There are nine candidates running for three seats on the council. Saulsbury is a mobile crisis clinician who’s focused on public safety, balancing the budget, homelessness and implementing safeguards for REU ratepayers.
There are nine candidates running for three seats on the council. Prosperi is a local business owner who wants to focus on the city’s budget, filling top leadership positions, collaboration within the council and staff morale.
The Oct. 7 session has been moved to San Francisco. It would’ve been the first time in more than 20 years that it was held in Redding, and it was intended to help the public better understand how the judicial system operates.
The races were supposed to take place in August, which is the month the triathlon happened this year. The dates were changed at the request of Redding officials and were approved due to the success of this year’s race.
The city issued a request for proposal this summer to allow for interested entities to apply to operate the entertainment venue. The auditorium’s fate has been uncertain as the city navigates funding and management challenges.
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.
