Over the last year across Riverside, several grassroots groups have become more prominent as more and more Riversiders have become engaged with local political issues. More in your inbox about the community groups and their mission. ✍: Jonathan Linden

From @MayorLockDawson's desk ➡ your inbox. Mayor's October column is out now.

On Oct. 5, Riverside City Council will move to adopt Phase 1 of the General Plan to comply with CA's RHNA 2021-2029 Housing Element Cycle. RHNA allocated 18,415 needed new homes of the state's housing needs to Riverside, with the CEDD aiming for 24,000. Full story in your inbox.

In the past year, Riverside reports that it responded to 4,445 service calls related to homelessness. According to their documents, in 2020, there were 587 individuals reported homeless in their point-in-time counts. More on what's happening this week at City Hall, in your inbox.

Dr. Selin Nielsen is the co-founder and president of @GlocallyConnect, an organization located in Riverside that builds communities by bridging tangible gaps between refugees and their new environment. More in your inbox from Dr. Nielsen about the non-profit and ways to support.

Hopeful developers tried to appeal a Riverside City Commission’s decision before the city council on Tuesday in an attempt to save their building project, but the Mission Inn intervened. Get the story now in your inbox.

Concerned residents and RUSD board members alike are anticipating robust discussion at tonight’s board meeting as frustrations mount over funding for school improvements. Full details and interviews, now in your inbox.

The proposed housing & zoning law (SB-9) wishes to allow private contractors to construct multi-family dwelling units within a single-family residential zone with little to no local gov. interference. Mayors teamed up to “oppose unless otherwise amend." Full story in your inbox.

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In 2018, the Magnolia Presbyterian Church caught fire days before their Christmas services. In the Cultural Heritage Board’s meeting this Wed., the church is asking for the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness to finally rebuild its sanctuary. More details in your inbox.

The Empire Barber Club on Arlington Avenue is run by husband-and-wife duo, Juan and Alondra Rios. Now that their space has grown to fit their numbers of loyal clientele, they are one of Riverside’s 10 Best Businesses. 10 questions with the Empire Barber Club, now in your inbox.

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A 5-acre vacant property may finally see improvement as a local church hopes to move in. The final checkpoint between Orangecrest Community Church & their hopeful 4-phase process went to the Planning Commission for approval this a.m. Details on the multiphase plan, in your inbox.

Riverside unveiled a new mosaic yesterday with the faces of 32 prominent African Americans depicted in its tiles. It is installed on the Market Street public utilities parking structure and was designed by a 25-person team. Full details on the new mosaic, now in your inbox.

For more than 8 years, Bobbie Vann has owned Vintique Alley, a cozy and quaint store that features antique vendors, local farmers and hand-made wares. 10 questions with one of Riverside’s 10 Best businesses, now in your inbox.

The nation’s first Chicano art museum will open in Riverside on May 8, 2022. RAM, the group taking the reins on the project, also announced María Esther Fernández was selected to serve as the inaugural Artistic Director of the Cheech. (Architectural rendering: Courtesy of RAM.)

Clarissa Cervantes was sworn into Riverside City Council on Tues. Councilmember Cervantes' exclusive interview with The Raincross Gazette, now in your inbox. 📸: Clarissa being sworn in by her sister, Assemb. Sabrina Cervantes District 60. Photo property of Michael J. Elderman.

Andrew Woodard, the founder of Riverside’s civil engineering firm Woodard Group, was recognized by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce and Riverside Business Week as the Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year. More in your inbox from Woodard and about Woodard Group.

From @MayorLockDawson's desk ➡ your inbox. 🍊 Mayor's Big Tent Tour

🍊 Meet Kindle Fitness. Riverside's 10 Best, voted by Riversiders. Get the full feature story, now in your inbox.