Council will consider a 117-unit apartment development in La Sierra, award $1.95 million for street maintenance, while the Park and Recreation Commission reviews design plans for a two-mile Gage Canal trail connecting Northside to UC Riverside.
Civil Rights Institute named Riverside Hero, Edge Sound Research wins innovation honor, 15 projects earn beautification awards at annual address.
Mayor reports crime down 35%, jobs up 18,000, and major healthcare expansion in fifth annual address to business community.
New rules limit building sizes near schools and homes, expand public notification and implement state standards.
Council will make final decisions February 24 with March 6 deadline for June ballot.
City Council will discuss placing tax measures on the June ballot including a potential 0.25% sales tax generating $21 million annually and consider warehouse development restrictions.
Proposal would swap 10 static billboards on side streets for 10 digital displays along freeways and major arterials.
Three-month pilot logged 1,317 carts citywide; safety concerns dominate debate over staffing.
Mobility committee unanimously supports regulatory framework for DoorDash's Dot and similar devices.
City Council does not meet this week. The Economic Development Committee will consider billboard rule changes allowing digital displays in exchange for revenue sharing, and the Safety Committee is reviewing a shopping cart tracking pilot program.
Construction begins this spring on 67-year-old span; city's share of $91 million project rises to $5.2 million.
City Council will consider $20.1 million in state funds to convert a motel into 114 affordable apartments, review a fire service study recommending 84 new firefighters and two stations, and approve a $4 million increase for Mission Boulevard Bridge replacement.
The council voted unanimously to give staff up to 90 days to detail the cost of complying with a 2023 state law banning irrigation of nonfunctional grass.
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