🗞️ Riverside News- July 6, 2026
New council member seated, mayor touts housing pipeline, ethics eyes complaint overhaul...
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This Week in City Hall: July 6, 2026
Council certifies election results, seats a new member, and weighs an interim city manager; Finance Committee eyes investment policy and fiscal health.
Opinion: Riverside, State Lawmakers Target Missing Middle Housing to Boost Homeownership
Mayor Lock Dawson points to nearly 3,000 homes in the pipeline and backs AB 1903 as tools to close Riverside's homeownership gap.
The Sesquicentennial in Riverside: 1926's Most Talked-About Fourth
From rowboat races on Fairmount Lake to Roman Warren's fireworks-laced flight over Mt. Rubidoux, Riverside marked the nation's 150th birthday in unforgettable fashion.
Neighbor of the Week: We The People...
This Independence Day, we set aside our usual single profile to gather the voices of nine Riversiders: different ages, different roots, different neighborhoods, all reflecting on what this city means to them.
Independent Streak
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
Board of Ethics Considers Overhaul of Complaint Process
Board members say the changes, still in early discussion, aim to reduce political influence over ethics investigations.
Dr. Eric Bishop Trained as a Journalist. Now He's Running Riverside City College Like One.
A year after stepping in at a college that had run through presidents, RCC's new permanent leader keeps returning to one idea: that everyone deserves a fair hearing, whatever their record.
Riverside to Expand Drone Fireworks Enforcement for Fourth of July
City will add fire department ground teams and deploy upgraded drones after last year's program generated nearly $60,000 in fines.
Merrill K. Nelson 1943-2026
Riverside says goodbye to the Peanut King, whose decades on Tyler Avenue gave the city far more than peanuts.
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.
Threads of HERstory: Boutique and Mission Inn Foundation Debut Historical Fashion Show
Toni Moore Clothing and the Mission Inn Foundation debuted "Threads of HERstory" on June 28, pairing historical garments with contemporary style.
Presidential Helicopter Arrives at March Field for Restoration
The Sikorsky SH-3, flown by four presidents including Nixon, will be restored and displayed at the Riverside museum while a new hangar is built at the Nixon Library.
