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Author: Jon Lewis

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Visions, Challenges Surface as Riverfront Planning Project Advances

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Jon Lewis

A large idea board filled with multi-colored notes did a good job representing the challenges in store for consulting group MIG as it begins drafting a specific plan to guide development—or the lack thereof—along 500 acres of riverfront property stretching… Continue Reading →

Lead Story Redding Riverfront Specific Plan
3

Open House Set for Monday on Redding’s Riverfront Plan Update

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Jon Lewis

A 2-year effort to update Redding’s riverfront specific plan begins in earnest Monday with an open house in the Civic Auditorium lobby. City staff and representatives from the consulting group MIG will share details about the planning process and take… Continue Reading →

News Redding Riverfront Specific Plan
4

Shasta College to Fill Theatre with ‘The Sound of Music’

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Jon Lewis

For his first summer production since 2020, Shasta College Theatre Arts instructor Gregory Thorson wanted to stage something substantial. With a 40-person cast, a 35-member orchestra and a 30-member chorus, suffice to say he found what he was looking for… Continue Reading →

Arts and Entertainment, Performance Shasta College, Shasta College Theatre Arts, The Sound of Music
9

Marian the Eagle is Ready to Fly Again

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Jon Lewis

It may be America’s national bird and the “symbol of supreme power and authority,” but the day-to-day life of a bald eagle can be somewhat less than majestic. Gunshots, vehicles, pesticides, wind turbines, drought, and wildfire are just some of… Continue Reading →

Great Outdoors, Lead Story Battle Creek Alliance, Defiance Canyon Raptor Rescue, eagles, raptors
5

Firefighters Hone Their Air-Attack Chops at Redding Base

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Jon Lewis

High above the smoke and flames of each north state wildfire, a supervisor circles in a Vietnam War-era spotter plane, serving as an airborne air traffic controller and directing the aerial attack as planes and helicopters battle the blaze with… Continue Reading →

Lead Story California Aerial Supervision Academy, firefighters
21

Drivers, bikers and walkers invited to re-envision the Highway 273 corridor

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Jon Lewis

The 16 miles of Highway 273 that stretch between Redding and Anderson offer up a variety of looks. There’s the faded glory of Miracle Mile to the north; the quickly changing Redding downtown anchored by Market Street; and the mix… Continue Reading →

Lead Story, News Highway 273, Miracle Mile, Shasta Regional Transportation Agency
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Notes of Suspicion Swirl as Council OKs Riverfront Specific Plan Contract

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Jon Lewis

Calling it “a poor way to spend a million dollars,” Redding Mayor Michael Dacquisto joined Vice Mayor Mark Mezzano in an unsuccessful effort to block the next step in the redevelopment of prime riverfront property in Redding. Instead, with a… Continue Reading →

Lead Story, News Jon Lewis, Redding City Council, Redding Riverfront Specific Plan, Riverfront Property
15

St. James Lutheran’s Micro Shelter Project Earns City Council Approval

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Jon Lewis

Redding’s first venture into emergency shelters got the green light Tuesday, despite the objections of a handful of the project’s neighbors near St. James Lutheran Church on Shasta View Drive. With a 3-1 vote, the Redding City Council approved, in… Continue Reading →

Lead Story city of Redding, homeless shelters, micro shelters, St. James Lutheran
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City Council Votes 4-1 to Rebuff Riverfront Redevelopment Offer

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Jon Lewis

Prime riverfront property currently anchored by the Civic Auditorium and the rodeo arena will be redeveloped—in some fashion and at some later date—but it won’t involve a sale to a McConnell Foundation-led group that had proposed an ambitious revitalization of… Continue Reading →

Lead Story Redding City Council, Riverfront Property
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Sweeping Riverfront Redevelopment Proposal Inches Forward

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Jon Lewis

Even as a concept that lacks any concrete plans or cost estimates, the somewhat out-of-the-blue proposal to redevelop about 45 acres of riverfront land is causing fits for many in the community, including some Redding City Council members. Granted, it’s… Continue Reading →

Lead Story, News Redding City Council, Redding Rodeo grounds, Riverfront Property

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  • Comment on Downtown Redding Business People Unhappy With City’s New Parking System by Jim
    I've enjoyed it as a patron of downtown businesses. When I go out for dinner or lunch it's much easier to find parking. When I have business at the courthouse again easier to find parking. When first parking or once parked if I run longer than expected it's very easy to initially pay or add […]
  • Comment on Downtown Redding Business People Unhappy With City’s New Parking System by Jim
    In reply to Dianna. The app is called flowbird. Very easy to use.
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    On this issue, I've been a proponent of mass disobedience. There should be an agreement between all businesses owners, employees, and patrons to simply not pay.
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