Construction began on Sept. 21 to make repairs to portions of levees along the Santa Ana River.
        
        
            
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                        The Riverside City Council was set to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would ban homeless encampments along the Santa Ana Riverbed. That vote has now been delayed.
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                        Sheriff Chad Bianco accused a Riverside councilmember last Saturday of supporting the defacement of a county courthouse. That councilmember is now requesting that the sheriff retract those comments.
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                        The Riverside Fire Department is now collaborating with a mobile app that alerts CPR-trained individuals when a person nearby is experiencing cardiac arrest.
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                        Riverside Police on Tuesday linked the suspect involved in a crime spree at several Southern California 7-Eleven stores with a shooting that occurred at a Riverside location.
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                        Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed off on the state's $308 billion budget, with some of those funds now heading towards a Riverside community center.
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                        In the wake of the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood hosted an event outside Riverside City Hall last Friday.
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                        Riverside Public Utilities has announced that it will begin restricting outdoor watering across the city.
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                        An under-construction housing project in Riverside hopes to become a one-stop shop for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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                        On Monday, the California State Senate approved the state's budget, which will now be heading to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. If approved, $33 million would be heading towards an Inland Empire project.
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                        After five years of construction and preparation, The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture will be opening this week in Downtown Riverside.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
