Braver Angels Technique for Constructive Political Discussions
As ballots arrive, the LAPP framework of Listen, Acknowledge, Pivot and Perspective offers a way to disagree without diminishing one another.
Opinion: When Funding Declines, the Need for Healing Does Not
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Riverside must invest in survivor services.
This Week in City Hall: October 12, 2026
The Land Use Committee discusses whether to regulate or ban data centers, and the Deaf Commission reviews a 2027 work plan calling for a Deaf cultural community center study and ASL interpreters at city emergency broadcasts.
From the Kitchen Garden: October, Fall Is Finally Here
Tips on what to plant, when to pick, and what to watch out for in your home garden.
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Neighbor of the Week: Christine, Greg and Shawn Schive
Neighbor of the Week is a series profiling the hidden heroes of Riverside, doing incredible works of service throughout our different neighborhoods.
Art After Dark Turns 5 With 97 Artists, Live Jazz and a Free Night at the Culver Center
The free exhibition and art sale returns to the Culver Center on Oct. 17 with work by 97 accepted artists, live jazz and an upstairs gallery of mature-themed art.
This Just In
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
RUSD Trustee Area 1 Candidates Weigh Budget Cuts, Revenue and Possible School Consolidations
Challengers Jinane Annous and Duffy Atkinson and incumbent Noemi Hernandez Alexander explain how they would balance the district's finances as enrollment declines.
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Culture
Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE Restart U.S. Tour at Municipal Auditorium
The Sept. 30 show featured Inland Empire shout-outs, sets from two of Sweatshirt’s label signees and an onstage dance-off.
A Possible Path to the Return of the Mission Inn Artifacts Laid Out in Council Comments Session
The Old Riverside Foundation says three removed objects were designated by the city in the 1970s, which would make their removal a question of city code rather than contract law.
Bean There
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
Museum of Riverside Expands Community Programs Ahead of 2028 Reopening
Heritage House hosts new nature programs, fall events and school tours while the museum's Downtown site awaits renovation.
City Hall
Catching Up on City Hall as Riverside Names Its First Inspector General
A look back at the council's votes on housing and traffic safety, the Transportation Board's park and street recommendations, and what to watch next.
Riverside Appoints First Inspector General to Oversee City Operations
Lori K.M. Cox, a longtime government auditor, starts Oct. 19 at the helm of the voter-approved office charged with rooting out fraud, waste and abuse.
RPU Taps More Climate Auction Money for Power Costs as Board Debates Refunds
Board members debate whether to amend the city charter so customers can get direct refunds from the utility's greenhouse gas allowance sales.
This Week in City Hall: October 5, 2026
City Council considers a resolution supporting Proposition 1, hiring an inspector general and a pilot to narrow Linden Street, while the Transportation Board reviews traffic changes in Fairmount Park.
Community
Leave the Porch Light On for National Night Out Tuesday
Neighbors across Riverside gather Tuesday for National Night Out, with six free events and plenty of fun for kids.
Riverside Poly Grad Finishes 13th in Age Group at World Triathlon Championships
Aidan Christopher, 18, completed the Olympic-distance race in Pontevedra, Spain, in just over three hours.
Cati Porter Turns the Page With Mile Square Press
Funded by pre-orders rather than outside money, Mile Square Press will debut with a children's history of Riverside, followed by a poetry collection from UCR's Carlos Cortés.
LULAC to Host Riverside City Council Candidate Forum for Wards 2, 4
The nonpartisan forum will take place Oct. 1 at UDW Hall, giving residents a chance to hear directly from candidates.