The City Council’s recent deadlock over appointments is likely to result in Planning Commissioners Aaron Hatch and Brandi Greene continuing to serve for another four years, unless Mayor Jack Munns brings back a winning compromise.
Protesters used their signs to express their opposition to federal administration policies that have impacted veterans, federal workers, immigrants and members of the LGBTQ community, among others.
Mayor Jack Munns met a roadblock as he attempted to gain the Council's support for his appointments to the Planning Commission. Next steps remain unclear.
Tonight, April 1, Redding City Council will vote on whether to replace two commissioners, Hatch and Brandi Greene. Both have a bent towards conservation and environmentalism, have served a single term, and have expressed interest in reappointment. Neither are being considered by Mayor Jack Munns.
A plan is slowly materializing that will close the City’s $5 million budget gap next year. Proposed changes will reduce police positions and cut spending on tourism marketing but not result in any layoffs.
A group called Citizens for a Better Redding hopes to pass a local sales tax measure this fall. If successful, the measure would likely take effect in April 2026. Meanwhile, the City still faces a $5 million shortfall for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
As Redding seeks revenue to make up for the City’s impending budget shortfall, some members of Council had concerns about who will foot part of the bill.
The protest's title was a nod to the democratic principle that no one, not even a sitting United States president, is above the law.
The Sheriff's Office provided a public report of the ways the department has coordinated with ICE over the last calendar year. Protesters used the routine agenda item to share discourse on the importance of following state law on immigration enforcement.
Hundreds of community members rallied in downtown Redding to protest Trump’s “illegal and undemocratic” actions. They were joined by about a dozen counter-protestors. Conversations between the two groups at times erupted briefly into intense verbal altercations but there were no acts of violence.
