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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Palm Springs residents on Wednesday overwhelmingly spoke out against a proposal from a citizens’ group to move the city to a system of directly electing its mayor. riversiderecord.org/palm-springs...

A photo of the exterior of Palm Springs City Hall.

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Today is #LocalNewsDay, a national day focused on connecting people with trusted local newsrooms and recognizing journalism’s role in keeping communities informed and connected.

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"We are proud to be a Local News Day Founding Newsroom! Join us in celebrating local news!"

Join The Movement
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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

There will be no office hours today due to news coverage needs, but publisher @aliciak2010.bsky.social hopes to see you all next week!

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

This #GivingTuesday, we’re trying to get 50 first-time donors, so we can secure a $1,000 bonus through #NewsMatch. We’ve already got 10. Can you help us reach our goal? Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

This #GivingTuesday, we're trying to get 50 new donors. Will you be one of them? Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

About 800 people, a mix of students, staff and community members, gathered at the Riverside Convention Center October 9 to hear from new Riverside Unified School District Superintendent Sonia Llamas. riversiderecord.org/rusd-highlig...

A photo of students singing on stage at the RUSD State of the District event.

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Do you live in Assembly District 63? If so, today is Election Day for the special general election to fill the seat for the remainder of the term. Learn more about the election and how to vote here: riversiderecord.org/the-assembly...

A map of Assembly District 63, which is fully contained within Riverside County.

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Happy Monday! The Riverside County Board of Supervisors are holding the first of two budget workshops, starting right now. You can watch here: riversidecountyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Spl...

The Headlines
• Recommended budget is $10 billion, a 4.2% increase.
• The Discretionary General Fund budget is NOT structurally balanced.
• Recommended use of $73 million from General Fund reserves.
• Use of budget strategies to limit reliance on reserves, including:
1. A hiring freeze for departments that receive Discretionary General Fund revenue (except as described below) and internal support departments; or
2. A maximum fill rate for elected departments, DPSS, RUHS Behavioral Health, RUHS Medical Center & Clinics, RUHS Correctional & Detention Health, Animal Services, and Registrar of Voters; and
3. Use of "just in time" funding to meet the needs of departments throughout the fiscal year as we implement #1 and #2, and with the expectation that
General Fund revenue will increase through the year above current projections.
* 10% of projected reserves balance as of 05/20/25
FY25/26 Recommended Budget Hearing (June 9, 2025)

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services today announced that the system was currently at 220% capacity across all shelters with more than 1,000 dogs housed in facilities designed for half that number as peak intake season begins. riversiderecord.org/rcdas-sound-...

A photo of a dog in a kennel at a shelter. (Canva Images)

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Also, we're introducing a new way to see the roundup this week — a calendar! It has all of the same meeting information, but instead of a list, it's presented in an easy-to-read calendar format. Check it out here: airtable.com/appBkX8AQ8tn...

A screenshot of the public meeting calendar view, powered by Airtable.

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

⏰ Our end-of-year fundraising campaign ends at MIDNIGHT and we still have more than $12,000 to go until we hit our goal. If you value our work, please give now; no amount is too small to make a difference. Time is running out! Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

⏰ Our end-of-year fundraising campaign ends TONIGHT at midnight and we still have more than $12,000 to go until we hit our goal. If you value our work, please give now; no amount is too small to make a difference. Time is running out! Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/

A donations tracker showing that The Record has raised less than $3,000 of its $15,000 goal.

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

This year, we've set the ambitious goal of raising $15,000, so we can maximize the amount of matching funds we're eligible for and start 2025 on strong financial footing. If you believe in and support local news, please donate now: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch

A thermometer measuring how much of the $15,000 goal we've raised, showing that less than $1,500 has been raised so far with just eight days left to go.

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

High-impact, nonprofit news is only possible with your support — and we need to raise additional funds before the year is out! Thanks to #NewsMatch, your support goes even further when you give by 12/31. Can we count on you? riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

For this story, we looked at four years of campaign finance filings, and were able to see how the cost of campaigns skyrocketed in 2022, when the Inland Empire Family PAC got involved in local school board elections.

A chart showing how much was spent in support of candidates — both through their campaigns and the PACs that supported them. There's a clear uptick in the cost of running that happened in 2022, when Inland Empire Family PAC started supporting candidates, and again in 2024 after One Temecula Valley PAC started supporting candidates and the Temecula Valley Educators Association PAC increased its financial support of candidates.

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

It was an emotional send off for Supervisor Kevin Jeffries at yesterday's Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting as supervisors, county staff and public commenters took time to share their appreciation for the long-time elected official. Full story here: riversiderecord.org/after-decade...

A photo of outgoing Supervisor Kevin Jeffries with an oversized gavel.

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This #GivingTuesday, can we count on you to show us some love back? The GivingTuesday movement reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and generosity. Thank you for yours! Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

This #GivingNewsDay, we want to give a shout out to you — our wonderful readers! On this day of generosity, will you help us reach our #GivingNewsDay goal of $2,000? Give now to invest in news that’s for YOU, not for profit: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch

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The Riverside Record 🍊 @riversiderecord.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

If you’re not subscribed to our *free* weekly newsletter, what are you doing? Subscribe now before today's edition hits inboxes: bit.ly/RiversideRec...

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