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Dutch Bros.’ Erin Resner Latest to Enter City Council Race; Bike Route Eyed; and Shasta Lake’s Big Bass Bring Big Bucks

Telling her supporters that she wants her children to have the “magical experience of growing up in Redding” that she enjoyed, business co-owner Erin Resner formally launched her City Council campaign at a noon rally on Friday in the Cascade… Continue Reading

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Redding City Council Recall is a Cry For Help, But Who’s Listening?

Ladies and gentlemen, what we’ve got here is a failure to communicate on so many levels, my head is spinning. As just about everybody in Shasta County knows by now, there was a pretty damned intense Redding City Council meeting… Continue Reading

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Measure D Supporters Launch Campaign For the ‘Safe Streets Now’ Tax Hike

A group of business leaders stepped forward Tuesday to voice their support for a tax hike they feel is desperately needed to bolster police forces and combat a growing crime problem that threatens the quality of life in Redding. If… Continue Reading

Tickets Available for 2015 State of the City Luncheon

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s 28th Annual State of the City luncheon to be held Tuesday, September 29th, at the Civic Auditorium in Redding. This year’s speech will be delivered by Mayor Francie Sullivan and is entitled… Continue Reading

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Success! Redding City Council OKs Sale of First Stillwater Business Park Parcel; Haven Humane Contract Renewed

With a sense of relief that was almost palpable, the Redding City Council voted Tuesday to welcome the first tenant to the long-vacant Stillwater Business Park. With a 5-0 vote, the council approved the sale of Lot 7, a 16.75-acre… Continue Reading

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Smooth Sailing at Redding City Council Meeting

  Redding City Council’s relatively short meeting sailed smoothly throughout, without drama or contentiousness. Jim Milestone, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Park’s Superintendent, gave an enticing presentation that outlined the upcoming Whiskeytown 50th Anniversary Celebration. The party will take place on August 22 at… Continue Reading

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Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe has her Day, in Absentia, as the Redding Council Discusses Drones, Power Plants and Salaries

Even though she was 420 miles to the north, in Portland, Ore., Women’s World Cup soccer standout and Palo Cedro native Megan Rapinoe starred at Tuesday’s Redding City Council meeting as the mayor proclaimed July 21 Megan Rapinoe Day. Accepting the proclamation… Continue Reading

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Watered-down Sales Tax Measure OK’d for Redding Ballot; Money Would Support Law Enforcement

Redding voters will get to vote on a proposed sales tax hike for citywide anti-crime measures, but it’s exactly half of what Mayor Rick Bosetti had in mind. Even though the final vote at Monday’s special meeting was 5-0, the… Continue Reading

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Mixing with Motorists: Bicycles as Transportation on Shasta County Streets

The irony is rich: Anne Wallach Thomas was planning for the next day’s monthly meeting of the Shasta Cascade Bicycle Coalition and, once again, confronting the fact that she would have to drive to the Redding meeting from her Palo… Continue Reading