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Recent government coverage from Shasta County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
City staff told council a vacancy report under Bill 2561 shows 93 open positions, a 223-day average recruitment time and a citywide hiring freeze that now requires departments to justify openings.
Supervisors renewed the county’s local emergency tied to December 2025 winter-storm damage, keeping emergency authorities in place while cleanup and road repairs continue.
A county resolution adopted Aug. 11 formally rebukes Curtis and says he violated personnel rules after earlier substantiated misconduct findings.
The Local Government Committee deadlocked 2-2 on the bill, leaving it stalled but still eligible for reconsideration.
AB 2624 cleared the Assembly 49-13 after a sharp floor debate over privacy, doxing and First Amendment concerns.
SCR 7 was adopted on the Assembly floor Aug. 13, with supporters citing medical and sleep organizations in favor of permanent standard time.
Supervisors approved a personnel-rule change and a related agreement aimed at filling the county’s Chief of Psychiatry post, which staff said has been difficult to recruit.
The bill, called the Family Friendly City Council’s Act, moved forward in the Assembly floor session Sunday.
Supervisors accepted a state cannabis tax grant tied to DUI prevention and authorized the county executive officer to execute the agreement.
A June 30 policy package would update county rules for cybersecurity, cloud review, vendor access, digital content, signatures and records retention.
The Assembly unanimously concurred in Senate amendments to AB 182, an elections-related bill, and sent it to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The bill would require more disclosure of refinery cleanup costs and timelines as it heads to the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.
SB 1005 would let cities, counties and special districts adopt five-cent rounding policies for cash payments, and the Assembly Local Government Committee moved it forward on June 3.
After extended floor debate, the Assembly approved the social-media and children’s safety bill 72-0, sending it to the next step in the legislative process.
The California Fans First Act would limit resale prices to 10% above the original ticket price, with the measure also narrowed in committee to smaller or independent venues.
AB 1974 cleared the Assembly on a 65-0 vote, advancing a proposal that would let local law enforcement agencies offer temporary firearm storage programs.
AB 1977 and AB 1987 cleared the Assembly on recorded votes, advancing a notary-law update tied to 2030 implementation and a measure keeping wildlife-area fee revenue on site for upkeep.
