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People facing felony charges who are deemed incompetent to stand trial could stay in Butte County for rehabilitation services and housing. Also, a group of Shasta County residents wants to review the Board of Supervisors’ conduct in appointing the new Registrar of Voters to see if it was legal, and the Chico City Council took a step last week to ease conflict over development proposals.

Shasta County’s Assistant Registrar of Voters says she will remain in her role to help ensure a smooth election. Also, a draft report of Butte County's annual tally of unhoused residents was presented at a meeting this month, and Butte County's board of supervisors will meet on Tuesday to decide on next year's billion-dollar budget.

Senior mobile home park residents led a long fight for rent stabilization in Chico but were shot down by a 2-4 council vote. Also, Shasta County supervisors have selected a former deputy district attorney with no experience managing elections as the new Registrar of Voters, and a new report found that the historic Hotel Marysville is at risk of collapse and may need to be demolished after a fire.

A report from the Shasta County Grand Jury found that inmates at the local jail were not properly screened or treated for MRSA, a staph infection that is contagious and prevalent in jails, prisons and hospitals. Also, the city of Oroville is looking to overhaul the way citizens report non-emergency needs, and Butte County will hold two more community meetings about a new program to provide no-cost building plans that are suitable for disaster recovery housing.

Paradise residents who have questions about their electric service will be able to get answers from PG&E today. Also, some of California’s dams were built a century ago and dozens are in serious need of repair. A grant program was created last year to begin the repairs, but Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed cutting that funding, and this week the Shasta County’s Board of Supervisors will interview nine candidates for the county’s recently vacated Registrar of Voters position.

Chico City Council will decide whether to approve this fiscal year’s budget. Staff will also come back with rent stabilization research per the council’s requests months back. Also, the council eased parking restrictions that have long impeded residential development in the downtown area, and Shasta County has requested a superior court judge dismiss a lawsuit brought against the county’s elections office.