The City of Redding

Guess what time it is! The Downtown Christmas tree will be cut and placed tomorrow, November 8th. The Christmas tree is a partnership between The City of Redding, Redding Electric Utility - REU, Dura Crane Inc., Sierra Pacific Industries, Headrick Logging, CHP - Redding and Viva Downtown. The holiday season has always had a special way of bringing the Redding community together and this year will be no different. What is most exciting this season will be seeing the melding o...f old and new Redding. The soon-to-be-paved streets in the new Downtown will come alive with the lighted tree's return to its old location - where it lived every year before the streets were closed to account for the old mall. The annual Christmas Tree Lighting will take place Friday, December 4th and will be hosted by Viva Downtown! #LightedChristmasTree #DowntownRedding #ReddingCalifornia #OldRedding #NewRedding #OldMeetsNew #VintageRedding #TheCityOfRedding #DowntownStreetCirculationProject #ThingsToLookForwardTo #GoodThingsAreComing

Kathy Key, of Team Juniper Friends and Family, put in some serious work for Healthy Shasta’s Walktober Challenge 2020. Her efforts secured her spot as the top i...ndividual walker this year! With a total of 814,978 steps in just 31 days, she earned $500 toward a local charity of her choice. Kathy has decided to give her prize money to One SAFE Place Shasta. One Safe Place is a local multi-service agency that is dedicated to providing legal services, safety, shelter and emotional support to intimate partners, children and seniors affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. The non-profit organization partners with several other local organizations to provide a one-stop shop for clients, volunteers, social workers, bystanders and donors working together to end violence in Shasta County. For more information on One Safe Place or to make a donation, visit https://ospshasta.org/ Congratulations, Kathy! Your fancy footwork stands for more than just a year’s worth of bragging rights. You made an impact in our community and for that, you deserve the crown! #WalktoberWinner2020 #GrandPrizeWinners #IndividualWinner #KathyKay #OneSafePlace #SteppingUpForAGreatCause #MakingADifference #ACommunityWin

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of one of the focal points of the Downtown Redding redevelopment project, Market Center, located at 1551 Market Street. City of Redding Senior Housing Specialist Mark Christ tours you around the building and updates construction status as of November 1, 2020. Market Center is a four-story, 80,000 square foot structure being built where the old Dicker’s building once was, in the former Downtown Mall. The building will be home to an exciting mix of... shops, restaurants and affordable housing units. Yes Of the 82 units available, 81 will specifically be dedicated to meeting the community’s need for affordable housing, in the form of one, two and three-bedroom units. If you are hoping to make 1151 Market Street your next address, check out the Market Street Apartments website at marketcenterapartments.com. For more information on Market Center Apartments and other happenings in Downtown Redding, visit www.cityofredding.org/downtown

For the moment, it looks like a large, graded dirt lot, but there is plenty going on behind the scenes at California Street Mixed Use Development. At the north end, between Tehama and Butte Streets, Modern Builders is working with Conco, the parking structure subcontractor, to prepare the footings for the development of the 398 space multi-level parking structure. Between Butte and Yuba Streets, which will be the home of the affordable housing project, the developer is in t...he final stages of the Building Division’s plan check process. Construction is expected to begin the week of November 9th. At the south end, between Yuba and Placer Streets, the surface parking lot is already in full swing. In order to provide the utmost support for the Downtown businesses, The City encourages a 2-hour time limit in this parking lot. If you need to park for more than two hours, please use one of the outlying parking lots and DASH into the downtown core. More information on DASH pick up times and locations can be found at www.cityofredding.org/dash.

It’s really feeling like fall today! What’s been your favorite spot for outdoor activities lately?

Check out these digital puzzles from Visit Redding, featuring stunning images of some of the most beautiful locations and things to do in the Redding area. Puzzles are more than just a great way to spend your free time and keep the mind agile. They can be a fun-filled activity to incorporate into distance learning programs, a lunch-break pastime to break up the monotony of the workday, and a chance to connect digitally with family and friends. The digital puzzles are availab...le in varying degrees of difficulty, so there is something for puzzle lovers of every age! Check them out at https://www.visitredding.com/puzzles #VisitRedding #ReddingCalifornia #ThisIsRedding #Puzzles #FreeTimeFun #DistanceLearningActivity #ConnectWithFamilyAndFriends

To someone in need, a warm coat can feel like a hug from a loved one. This year, show some love to people right here in the Redding community through the Coats for Kids program - a partnership between Good News Rescue Mission, The City of Redding, Redding Fire Department and The Redding Transfer Station. From November 16th through December 14th, you can donate new or like-new coats, hats, scarves, gloves and mittens to North State kids and adults in one of the following ways...: Place the items in a plastic bag on top of your blue collection container on your designated collection date. Drop your donation items off at designated blue containers through December 14th at Redding Fire Department Fire Stations, The Good News Rescue Mission and The Redding Transfer Station. Contact The Good News Rescue Mission by phone at 530.242.5920, extension 129 or online at www.GNRM.org for additional opportunities to donate to those in need in our community. #CoatsForKids #GoodNewsRescueMission #CityOfRedding #ReddingFireDepartment #TheReddingTransferStation #MakeADifference #ShowSomeLove

Team Dead Last Corps, from the Shasta County Sheriff's Office - Coroner's Office, took home the Grand Prize in Healthy Shasta's Walktober Challenge this year - $1000 to be donated to a Shasta County charity of their choice. Their strong work wasn't just a win for the team. They decided to make their steps count for TWO local non-profit organizations! The prize money will be split equally between The Jeremy Stoke Legacy Fire Foundation and Girls Inc. of the Northern Sacramento Valley. Check out the full story on the Healthy Shasta Facebook page.

If you notice smoke near the West Central Landfill on Clear Creek Road, please don't be alarmed. CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit is conducting a 200-acre prescribed burn today through 5pm. Smoke will be visible. Projects of this kind help to reduce fuels and decrease the likelihood of a catastrophic fire. #prescribedburn #rxburn #dontbealarmed #firemitigationefforts ... #fuelsreduction #wildfiremitigation #calfireshastatrinityunit #thecityofredding #westcentrallandfill #clearcreekroad See more

There is light at the end of the proverbial tunnel! The residential units at Market Center are in their final stages of completion and occupancy will begin later this month. Not only will they help to meet the need for affordable housing in the community, but they will be a stunning addition to the growing Downtown landscape. And check out that view! Does this look like a place you’d love to call home? Visit https://marketcenterapartments.com/ for leasing information.... #DowntownRedding #ReddingCalifornia #MarketCenter #MarketCenterApartments #TheCityOfRedding #Live #Work #Play #GoodThingsAreComing

Enterprise Park’s new pickleball courts received fresh concrete yesterday with only a few more steps until final completion! This exciting addition to the park was funded by the Redding Parks and Trails Foundation, an independent non-profit that works year-round to improve Redding parks and trails for everyone to enjoy. Learn more about the foundation’s efforts at reddingparksfoundation.org

Mark your calendars and join a discussion on the City of Redding's Hazard Mitigation Plan. Everyone in the community is invited to join the online workshop Monday, November 9th at 6pm via zoom. We want to hear from you as we plan how our community addresses our local hazards like fire, flooding, and snowstorms. Registration is required to attend so we can make sure to prep the meeting accordingly. See the event post below for the link to register. See you there!

Here's an opportunity to work with the Redding Police Department. as a Police Recruit For more information about this position and other career opportunities with the City of Redding, visit cityofredding.org/jobs. #cityofredding #reddingpolicedepartment #policerecruit #governmentjobs #nowhiring #employmentopportunities