Redding City Council
28 years protecting Redding. Ready to keep serving it.
Mark Mezzano retired from the California Highway Patrol with honors in 2011 after nearly three decades of service, then brought that same public-safety focus to the Redding City Council, where he was first elected in 2020 as the top vote-getter.
Record on the council
What Mark has worked on in office
Fire department staffing
Supported increasing staffing so that fire engines run with three firefighters, and has pushed for a ninth fire station to strengthen coverage and response times across the city.
Police patrol coverage
Supported adding an eighth patrol beat for the Redding Police Department, part of bringing the department to its highest sworn staffing level on record and cutting response times.
Regional transportation and jobs
Serves as chair of the Shasta Regional Transportation Authority and represents Redding on regional and statewide boards, including the League of California Cities.
About
Mark Mezzano was born in Chicago in 1956, the oldest of seven children.
He worked as a lifeguard for the City of Chicago and later as a flight attendant for United Airlines before moving to California in 1982 and joining the California Highway Patrol the following year. Over a 28-year career, his assignments included oversight of CHP programs covering tow trucks, ambulances, school bus safety, and child safety seat installation. He retired with honors in June 2011.
Mark and his wife Kathy have been married since 1992 and have two adult children. Kathy spent her career as a registered nurse in hospital operating rooms before retiring in 2018 and is active with the Shasta Lake Kiwanis Club. Mark is a certified scuba instructor and enjoys golf and walking the Sacramento River Trail.
Redding City Council
Elected 2020, re-elected 2024
Shasta Regional Transportation Authority
Chair
League of California Cities
Sacramento region representative
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