After closing his family’s 62-year-old business, Kevin Pope was deconstructing the property for new companies to move in when he received word that his industrial address will be rezoned as, “residential.” In a public comment made at a Riverside City Council meeting last week, Pope asked the council
From today’s Riverside City Council meeting agenda, here are a few presentations of note in summary: Item 8 The Community and Economic Development Department, on behalf of the Land Use, Sustainability and Resilience Committee, is asking the council to adopt an ordinance that amends the municipal cod
A new representative on the city council took oath this week. Clarissa Cervantes, 30, was sworn into Riverside City Council on Tuesday during a ceremony where family and friends witnessed the turning over of former Councilmember Andy Melendrez’s position, one he held for over 16 years. She is the fi
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
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
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
City Council During their 1 p.m. discussion session today, the Riverside City Council is being asked to make public the information used by the city Finance Department to develop the Annual Appropriations Limit of $380 million. This Appropriation Limit is the maximum limit of proceeds from taxes Riv
1 p.m. Session The council is being asked to approve the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan, a strategy to distribute $8.2 million in federal funding from four housing-focused grants. Prepared by the Community and Economic Development Department (CEDD), the plan determines how the city will distribute the
Riversiders will soon be able to take responsibility for the beautification of roadway medians in their neighborhoods, the city council unanimously decided on Tuesday. The Riverside Public Works Department (Public Works) is going to build an Adopt-a-Median program that would connect Riverside reside
Here are this week’s notable city meetings and summarized agenda items. City Council Item 9 The Community & Economic Development Department is asking the city council to review city-owned properties to determine any potential economic benefit or liability and whether the city has a need for them. Ci
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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