Does Redding California City Council Care About Its Homeless Children?

 

Walking in their shoes, to be crushed by a garbage truck sleeping in a downtown alley or a Semi truck sleeping in your tent, one cannot think of many more gruesome ways to die.

Of course, many are slowly dying inside as they waist away homeless on Redding California's cruel streets, a palpable indifference from that Redding City Council, and Shasta County Supervisors who should care, yet for years have turned their collective backs in cold indifference.

"Lori was homeless but Casey said it was very recent as she always had a job and apartment. However, there came a point where utilities became too much, so Lori decided to camp in the tent."

Since the City of Redding continues to allow homeless to camp within 2 feet from road up and down State St & Favretto Ave next to a dark Semi Truck trailer transfer lot, I propose at least some modicum of safety by simply placing bright safety cones and safety barriers at strategic spots on these horrible dark streets that our homeless population seeks refuge.

Two feet from same road Lori was crushed except much darker here across street semi-trailer transfer block after accident

Quite frankly, the City of Redding would do well to open the unused South City Park during the night, or some other suitable nighttime refuge area.

By the Redding City Council and its Shasta County Supervisors simply turning their collective backs to an obvious safety issue as its sole reaction to the tragedy that occurred there is simply unacceptable, and surly the blood of the next man, woman, or child brutally and horrifically squashed out of them will spiritually be on your hands. If you agree please share this blog on your social media AND let them know how you feel...

Barry Tippin - City Manager - City of Redding 

(530) 225-4060

btippin@cityofredding.org

Since City of #Redding #ShastaCounty #California continues to allow #homeless to camp within 2 feet up and down State St & Favretto Ave next to dark Semi Truck trailer transfer lot at least some modicum of safety by simply placing bright safety cones /safety barriers @GotNoPlace pic.twitter.com/nCbpEcpxRf

— Redding Homeless (@ReddingHomeless) November 27, 2022

Redding Police Officers take back South City Park , How about give back the restrooms?

Redding Mayor Rick Bosetti, Redding Police, and Record Searchlight Photographer at the take back the park event.

Many caring and compassionate individuals feel that local media has been creating as of late a dynamic that have folks hating the people who are being oppressed in our community and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.



The Redding Police Officers Association who wants the community to take back South City Park from the homeless and transients who use it daily and give it back to families, hosted  a daylong event Saturday that was marred by controversy, injury, and a lack of public attendance.

 

 

One must ask themselves, where do folks relieve themselves at this event, as the only public restroom was locked up tight and unusable for both event goers and homeless alike, a taste of what it is like in much of the downtown Redding area.

Much has been spoken of in the Redding area of the sex trade, and teen girls being forced to provide sex for pimps in the Redding California community. There are approximately 1.7 million homeless teens in the U.S. Often times young vulnerable populations of homeless teens can be found and targeted by these pimps in exactly where the Redding Police Officers Association wants to shoo them away from .... South City Park.


As a community, do we want to take back the park back from them? Is that the best we can do ?

Creating and spinning the dynamics of fear, unwarranted generalizations, and pushing the demonization of a population with no voice of their own spiritually weakens and degrades the community at large.


Perhaps the Redding City council and Police Department needs to rethink taking back anything from the homeless including their tents, sleeping bags and other personal possessions and survival gear and consider returning what you have taken for years now that may very well assist in their coming out of homelessness... Their dignity