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What is California Proposition 45?
Executive Summary: How Proposition 45 Changes Local Decision-Making Proposition 45 rewrites state land use laws to remove planning power from local neighborhoods, city councils, and the legal system. Nearly every change benefits the developer. Apart from a limited tribal consultation requirement, nothing in the measure protects a community, preserves local environments, or gives residents a…
Action Alert: California’s Urban Forest Plan
Cal Fire’s Urban Forest Plan Is Open for Comment. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has published a draft plan to expand the urban tree canopy statewide by 10% before 2035. Public comments are open through April 30. For Shasta County residents, the plan has significant gaps that deserve attention before the comment…
Action Alert: Public Comment on the Redding Riverfront Plan
The City of Redding has started a formal process to decide what will be studied in the Environmental Impact Report EIR for the Redding Riverfront Specific Plan. This step is called scoping. Scoping happens before the Draft EIR is written. At this stage, the City is asking what issues, locations, and types of impacts must…
Action Alert: Whiskeytown Environmental School Rebuild
by Holly White-Wolfe (Guest Author) The National Park Service has released the Environmental Assessment (EA) for rebuilding the Whiskeytown Environmental School (WES), and public comment is open until February 21, 2026. This is a rare chance for our community to influence the future of a site that has shaped generations of North State students and…
Stop the Rollback of Roadless Protections
Action Item: Comments Due by September 19 at 11:59 PM Eastern TimeSubmit your comment today to keep the Roadless Rule intact: bit.ly/stayroadless California’s wild backcountry is at risk of being lost. The Roadless Rule, which has protected more than four million acres of our national forests for nearly 25 years, is now under attack. If…
Watershed Moment: The Future of the Redding Riverfront
At the May 20th City Council meeting, Redding advanced the draft Riverfront Specific Plan, moving it forward despite strong public opposition to key development proposals. The Council voted to continue refining concepts that include dismantling the Civic Auditorium, converting part of Highway 44 into a city boulevard, and allowing high-density housing and commercial development on…
