City Council does not meet this week. RPU Board considers a network upgrade and other boards and commissions to receive regular updates.
Welcome to our weekly digest on public meetings and agenda items worthy of your attention in the next week. This guide is part of our mission to provide everyday Riversiders like you with the information to speak up on the issues you care about.
Human Resources Board
The Human Resources Board meets on Monday, August 26, at 5:00 p.m. (agenda) and will hear an appeal on a City employee's personnel grievance.
Board of Public Utilities
The Board of Public Utilities meets on Monday, August 26, at 6:30 p.m. (agenda) to receive updates on Riverside Public Utilities' sustainability and safety efforts and consider a $1.1 million network infrastructure upgrade.
Museum of Riverside Board
The Museum of Riverside Board meets on Wednesday, August 28, at 3:30 p.m. (agenda) for updates on ongoing projects from museum staff.
Community Police Review Commission
The Community Police Review Commission will meet on Wednesday, August 28, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) to continue reviewing an Officer-Involved Death case.
Letter to the Editor: The Hidden Toll of Homelessness on Riverside’s Children
"There are 2.5 million children homeless, more unhoused children in the United States of America than there were homeless individuals during The Great Depression."
What would you do if your kindergartener’s best friend was homeless? Take a moment and imagine yourself in your kitchen preparing that perfect snack, that treat you know your precious five-year-old (maybe your niece, grandson, or your godchild) will be overjoyed to see it placed before them. You serve it on a cartoon character plate because you know that this will make the treat all the more special. When presenting this to your precious little one, you are surprised that their usual glee is a little muted. You sit and ask about their day. As they share, you can hear the burden and concern on their little heart as they share that their best friend, the friend that they play with every day, the friend that has stood up for them on the playground and encourages them through their own moments of uncertainty, their very best friend is living in a car. They look up at you with those gorgeous eyes glistening with tears and ask a simple question, “Can we help”?
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