Meeting Date:
May 20, 2025

Episode Description:
In this episode of the City of Redding Podcast, hosts Steve and Katie break down key decisions from the May 20, 2025, City Council meeting. Tune in to hear the latest on:

• Redding’s planned exit as the administrative lead for the NorCal Continuum of Care, which coordinates regional homelessness services
• Emerging concepts from the Redding Riverfront Specific Plan, including civic space upgrades, habitat protection, and tribal collaboration
• Approval of Redding Electric Utility’s 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan to reduce fire risk and enhance safety
• The launch of the Round-Up for Recreation program, giving utility customers an easy way to support local parks
• The Redding Police Department’s Military Equipment Report and a new policy to increase transparency and accountability
• A legal deep-dive into the City’s tree ordinance update, including why development impact fees for tree replacement are on pause—for now

Get caught up on what’s shaping the future of Redding, all in under 15 minutes.

🔗 For agendas, documents, and upcoming meeting info, visit cityofredding.gov
🌊 Learn more about the riverfront planning process at reddingriverfront.org

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Today, we’re talking about something that affects every home and business in Redding: the reliability of our power grid. After a recent blackout in Spain left over a million people without power, we started wondering—how prepared is Redding if something like that happened here?

To help us understand the big picture and the local realities, we’re joined by Nick Zettel, Director of Redding Electric Utility. We’ll dig into how independent our system is, how much we can rely on local power sources like hydro and solar, and what REU is doing to keep the lights on—no matter what’s happening on the West Coast.

This isn’t about fear—it’s about transparency, resiliency, and understanding the strengths of our hometown power system. Let’s get into it.

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Today, we’re revisiting short-term rentals, specifically the City’s proposed updates to its regulations.

Whether you’re a homeowner, a renter, a downtown business owner, or someone just trying to understand what these changes could mean for your neighborhood, we’ve got you covered.

We connect with Development Services Director Jeremy Pagan to break down what’s happening with the City’s Zoning Ordinance of Short Term Rentals—updates that could expand where short-term rentals are allowed, particularly in the heart of our city: the Downtown Mixed-Use District.

We’ll talk about:

• What’s prompting these changes?
• What do the proposed updates actually do?
• How is the City balancing economic growth with community concerns?

We will also discuss community feedback, housing affordability, and the broader context of how short-term rentals fit into Redding’s vision for the future and its tourism strategy. So stick around as Jeremy walks us through it.

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