While attending a Delta Stewardship Council meeting in Chico last week, I was reminded how large, diverse and practically ungovernable California is. The council was seeking early comments on an overarching plan, due by the end of the year, for… Continue Reading
Caltrans is scheduled to begin adding a lane in each direction on Interstate 5 from Bonnyview Road to the Highway 44 interchange in Redding late this spring. The long-planned project received the green light from California Transportation Commission, which recently… Continue Reading
Score one for downtown Redding pedestrians. Caltrans and the city of Redding recently made two changes at the intersection of East and Tehama streets, next to Shasta Regional Medical Center. Both changes are good for people who aren’t steering 4,000… Continue Reading
A new row of attractive bicycle parking racks is now in place at the Hilltop Drive trailhead for the popular Dana-to-Downtown bike path in Redding. Those recently installed racks are the latest additions to a small but growing collection of… Continue Reading
Sunday’s Redding Marathon attracted its biggest field ever, as 178 individuals and 78 three-runner teams completed the 26.2-mile distance from the Shasta Dam overlook to the Sundial Bridge. Another 139 participants completed the 5-kilometer run/walk. The weather was ideal for… Continue Reading
Did you take my advice and break away from the football games on television last weekend? If you did, you’re welcome. If not, there’s still hope for you this weekend. The tube will offer another 14-plus hours of “must see”… Continue Reading
There’s a feeling that some Shasta County residents would purchase more locally grown and produced food if only they knew where to find it at a reasonable price. Similarly, there’s a feeling that Shasta County growers and producers would provide… Continue Reading
It would be an exaggeration to call the Redding Marathon the area’s biggest annual sporting event, but the footrace definitely has claimed a spot as one of the most significant. The race returns at 8 a.m. Sunday, January 16, when… Continue Reading
The second weekend of the new year offers no holiday, no three-day weekend and, you might think, not much to do except sit around and watch football. Wrong. There’s plenty of activities and attractions on this weekend’s calendar, including things… Continue Reading
Jerry Brown is governor of California again, and I have a positive feeling about his administration. I never, ever thought I would write those words. A little more than two months ago, I complained about both candidates for governor and… Continue Reading
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