Gov. Gavin Newsom came to Redding on Monday to unveil a statewide jobs program that he said was a bipartisan effort that included participation from rural and urban regions of California.
The career pathways initiative, or Master Plan for Career Education, was unveiled by the governor and others who spoke at Shasta College inside the two-year school’s welding shop in the 2600 wing of the campus.
In coming to Redding, Newsom highlighted key strategies of the North State Regional Plan, one of 13 regional California Jobs First plans developed with the help of colleges like Shasta and other community stakeholders.
The economic blueprint for the initiative will be released in early 2025 along with $120 million to support ready-to-go job-creating projects across the state within the next three years, a news release accompanying Newsom’s visit said.
The road to Tuesday’s announcement started formally in 2021 with the establishment of a $250 million grant through the California Regional K-16 Education Collaborative, Newsom said.