Moss is Boss
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
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This Week in City Hall: September 22, 2025
City Council does not meet this week. Other meetings include consideration of $1.44 million for the new Wilderness Substation's second power grid connection and review of reducing future mobile home rent caps to 3% and progress on 497 affordable housing unit.
How Repatriation and Museums Can Work Together
The Museum of Riverside's approach offers lessons for cultural institutions nationwide.
Neighbor of the Week: Eliel Quiles
Each week, we will introduce a new neighbor. This is not a who's who list. These are regular Riversiders doing exceptional things.
Cursor Curative
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
This Week in City Hall: September 15, 2025
City Council will consider a 45-day moratorium on new tobacco retail permits following widespread illegal drug sales at smoke shops and award a $19.7 million contract to renovate the nearly century-old Cesar Chavez Community Center.
Earthquakes: Why We’re at Risk and What We Can Do About It
From securing furniture to retrofitting homes and weighing insurance, here’s how Riversiders can prepare for the next big quake—plus an update on California’s latest water bill.
Neighbor of the Week: Ernesto Rodriguez
Each week, we will introduce a new neighbor. This is not a who's who list. These are regular Riversiders doing exceptional things.
Fluff and Fold
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
Your Nocturnal Backyard Zoo: The Thrilling Three
From opossums to raccoons to skunks, Riverside backyards come alive after dark with a cast of nocturnal neighbors worth knowing.
This Week in City Hall: September 8, 2025
City Council does not meet this week. Other agendas include a pilot program for transferring apartment-building rights to vacant University Avenue lots and updates on the planned 91 Freeway and Adams Street interchange reconfiguration to reduce traffic congestion.
Get the Vapors
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.