How to watch the League’s District 2 supervisor candidate forum
The League of Women Voters of the Redding Area on Wednesday evening recorded a candidate forum that voters who will be casting ballots in the Shasta County District 2 recall election can watch on Thursday morning.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and rising case rates, the 90-minute event was closed to the public. In attendance were Supervisor Leonard Moty, who represents the district and is fighting a recall, and Dale Ball and Tim Garman, two of four candidates who are vying to replace him.
Early voting is underway in the Feb. 1 special election.
The nonpartisan group said the recording will be available at 8 a.m. Thursday on the following sites:
The forum will be broadcast on Charter Spectrum channel 181 by SCAC.tv at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily from Thursday to Sunday, Jan. 16.
Moty, a retired Redding police chief, has served on the board since 2008.
Garman is the board president of the Happy Valley Unified School District, while Dale Ball is a construction superintendent who ran unsuccessfully against Moty in 2020.
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The other two challengers are Tony Hayward, a Happy Valley businessman, and Tarick Mahmoud, a quality assurance pharmacist.
District 2 voters will be asked on their ballots to answer “yes” or “no” on the question should Moty be recalled.
To keep Moty as the supervisor, voters can vote no on the recall. To recall Moty, voters can vote “yes.”
If more than 50% vote “yes,” then Moty will be recalled.
The ballot also will ask voters who should replace Moty.
Whether voters answered “yes” or “no” on the recall question, they can select one of the four replacement candidates. The candidate with the most votes wins.
— Jenny Espino, David Benda
Shasta County Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scam
Wednesday, Jan. 5
Authorities are warning North State residents about scam phone calls from someone using actual Shasta County Sheriff’s Office employee names in an attempt to dupe people into sending money.
The scammers ask the person to mail in a specific dollar amount to avoid a future warrant for their arrest, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
“They will tell you there is a ‘gag order’ and you are not allowed to talk about the case for call the sheriff’s office,” the news release said.
The sheriff’s office said it would never conduct a transaction like this over the phone or request the payment of a fine in such manner.
The sheriff’s office asks anyone who receives a call and believes it to be a scam to call law enforcement.
— David Benda
Fire damages garage in north Redding
Wednesday, Jan. 5
A fire damaged a detached garage in the 1700 block of Bishop Lane in north Redding late Tuesday night, authorities said.
The fire was reported around 11:45 p.m. and when firefighters arrived, the garage was engulfed in flames.
The fire caused an estimated $70,000 worth of damage, the Redding Fire Department said in a news release.
Firefighters stopped the fire before it spread to the adjacent home.
There were no injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation, investigators said.
— David Benda
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