Editing Red Bluff, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
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{{Use American English|date=November 2017}}

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'''Red Bluff''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Tehama County, California]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url = http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date = June 7, 2011 |title = Find a County |publisher = National Association of Counties |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date = May 31, 2011 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> Its population was 14,710 at the 2020 census, up from 14,076 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

It is located {{convert|131|miles|sp=us|abbr=off}} north of [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], {{convert|31|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Redding, California|Redding]], and it is bisected by [[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]]. Red Bluff is situated on the banks of the upper [[Sacramento River]]. Located in the northernmost part of [[Central Valley (California)|California’s Central Valley]], the city marks the northern end of a vast contiguously cultivated area that extends all the way to [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]], {{convert|400|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the south. Mildly rugged terrain, used as rangeland, separates Red Bluff from the next crop areas to the north in [[Cottonwood, California|Cottonwood]].

It was originally known as Leodocia, but was renamed to Covertsburg in 1853, then its current name in 1854.<ref>Capace, Nancy (1999). ''Encyclopedia of California''. North American Book Dist LLC. Page 386. {{ISBN|9780403093182}}.</ref> Located at the head of navigation on the Sacramento River, the town flourished in the mid- to late 19th century as a landing point for miners heading to the [[Trinity County, California|Trinity County]] gold fields and later as a temporary terminus for the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]]'s northward expansion.

== Geography ==

Red Bluff is on the northern edge of the [[Sacramento Valley]], and is the third=largest city in the [[Shasta Cascade]] region. It is about {{convert|31|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of Redding, {{convert|40|mi|0|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Chico, California|Chico]], and {{convert|131|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Sacramento.

The city is located at {{Coord|40|10|36|N|122|14|17|W|type:city}} (40.176640, -122.237951).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date = April 23, 2011 |date = February 12, 2011 |title = US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|7.7|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}. {{convert|7.6|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} of it is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} (1.48%) of it is covered by water.

== History ==
[[File:RedBluff_Levensohn_&_Galland.jpg|thumb|Etching of Levensohn & Galland Building, 1864<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Bluff Independent 11 April 1864 — California Digital Newspaper Collection |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=RBI18640411.2.14.2&e=------186-en--20--121-byDA-txt-txIN-Bear+flag----1864--- |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=cdnc.ucr.edu}}</ref>]]
[[File:Odd Fellows Building in Red Bluff.jpg|thumb|right|[[Odd Fellows Building (Red Bluff, California)|Odd Fellows Building]] in downtown Red Bluff (2020)]]
[[File:Main Street stores, angle view, Red Bluff, California LOC 23537997938.jpg|thumb|Main Street stores, 1987]]
{{Further|Historic Chinatown Alley}}
In the early 19th century, the [[Siskiyou Trail]] was the main north-south path connecting Northern California and Southern Oregon first used by the Native Americans and later fur trappers and hunters. The first European to settle the northern Sacramento Valley in what was then [[Alta California]] was [[Peter Lassen]], who in 1844 was granted the {{Convert|24,000|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Rancho Bosquejo]] tract from the Mexican government near present-day [[Vina, California|Vina]], about {{Convert|20|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Red Bluff. There, he proposed to establish a town, but his attempts were thwarted when the [[California Gold Rush]] stole the focus of the settlers he had gathered in [[Missouri]]. Regardless, the publicity from his colonization efforts attracted new settlers to the valley. In the late 1840s, riverboat traffic began expanding northward along the Sacramento River. Lassen's initial attempt to navigate to his ranch in 1849 had failed, but the following year, a riverboat managed to make the arduous {{Convert|125|mi|adj=on}} journey from [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] in 5 months before ultimately being sunk. The discovery of gold near [[Yreka, California]], in 1851 brought a new rush northward and settlers soon flooded the area, looking for the quickest route to the gold fields. A site on the Sacramento River just north of Reeds Creek was determined to be the river's navigable head, and a small community soon sprung up around the important landing. First known as Leodocia then Covertsburg, by the time a post office was established on October 17, 1853 residents had settled on the name Red Bluff, in recognition of the titular geographical features once prominent along the banks of the Sacramento River.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tehamaschools.org/files/TC%20Place%20Names.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508070312/http://www.tehamaschools.org/files/TC%20Place%20Names.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 8, 2017 | title=Place Names | publisher=| access-date=March 25, 2018 | pages=45}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=CA&county=Tehama | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> The first postmaster was Samuel Bishop.

Tehama County was created in 1856 and Red Bluff was chosen as the seat of the new county. By 1859, the first permanent courthouse was constructed.

As early as 1854, committees were brought together at Red Bluff to plan a railroad route connecting California to southern Oregon through the Siskyou Mountains via Nobles Pass. The railroad finally reached Red Bluff in 1872, and for a few years, it was the terminus, increasing the town's wealth greatly. In the 1880s, White supremacists in Red Bluff began an [[Anti-Chinese violence in California|ethnic-cleansing campaign against the Chinese]] residents. In February 1886, thousands of Whites in the "Anti-Coolie League" marched on Chinatown and went from house to house, ordering the occupants to leave within 10 days. Later that year, after the Chinese population had been expelled, the Chinatown was burned.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://justice.tougaloo.edu/sundowntown/red-bluff-ca/ | title=Red Bluff| publisher=Tougaloo College | access-date=February 12, 2022}}</ref>

Growth slowed by the late 1880s, when the railroad was continued north towards Redding, but riverboat commerce continued well into the 20th century. Mining was largely replaced by agriculture, and Red Bluff remained a vital shipping point by rail and eventually highway.

On June 27, 2020, a local [[Walmart]] distribution center was the site of a workplace shooting, in which one employee was killed and another four were wounded. The shooter, identified as a former employee, was then killed by responding police officers.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Gross|first1=Jenny|last2=Fazio|first2=Marie|date=June 27, 2020|title=2 Dead in Shooting at Walmart Distribution Center in California, Including Gunman|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/walmart-shooting-red-bluff-california.html|access-date=June 28, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Climate ==

Red Bluff has a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Csa'') with cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. An average of 100.1 days annually have highs of {{convert|90|°F|°C|1|}} or higher and an average of 21.5 days with lows of {{convert|32|°F|°C|}} or lower. The record highest temperature was {{convert|121|°F|1}} on August 7, 1981, and the record lowest temperature was {{convert|17|°F|1}} on January 9, 1937. Annual precipitation averages {{convert|23.21|in|mm|1}} with measurable precipitation falling on an average of 71 days. The wettest "rain year" was from July 1994 to June 1995 with {{convert|45.96|in|mm|1|abbr=on}} and the driest from July 1975 to June 1976 with {{convert|10.17|in|mm|1|abbr=on}}. The most rainfall in one month was {{convert|21.47|in|mm|1|abbr=on}} in January 1995 and the most rainfall in 24 hours was {{convert|3.55|in|mm|1|abbr=on}} on January 8, 1995. The most snowfall in one month was {{convert|15.0|in|cm|abbr=on}} in January 1937. On February 24, 2023, Red Bluff received a rare {{Convert|6|in|cm|abbr=on}} of snowfall.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2023/02/24/tehama-county-blanketed-in-snow/ | title=Tehama County blanketed in snow | date=February 24, 2023 }}</ref>
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|location = Red Bluff, California ([[Red Bluff Municipal Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1933&ndash;present
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|Jan record high F = 80
|Feb record high F = 86
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 108
|Jun record high F = 117
|Jul record high F = 119
|Aug record high F = 121
|Sep record high F = 118
|Oct record high F = 107
|Nov record high F = 93
|Dec record high F = 83
|year record high F = 121

|Jan avg record high F = 69.8
|Feb avg record high F = 74.3
|Mar avg record high F = 80.7
|Apr avg record high F = 87.8
|May avg record high F = 97.7
|Jun avg record high F = 106.9
|Jul avg record high F = 110.2
|Aug avg record high F = 107.5
|Sep avg record high F = 104.7
|Oct avg record high F = 94.6
|Nov avg record high F = 79.8
|Dec avg record high F = 68.4
|year avg record high F = 111.9

|Jan high F = 56.5
|Feb high F = 60.8
|Mar high F = 65.7
|Apr high F = 71.9
|May high F = 81.6
|Jun high F = 90.8
|Jul high F = 98.0
|Aug high F = 96.2
|Sep high F = 91.4
|Oct high F = 79.0
|Nov high F = 64.2
|Dec high F = 55.7
|year high F = 76.0
|Jan mean F = 47.4
|Feb mean F = 50.8
|Mar mean F = 54.7
|Apr mean F = 59.6
|May mean F = 68.0
|Jun mean F = 76.4
|Jul mean F = 82.0
|Aug mean F = 79.9
|Sep mean F = 75.4
|Oct mean F = 65.1
|Nov mean F = 53.4
|Dec mean F = 46.8
|year mean F = 63.3
|Jan low F = 38.2
|Feb low F = 40.8
|Mar low F = 43.7
|Apr low F = 47.3
|May low F = 54.5
|Jun low F = 62.0
|Jul low F = 66.0
|Aug low F = 63.6
|Sep low F = 59.3
|Oct low F = 51.3
|Nov low F = 42.3
|Dec low F = 37.8
|year low F =50.6

|Jan avg record low F = 28.1
|Feb avg record low F = 30.6
|Mar avg record low F = 33.4
|Apr avg record low F = 36.4
|May avg record low F = 43.9
|Jun avg record low F = 52.1
|Jul avg record low F = 57.7
|Aug avg record low F = 56.0
|Sep avg record low F = 50.3
|Oct avg record low F = 41.0
|Nov avg record low F = 31.8
|Dec avg record low F = 27.2
|year avg record low F = 25.0

|Jan record low F = 17
|Feb record low F = 21
|Mar record low F = 26
|Apr record low F = 28
|May record low F = 33
|Jun record low F = 42
|Jul record low F = 51
|Aug record low F = 50
|Sep record low F = 41
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 24
|Dec record low F = 13
|year record low F = 13
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|Jan precipitation inch = 4.71
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.15
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.91
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.55
|May precipitation inch = 1.25
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.44
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.06
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.05
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.19
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.04
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.54
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.23
|year precipitation inch= 23.12

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.3
|Feb precipitation days =  9.5
|Mar precipitation days =  9.7
|Apr precipitation days =  6.6
|May precipitation days =  5.4
|Jun precipitation days =  2.4
|Jul precipitation days =  0.3
|Aug precipitation days =  0.6
|Sep precipitation days =  1.1
|Oct precipitation days =  4.0
|Nov precipitation days =  7.4
|Dec precipitation days = 11.0

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|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Red Bluff MUNI AP, CA
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
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|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=sto
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Sacramento
|access-date = May 23, 2023
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== Demographics ==

{{US Census population
|1870= 992
|1880= 2106
|1890= 2608
|1900= 2750
|1910= 3530
|1920= 3104
|1930= 3517
|1940= 3824
|1950= 4905
|1960= 7202
|1970= 7676
|1980= 9490
|1990= 12363
|2000= 13147
|2010= 14076
|2020= 14710
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880–1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 
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=== 2010 ===

At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], Red Bluff had a population of 14,076. The population density was {{convert|1,833.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of Red Bluff was 11,366 (80.7%) White, 128 (0.9%) African American, 438 (3.1%) Native American, 187 (1.3%) Asian, 16 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,168 (8.3%) from other races, and 773 (5.5%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3,037 persons (21.6%).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0659892 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20140715032651/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0659892 |url-status = dead |archive-date = July 15, 2014 |title = 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Red Bluff city |publisher = U.S. Census Bureau |access-date = July 12, 2014 }}</ref>  The census reported that 13,637 people (96.9% of the population) lived in households, 150 (1.1%) lived in noninstitutionalized group quarters, and 289 (2.1%) were institutionalized.

Of the 5,376 households, 2,033 (37.8%) had children under  18 living in them, 1,969 (36.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,022 (19.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 404 (7.5%) had a male householder with no wife present, 537 (10.0%) were [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 27 (0.5%) were [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. Also, 1,629 households (30.3%) were one person, and 678 (12.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 3,395 families (63.2% of households); the average family size was 3.11.

The age distribution was 3,950 people (28.1%) under 18, 1,534 people (10.9%) were 18 to 24, 3,561 people (25.3%) were 25 to 44, 3,157 people (22.4%) were 45 to 64, and 1,874 people (13.3%) were 65 or older. The median age was 32.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The 5,872 housing units had an average density of 764.9/square mile, of the occupied units 2,277 (42.4%) were owner-occupied and 3,099 (57.6%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.3%. 5,652 people (40.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 7,985 people (56.7%) lived in rental housing units.

=== 2000 ===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], 13,147 people, 5,109 households, and 3,239 families were in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,768.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 5,567 housing units had an average density of {{convert|748.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 86.7% White, 0.6% Black, 2.2% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.8% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 13.7%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date = January 31, 2008 |title = U.S. Census website |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.city-data.com/zips/96080.html |title = 96080 Zip Code (Red Bluff, California) Profile – homes, apartments, schools, population, income, averages, housing, demographics, location, statistics, sex offenders, residents and real estate info |website = www.city-data.com |access-date = November 19, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116041502/http://www.city-data.com/zips/96080.html |archive-date = January 16, 2017 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>

Of the 5,109 households 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were not families. About 30.7% of households were one person and 14.0% were one person 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.07.

The age distribution was 28.7% under 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median [[income]] for a household in the city was $27,029, and for a family was $32,799. Males had a median income of $26,807 versus $21,048 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,060. About 17.7% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.6% of those under 18 and 9.7% of those 65 or over.

== Top employers ==

According to the city's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref name="ACFR 2022">{{cite web |url=https://cms5.revize.com/revize/redbluff/Red%20Bluff%20FS%20Final%2022.pdf |title=City Of Red Bluff, California Annual Comprehensive Financial Report For The Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 |website=cityofredbluff.org |date=June 30, 2022 |access-date=September 4, 2023 |url-status=|archive-url=  |archive-date=  }}</ref> these are the top 10 employers:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Number of employees
|-
|1
|[[County of Tehama]]
|756
|-
|2
|[[Saint Elizabeth Community Hospital]]
|610
|-
| 3
|[[Walmart]]
|340
|-
|4
|[[Tehama County Department of Education]]
|285
|-
|5
|[[Red Bluff Union Elementary School District]]
|261
|-
|6
|[[Red Bluff High School District]]
|213
|-
|7
|City of Red Bluff
|144
|-
|8
|[[The Home Depot]]
|140
|-
|9
|PJ Helicopters 
|180<!--9th place ranking despite having more employees than #7 or #8 is from the original source-->
|-
|10
|[[Raley's Supermarkets]]
|85
|}

==Events==
* In late 1984, [[Colleen Stan]] was found to have been kept as a sex slave in a Red Bluff home since 1977, without anyone outside her abductors’ household knowing.
* On November 19, 2002, [[Andrew Mickel]] shot and killed Officer David Mobilio of the Red Bluff Police Department in an attempt to make a political statement against "corporate irresponsibility" and the government's "police-state tactics".<ref>{{cite news |last = Booth |first = William |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A24016-2005Apr3?language=printer |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111106051843/http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A24016-2005Apr3?language=printer |url-status = dead |archive-date = November 6, 2011 |title = Murder, Incorporated? |newspaper = Washington Post |date = April 4, 2005 }}</ref>

== Newspapers ==

* ''[http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/ Red Bluff Daily News]''
* The ''[[Redding Record Searchlight]]'' publishes a weekly publication called "Tehama Today" for Red Bluff residents. It is included in the Sunday editions of the ''Record Searchlight''.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Clancy Barone]], offensive line coach for the National Football League (NFL)
* [[John Brown's body#The family moves to California|Mary Brown]], widow of [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown the Abolitionist]], and her family lived in Red Bluff from 1864 until 1870. Her house at 135 Main Street, built for her by the citizens of Red Bluff, is a state historic landmark.<ref>{{cite web
|title=CHL No. 117 Home of Mrs. John Brown – Tehama
|publisher=[[California Historic Landmarks]]
|accessdate=February 10, 2022
|url=https://www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com/landmarks/chl-117}}</ref> When Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives [[Schuyler Colfax]] passed through Red Bluff in 1865, Mary Brown and her daughters were the only persons mentioned.<ref>{{cite book
|title=Across the Continent : A stage ride over the plains to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons and the Pacific states, in the summer of 1865, with speaker Colfax
|orig-date=1865
|year=1869
|first=Samuel
|last=Bowles
|location=[[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
|pages=171–172
|url=https://archive.org/details/AcrossTheContinent1869/page/n193/mode/2up}}</ref>
* [[Chuck Cecil]], former NFL safety
* [[Michael Chiarello]], celebrity chef
* [[Jim Davis (pitcher)|Jim Davis]] was a Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for the Giants, Cubs, and Cardinals. In 1956, he became the first pitcher in 40 years to record four strikeouts in a single inning.
* [[Shane Drake]], award-winning music video director
* [[Clair Engle]], former United States Senator, was known as "the Pride of Red Bluff"
* [[Jesse Freitas Sr.]], American football player.
* [[Al Geiberger]], 1966 PGA Championship winner, was born here.
* [[Gale Gilbert]], NFL quarterback
* [[Margaret Glaspy]], singer-songwriter
* [[Leo Gorcey]], stage and movie actor
* [[Marv Grissom]], MLB player
* [[Jim Hanks]], voice and character actor (brother of [[Tom Hanks]])
* [[William B. Ide]], who joined the [[Bear Flag Revolt]] and was named president of the [[California Republic]]
* [[Roy Joiner]], MLB pitcher of 1930s
* [[Bill Redell]], former [[Occidental College]] quarterback and [[College Football Hall of Fame]] member
* [[Swede Risberg]], baseball player banned after [[Black Sox Scandal]], died in Red Bluff
* [[Robert Shaw (conductor)|Robert Shaw]], choral conductor
* [[Rob Henderson (author)|Rob Henderson]], political commentor and author

== References ==

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* [http://www.rbuhsd.k12.ca.us/ Red Bluff Union High School]
* [http://www.rbpd.org/ Red Bluff Police Department]

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