🍊Your Riverside Weekend- May 16, 2026
Your Riverside Weekend- May 16, 2026 Happy Saturday, Riverside! We hope your week treated you well. Before you head into
2026 Election
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Four Candidates, One Room: Ward 2 Voters Get a Closer Look
The Gazette brought Ward 2's City Council race to UCR, where four candidates faced questions from more than 100 residents.
Raincross Gazette Hosts First-Ever Candidate Forum for Ward Seat
Four Ward 2 hopefuls square off on homelessness, housing and public safety.
City Hosting Measure Z Informational Meetings Across Riverside Through May
The first session lands Thursday at the La Sierra Senior Center, with three more scheduled neighborhood meetings to follow before the June 2 ballot.
Council Shrinks Budget Commission Again to Stop Meeting Cancellations
The city cut the advisory body from 13 to 10 seats Tuesday, with a further reduction to nine planned, after chronic quorum failures canceled 10 meetings since 2023.
Judge Rejects Torres Challenge to Ayra's 'Educator' Ballot Label
A Riverside Superior Court judge denied the legal bid March 30, leaving the Ward 2 candidate's ballot designation intact heading into the June primary.
Judge Orders City to Rename Measure Z Ballot Measure, Citing Misleading Language
A court ordered the city to rename its June sales tax renewal measure after a resident sued over misleading language.
Riverside Resident Sues to Change 'Misleading' Measure Z Ballot Language
A resident argues the "City of Riverside Services Renewal Measure" title misleads voters about how the revenue can be spent.
The Gazette Is Hosting Its First-Ever Candidate Forums — Wards 2, 4, and 6
Free, ward-specific forums this April ahead of the June election, where the questions come from the community, not the campaign.
The 2026 City Council Races Are Set. Here's Who's Running.
Ten certified candidates across three wards will face voters in the June 2 General Municipal Election.
Council Puts Sales Tax Increase on June Ballot to Fund Fire Staffing
Measure would raise Measure Z from 1% to 1.25%; residents raise concerns over spending accountability.
Budget Commission Questions Its Role as Measure Z Locked Through 2028
Nonprofits seeking city support face three-year funding freeze as council prepares June tax vote.
Opinion: Riverside Needs to Fund Fire Department Growth - And Soon
Extending Measure Z Is the Right Choice for Riverside's Fire Department.
