🗞️ Riverside News- February 16, 2026
Safety Committee considers nitrous/kratom restrictions, fire department funding opinion...
"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."
Celebrating its first anniversary, Riverside's Youth Job Corps has transformed $4.4 million of state funding into life-changing job opportunities for the city's youth.
"Overall, the water picture for California and the Inland Empire is good for the next couple of years, and we are positioning ourselves for the next drought, which will surely come."
"As we celebrate 20 years of Riverside's 311 call center, I'm proud to highlight how this vital service has become a cornerstone of our city's responsiveness and community engagement."
Facing the challenges of retail theft and homelessness, I'm bringing the conversation on public safety to your front door, ready to tackle these issues together with our community.
The Santa Ana River Basin’s unseen lifeline, groundwater recharge, is being expanded and enhanced, offering Riverside a beacon of hope for enduring water resilience.
Riverside’s League of Women Voters considers the implications of Proposition 1 on Riverside’s Homelessness challenges
A cloud seeding demonstration project, a first-of-its-kind in the area, is underway, promising Riverside a chance to significantly increase its water resources through engineered precipitation.
OPINION: We’ve all heard Riverside is on the verge of transforming into the city we all know it can be, but this notion could not be further from the truth!
Two major water infrastructure projects that will provide statewide benefits have recently passed important milestones in their decades-long planning and permitting saga.
OPINION: Riverside is on the move—leading our region and state as a center for growth, opportunity, and investment!
The latest on our efforts to make the Santa Ana River a destination for recreation and economic development.
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