Jim Reed, the Democrat challenging Rep. Wally Herger in the November election, is challenging the congressman to a series of debates: Reed is calling for three debates during Congressional Recess: One on Saturday, August 14th at the Veterans Memorial in...

Candidates for the November 2, 2010, Redding City Council and City Clerk elections have at least two more weeks to return final paperwork to secure a spot on the ballot. Forms are due by August 6. However, if any incumbent elects not to run, the filing deadline will be extended by law to August 11 for non-

Here's one more reason to get out and vote. I noted over the weekend that the special election that made a charter city of the now-notorious Southland city of Bell -- the election that would have allowed city councilors to...

Barack Obama’s considerable political capital, earned on Election Day 2008, is spent. Well spent, mind you, on the enactment of a highly ideological agenda of Obamacare, financial reform and a near trillion-dollar stimulus that will significantly transform the country. But spent nonetheless. There’s nothing l

Jim Reed's campaign fires what appears to be its first shot across Rep. Wally Herger's bow: Jim Reed: Wally Herger Either Misunderstands or is Deliberately Distorting Financial Reform Legislation. Redding, California, July 15, 2010 - Banking bailouts have infuriated Democrats...

Attention drink enthusiasts: There's a new kid on the block in downtown Redding. Kobe Seafood and Steakhouse offers more than just a great selection of Japanese fare.

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) recently made some changes to the selection process for the State Championship Football Bowl Games, and the Northern Section stands to benefit.

Despite their recent calls for a Shasta Lake City Council member’s ouster, the former mayor says she and her husband are not trying to launch a recall effort to remove Dolores Lucero.

Apparently so according to the California Taxpayers Association(Cal Tax) reporting on recent election victories for bonds, hotel, parcel, sales and utility taxes. 44 of 64 local tax measures passed on the June 8 ballot with three more remaining too close to call. Based on these results, expect more cities up and down th

In the interests of representing the Democratic side in November's 2nd Assembly District election, where no Dem had even bothered to sign up to run in the normal channels, Redding Democratic activist Ray Hennemann got himself certified as a write-in...

The June election results are final, but for one Shasta County race, the politicking is just getting started.

Every contested election has losers. Sometimes the public learns as much about those candidates after the ballots are counted as during the campaign season.

RED BLUFF -- Tehama County sheriff's Detective Dave Hencratt's election victory over Sheriff Clay Parker remained intact Tuesday after elections officials spent the day counting remaining ballots.

Shasta County District Attorney Jerry Benito has stopped sending prosecutors to misdemeanor arraignments, forcing those accused of misdemeanor crimes to wait weeks before they can enter a plea or settle their case. Benito's decision, which came three days after he lost his re-election bid, was roundly blasted by leaders o

Shasta County District Attorney Jerry Benito isn't yet talking about what he plans to do now that he’s lost his re-election bid to Steve Carlton.

The contrast in approach is as dramatic as any in a California election since Ronald Reagan ousted Jerry Brown’s father, Pat Brown, in 1966 by advocating a top-down style of government similar to what Meg Whitman implies she might bring.

Shasta County Clerk Cathy Darling informs me that, while the vote totals are not final, with provisional and some partially damaged ballots still to be counted and confirmed, the elections office updated its numbers today. The local results are here....

Jim Reed, the Democrat who is running for Congress against Rep. Wally Herger (and whom Shasta County residents might remember from his two recent attempts to run for judge), launched his general-election campaign yesterday with a press conference in downtown...

Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker has a couple of theories on why he lost his post in Tuesday’s election to one of his detectives, Dave Hencratt.

Does anyone recall the last time an incumbent county official lost a re-election bid in June? The term continues through the end of the year, so Jerry Benito will have a full seven months in office if he chooses, to...

Trinity County Marshal Bruce Haney and Trinity County District attorney's investigator Dave Cox will compete in a run-off election in November after nearly tying Tuesday night in the race for Trinity County Sheriff.

Supporters came out Tuesday, Election Night, to support both candidates for Shasta County District Attorney. Those in Steve Carlton’s camp gathered at the Holiday Inn on Hilltop Drive. Jerry Benito̵

Welcome to the morning after. In the news business, as in the politics business, there is nothing quite as deflating (or deflated, maybe) as the day after an election. The excitement and pressure build for weeks, and election day itself is…

Jon Lopey, a retired assistant chief with the California Highway Patrol, faces a run-off election beating out three other veteran lawmen Tuesday night for the Siskiyou County sheriff post.

113 of 113 precincts reporting. Registered voters: 95,279; Ballots cast 36,483; Voter turnout 38.28 percent. Results are as follows: Shasta County District Atto

RED BLUFF – Early voting results showed Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker and sheriff’s Detective Dave Hencratt in a close race, with Hencratt leading 3,123 to 2,866, or 52 percent to 47 percent, according to the county Elections Department.

Incumbent Shasta County Assessor Leslie Morgan was maintaining her 50 percent lead over Redding Realtor Ron Largent with 45 of 113 precincts reporting tonight.

County Clerk Cathy Darling has held a commanding lead over her lone challenger with nearly half the precincts reporting.

Shasta County District Attorney candidate Steve Carlton has kept his lead over incumbent Jerry Benito with nearly half of precincts reporting.

Voters in Shasta County's District 5 continue to strongly back incumbent Les Baugh over his two challengers with less than half of precincts reporting.

Today is election day for the 2010 primary, with precincts open throughout the north state for those who haven't already voted by mail.

For many Shasta County voters, Election Day was nearly a month ago, when they received their ballots in the mail, filled them out between paying the DMV bill and double-checking the bank statement, and promptly fulfilled their civic duty.

The leader of one of our local tea party groups features prominently in a San Jose Mercury story headlined "In California, tea party starts looking past elections:" "If the Obama administration and this Congress went away tomorrow, there's still a...

Primaries are usually the junior varsity of elections. This year, as we’ve planned our pre-primary coverage, fielded letters to the editor, followed the campaign cash and moderated the comments on Redding.com, it hasn’t felt that way. This primary election might just be more exciting than November.

As candidates seem to be turning up the pace and the heat in the week leading up to Election Day, I've been wondering to myself, "Aren't most of the votes already cast?" As a matter of fact, they're not. I...

So says his hometown paper -- and no, that's not the Gerber neighborhood newsletter -- in endorsing the "Gerber Republican" for re-election in the GOP primary....

With Election Day nearly here, GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman flew into Redding Thursday for a rally near the Redding Municipal Airport that attracted an enthusiastic -- if somewhat damp -- crowd of about 500 supporters.

With Election Day nearly here, GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman flew into Redding today for a rally near the Redding Municipal Airport that attracted an enthusiastic — if somewhat damp — crowd of an estimated 500 supporters.

Before you write -- on your 501(c)3's letterhead and using the organization's name prominently in the text -- a letter to the editor of your local newspaper endorsing any candidate for local office, you really ought to read the IRS...

The words over at Three Word Wednesday are budge, nimble and theory.Vendibles
It was Ellis who discovered it; and as much as I wanted to punch him in the nuts for keeping it a secret for so long – from me anyway – you had to admit, Ellis was the one gu

To the Proud Voters of Shasta County, It is my privilege to have the opportunity to represent you as a candidate for Assessor-Recorder in the upcoming election on June 8th. This is an important decision to all of our local citizens that impacts our future and the rights of property owners in Shasta County ...

Yesterday I went to see "Sex and the City 2." I do love me some SATC TV show and the first movie, but Lordy Lordy what an awful, terrible film. Bad writing, even worse characters, situations so improbable it might as well be science fiction. Do not bother paying good money to see this.***************************

Never trust a cartoonist. Read what candidates in the 2010 primary election* have to say for themselves: Click these links for statements from Shasta County District Attorney candidates Steve Carlton and Jerry Benito, and Shasta County Clerk candidates Russell Hunt and Cathy Darling. You'll find those and more statements fr

Perennial political candidate Russell Hunt has launched a petition drive for a ballot measure to make the Redding City Clerk a purely elected position, resuscitating a fledgling grass-roots campaign.

The next four years will be the most critical in our nation's history since its inception. The County Clerk's role is primarily as supervisor of elections, though there are other responsibilities, such as issuing marriage licenses and fictitious business names. The current County Clerk was anointed by her predecessor Ann R

My name is Cathy Darling, and currently I am your County Clerk, elected in 2006. I am writing to ask for your support and the gift of your vote on June 8th. I was appointed Shasta County Clerk/Registrar of Voters on September 7, 2004. Before that I served as the Assistant County Clerk/Registrar of Voters in the last fifte

Lieutenant governor is a political job with little power, but this year’s election for it could throw a powerful spotlight on the priorities of Republican voters.

I am seeking re-election as Shasta County Auditor and I sincerely want your vote. As Auditor, I am responsible for ensuring the County's budget of $396 million is spent appropriately and in compliance with the law. I audit financial transactions for more than 100 departmental budget units, 60 dependent districts, 50 indepe