City reviews downtown redevelopment and $4M road repair contract, Museum of Riverside explores Victorian medical quackery and Meliia鈥檚 GoFundMe update.
City Council does not meet this week. Other meetings will review the proposed Riverside Alive downtown redevelopment project's environmental impact report and consider a $4 million annual road repair contract to address 4,000 backlogged locations from water line work.
Heritage House reopens Sept. 5 with Quackery & Cures in the Victorian Age, featuring 19th-century medicines, historical exhibits and hands-on activities that reveal the blurred line between cures and quackery.
City Council does not meet this week. Other meetings will review the proposed Riverside Alive downtown redevelopment project's environmental impact report and consider a $4 million annual road repair contract to address 4,000 backlogged locations from water line work.
Welcome to our weekly digest on public meetings and agenda items worth your attention in the coming 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 Museum of Riverside Board meets on Wednesday, August 27, at 3 p.m. (agenda) for regular business.
Community Police Review Commission
The Community Police Review Commission meets on Wednesday, August 27, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) to continue review of a 2022 officer-involved death case and discuss multiple police department "public employee personnel matters" in closed session.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission meets on Thursday, August 28, at 9 a.m. (agenda) reviewing the City's recommendation to approve an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Riverside Alive project that would allow future mixed-use redevelopment of the downtown Convention Center area with up to 168 residential units and 376 hotel rooms; if approved the EIR will advance to City Council for final certification.
Riverside developer aims to create regional destination on former Ab Brown site with 5,000-seat expandable stadium and 1,148 housing units, forming major entertainment corridor alongside neighboring adventure park project.
This week's agenda includes infrastructure decisions about sewer system finances showing reserve depletion by 2027, potential purchase of the 56-acre Ab Brown Sports Complex for a soccer stadium entertainment district and new warehouse development restrictions near schools.
Proposed changes would establish 15-minute caps for initial Councilmember remarks and allow presiding officers to shorten public comment during crowded meetings.
