🗞️ Riverside News- April 6, 2026
Nitrous oxide bans, billboard rules; Torres ballot challenge rejected; mayor touts local clean transit growth...
This Week in City Hall: April 6, 2026
From nitrous oxide bans to billboard rules, here's what Riverside officials are deciding this week.
Opinion: How Riverside Is Becoming a Hub for the Jobs of Tomorrow
From electric buses to hydrogen rail, the mayor makes the case for homegrown economic momentum.
First Notes at Dawn
When Riverside held its first Easter Sunrise Pilgrimage in 1909, Gustav Hilverkus was there — cornet in hand, music echoing off the mountain.
Judge Rejects Torres Challenge to Ayra's 'Educator' Ballot Label
A Riverside Superior Court judge denied the legal bid March 30, leaving the Ward 2 candidate's ballot designation intact heading into the June primary.
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Neighbor of the Week: Caitlyn Cohen
Neighbor of the Week is a series profiling the hidden heroes of Riverside, doing incredible works of service throughout our different neighborhoods.
Dispensable Dalliance
A prompt to encourage your practice of creativity this week from Riversider and local author Larry Burns.
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.
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.
187 Riverside County Children in Foster Care Are Waiting for an Advocate
Voices for Children needs male and bilingual CASA volunteers as 187 Riverside County children wait for an advocate.
New Exhibit Brings Chicano Art and History to Casa Blanca Library
The "Ojos del Tiempo" installation features rotating works by local and nationally recognized artists alongside bilingual literature celebrating the neighborhood's Mexican-American roots.
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.
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.
Government
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.
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.
This Week in City Hall March 30, 2026
Ethics, events and accountability: a look at what Riverside's city committees are deciding this week.
Council Applies for $1.44 Million Pro-Housing Grant Amid State Scrutiny
The City Council voted to approve a grant application for affordable housing funding as state regulators raise questions about Riverside's commitment to its housing targets.
Events
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.
Restaurant Week Returns With 20 Participating Eateries
Diners can explore specially priced menus at restaurants across the Downtown core from March 28 through April 5.
Riverside's Butterfly Man Comes to Life at Heritage House This Spring
A new Museum of Riverside exhibition traces how Charles Montagu Dammers became one of the city's most celebrated naturalists.
Savvy Chic Kids Consignment Turns 18 and It's Still All About Community
The Riverside consignment sale, founded by three local moms in 2008, holds its spring event March 19-23.
History
A Life Well Lived: An Introduction to Katherine Siva Saubel
How a Cahuilla elder became one of California's most influential voices for Native language, culture, and rights.
Packed and Gone: The Rise and Fall of Strachan Fruit Company
Alexander Strachan arrived in Riverside with little history and left behind a packing house that outlasted his company by more than a century.
The Writer Who Told Frank Miller's Story
Zona Gale won the Pulitzer Prize, planted a tree in Riverside, and became the first to chronicle the life of Mission Inn founder Frank Miller.
A Peace Tower Built of Oranges
How Riverside honored Frank A. Miller's legacy with a citrus-covered replica at the 1926 National Orange Show.
Art & Entertainment
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.
Opera Returns to the Inland Empire
After five years of dormancy, Riverside Lyric Opera marked its revival with a sold-out gala concert at UCR's University Theatre - complete with a surprise proposal.
Kadir Nelson Finds Joy, History and Inclusion Through Basketball
The award-winning author and illustrator explores basketball's history and its power to bring people together in his new book "Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game"
Community Musicians Join Students in UCR Orchestra Concerts
The 70-member ensemble features Mozart, Bizet and Mexican folk traditions with tickets starting at $6.