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🌱 How fast will Riverside schools push these new teaching strategies?

Good morning Riverside! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How fast will Riverside schools push these new teaching strategies?
  • How could Riverside’s new smoke shop rules reshape your neighborhood?
  • Who will lead Riverside next after City Manager Mike Futrell departs?

Also on today's calendar: Blueprint Bingo Night and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 56. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. RUSD Board Pushes District To Move Away From Incremental Change, Take More Risks (riversiderecord.org) — Riverside Unified School District leaders are debating how boldly to overhaul teaching strategies after early gains still left students below state benchmarks in English and math. Trustees pressed staff to speed up implementation of a new, coach-supported professional development model, while administrators warned it will take time to train all teachers and shift school culture before federal funding for coaching ends in 2028.
   

2. City of Riverside looking to crack down on tobacco shops near schools, homes (nbclosangeles.com) — Riverside officials are moving to tighten rules on tobacco and smoke shops near homes and schools, potentially affecting about 225 retailers citywide. A council land use committee is weighing permit requirements and 1,000‑foot buffers, following police busts and complaints about illegal activity, while students, health advocates, and some customers debate how far the city should go.
   

3. RivCo Leaders Search For New City Manager After Futrell Takes Post With Pasadena (patch.com) — Riverside residents will soon see a leadership change at City Hall as City Manager Mike Futrell departs to become Pasadena’s city manager. After three years credited with major investments and full police staffing, Futrell’s exit triggers a search for his replacement. City leaders say existing staff and leadership will guide the city through the transition.
   

4. RivCo Supervisors Decline To Pay Sheriff Bianco's Legal Fees In Election Probe (patch.com) — Riverside County supervisors have refused to pay for outside lawyers to defend Sheriff Chad Bianco in multiple lawsuits over his seizure of hundreds of thousands of ballots in the county. The California Supreme Court has already ordered Bianco to pause his election-fraud probe while it reviews legal challenges, and state officials argue he overstepped his authority over election materials.
   

5. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco ‘Embarrassed' by Deputy Scrolling Through Dating App (kabc.com) — Riverside County residents are hearing from Sheriff Chad Bianco after video surfaced of a SWAT deputy apparently scrolling a dating app during a tense standoff in Jurupa Valley. Bianco called the behavior embarrassing and a slap in the face to his unit, and says the sheriff’s department is conducting an internal investigation into what happened.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday April 17
  • Fore a Good Cause Golf Fundraiser
    Golden Era Golf Course , 19871 Gilman Springs Rd , San Jacinto
    7:00 am
  • Friday Flag
    Perris Elementary School District Perris, CA 92570
    8:00 am
  • Storytime In-Person
    Home Gardens Library , Home Gardens
    10:30 am
  • FSA Senior Nutrition Lunch
    Ayala Park , 17909 Marygold Ave , Bloomington
    11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Big fire in pedley area!!
    Not in watch duty yet please alert anyone you know in the area!! (Nextdoor Pedley)
  • Have you seen my owner?
    A young man picked me up cause I was roaming around by myself and he let me in his car. He couldn't keep me for the night , but a neighbor took me… (Nextdoor Magnolia Center)
  • Food 4 Less Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Riverside. Apply here.
  • Burlington Coat Factory posted a job opening for Distribution Center Area Manager Intern - Summer 2026 in Riverside. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riverside here.

Ok Riverside! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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