Progress Report: Parking Lot Paving at 1313 California Street
Here are a few updates that might be of interest to downtown neighbors: The week of February 18th, the team from Eddie Axner Construction adjusted the fence-line at the corner of […]
“Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out” Presentation at 2019 State of Downtown
Watch highlights of the 2019 State of Downtown from Rachel Hatch, Program Officer for Community Vitality. The event–powered by Viva Downtown Redding–included multiple speakers. To [...]
Lunch & Learn May 23: New Downtown Health & Care Services
Join Hill Country Health & Wellness Center & community partners May 23 (12:00-1:30pm) for Lunch & Learn: New Downtown Health & Care Services at California Street Labs (1313 [...]
Opportunity Zones 101
Since tax reform in 2017, developers, economic development professionals, city planners & more have begun to ask: what is the opportunity in Opportunity Zones? How can my community benefit? [...]
Presentation to the Council on Foundations
On April 3o, 2019, The McConnell Foundation’s Rachel Hatch and Alex Carter were invited to present at Leading Together, the biennial meeting of the Council on Foundations. The [...]
KQMS interview: The McConnell Foundation’s work in downtown Redding
On Monday, April 22nd, Rachel Hatch (Program Officer for Community Vitality with The McConnell Foundation) joined KQMS for Mornings with Gibson & Bremer for a conversation about The McConnell [...]
The McConnell Foundation gives Grant to City of Redding for Downtown Street Trees
The McConnell Foundation has provided a grant of $41,500 to the City of Redding to support downtown street trees in Redding. This matching grant will be supplemented by in-kind donations […]
Downtown Redding Parklet Inspires Statewide Policy
Thanks to Caltrans District 2 (headquartered in downtown Redding) and McConnell Foundation grantee, Shasta Living Streets, a downtown Redding parklet on California Street (a Caltrans highway) [...]
Redding Downtown Project Featured in California Climate Investments Annual Report
The Block 7 Net Zero Affordable Housing & Downtown Activation project was the sole Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities project featured in the statewide California Climate Investments [...]