Sacramento Bee journalists recognized for exceptional coverage in 2023 at Press Club awards
The Bee’s journalists earned five top prizes and were recognized as finalists in four categories.
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The Bee’s journalists earned five top prizes and were recognized as finalists in four categories.
Protesters mostly stayed away from the vote count by Registrar-Recorder Cathy Darling Allen, who had vowed to follow state law and use voting machines.
Protesters mostly stayed away from the vote count by Registrar-Recorder Cathy Darling Allen, who had vowed to follow state law and use voting machines.
The appointment of an activist who thinks mosquitos can be turned into “flying syringes” may seem like a joke. But it shows how extreme local politics have become in this county.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyIn normal times, choosing a candidate to fill a voluntary mosquito control position on a local government board would not attract much attention. But these are not normal times in Shasta County, a rural northern California county whose Board of Supervisors is in the grip of a far-right majority determined to radically change local politics.Since gaining the balance of power, three far-right board members, who are linked to local ultracons