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Should Shasta County and the City of Redding Admit They Erred in Moving Forward with Plans for a Correctional Facility Adjacent to a Residential Neighborhood?
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.

Elisa Ballard
Jan 148 min read


Stakeholders of Proposed True North Behavioral Health Campus Make a Presentation and Answer Questions at Well-Attended Town Hall Event
Board of Supervisor Matt Plummer (District 4) led a well-attended town hall event on Monday evening at the Dignity Health Connected Living to provide more details to the public about the True North Behavioral Health Campus proposed for Shasta County by Signature Healthcare Services and to answer as many questions as possible. Funding for the campus is not a certainty and won’t be known until late spring 2026, when the State’s Department of Health Care Services makes its dete

Elisa Ballard
Dec 9, 20258 min read


Did the Shasta County Board of Supervisors Put the Cart Before the Horse? Adjacent Residential Neighborhood Doesn’t Want a Large Jail Facility in Their Backyard
Would any homeowner want an adjacent 90-acre parcel that had been zoned for industrial and park uses, to suddenly be rezoned for a public facility/jail that could house up to 1200+ inmates? Have any alternatives really been looked at? Residential property values near this parcel have suddenly taken a dip. Why are the Shasta Board of Supervisors so intent on locating such a large correctional facility next to an established residential neighborhood that is very near to or righ

Elisa Ballard
Dec 4, 20258 min read
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