Council will consider a 117-unit apartment development in La Sierra, award $1.95 million for street maintenance, while the Park and Recreation Commission reviews design plans for a two-mile Gage Canal trail connecting Northside to UC Riverside.
Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson addresses common misconceptions about homelessness and explains the legal, financial, and systemic constraints cities face—while outlining Riverside's ongoing efforts to find solutions.
Council will consider a 117-unit apartment development in La Sierra, award $1.95 million for street maintenance, while the Park and Recreation Commission reviews design plans for a two-mile Gage Canal trail connecting Northside to UC Riverside.
Welcome to our weekly digest of public meetings and agenda items worth your attention for this 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, Feb. 3, in afternoon sessions at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and an evening session at 6:15 p.m. (agenda). The agenda includes:
Awarding a $1.95 million contract using Measure Z funds for road maintenance on 11.6 miles of streets citywide, including new pavement markings and signage, after the lowest bidder was disqualified for bid paperwork errors.
The University Terrace project does not appear on Tuesday's agenda. Several residents spoke about the project during public comment at last week's meeting (a time when residents can address council on any topic, whether or not it appears on that meeting's agenda), with some expressing confusion that council did not discuss it further. Under council rules, one of the four members who voted against it on Jan. 21 would need to request reconsideration to place it on the Feb. 24 agenda.
The board will also hear a year-end workforce report showing the City employed 2,751 people in 2025, with 638 employees (23% of the workforce) now retirement-eligible and workers' compensation claims totaling $3.2 million.
The Museum of Riverside Board meets on Wed, Feb. 4, at 3 p.m. (agenda) to review progress on the Museum's main building renovation project (25% complete, targeting late-2026 reopening), Harada House rehabilitation (at 50% construction documents with additional fundraising needed), and a new 2027-2032 Strategic Plan to be finalized mid-2026.
Board of Ethics
The Board of Ethics meets on Thu, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m. (agenda) to hear revised ethics code language on digital conduct by city officials that would either establish aspirational guidelines without penalties or create narrower rules limited to official social media accounts.
