A constituent-led effort to remove Ward 5 Councilmember Gaby Plascencia from her seat failed on Tuesday. Organizers for the Recall Gaby Plascencia Campaign were unable to submit the amount of petition signatures necessary by Tuesday’s deadline, disqualifying them from adding their proposed measure t
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
What was intended to be a linear meeting to approve or deny a Certificate of Appropriateness turned into board members voting against a dwindling hourglass. Last Wednesday’s Cultural Heritage Board (CHB) meeting resulted in a 4-4 vote, with one abstaining vote, on the approval of the Certificate of
City Council On the Consent Calendar In today’s council meeting beginning at 1 p.m., the council members will vote to approve or deny issues on their consent calendar, including an agreement initiating the transfer of funds raised for building the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture (the
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
We’ve put together a quick brief for what’s happening at City Hall this week. You can watch any of these meetings live at Engage Riverside or Watch Riverside. Planning Commission Last Thursday, the Planning Commission approved the dual-brand AC Marriott – Residence Inn hotel with a subterranean park
Visitors may soon have the opportunity to experience a modern extended stay in Riverside. Today at 9 a.m. the Planning Commission will consider entitlements for constructing a two-building dual-brand 226-room hotel, AC Marriott – Residence Inn, and the modification of historic fire station #1 into c
In Tuesday’s city council meeting, the council members voted 6-1 to hold this year’s Fourth of July fireworks shows at La Sierra Park and Ryan Bonaminio Park. The Fireworks Task Force, consisting of members from Riverside Fire Department (RFD), Riverside Police Department (RPD) and Code Enforcement,
The halls of high schools are finally filled with the sounds of energetic students who are, yet again, adjusting to a new normal. It has been one month since students across Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) returned to in-person learning. Campuses moved seamlessly from phases two and three o
After two years of waiting, Riverside may get to see fireworks this Fourth of July, with a caveat: they cannot be launched from their traditional post on Mt. Rubidoux. In tomorrow’s city council meeting, council members will have the opportunity to decide if and where the Riverside community can obs
There are a handful of items to be mindful of in city hall this week, and we’ve put together a quick peek of them for you. Anyone can watch these meetings live at either EngageRiverside.com or WatchRiverside.com. City Council During the 1 p.m. discussion, the parks and recreation department, as well
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