On the same day Shasta County supervisors OK’d the hiring of five sheriff’s deputies at a cost of $910,000, the Redding City Council voted unanimously to make a one-time withdrawal from the general fund reserves to add four officers to… Continue Reading
Collectively, Redding, its police department and one of its more popular neighborhoods have a high-powered headache on its hands, and it stems from the indisputable fact that shooting ranges and subdivisions make lousy neighbors. At issue is the Record Range,… Continue Reading
Redding City Council’s two newest members stuck to their guns Tuesday and joined the majority in a 4-1 vote to disband an advisory commission that had become a rallying cry for a small but boisterous crowd of Tea Party conservatives.… Continue Reading
The Redding City Council, in the interest of the broadest possible participation in civic affairs, is inviting applications for various City boards, commissions and committees. Following is a list of City of Redding boards, commissions and committees which may have… Continue Reading
The thorny issue of public safety, or the growing lack thereof, surfaced repeatedly at Tuesday’s meeting of the Redding City Council. It first popped up in the form of a proposal by Councilman Gary Cadd to prohibit the outdoor cultivation… Continue Reading
Redding’s newest City Council members stuck to their guns Tuesday and joined the majority in voting to shift the time allotted for public comments to the end of council meetings. The 4-1 vote was identical to the Dec. 2 meeting… Continue Reading
The last vote Rick Bosetti presided over as Redding’s mayor was divided, with Council members Gary Cadd and Patrick Jones dissenting on a motion to certify results of the Nov. 4 elections. The first vote incoming Mayor Francie Sullivan presided… Continue Reading
Veterans and victims of domestic violence both received help from the Redding City Council this week. In the first case, former state Sen. Maurice Johannessen’s dream of an independent living complex and clinic for veterans is a step closer to… Continue Reading
An auxiliary police force staffed by volunteers would be patterned after the city of Anderson’s and would require an estimated $181,000 to launch, outgoing Redding City Councilman Patrick Jones said Tuesday while updating the council on his plan to augment… Continue Reading
A unanimous Redding City Council voted to direct $355,000 in federal funding for a six-bedroom home on Park Marina Drive that will house up to a dozen homeless and low-income veterans. Tuesday’s 5-0 vote allows the local branch of the… Continue Reading
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