Riverside ballots mailed after May 26 may not be postmarked on time
Raincross Gazette: USPS applies postmarks at processing facilities, not collection boxes, so a ballot dropped Election Day may not be postmarked until June 3. Drop boxes don't require postmarks; mail-in voters should send theirs by May 26.
Victorville's unsheltered homeless count falls 68% in two years
City of Victorville: Per the 2026 Point-in-Time Count, the city's unsheltered population dropped from 326 in 2024 to 104 in 2026. Total homelessness is at a six-year low.
RUSD locks in design specs and boundaries for new Eastside Elementary
The Riverside Record: Board unanimously approved education specifications and the attendance boundary Thursday for the Ofelia Valdez-Yeager Eastside Elementary School. Construction begins this summer; the campus opens fall 2028.
Riverside council advances budget with $27M shortfall and public works cuts
The Riverside Record: Council voted 4-1 Monday to send the proposed two-year budget to a June 23 hearing. Councilmember Philip Falcone opposed any cuts to public works, calling roads and infrastructure his constituents' top priority alongside public safety.
Riverside advances 24-hour notice rule for unhoused drop-offs
Raincross Gazette: Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday requiring agencies and organizations to notify the city before transporting unhoused people into Riverside. City staff peg the cost of stabilizing one unsheltered resident at about $63,000.
Riverside proposes 5.7% fee hike plus automatic CPI bumps each year
Raincross Gazette: Council moved the package to a June 23 hearing. The first-year increase would add about $862,000 to the General Fund; one council member opposed any automatic adjustments written into code.
Murrieta Valley schools put $359M bond on November ballot
The Riverside Record: Board voted unanimously last week to send the measure to voters, who would maintain the current $60-per-$100,000 assessed value tax rate. The district has logged 125 roof leaks in the past year.
Riverside Unified and UCR call off $134M STEM high school
The Riverside Record: After more than a decade of planning and roughly $1.5 million in environmental review and lease work the district can't recover, the two sides walked away Friday, citing new leadership at both institutions.
Riverside halts new pallet yards after 29 fires since 2025
Raincross Gazette: Council passed an urgency ordinance unanimously Tuesday, citing 29 fire incidents at pallet storage yards since January 2025 and a March fire that hospitalized three firefighters.