Community
These towns aren’t just somewhere to move. They’re home to the people who built them. This is where we spotlight the local businesses, events and causes that make Redding, Trinity and Humboldt worth living in.
Local spotlights
Every town along the 299 has a spot locals swear by and visitors walk right past. We want to tell those stories, from the decades-old shops to the new places just getting started. Being featured is always free. Who should we visit first?
Local traditions
A few things locals actually show up for. Dates move around, so check before you go.
Redding · Late Nov to early Jan
Two million lights across 10 acres of the Turtle Bay gardens, right by the Sundial Bridge. Select nights all season.
Weaverville · Monthly
Live music, shopping, dining and the Trinity Arts Council Art Walk in downtown Weaverville, the first Saturday of the month.
Eureka · Monthly
Eureka’s monthly art night, on the first Saturday of the month.
Redding · Early December
Lighted floats, marching bands and crowds lining downtown Redding. Put on every year by the Active 20-30 Club.
What’s happening
Every county keeps its own calendar. These are the best ones we’ve found.
Give back locally
If you love it here, help keep it that way. These community foundations fund local nonprofits, scholarships and disaster relief.
Shasta, Siskiyou and Tehama
Formerly the Shasta Regional Community Foundation, based in Redding. It connects donors with local causes.
Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte and Curry
Based in Bayside, it serves the North Coast and Trinity County, including the region’s Tribal Nations.
Close to home
“We sell homes, so kids aren’t sold.”
A Redding-based nonprofit that has worked with vulnerable kids around the world since 1992, including in South Africa, China and, most recently, Thailand, where it helps prevent child trafficking among refugee families who fled the war in Burma. It started with $1,000 after a flood, and every one of the first 70 kids it took in went on to university. Since then, it has helped more than 1,000 kids.
Full disclosure: my mom, Anita McGee, founded Rescue Kids in 1992, the same year my dad started in real estate. I’m proud of what she and her team have built, and I’d be grateful if you took a look.
Safe housing through foster families or reuniting kids with family.
Classrooms for refugee kids who can’t attend school.
The School of Future Leaders: mentorship, job training and guidance.
Apart from Rescue Kids International (my mom’s organization, noted above), we’re not affiliated with the organizations on this page. Links are here because we think they’re worth knowing about.
Settling in
Practical basics that help you settle in, stay safe and support the towns you’re joining.
The fastest way to understand a town. Start with the Record Searchlight in Redding, the Trinity Journal in Weaverville and the Lost Coast Outpost in Humboldt.
Each county runs its own alert system for evacuations, fires, storms and road closures. None of them sign you up automatically, so do it the week you move in. Live near brush? Redding Fire and Trinity County’s fire safe council both offer free home checks.
Good food and the easiest way to meet growers and neighbors. The North Coast Growers’ Association runs markets across Humboldt, and the state keeps a list of certified markets for every county.
Every town here has a story. Start at Turtle Bay in Redding, the Trinity County museum in Weaverville or the Clarke Museum in Old Town Eureka.
Free, no strings. Just tell us what makes your place special.
