Mayor’s Year in Review: 2022 Edition
December 8, 2022 marked two years as mayor of my hometown—the halfway point in my first term. I ran
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Making Riverside the forever campus to local graduates
Introducing Campus Riverside, a mayoral initiative that will provide a centralized platform for students to become acquainted with all the great and fun things that Riverside has to offer.
This Week in City Hall, November 14
Monday, November 14 Land Use, Sustainability, and Resilience Committee, 3:30pm Nathan Mustafa, Deputy Public Works Director, will be giving a presentation on the City’s temporary and long-term outdoor dining program. Also on the agenda: Tuesday, November 15 City Council, 1:00pm An update on the City
This Week in City Hall, November 7
Monday, November 7 Human Resources Board, 5:00pm The Human Resources Board (HRB) consists of nine resident members who meet
This Week in City Hall, October 31
Tuesday, November 1 City Council, 1:00pm Council will be asked to reconsider circumstances of the state of emergency and continue to recommend social distancing measures. According to a report from the City Attorney, this will “ensure compliance with AB 361 and allows the continued utilization of te
This Week in City Hall, October 24
Monday, October 24 Housing and Homelessness Committee, 3:30pm Having just passed the Homelessness Action Plan at the October 11 City Council meeting, the Agenda for this week’s Housing and Homelessneass Committee, led by Councilmemebers Edwards, Plascencia and Cervantes, will be reviewing the commit
This week at City Hall, October 17–21
A closed session will take place on Monday to consider the appointment and salary of the City Manager and Tuesday Council will vote on approving funds for the Mission Inn, Commodity Boxes and the addition and adoption of titles and chapter to the Municipal Code in regards to local fire codes.
Why the Passage of CARE Court Means Hope for Families
Over the past few months, I have shared updates regarding the recent passage and signing of an important piece of
This Week at City Hall, October 10-14
This week at City Hall, plans are waiting on approvals and final sign offs and Festival of Lights planning is beginning.
This Week at City Hall, October 6
This week at city hall, amendments and additions to the ordinance regulating homeless encampments, 20-acres of vacant land is being considered for housing developments and the Board of Ethics looks to seek outside council and consider a Code of Ethics Complaint placed against a councilmember.
The Week at City Hall, September 26
The Housing and Homelessness committee gives an update on their action plan to help individuals experiencing homelessness and the RPU Board considers the sale of land for the RTRP. There will not be a City Hall Council meeting this week.
This Week at City Hall, September 19
Monday September 19th Parks and Recreation Commission Line 4- Parks and Neighborhood Specialist (PANS) Update City Staff will provide an update regarding the progress on PANS staffing, equipment, training, accomplishments and future goals of the program. PANS was first introduced on March 21 by the