Tuesday Gazette: September 9, 2025
Hello Riverside, and Happy Tuesday! This past weekend marked an exciting milestone as our community came together to break ground on the future SPC Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library. Honoring a hometown hero and Medal of Honor recipient, the new library will bring a welcoming space for learning, programs, and connection when it opens in 2027. A big step forward for the Eastside and for Riverside as a whole!
HOUSING
City Considers Pilot Program to Transfer Housing Density Along University Avenue
Staff proposes allowing property owners to move unused residential development rights between parcels to increase housing on vacant lots.
A pilot program allowing property owners to transfer unused housing density along University Avenue could unlock development on 14 vacant city-owned lots in Riverside. The Land Use Committee discussed the proposal Monday, which aims to boost housing capacity in an underutilized corridor.
Driving the news: The University Avenue Residential Density Transfer Pilot Program would enable moving residential development rights between properties, potentially increasing housing units on receiving sites.
- The corridor currently has only 900 units despite approval for up to 6,819.
Why it matters: Fourteen city-owned surplus properties have struggled to attract developers due to low permitted housing capacity, with some allowing fewer than 10 units each.
- Combined, these properties can accommodate only 210 housing units under current zoning.
The details: Staff presented three program models, including direct transfers and a credit bank system. The committee favors a hybrid approach allowing both direct transfers and withdrawals from a city-managed credit bank.
- The program would operate within a high-quality transit corridor exempt from parking requirements under state law.
What's next: The committee directed staff to prepare the proposal for full City Council consideration, bypassing further Land Use Committee review.
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ART & ENTERTAINMENT
When Music Moves You: A Gallery Becomes a Dance Floor
At Riverside Art Museum's Free Sunday, one woman's uninhibited response to Quitapenas transformed community programming into something elemental.
Loca, superstar Afro-Latin band Quitapenas performed Sunday at the Riverside Art Museum as part of Cosme Cordova’s Division 9 gallery takeover during the museum's monthly Free Sunday programming. The event, hosted by Richie "Deladeso" Velazquez, also featured Los Angeles-based band Milpa.
But it was what happened in the audience that transformed the afternoon from critical observation into something more elemental and participatory.
It was hot in the gallery. Most people stayed seated. But one woman was carried away by an irresistible rhythm.
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What's Happening in Riverside
Today
- Riverside County Board of Supervisors Meeting at County Administrative Center
- 909 Day - A Celebration for the Inland Empire at Riverside Municipal Auditorium-Garden Room
- Inland Empire Chorus Rehearsal at Temple Beth El Synagogue
- Tuesday Karaoke at The Hideaway
Tomorrow
- Stretch & Dance Class at Janet Goeske Senior Center
- Free Reading Assistance Program at My Learning Studio
- Beginning Square Dance Lessons with Line Dancing at Cowtown Square Dance Center ($5- $7)
- Riverside Mission Belles at Victoria Presbyterian Church
- Riverside Open Mic Music Series at Back to the Grind
Save The Date
- September 13: 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest at Magnolia Church
- September 14: Meet Ludmila Pawlowska, the artist behind Icons in Transformation at Immanuel Lutheran Church and Schools
- September26: Concert Under the Stars at Private Residence ($200)
- October 6: Moon Festival at Heritage House
- October 15: Fifty & Better Health Fair at Janet Goeske Center
- October 18: Pink on Parade Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at Ryan Bonaminio Park ($22.20 - $32.80)
- October18: The Riverside Citrus Classic Bike Rideat Riverside Plaza ($15- $80)
- October 25: Friends of the Mission Inn Present: Nosferatu - a Silent Movie at The Mission Inn ($30- $35)
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