Elections, campaigns, candidates, and ballot measures — the race for office, not governance itself.
On August 27, a lawsuit was filed against the City of Riverside by ‘Riversiders Against Increased Taxes’ (RAIT). The lawsuit claims that the sole measure for November 2, Measure C, is unlawful and should not be on the ballot. Measure C, formally called the “City of Riverside Services Protection Mea
A special November election will ask Riversiders if they want to allow the city to continue transferring revenues from electric utilities to its general fund, a question worth $40 million. Before the 16th of this month, Riverside City Council members, individual Riverside voters or a bona fide group
U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) were rejected from three southern California venues last week on their trail across America as they rally supporters on the “2021 America First Tour.” The highly controversial pair and the events leading up to last week have sparked d
After the mail-in-ballot election earlier this week, three Riverside Wards solidified who will serve on the city council dais for the next five years. With nearly 53 percent of the vote so far, Clarissa Cervantes took the lead for Ward 2 as the council member to replace Andy Melendrez, who served in
Riversiders will soon face the decision to keep the city’s General Fund Transfer (GFT) intact or stop it altogether. The GFT has existed in Riverside for nearly 100 years and was created so taxes from electricity and water bills would be shifted into the city’s general fund. The money called into qu
Riverside’s June 8 election is around the corner and vote-by-mail (VBM) ballots were sent to nearly 70,000 voters in Wards 2, 4 and 6 on Monday. Voters can drop off ballots at 10 verified drop-off locations throughout the city on Monday, June 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, June 8 from 7 a.m. t
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
In November’s election, Riversiders may be asked to reauthorize a decades-old practice of transferring millions in utility payments to the city’s general fund. The city has been able to transfer money from electric utility to a general fund since Riverside first established a city charter in 1907. V
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 […]
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
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