Everybody loves Redding’s parks and its trail system. Charging homebuilders to come up with an extra $2,700 per house to support those popular amenities? Not so much. With a unanimous, albeit conflicted, vote, the Redding City Council approved a slate… Continue Reading
REDDING, Calif. – Starting this weekend, a potpourri of events will take place in Shasta County to commemorate the 50th anniversary of one of the most famous speeches of all times: Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” address before… Continue Reading
REDDING, Calif. – For the second year, TEDxRedding will bring together practical visionaries from the Redding area and beyond to share “ideas worth spreading.” The event, at the historical, art deco Cascade Theatre, offers a curated afternoon of speakers and performers… Continue Reading
Redding, CA – Should a day center be established in Redding? And if so, what role, if any, should the city play in it?
Those were the central questions posed to the community Monday during a special meeting of the Redding City Council. Councilwoman Missy McArthur had asked for the forum after a proposed sit-lie ordinance was shelved last month. Continue Reading
Global Climate Change is happening now, as we reach new highs in greenhouse gas emissions at 400 PPM of CO2.1 The Arctic ice cap which has stabilized our climate and ocean currents for several thousand years is disappearing.2 Ocean acidification from… Continue Reading
Karin and I concur on most major marital and philosophical issues: politics, personal finances, religion, family-size, professional sports, and sex. We agreed on “twice the norm,” “non-doctrinal,” “don’t keep track,” “left-leaning”, “none,” and “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Ten points if… Continue Reading
My motto in childhood was “If a little bit is good, a lot has to be better.” This was doubly true when it came to talking. Bedtime was at 8 pm, but I had a dodge. I’d dash from my room,… Continue Reading
A divided Redding City Council voted Tuesday to borrow $5.4 million to fund construction of a police station adjacent to the Civic Center on Cypress Avenue. Financing for the new station was included in a 3-1 vote to refinance some… Continue Reading
Making health care decisions can be a complex process. It is important that families and health care providers are aware of a person’s wishes if they are unable to speak for themselves. This class offers valuable tools to help a… Continue Reading
The Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District (SMVCD) is advising Shasta County residents that West Nile virus is now widespread throughout the District. Since our first reported WNv positive, the virus has now been detected in six birds, three mosquito… Continue Reading
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