City Council Pushes Back on Estimated Cost Of Hand Counting Future Redding Election Ballots
Shasta County’s recall politics rose to the surface during the Council's discussion of whether to send a letter over election costs.
Shasta County’s recall politics rose to the surface during the Council's discussion of whether to send a letter over election costs.
Niemer is the fifth city leader to officially announce her retirement this year.
On Tuesday, Redding’s elected leaders will consider taking on a limited role in assisting with administration for the seven-county housing collaboration. Doing so may help preserve federal and state funding as Shasta County withdraws as lead agency.
State law requires the City to prepare an Environment Impact Report when updating the City’s General Plan, an overarching planning document that provides a high level blueprint for development. This week, Redding Planning Commissioners met to submit their comments on the Draft EIR. The public is also welcome to weigh in until August 28.
No Boundaries is not currently licensed by California's Department of Health Care Services to provide addiction treatment and detoxification services. City staff say that's because No Boundaries just connects clients to care but doesn't provide treatment. The No Boundaries website indicates otherwise.
About seventy people used to live on private land off Masonic Avenue. After new gates were placed around the property in March, some moved on. Those who remained, about forty, have been displaced by police enforcement over the last two weeks.
City staff are proposing the Council allow up to 33% more short-term rentals in the city. They did not review City housing data to determine how 100 more short term rentals might impact low-income residents at risk of becoming homeless.
MIG will facilitate an update to the City's Riverfront Specific Plan, a legally binding document that will guide future Council decisions on how approximately 500 acres of riverfront land will be conserved and developed. A number of Native community members and environmental advocates opposed the proposal.
Redding’s City Manager answers Shasta Scout’s questions about how the City is navigating trust, transparency, stakeholder involvement, and a potential conflict of interest as it looks to update the City's plan for riverfront land use.
Almost a year ago, Redding’s City Council voted to place riverfront development decisions back into the hands of the people through a city-led planning process. Now City staff are asking the Council to choose a "firm" referred to as "MIG/Populous" to manage the Riverfront Plan update.