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
City Council approved a 25-year management agreement between Riverside Art Museum (RAM) and the city during Tuesday evening’s
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 […]
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
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
Villarreal said tackling homeless is a team effort and should not be approached as a ‘one-size-fits-all situation.’
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
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
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
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
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Riverside hospitals are using resourceful means to meet the last two months’ steady increase of COVID-19 patients and brace
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