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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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County Supervisors Approve Letter Opposing State Gerrymanding Districts

August 26, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–The Shasta County Board of Supervisors approved a letter of opposition (Agenda C3) to State gerrymandering of districts–which impacts local Congressional District 1 represented by Congressman Doug LaMalfa at its Aug. 26th board meeting and again tabled any discussion (Agenda R6 and R7) of the Nov. 4 Statewide Special Election as well as how much money is being spent on Shasta County elections from the agenda.

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Redding Council To Decide On Raising Sales Tax By 1 Percent On Nov. 4 Ballot

August 5, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–The Redding City Council decided on a 4-1 vote (Agenda 9:12a2) this evening (Aug. 5) to place a 1 percent sales tax increase (to 8.25 percent) on the Nov. 4 general election ballot which if passed by voters would raise an estimated additional $30 million. The lone dissenting vote was made by Council Member Tenessa Audette who wanted to delay the vote from a special election this fall at a cost between $300,00–$500,000 to Nov. 3, 2026 (next year’s general election).

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