As Riverside moves deeper into another election cycle, voters face an important question: Do we continue electing political insiders, operatives, and ideologues who helped create our current problems, or do we finally demand qualified leadership with real-world experience, fiscal discipline, and accountability? The answer will determine whether Riverside continues its decline into the same failed […]
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Fool Me Once: Why Riverside Voters Should Reject Measure Z For nearly a decade, the citizens of Riverside have been told the same story. We are told the City is in crisis. We are told essential services are at risk. We are told police, fire, roads, homelessness, and “quality of life” all depend on giving […]
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Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson’s recent opinion piece asks Riverside residents to celebrate outside partnerships, national conferences, climate grants, visiting mayors, advisory networks, and symbolic recognition. But Riverside residents are entitled to ask a much simpler question: If City Hall is producing so much progress, why are residents being asked to pay higher taxes again? The […]
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Riverside Residents Must Speak Today: City Council Must Protect Employees, the Public Trust, and the City’s Best Interest Riverside residents should call in today and speak during public comment regarding the City Manager’s closed-session performance evaluation. This is not a normal personnel review. This is not a political disagreement. This is not about personalities. This […]
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Many have asked for a copy of the Public Records Request I have made. Here it is: Subject: California Public Records Act Request — City Manager Michael “Mike” Futrell, Susan Freeman, Hiring, Employment, Resignation, Contract Matters, Complaints, Communications, Vendors, and Related Records To the City Clerk / Public Records Officer: This is a request under […]
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Op-Ed: Riverside Cannot Tax Its Way Out of California’s Homelessness Crisis Summary: Riverside taxpayers should meet the City Manager’s latest homelessness propaganda post with a heaping dose of skepticism. California has the highest homelessness rate in America. We cannot tax our way to better results and Riverside residents deserve honesty about failed government policies before […]
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Riverside’s Appointed Inspector General Is Not Real Oversight It is a taxpayer-funded illusion designed to protect City Hall from the public By Keith J. Nelson, Ph.D. There is a difference between oversight and the appearance of oversight. Riverside’s newly created Inspector General, in its present form, is not the independent watchdog the public was promised. […]
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It is illegal for immigrants to enter the country not throw a point of entry, to overstay a visa, to scam welfare, to get paid under the table. They do it anyway. The talking point about illegals voting is a red hearing. These articles like so many from the ivory tower ignore on the ground […]
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🏛️ A City Shuttered: Where is the Leadership? Riverside was built on strength and community, yet today we see our City leadership choosing to run and hide rather than stand firm. By shutting down in response to staged Anti-ICE protests, our officials aren’t “playing it safe”—they are proving to the world that Riverside lacks the […]
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In recent years, the United States has made significant strides toward a cleaner energy future through various policies supporting electric vehicles (EVs), solar energy, and other renewable energy initiatives. These policies have accelerated adoption rates, created jobs, reduced carbon emissions, and positioned America as a leader in clean technology innovation. However, the current administration’s apparent […]
