by the same amount for the 1265 Redwood Blvd. structure in the county’s Ag Remodel & Building Addition project.
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Shasta County moves charter amendment to November ballot on filling elected department head vacancies
Supervisors advanced a charter amendment that would require an election or, in some cases, a supermajority appointment to fill vacancies in elected department head offices.
The Sidekick15 days ago
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Shasta County eyes retroactive $292,400 Paradigm contract for injured worker’s care
Supervisors are being asked to approve a six-month medical-management agreement for a severely injured county employee, with costs capped and no added General Fund impact expected.
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ACID board approves election order, finance manager hire and $1.8 million offseason work list
The June 11 meeting set up the district’s 2026 election cycle, confirmed a finance manager transition and advanced a large offseason capital plan for further refinement.
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Shasta County seeks to extend ACC hazardous-materials consulting contract to 2027
Public Works is asking supervisors to add $100,000 to the ACC Environmental Consultants agreement and push its term to Dec. 31, 2027.
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CEC approves $1.5 million Guidehouse contract for energy modeling work
The multiyear agreement will support forecasting, electrification analysis, demand-flexibility tools and the commission’s Common Platform.
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ACID board to review $3.46 million offseason canal work package
The July 9 agenda puts a large offseason construction package before Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District directors, with work planned across multiple canal and lateral segments.
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Shasta County board weighs $10.6 million contingency reserve boost in year-end budget cleanup
County staff are asking supervisors to approve 36 year-end FY 2025-26 budget amendments, including major shifts in roads, public defender and general revenue accounts.
The Sidekick29 days ago
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Assembly narrowly backs AB 126 education finance trailer bill amid charter-school dispute
The Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 126 on a 56-1 vote after debate over charter-school language in the education finance package.
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Assembly passes SB 762 to let some local governments seek higher sales tax rates
The urgency measure cleared the Assembly 54-13 and heads to the Senate, where it would give eligible local governments a path to ask voters for tax rates above the statutory cap.
The Sidekick29 days ago
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Shasta County Elections seeks $1.03 million in state revenue for special-election costs, overtime
A June 16 budget amendment would add spending authority to the Elections Department and reduce General Fund use by $732,544 if approved.
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Assembly committee advances SB 1193 over Alameda County oversight concerns
The measure moved forward after lawmakers heard competing claims about county discretionary spending, misconduct findings and the board’s existing authority.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
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Assembly advances AB 179 as homelessness funding and audit concerns resurface
Floor remarks described AB 179 as structuring a $900 million homelessness investment while members again debated oversight and the scale of homelessness spending.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
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Assembly passes SB 168, creating electric-vehicle incentive program and shifting $22 million to grid support
The bill would launch a light-duty zero-emission vehicle incentive program and move unused funds to the Demand Side Grid Support Program.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
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Assembly passes SB 171 budget cleanup bill with DIR payment changes
The labor trailer bill would let the Department of Industrial Relations accept electronic funds transfer payments and update disability-benefit and grant-reporting rules tied to the 2026 Budget Act.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
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Assembly passes SB 163 to extend remote developmental services
The bill cleared the Assembly 62-1 and adds data-collection requirements for some developmental-services settings.
The Sidekickabout 1 month ago
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Assembly budget panel backs $141 million Next Gen 911 modernization with new oversight rules
The June 29 budget hearing added a $141 million Next Gen 911 item to the 2026-27 package, along with reporting, audit and oversight requirements.
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