🗞️ Riverside News- February 16, 2026
Safety Committee considers nitrous/kratom restrictions, fire department funding opinion...
A series was launched celebrating local craft brewers and businesses, fostering community and collaboration.
The Inland Empire Brine Line manages salty water disposal, processing half a million pounds of salt daily to protect the Santa Ana River and support local industries.
"The recent decision in the Supreme Court Grants Pass case will enhance our city’s efforts as an additional tool in our arsenal to navigate and mitigate the complex issue of homelessness."
The Riverside Transmission Reliability Project, or RTRP, is a 230,000 Volt (230 kV) electric transmission line that will provide
"In a dedicated effort to enhance our city’s outdoor spaces, the City Council has green-lit several park improvements over the last few weeks."
"Two critical actions are being contemplated by the State that will significantly impact future water supplies and impose significant restrictions on how we use water in urban settings."
“RTRP is the most important infrastructure investment Riverside will make in this generation and for many generations to come.”
"Building warehouses in Riverside neighborhoods makes no sense. Even teenagers playing SimCity know that you don’t build warehouses next to homes. It decreases the health and quality of life of residents. We already have the worst air pollution of any region in the country."
Emphasizing the role of exceptional customer service in economic development, Riverside recently hosted a training academy teaching our employees to infuse everyday interactions with ‘Riverside Magic’.
"Metropolitan is in the undesirable position of having high fixed costs for maintenance of its extensive water system and construction of needed new facilities but low fixed revenue."
"It’s time to confront a difficult reality: Riverside’s economy is not operating at its full potential," Miles Ward writes, "As a lifelong Riversider, I truly want the best for my city... I am deeply passionate about Riverside’s prosperity and the opportunities that it can unlock."
“On April 23, I stood with the Big City Mayor’s Coalition to urge state legislators not to cut vital funding that has significantly reduced homelessness in Riverside.”
Let us email you Riverside's news and events every morning. For free!