City of Redding Podcast
182 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews, stories, and updates from the City of Redding. Each month we explore key topics important to the City of Redding and connect with the leaders and experts of these initiatives to learn more about how and why things are happening. Connect with us at [email protected] or on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @cityofredding.
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Special equipment for Police, $18M in American Rescue Plan Act money, new air service from Alaska Airlines in this week's Council Recap.
June 04, 2021 19:00 - 11 minutes - 8.27 MBRedding City Council approves special drug enforcement equipment for Police, $18M in American Rescue Plan Act money for the City of Redding and the community, new air service from Alaska Airlines beginning June 18th, transitional housing projects and more in this week's Council Recap. Click here to view the Council Meeting video. Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding...
Micro shelters, Avelo Airlines, Costco relocation and more in this week's City Council Recap
May 20, 2021 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.48 MBRedding City Council discusses micro shelter grant applications, LED street lights, Avelo Airlines permitting, downtown assessment district and Costco relocation in this week's City Council recap. Click here to view the Council Meeting video. Click here for more information on what's happening in Downtown Redding. Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love...
Fly Local. Fly Direct. Exciting New Flights to Seattle and Hollywood Burbank!
May 18, 2021 23:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBThe Redding Municipal Airport is seeing some exciting growth with the addition of new nonstop flights on Avelo Air to Hollywood Burbank as low as $19 each way and Seattle on Alaska Airlines from $95 each way. Wow! We connect with Redding Airports Manager Jim Wadleigh to learn more about these exciting new additions and what it means for the future of the Redding Airport. Visit www.iflyrdd.com for more information and to book flights. Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at p...
What is being done to address the homelessness crisis in Redding? - Part 3
May 10, 2021 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBAccording to a 2016 study of our local homeless population in Shasta County, the “High Utilizers of Crisis Response Services” unhoused person costs an estimated $66,188 for medical services, mental health services, and law enforcement calls for service per year. That same individual, housed, would cost just over $11,500 per year. In Part 3 we talk with Redding Vice Mayor Kristen Schreder, the force behind the Homelessness Study, and talk about what the City is doing to address the homeless...
What is being done to address the homelessness crisis in Redding? - Part 2
May 05, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBWelcome to Part 2 of our 3 part series on the Homelessness Crisis in Redding. In this episode we talk with Hill Country Community Clinic CEO Lynn Dorroh and Integrated Operations Director Jo Campbell about the Redding Mobile Crisis Response Team. We discuss how they are collaborating with the Redding Police Department to respond to a wide variety of mental health calls. When successful, this saves Redding’s law enforcement resources for larger crime related issues, and provides mental healt...
What is being done to address the homelessness crisis in Redding? - Part 1
April 26, 2021 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this three-part series, we explore the topic of homelessness in Redding from three different perspectives. In Part 1, we talk with Police Chief Bill Schueller to get his take on what homelessness looks like in Redding and how the Redding Police Department is addressing our local homeless population from a law enforcement perspective. In Part 2, we talk with Hill Country Community Clinic CEO, Lynn Dorroh, and Integrated Operations Director, Jo Campbell, about the Mobile Crisis Response Te...
What is being done to address the homelessness crisis in Redding?
April 26, 2021 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this three-part series, we explore the topic of homelessness in Redding from three different perspectives. In Part 1, we talk with Police Chief Bill Schueller to get his take on what homelessness looks like in Redding and how the Redding Police Department is addressing our local homeless population from a law enforcement perspective. In Part 2, we talk with Hill Country Community Clinic CEO, Lynn Dorroh, and Integrated Operations Director, Jo Campbell, about the Mobile Crisis Response Te...
Housing Grants and Police Salaries and Airport Runway repairs, oh my!
April 22, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 6.26 MBHousing Grants and Police Salaries and Airport Runway repairs, oh my! This week’s City Council meeting truly was a mixed bag. Sheri DeMaagd, Personnel Director with City of Redding helps unpack it in this episode of the City of Redding Podcast. Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? The best way to spread the word is to rate and review!
The Nitty Gritty on all things Downtown Redding
April 14, 2021 21:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBA lot has happened since our first Downtown episode, so it’s time for an update! In this episode of the City of Redding Podcast, Steve Bade, Deputy City Manager and Mark Christ, Housing Specialist with the City of Redding share the nitty gritty on all things Downtown. From parking and the Block 7 Project Mixed Use Development to the Diestelhorst to Downtown Project and how and why the decision was made to close Riverside Drive - you’ll want to hear this. Good things are coming Downtown! ...
Fire Chief Jerrod Vanlandingham and Community Services Director Kim Niemer provide this week's City Council Recap
April 07, 2021 22:00 - 10 minutes - 7.58 MBIn this weeks City Council Update, Fire Chief Jerrod Vanlandingham and Community Services Director Kim Niemer give us a quick overview. Last nights meeting is well worth a watch due to some great community discussion around some key topics including Micro Shelters, Redding’s Tourism Marketing Contract, and a new Crisis Intervention Response Team also known as CIRT. At just under 4 hours, this meeting is a long one. You may want to watch the meeting online in its entirety to get the full con...
Community Mailbag - Fences, Chickens, Youth Sports and Roundabouts
April 02, 2021 23:00 - 6 minutes - 4.27 MBJoin us for this week's Community Mailbag where we answer community-submitted questions concerning the proper way to build a fence in your front yard, just how many chickens can one person have, what the heck is the deal with youth sports and COVID-19 and last but not least, more key roundabout information! If you have questions or want to suggest future topics, please email [email protected]. We would love to hear from you! Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at po...
Let's Talk About Roundabouts and the $14.3M in Improvements Coming to Redding Roads
March 22, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this week's episode, Steve and Katie catch up with the Assistant Director of Public Works John Abshier and Associate Planner Zach Bonnin to talk about the over $14 million recently-secured grant funds intended to improve roads as well as biking and pedestrian access around Victor Ave and Turtle Bay. They talk about how the City of Redding secured the grant funding, why these locations were selected, and why roundabouts just make good sense. As mentioned in the podcast, maps and detailed ...
Let's Talk About Roundabouts and the $14.3M in Improvements Coming to Redding Roads
March 22, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this week's episode, Steve and Katie catch up with the Assistant Director of Public Works John Abshier and Associate Planner Zach Bonnin to talk about the over $14 million recently-secured grant funds intended to improve roads as well as biking and pedestrian access around Victor Ave and Turtle Bay. They talk about how the City of Redding secured the grant funding, why these locations were selected, and why roundabouts just make good sense. As mentioned in the podcast, maps and detailed ...
Potential Drought Conditions, Stillwater Business Park, Short-term Rentals and more in this City Council Meeting Recap from March 16,2021
March 17, 2021 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBPotential Drought Conditions, Stillwater Business Park, Short-term Rentals, COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Program and more in this City Council Meeting Recap from March 16,2021 Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? The best way to spread the word is to rate and review!
Police Chief Bill Schueller Explains the Police Salary Increase in this City Council Recap
March 05, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBRedding City Council approves additional CARES Relief money for the community and Redding Police Chief Bill Schueller explains the new RPD salary increases and what it all means for police recruitment in our community. Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? The best way to spread the word is to rate and review!
Inside Look at Redding's Sewer System, Part 3: Public Works Director Chuck Aukland
February 26, 2021 21:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn this series, we take a look at Redding's Sewer System and talk with a few of the people who help make sure that the things you flush, don't come back up to the surface. In fact, the City of Redding's Wastewater Department is making sure that the wastewater that leaves our homes eventually goes back into the Sacramento River as clean, if not cleaner, than when it came out. This is no small operation! In part three of this three-part series, we talk with Chuck Aukland, Director of Public...
Inside Look at Redding's Sewer System, Part 2: Industrial Waste Supervisor Tracy Wyhlidko
February 26, 2021 16:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this series, we take a look at Redding's Sewer System and talk with a few of the people who help make sure that the things you flush, don't come back up to the surface. In fact, the City of Redding's Wastewater Department is making sure that the wastewater that leaves our homes eventually goes back into the Sacramento River as clean, if not cleaner, than when it came out. This is no small operation! In part two of this three-part series, we talk with Tracy Wyhlidko, Industrial Waste Su...
Inside Look at Redding's Sewer System, Part 1: Wastewater Collections Lead Chace Taylor
February 26, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIn this series, we take a look at Redding's Sewer System and talk with a few of the people who help make sure that the things you flush, don't come back up to the surface. In fact, the City of Redding's Wastewater Department is making sure that the wastewater that leaves our homes eventually goes back into the Sacramento River as clean, if not cleaner, than when it came out. This is no small operation! In part one of this three-part series, we talk with Chase Taylor, Wastewater Collection...
What You Need to Know From the February 16th City Council Meeting
February 18, 2021 18:00 - 7 minutes - 4.96 MBCouncil approves a new Neighborhood Policing Unit (NPU) for Downtown Redding, playground updates, a dangerous intersection on Highway 273 gets some attention, the Housing Division makes another positive impact in the community and more in this Redding City Council Recap. Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? The best way to spread the word ...
The Importance of Public Power, Part 2: Dan Beans, Director of Redding Electric Utility
February 12, 2021 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBThis is two-part series about the importance of Publicly Owned Power Utilities. Redding Electric Utility, our locally owned power utility, is celebrating 100 years of public power this year. We want to understand what it means to have locally owned public power and how the community benefits from this. Power Utilities in general are expensive and complicated systems. What makes Public Power utilities better than their Investor Owned counterparts? Why should Redding care that REU is celebrat...
The Importance of Public Power, Part 1: Joy Ditto, President and CEO of the APPA
February 12, 2021 21:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBThis is two-part series about the importance of Publicly Owned Power Utilities. Redding Electric Utility, our locally owned power utility, is celebrating 100 years of public power this year. We want to understand what it means to have locally owned public power and how the community benefits from this. Power Utilities in general are expensive and complicated systems. What makes Public Power utilities better than their Investor Owned counterparts? Why should Redding care that REU is celebrat...
Community Mailbag - Street Sweeping, potholes and stop lights
February 09, 2021 23:00 - 6 minutes - 4.75 MBThis week, we address some of the great community questions submitted through [email protected] and reach out to City department experts for the answers. Tune in to find out what the deal is with those reflective yellow stop lights along Market Street, how the street sweeping service really works in Redding and what is being done to take care of those pesky potholes! Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitt...
Community Questions
February 09, 2021 23:00 - 6 minutes - 4.75 MBThis week, we address some of the great community questions submitted through [email protected] and reach out to City department experts for the answers. Tune in to find out what the deal is with those reflective yellow stop lights along Market Street, how the street sweeping service really works in Redding and what is being done to take care of those pesky potholes!
What You Need to Know From the February 2nd City Council Meeting
February 04, 2021 01:00 - 7 minutes - 4.94 MBA new play structure for the Redding Aquatic Center, California Conservation Corp trails update, COVID-19 city-led initiatives and more in this Redding City Council Recap from February 2, 2021. Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? The best way to spread the word is to rate and review!
Airport Manager Jim Wadleigh; A Move in the Flight Direction
February 04, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBCity of Redding Airports Manager Jim Wadleigh talks about how airport operations work here in Redding and ongoing efforts to secure more flights to additional locations. Jim is fairly new to Redding but has a wealth of knowledge about airports and flying and has big ideas for growth and change. He comes with an impressive resume from working on the tarmac for Continental on small aircraft to joining the marines and passing his air traffic control test with flying colors. He has a backgroun...
What You Need to Know From the January 19th City Council Meeting
January 21, 2021 22:00 - 7 minutes - 5.31 MBA Redding landmark gets a new name, feral cats, CARES Act Funding update, Shasta View Drive parcel sale and more in this Redding City Council Recap from January 19, 2021. Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? The best way to spread the word is to rate and review!
Q&A with Redding City Manager Barry Tippin
January 14, 2021 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBWe speak with City Manager Barry Tippin for a quick recap of the past year and some exciting things to look forward to moving forward. We also talk about several key topics including fiscal responsibility, pensions, Bethel Church, and some of the things being done to address homelessness in Redding. Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? Th...
Meet Mayor Erin Resner
December 28, 2020 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBGet to know the new City of Redding Mayor, Erin Resner! In this episode, Mayor Resner talks about what she loves most about living in Redding, her 2020 challenges and successes, what she hopes to bring to the community in 2021, and what she does with Starburst candy wrappers. Hint - her organizational skills are on point! Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding websit...
Safety Tips For the Holidays and All Year Long
December 17, 2020 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBHear from Redding Police Department, Redding Fire Department, Solid Waste Utility and Redding Electric Utility on how to keep you and your family safe during the holidays and beyond. While some of these safety tips are holiday-specific, many are important to keep in mind all year long. Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? The best way to ...
What we learned from the Carr Fire
December 04, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn Redding, it is important more now than ever before to learn how to prepare yourself, your family, and your home against fire. Hear from Redding Fire Marshal Craig Wittner as he breaks down common fire hazards, as well as addresses key takeaways from the Carr Fire in the summer of 2018. And Goats! Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? Th...
What's Happening in Downtown?
December 03, 2020 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBDowntown Redding is a hub of activity right now with over $300M being poured into new buildings, infrastructure and exciting features for the community. Join us as we chat with Deputy City Manager Steve Bade about all things Downtown Redding Redevelopment! Contact the City of Redding Podcast Team Email us at [email protected] Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit the City of Redding website Love the podcast? The best way to spread the word is to rate an...
Welcome to the City of Redding Podcast
December 03, 2020 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.21 MBWelcome to the NEW City of Redding Podcast where, each month, we will explore key topics important to the community. We will connect with leaders and experts of these initiatives and learn more about how and why things are happening. Topics like the downtown redevelopment project, wildfire mitigation efforts, and public safety will all be discussed. The goal of this podcast is to help the City of Redding connect with the community in a new and innovative way and deliver key information abou...