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# 🗞️ Riverside News- October 16, 2026
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-october-16-2026/
- Published: 2026-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:00:02.000Z
- Description: Data center pause goes to council, CBU hoops, native plant sale...
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Newsletter

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Just in case you haven't seen enough of Riverside's gorgeous sunsets, here's another over Orangecrest. | Diane Kwasman

**Friday Gazette: October 16, 2026**

**Hello Riverside, and Happy Friday!** If you're still making weekend plans, [Art After Dark celebrates its fifth year Saturday night](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/art-after-dark-turns-5-with-97-artists-live-jazz-and-a-free-night-at-the-culver-center/) at the Culver Center Downtown. You'll find work by 97 artists, live jazz and a chance to meet the artists, with every piece available for purchase. It's free and runs 6 to 9 p.m., so it makes for a wonderful evening out.

Here's what else is happening around town:

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#### [CITY HALL](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/city-hall/) 

## Riverside Committee Sends Data Center Pause, Backup Resolution to City Council 

The City Council is expected to consider a 45-day data center moratorium Nov. 10 — or, failing that, a resolution blocking permits under existing zoning. 

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A data center on Riverside’s west end. The City Council will consider a temporary pause on new data centers Nov. 10\. | Titus Pardee

**Data center pause heads to council**

Riverside could pause new data centers for 45 days — or affirm staff’s view that current zoning already bars them.

**Why it matters:** Councilmembers worry large data centers could strain the city’s electricity and water and push up utility bills. “I don’t think we can afford” large-scale data centers, Councilmember Sean Mill said, pointing to the city’s single connection to the statewide grid.

**Driving the news:** The Land Use Committee voted Tuesday, Oct. 13, to send both options to the full council.

- A moratorium needs **six of seven** councilmember votes — which prompted the backup resolution.
- Under the resolution, staff wouldn’t issue data center permits and would alert the council if a proposal came in.

**Yes, but:** No one has applied to build a data center in Riverside, City Planner Laurel Reimer said.

- Staff can’t judge whether the city has enough power and water without a specific proposal, she said.

**The big picture:** Committee Chair Clarissa Cervantes said developers boxed out of cities that restrict data centers may turn to Riverside.

- Councilmember Philip Falcone wants applications blocked while the city’s artificial intelligence working group does its work, which could take up to **13 months**.

**What’s next:** The council holds a discussion and public hearing at **3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10**.

- A moratorium would start at **45 days**. Extensions would each need council action and could stretch it to two years.

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## The Big West Era Begins and CBU Basketball Is Back 

Both Lancer teams return from March Madness as the program begins its first season in the Big West Conference — and formalizes a crosstown rivalry with UC Riverside. 

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Lancer fans gather at the Fowler Events Center. CBU's men's and women's teams both return from March Madness this season. | Courtesy of CBU Athletics

[CBU basketball](https://cbulancers.com/?ref=raincrossgazette.com) kicks off its 2026-27 season next month.

The season tips off Nov. 3 with a slate of nonconference games ahead of the Big West Conference. Men's basketball has its first matchup in the Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center at 7 p.m.

The men finished 25-9 overall and 13-5 in conference play. For the first time in Lancer history, men's basketball became Western Athletic Conference champions, advancing the team to March Madness.

Coming off their debut in the NCAA Tournament, the Lancers are eager to build on their success.

The men's schedule features 22 conference matchups, split evenly between home and away. Their time in the Big West begins with a match against UC San Diego Tritons on Dec. 3.

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#### [CULTURE](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/culture/) 

## Native Plant Sale and Free Garden Workshops Return to Riverside Nov. 7 

The California Native Plant Society chapter will offer 140 species suited to Inland Empire yards, plus advice on lawn alternatives and container gardens. 

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Shoppers load wagons and boxes with California native plants at the 2025 Native Plant Sale, held by the California Native Plant Society’s Riverside-San Bernardino chapter at the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District, 4500 Glenwood Drive in Riverside. | Aaron Echols, CNPS

**Native plant sale returns Nov. 7**

Fall is a good time to plant natives, organizers say — and a Nov. 7 sale offers 140 species and free advice.

**Why it matters:** Plants set in now can use winter rains to grow roots before summer, and organizers expect a wetter-than-usual winter. Native habitat plants also draw butterflies, native bees and birds to local yards.

**Know before you go:** The California Native Plant Society’s Riverside-San Bernardino chapter hosts the sale, 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m., at 4500 Glenwood Drive.

- The site is the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District. Parking is free; bring cash or a credit or debit card.
- Society members get a discount. Join or renew at cnps.org.

**What’s for sale:** Plants suited to the Inland Empire’s climate — including some inland natives that are hard to find elsewhere.

- The selection includes white sage, hoaryleaf ceanothus and California buckwheat, shrubs that need little or no summer water once established.
- Shoppers can also buy locally sourced seeds and bulbs, books and wildflower posters.

**Free help:** Volunteer experts will help shoppers pick plants and plan lawn alternatives, and UC Master Gardeners staff a booth 9 a.m.–noon.

- **11 a.m.:** Master Gardener Lynn Coffman leads “Using California Natives in Your Garden.”
- **Noon:** Michele Felix-Derbarmdiker of the conservation district leads “Native Plant Container Gardens,” for people without a yard.

**What’s next:** The chapter’s Desert Native Plant Sale runs 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert in Rancho Mirage.

- The chapter needs volunteers for both sales and day-before setup. Email [rsbcnps@cnps.org](mailto:rsbcnps@cnps.org).

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## Noteworthy

Reader Carolyn Bolz sent us a little celebration of our 20,000-subscriber milestone:

**CONGRATULATIONS**  
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*And clap your hands.* 
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*Will the Gazette staff* 
*Please take a bow?* 
*You have twenty-thousand* 
*Subscribers. Wow!*

*— Carolyn Bolz*

Thank you, Carolyn, and thanks to every reader who helped us get here!

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## What's Happening in Riverside

### Friday, October 16

- [Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-sunrise-rotary-club-meeting/18634391/2026-10-16T07) at Zacatecas Café
- [Volunteer Interest Hour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/volunteer-interest-hour/18161070/2026-10-16T09) at Riverside Meals on Wheels
- [2nd Annual Cutest Pets Contest | Oct 1-25 | Marcy Library](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/2nd-annual-cutest-pets-contest-oct-125-marcy-library/19978878/2026-10-16T10) at Marcy Library
- [Savvy Chic Kids Fall Pop-Up Sale](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/savvy-chic-kids-fall-popup-sale/20130034/2026-10-16T10) at Arlington Plaza
- [Clue](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/clue/20036932/2026-10-16T19) at California Baptist University's Wallace Theatre ($12- $15)
- [Youth Archery (7-16 year olds)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/youth-archery-716-year-olds/19943147/2026-10-16T18) at Student Recreation Center (SRC), Glen Mor Fields
- [Sight Unseen Reframed Exhibition](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/sight-unseen-reframed-exhibition/19798276/2026-10-16T12) at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern
- [International Sloth Day | Grab n' Go](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/international-sloth-day-grab-n-go/19980016/2026-10-16T10) at Marcy Library
- [FREE YOGA - The Evolution of Ashtanga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-evolution-of-ashtanga-with-kristin-varner/19060739/2026-10-16T08) at Community Yoga Center
- [Movies on the Lawn: "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1941)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/movies-on-the-lawn-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1941/19980341/2026-10-16T18) at Heritage House
- [Noche De Exitos #2](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/noche-de-exitos-2/19593024/2026-10-16T19) at Fox Performing Arts Center

### Saturday, October 17

- [Donuts & Dragsters](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/donuts-dragsters/19871476/2026-10-17T07) at Target Store Riverside-Arlington
- [Men's Soccer vs Gonzaga](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mens-soccer-vs-gonzaga/19563253/2026-10-17T19) at UCR Soccer Stadium
- [Goeske Bingo](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/goeske-bingo/17920930/2026-10-17T09) at Janet Goeske Center ($20- $100)
- [FREE YOGA - The Art of Vinyasa with Catherine Murray](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-art-of-vinyasa-with-catherine-murray/19503669/2026-10-17T07) at Community Yoga Center
- [FREE YOGA - Yin Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-yin-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19503829/2026-10-17T09) at Community Yoga Center
- [String Puppet Craft & Performance Workshop! w/Puppets a la Carte](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/string-puppet-craft-performance-workshop-wpuppets-a-la-carte/20098912/2026-10-17T12) at Nacho Ann's Fabrics ($30)
- [Dark Carnival](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/dark-carnival/19989717/2026-10-17T12) at Heritage House
- [Knights of Columbus Annual Italian Dinner!](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/knights-of-columbus-annual-italian-dinner/20085686/2026-10-17T18) at St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church ($20- $35)
- [Murder Mystery Dinner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/murder-mystery-dinner/20043253/2026-10-17T17) at Riverside Woman's Club - Corner of Brockton and Tenth ($50)
- [14th Annual Good Neighbor Awards Dinner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/14th-annual-good-neighbor-awards-dinner/20098563/2026-10-17T17) at The Old Spaghetti Factory ($35)
- [Benise - 25 Years of Passion!](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/benise-25-years-of-passion/18175664/2026-10-17T19) at Fox Performing Arts Center
- [Spooky Music Organ Concert](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/spooky-music-organ-concert/19944423/2026-10-17T17) at First Congregational Church of Riverside ($30)
- [Chan Halloween Rave](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/chan-halloween-rave/19936734/2026-10-17T19) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium
- [Art After Dark](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/art-after-dark/19307962/2026-10-17T18) at Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts

### Sunday, October 18

- [Mission Inn Foundation Run](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/mission-inn-foundation-run/20002886/2026-10-18T06) at Downtown Riverside ($70- $120)
- [Volunteer Orientation](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/volunteer-orientation/19328343/2026-10-18T09) at UCR Botanic Gardens
- [Prayers and Public Information Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/prayers-and-public-information-meeting/16726617/2026-10-18T11) at Riverside Baha'i Center
- [Gardening for Butterflies](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/gardening-for-butterflies/19328170/2026-10-18T09) at UCR Botanic Gardens
- [Dancing for Fun](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/dancing-for-fun/18329491/2026-10-18T14) at Janet Goeske Center
- [Sensing Form: A World Beyond Sight](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/sensing-form-a-world-beyond-sight/20125849/2026-10-18T13) at Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern

## Save the Date

- Oct 19: [FREE YOGA - Moody Mondays with Cherie Amour](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-moody-mondays-with-cherie-amour/19504166/2026-10-19T19) at Community Yoga Center
- Oct 19: [FREE YOGA - The Evolution of Ashtanga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-evolution-of-ashtanga-with-kristin-varner/19060739/2026-10-19T08) at Community Yoga Center
- Oct 21: [FREE YOGA - Seated Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-seated-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19504145/2026-10-21T17) at All Saints Episcopal Church
- Oct 22: [Experience RUSD, Riverside Unified State of the District](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/experience-rusd-riverside-unified-state-of-the-district/19934891/2026-10-22T16) at Riverside Municipal Airport
- Oct 23: [Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-sunrise-rotary-club-meeting/18634391/2026-10-23T07) at Zacatecas Café
- Oct 24: [When the Science of Reading Meets the Science of Motivation](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/when-the-science-of-reading-meets-the-science-of-motivation/20134880/2026-10-15T21) at Ruth Lewis Center at Reid Park
- Oct 24: [Fall Festival at the R'Garden!](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/fall-festival-at-the-rgarden/20131947/2026-10-24T11) at R'Garden
- Oct 24: [FREE YOGA - The Art of Vinyasa with Catherine Murray](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-the-art-of-vinyasa-with-catherine-murray/19503669/2026-10-24T07) at Community Yoga Center
- Oct 24: [FREE YOGA - Yin Yoga with Kristin Varner](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/free-yoga-yin-yoga-with-kristin-varner/19503829/2026-10-24T09) at Community Yoga Center
- Oct 24: [Magic Underground](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/magic-underground/20072520/2026-10-24T20) at Back to the Grind ($30- $45)
- Oct 24: [Skeleton Keys](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/skeleton-keys/20058916/2026-10-24T19) at First United Methodist Church of Riverside
- Oct 24: [Vintage Car and Warbird Show](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/vintage-car-and-warbird-show/19929956/2026-10-24T09) at Riverside Airport - Commemorative Air Force Hanger and Museum
- Oct 25: [A Glorious Celebration of America at 250](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/a-glorious-celebration-of-america-at-250/19935302/2026-10-25T16) at Calvary Presbyterian Church ($15- $25)
- Nov 4: [Medicare EXPO](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/medicare-expo/20172054/2026-11-04T10) at Janet Goeske Center
- Nov 5: [Les Miserables](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/les-miserables/20042115/2026-11-05T19) at Woodcrest Christian School ($15- $20)
- Nov 7: [Art in the Gardens](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/art-in-the-gardens/18864698/2026-11-07T10) at UCR Botanic Gardens
- Nov 14: [Riverside Veterans Parade](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-veterans-parade/19624354/2026-11-14T10) \- Downtown Riverside/Market St.

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