The Filipino-American artist returns to the region that shaped him with an exhibition exploring identity, memory, and the Southern California experience.
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Tuesday Gazette: March 3, 2026
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A Homecoming: Kristofferson San Pablo Brings "For All the Ghosts" to Downtown
The Filipino-American artist returns to the region that shaped him with an exhibition exploring identity, memory, and the Southern California experience.
A scene from Kristofferson San Pablo's "For All the Ghosts" at the UCR ARTS' Culver Center of the Arts. (Erik Chen)
Filipino-American artist Kristofferson San Pablo returns to Riverside with "For All the Ghosts," a drawing exhibition exploring identity, memory, and Southern California life.
Why it matters: San Pablo grew up in the Inland Empire — this isn't just another gallery show, it's a local artist bringing work shaped by this region back to the community that inspired it.
Driving the news: The exhibition is now open at the Culver Center of the Arts through April 12, featuring San Pablo's large-scale drawings that blend autobiographical experience with pop culture.
Recurring nude figures and Simpsons characters — Homer and Bart as symbols of SoCal suburbia — anchor the show's themes of duality and exposure.
The big picture: San Pablo's return challenges a familiar Inland Empire pattern — artists leaving for bigger markets and never coming back.
UCR ARTS is deliberately building a platform for regional artists whose work reflects the Inland Empire's specific cultural landscape.
Opinion: Riverside Cannot Be Pressured Into a $30 Million Commitment
With reconsideration deadline passed, councilmember argues litigation shouldn't override democratic vote on University Terrace.
The debate over the proposed Quality Inn project has intensified in recent weeks. Lawsuits have been threatened. Public statements suggest the City faces liability if it does not reverse course.
Before rhetoric replaces facts, residents should understand what the City Council actually decided.
The council voted not to move forward with a plan that would have committed approximately $30 million in public resources to convert a single motel into permanent supportive housing. About $20.1 million would have come from a state Homekey+ grant. Roughly $9.5 million would have come from local and other public funds.
None of that money would have stayed with the City. It would have gone directly to a private nonprofit developer for acquisition, rehabilitation, and operation of the project.
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