Jon Lewis

A Tuesday night Redding City Council meeting that started in a somber mood—Mayor Brent Weaver requested a moment of silence in support of Houston-area residents reeling from Hurricane Harvey—proved to be packed with positive developments. Cory McCandliss, the Redding Civic… Continue Reading →

When Barry Tippin was named Redding’s city manager in June, he was asked to set his own goals and objectives. Tippin, in turn, assembled 15 community members for guidance. The eye-opening process “went fabulous,” he said, and on Tuesday he… Continue Reading →

Redding’s new city manager, his assistant and 50 other department heads, managers and supervisors will begin contributing to their retirement costs in a move the City Council hopes will be followed by other employee groups. The council voted 5-0 to… Continue Reading →

Public safety, downtown Redding’s future, the moribund Stillwater Business Park and a junior bike park in Caldwell Park were the topics of interest at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Downtown The council made a pair of related moves: it voted unanimously… Continue Reading →

Another day, another dollop of abuse. That pretty much sums up life these days for the Redding City Council, whose members endured another fusillade of criticism during Tuesday’s meeting. And just like the June 6 meeting, the gripes centered on… Continue Reading →

With a 4-1 vote, the City Council on Tuesday officially hired Barry Tippin to be Redding’s new city manager. By the time the tumultuous meeting ended, Tippin’s first official act may very well be to send a memo to himself… Continue Reading →

A divided Redding City Council on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to pry $375,000 from its beleaguered general fund to help Shasta County open a sobering center. In a 3-2 vote, the council stuck to its December 2015 decision to use… Continue Reading →