Community Vitality

Update as of August 16, 2018 — Demolition at the former police station began Monday and has been proceeding smoothly, thanks to the efforts of Eddie Axner Construction and Richard […]

Update As of August 11, 2018 — The process of salvaging key elements of the former police station is underway in downtown Redding. Here are photos of Eddie Axner’s Construction […]

The McConnell Foundation has cancelled the Demolition Day event at the former police station, which was to take place this Thursday. We at The McConnell Foundation are thinking of the […]

Shasta Living Streets is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Community Vitality program of The McConnell Foundation to support a downtown parklet. Here is the current design: Coordinating [...]

Reporter Briona Haney took KRCR-TV viewers on a sneak peek tour of the downtown warehouse renovation. Click here for her story:  

The City of Redding’s Community Development Department released an updated map of downtown Redding Restaurants. It is helpful for reminding yourself of the range of dining that is downtown, [...]

Renovation work is beginning in earnest at the site of the former police station in downtown Redding. Crews have been there to clear brush, inspect the irrigation system and to […]

On July 5th, Jefferson Public Radio interviewed The McConnell Foundation’s Rachel Hatch. The conversation included discussion of the way buildings can  catalyze change in the environment, [...]

The Redding community proves that it can compete at the state level, by bringing home $24 million for downtown projects. This transformational effort wouldn’t have been possible without the [...]

On April 13th, 2018 escrow closed on the former police station in downtown Redding. Right away, The McConnell Foundation team began working with Ryan Russell of RAD Studio to create […]