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Council Discussion on Decorum Leads to a Lack Thereof

In introducing the topic of improved decorum on the Redding City Council, Missy McArthur admitted she set the bar pretty high when she challenged fellow council members to be more like President Ronald Reagan. “I wish we could become great… Continue Reading

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Non-profit Status Makes Giving to Bella Vista Farms Even Easier — and It’s Deductible Too

For the past 30 years, Bob and Chic Miller have operated their Bella Vista Farms with the single goal of providing a loving, lifelong home to neglected, abused, abandoned, injured and forgotten animals. Theirs has been a not-for-profit operation in… Continue Reading

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Redding Council Asks State AG to Look Into Missing Public Access TV Funds

The state Attorney General will be the next agency to try and learn what Redding Community Access Corporation did with $110,000 in fees Redding cable customers paid for a public access TV station. The Redding City Council voted unanimously Tuesday… Continue Reading

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Council Briefs: Redding Airport Parking Changes, End of Tax-sharing Talks and Anti-DUI Grants Accepted

Long-term parking at Redding Municipal Airport just got a little more expensive, while short-term parking is now free. With a unanimous vote, the City Council on Tuesday agreed to switch the parking concessionaire, change rates and install a pair of… Continue Reading

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A Divided Redding City Council Withholds Support of the State of Jefferson Movement

Aspiring residents of the proposed State of Jefferson, many wearing matching “Don’t Tread on Me” yellow and green T-shirts, filled the Redding City Council chambers Tuesday to make their case for a 51st state. They filed out, disappointed but obviously undaunted,… Continue Reading

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Raising Shasta Dam Raises Concerns at Redding City Council Meeting

Given Redding’s strong emotional, financial, geographical and recreational ties to Shasta Dam, any talk of raising the dam by 181/2 feet is certain to raise eyebrows, if not outright concerns. Those concerns and questions were plentiful Tuesday night when the… Continue Reading

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Redding Joins North State Counties in Opposing New Clean-air Standards for Big Rigs

Redding became the first city to ask the California Air Resources Board to delay pending diesel-truck emission regulations that one council member said would decimate the north state trucking industry and lead to higher prices and empty store shelves. In… Continue Reading

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Redding’s Parks Draw the Short Straw After Council Considers Development Impact Fee Hikes

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