'Calm anger': After 17 years, Shasta elections official suddenly fired

Just two weeks into his new role as the top elections official in Shasta County, Clint Curtis abruptly fired the county’s most veteran elections official. Curtis, an out-of-town lawyer who will now handle the elections in the northern California county, shocked the community when he was appointed the interim county registrar of voters in early May. He will temporarily serve in the role until the 2026 election. Despite the transitional nature of his job, he’s still making big changes. Barely a month into the job, Curtis handed Joanna Francescut, the former assistant county registrar of voters, a termination letter. Curtis...