Politics in Shasta County, California took a particularly rancorous turn over the past year. The state’s primary election will take place on June 7th. JPR’s Erik Neumann spoke with David Benda, a senior reporter at the Record Searchlight newspaper in Redding, about the latest drama and the upcoming election in Shasta County.
Tens of thousands of California renters facing eviction will be able to stay in their homes for at least the next three months, the Associated Press reports.