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.
City Council
City Council will meet in closed and open sessions on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in an afternoon session at 3 p.m. and an evening session at 6:15 p.m. (agenda).
The afternoon agenda includes presenting a recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Peace Tower on Mount Rubidoux to the Friends of Mount Rubidoux organization.
In the evening session, City Council will review its representation on five mutual water company boards, including confirming proxy voting authority for designated staff positions and approving an eligibility list of council members and staff who may serve as board representatives.
The City owns 61% of the Gage Canal Company and holds three board seats—the company operates 19 of Riverside's groundwater wells and provides about a quarter of the city's water. The City also holds shares in Meeks and Daley Water Company, Trujillo Water Company, Riverside Highland Water Company, and Jurupa Ditch Water Company.
The City acquired most of these water company interests in 1959 when it purchased the Riverside Water Company. The Gage Canal Company has faced recent legal disputes over whether the City's majority ownership makes it subject to public transparency laws, with a judge denying the company's restraining order against a would-be shareholder who sought to attend meetings in September 2025.
Human Resources Board
The Human Resources Board meets on Monday, Dec. 1, at 5 p.m. (agenda) for updates from the Public Utilities and Human Resources Departments.
Transportation Board
The Transportation Board meets on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 5 p.m. (agenda) to review a second petition for overnight permit parking restrictions on Ouida Drive (after a previous rejection), a 12-month pilot project restricting turns at two Madison Street intersections, speed management measures on First Street including an appeal of denied speed humps and establishment of 25 mph speed zones on First Street and Victoria Avenue Frontage Road, and annual updates on traffic signal coordination and timing.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission meets on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 9 a.m. (agenda) for an update on the Riverside 2050 general plan project and planning entitlement process.
Board of Ethics
The Board of Ethics meets on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. (agenda) Reviewing an ethics complaint filed by Eric Magnafici alleging Councilmember Steve Hemenway violated conflict-of-interest laws by recusing himself from a cannabis business fee vote on August 19, 2025 without disclosing the specific reason for his recusal .
