In today’s Eat This column, a conversation with a respected donut shop owner led Seth down a donut rabbit hole to investigate whether Riverside’s independent donut shops are all serving more or less the same donuts made with the same industrially packaged donut mix. Spoiler alert: they are!
Sunday Gazette: October 13, 2024 Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday! Because of you, The Gazette celebrated two milestones this week!
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
City Council doesn't meet this week. Other committees meet to consider approving a new permanent art installation in White Park and presentations on Riverside's housing challenges and racial profiling in the police department.
Welcome to our weekly digest on public meetings and agenda items worthy of your attention in the next week. This guide is part of our mission to provide everyday Riversiders like you with the information to speak up on the issues you care about.
The Park and Recreation Commission meets Monday, August 21, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda). The commission will receive a proposal from the Riverside Arts Council and the Mayor's Beautify Riverside initiative to install a 17-foot-tall permanent sculpture in White Park. The sculpture will be designed, fabricated, and installed by Alderette Designs (the same team who created the Lock in Your Love monument on Main St.) as a metal tree.
The cost of the sculpture's installation and maintenance would be the responsibility of the Riverside Arts Council, which aims to unveil the piece at the Riverside Art & Music Festival on October 7, 2023.
The Human Relations Commission meets Wednesday, August 23, at 6:00 p.m. (agenda). The primary item presented for fusion is a review of the 2023 Racial Identity Profiling Act Annual Report.
The Human Relations Commission meets Thursday, August 24, at 6:00 p.m. (agenda). The committee will receive a presentation on current housing challenges in the city.
Police chief argues for safety measures, but council members cite constitutional concerns and potential for discrimination.
City Council is considering a ban on potential weapons and face coverings at public demonstrations.
Government Process Committee proposes a six-month trial limiting call-in comments to a single period at the start of public meetings.
The City Council is in the process of selecting an Interim City Attorney, while the Governmental Process Committee will soon be reviewing a proposal to end phone-in public comment options for city meetings.
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