The Santa Ana River has faced its fair share of issues with storm drainage and industrial pollution in the past. But it is now facing one of its most difficult challenges yet: an accumulation of homeless encampments. Chicago filmmaker Kaitlin McMurry’s “The Other Side of the River” seeks to spotligh
Nationwide, Riverside was named number one on a list for highest rent increase over the last year. According to a report published in April, Riverside landed on two separate lists for highest rent increases for both one and two-bedroom apartments. A list of 10 cities’ rent increases for two-bedroom
The issue of housing is becoming more inclusive, as Riverside’s Community and Economic Development Department (CEDD) is closing in on the policy wording for the Housing Element update of the city’s General Plan. After the CEDD presented the first draft of the Housing Element to the Housing and Homle
Today at 10:30 a.m., Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson and fellow Big City Mayors (BCM) will virtually ask the governor and legislative leadership to include a historic $16 billion over four years in the state budget to house nearly every Californian who entered a homeless shelter in 2020. (Office of the M
While the most noticeable effects of the worldwide pandemic were projected on screens throughout the year, the growing homeless population was a casualty behind the scenes. There was a 20 percent increase in Riversiders experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, according to Path of Life Ministr
Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of when 30 temporary-shelter units were built near Massachusetts Avenue, which have since housed over 100 individuals experiencing homelessess. In early 2020, Riverside’s Office of Homeless Solutions partnered with City Net Riverside to open and operate the Ri
A state-mandated October deadline looms over the city to cough up space for 24,000 new homes, but some Riversiders are left wondering if they are only “best-laid plans.” The Community and Economic Development Department, or CEDD, is working in partnership with six consultant companies as they prepar
State law has Riverside on the hook to submit a plan this October that will increase the housing units inside city limits by approximately 26 percent over the next nine years. Tonight it your last chance to participate in the discussion about the formation of these plans. The development of more tha
As city officials plan for the development of at least 18,415 new homes over the next eight years, they want are seeking input to help inform their third and final, public information workshop. In collaboration with a consultant team of six companies, the City of Riverside Community and Economic Dev
Villarreal said tackling homeless is a team effort and should not be approached as a ‘one-size-fits-all situation.’
The Office of Homeless Solutions presented an outline for the distribution of $3.2 million at a Housing and Homeless Committee Meeting and now awaits City Council approval at the meeting to be held on January 19 The funds were allocated to the City by the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council
Proposals could allow more homes on smaller lots and give homeowners the option to sell accessory dwelling units separately.
A UCR public policy expert argues that the City Council's 4-3 vote to reject $20 million in state homeless housing funding was emblematic of local governments prioritizing NIMBY pressure over a county homelessness crisis affecting an estimated 4,200 people.
Rental assistance during the pandemic significantly improved mental health for recipients, according to UCR research analyzing California's $5.2 billion Emergency Rental Assistance Program—with recipients reporting reduced psychological distress equivalent to moving from "fair" to "good" mental health and showing lower rates of depression and anxiety compared to non-recipients.
A UCR Center for Community Solutions report identifies clusters of tax-defaulted properties across Riverside and San Bernardino counties—including Lake Elsinore (18% delinquency rate) and Lake Arrowhead (15%)—as potential land banking opportunities for affordable housing despite infrastructure and environmental challenges.
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