Mayor, Councilmembers, and City staff: My name is Keith Nelson. I submitted a long written public comment documenting the record of misconduct, boundary failures, conflicts, and violations involving City Manager Mike Futrell and the City Manager’s Office. This Council has had this problem in front of it for far too long. The issue is not […]
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Mayor and Council, I oppose approving this City Attorney contract as written. This is not about the individual candidate. This is about whether this Council is protecting the taxpayers of Riverside. The agreement calls this an at-will employment agreement, but when you read the actual terms, it is not true at-will employment in any practical […]
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Public Comment — Oppose Waiving the Sunshine Ordinance Mayor, Councilmembers: I am asking you to vote no on waiving the Sunshine Ordinance for the proposed City Attorney employment agreement. The staff report says this waiver is needed because the City is entering the 2026/27 fiscal year, has had an Interim City Attorney since October 2024, […]
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I previously promised readers of knelsonvsi.com that I would follow up on my prior blogs regarding Riverside City Manager Mike Futrell, Susan Freeman, the City Council’s failure to act, and the growing public-records trail showing a serious breakdown in leadership at City Hall. That follow-up has taken longer than expected. Part of the delay is […]
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The City of Riverside is celebrating the launch of Voltu Motor’s heavy-duty electric truck production as if it were an economic development triumph. Press releases feature smiling politicians, ribbon cuttings, and promises of thousands of jobs and billions in future economic activity. Residents should ask a simple question: How many times have taxpayers heard these […]
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Today, Riverside voters have a chance to send a clear message: no more blank checks for failed leadership. Measure Z is not just about a tax. It is about accountability. It is about whether the same City Council, Mayor, City Manager, and charter officers who helped create Riverside’s financial mess should be rewarded with more […]
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With the election next Tuesday, Riverside voters have a clear choice: continue rewarding the same failed leadership, or finally demand accountability. The campaign for Measure Z has told us everything we need to know. Instead of earning public trust through fiscal discipline, transparency, and responsible leadership, the backers of Measure Z have relied on fear, […]
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Robert Reich: The Poster Child for Living Off Government Ties?* Robert Reich has managed to cultivate a very public persona as an economic commentator, political pundit, and former Secretary of Labor under the Clinton Administration. Despite that résumé, his career is a shining example of someone who has primarily leveraged government positions and contacts for personal […]
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The recent Los Angeles Times article about Riverside City Manager Mike Futrell and his wife, Susan Freeman, reads less like a hard look at City Hall dysfunction and more like an attempt to reframe a documented governance crisis into a sympathetic story about anonymous letters, free speech, and political disagreement. That framing is incomplete. The […]
Riverside Taxpayers Deserve Results, Not Political Résumés
Riverside residents are repeatedly told there is not enough money. Not enough money for public safety. Not enough money for streets. Not enough money for infrastructure. Not enough money to address homelessness effectively. Not enough money to prevent another “crisis” at City Hall. Yet there always seems to be money for conferences, coalitions, committees, advocacy […]
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