🍊 Wednesday Gazette: August 20, 2025
Council approves $200M Northside soccer stadium talks, Riverside Light Parade group adopts park for cleanups and National Senior Citizens Day celebrates our elders.
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New downtown mural marks anniversary of Bryant’s death
One year after Kobe Bryant’s passing, a mural of his image downtown draws locals and tourists alike to remember his life. Marco McGuire, owner of ProAbition and Downtown Experiment, said he commissioned artist Rudy Mendez to create a mural in a space that would otherwise be unnoticed by the communit
New Community Garden: Overflow Farms
What was once a dry, unused patch of land is now a garden sprouting seasonal produce that will feed a community. In a collaborative effort to address the rising food insecurity throughout Riverside county and draw surrounding constituents to take part in the cause, locally-based organizations came t
Riverside Mayor’s first State of the City address tackles city budget and calls for regional collaboration
Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson’s first State of the City address this Thursday will discuss a three-pronged approach to achieve financial stability in Riverside as well as what a holistic, post-pandemic recovery might look like for the city. The annual event will be delivered unlike how any of the mayor
RUSDÂ Superintendent Dr. David Hansen announces his retirement
After seven years as superintendent, and with a career of more than 30 years in Riverside Unified School District, Dr. David Hansen announced he will retire in July this year. In a letter addressed to the employees and families within RUSD last Thursday, Hansen said the decision to retire was not ma
The Cheech gets a green light
City Council approved a 25-year management agreement between Riverside Art Museum (RAM) and the city during Tuesday evening’s City
First two candidates emerge in race for City Council’s Ward 2
Two City Council hopefuls filed to run for the Ward 2 seat which has been held for 15 years by Councilman Andy Melendrez, who announced last week that he will not run for a fifth term in the June 8 election. Both candidates, Tony Huerta and Aram Ayra, desired to campaign for the platform in […]
City to build “Little Free Pantries” for the hungry
The neighborhoods of Riverside have a new opportunity to reach those impacted by food insecurity by adopting a Little Free Pantry, sponsored by the city. The city’s Community and Economic Development Department was granted funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) A
The Cheech Chicano Art Center awaits council approval to break ground
A decision in next Tuesday’s City Council meeting may conclude a nearly four year process to establish a management agreement for the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Arts and Culture, or the Cheech, but some are concerned about what it might cost Riverside taxpayers. According to Deputy City Manager
City panel backs measure to return utilities deposits to small businesses
Small businesses may receive their security deposits from Riverside Public Utilities to use toward their accounts with the department in an effort to reduce the 57 percent delinquency rate caused by the pandemic. In a meeting last evening, the city’s Board of Public Utilities unanimously approved a
COVID-19 vaccine dashboard shows progress through first tier
An online COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan developed by the Riverside University Health System reveals the phases in which Riverside constituents will receive their dose. As of yesterday, the county has received nearly 80,000 doses which include both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Of those doses, ne
The Raincross Gazette speaks with Riverside’s Congressman Takano
Events at the United States Capitol last Wednesday which led to the deaths of five people, have caused lawmakers to speak out against President Donald Trump and call for his removal from office before his term ends on the 20th of this month. Riverside’s Congressman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) was not pr
Signed bill honors Riverside icon
President Trump signed a bill on Tuesday that designates the U. S. Postal Service office on Chicago Avenue to be renamed after the late NAACP president Waudieur “Woodie” Rucker-Hughes. The bill H.R. 5983 was introduced by Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and the 4150 Chicago Avenue Post Office, now the W