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Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 15, 2026, up from 1 in the two months before.
Public comments (5)
A Birch Way resident whose home flooded on December 21, 2025 — while his pregnant wife and five-year-old evacuated — asked the city to clear the ditch before El Niño, noting it has overflowed seven times in 70 years.
Redding City Council - Regular Meeting - Oct 20, 2026 · 2:07:02 →Read a statement from ditch-adjacent residents documenting decades of flooding, recent E. coli well contamination and $330,000 in damages, asking the council to direct staff to investigate and act.
Redding City Council - Regular Meeting - Oct 6, 2026 · 22:57 →A retired lawyer and grandfather described his granddaughter's flooded home and proposed the city, county and neighbors each pay a third of a roughly $100,000 ditch cleaning before the rainy season.
Redding City Council - Regular Meeting - Oct 6, 2026 · 31:37 →Asked whether the Jackson Baker $28M lawsuit was settled, criticized closed-session secrecy, and demanded the city clean out the Henderson Ditch and fix a dike hole that flooded homes.
Redding City Council - Regular Meeting - Sep 15, 2026 · 12:41 →Said a dozen homes flooded near Henderson Ditch due to neglected storm drains and urged proactive cleaning ahead of El Niño rains; also questioned why unions are seeking raises when the city is broke.
Redding City Council - Regular Meeting - Sep 1, 2026 · 12:45 →