Land Use Committee Eyes Crackdown on Pallet Yards Following Fire, Code Violations
Staff outlined three options, from no changes to a citywide ban, as officials weigh fire safety and enforcement concerns.
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Tour de Arcade: Three Cafes, One Coffee Quest
This summer, a rewards quest walks Arcade Coffee regulars from the Chicago Avenue roastery to a Canyon Crest patio to a Main Street brunch counter — with a food stop at each, and a different Riverside at every turn.
NORA to Celebrate Jane Block's 97th Birthday and Decades of Advocacy
The nonprofit will honor Jane Block, a founding member of the Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center, with an event Aug. 12.
This Week in City Hall: August 10, 2026
Council weighs Fairmount Park Armory contract, crosswalk signal funding and a 3.7-acre land sale, while committees take up pallet storage safety rules, library donations and a Linden Street lane reduction pilot.
Riverside Unified Superintendent Selected for Yale Leadership Fellowship
Dr. Sonia Llamas is one of 26 education leaders nationwide chosen for the Broad Center's fellowship at Yale School of Management.
From the Kitchen Garden: August, The Keep It or Pull It Edition
Tips on what to plant, when to pick, and what to watch out for in your home garden.
Taking Turns
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
City's 2026 Signal Priority List Highlights Top Traffic Needs
Staff say the list is a planning tool, not a construction plan, as Victoria Avenue's top-ranked intersection stays signal-free.
For Children in Foster Care, CASA Volunteers Help Make Summer Feel Like Childhood
With nearly 6,000 kids expected in foster care this year, the nonprofit Voices for Children says summer is when kids need CASA volunteers most.
Runoff Election Prompts Faster Charter Review Appointment Process
The Governmental Processes Committee says a Wards 2 and 4 runoff has squeezed the timeline for seating the next Charter Review Committee.
August ArtsWalk Has Painting Prodigies, A Call for Artists, Robots and A Hot Summer Night
The first class of Kadir Nelson's academy shows Downtown, an RSVP-only opening leads the night, and school starts Monday.
Riverside's Drowning Rate Runs Higher Than the State's; Here's What Every Pool Owner Should Know
A hotter county, more pools and a largely preventable toll — what the numbers show, and what owners are required to do