The council voted Tuesday to assign existing SoCalGas agreements to Riverside Bioenergy Facility LLC, a private partner that will build and fund the biogas upgrading system.
Voters will decide June 2 whether to raise the existing Measure Z sales tax to 1.25 percent and remove its 2036 sunset. Here's what's on the ballot, why it's there, and what each side is arguing.
The council reviewed Futrell's performance in closed session Tuesday but took no action, as the city manager publicly defended himself and his wife against allegations that have roiled City Hall since December.
City staff says no name change is on the table yet, but a community engagement process is underway following decades-old abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez.
The Board of Public Utilities voted unanimously to recommend the funding move to City Council, with some members questioning whether EV chargers are the right investment for low-income communities.
Riverside boards take up homelessness housing updates, utility contracts, EV infrastructure, a park land purchase, and the future name of the Cesar Chavez Community Center.
The Community Police Review Commission voted unanimously to delay recommendations on 2024 RIPA data showing Black residents were stopped at more than twice their share of the population.
The University Avenue Density Transfer Pilot Program lets developers move unused residential capacity between parcels — without increasing the corridor's overall housing limit.
