Forums beginning this week will feature Redding City Council candidates and other political hopefuls
Events are being held by three local organizations. They will publicly interview candidates about their approach to business, the environment and other topics of interest to local community members.
Political forums will be held across Shasta County beginning this week and continuing over the coming month, with several focused on the multitude of candidates hoping to win one of three open seats on the Redding City Council.
Events will be held by the Redding League of Women Voters, Redding Chamber of Commerce and Shasta Environmental Alliance. The chamber’s forum will focus on business-related questions, while the forum held by SEA will center its topics on environmental concerns, and the LWV’s event will cover broader questions. All forums are listed as nonpartisan, free and open to the public.
Find the topics, dates and locations below.
Shasta Environmental Alliance
A forum for Redding City Council candidates, held by the Shasta Environmental Alliance, will focus on the environmental and climate issues affecting the Redding community. Audience members will be able to submit written questions in person or in advance.
Race: Redding City Council
Date/Time: Oct. 1 at 6 p.m.
Location: Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2850 Foothill Blvd., Redding
Redding Chamber of Commerce
The Redding chamber will hold two political forums focused on issues that affect local businesses. The chamber’s questions will be generated internally and will not be provided to candidates in advance.
Race: Redding City Council
Date/Time: Sept. 16 at 5:30-7 p.m.
Location: Cascade Theatre, 1731 Market St., Redding
Race: Shasta County District 5 Supervisor
Date/Time: September 14 at 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Location: Gaia Hotel & Spa, 4125 Riverside Place, Anderson
Redding League of Women Voters
The Redding League of Women Voters, a branch of the nonpartisan national organization, will hold forums for a number of local races this fall. Audience members will be able to submit written questions in person.
Race: Anderson City Council
Date/Time: Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Frontier Senior Center, 2081 Frontier Trail, Anderson
Race: City of Shasta Lake Council
Date/Time: Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Larry J. Farr Community Center, 4499 Main St., Shasta Lake
Race: Redding City Council
Date/Time: Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Sequoia Middle School — McLaughlin Auditorium,1805 Sequoia St., Redding
Race: Shasta County Office of Education Board
Date/Time: Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Larry J. Farr Community Center, 4499 Main St., Shasta Lake
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The mayor’s recent presentation at a Chamber of Commerce event that included what is being done for the homeless was encouraging. I agree everyone deserves a home. Food, shelter, health care and education are the resources we all need. As a community and a country this is what we should be focusing on. I’ll vote for someone who is working towards this goal.
Somebody should ask how much COR is spending to as a result of our current policies that determine how we are responding to the homeless community at everyone of these meetings. How much are we spending on grants, services, emergency responses, law enforcement, cleanups, repairs, staff time… How much does it cost our community to handle homelessness the way we are currently doing it?
I support Mike Gallagher for Supervisor. He supports the National Coalition for the Homeless and will be a strong advocate for homeless rights. It’s time we house the homeless. No one should go without.
Three reasons I’m a hard no:
1) Member Bethel Church
2) He is supported by Patrick Jones
3) He is anti-LGBTQ
Unfortunately, if you are not a resident of the district, you have no vote, same as anyone not a resident of district 3. These elected officials make moves that affect the entire county. Everyone in the county should be able to vote for all 5 supervisorial seats.
Keep bethel out of politics.
Tax them.