🗞️ Riverside News- March 9, 2026

Monday Gazette: March 9, 2026

Hello Riverside, and Happy Monday! The weekend is behind us and a fresh week is ahead. Whether you're easing in slowly or hitting the ground running, we're glad to have you with us. Let's see what Riverside has in store.

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GOVERNMENT

This Week in City Hall: March 9, 2026

City Council, the Planning Commission and five other bodies hold public meetings this week, covering topics from a railroad quiet zone project to a Downtown bar's permit revocation.

Welcome to our weekly digest of public meetings and agenda items worth your attention for this coming 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.

City Council

On Tuesday, March 10, City Council will skip its typical 1 p.m. session this week, but will keep its afternoon session at 3 p.m. (agenda). The agenda includes:

• Holding a state-required public hearing and vote on a resolution that would allow the city to take limited rights over certain private properties for the construction of the Brockton Avenue to Palm Avenue Railroad Quiet Zone Project, which installs upgraded railroad crossing safety features and improves sidewalk paths so trains can stop blowing loud horns and a quiet zone can be approved for that area.
• Reviewing the city’s General Plan 2025 Annual Progress Report, which includes an update on the city’s progress fulfilling its state housing requirements and outlines the city’s general plan implementation, planning initiatives and grant funding received in 2025.

Board of Library Trustees

The Board of Library Trustees meets on Monday, March 9 at 5 p.m. (agenda) to receive an update on its 2025 Workplan and to review the 2026 Workplan, which includes continued support of construction of the Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library.

Board of Public Utilities

The Board of Public Utilities meets on Monday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) to receive updates on the city’s water loss management and updates on the city’s use of allowances from the Greenhouse Gas Allowances sale.

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee meets on Wednesday, March 11 at 3 p.m. (agenda) to review the Budget Engagement Commission’s 2026 Workplan, which includes quarterly finance reporting, Measure Z-funded program updates and spending recommendations.

Commission of the Deaf

The Commission of the Deaf meets on Wednesday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) to discuss selection of its chair and vice chair officers and to review its 2026 Workplan, which includes increased community engagement, city collaboration and an emphasis on arts and culture.

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission meets on Thursday, March 12 at 9 a.m. (agenda) to conduct public hearings for land/usage zoning cases for several businesses, including for a public hearing to consider revoking Downtown Experiment’s bar and nightclub permit and alcohol sale permit due to multiple code violations and a high volume of emergency calls.

Mobility and Infrastructure Committee

The Mobility and Infrastructure Committee meets on Thursday, March 12 at 1 p.m. (agenda) to review vendor and contractor performances, review updates on the Water Quality Control Plant’s agreement with Total Dissolved Solids, and review its 2026 Workplan, which includes increased accountability and enhanced community engagement.

Airport Commission

The Airport Commission meets on Thursday, March 12 at 3 p.m. (agenda) to discuss election of its chair and vice chair, and review its March 2026 Airport Manager's Operations and Activity Report, which includes updates on operational and financial activity.

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GAZETTE NEWS

Meet the Gazette's New Advertising Director: Laniea Dominguez

With 20 years of media sales experience and deep roots in the Inland Empire community, Laniea Dominguez joins the Raincross Gazette as advertising director.

The Raincross Gazette has named Laniea Dominguez as its advertising director, bringing one of the Inland Empire's most experienced media sales professionals into the role.

"I first sat down with Laniea three years ago — picking her brain over lunch at Backstreet about what local businesses need from an advertising partner. Three years later, I finally got her on this team," said Justin Pardee, founder and publisher of the Raincross Gazette.

Dominguez brings more than 20 years of Inland Empire media sales experience to the role. Over her career, she has worked with cities, hospitals, schools, casinos, automotive dealers, and economic development agencies. She has managed advertising revenue portfolios ranging from $40,000 to more than $300,000.

"The thing that's changed the most is that there are simply too many choices," Dominguez said. "Many of my past advertisers have found this overwhelming." Her response, she said, has been to listen more carefully and research more deeply before pitching. She credits a Theodore Roosevelt maxim as a guiding principle: "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."

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This Week in Riverside

Today

• Volunteer Interest Hour at Riverside Meals on Wheels
• Goeske Bingo at Janet Goeske Center ($20- $100)
• Interfaith Prayer Meeting at Riverside Baha'i Center
• Monday Carillon Recitals at University of California, Riverside
• REEF's Best Event Ever! Take 9! at Fox Performing Arts Center ($10- $75)
• R'Hours at the R'Garden at University of California, Riverside

Tomorrow

• Main Library | Riverside Reads Book Discussion at Main Library
• Inland Empire Chorus Rehearsal at Temple Beth El Synagogue
• Karaoke Tuesday Competition at the Hideaway at The Hideaway
• Taiko Ensemble Recital at The Barn, Outdoor Stage

Save the Date

• March 14: Riverside Sunrise Rotary 22nd Annual Black Tie Bingo at Riverside Convention Center ($130- $250)
• March 19: Empowered Leadership: Cultivating Influence and Impact at Work Well ($165)
• March 21: LiTEArature: A Fairy-Themed Afternoon Tea - JOIN WAITLIST at Heritage House ($25)
• March 28: Goeske Spring Festival at Janet Goeske Center
• March 30: Sip with a Scientist at Bar Ni Modo

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