🍊 Monday Gazette: August 18, 2025
City tackles sewer finances, Ab Brown Sports Complex plans and warehouse rules near schools, plus how to prepare for earthquakes.
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Community spotlight: The Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
MSRPAC is known across the Riverside community for its services to both pets and local residents.
This week at City Hall: Oct. 19
City Council establishes a budget for the Board of Ethics and a city agreement eyes for approval in the Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee.
Leadership Riverside ‘resiliency’ mural project underway after committee selects local street artist for the job
The mural downtown will honor the brave Riversiders and frontline workers who strengthened the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parents from around Riverside and state protest vaccine mandate
On Monday, parents from around Riverside and the state kept their children home from school as a form of protest. The parents are protesting the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for public school students issued by Governor Newsom earlier this month. The order would only go into effect after the FDA approva
Historic Mission Inn Museum bell returned safely with help of RPD, community leaders
The raincross bell was previously stolen from the property and had been missing for several days.
Harvard graduate students coming to Riverside through Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
At the end of September, Mayor Lock Dawson joined 37 other mayors from around the globe in New York City to kick off their participation in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. The initiative is through the former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization and ai
This week at City Hall: Oct. 12
Vine Street Mobility Hub designs finalized, the council reviews property agreements, and the city may receive multi-million dollar increase for homelessness prevention.
State advocacy secures riverside historic funding
Fostering relationships around a shared vision is fundamental to achieving results and making progress. As your representative, it is incumbent
Riverside approves Phase 1 of rezoning plans
On Tuesday, Riverside City Council adopted Phase 1 of their General Plan to comply with California’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment’s (RHNA) 2021-2029 Housing Element Cycle. The council voted 5 to 2 to approve the plan, with Councilmembers Chuck Conder and Jim Perry being the only ones to vote no
This week at City Hall: Oct. 5
City Council considers the allocation of COVID-19 relief funds and the mayor is named in formal complaint along with several councilmembers.
Riverside closing in on rezoning plans
Next Tuesday, Oct. 5, Riverside City Council will move to adopt Phase 1 of the General Plan to comply with California’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment’s (RHNA) 2021-2029 Housing Element Cycle. RHNA has allocated 18,415 needed new homes of the state’s housing needs to Riverside, with the Community
Riverside Historical Society to host community book fair
Residents are invited to come learn about the uniquely unknown history of Riverside.