City of Redding Ordered to Disclose REU Investigation

An administrative law judge has ordered the city of Redding to disclose a sealed internal report to city workers that contains information about the operations of Redding Electric Utility.

The case stems from an ongoing dispute with Service Employees International Union Local…

Hilltop Drive Sparkles With Holiday Lighting

from press releases

Redding’s newest holiday tradition began Tuesday (Nov. 24, 2009) with the festive lighting of nearly four dozen palm trees along the Hilltop Drive medians.

A total of 46 trees inside 12 medians were wrapped with nearly 13,000 energy-saving LED…

REU Union Files Charges Against Redding

The union that represents some Redding Electric Utility employees has filed follow-up charges (click here to read) with the state’s Public Employment Relations Board against the city of Redding.

The charges, filed Dec. 11, stem from an ongoing dispute over a secret…

An even bigger electric rate increase? R-E-U kidding?

On Tuesday’s Redding City Council agenda are several interesting items, among them, that two top bosses are forfeiting their ‘08 raises and postponing their ‘09 raises, that budget-cutting guidelines have been drawn up for the next two years, and that Redding Electric…

New Redding Electric Utility Director: Paul Hauser

Redding City Manager Kurt Starman today announced the appointment of Paul E. Hauser as Director of the Electric Utility, replacing James Feider, who is retiring.

Hauser currently serves as Redding Electric Utility’s Assistant Director of Distribution, a role he has held…

Question 5 for Redding City Council candidates

We asked the eight Redding City Council candidates to answer one question a week for nine weeks until the Nov. 4 election.

QUESTION 5
Very soon Redding Electric Utility will seek a new director.
What are your thoughts on REU’s internal…

Redding to REU union: Knock it off, knuckleheads

In an ongoing dispute about management practices in the Customer Service Division of Redding Electric Utility, we’ve brought you the city’s secret investigation, insiders’ incredulous reaction and the employees union charge against the city.

Now read the city’s take on the situation as…

Who’s zooming who about REU?

As you might recall from our Aug. 18 report, the city of Redding says a private investigation into mismanagement at its Redding Electrical Utility Customer Service Division is being kept secret because no violations were found and no one was…

More details to come on Redding Electric Utility?

My recent story about employee upheaval at Redding Electric Utility didn’t have the whole picture, a reader has informed me. I’m meeting the reader today to find out what I missed. I’ll get back to you as soon as I know…

City Hall investigates REU; report sealed

First it was the City Hall sex scandal. Then it was Solid Waste’s Moonlighting Madness Sale. Now the city is mopping up another fine employee mess, this time at Redding Electric Utility.

What started four years ago as a quiet internal…