Late-night nude massages in seedy parlors could soon be relegated to Redding’s tawdry past following City Council action Tuesday aimed at curbing sex trafficking. The council voted 4-0, with Councilwoman Francie Sullivan absent, to adopt an ordinance providing strict standards… Continue Reading
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
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
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
The Redding City Council moved Tuesday to acknowledge—and legalize—a fast-growing component of the new sharing economy by voting for an ordinance regulating the Web-based, short-term rentals of homes through businesses like Airbnb. With a 5-0 vote, the council adopted an… Continue Reading
At the request of the Redding City Council, citizens can now find information about local hotels with the most calls for service (CFS) on the Redding Police website. The web page containing this information can be found directly at http://reddingpolice.org/resources/hotelscfs/,… Continue Reading
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