{"id":259634,"date":"2026-04-09T16:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/259634\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:58:16","slug":"supervisor-alleges-opponent-assaulted-her-at-gop-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/259634\/","title":{"rendered":"Supervisor alleges opponent assaulted her at GOP event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Placer County supervisor said a Lincoln City Councilmember and campaign opponent assaulted her by throwing papers in her face at a local Republican Party event last month, though she declined to press charges, according to a Placer County Sheriff\u2019s Office incident report.<\/p>\n<p>The two candidates attended a Placer County Republican Party event March 11 at Action Academy Placer, 725 Vernon St. in Roseville when the encounter occurred, the police report said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Supervisor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/shantilandon.com\/\">Shanti Landon<\/a> and members of her political team were handing out a three-page packet containing political messaging that upset her 2nd District opponent, Lincoln City Councilmember <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hollyforsupervisor2026.com\/\">Holly Andreatta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report was made public through a Public Records Act request by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100090753367255\">the Voices of Placer<\/a>, a social media account run by Alicia Watkins that frequently posts criticism of local conservative candidates, including Andreatta.<\/p>\n<p>In Andreatta\u2019s statement summary, she said Landon\u2019s team was distributing information and timelines that \u201cpainted Holly Andreatta in a bad light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The contest between the two candidates dated back to 2024, when Lincoln residents raised concerns about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/article302298364.html\">a proposed medical respite center planned for downtown<\/a> near several schools. Lincoln officials alleged the organization behind the project did not properly disclose its plans to the city.<\/p>\n<p>Both Landon and Andreatta have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/article312440804.html#storylink=cpy\">faced accusations of withholding information<\/a> about the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Landon said the packet included her endorsement list, a timeline regarding the Gathering Inn project in Lincoln, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1227810689504863&amp;set=a.175731658046110\">a news release<\/a> about Andreatta\u2019s emails tied her guest appearance at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/education\/article313657871.html\">Twelve Bridges High School\u2019s Club America meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the report, created the next day and completed March 16, Andreatta approached Landon and her husband to discuss the flyer.<\/p>\n<p>The report synopsis said Andreatta threw the papers at Landon, hitting her in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Andreatta told deputies she threw the papers toward Landon\u2019s lap, but Landon and two witnesses said the papers hit Landon in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Landon declined to press charges but asked deputies to document the event in case another confrontation occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Elise Soviar, a Placer County Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesperson, said the documentation most likely fell under the agency\u2019s jurisdiction instead of Roseville\u2019s because Landon is a resident of unincorporated Placer County.<\/p>\n<p>Landon said she sought documentation regardless of jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was easiest because PCSO has authority in any incorporated city,\u201d she said. \u201cIf something comes up in the future, rather than having to go to a separate entity, I would already have a report on file so I don\u2019t have to go to multiple jurisdictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andreatta declined to comment on the incident Wednesday, saying she did not trust that her remarks would be reported accurately.<\/p>\n<p>Landon said the incident contradicted her opponent\u2019s messaging in the nonpartisan campaign in the June election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s especially concerning given her claims of \u2018transparency\u2019 and \u2018integrity.\u2019 Our community deserves composure and decorum, at a minimum, from our elected officials,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/314568916\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAC_0021_PK_20260121_BUSS.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Nicole Buss\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/314568916\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole Buss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Nicole Buss is The Sacramento Bee\u2019s Roseville\/Placer County watchdog reporter. She previously covered Placer County at Gold Country Media. Buss grew up in Lincoln and is a graduate of Sierra College and Arizona State University.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Placer County supervisor said a Lincoln City Councilmember and campaign opponent assaulted her by throwing papers in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259635,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-259634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}