AENN Elisa Ballard Redding, CA - August 13, 2026 Clint Curtis, Shasta County Registrar of Voters, has called in the FBI to assess suspicious ballots that about a dozen people observed while processing ballots for the June 2 primary election, along with video evidence of suspicious employee activity. Citizens have filed affidavits detailing what they saw regarding the ballots. Four FBI agents—two from Los Angeles and two from Sacramento—have been interviewing them this week. Some of the...

By Nicole Nixon Staff Writer Contact Aug. 13, 2026 3 AM PT Democrat Xavier Becerra holds a commanding 55% to 37% lead over Republican Steve Hilton in a new Berkeley IGS/Los Angeles Times poll ahead of November’s election to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom. Support breaks sharply along party lines, with progressives and no-party-preference voters driving Becerra’s advantage. Majorities in Los Angeles and San Diego counties, the Bay Area and the Central Coast back Becerra, while Hilton leads in...