Civic Engagement Reporter. Five years covering Riverside County, where I call home. APU journalism grad. Soon-to-be wife, forever cat lady. Good conversations over coffee and stories that matter.
The state HHAP grant arrives as the city continues to fall short on affordable housing targets and faces fallout from its January rejection of a $20.1 million Homekey+ award.
The city cut the advisory body from 13 to 10 seats Tuesday, with a further reduction to nine planned, after chronic quorum failures canceled 10 meetings since 2023.
New language bars city officials from biased or partisan online posts in quasi-judicial matters, but exempts private speech after attorneys raised First Amendment concerns.
The City Council voted to approve a grant application for affordable housing funding as state regulators raise questions about Riverside's commitment to its housing targets.
For the first time, advertising companies can request to move or modernize existing billboards under a framework giving the City Council sole discretion over each deal.
