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Early Results Show Tight Races in Riverside School Board Elections
Measure L, for New Inspector General Office, and Measure CC for Riverside Community College School District Take Early Leads.
Riversiders stand in line to vote on Election Day at the Stratton Community Center at Bordwell Park on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Editor’s note: This story was last updated at 4:45 am, November 6. It will be updated as we receive results and more information regarding the election. See the latest results our website.
With all of Riverside's 84 precincts reporting as of roughly 3:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, results are becoming clear.
State Assembly 58th District
Sitting Ward 2 Councilmember Clarissa Cervantes holds a 63 vote lead over Leticia Castillo for the for the State Assembly District 58 seat.
Clarissa Cervantes: 35,245
Leticia Castillo: 35,182
Riverside Unified School District
Incumbent Dale Kinnear leads Karen Coleman for RUSD Trustee Area 2, holding a 7-point lead with all 16 of Trustee Area 2's precincts reporting.
Dale Kinnear: 4,398 votes
Karen Coleman: 3,837 votes
Amanda Vickers leads Chani Beeman in RUSD Trustee Area 2, winning 55% of the votes with all 23 of Trustee Area 3's precincts reporting.
Amanda Vickers: 3,536 votes
Chani Beeman: 2,888 votes
Jesse Tweed holds the lead in RUSD Trustee Area 4, with nearly 50% of votes counted with all 15 of Trustee Area 4's precincts reporting.
Jesse Tweed: 4,341 votes
Marcelle Williams: 3,365 votes
B. “Lynna” Gernertt: 690 votes (dropped out of race in September)
Marla A. Matime: 452 votes
Alvord Unified School District
Amanda Vasquez beat incumbent Lizeth Vega by 216 votes with all 4 of Alvord's Trustee Area 2's precincts reporting.
Amanda A. Vasquez: 1,087 votes
Lizeth Vega: 871 votes
In the battle for Trustee Area 4, left vacant after Robert Schwandt died in June, Norma Berrellez holds a 16-point lead with all 4 of Alvord's Trustee Area 4's precincts reporting.
Norma Berrellez: 1,249 votes
Louie M. Perez: 774 votes
Joel Ball: 533 votes
Dustin Nguyen: 447 votes
Measure L
Measure L, which would amend the City Charter to create a new Office of Inspector General, appointed by the Mayor and City Council to serve as an auditor of the City’s spending and operations, received 63% of the votes counted.
Yes: 31,712 votes
No: 18,429 votes
Measure CC
Measure CC, a $954,000,000 bond measure to fund the Riverside Community College District facility repairs and expansions, leads by 10 points.
Inlandia commemorates Native Heritage Month with a special exhibit at the Main Library, which will be featured alongside many other exhibits during this month's ArtsWalk.
(𝘐𝘯)𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 from Artist Kandy G Lopez. (Courtesy Riverside Art Museum)
The Inlandia Institute
On Native Homelands: Caretakers of the Place we call Riverside
In commemoration of National Native Heritage Month, The Inlandia Institute will host a panel discussion on the First People who populated the Riverside area. Local academics, tribal leaders, and historians will speak and answer audience questions about the region's Native history. This free event will take place Thursday, November 7, 6:30–7:30 pm (doors open at 6:00). Riverside Main Library Community Room, 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside 92501.
Pain Sugar Gallery
Heavy Hearts in a Silent City: A fundraiser for FLO PURE and FUNDAHOPE
This ensemble exhibition features some of the best current and local artists. The show will raise funds for Mutual Aid organizations that provide medical, infrastructure, and humanitarian work in Gaza and Lebanon. The reception starts at 6 pm Pain Sugar is at 3635 9th St, Riverside, California 92501
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