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Civil Rights

Jul. 1, 2026

Siskiyou County settles suit over water access for Shasta Vista residents

Siskiyou County and Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue agreed to stop enforcing water-transfer restrictions against residents of Shasta Vista and pay $650,000 in attorneys' fees to settle the remaining claims in a federal lawsuit alleging the county's cannabis enforcement efforts disproportionately targeted Asian American residents.

Siskiyou County and Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue have settled the remaining claims in a federal lawsuit alleging the county discriminated against Asian American residents while cracking down on illegal cannabis cultivation.

The settlement, filed Monday, resolves claims brought in 2022 by several residents of Shasta Vista, an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County. The plaintiffs alleged that traffic stops and water-use ordinances adopted as part of the county's cannabis enforce...

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