The Santa Ana Railroad Bridge seen from the Santa Ana River Trail. (Luke López)
Monday Gazette: September 23, 2024
Hello Riverside, and Happy Monday! I'm holding office hours this morning at Condron Coffee on Sunnyside Drive from 7:30 to 10:00 a.m. If you'd like to stop by and discuss Riverside's news needs or how we can better serve the community, I'd love to meet and hear from you!
Laundry Love Riverside Provides Free Laundry Service for Those in Need
Clean clothes are a necessity often taken for granted; Laundry Love meets people at their point of need, providing dignity and wellness.
Empty dryers waiting for the first loads to be washed. (Ken Crawford)
Laundry Love Riverside, a volunteer organization staffed by members of All Saints Episcopal Church (and some friends), is making a significant impact on the lives of local families. On the third Wednesday of each month, the group takes over Rachel's Lavenderia in the Stater Bros. shopping center on Iowa Avenue, offering free laundry services to anyone in need. This service allows individuals and families to wash and dry up to six loads of laundry at no cost, alleviating some of the financial burden and the tough choices that result. Liz Atkinson, the event organizer, highlights the importance of this service, stating, "Sometimes families have to make difficult choices with limited resources. We ensure they have clean clothes."
The City Council does not meet this week. The Human Relation Commission will discuss calling on the City Council to retain the commemorative flag policy, which it repealed last week, in a memo "to express its deep disappointment" in the Council.
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.
Housing and Homelessness Committee
The Housing and Homelessness Committee of Councilmembers Cervantes, Mill, and Robillard meets on Monday, September 23, at 3:30 p.m. (agenda) and will consider amendments to the Mobile Home Parks Rent Stabilization Ordinance, primarily to cap annual rent increases and enhance tenant protections.
Board of Public Utilities
The Board of Public Utilities meets on Monday, September 23, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) and will consider recommending that the City Council authorize and accept a $959,752 federal grant to help fund RPU's PFAS Treatment Project, which aims to remove PFAS compounds from the city's drinking water to meet new EPA standards by 2029.
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