This Week in City Hall: October 27, 2025
City Council will review a River District feasibility study for Santa Ana River improvements and PFAS water treatment upgrades requiring customer surcharges starting at $1-4 monthly in 2026.
Museum loses staff, Ward 2 council race, truck fines increase tenfold.
Police say $100 penalties fail to deter commercial vehicles from residential areas; new $1,000 fines would target drivers who view current citations as 'cost of doing business'.
A fraudster collected cash from victims after breaking into a home for sale and posing as the landlord. RPD's Economic Crimes Unit fields 4-5 similar reports monthly.
Rental Scams, Sherman Indian High School Student Photography exhibit closing, and Pink on Parade
Three years after her breast cancer diagnosis, Dawnesha Beaver will join 1,200+ Riversiders Saturday morning for Pink on Parade—the annual walk up Mount Rubidoux that funds the free cancer support services she now leads as a survivor.
City Council Passes Resolution on Immigration Enforcement Transparency.
New public history project traces how logistics development has reshaped neighborhoods from Valley Truck Farms to Bloomington.
Resolution calling for clear identification of federal agents passes 4-3 despite concerns about jurisdictional limits and symbolic nature.
From park planning to police oversight, volunteer commissioners help make key decisions. Current members share what it's like to serve, and why Ward 6 has unusual openings right now.
Councilmember Cervantes will propose a resolution directing police to monitor federal immigration enforcement where legally permitted, establishing data privacy protections, and exploring a $100,000 Legal Justice Fund.
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