Category: Politics

Community

Redding City Council Approves $8.2 Million in Spending at Oct 7th Meeting

October 10, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–The Redding City Council approved $8.2 million in spending at its Oct. 7th meeting: $5.2 million for the Cypress Pump Station Facility (Agenda 4.11d). $1.8 million for the 5551 Cascade Racquet Club Mutual Water Company Water Main Project (Agenda 4.11f).

Community

Shasta Supervisors Approve $1.6 Million Funding Application for Public Health

October 7, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–The Shasta County Board of Supervisors today (Oct. 7) approved up to $1,645,560 to the California Department of Public Health for the California Home Visiting Program (Agenda C7) and a $1.2 million agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. for youth residential specialty mental health services (Agenda C5).

Politics

What Happened Oct. 4th When ICE Agents Surrounded

October 6, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–What happened in Chicago’s Brighton Park (East Precinct) on Saturday, Oct. 4 when ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement–an agency under the Department of Homeland Security whose mission includes enforcing immigration laws and ensuring national security) agents were surrounded?

Community

Shasta Supervisors Approve $136,000 In Additonal Funding for Nov. 4 Elections

September 24, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–The Shasta County Board of Supervisors approved $135,961 in additional funding requested by Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis for Nov. 4 elections in a 4-1 vote with Supervisor Allen Long dissenting. Public comments were divided 6 to 6 in favor and against.

Community

Retiring City Manager Proposes Two Options to Solve Redding’s Budget Deficit

September 17, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Retiring City Manager Barry Tippin proposed two options to solve Redding’s budget deficit near the end of the Tuesday, Sept. 16 City Council meeting.
The Redding City Manager’s presentation came following an oral report made by the City of Redding Public Works’ Street Division which outlined the City’s Pavement Condition Index that showed the majority of Redding’s roads were in the Poor Zone not in the Fair Zone nor in the Good Zone.

Rallies

The Unspoken Scandal of Teen Trans Surgeries

September 12, 2025
CALIFORNIA FAMILY COUNCIL–’When Kaiser Permanente announced its decision to pause all “gender-affirming” surgeries on minors last week (in July), I held my breath, hoping that California’s media might finally take the opportunity to tell the public what a teen trans surgery is. I hoped they’d finally give voice to the victims, detransitioners like Chloe Cole, Layla Jane, and Luka Hein, whose lives have been permanently scarred by the very procedures Kaiser is now putting on hold.

Politics

Prayer Vigils On the Eve of 9-11 Honor the Fallen Hero Charlie Kirk

September 11, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Almost 200 came to the Redding City Hall Prayer Vigil to celebrate the life of Charlie Kirk (Oct. 14, 1993-Sept. 10, 2025) a conservative political commentator, activist, author, media personality, who co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 and served as its executive director. He was the chief executive officer of Turning Point Action, Turning Point Academy, and Turning Point Faith; president of Turning Point Endowment; and a member of the Council for National Policy.

Politics

A Tribute to Charlie Kirk by a Conservative Commentator

September 10, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Charlie Kirk (Oct. 14, 1993-Sept. 10, 2025) was a conservative political commentator, activist, author, media personality, who co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 and served as its executive director. He was the chief executive officer of Turning Point Action, Turning Point Academy, and Turning Point Faith; president of Turning Point Endowment; and a member of the Council for National Policy.

Community

Shasta Not a Charter County

September 9, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–It was made public at the Shasta County Board of Supervisors Sept. 9 meeting (Agenda C3) that Shasta was not a Charter County because the appropriate paperwork for Measure D passed on March 5, 2024 had not been filed with the Secretary of State and was just recently filed in August.

Community

Redding Council Proclamation Continues Local Emergency Due To Flooding

September 3, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–A Redding City Council proclamation (Agenda 4.1a-b) continues a Feb. 2, 2025 local emergency due to flooding that has caused repairs, replacement of public facilities that resulted in a Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom to Shasta, Humboldt, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Sonoma and Trinity Counties initiated by a request from Shasta County Board of Supervisors Chair Kevin Crye to the California Office of Emergency Services.