Category: City, Police and Fire News

  • Be Santa to a child by donating to holiday block party

    Help spread the cheer this holiday season by providing toys and other donations for the City of Redlands 22nd Annual Holiday Toy Drive Block Party. You can join in the spirit of giving by donating new, unwrapped toys for children between the ages of 4 and 12. Toys may be dropped off through Dec. 7…

  • City Council appoints Charles M. Duggan Jr. as City Manager

    City Council appoints Charles M. Duggan Jr. as City Manager

    The Redlands City Council voted Tuesday, Nov. 5, to appoint Charles M. Duggan Jr. as the new Redlands City Manager effective Jan. 13, 2020, concluding an extensive recruitment process that included 44 applicants, resident and business participation and multiple community interview panels. “This has been a thorough, deliberative and collaborative process with our residents, our…

  • Household Hazardous Waste facility closed for Veterans Day

    The City of Redlands Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off facility will be closed Saturday, Nov. 9, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. Normal hours for the site, Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will resume Saturday, Nov. 16. The Household Hazardous Waste site is located at 500 Kansas St. During operating hours, residents can…

  • Residents invited to apply for position on Street Tree Committee

    The City of Redlands invites residents to apply for an opening on the Street Tree Committee. The deadline for filing applications is Nov. 8. Members are appointed by the City Council. The Street Tree Committee advises the City Council and recommends policies for the planting, care and removal of trees and shrubs in all parkways…

  • Dessert and Dialogue hosts ‘Matter of Balance: Fall Prevention’

    Join the Redlands Community Senior Center for “A Matter of Balance,” a free presentation on fall prevention, by Andre Ike from Loma Linda University. Falls are the cause of more than 2.8 million injuries treated in emergency departments annually. Learn to improve balance and prevent future falls. The presentation will take place at 12:30 p.m.…

  • City of Redlands prepares for annual California ShakeOut

    Following FEMA’s “National Preparedness Month” in September, individuals and communities throughout the Inland Empire will participate this month in the 11th annual Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill.  Held annually on the third Thursday of October, the ShakeOut International Day of Action is set for Thursday, Oct. 17 at 10:17 a.m.  Everyone should know what steps…

  • Smiley library preserving ‘life in motion’ from home movies

    During the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, Redlanders documented life with 8mm, 16mm and Super 8 home movies. Thanks to a donation to the A.K. Smiley Public Library, the library’s Heritage Room is able to digitize home movies using cutting edge technology to preserve them as part of the City’s historical record. “The Smiley Library’s Home…

  • Residents invited to apply for Airport Advisory Board position

    The City of Redlands invites residents to apply for a position on the Airport Advisory Board. Deadline for filing applications is Sept. 24. Members are appointed by the City Council. The Airport Advisory Board acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining to the administration, operation, development, improvement and maintenance…

  • Preserving Quality of Life and City Services in Redlands

    As the City of Redlands plans for the future, we are taking a close look at the public safety services, local infrastructure, public facilities and city programs that our community relies on. For example, we want to ensure that we are able to keep up with basic repairs and maintenance to public facilities, storm drains…

  • Town Hall meetings to discuss community wildland fire threat

    Town Hall meetings to discuss community wildland fire threat

    The Redlands Fire Department invites the community to come to one of two Town Hall meetings to learn about the risks of wildland fires and how to be prepared. The meetings will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, and at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. Both meetings will be held in the Grace…