🍊 Thursday Gazette: May 22, 2025
Thursday Gazette: May 22, 2025 Hello Riverside, and Happy Thursday! Tonight at 5 p.m., neighbors will gather for a
Watchdog files Brown Act petition while company seeks restraining order against him.
Council will consider the potential conversion of a hotel into permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals, an $8.1 million contract for a Patterson Park renovation, and updates to industrial development standards that address community concerns about warehouse proliferation.
City faces $2.5 million drop in sales tax revenue, pulls $7.65 million from reserves.
City Council will review a $31.3M budget amendment amid revenue shortfalls. Discussion of Riverside Transmission and Reliability Project alternatives has been removed from the agenda.
Council votes to spend $135,000 on new signs, landmark plaques and future district survey.
A $6.6 million street maintenance contract, potential updates to the City's historic district signage program, and revising crossing guard cost-sharing arrangements with school districts are on this week's agendas.
City could secure state HomeKey Plus funding to transform struggling hotel, though newly opened businesses express concerns about timing.
City Council will weigh interim city attorney picks. The Housing Committee will review Safe Parking pilot details and a proposal to turn a University Ave hotel into affordable studios for people experiencing homelessness.
Change from 12 days to three business days aims to boost efficiency while preserving public access.
State warns Riverside officials that rejecting Victoria Avenue development could violate housing laws.
Reviewing amendments to the city's Sunshine Ordinance and an appeal to overturn the Planning Commission's denial of a 49-home development on a 9.91-acre Victoria Avenue orange grove site.
Termination without cause could cost Riverside taxpayers up to $163,000 following years of council conflict.
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