Redding Mayor Mike Littau delivered the city’s 2026 State of the City address Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Holiday Inn on Hilltop Drive during the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce’s annual gathering. The event framed the year as “Chapter 140,” marking the city’s 140th year and focusing on progress, hard choices, and what comes next. Chamber leaders opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, a performance by Simpson University’s choir, and an invocation that emphasized gratitude fo