🗞️ Riverside News- October 15, 2025

Wednesday Gazette: October 15, 2025

Hello Riverside, and Happy Wednesday! Here at The Gazette, we're looking for your favorite decorated Halloween houses - whether spine-tingling spooky or family-friendly fun! Do you have a neighbor whose Halloween display makes you smile? Even better if you know them - we'd love to connect and share their creativity with the community. Send us the address and homeowner's contact info (if you have it) to newsroom@raincrossgazette.com. Let's celebrate the neighbors who make Halloween special!

GOVERNMENT

City Council Passes Resolution on Immigration Enforcement Transparency

Resolution calling for clear identification of federal agents passes 4-3 despite concerns about jurisdictional limits and symbolic nature.

The Riverside City Council approved a resolution calling for transparency and identification standards in federal immigration enforcement activities within the city. The measure passed 4-3 after three hours of public testimony from over 60 speakers.

Driving the news: The resolution addresses concerns about federal agents operating in unmarked vehicles with masked faces, directing immigration enforcement personnel to use clearly marked vehicles, wear visible identification, and follow transparent protocols.

• It also tasks the Riverside Police Department with monitoring suspected federal enforcement activity when legally permissible.

Why it matters: The measure aims to protect residents' rights and increase accountability in federal immigration operations within Riverside.

• Many speakers shared personal stories about fear within immigrant communities and urged council action.

The opposition: Three council members argued the resolution exceeds the city's jurisdiction and could potentially increase federal enforcement activity.

What's next: The resolution takes effect immediately, directing the city attorney and manager to monitor federal enforcement activities and explore legal challenges to practices that violate residents' rights.

Read the full story and see how the council voted...

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COMMUNITY

UCR Historians Document Transformation of Inland Communities by Warehousing Industry

New public history project traces how logistics development has reshaped neighborhoods from Valley Truck Farms to Bloomington.

A UC Riverside-led initiative is chronicling the transformation of Inland Southern California communities due to decades of warehouse development. The "Live From the Frontline" project combines research, oral histories, and art to document the "slow violence of the supply chain" across the region.

Driving the news: The project extends its focus to warehouse-impacted communities throughout the Inland Empire, including Valley Truck Farms and Bloomington.

• Researchers trace the region's logistics industry to World War II, with subsequent local officials actively courting industrial development.

Why it matters: These communities now experience some of the worst air quality in the country, with high rates of asthma and other respiratory illnesses.

• The project aims to educate young people about their communities' histories and empower them to influence future development decisions.

The big picture: Researchers warn that warehouse jobs marketed to communities may prove temporary, potentially replaced by automation in the future.

What's next: The team hopes their work will be incorporated into local K-12 ethnic studies curricula.

• A June 2024 event in Bloomington invited residents to express their feelings about the area's transformation through art installations.

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Noteworthy

Riverside Unified showcased student innovations in robotics, digital media, music, and film during its "Navigating the Classroom of Tomorrow" State of the District celebration at the Convention Center.

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What's Happening in Riverside

Today

• Riverside East Rotary Club at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern
• Fifty & Better Health Fair at Janet Goeske Center
• Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee at Riverside City Hall
• Arlington Library| Fossil Day with the Museum of Riverside at Arlington Library
• Building Our Region's Korean Communities Exhibition Opening at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern
• Riverside Mission Belles at Victoria Presbyterian Church
• Riverside Open Mic Music Series at Back to the Grind

Tomorrow

• DREAMSCAPE at UCR ARTS
• History on the Rocks! Presented by The Mission Inn Foundation at The Mission Inn Foundation ($49.87)
• Six Healing Sounds & Sound Bath at Arlington Library

Save the Date

• October 17: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown at The Box Theater ($22- $25)
• October 18: ARToberfest at Riverside Art Museum ($45- $50)
• October 18: Pink on Parade Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at Ryan Bonaminio Park ($22.20- $32.80)
• October 18: The Riverside Citrus Classic Bike Ride at Riverside Plaza ($15- $80)
• October 19: Blue Zones Project Riverside - Mission Inn Run Cheer Squad at Mission Inn
• October 19: Free Christian Art Exhibit: Icons in Transformation at Immanuel Lutheran Church
• October 25: Aquamotion Aquathon at Shamel Park Pool
• October 25: Friends of the Mission Inn Present: Nosferatu - a Silent Movie at The Mission Inn ($30- $35)
• October 25: Olivewood Memorial Park Historical Cemetery Tour at Olivewood Memorial Park ($20)
• November 15: NORA's 44th Annual Dinner & Auction Gala at Victoria Club ($175)
• December 6: Home and Story: Growing Up with the Museum at Riverside City College | Salvatore G. Rotella Digital Library and Learning Resource Center ($35- $50)

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