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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, March 7
Council considers spending $1,470,470 of Measure Z dollars on Mt. Rubidoux trail
Touch Phone Home
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
This Week in City Hall, February 27
This Tuesday’s City Council agenda is packed with items that impact life in Riverside in a whole host of different ways. The full agenda is available online; here are some highlights of what you can expect. March Joint Powers Agreement Extension Council with consider a 14th amendment to the March Jo
This Week in City Hall, February 13
This is a busy week for City Hall meetings. Committees for Land Use and Sustainability, Public Utilities, Safety and Wellness,
This Week in City Hall, February 6
In June 2021 and 2022 the City received a total of $73,535,189 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). At the November 15, 2022 Council meeting the final spending for the second half of the ARPA funds was approved totalling $36,767,594. At this week’s council meeting, City staff will ask Council m
This Week in City Hall, January 31
With no City Council meeting this fifth Tuesday of the month, a Board of Ethics Hearing Panel immediately following Thursday evening’s regular Board of Ethics meeting is the place to pay attention. Residents of Orangecrest and Mission Grove will be following closely as this hearing is connected to t
This Week in City Hall, January 23
21/22 Fourth Quarter Financial Report The City’s finance department will share the Fourth Quarter Financial Report for the 2021 & 22 fiscal year. Year end revenue to the City came in $10.8M over projections, even after a mid-cycle $13.7M increase in projected income, for a total of $308,100,000 – a
Just Business: Canyon Crest Towne Centre and Cellar Door Books
Balancing a property owners’ right to make decisions about which tenants to rent to against the community’s needs is what is at stake in the current controversy over the lease cancellation that is forcing Cellar Door Books to pull up stakes precipitously. Whose priorities should take precedence? And
This Week in City Hall, January 17
The City Council agenda appears to have recovered from the holidays and is beginning to include some high impact discussion items. Bookworms in delinquency have their fingers crossed for the cancellation of all library fines for overdue materials. Flag Handling An update to the City’s Flag Policy is
This Week in City Hall, January 10
City Council is back for the new year with a relatively light agenda. The most interesting moment of Tuesday’s meeting might be the very first item on the agenda as Mayor Lock Dawson passes the ceremonial mantle of Mayor Pro Tem from Ward 3’s Councilmember Fierro to Ward 2’s Councilmember Cervantes.
State of the City 2023 Sneak Peak – Riverside By Design
Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson previews her State of the City Address scheduled for Thursday, January 26, 2023 at the Riverside Convention Center.