The council is contracting Rocklin-based recruiter Ralph Anderson & Associates to run the recruitment. It’s a decision met with mixed opinions by council members, some of whom wanted to offer the role to the city’s interim manager.
After Circle 6 Consulting recommended the council consider a data center project in Redding, council members expressed their disapproval of such a plan. There’s little word yet on how the efficiency study Circle 6 produced will be used by the council to improve city finances.
Joseph Bowers, an assistant director at Redding Electric Utility, could temporarily step into a department head role that was recently vacated by Greg Robinett. If appointed, Bowers would split his time between his current role at REU and Redding’s top finance role, at no additional cost to the city.
The firm that completed the study said a data center project could attract hundreds of millions in private capital investment. The recommendation comes amid significant public pushback against data centers across the state and nation.
The grant will go toward extending a portion of the park to allow for the opening of additional parcels for future development.
A group of community leaders organizing under the name Good Governance Redding has endorsed two candidates for Redding City Council this fall.
We’re flipping the script by centering readers’ voices in our coverage of the Redding City Council race this November. Taking our anonymous survey will help us decide what questions to ask.
The strike in Redding is just one of several strikes happening across the country against Prime Healthcare, a for-profit company that owns 55 hospitals in 15 states.
A little over a million in funds that were designated elsewhere have been identified as available to be returned to the city’s struggling general fund. More comprehensive results and savings are expected to be presented later this month.
Jones has led Redding’s business community as head of the Redding Chamber since 2024. The search for a new chamber director has already begun.
