The Latest Breaking News from Lassen County

California population winners and losers: The fastest growing and shrinking counties

LOS ANGELES — A prison closed in Lassen County. College campuses welcomed students back in Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz counties, and thousands of new housing units were added in Yolo County.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 5, 2023

California voters elect Gov. Gavin Newsom to a second term

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters on Tuesday handed Gavin Newsom a second term as governor, choosing the incumbent over an unfamiliar Republican state senator from Lassen County who struggled to compete with the Democratic political heavyweight.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 9, 2022

A rural California prison was set to close this summer. It's still open, and inmates want a say

When it rains, water pours through the ceilings of the California Correctional Center in Susanville, sometimes flooding the cells of incarcerated men who have resorted to using soap to seal leaks.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 22, 2022