Sixty years after Lowell Elementary burned, Riverside prepares to open Ofelia Valdez Yeager Eastside Elementary, honoring decades of community advocacy while the arson remains a mystery and and Meliia鈥檚 Disneyland fund sees exciting progress.
Judge denies Gage Canal's restraining order against whistleblower Jason Hunter, finding no evidence of violence or credible threats in his attempts to become a shareholder.
City Council will consider a three-year $53 million labor agreement while the Board of Ethics will hear cannabis business applicants' allegations of open meeting law violations against Councilmembers Conder, Mill, Perry and Robillard.
A City Council subcommittee has recommended a $765,000 budget and set the framework for Riverside鈥檚 new Office of Inspector General, even as residents question whether the role will remain truly independent and transparent.
City Council does not meet this week. Other meetings will review the proposed Riverside Alive downtown redevelopment project's environmental impact report and consider a $4 million annual road repair contract to address 4,000 backlogged locations from water line work.
Riverside developer aims to create regional destination on former Ab Brown site with 5,000-seat expandable stadium and 1,148 housing units, forming major entertainment corridor alongside neighboring adventure park project.
This week's agenda includes infrastructure decisions about sewer system finances showing reserve depletion by 2027, potential purchase of the 56-acre Ab Brown Sports Complex for a soccer stadium entertainment district and new warehouse development restrictions near schools.
Proposed changes would establish 15-minute caps for initial Councilmember remarks and allow presiding officers to shorten public comment during crowded meetings.
City Council does not meet this week. The Inspector General Committee will meet Tuesday afternoon to work toward establishing Riverside's New Inspector General office.
Council will consider an agreement with the State to fund the clean up of homeless encampments along the 60, 91 and 215 freeways, and the Governmental Process Committee takes first steps toward forming a Charter Review Committee in preparation for the 2028 election.
