Occupation: Redding City Council member/incumbent
Age: 68
Candidate statement
“It is my privilege to have your support in shaping the future of our city. The challenges left unresolved compel me to stay the course and finish our job.
Public Safety: I don’t feel safer, do you? The council continues to increase police staffing, yet the growth of criminals, transients and illegal camping continues to plague our city. Redding needs more jail space. The revolving door must close and offenders held accountable for their crimes.
Legal and Financial: My 44 years as an attorney gives me the experience to understand many complicated city issues. I study and analyze the city’s audited financial statements. Unfunded pension and healthcare liabilities are growing at an unsustainable rate and can only be stopped with sound financial decisions.
Honesty and Transparency: I was the only council member to oppose an illegal land sale that would potentially lead to a million dollar bill for our taxpayers. As I predicted, the city was sued and the court ruled the sale illegal, by violating three separate laws and the city’s own policies. All my decisions, votes and reasoning have been fully transparent. The citizens deserve nothing less. I’d be honored for your vote.
Videos, campaign promotions
Michael Dacquisto campaign Facebook page
Michael Dacquisto campaign website (link remains broken as of 10/17/2022)
Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce member candidate video
Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce forum
Shasta Environmental Alliance forumEndorsements (see Facebook for complete list, quotes)
- Dale Ball, defeated 2020 District 2 Shasta County Board of Supervisor candidate; promoter of Leonard Moty recall; Red, White and Blueprint.
- Kathy Stainbrook: Supporter of Supervisor Leonard Moty Recall; Red, White and Blueprint.
Michael Dacquisto bio/City of Redding (for full text visit city website)
Michael Dacquisto was born in Washington D.C. to a military family. He lived in Maryland, Puerto Rico and Indiana. In 1971 he moved to California to attend Stanford University. He graduated with a degree in economics in 1975 and a law degree from the University of Southern California in 1978. He passed the California Bar in 1978 and started a solo law practice in Southern California.
In November 2018, Michael was elected to the City Council to serve a four-year term.
Michael joined the Redding Chamber of Commerce in the mid 1990s and remains a member at this time. Michael joined the board of the Consumer Credit Counselors of Redding and was its chairman for several years.
Michael is a founding member of the Shasta Angels an organization devoted to providing capital to start up businesses, from the Redding and Northern California area.
