🗞️ Riverside News- March 2, 2026
Council weighs fire staffing options, Mayor's infrastructure updates...
There are two locations Riversiders can enjoy fireworks displays this Independence Day, while any pyrotechnics set off illegally will result in no less than a $1,000 fine. The traditional Mt. Rubidoux fireworks show was deemed a risk too dangerous for a historically dry year by city staff and Rivers
When and how was Kindle Fitness founded? “We opened in March of 2013 but first, we started working out in a friend’s garage and then moved to hosting workouts in the park. We would promote it any way we could– word of mouth, texting and getting them to show up early in the morning. It […]
The following are notable agenda items from city meetings scheduled for this week. Charter Review Committee, Wednesday During their 5 p.m. meeting, the committee will discuss the final draft of the proposed charter amendment language which addresses the city’s electric utility general fund transfer
The much anticipated grand opening ceremony for Riverside’s new Main Library is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at its new location on 3900 Mission Inn Avenue. The two-story, more than 42,000-square-foot facility will offer a range of modern amenities, including rooms for study and storytime, la
Here are this week’s notable city meeting agenda items in summary. City Council, today New city attorney, employment agreement During their 1 p.m. discussion session, the city council is being asked to approve an employment agreement between the city and Phaedra Norton. Norton comes to Riverside aft
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors authorized June 15 that recommended revisions to next fiscal year’s draft budget totaling $16.9 million be made before the final vote. Nearly $950 million of the approximately $6.9 billion recommended budget is made up of general fund expenses, which the boa
When was Connor Concrete Cutting & Coring founded? “It was started in September 2012 after the owners, Bruce and Laurie, lost their son in an accident on the freeway. He was working for a construction project and it was a full freeway closure. A drunk driver got onto a closed freeway and struck him.
This is opening weekend for the first, in-person production by Riverside Children’s Theatre (RCT) after a year and a half of pandemic restrictions. The 60-year-old organization recently completed its virtual production of Annie Jr. earlier this year. They have prepared their first performance of Pet
In a presentation to Riverside City Council next Tuesday, the city manager’s office will provide an update on how Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) is working for the city’s line items. The tool was approved earlier in 2020 as the preferred method of organizing the city’s budgeted items each fiscal yea
Here are today’s Riverside City Council agenda items of note. 1 p.m. Discussion Session In today’s city council meeting, the city manager’s office is asking the council to approve an extension for the Outdoor Flex Space and Entertainment Permit programs, should Governor Gavin Newsom terminate the lo
After the mail-in-ballot election earlier this week, three Riverside Wards solidified who will serve on the city council dais for the next five years. With nearly 53 percent of the vote so far, Clarissa Cervantes took the lead for Ward 2 as the council member to replace Andy Melendrez, who served in
The Santa Ana River has faced its fair share of issues with storm drainage and industrial pollution in the past. But it is now facing one of its most difficult challenges yet: an accumulation of homeless encampments. Chicago filmmaker Kaitlin McMurry’s “The Other Side of the River” seeks to spotligh
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