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> Murray's deciding 'no' vote a payback ... April 17/08
The Redding City Council majority put on a rare display of bare-knuckle politics when it rejected Mayor Mary Stegall's nominee for the Planning Commission. The council voted 3-2 against confirming Gail Rich for a four-year term on the commission. Rich previously lead a half-dozen north Redding neighborhoods in a fight against long-standing plans to push Hawley Road north of Highway 299 along Churn Creek to feed the big-box shopping centers and apartment clusters proposed around the I-5/Oasis Road interchange... cont...

> When I-5 gets closed for repairs, will gridlock rule? ... April 14/08
Warning signs are posted as far north as Redding and south as Tracy, and also on Interstate 80 in the Bay Area. Commuters and traffic officials face perhaps the most worrisome and uncertain summer ever. What's going to happen when state highway officials post "closed for repair" signs on busy Interstate 5 in downtown Sacramento next month? Will there be freeway chaos regionwide? Will gridlock rule downtown streets?... cont...

> Travelin' back in Time: Mount Shasta City Park ... April 10/08
Travelin' in Time is a weekly look at historic places in the north state. Drive north on Interstate 5 to the main Mount Shasta city exit. Turn right at the freeway offramp and drive to Mount Shasta Boulevard. Turn left and drive one mile to the park entrance on the left. Drive over the railroad tracks and into the park... cont...

> Population growth, open spaces argued over general plan ... April 6/08
Could Tehama County someday be home to more than 300,000 residents? That question is being asked as the Planning Commission took a key step Thursday in finishing a document that will guide growth and land use decisions for the next two decades or longer. Residential and commercial development along the northern I-5 corridor would occur in special planning areas. Robson and county Chief Administrator Bill Goodwin said there have to be enough homes to support needed highway improvements, such as a third lane on I-5 and interchange upgrades... cont...

> 3,950 Unit Morgan Ranch project worries neighbors ... April 6/08
A big part of the debate surrounding Tehama County's new general plan centers on a proposed 3,950-home development near the Country Hills subdivision. The Newport Beach-based Sage Community Group proposes housing and a retail center on the 1,308-acre Morgan Ranch at Bowman Road and Interstate 5. Two-thirds of the property would be restricted to age 55 and older, said Denis Cook, the developer's Yuba City-based consultant... cont...

> i-5 Flag to be Lowered for Munns ... March 30/08
Redding's giant flag will be lowered to half-staff on the funeral day of slain Anderson private security contractor Joshua Munns, Enterprise Lions Club president Mike Ferrier said Friday. The club takes the decision seriously because the huge Bechelli Lane flag “makes a monumental statement,” Ferrier said. It can easily be seen from Interstate 5. “Almost every time we lower the flag, (people ask) why is the flag lowered, and if it’s not lowered, they want to know why not,” he said... cont...