Pleased with the robust dialogue, which featured 28 speakers spread over 90 minutes, and satisfied the substantial traffic and water-supply impacts have been dealt with, the Redding City Council voted unanimously to uphold approval of Bethel’s massive 39-acre, $96 million… Continue Reading
While there’s plenty left to do, Redding has made significant progress in improving public safety. That was one of the takeaways Wednesday from a special Redding City Council meeting intended to update the community on various public safety initiatives and… Continue Reading
Catalyst Redding Young Professionals are constantly on the lookout for ways to enhance Redding’s vibe. The group’s latest gambit, a brightly painted piano on the Market Street Promenade in downtown Redding, appears to have struck the perfect note. “We want… Continue Reading
With a unanimous vote, the Redding City Council on Tuesday extended the city’s moratorium on recreational pot sales, cultivation and manufacturing for a year, but City Attorney Barry DeWalt said draft ordinances dealing with legal weed should be before the… Continue Reading
“The Vietnam War,” a compelling 10-episode, 18-hour film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that was recently broadcast on Redding public TV station KIXE and PBS stations across the country, recently helped bring that tumultuous time back into focus for… Continue Reading
After the Redding City Council spent two hours wrestling with the idea of cultivating, selling and distributing marijuana for recreational use, two things became clear Tuesday night: 1) The pending votes will not be unanimous, and 2) The process will… Continue Reading
Roger Moore, Redding’s new police chief, got the support of all five City Council members on Tuesday night. When it came to a vote, however, the Enterprise High graduate only received four yes votes. Councilman Adam McElvain cast the lone… Continue Reading
A Tuesday night Redding City Council meeting that started in a somber mood—Mayor Brent Weaver requested a moment of silence in support of Houston-area residents reeling from Hurricane Harvey—proved to be packed with positive developments. Cory McCandliss, the Redding Civic… Continue Reading
When Barry Tippin was named Redding’s city manager in June, he was asked to set his own goals and objectives. Tippin, in turn, assembled 15 community members for guidance. The eye-opening process “went fabulous,” he said, and on Tuesday he… Continue Reading
Redding’s new city manager, his assistant and 50 other department heads, managers and supervisors will begin contributing to their retirement costs in a move the City Council hopes will be followed by other employee groups. The council voted 5-0 to… Continue Reading
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