The first in a series examining Riverside Unified, academic performance, taxpayer accountability, organized labor, and the role parents must play in public education. There is an important distinction in public government that too often gets ignored: Something can be legal and still raise serious questions about good governance. That distinction matters enormously when an employee […]

Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson recently published an opinion piece in the Raincross Gazette titled “Riverside’s Global Ties Make Us Stronger at Home.” Let’s start with an important distinction. This is an opinion column written by the Mayor, not an independent analysis of Riverside’s international programs or their return to taxpayers. It is part of the […]