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Community

California Family Council Mourns the Loss of Congressman Doug LaMalfa

January 6, 2026
SACRAMENTO–California Family Council (CFC) is deeply saddened by the loss of Congressman Doug LaMalfa. He was a strong supporter of the values at the heart of our mission and worked tirelessly for the unborn, for families, and for religious freedom.

Politics

GOP Congressional District 1 Lawmaker Doug LaMalfa Dies At 65

January 6, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC–GOP Congressional District 1 lawmaker Doug LaMalfa dies at 65 in a hospital in Chico of a heart attack that occurred during surgery to treat an aneurysm. He is survived by his wife, Jill, and four children. He was an owner and manager of DSL LaMalfa Family Partnership, which owns and operates the family rice farm in Richvale, California.

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).

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.

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.

Community

County Supervisors Approve Letter Opposing State Gerrymanding Districts

August 29, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis received $2,000 from the Shasta County Republican Assembly at its August monthly meeting.

Community

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.