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
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
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
I am well acquainted with books. Sometimes I feel that I might drown in books. On my bedside table there is a stack—seven volumes high—waiting to be read. On the little table in the corner there is a motley collection,… Continue Reading
Costco on Tuesday cancelled all plans to relocate to the intersection of Oasis Road and Interstate 5, a stunning development that leaves the future location of the sales-tax-generating behemoth up for grabs. Redding City Manager Kurt Starman made the announcement… Continue Reading
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