Vice Mayor Dr. Paul Dhanuka held the latest “First Mondays” community gathering on Monday evening, July 6, at Redding City Hall. While the monthly forum opened with broader local concerns — including park maintenance, public safety, and homelessness services — the majority of the roughly two-hour meeting focused on strong resident opposition to a proposed county correctional and reentry facility in the River Ranch area near the Sacramento River.

Mike Michalak, speaking at Redding City Council Meeting Redding, CA — After nearly 50 years of silence at public meetings, Mike Michalak, owner of The Fly Shop® in Redding, addressed the Redding City Council on June 16, 2026, to strongly oppose plans for a 1,200-bed jail, male re-entry program facility, and alternative custody campus at the Eastside Road location along the Sacramento River, adjacent to the River Ranch neighborhood. Michalak, who co-founded The Fly Shop in Apr

Residents of the River Ranch neighborhood are pushing to preserve city-owned land near Eastside Road as open space and recreational trail connections rather than see it developed into a correctional facility, with attorneys reporting progress toward a potential settlement following a court hearing Monday. In a status hearing held April 27, 2026, in Department 64 of Shasta County Superior Court, Judge Ryan H. Biras set a follow-up status hearing for June 15 at 9 a.m.

Homeowners near the River Ranch community have filed a lawsuit against the City of Redding and Shasta County, challenging the approval of a land lease for a proposed alternative custody campus that could eventually include a large new jail. The River Ranch Neighborhood Association filed the lawsuit on February 27, 2026, in Shasta County Superior Court. The suit claims the City of Redding improperly bypassed required environmental review under the California Environmental Q

Redding residents and concerned citizens came out in droves on Tuesday evening, January 13th to voice their concerns and opposition to a proposed Alternative Correction Facility and Future Jail, that was the subject of a rezoning hearing put before the Redding City Planning Commission. Many safety, economic, and environmental concerns were brought up by 35 speakers at the hearing, which resulted in no action being taken by the Commissioners.