> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 🍊 Monday Gazette: March 17, 2025 - URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/monday-gazette-march-17-2025/ - Published: 2025-03-17T12:00:53.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-09T02:22:58.000Z - Author: Gazette Staff - Tags: Newsletter ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2025/03/250317-blarneystone.jpg) As a proud Irishman, I gift you this terribly embarrassing photo from my first trip to Ireland. My brother and I are standing at the base of Blarney Castle, where, as a teenager, I kissed the Blarney Stone, which then endowed me with the Gift of Gab—which comes in handy in the news business! **Monday Gazette: March 17, 2025** Hello Riverside, and Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Good luck and green beer await you all across town this evening! Check out [Paint the Town Green: Riverside's St. Patrick's Day Guide 2025](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/paint-the-town-green-riversides-st-patricks-day-guide-2025/) or [visit our calendar](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/show?start=2025-03-17) to finalize your plans. Here's a toast for your first drink, and it had better be a Guinness: *May the road rise up to meet you.* *May the wind be always at your back.* *May the sun shine warm upon your face.* [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2023/12/author_banner-justin-pardee.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/about/) --- --- #### [GOVERNMENT](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/government/) ## This Week in City Hall: March 17, 2025 City Council does not meet this week. City commissions and council sub-committees will meet for general updates. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2025/03/cityhall-13-visitors-1.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/this-week-in-city-hall-march-17-2025) Welcome to our weekly digest on public meetings and agenda items worthy of your attention in the next week. This guide is part of our mission to provide everyday Riversiders like you with the information to speak up on the issues you care about. ### Commission on Aging The Commission on Aging meets on Monday, Mar. 17, at 9:00 a.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1283102&GUID=33C66A03-5CAF-4E11-8D6F-FE9D3C38ADA1&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) for regular business. ### Park and Recreation Commission The Park and Recreation Commission meets on Monday, Mar. 17, at 6:30 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1283057&GUID=C3ED9B74-DAD2-4893-9882-28E025BEF5B7&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to elect new leadership and review ongoing Parks Department projects. ### Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee The Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee (Councilmembers Perry, Conder, and Mill) meets on Wednesday, Mar. 19, at 1:00 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1277595&GUID=5BE3CE80-8F28-4D46-ABD9-C4C612BD5F2E&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to review the 2024 plans of six different citizen commissions. ### Cultural Heritage Board The Cultural Heritage Board meets on Wednesday, Mar. 19, at 3:30 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1285843&GUID=E4BF21CD-4864-492E-AD20-11DBCFDF5173&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) for regular business. ### Economic Development Committee The Economic Development Committee (Councilmembers Robillard, Cervantes, and Hemenway) meets on Thursday, Mar. 20, at 3:00 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1277597&GUID=4F625558-62BD-41DF-B152-3750E75D6417&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) for regular business. ### Commission on Disabilities The Commission on Disabilities meets on Thursday, Mar. 20, at 5:30 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1288093&GUID=FC2AD313-1AA1-492E-8A00-566CCFE12298&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) for a presentation from the Police Department on its Community Service Bureau's "You Are Not Alone" program. [Read or share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/this-week-in-city-hall-march-17-2025) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169513/image/0?seed=)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169513/click/0?seed=&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [GARDNER GAUGE](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/gardner-gauge/) ## Opinion: Making Conservation a California Way of Life California tightens urban water conservation rules, affecting Riverside’s indoor and outdoor water use. Here's what it means for residents. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2025/03/opinion_banner-mike_gardner.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/opinion-making-conservation-a-california-way-of-life) The California Department of Water Resources is implementing a long term, increasingly stringent set of urban water conservation measures. These impact both indoor and outdoor water use. The programs require retail water providers like Riverside Public Utilities and Western Municipal Water District to meet specific indoor and outdoor water use targets by specified dates. For the most part, the programs do not specify exactly how to meet the targets. This allows some flexibility to water providers that may have greater opportunity for additional conservation in one area of use than in others. Lumped together, the program is known as the Urban Water Use Objective, or UWUO. The primary components of UWUO are the aggregate of indoor water use, the aggregate of outdoor residential water use, the aggregate of Commercial, Industrial and Institutional outdoor water through dedicated irrigation meters, and the aggregate of water loss. [Read or share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/opinion-making-conservation-a-california-way-of-life) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169515/image/0?seed=)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169515/click/0?seed=&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- 📣 ****See something? Say something.** Your tips and ideas are what fuel The Raincross Gazette. If you know of something newsworthy happening in our city, please [share it with us](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/contact/). --- ## What's Happening in Riverside ### Today - [Commission on Aging](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/commission-on-aging/15270205/2025-03-17T16) at Riverside City Hall - [Park and Recreation Commission](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/park-and-recreation-commission/15270206/2025-03-17T18) at Riverside City Hall - [Riverside Official St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-official-st-patricks-day-bar-crawl/14774659/2025-03-17T17) at Killer Queens Social House ### Tomorrow - [Volunteer Interest Hour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/volunteer-interest-hour/14995048/2025-03-18T09) at Riverside Meals on Wheels, Inc - [Lunchtime Jazz](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/lunchtime-jazz/15234611/2025-03-18T13) at RCCD Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties - [Inland Empire Chorus Rehearsal](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/inland-empire-chorus-rehearsal/14934551/2025-03-18T18) at Temple Beth El Synagogue - [Sunrise on the Reaping Sunrise Release Party](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/sunrise-on-the-reaping-sunrise-release-party/14864448/2025-03-18T06) at Cellar Door Bookstore - [Tuesday Karaoke](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/tuesday-karaoke/12771587/2025-03-18T19) at The Hideaway - [CHICAGO](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/chicago/13905051/2025-03-18T19) at Fox Performing Arts Center ## Save The Date - March 21: [Savvy Chic Kids Consignment Early Bird Shopping](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/savvy-chic-kids-consignment-early-bird-shopping/15212888/2025-03-21T09) at Mission Grove Shopping Center - Former KMart ($Free- $16) - March 22: ["The Science of Scent" - Bath Bomb Workshop](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/the-science-of-scent-bath-bomb-workshop/15106997/2025-03-22T09) at Heritage House ($10) - March 28: [Goeske Spring Festival](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/goeske-spring-festival/15204946/2025-03-28T10) at Janet Goeske Center - April 4: [World Premier Melodrama by Westmont Village Masquers Theatre Club](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/world-premier-melodrama-by-westmont-village-masquers-theatre-club/15120702/2025-04-04T19) at Westmont Village - April 5: [Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Group](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/alzheimers-dementia-support-group/15213180/2025-04-05T14) at Discovery Commons Raincross - April 5: [4th Annual Downtown Riverside Tweed Ride](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/4th-annual-downtown-riverside-tweed-ride/15292077/2025-04-05T11) begins at Riverside Historic Courthouse - April 5: [In/VISIBLE, Un/HEARD: Riverside’s Civil Rights Stories](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/invisible-unheard-riversides-civil-rights-stories/15221584/2025-04-05T10) at Multiple locations 🗓️ [See More Events](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/)📝 [Submit Your Event](https://hub.cityspark.com/Event/Submission/Raincross?ref=raincrossgazette.com) 📸 [Submit a photo](http://raincrossgazette.com/submitphoto?ref=raincrossgazette.com) to be featured in our newsletters and social media accounts. 🏆 [Nominate a remarkable Riversider](https://rgnotw.paperform.co/?ref=raincrossgazette.com) as Neighbor of the Week.