Category: Politics

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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