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A Militia-Fueled Recall Effort Is Pulling Ahead In California

Redding, CA, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - Eli Kay, filmmaker with Red, White and Blueprint looks on at the Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting where residents argue for and against impeaching board members. Red, W... Redding, CA, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - Eli Kay, filmmaker with Red, White and Blueprint looks on at the Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting where residents argue for and against impeaching board members. Red, White and Blueprint is producing a documentary featuring the pro-recall effort. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) MORE LESS

February 2, 2022 1:10 p.m.

In May of last year, I wrote about a recall effort aimed at county supervisors in conservative Shasta County, California, where anger over COVID health measures had turned bitter.

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