<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The North State Breakdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Shasta County with engaging video news]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:39:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Shasta Supervisors to Consider Amended Jail Health Contract, Cottonwood Sewer Fee Hike, and Public Works Director Appointment Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The board will take up an amendment moving the new Mediko jail contract one month early, a labor deal settled after 9 months at impasse, a public hearing on a 350% sewer fee increase in Cottonwood, and a closed-session appointment to fill the Public Works director post.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/shasta-supervisors-to-consider-amended-jail-health-contract-cottonwood-sewer-fee-hike-and-public-w</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d488c6d142869289e9b167</guid><category><![CDATA[Agenda Previews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:17:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_c96c0d7bedec45cabb6b2d38926b0e1a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Follow the Money: Shasta County 2026 Elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who’s funding the June 2026 Shasta County races — and what does it tell us about who would actually be in charge? An analysis of 16,159 transactions, a family spending $25,000 across eight committees, and an official running the very election he’s in.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/follow-the-money-shasta-county-2026-elections</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cc86baf7044e6cf7a43842</guid><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:47:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_4bcf6c50f2684995920168bbda8abf09~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_852,h_507,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shasta County Board to Weigh $1.9 Million in Opioid Funds for Youth Behavioral Health Campus, Appoint Vaccine Skeptic to Public Health Board]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Shasta County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday for its regular session, with a packed agenda that includes a $1.92 million opioid settlement funding request for a youth behavioral health campus in Anderson, a controversial board appointment to the county's Public Health Advisory Board, a public hearing on a contested solar energy project in the Battle Creek area, and a new round of appointments to the Assessment Appeals Board.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/shasta-county-board-to-weigh-1-9-million-in-opioid-funds-for-youth-behavioral-health-campus-appoin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291c336a1fdc193be4fb2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:01:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_036a988232bc42fa84ad975360cd5df6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redding City Council to weigh efficiency study, interim attorney contract and mid-year budget Tuesday March 17th]]></title><description><![CDATA[New City Manager William Tarbox pulls the controversial REU rate hike off the table and asks the council to approve a $300,000 city-wide efficiency study by Circle 6 Consulting. The council also takes up an interim city attorney contract, the mid-year budget and more.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/redding-city-council-to-weigh-efficiency-study-interim-attorney-contract-and-mid-year-budget-tuesda</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b9b3423219c84449936a44</guid><category><![CDATA[Agenda Previews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:34:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_d33723165c3849f49c6ac2dbd538de05~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Court Filing Raises Questions About How Measure B Made It Onto the June Ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[REDDING, Calif. — A Redding woman has filed a 172-page supplemental memorandum in Shasta County Superior Court today alleging that Measure B — the "Local Election Transparency and Security Reform" initiative set to appear on the June 2026 ballot — was improperly certified despite questions about whether its own statistical signature validation was conducted correctly.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/new-court-filing-raises-questions-about-how-measure-b-made-it-onto-the-june-ballot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b391c5ecfce39c49ab8ac1</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:50:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_671242a4b2174f9aa6b894bbaed01788~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shasta County supervisors to consider $25 million jail health contract, five labor agreements Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[A three-year, $25 million jail health contract sits on the consent calendar Tuesday alongside five Teamsters labor agreements, a school mental health program renewal and $742,000 in fiber optic infrastructure work ahead of the old courthouse demolition.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/shasta-county-supervisors-to-consider-25-million-jail-health-contract-five-labor-agreements-tuesda</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69af9e50de5ad9153e0c6abf</guid><category><![CDATA[Agenda Previews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:39:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_cb5930508a874172873801527b2ca08e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accountability in the Hot Seat: What's on the Shasta County Board Agenda for February 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Shasta County Board of Supervisors holds its next regular meeting on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in Board Chambers at the County Administration Center, 1450 Court Street, Suite 263, in Redding. The agenda spans a wide range of county business — from a mid-year budget review affecting dozens of departments to an eminent domain hearing, a veterans' recovery program, and two EV charging station ordinances — but one item is almost certain to dominate the room: a return eng]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/accountability-in-the-hot-seat-what-s-on-the-shasta-county-board-agenda-for-february-24</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699dd81291604ab56c3208d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Agenda Previews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:02:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_75f0402041484e23ad717cae94911510~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_989,h_491,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redding Council approves Ironman deal, sets March 3 hearing on electric rate hikes in contentious meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Redding City Council on Tuesday approved a three-year agreement to host an Ironman 70.3 triathlon but deferred the question of how to pay for it, and voted 4-1 to schedule a public hearing on four years of electric rate increases — but not before an extended clash over whether the utility had provided enough financial detail to justify moving forward.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/redding-council-approves-ironman-deal-sets-march-3-hearing-on-electric-rate-hikes-in-contentious-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6996a71afaf2ce6cbdc8138d</guid><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><category><![CDATA[Meeting Review]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_37f9725bed6d433cafc6fc75f7e8a382~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_740,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[YouTube Experiences Major Outage, Users Report Widespread Issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[YouTube, the world’s largest video-sharing platform, was struck by a significant outage Tuesday evening, with hundreds of thousands of users]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/youtube-experiences-major-outage-users-report-widespread-issues</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69951f32a4140866116a39f7</guid><category><![CDATA[National]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:21:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_30c147a1566e41c281e2f6e394c3e781~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whiteout conditions close Donner Summit freeway amid high winds]]></title><description><![CDATA[DONNER SUMMIT, Calif. — The freeway at Donner Summit is closed today after high winds created full whiteout conditions and near-zero visibil]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/whiteout-conditions-close-donner-summit-freeway-amid-high-winds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994d470a4140866116a1675</guid><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:54:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_d26a36bd6821436da8c6b043090c6716~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_927,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redding City Council to weigh electric rate hikes, $25 million grant bid, bridge projects at Tuesday meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[REDDING Calif, — The Redding City Council will consider setting a public hearing on four years of electric rate increases, pursue a $25 million federal grant for a major interchange project and award millions in bridge construction contracts when it meets Tuesday evening.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/redding-city-council-to-weigh-electric-rate-hikes-25-million-grant-bid-bridge-projects-at-tuesday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6994018da41408661169ba08</guid><category><![CDATA[Agenda Previews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:24:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_aa6a5b3d57c242009c0c2ea077939173~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_943,h_403,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Francescut draws sold-out crowd of 200 to fundraiser in Shasta County clerk race]]></title><description><![CDATA[REDDING, Calif. — About 200 people packed a sold-out fundraiser Friday evening for Joanna Francescut, the former assistant registrar of voters who is challenging her former boss, Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis, in the June 2 primary.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/francescut-draws-sold-out-crowd-of-200-to-fundraiser-in-shasta-county-clerk-race</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6990aa96ec9bf7f4acf9332c</guid><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:35:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_60a93aefc10c4d40854c482831f77921~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Shasta County Supervisor Tim Garman drops out of District 5 race, endorses Gallagher]]></title><description><![CDATA[REDDING, Calif. — Former Shasta County Supervisor Tim Garman has withdrawn from the June 2026 District 5 supervisor race, ending a bid to unseat incumbent Chris Kelstrom and capping a political career defined by a dramatic ideological evolution on one of Northern California's most polarized governing bodies.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/former-shasta-county-supervisor-tim-garman-drops-out-of-district-5-race-endorses-gallagher</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698d654c7d7145cd9e9ed3d1</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:42:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_f3b59bfb3dce4340812389c9966e9af7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shasta Supervisor calls public comment “grandstanding,” adopts tighter rules, ignores IHSS wage pleas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Shasta County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the county administration building in Redding. What unfolded over the course of the morning was a meeting defined by the gulf between the people who showed up to speak and the board members who mostly declined to listen — culminating in new restrictions on public comment, an ongoing measles communication failure, and the continued silence on IHSS worker wages.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/supervisor-calls-public-comment-grandstanding-adopts-tighter-rules-ignores-ihss-wage-pleas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698be4d63faa9e439beff90f</guid><category><![CDATA[Meeting Review]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:50:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_94dda01e9473459d9016f07227269785~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incumbent Leslie Morgan files to seek another term as assessor-recorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[REDDING, Calif — Shasta County Assessor-Recorder Leslie Morgan filed paperwork Monday morning, Feb. 9, 2026, to seek another term, according to a social media post she wrote.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/incumbent-leslie-morgan-files-to-seek-another-term-as-assessor-recorder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698a6f4741590511a3449f29</guid><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 01:04:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_366ccb2fe2894bed861b6914ccb9ccfd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shasta County Agenda Preview 2-10-2026: Election Controversy, Health Update, Brown Act Compliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Shasta County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at the County Administration Center, 1450 Court Street, Suite 263, in Redding. The agenda spans elections, public health, emergency infrastructure, labor agreements, and new state compliance requirements — with one item likely to generate the most heat: a discussion of whether the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters has been using public resources for campaign-related activity.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/shasta-county-agenda-preview-2-10-2026-election-controversy-health-update-brown-act-compliance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6987aa2224f01f941abc68c1</guid><category><![CDATA[Agenda Previews]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:46:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_13f6494de6724d10886d682fece65f56~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New measles exposure site tied to business owned by Shasta County supervisor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shasta County health officials on Thursday added a sixth public exposure site connected to a confirmed measles case, identifying a Redding business owned by a sitting county supervisor as a location where contact tracing is underway, according to a county press release.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/new-measles-exposure-site-tied-to-business-owned-by-shasta-county-supervisor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69862cf5f1094fef14ed6992</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:55:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_c8211e79229346a1a02df3dab9154836~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shasta County investigates confirmed measles case; public urged to watch for symptoms]]></title><description><![CDATA[REDDING, Calif. — Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency is investigating a confirmed measles case in Shasta County, the agency said in a Friday press release.

The patient is in isolation to prevent the spread of the highly contagious disease until the infectious period is over.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/shasta-county-investigates-confirmed-measles-case-public-urged-to-watch-for-symptoms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697ff0dbbb104146c0d14106</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:45:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_aeacc76d4a174862ab0e23cb8de814b6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis immigration operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another fatal shooting involving federal immigration agents is under investigation in Minneapolis.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/second-deadly-shooting-by-federal-officers-in-minneapolis-immigration-operation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697508ee784e73aa9ad6a8a6</guid><category><![CDATA[National]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breaking]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:12:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_d027129dfaa24b289876ba505330989c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_839,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHP finds underground bunker, illegal firearms in Anderson investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[ California Highway Patrol officers uncovered an underground bunker and a large cache of illegal firearms while investigating an illicit cannabis cultivation operation in Anderson, according to a CHP press release.]]></description><link>https://bnowain4.wixsite.com/the-north-state-brea/post/chp-finds-underground-bunker-illegal-firearms-in-anderson-investigation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69728a13784e73aa9ad56592</guid><category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:41:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9db426_b9a1a8a8f9d54f5dba40be4aa9166511~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Benjamin Nowain</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>