🗞️ Riverside News- April 20, 2026
Ward 2 forum days away, packed City Hall agenda, water outlook mixed bag...
Ward 2 forum days away, packed City Hall agenda, water outlook mixed bag...
A busy week at City Hall includes housing proposals, substance bans, and the search for a new City Attorney.
Full reservoirs and a drought-free California offer short-term relief, but a vanished snowpack and unresolved Colorado River negotiations signal rougher water ahead.
Community Editor. Born and raised Riversider. Bleachers and sidelines. Wife, two boys, and a couple of Boston Terriers. I love this place.
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Glenn Wenzel is a board member of the Riverside Historical Society, the Friends of Mount Rubidoux and the Riverside County Heritage Association. He is the author of two books on Mount Rubidoux.
View articlesManaging Editor. Riverside transplant living Downtown. Wife, mother to three adults. Committed to shining a light on the best of Riverside.
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Patricia Lock Dawson is the Mayor of Riverside and has a monthly column sharing her editorial view on the happenings of our City.
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A Riverside resident of 50+ years, Mike served on the City Council for 12 years, 11 years on the State Seismic Safety Commission, and is currently on the Western Municipal Water District Board.
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Jonathan Linden is a freelance reporter covering politics for The Raincross Gazette. Jonathan graduated from Biola University with a B.A in journalism and also reports for 91.9 KVCR in San Bernardino.
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Norm Ellstrand is an emeritus Distinguished Professor of Genetics and former Director of the California Agriculture and Food Enterprise at the University of California Riverside.
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Danyella Wilder is a freelance journalist. Danyella graduated from California Baptist University with a B.A. in journalism and new media and has a M.S. in journalism from Northwestern University.
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Anthony was born and raised in Pomona. After a decade in education, he now writes for Southern California News Group, LA Times, and LA Taco. He recently moved to Riverside with his wife Evelyn.
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Seth Zurer is a recent Riverside transplant, cottage baker (try Zurer Bread!) and food writer. His food writing has appeared on Yummly.com, the Chicago Reader, Timeout Chicago and elsewhere.
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Matt Richey has written previously for the Let’s Go! Podcast Network. He is a Riverside native, Matt studied music at California Baptist University, where he met his wife.
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Civic Engagement Reporter who calls the Inland Empire home. Five years covering SoCal. APU journalism grad. Good conversations over coffee and stories that matter.
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Sharing the museum's work of interpreting the cultural and natural history of Riverside & its region.
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For more than 30 years, Brenda worked in local higher education and government. Brenda has a B.A. in journalism/photojournalism from San Jose State University and a M.Div. from Gateway Seminary.
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Timothy LeBlanc has been a Riverside resident for nearly 15 years, spending much of that time a proud member of the city's vibrant and ever growing arts community.
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Renee Flannery is a freelance journalist and Riverside native. She previously covered legal news across the Inland Empire for The Daily Journal. She is a graduate of California Baptist University.
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Dr. Ron Loveridge is the former mayor of Riverside, a current UCR professor and president of the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California.
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