Redding officials were delighted when Lassen Canyon Nursery last August became the first tenant of Stillwater Business Park, and they were even happier to learn that the strawberry plant producer promised to add 20 good-paying jobs. On Tuesday, the Redding… Continue Reading
Redding voters will be asked this fall to OK a half-cent sales tax increase to fund additional police officers and firefighters, more jail space, a mental health crisis stabilization unit and a sobering center. The measure, if passed by a… Continue Reading
Redding Police Chief Robert Paoletti presented a nifty slide show Tuesday night that showed how effective his department’s new Neighborhood Police Unit has been since its inception in January. He could have saved himself the trouble and just taken the… Continue Reading
Merle Haggard died Wednesday. What does that mean? Not much, in the grand scheme of things, unless you’re a fan of pure, unadulterated art that has been stripped bare of any nicety, artifice, comfort or margin of safety. Like that… Continue Reading
With a unanimous vote, the Redding City Council on Tuesday welcomed the concept of urban beekeeping and directed the Planning Department to work on a new ordinance that would allow bee hives within city limits. The move came at the… Continue Reading
Owners of the crime-infested Redding Inn reached a settlement with Shasta County prosecutors and have agreed to a lengthy list of security measures in order for the Pine Street motel to remain in business, the District Attorney’s office announced Friday… Continue Reading
El Nino, everybody’s favorite weather pattern, is making a welcome visit to the north state and a rainy start to the month of March has Shasta Lake up to 81 percent of capacity and rising. Rivers are running high and… Continue Reading
Redding differs from Salt Lake City in myriad ways, including its ability to provide housing to the homeless. Members of the Redding City Council agreed on that much at least. Opinions differed, though, on whether Redding should launch a pilot… Continue Reading
Beginning this fall, local students can obtain a four-year degree from one of the best business schools in the country without leaving Redding’s city limits. A new partnership between Shasta College and Chico State University will allow students to obtain… Continue Reading
An ambitious plan to transform the old Dicker’s building into a four-story, mixed-use hub of affordable housing and retail spaces received an enthusiastic green light Tuesday from the Redding Planning Commission. Daniel Knott, whose K2 Land and Investments owns the… Continue Reading
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