In 1868 the first land agent for the Central Pacific Railroad, a former Sacramento politician named Benjamin Bernard Redding California, bought property in Poverty Flats on behalf of the railroad so that it could build a northern terminus there.
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Redding California continued to grow steadily in the 1950s due to the region's growing lumber industry and tourism brought about by the newly completed dam.
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Redding California is located at the very northwestern end of the Central Valley, which transitions into the Cascade foothills.
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Elevation in Redding California is 495 feet on average, whereas anywhere to the north, east, or west of downtown ranges between 550 feet and 800 feet feet.
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Redding California has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, with very hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.
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Redding California is known for very high summer temperatures, despite being located just north of the 40th Parallel North.
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Redding California was recognized for having a diversified economy with several large employers in different sectors.
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Redding California is a general law city operating under the council-manager form of government.
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Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Redding station, operating its Coast Starlight daily in both directions between Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California VA Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Oakland, California; San Jose, California; Santa Barbara, California and all Intermediate station stops.
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Amtrak Redding California provides Thruway Motorcoach service to Stockton or Sacramento for connections to the San Joaquins, which serve the San Francisco Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles area via bus connections.
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Redding California provides a city bus transportation system called RABA .
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Redding California is served by the intercity bus companies Greyhound and Fronteras del Norte.
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