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In today's newsletter:
- Are you following Redding's school-zone speed rules during drop-off?
- How Redding's new $70M cancer center could change local care
- Why won't Tina Peters be joining Shasta County's elections office?
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Afternoon rain, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and cool, temps: high: 76, low: 52.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, a shower; cool, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Redding police warn drivers: slow down in school zones now (actionnewsnow.com) — Redding drivers are being urged to slow down and stay alert as local schools reopen, with police emphasizing strict attention to school-zone speed limits and kids walking from nearby neighborhoods. Officers highlight how fencing, crosswalks, and school bus stop signs affect speed rules, and stress that distracted teens on phones make driver vigilance even more critical around Redding campuses. 
2. Dignity Health opens $70M cancer center in Redding (actionnewsnow.com) — A new $70 million Sierra Pacific Regional Cancer Center has opened at Mercy Medical Center Redding, bringing most cancer services together under one roof on Henderson Road. The facility aims to reduce travel for Redding and North State patients, who previously often drove long distances for treatment, and was funded through a mix of community donations and health system investment.
3. Curtis says Peters' national work kept her from Shasta County elections role (krcrtv.com) — Shasta County's clerk says controversial figure Tina Peters will not take the assistant elections job in Redding, citing her national commitments and need for someone based locally full time. With several staff on medical leave and questions about 2024 ballots awaiting possible Homeland Security review, the elections office is juggling vacancies while preparing for November.
4. Shasta County sees overdose deaths trend down as naloxone access expands (krcrtv.com) — Shasta County's overdose deaths are trending downward as naloxone becomes easier to get, including new vending machines planned for Shasta Community Health Center on Placer Street in Redding and other nearby sites. A local coalition leader credits expanded Narcan access and urges residents to focus on youth prevention and learn more about emerging risks like kratom.
5. One Northern California family aims to fight food insecurity with an unlikely fruit (sacbee.com) — A Northern California couple is cultivating unique wild fig varieties, including trees in Redding and Shasta County, to help fight local hunger. Through their Fig Hunter business and One Seed at a Time nonprofit, they propagate cuttings from Redding-area trees and aim to donate thousands of fig trees so more families can access fresh fruit long-term.
📸 Around Redding
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redding
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- K. LEMOS - ROOM 3, BACK ROOM
Grand Oaks Elementary School Redding, CA 96003
8:00 am - Office hours with a small business expert at the Burney library
Redding Chamber of Commerce Burney Library 37116 Main St Burney, CA 96013
10:00 am - Jr. High Coed Soccer BC @ Shasta Lake
Boulder Creek Elementary Redding, CA 96003
4:00 pm - SLMS - Soccer Home Game vs. Boulder Creek
Shasta Lake School Redding, CA 96003
4:00 pm - Volleyball games at Sequoia
Parsons Junior High Sequoia
4:00 pm - Volleyball Grant vs. Mt. View (at Mt. View)
Grant Elementary School District Redding, CA 96001
4:00 pm - Soccer game @ Sequoia
Parsons Junior High Sequoia
4:00 pm - SLMS - Volleyball Home vs. Boulder Creek
Shasta Lake School Redding, CA 96003
4:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Redding Chamber Greeters
Redding Chamber of Commerce 1321 Butte St STE 100, Redding, CA 96001
8:00 am - Introduction to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu →
Combat Base NorCal/ Mendes Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 9481 Deschutes Rd Ste 5, Palo Cedro
6:30 pm - Overtime Live DVJ →
Win-River Event Center, 2100 Redding Rancheria Rd, Redding
7:30 pm - Tracy Lawrence →
Win-River Event Center, 2100 Redding Rancheria Rd, Redding
7:30 pm
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My late husband ate there for many years and they would see him close the barber shop they would have his reg ready for him when he walked in their door.
I ate there and I thought their food was great. I also have a friend that when she and her late husband came to visit we would go there. Great… (Nextdoor Garden Tract) - Rehoming Kittens.
3 months old and are ready for their new home. Free to good homes. (Nextdoor Oasis at Beltline)
- Gateway Unified School District posted a job opening for S.A.I.L.S. Group Leader - Multiple Positions Available in Redding. Apply here.
- Azul Hospitality Group posted a job opening for Public Area Attendant (Asistente de Area Publica) in Redding. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Redding here.
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