🍊Your Riverside Weekend- April 4, 2026

Your Riverside Weekend- April 4, 2026

Happy Saturday, Riverside! We hope your week treated you well. Before you head into your weekend, we've gathered the stories that defined life in our city this week — from City Hall to community happenings. You're in the right place to catch up — your weekend starts here.

The Gazette Is Hosting Its First-Ever Candidate Forums — Wards 2, 4, and 6

Free, ward-specific forums this April ahead of the June election, where the questions come from the community, not the campaign.

The Raincross GazetteGazette Staff

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Judge Orders City to Rename Measure Z Ballot Measure, Citing Misleading Language

A court ordered the city to rename its June sales tax renewal measure after a resident sued over misleading language.

The Raincross GazetteCommunity Contributor

A Seat at the Movies, A Glimpse of Fatherhood

A series by Anthony Solorzano exploring Riverside through the eyes of a transplant, as the memory of a hometown slowly fades.

The Raincross GazetteAnthony Solorzano

Riverside Looks to Its Own History to Mark America’s 250th

A summer of concerts, drone shows, murals and illuminated landmarks will mark the semiquincentennial from May through December.

The Raincross GazetteCommunity Contributor

Riverside Tamale Festival Returns April 18 to Celebrate Adobe’s Historic Designation

This year’s “Todos Juntos” theme marks the first festival since the Trujillo Adobe was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Raincross GazetteGazette Staff

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As Sexual Assault Awareness Month Begins, NORA Warns of Funding Crisis

April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Riverside’s primary crisis center is sounding the alarm as federal funding cuts force staffing reductions and push survivors onto waitlists.

The Raincross GazetteAmy López

City Ethics Rules Now Cover Officials’ Online Conduct

New language bars city officials from biased or partisan online posts in quasi-judicial matters, but exempts private speech after attorneys raised First Amendment concerns.

The Raincross GazetteMicaela Ricaforte

The God Who Learned to Feel: ‘Hadestown’ Comes to The Fox

‘Hadestown’ actor Nickolaus Colón on why the ancient myth of Hades still moves modern audiences — and why two nights at The Fox are worth clearing your calendar for.

The Raincross GazetteAmy López

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Weather Forecast

🌤️ Sunday, April 5 — 88° / 55° · Mostly Sunny
☁️ Monday, April 6 — 82° / 54° · Cloudy
🌤️ Tuesday, April 7 — 82° / 53° · Mostly Sunny
🌤️ Wednesday, April 8 — 78° / 53° · Mostly Sunny
🌥️ Thursday, April 9 — 74° / 49° · Mostly Cloudy
🌥️ Friday, April 10 — 71° / 49° · Mostly Cloudy
⛅ Saturday, April 11 — 75° / 51° · Partly Cloudy

👏 Riverside's settling into a proper spring week — mild temps, plenty of sunshine, and highs that top out in the mid-80s.

💬 Staff Picks — What we're talking about around the Gazette this week

🐣 Justin is very excited to wake up early tomorrow to hide a couple hundred plastic eggs in his backyard.

🌸 Amy has officially fallen back in love with spring — the high 90s are on pause, the windows are thrown open, and she's been soaking up every chance to walk Downtown in the cool air.

Save the Date

• April 5: Mt. Rubidoux Easter Sunrise Service at Mount Rubidoux
• April 11: 11th Annual Riverside Art Market at White Park
• April 11: Olivewood Cemetery Tour at Olivewood Cemetery ($21.20)
• April 12: The Expeditions of Juan Bautista de Anza through Riverside County at Riverside Medical Clinic Basement Meeting Room
• April 17: Frozen: The Broadway Musical at Woodcrest Christian School Royals Pavilion ($15- $20)
• April 18: Blue Zones Project Riverside: Moai Launch Party at North Park
• April 18: Fant-A-She’s at Riverside Municipal Auditorium ($37- $97)
• April 23: Raincross Gazette: Ward 2 Community Forum at UCR Alumni & Visitors Center
• April 29: Raincross Gazette: Ward 4 Community Forum at Riverside Citrus State Park - Sunkist Center
• May 6: Senior Conference at Janet Goeske Center
• May 17: Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social at Riverside's Heritage House

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