For the city in Pennsylvania, see Reading, PennsylvaniaReading is a city and the county seat of Berks County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the center of the Greater Reading Area...
Redding is a city in
Northern CaliforniaNorthern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose , Sacramento , as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern California coast, the Big Sur coastline area, the Sierra Nevada...
. It is the
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
of
Shasta County, CaliforniaShasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range. As of 2000 the population was 163,256...
,
USAThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 80,865 and has grown to approximately 108,741 due to recent annexations.
Redding is the state's largest city north of
SacramentoSacramento is the capital of the U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County. Located along the Sacramento River and just south of the American River's confluence in California's expansive Central Valley. With a 2007 estimated population of 460,242, it is the seventh-largest...
, as well as the northernmost designated metropolitan area and city with over 100,000 people in
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
. It is the fourth largest city in the
Sacramento ValleyThe Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses all or parts of ten counties.-Geography:...
and the northernmost in the Central Valley.
Geography and geology
Redding is located at (40.576606, -122.370325). According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 59.6
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (154.4 km²). 58.4 square miles (151.4 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it (2.01%) is beneath water.
Redding is nestled at the very northwestern end of the Central Valley, which transitions into the Cascade foothills. The city is surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west; and fertile farm land to the south. Outermost parts of the city are actually part of the Cascade foothills, whereas southern and central areas are in the
Sacramento ValleyThe Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses all or parts of ten counties.-Geography:...
.
Elevation can vary greatly in different parts of Redding, because the city is extremely spread out. Downtown Redding is on average, whereas anywhere to the north, east, or west of downtown ranges between 550-800 feet. Southern portions range between 400 and . This is why outermost fringes have a better chance of snow in the winter than right in the central area.
The
Shasta DamShasta Dam is a concrete gravity arch dam across the Sacramento River in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest of Shasta County, California...
on the
Sacramento RiverThe Sacramento River is the longest river entirely within the state of California. Starting at the confluence of the South Fork and Middle Fork of the Sacramento River, near Mount Shasta in the Cascade Range mountains, the Sacramento flows south for , through the northern Central Valley of...
provides a considerable level of flood protection for Redding. The dam is capable of controlling flows up to 79,000 cubic feet (7,300 cubic meter) per second. However, flows larger than 79,000 cubic feet (7,300 cubic meter) per second occurred in both 1970 and 1974, exceeding the capacity of Shasta Dam.
Soils in and around Redding are mostly of loam or gravelly loam texture, well drained, with red or brown mineral horizons. They are slightly or moderately acidic in their natural state.
Climate
Winter (October–April) provides the most precipitation of any season in Redding—the weather tends to be either rainy or foggy. Summers are hot and dry, but rain is possible, usually a thunderstorm. The average daily maximum temperature in July stays near 100 degrees Fahrenheit. While the official high temperature in July is listed at 118 degrees, the temperature has been known to reach 120 degrees in some areas of Redding.
| Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Rec High °F |
77 |
83 |
88 |
93 |
104 |
117 |
118 |
115 |
116 |
105 |
88 |
78 |
| Norm High °F |
55.4 |
58.1 |
63.9 |
70.6 |
79.7 |
88.7 |
97.5 |
96.9 |
89.2 |
69.4 |
60.4 |
54.6 |
| Norm Low °F |
35.5 |
38.1 |
41.1 |
44.9 |
51.6 |
59.6 |
64.1 |
60.8 |
55.5 |
45 |
39.8 |
34 |
| Rec Low °F |
10 |
21 |
28 |
28 |
34 |
39 |
45 |
43 |
36 |
28 |
19 |
13 |
| Precip (in) |
7.00 |
6.21 |
5.85 |
2.78 |
1.66 |
0.69 |
0.15 |
0.22 |
1.79 |
3.38 |
5.63 |
6.04 |
| Source: USTravelWeather.com http://www.ustravelweather.com/weather-california/redding-weather.asp |
Redding holds the record for the warmest average daily temperatures north of 40°N latitude anywhere in the world.
Ecology
There are several
rareA rare species is an organism which is very uncommon or scarce. This designation may be applied to either a plant or animal taxon, and may be distinct from the term "endangered" or "threatened species" but not "extinct"....
and
endangered speciesAn endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. Also it could mean that due to deforestation there may be a lack of food and/or water...
in Redding and its immediate vicinity. The Redding Redevelopment Plan EIR notes the California State listed endangered species, slender Orcutt grass (
Orcuttia tenuisOrcuttia tenuis is a species of grass which is endemic to northern California. It grows in vernal pool habitat in the western and northern foothills surrounding the Sacramento Valley. It is a federally listed threatened species....
), occurs in eastern Redding near the municipal airport, where
vernal poolVernal pools, also called vernal ponds or ephemeral pools, are temporary pools of water. They are usually devoid of fish, and thus allow the safe development of natal amphibian and insect species...
s are known to exist. This endemic grass is a Federal Candidate for listing and is endangered throughout its range, confined to several populations, and seriously threatened by
agricultureAgriculture is the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated and...
,
overgrazingOvergrazing occurs when plants are exposed to intensive grazing for extended periods of time, or without sufficient recovery periods. It can be caused by either livestock in poorly managed agricultural applications, or by overpopulations of native or non-native wild animals...
, and residential development. Vernal pools provide the preferred habitat for this plant, which the
California Native Plant SocietyThe California Native Plant Society is a California not-for-profit organization that seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve that flora. The CNPS was formed in 1965 in the East Bay. There are currently 33 chapters and several sub chapters covering the entire...
considers as a rare and endangered species. An ecology park at Turtle Bay in Redding has been created to allow study of native
floraIn botany, flora has two meanings. The first meaning, flora of an area or of time period, refers to all plant life occurring in an area or time period, especially the naturally occurring or indigenous plant life...
and
faunaFauna is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g...
of the local area.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 80,865 people, 32,103 households, and 20,995 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 1,383.8 people per square mile (534.3/km²). There were 33,802 housing units at an average density of 578.4/sq mi (223.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.70% White, 1.05% African American, 2.23% Native American, 2.95% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 1.64% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 3.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.43% of the population.
There were 32,103 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was above age 64. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median
incomeIncome is the consumption and savings opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame, which is generally expressed in monetary terms. However, for households and individuals, "income is the sum of all the wages, salaries, profits, interests payments, rents and other forms of earnings...
for a household in the city was $34,194, and the median income for a family was $41,164. Males had a median income of $35,985 versus $24,652 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the city was $18,207. 15.6% of the population and 11.3% of families were below the poverty line. 21.2% of those under the age of 18, and 7.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
According to the 2000 census, there were 114,424 people in both the city and unincorporated areas of Redding's 3 ZIP codes. There were 31,585 people in 96001, 4,254 live west of the city limits or in nearby Keswick. In 96002, there were 30,333 people, 2,361 of which lived in Churn Creek Bottom. In 96003, there were 41,463 people, 10,543 of which lived in either unincorporated areas of Redding or Shasta Lake City, northern and western portions of Bella Vista, including all of Jones Valley. and don't have a P.O. box. Of the entire population, 86,223 lived in the city or urban areas and 17,145 lived in the country.
The California Department of Finance lists the 2008 population at 92,690 within the current 2000 census boundaries. The City of Redding lists over 106,000 because of recent annexations. Some areas of north and west Redding have recently been annexed.
Politics
In the
state legislatureThe California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members...
Redding is located in the 4th
SenateThe California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
District, represented by
RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
Sam AanestadSamuel Mark Aanestad is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who was elected to the California State Assembly in 1998 to represent the 3rd District. In 2002, Aanestad was elected to the California State Senate. He is a Republican. Dr...
, and in the 2nd
AssemblyThe California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen. Federally, Redding is located in
California's 2nd congressional districtCalifornia's 2nd congressional district contains much of the far north of the state of California, north of Sacramento. It is the largest district by area in the state. The district covers all of Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba counties, as well as parts of Butte...
, which has a
Cook PVIThe Cook Partisan Voting Index , sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index , is a measurement of how strongly an American congressional district or state leans toward one political party compared to the nation as a whole...
of R +13 and is represented by Republican
Wally HergerWalter William Herger, Jr. , American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing the California's 2nd congressional district. The second district is physically large. The major cities are Chico, Redding and Red Bluff...
.
Redding is the proposed capital of the State of Jefferson, a 1940's-origin secessionist movement which includes rural Northern California and Southern Oregon. The movement was born from economic troubles in the area, in addition to a perceived indifference from leaders in Salem and Sacramento to the needs of rural citizens of their respective states.
City government
- Mayor Rick Bosetti
- Vice Mayor Patrick H. Jones
- Richard "Dick" Dickerson
- Missy McArthur
- Patrick H. Jones
- Kurt Starman
History
Situated along the
Siskiyou TrailThe Siskiyou Trail stretched from California's Central Valley to Oregon's Willamette Valley; modern-day Interstate 5 follows this pioneer path...
, an ancient trade and travel route connecting California's Central Valley and the
Pacific NorthwestThe Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America, bound by the Pacific Ocean to the west. There are several partially overlapping definitions of the region, but they generally include the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon, and...
, the site of Redding was occupied by
Native AmericansNative Americans in the United States is the phrase that describes indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of...
of the
WintuThe Wintu are Native Americans who live in what is now Northern California. They are part of a group of associated groups known collectively as Wintun...
tribe from about the year 1000. During the early 1800s,
Hudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world...
trappers and members of the
United States Exploring ExpeditionThe United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean conducted by the United States Navy from 1838–1842. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones. The voyage was authorized by Congress in 1836...
passed through the site of Redding, while traveling along the Siskiyou Trail.
The first non-native
settlerA settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads...
in the area was
Pierson B. ReadingPierson Barton Reading was a California pioneer.-Life:Pierson B. Reading, was born in New Jersey. He came across county to California with Samuel J. Hensley as a member of the Chiles-Walker party in 1843...
, an early
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
pioneer. Reading was an admirer of
John SutterJohn Augustus Sutter was a Swiss pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush by the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall and the mill making team at Sutter's Mill, and for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, the...
, and in 1844, Reading received the
Rancho Buena VenturaRancho Buena Ventura was a Mexican land grant in present day Shasta County, California, given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Major Pierson B. Reading . The land grant is named for the former name of the adjacent Sacramento River, Buena Ventura, which meant good fortune in Spanish...
Mexican land grant for the area occupied by today's Redding and
Cottonwood, CaliforniaCottonwood is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2000 census. Cottonwood is a stagecoach town founded in 1882. Cottonwood is equidistant between Redding and Red Bluff, in both directions...
, along the
Sacramento RiverThe Sacramento River is the longest river entirely within the state of California. Starting at the confluence of the South Fork and Middle Fork of the Sacramento River, near Mount Shasta in the Cascade Range mountains, the Sacramento flows south for , through the northern Central Valley of...
. At the time it was (by over 100 miles) the northernmost non-native settlement in California.
Later, when the
Southern Pacific RailroadThe Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company , and usually simply called the Southern Pacific, was an American railroad. The railroad was founded as a land holding company in 1865, later acquiring the Central Pacific Railroad by lease...
built its rail line through the
Sacramento ValleyThe Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses all or parts of ten counties.-Geography:...
, it decided that the cost of making a small westerly detour to reach the pre-existing mining town of Shasta was not in its interest. Instead the railroad routed the tracks through an area with the inauspicious name of Poverty Flats and what was to become the town of Redding was born. Named by the Southern Pacific for railroad man
Benjamin B. ReddingBenjamin Barnard Redding was a Canadian-born state official of California, politician and land agent with the Central Pacific Railroad. The town of Redding, California, was named for him....
, the town was rechristened "Reading" in 1874, to honor local pioneer Pierson B. Reading. However, the railroad would not recognize the change, and the original name, Redding, was restored in 1880.
Redding incorporated in 1887 with 600 people. By 1910, Redding had a population of 3,572 supported by a significant mineral extraction industry, principally copper and iron. However, with the decline of these industries, which also produced significant amounts of pollution damaging to local agriculture, the population dropped to 2,962 in 1920. By 1930 the population had recovered to 4,188 and then boomed during the 1930s with the construction of nearby Shasta Dam. The building of the dam, which was completed in 1945, caused the population to nearly double to 8,109 by 1940 and spurred the development of the bedroom towns of Central Valley (now Shasta Lake City) and Project City - together named after the Central Valley Project.
In the 1950s the city continued to grow with the expansion of the lumber industry, the building of Whiskeytown and Keswick Dams, and the completion of Interstate 5 in the late 1960s. By 1970, Redding had grown to 16,659 people. In the 1970s, the area of Enterprise on the eastern bank of the Sacramento River was annexed into Redding immediately increasing the city to around 35,000, and bringing the total population to 41,995 by the time of the 1980 census. A major reason the residents of Enterprise supported this annexation was the cheaper power provided by the city's municipal utility which receives power from the dam. However, the 1970s also saw difficult times for the lumber industry as housing construction plummeted during the 1973-75 recession. Unemployment in Shasta County during that time peaked at over 20%. With the increase in environmental regulations the logging industry never fully recovered and the city had to shift economic gears once again.
After a retail and housing boom of the late 1980s,the city grew to 66,462 in 1990. This boom continued until the mid 1990s and then a slight slowdown occurred, bringing the population to 80,865 in 2000. Due to annexations, the population is estimated to have reached six figures in 2007. By 2010, it will reach 112,000.
In recent decades an influx of retirees from the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles seeking lower cost housing and a slower pace of life has caused a shift in the city's economic base towards the service sectors of medical, legal, retail and tourism. However, the unemployment rate is still consistently above the state average, and with few industrial jobs, wages tend to be low.
Places of interest
In 2004, the
Sundial Bridge at Turtle BayThe Sundial Bridge is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge for bicycles and pedestrians that spans the Sacramento River in Redding, California, United States and forms the world's largest sundial...
was completed. The dramatic pedestrian span was designed by the noted Spanish architect-engineer-artist
Santiago CalatravaSantiago Calatrava Valls is an internationally recognized and award-winning Valencian Spanish architect, sculptor and structural engineer whose principal office is in Zurich, Switzerland...
and links the north and south campuses of the (809,000 m²)
Turtle Bay Exploration ParkTurtle Bay Exploration Park, located in in Redding, California, is a museum complex that interprets the relationship between humans and nature...
. The pylon holds up the bridge support cables and also acts as a
sundial{| align="right" | |}A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style onto a flat surface marked with lines indicating the hours of the day...
(which is accurate only on the summer
solsticeA solstice is an astronomical event that happens twice each year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most inclined toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun's apparent position in the sky to reach its northernmost or southernmost extreme...
- June 21 or 22) .
Turtle Bay Exploration Park, located along the banks of the
Sacramento RiverThe Sacramento River is the longest river entirely within the state of California. Starting at the confluence of the South Fork and Middle Fork of the Sacramento River, near Mount Shasta in the Cascade Range mountains, the Sacramento flows south for , through the northern Central Valley of...
, contains a museum and gardens. The campus features permanent and changing exhibitions hilighting art, history, horticulture, forestry and natural science.
The historic Cascade Theatre
http://www.cascadetheatre.org/Index.asp which opened in 1935 has been restored and now operates as a multi-use performance venue. The theater is an example of
Art DecoArt Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1925 until the 1940s, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts, and film...
architecture of the period. It was listed on the California Register of Historic Resources on November 5, 1999 and listed on the
National Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on January 17, 2002. The Cascade Theatre was also the recipient of Art Deco Society of California Preservation Award on March 18, 2000.
Redding is the largest city in the northern Sacramento Valley as well as the largest city on the 470-mile (756 km) stretch of Interstate 5 between
Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento is the capital of the U.S. state of California, and the county seat of Sacramento County. Located along the Sacramento River and just south of the American River's confluence in California's expansive Central Valley. With a 2007 estimated population of 460,242, it is the seventh-largest...
and
Eugene, OregonEugene is the second largest city in the U.S. State of Oregon and the county seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 50 miles east of the Oregon Coast...
. Both Redding and its neighbor to the south,
Red BluffRed Bluff is the county seat of Tehama County, California. As of the 2000 census, the incorporated city had a total population of 13,147, but it is currently estimated at 26,000 due to recent annexations....
, are popular with tourists who use the cities as bases to explore
Lassen Volcanic National ParkLassen Volcanic National Park is a United States National Park in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak; the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southern-most volcano in the Cascade Range...
, Lake Shasta, and other natural attractions.
Redding is served by the
Redding Municipal AirportRedding Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located six miles southeast of the central business district of Redding, a city in Shasta County, California, United States. It is one of two airports located in the City of Redding, the other being Benton Airpark...
and has two major hospitals.
Library Park, in downtown Redding is the spot where the old
Carnegie libraryCarnegie libraries are libraries which were built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. More than 2,500 Carnegie libraries were built, including some belonging to public and university library systems...
building once stood. Built in 1903, the library was torn down in 1962 to make room for the park that is now used for the "MarketFest".
Education
There are 6 middle schools, 46 elementary schools, 4 charter schools, and 30 private schools in Redding.
Redding has four major high schools including:
- Shasta High School
Shasta High School is an American public high school located in Redding, California. With an enrollment of over 1600 students, it is the largest high school in Shasta County, California...
- Enterprise High School
Enterprise High School is a public high school in Redding, California. It has an enrollment of about 1,500 students. Enterprise High School is part of the Shasta Union High School District in the Redding area.-Administration:...
- Foothill High School
Foothill High School is a public high school located in Palo Cedro, California. It offers grades nine through twelve. It serves a wide radius from northeastern portions of Redding to the west and Shingletown to the east. Other communities served include Millville, Bella Vista, Oak Run, Whitmore,...
- University Preparatory School
Other high schools in this area include:
Redding also has four colleges and universities:
- National University
National University may refer to:*National University *National University * National Universities in Argentina*National University of IrelandSee also:*National Universities...
, a four year, private university
- Shasta College
Shasta College is an American two-year community college located in Redding, California. It was founded in 1950 and dedicated by President Harry Truman...
, a public community college
- Simpson University
Simpson University is a private, liberal arts college located on a 92-acre campus in Redding, California.-History:The college was founded as the Simpson Bible Institute in Seattle in 1921 and named for Dr. Albert B. Simpson, a 19th century Christian evangelist and founder of the Christian and...
, a four-year private college,
- Shasta Bible College and Graduate School
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School an accredited four-year Baptist college and graduate school located in Redding, California, United States. SBC has online and on-campus programs leading to certificates, diplomas and degrees in both Biblical Studies and Christian Teacher Education...
, a four-year Christian college,
Newspapers
The
Redding Record SearchlightThe Redding Record Searchlight is an award-winning newspaper serving Redding, California. It has a daily circulation of about 30,000 and hosts a Redding news Web site, Redding.com.-History:...
is the main
newspaperA newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...
circulated daily throughout Shasta County.
After FiveAfter Five is a 1915 comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and Oscar Apfel.-Cast:* Edward Abeles - Ted Ewing* Sessue Hayakawa - Oki, the Valet* Betty Schade - Nora Hildreth* Jane Darwell - Mrs...
, a monthly newspaper magazine focusing on local entertainment, was founded October 28, 1986 in Redding.
"A News Cafe", started by former Record Searchlight columnist Doni Greenberg, is a growing network for human interest stories and current events.
Television
| Channel |
Call Sign |
Network |
| 7.1 |
KRCR-DT KRCR-TV NewsChannel 7 is an ABC affiliated station which serves the northern Sacramento Valley, including the towns of Redding and Chico. Its studios are located in Redding, where the station is licensed. Its transmitter is located atop Shasta Bally...
|
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
|
| 9.1 |
KIXE-DT |
PBS |
| 12.1 |
KHSL-DT KHSL-TV Channel 12 is a digital-only CBS affiliate based in Chico, California. Its transmitter is located in Cohasset, California. The station is owned and operated by Catamount Broadcasting of Norwalk, Connecticut, which also operates KNVN Channel 24, a digital-only NBC affiliate owned by Evans...
|
CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...
|
| 12.2 |
KHSL-DT2 KHSL-TV Channel 12 is a digital-only CBS affiliate based in Chico, California. Its transmitter is located in Cohasset, California. The station is owned and operated by Catamount Broadcasting of Norwalk, Connecticut, which also operates KNVN Channel 24, a digital-only NBC affiliate owned by Evans...
|
The CWThe CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
|
| 17.1 |
KXVU-LDKXVU-LP is a low-power television station in Chico, California, broadcasting locally on channel 17 as an affiliate of the Spanish-language Telemundo network...
|
TelemundoTelemundo is a Spanish-language American television network. Angel Ramos launched the brand with a TV station in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1954 -- and it evolved into the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world...
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Major Highways
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Interstate 5In the U.S. state of California, Interstate 5 , a major north-south route of the Interstate Highway System, has its southern terminus at the United States-Mexico border at the San Ysidro crossing...
runs through the east central portion of this city.
CA 299State Route 299 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs across the northern part of the state. It runs from Arcata on the Pacific Ocean to the border with Nevada. Between Arcata and Redding, Route 299 junctions with State Route 96 and is briefly co-signed with State Route 3...
, formerly U.S. 299, runs through the western, central, and northeastern parts of the city.
CA 44State Route 44 is a state highway in the U.S. State of California that travels in an east-west direction from Redding to Lassen Volcanic National Park before ending at Route 36 west of Susanville...
runs through the middle and eastern part of town. It is on surface streets for much of its route through Redding
CA 273State Route 273 is a state highway in Shasta County, California, USA. The route takes a more direct approach to the cities of Anderson and Redding, passing through their downtown districts. Interstate 5 is a bypass of this route, as it connects both ends. This route was part of former U.S. Route...
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U.S. 99, directly through the city.
Rail transportation
AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a blend of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union Station...
, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Redding, operating its
Coast StarlightThe Coast Starlight is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States. It runs from King Street Station in Seattle, Washington, to Union Station in Los Angeles, California....
daily in both directions between
Seattle, WashingtonSeattle is located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Situated in the western part of Washington State on an isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about south of the Canada – United States border, it is named after Chief Sealth, of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes...
and Los Angeles, California.
Redding provides a city bus transportation system called RABA (Redding Area Bus Authority). RABA provides routes throughout the city of Redding and also provides transportation throughout Redding's suburbs.
Air Transportation
Air Transportation for the Redding area is provided by two
general aviationGeneral aviation is one of two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airports.
Redding Municipal AirportRedding Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located six miles southeast of the central business district of Redding, a city in Shasta County, California, United States. It is one of two airports located in the City of Redding, the other being Benton Airpark...
, located south of Redding, has scheduled regional airline service from two airlines, Horizon Air, and SkyWest (United Express). The smaller
Benton AirparkBenton Field , also known as Benton Airpark, is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile west of the central business district of Redding, a city in Shasta County, California, United States. It is one of two airports located in the City of Redding, the other being Redding Municipal...
is located on the western side of Redding.
City Districts/Neighborhoods
- Buckeye Terrace
- Redwood Estates
- Downtown
- Girvan
- Westwood Manor
- Buckeye
- Shasta View Gardens
- Bonnyview
- Enterprise
- Churn Creek Bottom (unincorporated, pop. 2,361)
- Oasis
- Mt. Shasta Mall (Dana Dr/Hilltop)
- West Ridge
- Mary Lake
- Western Ranches (a.k.a Greenbelt)
- Bluffs
- Stanford Hills
- Gold Hills
- Miracle Mile
- MLK
- Parkview
- Plateau Circle
- Kutras Tract
- Garden Tract
- College Highlands
- Hacienda Heights
- Quartz Hill
- Boulder Creek
- Spring Hill
- Tierra Oaks (Redding/Shasta Lake City)
- Lake Redding Estates
- Greenwood Heights
- Ridgewood Estates
- Sunset Terrace
- Sunset West
- The Knolls
- Country Heights
Notable residents
Notable people who were born in or lived in Redding include:
- The theater composer and actor David de Berry
David de Berry was a U.S. composer of theater music as well as an actor and music director.De Berry is best known for the score of a 1987 adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, on which he collaborated with playwright Richard Hellesen and director Dennis Bigelow...
came from Redding
- The movie producer Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy is a six-time Academy Award nominated American movie industry executive. She has worked as producer on many films, especially with Steven Spielberg and her husband Frank Marshall. She is well known for producing the Jurassic Park films and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial...
was raised in Redding
- The former NFL defensive star Jason Sehorn
Jason Heath Sehorn is a former professional American football defensive back in the National Football League.-High school career:...
attended Shasta CollegeShasta College is an American two-year community college located in Redding, California. It was founded in 1950 and dedicated by President Harry Truman...
in Redding before going on to play at the University of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA...
- The Country
Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
star Merle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band "The Strangers" helped create the Bakersfield Sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies, and a...
currently resides in the Redding area
- Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American actor, film director, film producer and composer. He has received five Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and five People's Choice Awards—including one for Favorite All-Time Motion Picture Star.Eastwood is...
, an actor and film director resides part-time in the Redding area
- Buck Martinez
John Albert "Buck" Martinez is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball, and currently a television baseball commentator...
, a former professional baseball player and the manager of the United States team in the 2006 World Baseball ClassicThe World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation and created by Major League Baseball , the Major League Baseball Players Association , and other professional baseball leagues and their players associations around the world...
- John Gibson
John David Gibson is an American radio talk show host. As of September 2008, he hosts the syndicated radio program The John Gibson Show on Fox News Radio. Gibson was formerly the co-host of the weekday edition of The Big Story on the Fox News television channel.-Early career:Gibson earned a BA...
, of the Fox News ChannelThe Fox News Channel , commonly referred to as Fox or Fox News, is a major American cable news and satellite channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation. As of April 2009, it is available to 102 million households in the U.S...
, went to Sequoia Middle SchoolSequoia Middle School is a school located in Newbury Park, California under the Conejo Valley Unified School District. It serves a student body of about 1100 in grades 6-8. It is located in Newbury Park just south of the US 101 on Borchard Road....
, Shasta High SchoolShasta High School is an American public high school located in Redding, California. With an enrollment of over 1600 students, it is the largest high school in Shasta County, California...
, and Central Valley High School.
- Karan English
Karan English served in the U.S. House of Representatives of the 103rd United States Congress from 1993-1995....
, the former ArizonaThe State of Arizona is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second largest city is Tucson, followed in size by the four Phoenix metropolitan area cities of Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, and Scottsdale.Arizona was the 48th and...
CongresswomanThe United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as the "House," is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United States Senate. The composition and powers of the House and the Senate are established in Article One of the Constitution...
went to Enterprise High SchoolEnterprise High School may refer to:*Enterprise High School *Enterprise High School *Enterprise High School *Enterprise High School...
- Rick Bosetti
Richard Alan Bosetti was a Major League Baseball player from to for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics. He was an outfielder. In , he played in all 162 games for the Blue Jays. Later he returned to Redding and became involved in local...
, former professional baseball player for the Philadelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and are the defending World Series champions. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern...
, St. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball...
, Toronto Blue JaysThe Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League.The "Blue Jays" name originates from the bird of the same name...
and the Oakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the Oakland Coliseum....
- The Former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon owned a summer home on Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake is an artificial lake created by the construction of Shasta Dam across the Shasta-Trinity National Forest of Shasta County, California...
- Ryan O'Callaghan
Ryan O'Callaghan is an American football offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
, of the New England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the...
NFL team
- Raymond Jacobs
Raymond Jacobs was a United States Marine Corps Private First Class, a Radioman with the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines of the 5th Marine Division , and later a news reporter...
, said to be in photo of first flag raised on Iwo Jima
- Jenna Jameson
Jenna Jameson is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous porn star and "The Queen of Porn."...
, along with her father and brother, inhabited Redding for a short period of time during her time of rehabilitation from drug abuse.
- Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose is an American Internet Entrepreneur who first became an on-air talent and later as a co-host working on TechTV's show The Screen Savers until his departure from the network on May 22, 2005. Rose is known for his Internet start-ups...
, Owner of Digg.com was born in Redding.
- Music video director Shane Drake
Shane C. Drake is an American music video director originally from Redding, California. He has directed videos for bands such as Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, Angels & Airwaves, Flo Rida, Timbaland, Blindside, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Almost, Hawthorne Heights, and many...
went to Enterprise High SchoolEnterprise High School may refer to:*Enterprise High School *Enterprise High School *Enterprise High School *Enterprise High School...
(Class of 1992) in Redding.
Surrounding towns
- Anderson
Anderson is a city in Shasta County, California, USA, approximately 10 miles south of Redding. The population was 9,022 at the 2000 census...
(10 mi South) (pop. 11,000)
- Olinda-Happy Valley (11 mi Southwest) (pop. 1,200)
- Cottonwood
Cottonwood is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2000 census. Cottonwood is a stagecoach town founded in 1882. Cottonwood is equidistant between Redding and Red Bluff, in both directions...
(15 mi South) (pop. 3,000)
- Red Bluff
Red Bluff is the county seat of Tehama County, California. As of the 2000 census, the incorporated city had a total population of 13,147, but it is currently estimated at 26,000 due to recent annexations....
(31 mi South) (pop. 20,000)
- Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake is a city in Shasta County, California, United States. It is the closest settlement to Lake Shasta and the Shasta Dam, which are popular tourist destinations. The population was 9,008 at the 2000 census...
(8 mi North) (pop. 10,300)
- Lakehead
Lakehead is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 549 at the 2000 census. It is a very seasonal town with many Shasta Lake services, including a small grocery store, Subway restaurant inside the Shell gas station, and low-cost lodging for Shasta...
(26 mi North) (pop. 1,228)
- Palo Cedro
Palo Cedro is east of Redding, California. The towns of Bella Vista , Millville , Shingletown , Oak Run , Whitmore , and Round Mountain lie within a fifteen-mile radius...
(9 mi East) (pop. 4,000)
- Millville
Millville is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 610 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Millville is located at ....
(13 mi East) (pop. 810)
- Whitmore
Whitmore is an unincorporated town of 166 people in the U.S. state of California. It is equidistantly north of Shingletown and east of Redding. Its zip code is 96096, and wired telephone numbers follow the pattern 530-472-xxxx, which is shared by the neighboring communities of Oak Run and Ingot. ...
(27 mi East) (pop. 593)
- Shingletown
Shingletown is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 2,222 at the 2000 census....
(29 mi East) (pop. 2,222)
- Bella Vista
Bella Vista is a small, rural unincorporated town about north-east of Redding, California, and about north of Palo Cedro, California. Although there is no official census data available, there is an estimated population of approximately 1,200 residents. Other nearby towns include: Millville ,...
(8 mi Northeast) (pop. 1,218)
- Oak Run
Oak Run is a small unincorporated community east of Redding in Shasta County, California. The towns of Bella Vista , Millville , Shingletown , Palo Cedro , Whitmore , and Round Mountain lie within a radius...
(23 mi Northeast) (pop. 820)
- Round Mountain
Round Mountain is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 122 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Round Mountain is located at ....
(31 mi Northeast) (pop. 350)
- Burney
Burney is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 3,217 at the 2000 census...
(53 miles Northeast)
- Fall River Mills
Fall River Mills is an unincorporated town or census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 648 at the 2000 census....
{72 miles Northeast} {pop.648}
- Shasta
Shasta is an unincorporated community in Shasta County, California. A bustling town of the 1850s through the 1880s, Shasta was for its time, the largest settlement in Shasta County and the surrounding area...
(6 mi West) (pop. 750)
- Igo
Igo is an unincorporated town with 625 residents 9 miles west of Redding, CA. Its ZIP Code is 96047. Wired Telephone numbers follow the pattern 530-396-xxxx. It has a neighboring town of Ono 4.0 miles west. It is also home to the Northern California Veteran's Cemetery, dedicated in December 2005...
(11 mi West)
- French Gulch
French Gulch is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 254 at the 2000 census.-Geography:French Gulch is located at ....
(18 mi West) (pop. 100)
- Platina
Platina is a small unincorporated community of 200 people in Shasta County, California, approximately and equidistantly 40 miles west of Redding and Red Bluff. Its ZIP Code is 96076...
(39 mi Southwest)
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