City Council Clears Path for Office-to-Housing Conversions
New ordinance eases zoning and building rules for converting vacant offices and commercial buildings into housing.
Housing
Homelessness services and policy, housing development, affordability, and the residential real-estate market.
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Council Extends Timeline for Downtown Student Housing Project
Overland Pelican Riverside LLC takes over the project as the city extends deadlines for entitlement, escrow and construction.
City Clears Path for Vacant Commercial Building-to-Housing Conversions
New zoning rules aim to turn vacant offices and industrial buildings into housing, with a late amendment addressing concerns about historic structures.
Council Approves $9 Million in Federal Funding for Housing, Homelessness and Health
Nonprofit leaders and service providers testified Tuesday that HUD entitlement funding keeps critical programs running as federal support shrinks.
City Pursues $8.4M State Grant to Address Magnolia Avenue Homeless Encampments
Council authorizes application for three-year outreach and housing program targeting corridor between Central and La Sierra.
Planning Commission Approves 300-Unit Housing Project on Former Scrap Metal Site
The project would preserve the historic Barley Mills Building and redevelop a contaminated Commerce Street site that operated as a scrap yard for more than 45 years.
City Moves to Require Advance Notice for Unhoused Drop-Offs
A proposed ordinance would require agencies and organizations to notify the city 24 hours before transporting unhoused individuals into Riverside.
Civil Rights Agency is Investigating Riverside Over Rejected Permanent Supportive Housing Project
State investigators will look into whether council members broke fair housing law when they turned down $20.1 million for the University Terrace Project.
City Has 401 Affordable Units in Development, but Homelessness Count Ticks Up
City staff reported 401 affordable units in development at Monday's Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting, as advocates pressed officials to move faster.
City Council Approves $3 Million in Loans to Keep Mulberry Gardens on Track
Loans will help cover construction delays at the 25-unit senior and 9-unit family affordable housing project on Mulberry Street.
Council Approves Pilot Program to Redistribute Unused Housing Capacity Along University Avenue
The University Avenue Density Transfer Pilot Program lets developers move unused residential capacity between parcels — without increasing the corridor's overall housing limit.
Riverside Awarded $20.4 Million to Fund Homelessness Programs as Housing Concerns Grow
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.